wow, I never thought I would be so happy to Ferial look dead (panel 3).
I guess the shared conscious idea was right, the other two know of Reulard, and he was created two comics ago, also I'm guessing they're talking about the seventh member of the Cavalcade; of course know Jim he'll probably throw me for a loop.
I hope Reulard left some spy ware/spam/virus in Ferial's head before he was finished, but that doesn't seem likely because of the shared consciousness. I mean the other 2 would have detected something was wrong if he had.
Hm… seemingly shared real-time knowledge, and a well-buffered plan. I'm curious to see what Ferial has in mind for the Cavalcade. RC is certainly in for a rough time, whatever it is.
I'm wondering if maybe Ferial doesn't realize that perhaps Reulard did exactly what it intended to do, rather than overestimating…
But what if the other Ferials are more powerful, the real ringleaders? What if Ferial was just a pawn!!!! Oh, man that line of thinking makes my head hurt! People more powerful, older and more patient and in control than Ferial… the implications are potentially gigantic!
As satisfying as it is that Ferial was put in his place by Reulard, I knew it wouldn't set him back too much. And as someone else said, the seventh most likely refers to the Cavalcade, as Jim said before the Cavalcade is the key.
Hey, did anyone notice that there was a lot of correlation between our comments on the last two comics and what happened here? It seems that there is some sort of telepathy between them and we mentioned the triumvirate several times in the last comic and BAM! Here they are! Just what I noticed anyway…
whatever you say jim, back at the virus i mentioned rulebook, we saw him next episode.
last time there was the triuminvate, look whose here now! so I therefor predict we will see eitheer Ferial, RC, viper, ruelard, Mercyhoard, the virus; Jim (definetly) and at least one more of the above
get out of that one Jim
Considering the fact that you read most (if not all) of our comments, there is no way that of all our comments could have no effect on your scripts what so ever.
I know I was a strong advocate for the telepathy, but… wait never mind. I was going to say he knew that that place was there and therefore reulard, but he didn't become reulard till the comic before last. Back to telepathy then =]
only a fuel rod? Jim if you mean "love" as in "take to him with the business end of a Halcyon class cruiser", then everyone loves him, though they'd get crushed from holdng the cruiser
Well, without having to crush yourself to kill Ferial…we could take to him with the business ends of 50 MAC Guns….that should weaken his shields a little bit. lol
only a fuel rod? Jim if you mean "love" as in "take to him with the business end of a Halcyon class cruiser", then everyone loves him, though they'd get crushed from holdng the cruiser ah people getting crushed… hang onthat would crush Ferial… Yay!
only a fuel rod? Jim if you mean "love" as in "take to him with the business end of a Halcyon class cruiser", then everyone loves him, though they'd get crushed from holdng the cruiser ah people getting crushed… hang on that would crush Ferial… Yay!
This comic seems to point to the fact that Ferial has been helping RC find the Calvacade from behind the scenes. It seems that by doing so they are furthering their own cause. The real question is how does Ferial think they can control the Calvacade once they are all joined? Could they be hoping that the Calvacade will find Eternal Refuge for themselves so they can leave RC's head and act independently, then jump in and take it?
That's a good theory, in my opinion. I never thought about it before, but why would the Cavalcade want to stay in RC's head forever? Of course they need an out, and Eternal Refuge would be perfect for them
but also perfect for Ferial, I can just imagine it and now in the final of the Eternal Refuge wrestling cup, in the red corner we have the Holy triuminvate of Ferial, and in the yellow corner we have the defending champion(s); the 6 calvacade!!!!!, Now let the match begin!!!!!
I was under the impression that Eternal Refuge was another of the Cavalcade rather than an actual place, a refuge….maybe its because most of them have names like tha. Id enjoy it if one of the triumvirate stepped on a trip mine at some point…hehe…especially if it happens when they get to Eternal Refuge (whatever it is) before RC does : D Then RC could win, woo everyones happy…..and we get to see Ferial exploding…i can see the day now… : D
Oh yeh i forgot that too. And Ferial is much stronger than Viper…i just wanna see explosions! BANG BANG! hahaha! Everyone played the Halo Wars Demo? Everyone gonna buy it? I think its amazing, i play skirmish as the prophet of regret and pwn the UNSC with a scarab. LOL. When it comes out, im buying Limited Edititon, getting the Mythic Map Pack (at last) and controling the Arbiter in skirmish (at last).
