Somehow, I doubt the children would have been better at diplomacy or more forgiving if they were not classmates and had no prior knowledge or training with each other. This is not to say they wouldn’t have been altruistic if they had no prior knowledge of one another, but if they were from competing schools or had an established rivalry the situation could have ended much worse.
Granted a survivor’s guilt ove an former enemy’s grave is ripe with drama.
Their heroes. They could’ve had no prior knowledge of each other at all, and they still would’ve gone to great lengths to protect each other. That’s what heros do.
Okay, I’m just going to propose that if they had no prior knowledge of one another, and they were competitive about what they were hoping to accomplish, it would be more like an orange lantern and booster gold going after the same prize.
They are still heroes and while it is maybe true that, if being in a competition, they would have acted differently, they would have never actually hurt the other one. Maybe incapacitate but even that’s a stretch.
Huh, at first I thought “lesson learned” might be the robot learning a lesson, but now you’ve made me think maybe it was saying that they [the two separate races at war] learned a lesson [and would stop fighting].
I can’t tell if the self destruction was because it was planned (to let it contact the others) or if it couldn’t figure out how to races set on killing each other suddenly became friends over night.
I think this Battle robot self destructed because Kevin and Julie voided its warranty. Otherwise it would have left, with the “lesson” having been learned.
Or was the head programmed to grant oppertunities for the two races to “grow up” and figure it out. As part of a grand 3rd party plan to help the two species evolve as galactic citizens. Since its lesson of violence for violence sake is stupid was learned it cleared the way for the next lesson to begin. Maybe.
“Lesson learned” said the defender that is keeping out both the warring armies to what it THINKS is the representatives of both warring sides.
Aka, the bots have been preventing both sides from fighting and are now under the mistaken assumption the argosians and the 6th dimension beings (Whatever they are called) have learned to not fight each other and have made peace. And as such will allow travel again.
Moon shadow and Ron will not get involved. This is Julie and Kevin’s adventure. Moonshadow and Ron are going to have SEVERLE problems of their own. (I’m taking a page from Leor’s book here.) starting when Ron (spoiler omitted) and (spoiler omitted) even though (spoiler omitted) so they have to (spoiler omitted) with the help of (spoiler omitted) but even then, they get lost in (spoiler omitted) on (spoiler omitted) but eventually, thay are able to (spoiler omitted) witch is good for Omaha, I guess.
ANNNNNNYWAY… You don’t have to assume that moonshadow will be involved in every storyline. There are whole issues where he doesn’t show up at all. (Tyler does, but I think we’re referring to them as two people, to ovoid confusion.) other pepole need to shine ocationaly too.
You really are a “hopeless” Moonshadow fan, aren’t you. (Ugh. That pun was horrible!) This is part of the story arc is Kevin and Julie’s story. Ron and Moonshadow have a separate story arc; they never come to the dimension of the Battle Robot’s boss. With spoiling too much, issues 44 and 45 are about Julie and Ron’s character growth, with Kevin and [SPOILER], and Moonshadow, respectively, along for the ride. Both stories have a coda in issue #51.
So let me repeat: Moonshadow is only along for the ride here. He’s not going to whip out some deus ex machina and solve every problem. (Tyler’s story also has a coda in issue #51, though Moonshadow does not.)
Something that’s been confusing me for a (long) while:
I could accept that Cecil would be the only one to recognize Tyler while he is dressed as Moonshadow… if Lyle hadn’t seen him; Lyle’s power is perception, and…
Wait. Did he see Moonshadow while his powers were active (as in, “not suppressed?”)
Lyle probably does know that Tyler is Moonshadow, at least while his omniscience is active. When his omniscience has been deactivated he probably does not remember.
The following individuals know that Tyler Marlocke is Moonshadow:
The Revenant
Cecil Holmes
The entire staff of PS238 (with possible exception of Harold Nelson, aka the Rainmaker)
Tom Davidson
That’s the entire list. No one else, including Toby Marlocke, knows.
That said, I feel like Lyle also knows the harm that revealing that information to others would cause, so does not. At least, while he’s in omniscience mode such that he knows.
It’s possible that Lyle does remember a bit more while he’s unpowered than he lets on, but I’d guess he’d be more likely to remember things such as “shouldn’t tell anyone about who’s in the helmet” than “Tyler is Moonshadow”, so it’s not going to be a problem.
Thanks for the update, sorry about the overuse of [Can’t say his name without provoking a response] but at least you’ve made the future episodes of this sound more intriguing!
Somehow, I doubt the children would have been better at diplomacy or more forgiving if they were not classmates and had no prior knowledge or training with each other. This is not to say they wouldn’t have been altruistic if they had no prior knowledge of one another, but if they were from competing schools or had an established rivalry the situation could have ended much worse.
Granted a survivor’s guilt ove an former enemy’s grave is ripe with drama.
Their heroes. They could’ve had no prior knowledge of each other at all, and they still would’ve gone to great lengths to protect each other. That’s what heros do.
Okay, I’m just going to propose that if they had no prior knowledge of one another, and they were competitive about what they were hoping to accomplish, it would be more like an orange lantern and booster gold going after the same prize.
They are still heroes and while it is maybe true that, if being in a competition, they would have acted differently, they would have never actually hurt the other one. Maybe incapacitate but even that’s a stretch.
