I know how difficult it is to clean blood from bed linens, clothes, carpets, curtains, pillows, wool coats and so on and yes, it can be really difficult. Coca-Cola, Pepsi and similar drinks work like a peach for cleaning blood off of certain surfaces that don’t get discoloured easily, though!
Why do i get the feeling that Ethan getting killed will shock Scott out of his suicidal thoughts. He’ll feel devastated at seeing a friend die abd realise he cant inflict that on his friends.
Yeah, but Ethan’s completely oblivious to such things and is also very likely to do something despite Lucas trying to stop him, or before he has a chance to do so. It’s kinda his thing.
Other less positive outcomes are;
-Additional trauma from seeing another loved one die.
-Bitter jealousy at Ethan suddenly being immune to the greatest source of his grief
-Seeing harnessing Ethans power as a possible way to recover his own loss.
Ethan has the most frightening power. How does he know it will always work. Maybe he only has the number of respawns as the amount of credits he had in the machine at the time? Or what if the “goo” allowed him to respawn once… but is on the original body and not the new one leaving him without another spawn?
This was brought up in the comments by Tim at one point. Ethan doesn’t know if its infinite, limited or how it works in the regard to respawns beyond it works. I have a feeling it will become a major plot point down the line when it’s “lifetime usage” maximum or mechanics is discovered. Either that or he will come to grips with being immortal, unable to leave this mortal coil.
Alternatively, maybe it won’t just stop but it starts losing potency which could lead into coming to grips that he’s running out of lives. It starts with Ethan noticing “Huh, that left a scar this time” then moves to “Man, I just have this persistent ache in the area where I was mortally wounded.
From there, Tim can do a number of stories ranging from Ethan learning to live more carefully or trying to find a way to recharge the powers or just coming to grips with impending mortality.
I think what’s likely more frightening to consider is that Ethan doesn’t stop aging. So he’s going to grow old enough to naturally expire, and he risks being trapped in a perpetual loop of dying over and over again, mere minutes apart.
That’s the real horrifying risk of this power. The problem isn’t that it’ll slow or that it has a lifetime limit. The problem is, potentially, that it doesn’t.
Ya no, terrible idea to test that again. I hope the other two are smart enough not to.
Kasaix
2 years ago
Huh. How long after Carlie’s death does this take place? Scott was in bed looking in a bad place, so I assumed shortly after, but then again, no one is going to bounce back from that right away.
My guess is it could’ve been 6 months to a year. Reasons: Patients with a severe spinal injury can take (based on data provided by the NIH) about 2 to 3 months to be discharged from a hospital. This data is for American patients– longer stays are expected for Korean and Australian patients. I went with American data because Tim is American and this story takes place in an alt-America. Scott has been discharged from the hospital. Based on that alone, I’d say that at minimum, it’s likely been 3 months, assuming he was in the hospital for 3 months.… Read more »
That’s very interesting. Thank you for giving such a detailed answer and explanation.
william scott
2 years ago
mental trauma in 3…2…1…
Stef
2 years ago
The way Ethan is excited about it, as well as all the times he killed himself in order to respawn for a minor inconvenience really clash with what he was saying to Zeke about being scared every time that it won’t work. Doesn’t really seem to be the case
We’re seeing the very early days of it here, before the reality of it set in for him. And *this* is after it just recently happened. Of course he’s going to be hyper excitable, and experimenty with it!
Give him a few dozen or so un-planned deaths, and yeah it’ll leave mental scars. There’s a huge difference between purposefully seeing what sort of normally mundane thing could kill you, and… bring stabbed, accidentally falling 100 stories, getting pancaked by a semi, swiss-cheesed with bullets, etc.
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“cut my head off dude!”
Do you know how hard is clean blood from a carpet? Those things better do in a “special” room…
I’m more concerned about why you have such an intimate knowledge of this subject…
Knowing how to get rid of the blood on the carpet is not scary.
Knowing how to get rid of the body it came out of… is.
German readers might enjoy “der Tatortreiniger”
We DO!
blood blips too – no need to worry the soft furnishings will be fine
I know how difficult it is to clean blood from bed linens, clothes, carpets, curtains, pillows, wool coats and so on and yes, it can be really difficult. Coca-Cola, Pepsi and similar drinks work like a peach for cleaning blood off of certain surfaces that don’t get discoloured easily, though!
“Seltzer water and lemon for blood. Or wear red, dumbass.”
The unforgiving wisdom of Blind Al, double-plus-good!
I’ve used hydrogen peroxide on bedsheets before without issue.
There was a storyline where he was trying to drain his blood to sell, and every time he died his blood vanished too.
I’m almost positive he did end up with a giant amount of his blood available to sell, causing the receptionist to worry, iirc
https://cad-comic.com/comic/fundraising/
now i wonder how the blood bank surplus thing went. cant remember if it poofed when his main body did or not.
*A random arrow arrives out of nowhere*
Honestly I would love this nostalgic moment.