I have never mentioned Halo Wars…EVER! I also never lie, did i tell you? lol. I wonder how i can streer this comment…THE LIMITED EDITION IS TOO EXPENSIVE! I only want the mythic map pack, the flaming warthog and the honour guard wraith, not that other stuff!! DAMN THEM!
Yeah, too bad Ferial will be getting up again. Stay down! Bad dog. Staaaaayyy… Where's that newspaper Oh and it looks like the triumvirate half expected Ferial to get his ass kicked Nice to see how his friends treat him
not to mention there has been only one unnamed member of the cavalcade (just before RC went after portent) which is one of the three not RC's head, and since we can rule out Intuitive Portent (stuck in slip space) and IMO we can rule out Benignant Charity (Ferials' discussion above), that just leaves [Unnamed].
@JIM: TELL ME WHAT HIS NAME IS IT'S DRIVING ME INSANE!!!!!!
"his misson has just been upgraded" thinking about it didn't Ferial originally have RC go & try to kill all the Vipers?, it is probably irrelevant but true (i think)
only a fuel rod? Jim if you mean love as in talk to him with the business end of a Halcyon class cruiser, then everyone loves him, though they'd get crushed from holdng the cruiser
whatever you say jim, back at the virus i mentioned rulebook, we saw him next episode.
last time there was the triuminvate, look whose here now! so I therefor predict we will see eitheer Ferial, RC, viper, ruelard, Mercyhoard, the virus; Jim (definetly) and at least one more of the above get out of that one Jim
can we? there could be many more, waiting out the edge of the comic, polishing up on their old forerunner, only Jim, the supreme creator!!!, knows for sure
Good point a triumvirate implies three (duh) but not necessarily 3 ferials. Could be the 3 ferials, the 7 cavalcade and a gravemind.
Just a wild thought there.
I like the idea of a collapsing bridge…into a pit of lava Jim could do something with this? And trip mines wouldnt affect Ferial much i know….but itd be cool to watch him exploding anyway Bearded Phantom, i dont like your tone. I can almost hear you saying 'clearly' as if i was an idiot. im only joking my friend. But anyway thank you for reminding me. Forgot about the shatterbox
Yeah, but how could they have known the name? I mean it's not blatantly obvious and they shouldn't have known Goddard was there, so they couldn't have know about Reulard… so much to think about
Yup. For now anyway. But they are in some way all one of the same, the "last of his kind". So either, The Machine didn't know or Ferial has split himself or the Precursors are "naturally" three personalities.
Yea, uhhh no. I don't think so. Just a hunch though….. but what if there are more just waiting for the moment to strike. * OMG THEY"RE ALL AROUND ME!!!! GET AWAY, GET AWAY!!!! gets hauled away in a straight jacket* Sorry.
Maybe Pikmin is a fourth Ferial in disguise!? He will learn our names and kill us all! WERE DOOMED! Hes trying to make us think there are only three when there really are not… runs away screaming: HE IS PLAYING WITH OUR MINDS!
I've said that in an earlier comic after that long monologue from the calvacada. I mentioned that, but everyone just ignored me. Everyone would be shocked by and their heads would go BOOM! Except for me. Mine is already gone
Just spent the last few hours reading the 149 issues (or wotever you call them) have to say that am lovin the comic, the story is ace, so many plot twists an questions to ponder. Props to Jim, his mind is a wonderous thing. The only problem for me now is that after reading all the others one after the other, i now have to wait for the next one =( cant wait for it though, can anyone fill me in on when these things come out?
I did indeed, tbh i clicked on it totally by mistake, but am soooo very glad i made that mistake, its good reading, so much so i had to read all 149 of them off the bat =)
Usually Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays my friend.
Jim IS pretty amazing with his work and his "wondrous mind"
And until Jim says it: Welcome to the community!
