Penny Arcade - Comic - Escape Velocity

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Penny Arcade - Comic - Escape Velocity

Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

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Anon von Zilch

For those not in the know, Kill Team is some Warhammer 40k nonsense. Gabe's response is reasonable and correct.

Lucascraft

Given that Gabe has fallen down the proverbial rabbit hole with regard to obsessing over Gunpla models, I'm not so sure he's got any sort of leg to stand on here.

V1m

Maybe Tycho should have talked about those

Bropocalypse

That ejector seat probably sees a lot of use

zepherin

God what I wouldn't give for an ejector seat when my in laws are visiting.

dennis

Or at holiday family events.

Anon von Zilch

Lucascraft wrote: »

Given that Gabe has fallen down the proverbial rabbit hole with regard to obsessing over Gunpla models, I'm not so sure he's got any sort of leg to stand on here.

The difference is that Gunpla are cool and obsessing over them is inherently noble and righteous. Same goes for his latest obsession, Digimon.

ironhead

Anon von Zilch wrote: »

Lucascraft wrote: »

Given that Gabe has fallen down the proverbial rabbit hole with regard to obsessing over Gunpla models, I'm not so sure he's got any sort of leg to stand on here.

The difference is that Gunpla are cool and obsessing over them is inherently noble and righteous. Same goes for his latest obsession, Digimon.

Chad: My awesome obsessions.
Virgin: Your lame obsessions.

Bropocalypse

What if. Kill Team, but played with gunpla models

zepherin

dennis wrote: »

Or at holiday family events.

Thanksgiving would have a race to get to the ejection seat in every household.

Thawmus

I love that he has a seatbelt and helmet. Because god forbid he falls off his couch cushion once he's in the lower atmosphere. Safety first!

H3Knuckles

Lucascraft wrote: »

Given that Gabe has fallen down the proverbial rabbit hole with regard to obsessing over Gunpla models, I'm not so sure he's got any sort of leg to stand on here.

The difference for Gabe (the character) is that he doesn't like math in games, unless it's something that gets his kids learning math (see the comic where Gabe Jr is learning MTG). They did a comic where he said what he loved about Gunpla is that it scratched the art-hobby itch miniature games did, without the gameplay he didn't enjoy.

For the record, I think both are cool.

Moridin889

Bropocalypse wrote: »

What if. Kill Team, but played with gunpla models

Those are in 40k. They are called Tau

Ringo

Moridin889 wrote: »

Bropocalypse wrote: »

What if. Kill Team, but played with gunpla models

Those are in 40k. They are called Tau

This can't be true. Off the top of my head people have told me 40k has Space Nazis, Zerg, Space Nazi Elves, Illithids from the Chaos Dimension, and Space Kobolds

I feel like I would've remembered Anime Robot Fighters. (Those are in RIFTS)

Bropocalypse

Ringo wrote: »

Moridin889 wrote: »

Bropocalypse wrote: »

What if. Kill Team, but played with gunpla models

Those are in 40k. They are called Tau

This can't be true. Off the top of my head people have told me 40k has Space Nazis, Zerg, Space Nazi Elves, Illithids from the Chaos Dimension, and Space Kobolds

I feel like I would've remembered Anime Robot Fighters. (Those are in RIFTS)

Well, that's because the Tau robots aren't very cool looking, so it's sorta whatever

H3Knuckles

Tau Battlesuits are less like Gundam and more like the mini-mecha in Exosquad or a Masamune Shirow series like Appleseed. They also have more traditionally-sized mecha, but those retain the same aesthetics as the battlesuits.