Hm, I was thinking Gryffindor, based on his rescuing skills and his reaction to Dr. Lee calling him the bravest man she knew.
I could also see Hufflepuff, since he took the job to help non-humans who didn’t have many other options.
I typically draw a distinction between geek knowledge and Ravenclaw-style wisdom, but I suppose you could fit those together.
Not really seeing Slytherin though- besides his relationship with Dr. Lee, his only ambition seems to be helping other people, which I think would reroute to one of the above.
‘Course, that’s all based on my perceptions of the qualities the houses are based on.
The hat would struggle to place Nick:
‘Said Gryffindor, “We’ll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name.”
Said Hufflepuff, “I’ll teach the lot
And treat them just the same.”‘
Nick has brave deeds to his name, AND treats everyone just the same (with insults).
Towering Barbarian Johnson is right! Ravenclaw. Can’t recall the poem, but they are both brave and intelligent – a nice balance between Slytherin and Gryffindor. I can’t recall Nick rushing blindly into a risky situation. He goes in having already assessed what needs to be done for a smooth, Murphy’s Law-free, rescue.
By the time it got to “Seal them in…”, any confusion was gone for me. And since I read very quickly, it was at a pace that by the time I finished the bubble, I’d forgotten there was ever any confusion till you mentioned the possibility again. (I may be distracti- SQUIRREL!)
…Huh. The “heroes” appear to believe that Anasigma is some sort of… okay, A-Sig really are totally supervillains, but believe that they’re *criminals* rather than an authorized government organization? The hell?
I dunno, the difference between “criminals” and “authorized government organization” can be a bit fuzzy in real life. Anasigma seems to have solidly merged them both together to bring you an improved evil government organization experience.
Evil Corporations were pretty much a staple villain for superhero comics back in the 1970s and 80s and I seem to recall that John Byrne put Lex Luthor at the head of one during his “reboot” of Superman. I also seem to vaguely recall when clashing with government agencies was an occasional thing as well though that seemed more Marvel then DC. So if Red Knight is of that tradition then it makes sense he would want to drop Anasigma on sight.
Nothing more entertaining than watching one’s pawns fight amongst themselves without even realizing their supposed to be on the same side, eh? You make an excellent point, that sounds exactly like what the head an Evil Secret Government would do.
I have been seeing other places where the word balloon tail is inverted (the outline points into the balloon) to denote someone off panel. Seemed weird the first few times, now it make so much sense.
Okay, the Knight is probably going to complain to the union after this. The question is, given his reputation, will this lead to a punishment or a commendation for Nick?
A-sig will probably pay for a month’s WoW access just for rescuing one of their top (non-mad) scientists, so there will be that.
Yeah, Nick’s clearly a Slytherin.
(Seriously though I reread this 3 times because this is Nick distilled and I love it)
I dunno. He seemed more the Ravenclaw type to me. >_>
Hm, I was thinking Gryffindor, based on his rescuing skills and his reaction to Dr. Lee calling him the bravest man she knew.
I could also see Hufflepuff, since he took the job to help non-humans who didn’t have many other options.
I typically draw a distinction between geek knowledge and Ravenclaw-style wisdom, but I suppose you could fit those together.
Not really seeing Slytherin though- besides his relationship with Dr. Lee, his only ambition seems to be helping other people, which I think would reroute to one of the above.
‘Course, that’s all based on my perceptions of the qualities the houses are based on.
The hat would struggle to place Nick:
‘Said Gryffindor, “We’ll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name.”
Said Hufflepuff, “I’ll teach the lot
And treat them just the same.”‘
Nick has brave deeds to his name, AND treats everyone just the same (with insults).
Towering Barbarian Johnson is right! Ravenclaw. Can’t recall the poem, but they are both brave and intelligent – a nice balance between Slytherin and Gryffindor. I can’t recall Nick rushing blindly into a risky situation. He goes in having already assessed what needs to be done for a smooth, Murphy’s Law-free, rescue.
With a tangle of cobras inside him, now more than ever!
Nick has gone up ever higher in my book!
He’s a helicopter. Being up high is kind of the point.
Next time, try to specify whose team
No Hufflepuff he.
Ever the Clownclonker.
But, Red Knight! Nick *did* give you Teamwork! Not his fault that you guessed wrong as to who’s team he would be on. =^_^=
Always an important consideration, that
is it just me, or did the “teamwork time” word balloon look like it was coming from Virginia?
By the time it got to “Seal them in…”, any confusion was gone for me. And since I read very quickly, it was at a pace that by the time I finished the bubble, I’d forgotten there was ever any confusion till you mentioned the possibility again. (I may be distracti- SQUIRREL!)
…Huh. The “heroes” appear to believe that Anasigma is some sort of… okay, A-Sig really are totally supervillains, but believe that they’re *criminals* rather than an authorized government organization? The hell?
RK is a little… overzealous.
Technically they’re independent contractors with agents inside the government.
I dunno, the difference between “criminals” and “authorized government organization” can be a bit fuzzy in real life. Anasigma seems to have solidly merged them both together to bring you an improved evil government organization experience.
Evil Corporations were pretty much a staple villain for superhero comics back in the 1970s and 80s and I seem to recall that John Byrne put Lex Luthor at the head of one during his “reboot” of Superman. I also seem to vaguely recall when clashing with government agencies was an occasional thing as well though that seemed more Marvel then DC. So if Red Knight is of that tradition then it makes sense he would want to drop Anasigma on sight.
Aren’t these federally licensed superheroes? They’re really both on the government team. (But see my other comment).
Left hand of the Evil Secret Government doesn’t know what the right hand of the Evil Secret Government is doing. And they like it that way.
Nothing more entertaining than watching one’s pawns fight amongst themselves without even realizing their supposed to be on the same side, eh? You make an excellent point, that sounds exactly like what the head an Evil Secret Government would do.
When he called “Teamwork time,” he forgot to capitalize “Time.” No doubt it makes a difference.
To paraphrase Buckaroo Banzai:
“Not my team, tin can boy!”
The way the tail on the word balloon is situated, it looks like Dr. Lee called Tearmwork Time, actually.
I have been seeing other places where the word balloon tail is inverted (the outline points into the balloon) to denote someone off panel. Seemed weird the first few times, now it make so much sense.
Okay, the Knight is probably going to complain to the union after this. The question is, given his reputation, will this lead to a punishment or a commendation for Nick?
A-sig will probably pay for a month’s WoW access just for rescuing one of their top (non-mad) scientists, so there will be that.