Honestly, I write the script that makes the most sense, regardless of what comments I've read. Usually I write the 'obvious' script, then twist it a couple of times. If that matches things up with comments that have already been left, then so be it.
I LOVE the demo! It's amazing! I dont like the fact that you can only play as the UNSC guy…cant remember his name…and the Prophet of Regret in skirmish :S i wanna play as the Arbiter!! lol
yea, thx, am lookin forward to tomorrow's comic. Oh an i know the days that it's usually out (thx to captain_eva again) but is there a ceratin time that they come out, or is it just whenever your done with em?
wow, I never thought I would be so happy to Ferial look dead (panel 3).
I guess the shared conscious idea was right, the other two know of Reulard, and he was created two comics ago, also I'm guessing they're talking about the seventh member of the Cavalcade; of course know Jim he'll probably throw me for a loop.
In the 4th panel is that two dead Ferial's? lol
Nope, just the one. Elite legs look kind of funny from that angle.
arm and leg
OMG I LOVE 7!!!! haha ferial has been butkicked. booyah
More like brain kicked
Hell yeah! Ass kicking complete! But it looks like these guys are more powerful than Ferial is/was.
Check the transcript.
Wow, I'm stupid… First I've noticed the transcript thing… how long have you been doing that?
Just a couple of days. Read the blog…
They're all Ferials?
My head hurts
(Ferial goes and cries…) I wonder if this will temporarily take him out of the comic.
it may take 1/3 of Ferial out of the comic, but only that one & only temporarily
more like just generally owned in every way possible other than actually killing him
Yep ur right, everything but death. such an evil way 2 get ripped up, but the bastard deserves it. gr8 comic as always. 7/7 and 3 thumbs up!
I hope Reulard left some spy ware/spam/virus in Ferial's head before he was finished, but that doesn't seem likely because of the shared consciousness. I mean the other 2 would have detected something was wrong if he had.
That and the whole thing where Reulard was only able to do just what was absolutely necessary.
lol ferial wakes up and is about 2 destory the universe…. then BSOD!!! lolo.l. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE hahaha i cood just imagine it.
lol ferial wakes up and is about to destory the universe…. then BSOD!!! lolo.l. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE hahaha i could just imagine it.
imagine if that happn'd 2 u
just sein blue evrywhere wiv blinkin txt in frunt of your eyes…
wow i'm getting creeped already…
But, that would be beyond Reulard's allowences
But, that would be beyond Reulard's allowences.
Yeah. Looks like I was wrong again
Stupid telepathy…
Hm… seemingly shared real-time knowledge, and a well-buffered plan. I'm curious to see what Ferial has in mind for the Cavalcade. RC is certainly in for a rough time, whatever it is.
I'm wondering if maybe Ferial doesn't realize that perhaps Reulard did exactly what it intended to do, rather than overestimating…
But what if the other Ferials are more powerful, the real ringleaders? What if Ferial was just a pawn!!!! Oh, man that line of thinking makes my head hurt! People more powerful, older and more patient and in control than Ferial… the implications are potentially gigantic!
As satisfying as it is that Ferial was put in his place by Reulard, I knew it wouldn't set him back too much. And as someone else said, the seventh most likely refers to the Cavalcade, as Jim said before the Cavalcade is the key.
Yeah, I think that's the general consensus, but Jim may yet still prove us wrong…
may yet? MAY YET? I have no doubt he will (in some way)
Hey, did anyone notice that there was a lot of correlation between our comments on the last two comics and what happened here? It seems that there is some sort of telepathy between them and we mentioned the triumvirate several times in the last comic and BAM! Here they are! Just what I noticed anyway…
The script runs independently from your comments.
whatever you say jim, back at the virus i mentioned rulebook, we saw him next episode.
last time there was the triuminvate, look whose here now! so I therefor predict we will see eitheer Ferial, RC, viper, ruelard, Mercyhoard, the virus; Jim (definetly) and at least one more of the above
get out of that one Jim
Now he'll bring in some more characters! Nice one man
I was just getting used to seeing these guys again 
So you say
Considering the fact that you read most (if not all) of our comments, there is no way that of all our comments could have no effect on your scripts what so ever.