Why do i get the feeling that Ethan getting killed will shock Scott out of his suicidal thoughts. He’ll feel devastated at seeing a friend die abd realise he cant inflict that on his friends.
Bingo Bango. Tough to go through with it when you see it.
Something like 80% of bridge jumpers who survive say they changed their mind halfway through.
Unless they don’t Scott what Ethan’s powers are before showing him I don’t think it was fun for him to find out…
unless they *told*, apologies
This is going to go SO well, said absolutely no one.
He is literally the guy in the chair…
Ethan, NO. You’ve had a lot of bad ideas but killing yourself in front of a suicidal man is probably your worst ever.
you’re assuming either of them know he is suicidal
Lucas was looking around the room in the last one, so I’m hoping he’s aware enough to see that Scott is struggling.
Yep, it’s already been shown that Lucas is aware of the struggle, and he is smart enough to connect the dots
Yeah, but Ethan’s completely oblivious to such things and is also very likely to do something despite Lucas trying to stop him, or before he has a chance to do so. It’s kinda his thing.
Lucas clearly noticed stuff in the first panel of the previous strip.
Might it actually a good idea? Seeing a friend dying in front of him might refrain him from doing the same?
That’s probably the best outcome.
Other less positive outcomes are;
-Additional trauma from seeing another loved one die.
-Bitter jealousy at Ethan suddenly being immune to the greatest source of his grief
-Seeing harnessing Ethans power as a possible way to recover his own loss.
Traumatic experience coming in in 3…2…1…
OK, but HOW did Ethan learn about his powers?
Same time as Lucas, there was an accident
It was mentioned a long time ago, basically Lucas accidentally merc’d him figuring out his own powers.
it’s in the other flashback, when lucas discovered his powers he killed ethan incidentally
Here is the how: https://cad-comic.com/comic/analog-and-d-pad-04-12/
Ethan has the most frightening power. How does he know it will always work. Maybe he only has the number of respawns as the amount of credits he had in the machine at the time? Or what if the “goo” allowed him to respawn once… but is on the original body and not the new one leaving him without another spawn?
This was brought up in the comments by Tim at one point. Ethan doesn’t know if its infinite, limited or how it works in the regard to respawns beyond it works. I have a feeling it will become a major plot point down the line when it’s “lifetime usage” maximum or mechanics is discovered. Either that or he will come to grips with being immortal, unable to leave this mortal coil.
Alternatively, maybe it won’t just stop but it starts losing potency which could lead into coming to grips that he’s running out of lives. It starts with Ethan noticing “Huh, that left a scar this time” then moves to “Man, I just have this persistent ache in the area where I was mortally wounded.
From there, Tim can do a number of stories ranging from Ethan learning to live more carefully or trying to find a way to recharge the powers or just coming to grips with impending mortality.
I think what’s likely more frightening to consider is that Ethan doesn’t stop aging. So he’s going to grow old enough to naturally expire, and he risks being trapped in a perpetual loop of dying over and over again, mere minutes apart.
That’s the real horrifying risk of this power. The problem isn’t that it’ll slow or that it has a lifetime limit. The problem is, potentially, that it doesn’t.
Eh. Eve in Invincible seemed to be okay with it.
oh shit this is going to go great XD
Ya no, terrible idea to test that again. I hope the other two are smart enough not to.
Huh. How long after Carlie’s death does this take place? Scott was in bed looking in a bad place, so I assumed shortly after, but then again, no one is going to bounce back from that right away.
I would say a good amount of time, depending on how much junk mail Scott receives. The pile looked quite extensive
My guess is it could’ve been 6 months to a year. Reasons: Patients with a severe spinal injury can take (based on data provided by the NIH) about 2 to 3 months to be discharged from a hospital. This data is for American patients– longer stays are expected for Korean and Australian patients. I went with American data because Tim is American and this story takes place in an alt-America. Scott has been discharged from the hospital. Based on that alone, I’d say that at minimum, it’s likely been 3 months, assuming he was in the hospital for 3 months.… Read more »
That’s very interesting. Thank you for giving such a detailed answer and explanation.
mental trauma in 3…2…1…
The way Ethan is excited about it, as well as all the times he killed himself in order to respawn for a minor inconvenience really clash with what he was saying to Zeke about being scared every time that it won’t work. Doesn’t really seem to be the case
We’re seeing the very early days of it here, before the reality of it set in for him. And *this* is after it just recently happened. Of course he’s going to be hyper excitable, and experimenty with it!
Give him a few dozen or so un-planned deaths, and yeah it’ll leave mental scars. There’s a huge difference between purposefully seeing what sort of normally mundane thing could kill you, and… bring stabbed, accidentally falling 100 stories, getting pancaked by a semi, swiss-cheesed with bullets, etc.
Also Ethan is totally the type to cover fear with hyper-excitability / confidence
Typical Lucas: Just whipping it out and waving in front of a dude’s face.
Hi I’m Ethan, welcome to Jackass!