2014/07/11 - A Billion Points of Light

Discostew · Post by **Discostew** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:33 am

I caught the Zelda reference instantly. Does that make me a hardcore gamer?

Bahamut uses the word "beloved" to describe King. I'll assume he was referencing Bailey's love for him, because I don't know of any other person, housepet, etc (other than maybe Fox) that would consider him "dear to the heart" or "dearly loved".

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:34 am

So, uh, hey! Bahamut, did you GAIN weight? Looks good on you..... sort of.

So, is Bahamut the creator deity or something?

Also, apparently Rick plays ZELDA! Yay!

Roarin · Post by **Roarin** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:43 am

That was kind of a doozy. I think it might take a-whale for King to recover.

Hedronal · Post by **Hedronal** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:50 am

Obbl wrote:
Welsh Halfwit wrote:A Dog who was a human?
Nah. Too unbelievable.

Yes, that hits the absurdity limit of the dream.

Miles the Wolf · Post by **Miles the Wolf** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:59 am

I can just imagine how this might end.
Bahamut: Alright King, now that everything is back to the way you wanted it, I need you to do one thing for me.
King: OH NO YOU DON'T! Not this time. I still have a few more demands for the griffin.
Bahamut: And?
King: Me and Bailey have been in the market for some new Badminton gear. And Pete has everything that we need.
Bahamut: *Realizes what King said and grins devilishly* I'll see what I can do.

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:04 am

Shhhhh King... Keep calm and play the Eight Instruments of the Sirens...
Incidentally, does this mean Pete is Nightmare?

WhoElseButQuagmire · Post by **WhoElseButQuagmire** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:57 am

Miles the Wolf wrote:I can just imagine how this might end.
Bahamut: Alright King, now that everything is back to the way you wanted it, I need you to do one thing for me.
King: OH NO YOU DON'T! Not this time. I still have a few more demands for the griffin.
Bahamut: And?
King: Me and Bailey have been in the market for some new Badminton gear. And Pete has everything that we need.
Bahamut: *Realizes what King said and grins devilishly* I'll see what I can do.

King: And one other thing...since I cut my time in Heaven short....could Bailey and I stay here for a month or so...you see we never did have a proper honeymoon and ( blushes ) well... You know...

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:04 am

WhoElseButQuagmire wrote:
Miles the Wolf wrote:I can just imagine how this might end.
Bahamut: Alright King, now that everything is back to the way you wanted it, I need you to do one thing for me.
King: OH NO YOU DON'T! Not this time. I still have a few more demands for the griffin.
Bahamut: And?
King: Me and Bailey have been in the market for some new Badminton gear. And Pete has everything that we need.
Bahamut: *Realizes what King said and grins devilishly* I'll see what I can do.

King: And one other thing...since I cut my time in Heaven short....could Bailey and I stay here for a month or so...you see we never did have a proper honeymoon and ( blushes ) well... You know...

But... That's how Angels escape! (It takes a few months...)

gamepopper · Post by **gamepopper** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:08 am

It took me a while on Google to realize Bahamut is both a dragon deity (in D&D/Final Fantasy) and a giant Fish God (in Arabian Mythology), because when I first saw this I thought "Why is Bahamut a fish? He was a dragon in the trial..."

Although now knowing this, the Wind Fish in Link's Awakening makes much more sense.

Also love how much guts King has for openly expressing his hate towards the being essentially responsible for the creation of Earth.

Miles the Wolf wrote:a multi-tailed dog... What's next?

Great Kitsune is a fox... ^^;

Also, I have my hopes to find Pegasus, Hydra, Chimera and a Sphinx!

Mod Edit: Do not double post. Use the edit button if you have more to say and yours is the latest post.

Indagare · Post by **Indagare** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:42 am

TheOne wrote:+1 for the mention. I didn't get into the video game scene until the "portable" version of the first PlayStation came around. Even then we never had many games, so I never got to play the Zelda series.

Does it bug anyone else that the main thing said here is "I hate you"? Even if the almighty tells you you're not in trouble...
?
I can see that JoeKing would think that, and I can see how he would say it, but...really?
...at least it's out of the way now and we can get down to business...hopefully.

Bahamut said, "Interesting, most mortals I have to coax to that point." I take it to mean that he actually prefers to get mortals to say they hate him, because he knows that deep down all of them do for one reason or another. Getting to the point of admitting it is probably the first step towards healing.

Discostew wrote:I caught the Zelda reference instantly. Does that make me a hardcore gamer?

Bahamut uses the word "beloved" to describe King. I'll assume he was referencing Bailey's love for him, because I don't know of any other person, housepet, etc (other than maybe Fox) that would consider him "dear to the heart" or "dearly loved".

You are assuming that Bahamut cannot dearly love all mortals in a way that would not be at all similar to someone else that asked people to love one another.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:00 am

It's megareply time!

WhoElseButQuagmire wrote:Guess we can add another trope.... Batman (Corgis) Can Breathe In Space.

He's already been in space before, when he first met the Cosmic Nerds.