I know I was a strong advocate for the telepathy, but… wait never mind. I was going to say he knew that that place was there and therefore reulard, but he didn't become reulard till the comic before last. Back to telepathy then =]
just swap ruelard for rulebook & say it all you like!
So basically, we have a whole page of Ferial spouting about how un-set-back he is.
sigh Jim, I love your comic, I do… but seriously, you're killing me, man!
He's slowly killing us all
But being un-set-back when this is obviously a fairly significant if temporary set back, just kills as slightly faster.
I just love stringing you guys along…
It's not fun on the receiving end:(
wow not controlling much?
btw nice new look
What? You don't love the arrogance of the Ferials? I'm hurt, man, hurt.
If by "love" you mean "take to them with the buisness end of a Fuel Rod Gun," then yes, I do.
>:-)
only a fuel rod? Jim if you mean "love" as in "take to him with the business end of a Halcyon class cruiser", then everyone loves him, though they'd get crushed from holdng the cruiser
Well, without having to crush yourself to kill Ferial…we could take to him with the business ends of 50 MAC Guns….that should weaken his shields a little bit. lol
I'd prefer to take the business end of a Marathon class cruiser to him.
only a fuel rod? Jim if you mean "love" as in "take to him with the business end of a Halcyon class cruiser", then everyone loves him, though they'd get crushed from holdng the cruiser
ah people getting crushed… hang onthat would crush Ferial… Yay!
only a fuel rod? Jim if you mean "love" as in "take to him with the business end of a Halcyon class cruiser", then everyone loves him, though they'd get crushed from holdng the cruiser
ah people getting crushed… hang on that would crush Ferial… Yay!
I perfer coustomer service end of a gun.
This comic seems to point to the fact that Ferial has been helping RC find the Calvacade from behind the scenes. It seems that by doing so they are furthering their own cause. The real question is how does Ferial think they can control the Calvacade once they are all joined? Could they be hoping that the Calvacade will find Eternal Refuge for themselves so they can leave RC's head and act independently, then jump in and take it?
That's a good theory, in my opinion. I never thought about it before, but why would the Cavalcade want to stay in RC's head forever? Of course they need an out, and Eternal Refuge would be perfect for them
but also perfect for Ferial, I can just imagine it and now in the final of the Eternal Refuge wrestling cup, in the red corner we have the Holy triuminvate of Ferial, and in the yellow corner we have the defending champion(s); the 6 calvacade!!!!!, Now let the match begin!!!!!
Since when were they holy?
Self label. They called themselves the "holy triumvirate" or something like that.
I was under the impression that Eternal Refuge was another of the Cavalcade rather than an actual place, a refuge….maybe its because most of them have names like tha. Id enjoy it if one of the triumvirate stepped on a trip mine at some point…hehe…especially if it happens when they get to Eternal Refuge (whatever it is) before RC does : D Then RC could win, woo everyones happy…..and we get to see Ferial exploding…i can see the day now… : D
You kidding? Trip mines don't do anything, anymore. It would be a minor annoyance, at best.
they do something, say it could collapse the bridge under ferial's feet, now that would be funny :}
Never gonna happen
Won't kill him either. RC dropped a trip mine on Viper and it didn't kill them either 
Too bad
Oh yeh i forgot that too. And Ferial is much stronger than Viper…i just wanna see explosions! BANG BANG! hahaha! Everyone played the Halo Wars Demo? Everyone gonna buy it? I think its amazing, i play skirmish as the prophet of regret and pwn the UNSC with a scarab. LOL. When it comes out, im buying Limited Edititon, getting the Mythic Map Pack (at last) and controling the Arbiter in skirmish (at last).
Looking forward to dropping a MAC Blast on a covenant base on February 27th lol
I love how you keep steering your comments toward Halo Wars.
I have never mentioned Halo Wars…EVER! I also never lie, did i tell you? lol. I wonder how i can streer this comment…THE LIMITED EDITION IS TOO EXPENSIVE! I only want the mythic map pack, the flaming warthog and the honour guard wraith, not that other stuff!! DAMN THEM!
