Solomon you fucking coward, you’re throwing her under the bus and letting HER deal with the mob while you scurry into the darkness! That’s low, even for a godsdamned demiurge.
The mob loves her and would probably revolt against Solomon if she asked them to. Solomon knows this and has declared her the victor even though he could destroy her, to the crowd’s obvious delight. How on Rayuba do you see that as throwing her under the bus?
The monologue does seem to reveal something of her own temperament and way of thinking, certainly.
“The way you do anything is the way you do everything” is an expression that applies a thousandfold to those who bear one of the Words of God, I think.
So now the question is, what will be the winner’s wish? So many seem to assume that White Chain’s victory means Solomon’s abdication,, but even if that is an outcome he himself might wish for, it is in no way a certainty of it coming to pass here. White Chain does not seem to wish for such a thing.
I keep wondering if White Chain got her wish granted spontaneously in the form of her new body. But I suppose not, after all Solomon has to prove that he is a man of his word and give her something for winning. He sure didn’t give her that body!
There’s a story here where Dave’s plan is to pull a reverse Cincinnatus here. Give up the crown which, he sees now, he’d have to actually *fight* to hold onto. Then, let the unprepared and (arguably) unwilling White Chain rule for awhile, inevitably bungle things, and then return from his country farm to retake the crown, this time as a resurgent hero.
I don’t actually think that’s what’s going to happen, but you gotta wonder.
I’m gonna pry, inside your mind
And I’m about to try a little thing
Called hypnotize
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
And in the end I will deliver your demise
The party line has been that any successful challenger’s wish would be Salami Dave’s throne.
That’s because Salami Dave has pushed that narrative for (fill in the blank) years, with his schtick about finding someone to take his place. Alas, his aging sons are all bums, so he has no choice but to outlive them all.
He puts on this tournament, year after year; all the while hoping, hoping, hoping someone amongst the rabble will prove a worthy successor, so he can go off and live on the mountain top or weave baskets or live on the beach with his toes in the sand, or whatever.
I could be totally wrong, but I think it’s all bullshit, part of his Magnanimous Ruler routine. I think he LOVES slaughtering deluded “contenders” by the dozens; he’s never wanted to give up anything and is as power hungry as they come.
It’s true there are times when it seems he really is sick of everything, for example above the stadium, in the rain with White Chain. Maybe he’s sampled his supply for so long that he can’t help but pontificate.
But it also appears all of the demiurges – at least those we’ve gotten to know a little better – are sick of their current existence, with all of them holding each other in check, but none of them are willing to relinquish anything to change the balance.
It goes against everything we know about White Chain to think that she would in any way wish to usurp Salami Dave’s rule and assume his throne.
Right now she’s in total shock and – just like us – doesn’t even really know what she IS.
And her rebellion was/is so intensely personal that she didn’t care about winning the bout, nor did it appear she thought she even had a chance.
What remains to be seen – well, massive understatement, because there’s SO much that remains to be seen, which is why I love this incredible ongoing work of art – is what Salami Dave has learned, or thinks he’s learned, today.
I don’t think it’s humility, or anything that will make him a better being…
One might ask, “What was it that Solomon learned?”
The simple answer? Humility. The beacon of pride has learned what it means to be humbled. As with Mottom and The Great Dragon, he has been dismantled and deconstructed, forced to come to grips with what he is.
Or, perhaps as others fear, that his time was wasted and no matter how shining a society he tries to build, everyone will choose spectacle over law. And so he will seek Royalty on his own, and leave everyone else for the Worms.
I love the direction the plot is taking, but I feel like I have to point out how bad the proportions are in the bottom-left panel. White Chain’s fist is cartoonishly out of proportion with her wrist. I get that the angle is awkward, but even accounting for perspective it looks two or three times as large as it should be.
Reach Heaven Through Class Consciousness
what if the entire audience was Gog the whole time
b a z i n g a
Is that a TTS reference to Chegorrath?
Wow, shut up Gog-Dork-og you heckin nerd
Long live the new mass.
Solomon you fucking coward, you’re throwing her under the bus and letting HER deal with the mob while you scurry into the darkness! That’s low, even for a godsdamned demiurge.
The mob loves her and would probably revolt against Solomon if she asked them to. Solomon knows this and has declared her the victor even though he could destroy her, to the crowd’s obvious delight. How on Rayuba do you see that as throwing her under the bus?
What are you talking about? The reward for the tournament isn’t actually Solomon’s empire, it’s just a “wish”.
And besides, what else is he supposed to do in this situation.
I wonder, if Gog-Agog talks about ‘the mass’, does she really mean herself? The mass of worms that wants to devour all other life?
