It’s always really fun to see the drone take on new personalities. Sweetheart’s, what, the fourth person to inhabit that thing? Violet Bee’s flirty angle, Nick’s disheveled grumpery, the water cooler’s carefree dedication to service, and now Sweetheart’s mom chic? …Tempted to do fanart of various characters as the violet-drone.
I think it’s fairly likely that “Violet Bee” was always Mr. Green even in her first appearance. The way she acted with Tip in St. Charlie, where we know it was Mr. Green, strongly suggests that it was the same person operating her as last time. For the most part she acted differently, because it was a very different mission, but she seemed genuinely irked by when Tip rejected her, which wouldn’t make sense if it was a different operator.
I am honestly amazed at how many have inhabited this drone now, and each time it is still uniquely different, despite being the same. The drone needs it’s own character entry with a gallery of who’s who.
Shaenon’s a wiz with body language. It’s like the time in Narbonic where there were three identical versions of Dave going around and you could still tell who was in which.
I’ve thumbs! In your face, fool!
Now I’m grasping objects!
My thumbs are, my thu-umbs are
Op-po-o-sable!
Cans I can open!
Now I am in-vin-ci-ble!
With thumbs, these cans I open …
With thumbs, these cans I open …
With thumbs, these cans I open!
Cripes, I’m good!
I imagine the Pat Benatar song “invincible” would have been over the top?
I could see her infiltrating the Institute to that song (Invincible) now that I’ve read the lyrics. Runners up would probably be the ‘Get Smart’ theme or something else suitably goofy.
Wasn’t that just Nick? Mr. Green seemed pretty happy being Violet Bee, and Bubbles doesn’t seem to have a problem with her body either. She’s lending it to them because they need it, not giving up being “human”.
@Sweetheart: I felt the same way the first time I realized what I could do in human form, nyao. Ain’t it great?
“Animals came from miles around,
So tired of walking so close to the ground.
They needed a change, that’s what they said;
Life is better walking on two legs!”
–Oingo Boingo, No Spill Blood
Elfman took the words right out of my mouth, nyao! Life really IS better on two legs!
That couldn’t be mistaken for anyone but Sweetheart. She’s got the determined look, the barely contained rage coming out in her posture, and as someone already pointed out, her hair done up in a spitz tail.
I love that the drone’s hair is done-up like Sweetheart’s tail. 😀
I know! It’s great.
Look upon my thumbs and temble, world!
Temble is a meme.
….I think she can pull it off.
I knew it! To my dog, I’m nothing but a food dispenser with car keys and opposable thumbs.
No, that’s how us kitties see you two-leggers, nyao. Dogs also see you as someone to pet them and lay in the lap of as well…
My kitty couldn’t care less that I have car keys, but she certainly expects me to pet her and to provide my lap for her relaxation as well.
The question is, can she eat it?
Good question. I was wondering how fast her tail would be thumping if Sweetheart was still in her own body.
She seems to have the mad scientist laugh down quite well, actually. I love her serious expression in the first two panels.
Yeah, good for you Sweetheart, but what are you going to *do* with an opened can of dog food? We all remember Nick’s coffee shop incidents.
She could carry it over to her canine body and reawaken in it.
Remember, Sweetheart doesn’t eat dog food, Unity is the one who does.
Who said it was dog food?
Ellmann’s own?
It’s always really fun to see the drone take on new personalities. Sweetheart’s, what, the fourth person to inhabit that thing? Violet Bee’s flirty angle, Nick’s disheveled grumpery, the water cooler’s carefree dedication to service, and now Sweetheart’s mom chic? …Tempted to do fanart of various characters as the violet-drone.
Don’t forget Mr. Green, and Princess Whimsey.
I think it’s fairly likely that “Violet Bee” was always Mr. Green even in her first appearance. The way she acted with Tip in St. Charlie, where we know it was Mr. Green, strongly suggests that it was the same person operating her as last time. For the most part she acted differently, because it was a very different mission, but she seemed genuinely irked by when Tip rejected her, which wouldn’t make sense if it was a different operator.
