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I… I… really don’t know how to explain today’s comic. Even as the idea crept into my head I realized that there was a very big chance that a lot of people wouldn’t get it.
I mean, sure, there’s a slim chance that there’s still a couple of people unfamiliar with the character Kratos. And perhaps even more of you have never even played God of War (links will take you to the respective Wikipedia articles). But in all honesty I’d be less surprised if people were confused by what it is Kratos is using, and not precisely by who he might be.
And of course, even if you do get it, that doesn’t necessarily make the whole thing funny. But I just had to make the joke, because all I have been able to think of lately (in terms of video games, of course) is how much I want to play God of War 3. So when I was planning out how Dwarf would explain to the rest of the group that the best way to defeat the giant, mechanical, flying dragon would probably be to get inside of it I was immediately reminded of how Kratos frequently has to get into the bodies of some of the larger enemies from the game in order to defeat them.
So… I guess this is how we’ll start this new week. All lubed up and ready to get into the fight.
Good hunting;
O
NOTE: Of course, insertion into colossal-scaled enemies is not exclusive to God of War, I can remember plenty of situations where it happens. But GoW is what I’m thinking of right now.
Excellent! I can’t wait to play God of War III either.
Its games like God of War that make me want a playstation. Oh, and from what I’ve seen of Kratos, he wouldn’t bother with lubricant.
lol nice O!! Soo looking forward to lube up and play GoW III now
Never heard of Kratos (and only sort of for GoW), but I liked the logic. Interesting, if slightly disturbing, idea.
That Kronos level was pretty sick… Especially when he ate Kratos! Funny when he regretted it though!
Nice artwork on Kratos in the last panel, though he himself would rather use the blood of fallen enemies as a lubrication…. I guess.
Whenever we’re talking about insertion into collosal enemies to kill them, I’m just reminded of Dungeons & Dragons.
The old trick to kill the Tarrasque (the biggest, baddest monster in the Monster Manual. You have to rewrite reality to actually kill it instead of just stunning it for a very long time).
Fighting classes really hate it, because it has insanely high armor class… On the outside.
Have you tried Darksiders? It’s sort of God of War-ish, and awesome (to the max):p I got hooked on it while staying at a friends house, and now I want a PS3 sooooo bad.
This explain a lot
I don’t remember the name, but there was a video game that had EVERY opponent was like fifty stories tall and each one had to be assaulted a different way…involving climbing them in some way. They were like demi-gods or titans or some such thing. I wish I could remember the name of it.
@RavenStromdans: Could it be “Shadow of the Colossus”?
Easily on my TOP 10 GAMES OF ALL TIME list.
@O
You’ll probably be happy to know that in GoW3, Kratos uses the Kratos insertion method ™ at least two times (three actually, but in one instance it doesn’t involve a kill)… and I’m not counting the encounter with Aphrodite, that one would count as four, or five, or six, or seven… ahem…. insertions.
It’s an amazing game, I hope you can play it soon (Tip: there is a place behind Obelisco where they rent PS3 games for 4 or 5 days straight, just enough to finish GoW3 without having to lose your sleep over it)
The face Batey makes when explaining the insertion theory will go down in Commissioned history for me.
HAH! oh man… lubed up and…KHEHEHEHEHEEEEE! oh thats great
The look on Kratos’ face says it all.. “aww hell.. here we go again” lol
@Poke_Freak: Dangit! You beat me to it!
The whole time I was reading the post and the comic I was thinking “Tarrasque” Whenever we played high level campaigns, the PCs always started asking for a Tarrasque encounter (and later a Jaberwock encounter when that Monster Manual Annual came out) and they would work out how to beat it. When they encountered one, they would play a game of rock paper scissors to see who would be the one to go into the tarrasque, and who would be the one to throw him into the tarrasque (the thrower usually had to try to survive 2-3 melee rounds with the tarrasque)
Ah! Good times!
There are always 2 ways to get inside an enemy’s body. One needs us to rub flavor and the other lube. I dread to think which one is he going to use here.
Shadow of the Colossus anyone?
Oh man. This made me laugh so hard because when I was playing Devil May Cry for the first time, I climbed onto the Griffin* accidentally and fell through it’s neck and killed it from the inside. It was awesomely ridiculous.
*Which I didn’t know was a griffin until later… it just looks like a giant chicken on fire.
Have actually done this in 7th Sea (http://www.swashbucklingadv.com/). Me vs sea monster, fought it from the inside out.
The more I think about it, the more true it seems…
And O, when are you bringing back the Audiorant? I’m in dire of need of more!
Great Comic O
As always we appear to be at the same page as i´m crazy trying to buy GOW3.
Unfortunelly here in Brazil the prices are too high so i have to wait a little and be glad that i could buy Final Fantasy 13 and Army of Two
@Billie Blade: How’s Final Fantasy 13?
Having played GoW I & II and awaiting to play III, I fully understand this tactic… I had to teach a friend of mine how to play and this is exactly how I had to show him… Thank you.
Is it me or is Kratos fighting Magmaelf ?
Hahahahahahaha, great joke! loved it. Keep them coming.
I think its friggin hilarious.
No matter what people might say, I think you have a great sense of humor O
I think we say inside it, not inside “of” it… Also Spartans=Nazis, grow up people and stop buying the whole propaganda… Take it from a greek.
so THATS why hes bald
Awesome. I think the look on Kratos’ face sells it for me. Miss hearing your voice on a podcast dude. Iv’e had to make due with Patirck’s Phieas club to get my outside the US perspective.
Men in Black. Agent K uses the ‘get inside it to blow its guts into oblivion’ technique. It works a treat. xD
Never played God of War. Didn’t know who Kratos is. Got the joke immediately and spewed coffee all over my keyboard.