503 | Pirate vs. Ninja

503 | Pirate vs. Ninja

November 21, 2010 | 11:30 pm, by Pascalle Lepas

[the artist has fallen asleep at her computer. please accept this humble offering of webcomic, which she slaved over a hot cintiq to deliver unto you.]

[also, she has a doodle blog. Where you aware? She always forgets to mention it.]



Comments

  • TalonofElysia

    This should be an interesting fight.

    You can almost see the insanity in Naveed's eyes in the 5th panel.

  • Wingnut

    If Reona could speak right now I think she might say something like “Hey, did everyone forget that I'm still falling to my doom here?”.

  • Sunphoenix_72

    I don't know..I think I like seeing the pretty redhead…on her back… :)

  • Lenvoran

    I'm not sure that Naveed is subtle enough to be a ninja… Though it wouldn't suprise me to see her playing a game of Kadoosh.

  • Cromell

    Cutlass vs katana… gonna be tough :). Can't wait to see the rest of the duel!

  • Saw a card game in a specialty game shop that reminded me of Naveed.

    It was called S.P.A.N.C.:Space Pirate Amazon Ninja Catgirls.

    I am VERY tempted to get it next time I'm there.

  • G@tor

    Almost?! If those eyes get any wider she might as well have the word “psychopath” tattooed on her forehead. That said, are we going to get to see some strategically placed cuts in their clothing? Maybe something to the tune of a “catfight wallpaper”?

  • TalonofElysia

    I'm tempted just by the acronym. :P

  • Zepher

    -sings to self- holly's getting a haaaiiiirrrcuut holly's getting a haaaiiiirrrcuut. in all seriousness, i'm questioning how that sword works; it can cut through a super-advanced robot laser arm in one swing, but not through a pirate cutlass? naveed is totally holding back.

  • SpringLoaded12

    Who's gonna stop her from drowning?

  • SpringLoaded12

    Who's gonna stop her from drowning?

  • Netsurf

    we need robot! then we can answer that all important question: who wins in a match of pirate.vs.ninja.vs.robot :D

  • Netsurf

    we need robot! then we can answer that all important question: who wins in a match of pirate.vs.ninja.vs.robot :D

  • RickRussellTX

    If she's really a pirate, she's got a blaster pistol tucked into her pants that nobody found.

    It's tucked in… really… good?

  • Before Gunner's plan went in to motion, Naveed was working as an assassin for the GEF. She would be sent to kill opposing leaders to assist in GEF takeovers.

  • Reona's arm was probably made from a lightweight metal like aluminum.

  • Catfight wallpaper? I'm so there!!

  • Kingofthecookie

    Dang, Reona is probably going to live through this. I always feel horrible when I sort of don't want characters to live.

    As for the sword fight, I'd be pretty disappointed if Naveed didn't kick butt (unless she's holding back for whatever reason- enjoyment I suppose) considering all we've seen her do.

  • Yeah, but we haven't really seen what Holly can do.

    “Never underestimate someone you don't know.”
    (cleaned up and paraphrased)

    ;)

  • Tresk

    I like the your confidence that you don't actaully need to know what her arm is made of, its almost refreshing to not worry about it. (its just a show, I should really just relax)

  • Kingofthecookie

    True. I didn't say everything I suppose. I'm not expecting Holly to roll over and die for Naveed. I've just thought Holly was relatively young (I think I remember something where her age is brought up) and thus Naveed should kick butt by that thought process.

    If I am wrong about Holly's age, then of course, everything I've said is null.

  • well, do we know anything about Naveed's age?

  • There is all kinds of helpful information about the cast, including their ages, on the cast page. :)

  • I'm surprised no one has pointed out that she doesn't exactly appear to be falling through water anymore. :p

  • Her arm is made from a lightweight Sticklanium. It is sometimes susceptible to sword strikes while other times holding up against extreme pressures. It is as unpredictable a material as the race it is named after.

  • Balthazar

    Naveed may have been a Ninja, but no longer. A Ninja's sorce of strength comes from their control. Control of themselves first, and from that, control of their suroundings. Without that, they are nothing more then a someone who knows how to use a sword. A pirates strength comes from the intensity of their feelings, usualy anger. It gives them the drive and focus to ignore pain and fatiuge, to overcome it and with it, their opponants. A pirate is basicly a Viking Berserker with better weapons and less armour. Naveed is very proficient with a sword, but is unused to fighting emotionaly. Holly is a wild card, We have no idea of what she is capable of (yet). Looks to be one heck of a fight.