Did the concept of “not taking advantage” just blow it’s mind?
Some how, humans just got an intergalactic passing grade which we probably didn’t deserve.
Well, the “Lesson learned” coupled with the self destruction isn’t ominous at all…
No, in fact I feel pretty comfortable about their immediate futures right now. 😀
Yeah, not only are Kevin and Julie in mortal peril, they are going to be graded on it too!
that’s the entire premise of the comic isn’t it?
Good point…
Huh, at first I thought “lesson learned” might be the robot learning a lesson, but now you’ve made me think maybe it was saying that they [the two separate races at war] learned a lesson [and would stop fighting].
I can’t tell if the self destruction was because it was planned (to let it contact the others) or if it couldn’t figure out how to races set on killing each other suddenly became friends over night.
More like “Finally, they get it!”
I think this Battle robot self destructed because Kevin and Julie voided its warranty. Otherwise it would have left, with the “lesson” having been learned.
“That would be stupid, wouldn’t it?”
“Yes. Yes it is.” (Head of Battle Robot self destructs)
Off in distance, high pitched voice calls out: “Curse you Perry the Platypus!”
HaHA! Genius!
That which mecha was not meant to know!
The first lesson is “cooperation,” or, as I prefer to call it, “Shirley.”
For how many generations have the Argosians and the Emeralds been failing it?
Or was the head programmed to grant oppertunities for the two races to “grow up” and figure it out. As part of a grand 3rd party plan to help the two species evolve as galactic citizens. Since its lesson of violence for violence sake is stupid was learned it cleared the way for the next lesson to begin. Maybe.
“Lesson learned” said the defender that is keeping out both the warring armies to what it THINKS is the representatives of both warring sides.
Aka, the bots have been preventing both sides from fighting and are now under the mistaken assumption the argosians and the 6th dimension beings (Whatever they are called) have learned to not fight each other and have made peace. And as such will allow travel again.
Why do I get the funny feeling when these two forces confront each other it’ll be Moonshadow who ends up being the deciding factor?
Of course he’ll be too busy keeping Argonaut alive so his dad ends up returning to Earth just as annoyed at his own people as those on Earth!
SPOILER ALERT!!!
Moon shadow and Ron will not get involved. This is Julie and Kevin’s adventure. Moonshadow and Ron are going to have SEVERLE problems of their own. (I’m taking a page from Leor’s book here.) starting when Ron (spoiler omitted) and (spoiler omitted) even though (spoiler omitted) so they have to (spoiler omitted) with the help of (spoiler omitted) but even then, they get lost in (spoiler omitted) on (spoiler omitted) but eventually, thay are able to (spoiler omitted) witch is good for Omaha, I guess.
ANNNNNNYWAY… You don’t have to assume that moonshadow will be involved in every storyline. There are whole issues where he doesn’t show up at all. (Tyler does, but I think we’re referring to them as two people, to ovoid confusion.) other pepole need to shine ocationaly too.
You really are a “hopeless” Moonshadow fan, aren’t you. (Ugh. That pun was horrible!) This is part of the story arc is Kevin and Julie’s story. Ron and Moonshadow have a separate story arc; they never come to the dimension of the Battle Robot’s boss. With spoiling too much, issues 44 and 45 are about Julie and Ron’s character growth, with Kevin and [SPOILER], and Moonshadow, respectively, along for the ride. Both stories have a coda in issue #51.
So let me repeat: Moonshadow is only along for the ride here. He’s not going to whip out some deus ex machina and solve every problem. (Tyler’s story also has a coda in issue #51, though Moonshadow does not.)
Something that’s been confusing me for a (long) while:
I could accept that Cecil would be the only one to recognize Tyler while he is dressed as Moonshadow… if Lyle hadn’t seen him; Lyle’s power is perception, and…
Wait. Did he see Moonshadow while his powers were active (as in, “not suppressed?”)
Presumably, Lyle does know, but the knowledge is just buried in the gigatons of other data he knows.
Actually, that might be a plot point in a future issue. Just who all knows Tyler is Moonshadow?
Lyle probably does know that Tyler is Moonshadow, at least while his omniscience is active. When his omniscience has been deactivated he probably does not remember.
The following individuals know that Tyler Marlocke is Moonshadow:
The Revenant
Cecil Holmes
The entire staff of PS238 (with possible exception of Harold Nelson, aka the Rainmaker)
Tom Davidson
That’s the entire list. No one else, including Toby Marlocke, knows.
That said, I feel like Lyle also knows the harm that revealing that information to others would cause, so does not. At least, while he’s in omniscience mode such that he knows.
It’s possible that Lyle does remember a bit more while he’s unpowered than he lets on, but I’d guess he’d be more likely to remember things such as “shouldn’t tell anyone about who’s in the helmet” than “Tyler is Moonshadow”, so it’s not going to be a problem.
Thanks for the update, sorry about the overuse of [Can’t say his name without provoking a response] but at least you’ve made the future episodes of this sound more intriguing!
Out of the mouth of babes. OR The child will show them the way. Which is more applicable in this situation?
Recalculation: Include “Humans” in competition for who deserves the Prize.
Result: Human diplomacy is the win.
Statement: Green child and blue child are now considered their own kind. Results no longer count toward Argosians or Emerald Ones.