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Though I walk through the shadow of the woods of Gillitie, I will fear no evil, for Coyote is my shepard. Thy laugh and thy shenanigans comfort me.
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I shall lay me down beside the still waters, but not for too long because there's a crazy ghost bitch down there.
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Sep 12, 2012 14:52
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And for better or worse, this greatly explains how Coyote is able to foster unquestioning loyalty in Ysengrin.
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Sep 12, 2012 15:55
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I knew we'd be getting a page like this. Poor Ysengrin.  I don't think Coyote went so far as to force Ysengrin to do that, though. He knows that he doesn't need to.
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Sep 12, 2012 16:48
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I read the last panel in the style of The Joker from The Dark Knight when he's captured a fake Batman and he's "comforting" him on the tv. It really adds an extra layer of creepiness.
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Sep 12, 2012 17:11
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Regy Rusty posted:Next page Coyote snaps Ysengrin's neck. Chapter ends. Tell me about the rabbits, Coyote.
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Sep 12, 2012 17:48
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Strongylocentrotus posted:Tell me about the rabbits, Coyote. "I ate them all! AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA" *crick* ABOUT DRUGS posted:Interesting that someone brought up the possibility that Coyote's gifts bring some level of madness, since both Ysengrin and Reynardine have shown signs of instability, and Carver isn't exactly sane either. But then again, maybe it's just that he tends to give gifts to the crazies, presumably because they're more fun (i.e. less predictable) I'm thinking the latter. Annie's psyche was kind of a mess even before Coyote got to her. Rasamune fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Sep 12, 2012 |
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Sep 12, 2012 17:52
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Oh no Ysengrin nooooo 
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Sep 12, 2012 20:26
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He's a trickster god. Really, what do people expect? Other trickster gods: Loki, Eris, Anansi, the Raven, Hermes, Bugs Bunny - these are not nice beings.
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Sep 12, 2012 21:30
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DarkCrawler posted:Other trickster gods: Loki, Eris, Anansi, the Raven, Hermes, Bugs Bunny - these are not nice beings. I sincerely, earnestly hope that after the collapse of civilization, there are tribes on the North American continent passing down the oral tradition of Bugs Bunny stories.
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Sep 12, 2012 21:35
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You go Coyote! Screw the haters, you're just a good friend comforting your buddy Ysengrin after he couldn't kill that bratty little firehead girl. 
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ABOUT DRUGS posted:I'm not naive enough to trust Coyote, but I'm also not silly enough to assume anything about Coyote at all. He's smiling, which is probably a bad sign, but a desperate part of me hopes that he planned this to help Ysengrin realize his problem and control his rage - we've seen Coyote annoyed with Ysengrin's anger problems before now. But again, with Coyote, it's probably never what it seems. Coyote's history leaves nothing silly about that bit of assumption. If things do turn your way, though, I'd imagine something along the lines of Coyote needing a truly severe ploy to get Ysengrin to give up his powers. I think, rather than having been gifted them as a cruel play, Ysengrin is the one who begged for control over the forest for whatever his reasons were (probably for the power to fight against the Court; remember that before, this guy didn't even have the small bit of calm he has now. It took Annie softening him a little). I'm thinking his hatred for humanity might've been enough to keep him stubborn on continuing with these powers even at the known expense of his body and mind. The only, and I mean only, basis I'm using for this is Coyote's desire to have Renard back in the forest and back with his body. I don't think Coyote is very keen on having his compatriots making shells of themselves. But traditionally, the far simpler option is Coyote loves loving with Ysengrin, whose well being he couldn't give two shits about other than he might lose his toy if things are pushed too far.
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Sep 12, 2012 23:36
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Ysengrin in this comic reminds me of my dog. She is old, has weak back legs and is blind and mostly deaf. Sometimes she'll get stuck somewhere or get upset and when I go pick her up and help her she calms down and relaxes because I'm there to comfort her. Fortunately my dog is just old and needs help, she is not a crazy forest spirit who is being manipulated by Coyote.
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Sep 12, 2012 23:42
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loving Coyote, man. loving Coyote.
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Jesus. Ysengrin had become one of my favorite characters since the Old Dog's Tricks chapter. I wasn't sure what to think after he snapped during this chapter. But seeing him looking so confused and upset... we've never seen this side of him before. This makes me think of the whole thing about the "real" Ysengrin. Maybe he wasn't always this angry. I do think the tree body (or Coyote, really) has a lot to do with it. I want to believe he'll break out of his cycle of madness someday.