Yeah, too bad Ferial will be getting up again. Stay down! Bad dog. Staaaaayyy… Where's that newspaper
Oh and it looks like the triumvirate half expected Ferial to get his ass kicked 
Nice to see how his friends treat him 
umm… "friends?" ferial doesn't have friends, these are other ferials,
and here's a newspaper passes xSOB acopy of the daily telegraph
umm… "friends?" ferial doesn't have friends, these are other ferials,
and here's a newspaper passes xSOB a copy of the daily telegraph
Thanks. Bad boy. Down! Smack! Thanks for that
No, Eternal Refuge has been described clearly by Jim, as an empty shatterbox, not another AI. A shell, an empty house, etc.
in my opion when RC finds all the Cavalcade, they'll join as one in the shatter box.
not to mention there has been only one unnamed member of the cavalcade (just before RC went after portent) which is one of the three not RC's head, and since we can rule out Intuitive Portent (stuck in slip space) and IMO we can rule out Benignant Charity (Ferials' discussion above), that just leaves [Unnamed].
@JIM: TELL ME WHAT HIS NAME IS IT'S DRIVING ME INSANE!!!!!!
"his misson has just been upgraded" thinking about it didn't Ferial originally have RC go & try to kill all the Vipers?, it is probably irrelevant but true (i think)
It was, but Jim has said he's changed the script a bit and it was a diversion to get RC to find the Calvacada. I think.
so i guess we can confirm that there are only 3 ferials
only a fuel rod? Jim if you mean love as in talk to him with the business end of a Halcyon class cruiser, then everyone loves him, though they'd get crushed from holdng the cruiser
whatever you say jim, back at the virus i mentioned rulebook, we saw him next episode.
last time there was the triuminvate, look whose here now! so I therefor predict we will see eitheer Ferial, RC, viper, ruelard, Mercyhoard, the virus; Jim (definetly) and at least one more of the above get out of that one Jim
can we? there could be many more, waiting out the edge of the comic, polishing up on their old forerunner, only Jim, the supreme creator!!!, knows for sure
What makes you so sure of this?
Are not you the one Jim who called them the Triumvirate?
Well, technically, they were the ones who called themselves the Triumvirate. What that means exactly remains to be discovered.
Good point a triumvirate implies three (duh) but not necessarily 3 ferials. Could be the 3 ferials, the 7 cavalcade and a gravemind.
Just a wild thought there.
well you are the author, you should in fact know what you should have planned to write
I know what I have written. I just want to know what it is that makes Pikmin so sure.
I like the idea of a collapsing bridge…into a pit of lava
Jim could do something with this? And trip mines wouldnt affect Ferial much i know….but itd be cool to watch him exploding anyway 
Bearded Phantom, i dont like your tone. I can almost hear you saying 'clearly' as if i was an idiot. 
im only joking my friend. But anyway thank you for reminding me. Forgot about the shatterbox 
Or they downloaded it from his mind somehow. Even with it partially wiped…
Or, they are really good at guessing! : D
Or, they are really good at guessing! : ]
Yeah, but how could they have known the name? I mean it's not blatantly obvious and they shouldn't have known Goddard was there, so they couldn't have know about Reulard… so much to think about
They'er just that good.
They're just that good.
Tomorrow's comic will provide that explanation.
Just hit with a MAC cannon should do
Or maybe a NOVA bomb.
Oh, but here I go again trying to prove I read the books.
Smack to the face
I've still go the newspaper if you want it
No, no.
I'll just use the book in my hands.
goes back to work
the cruiser already has a MAC cannon in it already…
7
And you took my style! Stupid ripoff shows… 
Yup. For now anyway. But they are in some way all one of the same, the "last of his kind". So either, The Machine didn't know or Ferial has split himself or the Precursors are "naturally" three personalities.
Huh, I hadn't thought of that 'naturally' bit. That's actually an ingenious bit of storytelling potential right there.
Jim says he only has major plot points down. The majority of the story writes itself apparently. According to Jim.