The monologue does seem to reveal something of her own temperament and way of thinking, certainly.
“The way you do anything is the way you do everything” is an expression that applies a thousandfold to those who bear one of the Words of God, I think.
she is so pretty
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
So now the question is, what will be the winner’s wish? So many seem to assume that White Chain’s victory means Solomon’s abdication,, but even if that is an outcome he himself might wish for, it is in no way a certainty of it coming to pass here. White Chain does not seem to wish for such a thing.
I keep wondering if White Chain got her wish granted spontaneously in the form of her new body. But I suppose not, after all Solomon has to prove that he is a man of his word and give her something for winning. He sure didn’t give her that body!
BTW… anyone else wonder if Gog-Agog left the mike open when she said those things?
In light of Gog-agog’s divinity, I’m guessing she’s being heard by *exactly* everyone she wants to hear her.
The question is who, besides Solomon, is she saying this to?
There’s a story here where Dave’s plan is to pull a reverse Cincinnatus here. Give up the crown which, he sees now, he’d have to actually *fight* to hold onto. Then, let the unprepared and (arguably) unwilling White Chain rule for awhile, inevitably bungle things, and then return from his country farm to retake the crown, this time as a resurgent hero.
I don’t actually think that’s what’s going to happen, but you gotta wonder.
and then… THERE IS JAGGANOTH.
I’m gonna pry, inside your mind
And I’m about to try a little thing
Called hypnotize
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
And in the end I will deliver your demise
Now, I’m uneraseable
I’m indestructible
I’m Jagganath
– Superhero Jagganath, Diablo Swing Orchestra
I bet the first words out of WC’s new mouth are going to be awesome.
Let’s just hope it’s not “HONK”.
THE FLAME BURNS, UNYIELDING!
They want to win, too.
Be ready, White Chain. They come for you.
You know, I kind of hope that Meat Chain is as asexual as she was in her stone body.
Draw Six Billion Hentai
The party line has been that any successful challenger’s wish would be Salami Dave’s throne.
That’s because Salami Dave has pushed that narrative for (fill in the blank) years, with his schtick about finding someone to take his place. Alas, his aging sons are all bums, so he has no choice but to outlive them all.
He puts on this tournament, year after year; all the while hoping, hoping, hoping someone amongst the rabble will prove a worthy successor, so he can go off and live on the mountain top or weave baskets or live on the beach with his toes in the sand, or whatever.
I could be totally wrong, but I think it’s all bullshit, part of his Magnanimous Ruler routine. I think he LOVES slaughtering deluded “contenders” by the dozens; he’s never wanted to give up anything and is as power hungry as they come.
It’s true there are times when it seems he really is sick of everything, for example above the stadium, in the rain with White Chain. Maybe he’s sampled his supply for so long that he can’t help but pontificate.
But it also appears all of the demiurges – at least those we’ve gotten to know a little better – are sick of their current existence, with all of them holding each other in check, but none of them are willing to relinquish anything to change the balance.
It goes against everything we know about White Chain to think that she would in any way wish to usurp Salami Dave’s rule and assume his throne.
Right now she’s in total shock and – just like us – doesn’t even really know what she IS.
And her rebellion was/is so intensely personal that she didn’t care about winning the bout, nor did it appear she thought she even had a chance.
What remains to be seen – well, massive understatement, because there’s SO much that remains to be seen, which is why I love this incredible ongoing work of art – is what Salami Dave has learned, or thinks he’s learned, today.
I don’t think it’s humility, or anything that will make him a better being…
And so the Ballad of Salami Dave comes to a close. Seek heaven through violence, friends.
One might ask, “What was it that Solomon learned?”
The simple answer? Humility. The beacon of pride has learned what it means to be humbled. As with Mottom and The Great Dragon, he has been dismantled and deconstructed, forced to come to grips with what he is.
Or, perhaps as others fear, that his time was wasted and no matter how shining a society he tries to build, everyone will choose spectacle over law. And so he will seek Royalty on his own, and leave everyone else for the Worms.
Honk!
hONK!
HoNk!
hOnK!
honk!
HONK!
Worms. Worms never change.
And they always win.
S U C K E R S
I KNOW RIGHT I WAS THINKING THIS THE OTHER DAY
Never enough chocolate mmmmm….
Doth mine eyes detect some nip-nops?
I love the direction the plot is taking, but I feel like I have to point out how bad the proportions are in the bottom-left panel. White Chain’s fist is cartoonishly out of proportion with her wrist. I get that the angle is awkward, but even accounting for perspective it looks two or three times as large as it should be.
I really can’t un-see it.