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Rasamune posted:I sincerely, earnestly hope that after the collapse of civilization, there are tribes on the North American continent passing down the oral tradition of Bugs Bunny stories. Anthropologist all positing that Elmer Fudd and Wile E Coyote are both the same meta-character representing the god of bad hunting decisions.
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Sep 13, 2012 10:43
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I'm actually half expecting Coyote AND Ysengrin to turn into rocks at the chapters end.
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Sep 13, 2012 13:05
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This page loving destroyed me when I tried reading Coyote's lines in Mark Hamill's Joker voice.
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Diet Conan Doyle posted:
Coyote most likely had his own pre-established idea about which version is the "true" Ysengrin and set about to prove it. By breaking him. gently caress you, Coyote.
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Rasamune posted:I sincerely, earnestly hope that after the collapse of civilization, there are tribes on the North American continent passing down the oral tradition of Bugs Bunny stories. There's a similar great moment in Bunraku, which is set in the far future, where Woody Harrelson is telling a mythological fable to inspire/ teach a laesson the main character. It's about a spartan looking guy named Arachnos who falls into a cave and is bitten by a magic spider. He gains the spider's power and uses it for personal gain, which ends up getting his uncle killed. And so he learns that with great power comes great responsibility. Modern figures ending up as myth is such a cool idea.
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Regy Rusty posted:Next page Coyote snaps Ysengrin's neck. Chapter ends. Coyote wouldn't do anything to put Ysengrin out of his misery. His misery is one of Coyote's sources of entertainment.
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Sep 14, 2012 06:12
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Holy good god. 
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Sep 14, 2012 08:01
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Well.. I can't say I like Coyote anymore. That's all kinds of hosed up, jesus.
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Sep 14, 2012 08:01
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Aw that's sweet of him. 
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Sep 14, 2012 08:03
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What the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
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Sep 14, 2012 08:05
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Oooookay. How long has he been doing that?
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Sep 14, 2012 08:06
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This casts new light on every past event in the entire comic. I don't even know what to begin to think.
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Sep 14, 2012 08:09
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Coyote, you arsehole! You used to be my favourite character...! Ysengrin 
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Ya, I'm going to just assume that Ysengrin's rages and developing insanity are less caused by himself, and more a direct result of what Coyote is doing here. Also, everyone's Coyote avatar is now of a rather evil character. (I still like him)
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Sep 14, 2012 08:12
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That's not a trick, it's just straight up being an shithead.
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Sep 14, 2012 08:12
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I both love and hate this comic for taking judgments I'd made about the characters in this story and absolutely destroying them. I thought that Coyote was simply mischievous, not cruel. Jesus Christ.
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AE-35 Unit posted:I both love and hate this comic for taking judgments I'd made about the characters in this story and absolutely destroying them. I thought that Coyote was simply mischievous, not cruel. Jesus Christ. Nah he's just into sustainable food.
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Well, GKC was losing me for a bit there, but god drat if this page didn't just wake me the gently caress up.
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AE-35 Unit posted:I both love and hate this comic for taking judgments I'd made about the characters in this story and absolutely destroying them. I thought that Coyote was simply mischievous, not cruel. Jesus Christ. I guess that's what we get for assuming the playfulness of a trickster god. He's all fun and games while things are going to his plan. But if something doesn't benefit his plan, well then you get this.
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So if Coyote has taken Ysengrin's memory then Ysengrin won't remember how he attacked Annie and how felt afterward. The next time he sees Annie and she is no longer friendly he will be confused and probably lash out and Coyote will get another snack. Then the cycle will repeat again and again. This does not bode well for Annie's relation with the forest and would explain why the Court thinks Ysengrin is losing his mind as his memory is full of holes.
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No wonder Ysengrin is going insane if Coyote just keeps literally messing with his mind. His expression in first two panels.
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Sep 14, 2012 08:16
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Well, that is kind of a dick move, Coyote.
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Sep 14, 2012 08:16
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Panel 2 is just destroying me. This feels super creepy after the "hush hush hush" on the last page.
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The "stars in the night sky" bit here sure looks an awful lot like memory snacks. Are the stars in the night sky actually memories? I might be going way out there with this, but I don't know what to think anymore.
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AE-35 Unit posted:The "stars in the night sky" bit here sure looks an awful lot like memory snacks. O. Totally batshit theory time. Do you think Jones could be a memory of someone? Edit: Actually, that wouldn't explain her physical traits, but my mind is throwing out all sorts of wild theorys now. Such as, did Coyote want Reynard as a servant for more mind snacks?
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