It really does. It's a self-sustaining entity now.
Yea, uhhh no.
I don't think so. Just a hunch though….. but what if there are more just waiting for the moment to strike. * OMG THEY"RE ALL AROUND ME!!!! GET AWAY, GET AWAY!!!! gets hauled away in a straight jacket* 
Sorry. 
lol
Maybe Pikmin is a fourth Ferial in disguise!? He will learn our names and kill us all! WERE DOOMED! Hes trying to make us think there are only three when there really are not… runs away screaming: HE IS PLAYING WITH OUR MINDS!
What if the Cavalcade are the ringleaders? Your mind is now blown.
I've said that in an earlier comic after that long monologue from the calvacada. I mentioned that, but everyone just ignored me. Everyone would be shocked by and their heads would go BOOM! Except for me. Mine is already gone
We didn't ignore you, you just said everything that needed to be said and that was that.
Trust me, around here, not much goes unnoticed.
Ferial's Parents? : ]
Oh that has some unpleasant implications.
Hey, just sit back and enjoy the ride, baby.
Throws on shades and sails into the sunset.
Ah, those were the days.
Yeah but its hard enjoying a ride when I keep getting turned on my head
It would seem so…
Hey look, the sun will come up tommorow morning!
Most Obvious Statement contest is over. Try again next time
Or maybe it's the most convlouded statment ever.
Look at it from a different light and it might reveal something.
Wanna put that to the test?
; ]
Then enjoy that ride.
: ]
"I will not forget…. that…." – He seems pretty angry even though he knows he will recover. I wonder if this will leave him with a thirst for revenge?
Or, he wont rember anything at all.
Why is the box around your name yellow Nevets? Or Jim, whoever knows.
This is Ferial. Anything that doesn't go strictly according to plan makes him angry.
Just spent the last few hours reading the 149 issues (or wotever you call them) have to say that am lovin the comic, the story is ace, so many plot twists an questions to ponder. Props to Jim, his mind is a wonderous thing. The only problem for me now is that after reading all the others one after the other, i now have to wait for the next one =( cant wait for it though, can anyone fill me in on when these things come out?
Welcome! Always glad to make the acquaintance of another new reader. Did you find us by way of the Bungie blog, then?
...HALO WARS! lol
I did indeed, tbh i clicked on it totally by mistake, but am soooo very glad i made that mistake, its good reading, so much so i had to read all 149 of them off the bat =)
...HALO WARS!
Couldnt resist. lol
Usually Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays my friend.
Jim IS pretty amazing with his work and his "wondrous mind"
And until Jim says it: Welcome to the community!
Thx for the info, and the welcome =), at least my wait for the next issue wont be too long
Thx for the info, and the welcome =), so the next one shud be tomorrow eh, cant wait
Thx for the info, and the welcome =), so the next ones shud be out tomorrow eh, cant wait
Honestly, I write the script that makes the most sense, regardless of what comments I've read. Usually I write the 'obvious' script, then twist it a couple of times. If that matches things up with comments that have already been left, then so be it.
Kinda like wringing the water out of the rag. It's usually the last few drops that you need to complete the job.
'Convoluted.'
My O's and L's are dancing, give 'em a break. : ]
Have you played the demo yet? It's rawkin'!
I LOVE the demo! It's amazing! I dont like the fact that you can only play as the UNSC guy…cant remember his name…and the Prophet of Regret in skirmish :S i wanna play as the Arbiter!!
lol
capt. cutter
urm…it ses your rep is at 0p Jim….im worried…
Huh, that's weird. I just emailed IDC support about it.
Well, I'm glad you did. How long did it take you to get through the whole archive?
I'd say probably 2 hours, maybe a bit more, you loose track of time when your immersed in something, lol
Understandable. I'm glad you found it so engaging!
yea, thx, am lookin forward to tomorrow's comic. Oh an i know the days that it's usually out (thx to captain_eva again) but is there a ceratin time that they come out, or is it just whenever your done with em?
They're usually scheduled to appear at midnight, Eastern Standard Time. Occasionally they're later, but that's the exception, not the rule.