MT Issue 35: Page 10
Author_Ninja on June 7, 2010
Before anyone asks, yes, Tara is speaking in a very adult manner for this. She is a child, but she's basically borrowing Mika's brain, and she's a surprisingly sharp cookie. She just doesn't applying herself most times. That doesn't really explain all the poetic speech she's using, but this is exposition I originally meant for Nariko to talk about during the summer, but it will help set-up the next story. It's a bit of a round about way to explain it, but it introduces the Kappa, who will be a new Yakuza clan soon, as well as Tengu.
But…believe me, this is ESSENTIAL to the story, and will reveal a lot about certain character's motivations, abilities, and backstory.
And don't worry, in the next story arc, Sid will be returning. Be patient, it will be Awwwwesome.
nalydw at 3:28PM, July 31, 2010
Sorry, don't know why it posted twice :(
nalydw at 12:12AM, July 31, 2010
Ok, first to Anonymous: "ROFL is that a Firefox" Kitsunes where said to have "mouths or tails that generate fire or lightning (known as kitsune-bi; literally, fox-fire)" and in popular culture fire and illusions have kind of become the kitsunes trade mark. I'm pretty sure that's where "Firefox" comes from. . . (and I don't think FF has those arrows on the cheek, or more than 1 tail. . .) I could be wrong and that might have been the authors little joke, but I just wanted to clarify. More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune moving on then. . . 2. Bengal made a pretty flower! :P Muahahah! 3. The tanuki + head band = Veeeery iiinnnteresting. . . *winkwink*
nalydw at 12:11AM, July 31, 2010
Ok, first to Anonymous: "ROFL is that a Firefox" Kitsunes where said to have "mouths or tails that generate fire or lightning (known as kitsune-bi; literally, fox-fire)" and in popular culture fire and illusions have kind of become the kitsunes trade mark. I'm pretty sure that's where "Firefox" comes from. . . (and I don't think FF has those arrows on the cheek, or more than 1 tail. . .) I could be wrong and that might have been the authors little joke, but I just wanted to clarify. More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune moving on then. . . 2. Bengal made a pretty flower! :P Muahahah! 3. The tanuki + head band = Veeeery iiinnnteresting. . . *winkwink*
Author_Ninja at 4:14PM, June 9, 2010
I'm loving this. I don't mind Charby, but I love that I'm ahead of Cru.
Itzal at 4:03PM, June 9, 2010
heh heh heh oh hey I just noticed you on the fron page of topweb and it's been over a week since the reset... congrats
Author_Ninja at 2:00PM, June 9, 2010
Oh, Ninja turtles. I gotch.... Oh, Holy crap! I was thinking Koopa and Bowser and stuff. Hell, there's no reason why there shouldn't be a bunch of ninja Kappa goons. Damn! Didn't even think of that. Maybe they're a water clan of ninja ala Naruto. Oooh! This requires some restructuring....
Itzal at 1:47PM, June 9, 2010
so no heroes in a half shell?
Author_Ninja at 12:52PM, June 9, 2010
@ Auragongal: I was thinking of making the Kappa as leaders of the black market and treasure scavengers of the deep sea. Still, Kappa are river spirits... I also had an idea about a Mob Circus. A creepy one. It's a spirit fez. Yes.
anonymous at 8:35AM, June 9, 2010
ROFL is that a Firefox
Auragongal at 7:22AM, June 9, 2010
if the kappa clan are ninjas, my Brother would have a conniption. and has Bengal always had that fez?
Author_Ninja at 3:37AM, June 9, 2010
@NeoDarklight: Kinda. It's the creation story for this world with some sort of retconned (Is that the right word?) history. I won't change much, but this story is like... Well, think of the Disney Movie Mulan. Mulan is a real figure from History. She has a real background story. Then Disney comes around and says 'Oh, this is a great character! Let's change her up to make her more of a fainting lily romantic character instead of a badass to make her more marketable to girls. THIS is like the real history of the Princess and Warrior, where the flashback Mika had in the wedding story arc was more of her memories mixed in with what her imagination conjured up from the story her father used to read her (Disney version).
Mr Kaos at 2:39AM, June 9, 2010
Oh i like it. wish i would give 10 for this. :)
Mister Michael at 1:05AM, June 9, 2010
I actually think the first Dragon princess was Nariko. She seems older than Mika and more experienced.
Kaeoz Crimson at 10:54PM, June 8, 2010
And here we see Sid's first ancestor. As you can see, before the invention of alcohol, his bloodline was nowhere near as nice as the Burns of today. Lol, I could just picture that guy in panel three yelling "CAPTAIN CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVEMAAAAAAAAAAN!!!
LuchaCoffee at 10:00PM, June 8, 2010
could that mean we might encounter some Thugs in a Half-Shell?
DJLink at 9:42PM, June 8, 2010
/gasp Kappa!?!? A possible turtle(ish) gang!?!?!:D
NeoDarklight at 9:30PM, June 8, 2010
Okay, is this another origin story? Because, Mika now seems to have at least three of them with this one.