Captain Bowlcut has a really bad habit of saying people can keep doing things realizing that doing those things will stop him and then realizing that he can’t stop them from continuing to do those things
Mr nanobot could be really powerful if he knew how to fight, overwhelming fire power and endless regeneration. But as a tech bro who never fought before he can’t aim well, can’t fight well, and can’t think well.
Now the real question. Has the mayor died yet. Hopefully. That man is dumber then a bag of nails.
Hell, he doesn’t even need a fake human body or giant laser cannons. He could go all Skitter Parahumans on his assailants if he wanted. But he likes sci-fi, specifically the sci-fi with giant laser cannons and not gray goo.
Would’ve been funnier if there was a sequence of our #1 super cop doughy reloading that gun in complete serenity, like it’s just any other mundane task, just to keep blasting the nanobot techbro again.
nah, he does it all in the background of another panel, all in one panel, shown by swooshes.
the chief would have stopped firing after the first time, but Mathews told him he could shoot him as many times as he wants
eh, that prolly wouldn’t be as funny as actually seeing the expression change from KILL to chill whistlin’ along back to KILL
we already got some form of that, right when he begins blasting the (nano)techbro again, where his face goes like “well alright i guess i’ll keep doin that”
It’s a shame Fuchsia spent so much time figuring out how to teleport weapons into place, when this guy could summon his indestructible shapeshifting guns and be bulletproof. Why are PSC working on teleportation when nanobots just seem all around better?
– This guy has been hoarding the secrets of nanotechnology to himself. No one else knew that nanobots existed or were even possible before tonight.
– Experimenting with nanobots carries a lot of risks (e.g. a “grey goo” scenario), which means that people with half an ounce of common sense or empathy tend to shy away from that research. This guy, on the other hand…
– These nanobots have insane energy requirements. Somewhere there’s an entire power plant churning away to produce energy that is then somehow “beamed” to the nano-cloud. This guy can afford it because he’s a billionaire, but no one else can.
– The nanobots have some simple, unavoidable weakness. Maybe they fall apart when blasted with a particular sound frequency, or when exposed to magnets. This guy is either blind to the problem, or arrogant enough to believe that no one else will figure it out.
– Nanobots are really, really expensive to make. They’re not self-replicating; they come out of a big machine. It costs millions of dollars to make a few ounces. Again, this guy can afford it, but no one else can.
It’s a good thing he shot the guy who doesn’t have blood, or we would have lost our PG-13 rating.
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He knew his marriage was over when she started using her maiden name on her work directory. Also when they got divorced
respect
If dude is entirely nanobots is he even alive? Or is this like technically a remotely controlled drone type thing?
I feel like this dude wasn’t really alive even before he was nanobots
Also known as Joel “Ship of Theseus” Matthews.
Somehow, the clowns are the least silly people in this comic.
is he even a person at this point?
No, he’s a CEO.
Captain Bowlcut has a really bad habit of saying people can keep doing things realizing that doing those things will stop him and then realizing that he can’t stop them from continuing to do those things
REALLY GOOD BIT
yippee-ki-maybe-not
He went full Die Hard, man. Never go full Die Hard.
“Nanomachines, pops! They dissolve in response to physical trauma! You can’t hur- OWIE OWIE OWIE OUCH STOP SHOOTING ME!”
Mr nanobot could be really powerful if he knew how to fight, overwhelming fire power and endless regeneration. But as a tech bro who never fought before he can’t aim well, can’t fight well, and can’t think well.
Now the real question. Has the mayor died yet. Hopefully. That man is dumber then a bag of nails.
Hell, he doesn’t even need a fake human body or giant laser cannons. He could go all Skitter Parahumans on his assailants if he wanted. But he likes sci-fi, specifically the sci-fi with giant laser cannons and not gray goo.
I should have figured there would be worm fans reading this webcomic.
Would’ve been funnier if there was a sequence of our #1 super cop doughy reloading that gun in complete serenity, like it’s just any other mundane task, just to keep blasting the nanobot techbro again.
…But that would be way too many panels!
nah, he does it all in the background of another panel, all in one panel, shown by swooshes.
the chief would have stopped firing after the first time, but Mathews told him he could shoot him as many times as he wants
eh, that prolly wouldn’t be as funny as actually seeing the expression change from KILL to chill whistlin’ along back to KILL
we already got some form of that, right when he begins blasting the (nano)techbro again, where his face goes like “well alright i guess i’ll keep doin that”
So… should they, like, put nano-boy into, like, a bunch of champagne bottles or something for holding, then?
Brilliant! He’ll be too drunk to fight back!
If Doughy is any indication, it might not be possible to be too drunk to fight.
NANOMACHINES, SON! (I had to)
A cop shooting a billionaire? Completely unrealistic.
This is why regeneration is no substitute for evasion
nannermacheens
It’s a shame Fuchsia spent so much time figuring out how to teleport weapons into place, when this guy could summon his indestructible shapeshifting guns and be bulletproof. Why are PSC working on teleportation when nanobots just seem all around better?
No idea, but I can speculate:
– This guy has been hoarding the secrets of nanotechnology to himself. No one else knew that nanobots existed or were even possible before tonight.
– Experimenting with nanobots carries a lot of risks (e.g. a “grey goo” scenario), which means that people with half an ounce of common sense or empathy tend to shy away from that research. This guy, on the other hand…
– These nanobots have insane energy requirements. Somewhere there’s an entire power plant churning away to produce energy that is then somehow “beamed” to the nano-cloud. This guy can afford it because he’s a billionaire, but no one else can.
– The nanobots have some simple, unavoidable weakness. Maybe they fall apart when blasted with a particular sound frequency, or when exposed to magnets. This guy is either blind to the problem, or arrogant enough to believe that no one else will figure it out.
Once again, I have mixed up my replies and my not-replies. You’d think I would learn.
Okay, one more:
– Nanobots are really, really expensive to make. They’re not self-replicating; they come out of a big machine. It costs millions of dollars to make a few ounces. Again, this guy can afford it, but no one else can.