[0655] Firearms Expert
└ posted on Monday, 2 February 2015, by Novil
- Larisa: Before we begin I’d like to check your prior knowledge.
- Larisa: Which goddess was honored by the lighting of the Olympic flame at the ancient Olympic Games?
- Luna: Hmm… Athena?
- Larisa: What’s the color of the flame when burning Cadmium?
- Luna: Maybe… green?
- Larisa: Name a fictional character with special fire powers.
- Luna: Uhh… Gandalf?
- Larisa: You’re attacked by a genetically mutated Stalin cyborg. What’s your weapon of choice?
- Luna: A rocket-propelled Molotov cocktail launcher?
- Larisa: I’m pleased to inform you that one of the world’s finest firearms experts is attending our workshop this year.
![[0655] Firearms Expert](/comics/2015-02-02-0655-firearms-expert.png "[0655] Firearms Expert")
“A rocket-propelled Molotov cocktail launcher?”
Does that mean the Molotov cocktail launcher itself is rocket propelled?
Welcome to the innominate pyromaniac Anonymous. 🙂
Note to Larisa: you do not want to go burning cadmium or its compounds, because cadmium is rather toxic and easily absorbed through the lungs.
Note to Ivan: you have disposed of all the cadmium red, yellow and green paint in the house, haven’t you? Somewhere Yuna Williams can’t recover it either.
Not to self: if encountering a genetically mutated Stalin cyborg, use axe and the spell that creates massive short circuits. Alternatively, jam copies of Ronald Reagan’s autobiographies into all available entrypoints and lodging places until it collapses.
>:=)>
@ SmartAlec105:
The Molotovs are rocket propelled.
I wish I knew where this support group was.
@ OK Trite:
They sound like they have fun.
I may be wrong, but weren’t the ancient Olympic games held in honor of Zeus? I don’t recall Athena having anything to do with them.
@ Silly Name:
Which is why Larissa refers to her as a firearms expert, not a mythology expert.
@ Silly Name:
@ myth buster:
You’ll notice that Larisa asks for a goddess.
Oh, and my weapon of choice is “This statement is false.”
SmartAlec105 wrote:
Well, yeah. Best kind.
What, you want one of those clunky old Diesel-propelled Molotov cocktail launchers?
“Fictional character with special fire powers”
I wonder if Larisa has read the Dresden Files? I’m guessing that she would be much enamored with Harry’s area of expertise.
@ SmartAlec105:
No it launches rocket propelled Molotov cocktails. I’m afraid you won’t be getting into the convention this year.
Does Larisa’s response mean that somehow she hadn’t thought of that possibility?
Her expression!!!
@ MasterofKittens:
The lighting of the torch honours Athena. The games themselves honour Zeus. Note the difference.
Gandalf?!? *checks again* *dies* This is the best thing ever! One of my favorite comics just referenced one of my favorite fandoms. Love this strip!
@ Silly Name:
Actually, they were in honor of Nike, the goddess of Victory.
@ The Doctor:
Wikipedia tells us that the games honored Zeus, but seems to imply that the olympic flame honored Hera. Take that with whatever grain of salt you choose.
Okay, so Luna has just acquired a group of genius friends fascinated by weaponry. Why do I get the feeling that whoever is oppressing her is about to deeply regret their actions?
That’s an awfully long tag list. And I wonder who first made the tag “setting things on fire.”
Can you smell the Wolfenstein in the air? Because Mecha-Stalin is here.
Eh, I would’ve said a frozen bottle of vodka. Also #nationwideyourkidjustdied
I am enjoying this arc in a way I have not enjoyed S&W in a long time 🙂
Is there a print of that Stalin picture I want it for my wall
MorbidMobius wrote:
But it would really be cooler to have a rocket-powered machine that flew around flinging Molotov cocktails at things.
Is Mecha-Stalin like Wolfenstein’s Mecha-Hitler?
Larisa has found her protege.
You’ll go far kid.
Would that be related in any manner to a Bates Eight Barrel Bottle Thrower?
(Real WW2 weapon)
@ SmartAlec105:
It’s similar to some weapons in Borderlands – it works as molotov launcher until you want to reload, then it fires off rocket engine, propell itself at target while also materializing new loaded launcher 🙂
Oh dear God, no.
She’s going to corrupt the poor girl.
Hmm pyromancer, firearms expert, wild card, combat specialist, and hacker. Pity the one they All focus on, let alone their connections.
@ Sir Read-a-Lot:
Oh there should definitely be a crossover where Larisa meets Harry…
Did anyone realise that the Molotov cocktails were named after Stalin’s protegé (and foreign affairs minister) Molotov? Infamous for brokering the Molotov-Von Ribbentrop pact? The pact where Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet union divided eastern Europe among themselves? The term Molotov cocktail was coined by the Finns in the Winter War (just before WO2) when the Soviets invaded Finland. The Finns only had 32 tanks (the Soviets 2,500-6,500) so they had to invent a way to fight the tanks without counter tanks and a lack of anti-armour weapons. The weapon now named Molotov cocktail was found to be ideal. Cheap and easy to use (using storm matches instead of a rag as fuse.) it was thrown onto the rear air grilles of a Soviet tank. The flames would leak into the tanks mechanics and overheat systems, ignite hydraulics, ammunition and fuel and cause general mayhem. Similar devices had been used in earlier wars, but the term Molotov cocktail was coined by the Finns as they tossed their flasks. They served the Soviets a flammable mixture in a flasks, similar to a high-proof cocktail. The intended recipient was Molotov because his politics was largely the cause of the Winter War.
All in all, a rocket propelled Molotov cocktail launcher would be most effective if aimed at Stalinborg’s air intakes.
Notice particularly that Luna hesitated before all the other answers, but the Molotov cocktail launcher was her IMMEDIATE response.
OMG! you should totally do a genetically mutated cyborg Stalin wallpaper lol…
BEST CONCEPT EVER!!! X3
@ AznaktaX:
Corrupt a girl who ‘grew up’ in Camden. One learns about all illicit activities there, just for
survival.
Rocket propelled launcher…? How does that look???
kumacurry wrote:
So it’s a Tediore weapon? Good to know 😉
6th and 7th panels. It’s the moment of realization for Larissa that yes, she just found a teammate for her fireteam.
Heh, fireteam.
This interview process is RIGGED.
Larisa knows that she has found a kindred soul. Now, she just has to help her rise like a phoenix…trailing incendiary rounds from her shoulder-mounted gun-wings.
What are the other girls expert on?
And boys…@ MathAddict:
And boys…
Not sure if I should trust Larisa with Luna’s imagination…
@ MasterofKittens:
Umm… true. I’ll go with “true”. Huh, that was easy.
And Luna is initiated.
@ Sir Read-a-Lot:
love dresden files now reading the codex alera
@ Sir Read-a-Lot:
@ Meltea:
“Fuego! Pyrofuego!”