There ARE no rules in war...
Nerd By Northwest #341 – “Ungentlemanly Warfare”
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Yup, we're continuing the callback to Ash's almost supernaturally-pale Nordic skin. It's almost like Dazzler's mutant powers from the X-Men comics... with the added negative of making one generally less appealing to the opposite sex when spending a day at the beach!
Now playing paintball was one of those activities my friends and I did quite a bit in the 90's. Haven't done it recently but I know some things haven't changed, namely that getting hit can still sting quite a bit. Not always and usually not too much, but there's always those small percentage of hits that hurt enough to leave a bruise. And that's WITH the coveralls or full-body uniform used in paintball. So for Ash to go bare skin says a lot to his bravery... or just maybe it says more about how much he had to drink before the bachelor party crew started the paintball contest! 😉
And lastly, for those of you who are NOT gamers or familiar with World of Warcraft and don't understand the significance of Ash's war cry in the final panel, it's a callback to a classic bit of gamer history. Whether the gameplay in the video was actually scripted from the start (seems likely) or not, it is STILL hilarious and worth a watch at the link below... 😂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLyOj_QD4a4
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