Re: Hoban
Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:02 am
Cranberry wrote:Also, Hoban is named after pilot Hoban "Wash" Washburne from Firefly, and I seriously doubt TNT is going to pollute their favorite character's memory by making him a girl.
I knew that name sounded familiar. But are you sure that's who he's named for, or are you speculating? *missed something?*
I don't think Hoban is a girl either. He does look more feminine than the others, but there are feminine guys out there. He's a seafaring Aisha bishounen. XD I don't get a feminine vibe from him at all...his facial expressions remind me of a grumpy Naruto.
Bonju, though...Bonju makes me suspicious. He looks shifty. >>
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:05 pm
well it flies and the comic is getting more and more interesting at least, but what happened to the guy where is he?
Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:29 pm
Ok, i've read through the petpage with info on everything that's happened so far, and i see this thing about the "secret message", involving clicking the captain's eye. so i go to chapter 2, and find the frame, and click his eye over 211 times, but nothing happens. does anyone know if it still works, or what i could be doing wrong?
Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:31 pm
It never did anything.matchbow wrote:Ok, i've read through the petpage with info on everything that's happened so far, and i see this thing about the "secret message", involving clicking the captain's eye. so i go to chapter 2, and find the frame, and click his eye over 211 times, but nothing happens. does anyone know if it still works, or what i could be doing wrong?
Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:41 pm
Immortal_Z wrote:Well, that trip seems pointless.
Nothing in the source codes as of yet. Does anyone know why they landed in Faerieland?
Hmm... The next logical place for them to go to would be Maraqua or Meridell. Altador is loosing significance, the ship is moving farther and farther away. I wonder why they doubled back from mystery Island instead of going to altador? Well, there's my two cents for the day.
wasn't the mystery island where they were originally headed to?
oh and another question: none of the other two chapters shows the chef in the dining room during dinner... hmm...
Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:48 pm
matchbow wrote:Ok, i've read through the petpage with info on everything that's happened so far, and i see this thing about the "secret message", involving clicking the captain's eye. so i go to chapter 2, and find the frame, and click his eye over 211 times, but nothing happens. does anyone know if it still works, or what i could be doing wrong?
This rumour was spread around the neoboards because a lot of people don't understand how the comic is made.
I am no expert, but the numbers are part of the code used to make the comic, sometimes when you clicked back to the 1st chapter an error in the code would show the speech bubbles with numbers. It had nothing to do with clicking on the eye.
Another error was the Chefxxx error, where the comic would show the code-filler for the Chef's name (likely before he was named).
Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:17 pm
pH7 wrote:
wasn't the mystery island where they were originally headed to?
oh and another question: none of the other two chapters shows the chef in the dining room during dinner... hmm...
They never actually said they were headed there...after the storm, the captain says the only place to land is Krawk Island, they wouldn't make it to Mystery Island in their condition...I think (though I could of course be wrong) he meant that he didn't want to land on Krawk Island because it's full of pirates, but had no choice because the ship was so heavily damaged and they needed supplies.
Bonju is shown in the fourth panel of Chapter 2 (the one where Kentari is going out the door), standing beside the captain.
Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:20 pm
Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ne ... ds#Shenkuu
for some info about Shenkuu.
for some info about Shenkuu.
Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:40 pm
I do wonder why faerieland? I mean does Hoban have wings we dont know about too? 
He went overboard in a storm at SEA right? So why would you look for him in a cloud? Can he evaporate and become a cloud? o.o seriously now 
.... what the heck..... and this plot is beyond boring read a comic then wait a week for another.... ...*sigh*
He went overboard in a storm at SEA right? So why would you look for him in a cloud? Can he evaporate and become a cloud? o.o seriously now .... what the heck..... and this plot is beyond boring read a comic then wait a week for another.... ...*sigh*
Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:58 pm
Rubywinged wrote:I do wonder why faerieland? I mean does Hoban have wings we dont know about too?
It's not unheard of around Neopia for faeries to rescue those in distress, so it is actually a logical choice to look. Especially if the ship keeps disapearing and the faeries can't find it to return him to!
Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:44 pm
oh god
i wish the plot had something to do, even if it was a BIG library where we must find the map hoban had :p
i wish the plot had something to do, even if it was a BIG library where we must find the map hoban had :p
Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:08 pm
I completely agree. I'd happily do another archives search right now.
Or the *whispers* water plant *stops whispering and looks around nervously*
I liked that bit of the plot personally
Or the *whispers* water plant *stops whispering and looks around nervously*
I liked that bit of the plot personally
Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:11 pm
_ei wrote:I completely agree. I'd happily do another archives search right now.
Or the *whispers* water plant *stops whispering and looks around nervously*
I liked that bit of the plot personally
Ditto! Even if it took me the betterp art of two weeks (and no, I don't know how I managed that!)
Neopets is just really boring lately *sigh*
Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:46 pm
Daze wrote:matchbow wrote:Ok, i've read through the petpage with info on everything that's happened so far, and i see this thing about the "secret message", involving clicking the captain's eye. so i go to chapter 2, and find the frame, and click his eye over 211 times, but nothing happens. does anyone know if it still works, or what i could be doing wrong?
This rumour was spread around the neoboards because a lot of people don't understand how the comic is made.
I am no expert, but the numbers are part of the code used to make the comic, sometimes when you clicked back to the 1st chapter an error in the code would show the speech bubbles with numbers. It had nothing to do with clicking on the eye.
Another error was the Chefxxx error, where the comic would show the code-filler for the Chef's name (likely before he was named).
That error is completely different from the "secret message" that Euthie mentions. She also does mention the Chefxxx message, but she said that once you click on the eye enough times, this message comes up:
Also, people are saying that Hoban threatened to drive the ship into a storm because people were saying he was bad luck, but that can't be true! They were only saying that he was bad luck because after he said "i'll drive this ship into a storm", the ship was driven into a storm!
I think at least... that's what i got from it.
moop. prizes.
Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:50 pm
Aha! I remembered my point.
Which is this:
No more debate about hoban being disguised as a boy and actually being a girl and that being bad luck, yes it is traditional for women on board a ship to be bad luck, but that's a more westernised tradition and these sailors obviously have oriental influence.
Plus the Kougra's definately female (as can clearly be seen from the ku-jong page where she invites you to play her game) so it'd be kind of pointless for Hoban to pretend to be male if s/he was female as there's already a woman on the ship.
I know it's been said before but I felt it needed reiteration, especially with the Kougra definately being a girl point.
EDIT: I'd put money on that screenie being a fake. There's no way TNT would allow phoenetic speech written that inconsistently onto the plot - even if it was only a hidden message.
Which is this:
No more debate about hoban being disguised as a boy and actually being a girl and that being bad luck, yes it is traditional for women on board a ship to be bad luck, but that's a more westernised tradition and these sailors obviously have oriental influence.
Plus the Kougra's definately female (as can clearly be seen from the ku-jong page where she invites you to play her game) so it'd be kind of pointless for Hoban to pretend to be male if s/he was female as there's already a woman on the ship.
I know it's been said before but I felt it needed reiteration, especially with the Kougra definately being a girl point.
EDIT: I'd put money on that screenie being a fake. There's no way TNT would allow phoenetic speech written that inconsistently onto the plot - even if it was only a hidden message.