Will she go totally crazy with power and _hold_ her coffee instead of tipping it over? Tune in tomorrow.
Wait until she starts chasing cars.
Taxi, follow that car!
“It keeps them on their toes.”
I am honestly amazed at how many have inhabited this drone now, and each time it is still uniquely different, despite being the same. The drone needs it’s own character entry with a gallery of who’s who.
I’m reminded of a Restaurant at the end of the Universe quote –
“The People – The Things….”
“The Things are people too”
“The People – The Other People…..”
We need a wallpaper with all the different incarnations; maybe even with all the main cast giving her a try!
Mustachio would be hilarious.
Shaenon’s a wiz with body language. It’s like the time in Narbonic where there were three identical versions of Dave going around and you could still tell who was in which.
LOVING the doggytail hair <3
Oh God, I could laugh at this all day!
we all should have seen this coming.
(TUNE: “O Come, All Ye Faithful”)
I’ve thumbs! In your face, fool!
Now I’m grasping objects!
My thumbs are, my thu-umbs are
Op-po-o-sable!
Cans I can open!
Now I am in-vin-ci-ble!
With thumbs, these cans I open …
With thumbs, these cans I open …
With thumbs, these cans I open!
Cripes, I’m good!
I imagine the Pat Benatar song “invincible” would have been over the top?
I could see her infiltrating the Institute to that song (Invincible) now that I’ve read the lyrics. Runners up would probably be the ‘Get Smart’ theme or something else suitably goofy.
Thumbs. What would we do without them?
“I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman!”
Welp, now she’s unstoppable. Where will this madness end?!?
Are we sure she’s acting here?
A sad thought occurs; wouldn’t this spy operation give the enemy a chance to reclaim the Drone. Bubbles needs it! 🙁
So far everyone who has tried the drone has decided it didn’t mesh with who they were. I suspect we’re seeing a sophisticated metaphor.
Wasn’t that just Nick? Mr. Green seemed pretty happy being Violet Bee, and Bubbles doesn’t seem to have a problem with her body either. She’s lending it to them because they need it, not giving up being “human”.
The song from “The Avengers Age of Ultron”, “I’ve Got No Strings”
seems very fitting now!
You mean the song from Pinocchio?
I wonder if she’ll give the drone back when the operation is over now that she’s got a taste for thumbs.
The hair and the sweater are just so Sweetheart’s style 😀
@Ron Armstrong: “I’ve got no strings” is originally from Disney’s (somewhat creepy) classic, “Pinocchio”. And you’re right, it does seem fitting.
To the tune of “I’ve got no strings” from Disney’s Pinochio
Now I’ve got thumbs,
On this body,
And I will laugh, so evilly,
I’ll use thumbs, to open cans,
Just because now I can.
Hell yes!
Thumbs are the best,
Nothing will be stopping me,
Now the whole worlds mine,
Thumbs make conquest so easy.
Now I’ve got thumbs,
On this here drone,
Now I can throw, myself a bone,
I’ll scritch and scratch, my own belly,
‘Cause I’ve got thumbs on me.
I just noticed the thmp thmp thmp of the walk echoes the end of the last strip!
@Sweetheart: I felt the same way the first time I realized what I could do in human form, nyao. Ain’t it great?
“Animals came from miles around,
So tired of walking so close to the ground.
They needed a change, that’s what they said;
Life is better walking on two legs!”
–Oingo Boingo, No Spill Blood
Elfman took the words right out of my mouth, nyao! Life really IS better on two legs!
That couldn’t be mistaken for anyone but Sweetheart. She’s got the determined look, the barely contained rage coming out in her posture, and as someone already pointed out, her hair done up in a spitz tail.
And the fixation with the trivial, and the completely out of whack sense of priorities.
The big puffy sweater really completes the “Sweetheart” look.