[MV] The Super Wizard From Space #39: Do While Rw Nw Prt M Hrw, Part 3

[Wil Alambre]

On 2013-03-02, at 3:12 AM, Andrew Perron <pwerdna at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:34:59 +0000 (UTC), Wil Alambre wrote:
> 
>> We
>> will not share any responsibility for your erosive attitude. This
>> resignation you have wrapped around yourself is *not* appealing, is
>> *not* heroic, is *not* noble, and is *not* productive.
> 
> Honestly, I gotta disagree? When you stop doing something that's making
> things worse, that's productive, and often noble and heroic.

Keep in mind who's perspective the arc is written from ;)

Speaking of which, I only now noticed I didn't go through Buzz's dialogue to add the Zs. Oops!

>> And We cannot provide it any comfort... as we cannot
>> fathom the gambit the wizard is playing. Leniency is not something that
>> has ever been associated with the Great Disaster. What is happening
>> here?
> 
> Innnnnnnnnnnteresting. Is this a change in the Wizard, or just another
> plan?

Following my own advice, and introducing a change in him. If he's going to have any legs as a character, he's going to eventually need more to him than "I cosmic things for justice!":)

>> We watch M's arm bend, the rope of the solar flare softening the robot's
>> metal. It twists and drips, the heat of a star bleeding into it.
>> 
>> But M holds his grip. And yanks. The wizard is dragged down, unable to
>> break the grip on his fiery weapon. And falls before Emperor M!
> 
> ESPECIALLY this bit. There's so much of this I can visualize, and I am so
> envious.

I went through this fight a couple times, rewording and reworking and rewriting. I wanted to clearly describe the fight without sounding like I was dictating comicbook panels, and still keep it interesting.

Also, I wanted to use capitalized sound effects. I don't enough capitalized sound effects :)

>> After a long wordless moment, he bends down and grabs one of the
>> wizard's feet. Then, Emperor M drags limp body away to the pyramids in
>> the horizon.
> 
> Holy shit. o.o!!! I didn't expect this!

Then mission accomplished! :P

- Wil