2016-01-04
Posted on 2016-01-06 by Aaron

52 thoughts on “2016-01-04”

  1. Mechwarrior

    Congratulations, everybody who guessed Forak.

    1. trlkly

      Hey! Those of us who said it was the Revenant based on the way he looked and talked weren’t exactly wrong, either. It’s a Revenant designed costume and the Revenant was speaking.

      Forak could have just as easily been a Revenant robot.

      1. Jerden

        He pretty much is a Revenant robot now anyway!

    2. LanceVader

      Thanks! Totally called it.

  2. Thomas S

    Sweet, an excellent reveal …

  3. Daniel Martinez

    ZELDA!!!!
    Looks to be a Majora’s Mask 3DS.

    also Forak + Revenant = Zero. Yup.

  4. Mr. Lemming

    HE’S GOT THE 3DS I WANT!

  5. meerling

    I guess it sort of is a new character, since it’s amalgam of two existing characters.

  6. Sabreur

    The new character – Forak’s Spine! Hey, it’s never been seen before. 😉

    1. Unmaker

      This made me laugh. But for now, he is only temporarily borrowing one.

      1. ThatGuy

        Do or do not there is no try. Or in Reverent speak – Do or do not. There is no choice in the matter for you anyway.

    2. Russell White

      that’s….not entirely inaccurate. Forak is standing up straighter, looks less ….well “borderline stoned” Like i said, i think this is going to be good for his ego, After all nothing builds your confidence more than hiding behind a mask

      1. uaeoaeoeoi

        You mean aside from being on the internet.

        1. Sessine

          Isn’t that, also, hiding behind a mask?

        2. uaeoaeoeoi

          No hiding behind a mask you still have risk of retaliation(such as a punch to the face) the internet is more comparable to shouting at a large group of people with a megaphone when they can’t find and reach you soon enough to effectively retaliate when you get them angry.

  7. DaveM

    The new role should suit Forak much better than trying to be the new Atlas. It’s a role with a known superior and a defined list of tasks that require very little independent thinking on his part. It’s just like home, but with a kinder (and sane) boss.

    1. Rock

      Better yet, a boss with a vested interest in building him up who has demonstrable experience as a mentor figure! ^_^

      1. Kaian

        I think you may be right on this.

  8. Rock

    This… is truly excellent.
    Everyone involved wins! ^_^ I love it.

    1. Dorje Sylas

      A “Win Win Win” is far more desirable than the more common “Win Lose Lose.”

      1. Rock

        Heck yeah, it is! ^_^ And not just for the rarity value.

  9. bt109

    Cyranoid FTW! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyranoid

  10. bt109

    Also, how are elections supposed to work, if no one is supposed to know you are Zero? How could they announce the winner of the election?

  11. Moe Lane

    “You should always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then you should always be Batman.”

    1. Mike Guest

      But… I don’t want my parents to die!

    2. Kirala

      Apparently, this holds true even if you have the option of “being” Superman Atlas.

  12. Sentaison

    So we have a superhero with a secret identity as another superhero!

  13. Tarvin

    In hindsight it should have been obvious that of all the characters in the current arc there was only one FISS not accounted for at the gathering who also happens to always be by 84’s side.

  14. Knug

    I wonder how much of this was Tyler’s plan, and how much was refined by the Revenant?

  15. Harknail

    And those pointing out the similarity of the Zero logo to Oz were right as well 🙂

  16. memnarch

    I like the jet design. It reminds me of those plane things from the Marvel movies, but in black.

  17. With Respect

    Oh. This is not going to be anything like that simple.

    One more stop?

    Why is it I suddenly pity Baba Yaga the day she runs into Revenant?

    The guy is a very large prime number of steps ahead of the rest of us.

    1. Rock

      Heck, the Revenant would be ten steps ahead of Batman. And so far, he seems MUCH saner. ^_^

      1. Rock

        Not to mention infinitely more pleasant. ^^;

  18. Dragons'Mom

    Forak after all. This has to be good for him.

  19. georgfelis

    Okay, the sign on Zero’s chest is the Z inside an O, like Oz. (The Great and Powerful)

    Which makes Revenant the man behind the curtain.

    Very clever.

  20. glitterboy2098

    the Revenant has a Quinjet! awesome!

  21. Mandark

    “Just remember the maxim “Less is More” the less you say, the more meaningful you sound” is a good one.
    I prefer Maxim 11 “Everything is air-dropable at least once.”

    1. The Aussie Bloke

      I’m a Maxim 37 man myself. Though I’m also rather fond of 35: That which does not kill me, has made a tactical error.

  22. The Auld Grump

    The thing for me is that 84 is IN ON IT.

    Tyler and Revenant are pulling one over on her, they have brought her on board.

  23. Wanderer

    Ah well, not the first time I’ve been wrong. Should be interesting to see what the next stop is, though…

  24. Mike

    Dang. I’d been sure there was some sort of hologram involved. As usual, Aaron, well done.

  25. BloodPlum

    You know, I think the Revenant is lonely. He basically just gave a massive amount of resources to be managed by a group that wouldn’t accept him otherwise through two kids. He’s way more easy going than Batman, heck he probably goes to therapy, but it makes him seem more human to think that way. I believe he wants to connect to people of the hero world, but isn’t able to do so through normal means which is why he has no problem giving a lot of resources and responsibility to children because they don’t have any prejudice to him.

  26. bt109

    Okay, I’m not sure why my comment was not approved, but feel free to google “cyranoid,” because that’s what Zero is.

  27. VinnyHavoc

    …Yo dawg, I heard you like tights, so i put tights under yo’ tights.

    But seriously, anyone else think it’s strange that Forak is wearing the Atlas tights underneath the Zero tights? At least he took the cape off though…

    1. Mike

      Actually makes sense to me. If any of them can become Zero by election, it would make sense to have a suit that can resize to fit anyone and will go over their own costume. “I didn’t see 74, think he could be Zero? Wait, there he is, never mind… “

  28. Milsparro

    Zelda is a good choice – it’s very much a puzzle game so would still be challenging for someone with super-reflexes.

  29. EB0

    This is where the young, clever spy from praetorian academy comes in to expand the plot, right?

  30. Russell White

    Actualy seems like they are taking the Bumbling reporter who is the perfect hero archetype ad cranking it up to 11

    “Look at that new guy Forak/New Atlas! Why can’t you be more like him?”

  31. me

    I like how this is exactly what happened to Tyler. Pretty soon, everyone is going to think Zero is absolutely amazing and super cool, and Forak is going to be really obvious about who he actually is. No one will even consider that they’re the same. I look forward to see if 84 figures out the whole Tyler/Moon Shadow thing because of this.

  32. the Nerdytimes

    So Zero can be not a single person, but an identity?
    Somehow, I find myself thinking of Code Geass.

  33. Ed Rhodes

    I’m wishing for a PS238 animated film, (direct to video probably) with Robert Downey Jr. as the Revenant.

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