  • A ninja's strength comes from being able to sneak into somewhere and kill something. They were just assassins, and typically didn't even use big katanas or other long-swords. Naveed isn't really a perfect ninja in that sense, but she was used by the GEF as a covert assassin, so she gets to be called a ninja on a technicality. : P

  • Zepher

    it sure is unpredictable D: it blocked that same sword in 318c :O

    … i don't get it.

  • That was a different sword, something more like a broadsword, and Zap destroyed it during that fight.

    This is a new sword, a katana, which are sharper than broadswords.

  • Kingofthecookie

    Well there we go. I was wrong. I did think Holly was younger. That said, I'm still thinking Naveed would win. As a major assassin, and rather unconventional in that she actually fights people instead of the ninja sort of assassin way, I think she's better. Though I do feel now that Holly has a better chance. She's could have been in more sword fights, and I'm not going to call B.S if Holly does win.

  • Balthalar

    Works for me…

    I'm just looking forward to the fight scene. :)

  • Zepher

    ahh, didnt realize that. ma bad :X

    never remembered that part, just the epic block xD

  • Trigger

    If this were a real fight, Holly would already be dead. An overhead strike is pretty easy to deflect (because you would deflect it, not bash it into the other person's sword as depicted here), and it sets you up perfectly for a downward strike to the head or neck.

    On the other hand, maybe Holly is just -really fast-

    Granted this is a “cinematic” fight and not subject to regular rules of swordfighting. A normal sword fight is over within 3-4 seconds. 15 seconds is actually a long time to be swordfighting.

  • KryptonAngel

    Ooh, ooh, I noticed!!!!! PLZ let Zap have subconciously teleported her to his aid or something along those liness!!!

  • KryptonAngel

    What does it really matter so long as you come up with a clever page title? Calling Naveed a ninja is mainly to play off of the whole ninja vs pirate thing that I don't wholy understand. If someone would care to explain it to me, I would be VERY grateful. :)

  • KryptonAngel

    Aha! The answer to the ninja vs pirate debate over this page! Naveed has a ninja sword: a katana and Holly has a pirate sword: a cutlass. It's that simple!

  • Timat23

    Yes Holly, by all means pick up the sword and attack an obviously homicidal cat, I'm sure this will end well for you.

  • That's easy to answer: Robots never fight when they can run away! ;รพ

  • anonymous

    lolwut? Naveed’s last sword couldn’t cut through Reona’s arm, this one can, and it’s stopped by a two-bit pirate’s blade? Are you kidding me?

  • anonymous

    lolwut? Naveed’s last sword couldn’t cut through Reona’s arm, this one can, and it’s stopped by a two-bit pirate’s blade? Are you kidding me?

  • anonymous

    lolwut? Naveed’s last sword couldn’t cut through Reona’s arm, this one can, and it’s stopped by a two-bit pirate’s blade? Are you kidding me?

  • Marduk

    Think she’s in a psychic bubbles. Aquarians to the rescue!

  • Negatron

    The answer to your answer: a katana is a samurai sword, the ninja employed a whole array of weapons, but there’s no single one that can be described as a “ninja sword” (popular culture did invent the so-called ninja-to, but there is no historical proof that it ever existed outside of hollywood film studios)

  • Negatron

    What is this I don’t even…

    Seriously, “source of strength”? A pirate’s strength came from the desire to appropriate other peoples belongings. I understand the need to romanticise a little, but the fact is, pirates were just glorified thieves, robbers and murderers. And as for ninja, they were glorified thieves, spies and murderers. When you think about it, there really isn’t all that much of a difference.

  • Negatron

    Where exactly does it show that Holly performed an overhead strike? The answer: nowhere. All we get is the build-up and the aftermath, the attack itself happens off-screen.

  • If memory serves it is rather badly drawn.

  • If they can clang their swords at that angle (or lack thereof), then neither of them is pushing their sword forward (i.e. towards the other participant). One wonders what they are trying to achieve at all… besides perhaps 80s cartoon style sword-fighting… where the purpose is to hit the other person’s sword (then shoot lasers and tie defeated opponents up with rope).

  • If memory serves, it’s drawn by Phil Foglio. Of Girl Genius. It is very beautifully drawn.

  • Are you sure? … Maybe I’m getting it mixed up in my memory with the drawings from the Munchkin CCG. I kinda dislike over-caricatured drawings.

    … And just how many pies do Phil Foglio and co have their fingers in?

  • Well… whaddayaknow… It IS Foglio …

    … AND it is also over-caricatured, so I don’t like it. BUT it isn’t quite as bad as Munchkin. But then I guess comedic CCGs aren’t going to have the same sort of art style as MTG, are they?

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