Courtney:
Yar har fiddle-dee-dee, being a pirate is NOT ALRIGHT WITH ME
Guys I keep forgetting to mention this, but I totally made a tumblr for The Fourth, if you’re into seeing extra doodles and fan art and notices of updates and stuff, without it being punctuated by Wander Over Yonder or Pokémon or whatever’s on my personal blog.
I’m also so pleased that my browser auto-corrects Pokémon to put the accent. Internet Explorer isn’t totally horrible after all! (Not to mention that Chrome has been glitching when I try to upload things which is why I’m using IE in the first place…)
I really like how the pirate mage is a Lurkin rather than a Flish or a Salamandrian.
FIGHT THE AQUATIC POWER!
Yeah. It was before the War so salamandrians weren’t necessarily associated with being pirates.
…Not to mention that they and flish rarely have the ability to use magic.
I don’t think he’d want to hang around another pink-haired girl who liked pirates.
YAR HAR FIDDLE DEE DEE, BEING A PIRATE IS ALL RIGHT TO BE
DO WHAT YOU WANT ‘CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE, YOU ARE A PIRATE
I love that song. Especially that the girl and her creepy pirate friend have such low standards for being a pirate.
“If you like to sail the sea, you are a pirate!”
ALSO I used that song as evidence in a paper I once wrote about how and why pirates have come to be seen as appealing to children. Mainly because they have become a set of symbols associated with seafaring, adventure and looking for hidden secrets, rather than… y’know. Crime. Stealing. Killing people.
I cited video games in that paper too! What a magical time.
I just love the series the song comes from in general. It’s so wacky that I’d have to be normal to not like it. And normalcy is not a thing I will tolerate!
Citing video games and children shows for papers? That is great. I wish I could do that for mine. But my professors want “serious” sources, so none of that stuff. XP
EMBRACE THE PIRATE SPIRIT, SCARVY. I MEAN THAT IS THE PERFECT PIRATE NICKNAME.
It really is, not to mention he’s a shark man?! He’s just running away from destiny at this point.
To be fair running away from destiny is the point of his entire adventure right now.
You’re right! Except… he’s kinda running away and kind of facing it head-on and trying to give it the smack-down.
Hahaha, Skarva’s pessimism is one of my favorite things about this comic. And his sarcasm. it reminds me of myself when I come up with the perfect comment three hours after the prime opportunity.
I just love the art! Amazing, amazing work! I love this arc. AR MATEYS, PIRATE TALK AND SKARVA BEING UNHAPPY
I think he normally is, though, so hey. Cyril just gets funnier and funnier.
Everyone seems to like Skarvs being unhappy so much. Poor guy. (Well… he brings it on himself to a large degree)
I’ve had to challenge myself a lot this arc; drawing ships is out of my comfort zone. But I love drawing piratey trope stuff and I think I’ve grown a lot since the beginning of the summer.
This reminds me of Mirage Island. Hmmmmm (Skaerva used Rage. It’s not very effective!)
It simply takes the right party member to make it appear. If none of these guys will do it, Skarvs will have to go back and fetch some minions.
(…Also I had to look up what Mirage Island was because I never had a GBA and thus never played R/S or D/P… that island is ludicrous and would drive me insane)
Goldgills looks so cheerful in the second panel it makes me cheerful!
I know! His big eyes!! He’s like a little kid because he’s heard this story all his life …
Oh gods, do I need to draw freaking tadpole Goldgills now. Did you know a baby salamander is called a nymph?
Yes and yes.
Goldy looks so happy!
…and I’m /pretty/ sure stealing a boat makes you a pirate, Skaervs. At least a semi-pirate.
…Why is all of this reminding me of the Keelhaul Key chapter in Thousand Year Door?
I dunno, they’re only going to retrieve one of several mystical ancient artifacts that unlock some kind of door/portal from a pirate island. They also by necessity had to drag along some annoying guy who likes to sing.
I love Paper Mario, but didn’t do any of that consciously…
So, either the island is Invisible, or it SANK.
My money is on magic sinking island.
The pirate’s money was on a magic (sinking?) island too! Sucks for him!
Goldgills got real lit up by that, I mean look at the shine in his eyes!
Yeaaaaaaaaah I totally want to see Skearva get in an epic magic battle with an undead zombie mage pirate!
YES!!! Please, oh please oh PLEASE make this happen! If only for a single picture…
Com on, Skaervs. Just be a pirate for a little while. You can go back to being an overlord when you’re done.
OoOoh I foresee an epic quest in the near future. Cool!