Silly Zealot wrote:
Miles the Wolf wrote:YAY! Someone else who paid attention in history class!
I didn't know dungeons and dragons was considered worth of history class inclusion.

Bahamut isn't from D&D, and wasn't a dragon originally. It could be a whale, or a sea serpent, or a terrible storm, any kind of huge destructive force on the ocean.

Wolfbane wrote:This makes me wonder what Bahamut normally looks like, or what he normally likes to look like. If it's this, does that make Satoru Iwata god of Housepets?

Everything we see is just a metaphor to let our three dimensional minds make sense of something too complex for us to understand.

Discostew wrote:Bahamut uses the word "beloved" to describe King. I'll assume he was referencing Bailey's love for him, because I don't know of any other person, housepet, etc (other than maybe Fox) that would consider him "dear to the heart" or "dearly loved".

Or else Bahamut just simply loves all mortals.

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:03 am

Bahamut loves all mortals? Despite their obvious disdain for him I guess.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:16 am

Kyuunado wrote:Bahamut loves all mortals? Despite their obvious disdain for him I guess.

Sure, look at all the humans in our world who manage to love their cats despite the fact that they're cute little self-centered mass murderers.

SmileWolf · Post by **SmileWolf** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:42 am

At least he didn't appear as the Genie from Disney's (debased) version of Aladdin. I am not sure I could take Robin Williams at this point (though Bahamut's last line would fit the character perfectly). Oh great, now I hear Robin William's voice in my mind for Bahamut!

If you're wondering... the blue, and the magic-carpet-like covering on his back, put me in mind of him. My mind is a scary place.

Gamewolf67 · Post by **Gamewolf67** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:44 am

Goforit wrote:[ A Billion Points of Light ]

Title Text: what is with you heavenly beings and your apparent obsession with obscure video game references

That is probably the most epic space whale we will ever see ever again.

I'm pretty sure A Million Points of Light is the last episode of Digimon 02.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:16 am

Housepets! is slowly starting to look more and more like an episode of Space Dandy .

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:54 am

King's going to need a billion pints of Lite (soda) after this is over.

Karl · Post by **Karl** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:22 am

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:37 am

I really like the sheer size of him. Godzilla be darned.

Hmmm... *Sees a saddle on his back* ... I get the reference... but something tells me... King is going for a magic carpet ride.

I admit I was disappointed we didn't get Bahamut without his visor to scare King grey. Without reason, of course. X3

Perfesser_Bear · Post by **Perfesser_Bear** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:05 am

Miles the Wolf wrote:Did anyone else notice the UFO in the mid-bottom right corner of the 3rd panel?

I surely did -- good eyes you've got -- it might have passed for another galaxy!

Most folks don't realize that Bahamut likes to visit the worldly planes, and even occasionally appears as an extra in movies. For instance, he played the part of 'George' in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

Miles the Wolf wrote:
Iceheart wrote:
Vuk91 wrote:Wait... Wasnt Bahamut a dragon?
Yes and no. Bahamut is the name of a dragon in D&D, but in Arabian culture it is the name of a vast fish that supports the earth. (mythology nerd for the win)
YAY! Someone else who paid attention in history class!

Well, paid attention in history class or has figured out how to use Wikipedia. When you get to be as old as I am, you kind of come to depend on the Web for the stuff your memory won't deliver.

SmileWolf · Post by **SmileWolf** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:16 am

Riding to the rescue on the back of a colossal whale? King is getting cool!

Not quite as cool as Harry Dresden riding to the rescue on a T-Rex, but right up there.

Silly Zealot · Post by **Silly Zealot** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:45 am

Argent wrote:Bahamut isn't from D&D, and wasn't a dragon originally. It could be a whale, or a sea serpent, or a terrible storm, any kind of huge destructive force on the ocean.

You can't get a joke, can you?

Argent wrote:Everything we see is just a metaphor to let our three dimensional minds make sense of something too complex for us to understand.

I tire of this whole "I will take a form your primitive mind can comprehend" bussiness. Test our cognitive capabilities, already, I dare you!

Karl wrote:o_O

I wholeheartedly agree with you on that, Karl!

Post by **Obbl** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:54 am

Silly Zealot wrote:I tire of this whole "I will take a form your primitive mind can comprehend" bussiness. Test our cognitive capabilities, already, I dare you!

Wouldn't Rick have to comprehend it in order to draw it? I mean, dimensional geometry alone can get pretty complicated. I don't want to think about integrating in the non-dimensional planes of un-existence.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:35 pm

Silly Zealot wrote:
Argent wrote:Bahamut isn't from D&D, and wasn't a dragon originally. It could be a whale, or a sea serpent, or a terrible storm, any kind of huge destructive force on the ocean.
You can't get a joke, can you?

Everyone knows mustelids are literal-minded.

Obbl wrote:
Silly Zealot wrote:I tire of this whole "I will take a form your primitive mind can comprehend" bussiness. Test our cognitive capabilities, already, I dare you!
Wouldn't Rick have to comprehend it in order to draw it? I mean, dimensional geometry alone can get pretty complicated. I don't want to think about integrating in the non-dimensional planes of un-existence.

