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[Zangi]

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[Jackrabbit]

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You people terrify me. I don't even remember that photo, much less that cameo appearance.   

Yeah, I only found out when I saw it on TV Tropes. Tom is mad referential.

[RedKing]

Chapter 22. I'm sure it'll come back to you.

....I don't even remember this chapter. WTF.

[Karlito]

I've read through the first 30 chapters probably three of four times. It's pretty much necessary to do that if you want to catch all the the little things.

[zchris13]

Now what's going on?

If you haven't yet, vote in the march madness comic tournament thing. Right now, it's GC vs. Homestuck. I am personally torn. On one hand, Tom is an amazing artist. On the other hand, Homestuck.

[scriver]

Suddenly karate master. Tom, Annie is already bordering on a Mary Sue. She doesn't need MOAR AWESUMZ SKILLS retconned in.

Also things like these are one of my hatiest tropes. I am completely unreasonable about it, too.

[Mephansteras]

What makes you think she's a Karate master? Just because she's wearing a Gi doesn't make her good at it.

[Vertigon]

Yeah, they are taught martial arts/self defence in PE, and she was also taught some by her father.

[Jackrabbit]

Suddenly karate master. Tom, Annie is already bordering on a Mary Sue. She doesn't need MOAR AWESUMZ SKILLS retconned in.

Also things like these are one of my hatiest tropes. I am completely unreasonable about it, too.

She's already proven in the past to be a very good fighter (see: that thing with Dr. Disaster, where she was in a simulation, sure, but there was no evidence that being in a simulation suddenly gives you mad Enigmaron face kicking skills) so this isn't exactly a great leap from anything, seeing as how all that's been shown so far is her hurting her foot.

[scriver]

What makes you think she's a Karate master? Just because she's wearing a Gi doesn't make her good at it.

Rethoric. It doesn't matter how good she is, it's going "oh, and she totally knows karate you guys" 37 chapters into the story.

[Jackrabbit]

There's precendence that she can fight already. Besides, the fact that it's startlingly disconnected from the previous scene suggests this is just a flashback meant to show something important. Hell, she hurt her foot, I don't think she's going to be showcasing karate skills right now anyway.

[scriver]

Yeah. I just think he's wrapping it for support, though (they do that in martial arts, don't they?), she doesn't look very hurt. And it's probably to show something else about her father-relationship, as you say. Very strange setting, though.

I withdraw my grumble. But if it turns out with her using karate later without better establishment it's going to be back WITH GREAT JUSTICE

[Osmosis Jones]

There's precendence that she can fight already. Besides, the fact that it's startlingly disconnected from the previous scene suggests this is just a flashback meant to show something important. Hell, she hurt her foot, I don't think she's going to be showcasing karate skills right now anyway.

Nah, look at her surpprised face. She's been teleported (or whatever it is that Donny's spell-tech does) to either her father's location, or a VR simulation with her dad.

[zchris13]

Yeah. I just think he's wrapping it for support, though (they do that in martial arts, don't they?), she doesn't look very hurt. And it's probably to show something else about her father-relationship, as you say. Very strange setting, though.

I withdraw my grumble. But if it turns out with her using karate later without better establishment it's going to be back WITH GREAT JUSTICE

How did you feel when she judo flipped Winsbury? She's been a martial artist for a long time.

[penguinofhonor]

I did not know we had a thread for this. I read this whole thing like late last week (at Andrew Hussie's suggestion) and it's pretty good.