They say the camera always adds ten pounds.

I think this is my best profile...

Hold on, let me switch to my dual polytope.

Close up! Where's my close up!?

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:39 pm

Obbl wrote:Woah! King just leaps off the screen in that second panel there! Particularly well done dynamics on that one

Now if only it was in 3D.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:42 pm

Saturn381 wrote:
Obbl wrote:Woah! King just leaps off the screen in that second panel there! Particularly well done dynamics on that one
Now if only it was in 3D.

It's really in 4D

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:46 pm

Argent wrote:
Saturn381 wrote:
Obbl wrote:Woah! King just leaps off the screen in that second panel there! Particularly well done dynamics on that one
Now if only it was in 3D.
It's really in 4D

Well, as they're in Heavens Dimension, it's probably more HD than anything.

ConvoyWolf · Post by **ConvoyWolf** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:33 pm

Welsh Halfwit wrote: Well, as they're in Heavens Dimension, it's probably more HD than anything.

You sir win!

matthew Wolf · Post by **matthew Wolf** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:43 pm

Hukley wrote:Hehe, I love Kings reaction!

Yay! It's the Windfish from Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

Awww I'm sad now because I didn't get where that was from and I'm a massive video game nerd

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:03 pm

Just for comparison: http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/141738-t ... h-620x.jpg
*sigh* I feel the same way King...

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:21 pm

Hukley wrote:Yay! It's the Windfish from Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

Except when King awakes him, no one dies in the end.

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:59 pm

So that's Bahamut, the whale with infinite faculties who loves mortals and likes to be hated by them. It's kinda crazy and nonsense.

King isn't in troubles? Provoking him, it's obvious to get that reply...

Poor King, and Cerberus wished him to "have fun".

I wonder how will go on, Bahamut could be another big jerk: show off the best of your faculties and help King...

Thanks for the info about the Legend of Zelda games reference, couldn't never get it...

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:03 pm

Saturn381 wrote:
Hukley wrote:Yay! It's the Windfish from Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening
Except when King awakes him, no one dies in the end.

Well they would have to be real in the first place I guess.

Eh, Marin becomes a Seagull so at least one person was happy in the end.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:23 pm

TheOne wrote: Does it bug anyone else that the main thing said here is "I hate you"?

What bugs me is that it causes any sort of intrigue in Mr. Space Whale at all. He is therefore not omniscient as he claimed, probably not omnipotent (i mean, if he were, wouldn't he make himself all-seeing?) and might not be able to acquiescene to King's request.

Miles the Wolf wrote:
Iceheart wrote:
Vuk91 wrote:Wait... Wasnt Bahamut a dragon?
Yes and no. Bahamut is the name of a dragon in D&D, but in Arabian culture it is the name of a vast fish that supports the earth. (mythology nerd for the win)
YAY! Someone else who paid attention in history class!

...or someone who just consulted wikipedia

Discostew wrote:Bahamut uses the word "beloved" to describe King. I'll assume he was referencing Bailey's love for him, because I don't know of any other person, housepet, etc (other than maybe Fox) that would consider him "dear to the heart" or "dearly loved".

I'm going to go with "my beloved creation"

gamepopper wrote:when I first saw this I thought "Why is Bahamut a fish? He was a dragon in the trial..."

Wait, they're the same Bahamut? I thought there was two...

edit:
everything is better with hyperlinks

WhoElseButQuagmire · Post by **WhoElseButQuagmire** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:38 pm

He better not appear that way if he ever grants a meeting with Grape. She's eaten a dolphin...she might consider a whale a challenge...

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:15 pm

Frank wrote:
TheOne wrote: Does it bug anyone else that the main thing said here is "I hate you"?
What bugs me is that it causes any sort of intrigue in Mr. Space Whale at all. He is therefore not omniscient as he claimed, probably not omnipotent (i mean, if he were, wouldn't he make himself all-seeing?) and might not be able to acquiescene to King's request.

He is "technically" omniscient, but chooses not to be for narrative purposes. Is that a scratch I see on the fourth wall there?

Leomon2004 · Post by **Leomon2004** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:25 pm

Frank wrote:What bugs me is that it causes any sort of intrigue in Mr. Space Whale at all. He is therefore not omniscient as he claimed, probably not omnipotent (i mean, if he were, wouldn't he make himself all-seeing?) and might not be able to acquiescene to King's request.

So Bahamut is disinclined to acquiesce to King's request? XD

ConvoyWolf · Post by **ConvoyWolf** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:05 pm

God i hope this works for King. Id really hate for him to go through all this for nothing honestly.

aerotan · Post by **aerotan** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:11 pm

Could 'Beloved' be more of a cosmic title? Like, since Bailey is Pete's Avatar, that makes King's ultimate role that of her catalyzing agent, therefore if her title is champion, his is "Beloved of the Champion" or somesuch?

Post by **Dissension** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:25 pm

I believe it's meant as a term of endearment, personally. Occam's Razor dictates the simplest answer is most likely to be true.