March 10th, 2017
10 Mar 2017 · page 684 of 1306
Only Wolfe can make 'please carry my luggage' a heartfelt moment.
Gonna be doing character Q&As on the week of the 20th March while I take some time to catch up on non-Widdershins work stuff and maybe even.. take a day off?! So if you have a question for a character, ask in the comments below or via my Tumblr ask box here.
Cast: Dominik Voss, Heinrich Wolfe
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Oh, wow.
Wolfe is almost too good a person to be allowed to exist...
Yes, but killing him is universally recognized as a war crime
But nice enough to take alive into Heavens. )) No offense for Wolfe, I love him a lot.
"Too Kawaii to live, too Sugoi to die."
He is a beautiful cinnamon roll too good for this world, too pure.
This is the best application of this description I've heard since my sister used it for Sir Galahad
Like the kind of person that you would only find in a story or a picture book?
In context
Oh goodness. Wolfe's thinking he might not make it?
I rather think he just gives Voss a good excuse for leaving behind. ) And "heartfelt moment", too, of course. Symbolic a bit, given the role of Wolfe's violin in the narrative.
Not necessarily! It could just be that violins are even more breakable than humans, and Wolfe is running around a lot, so he doesn't want it to get broken (or left behind, even). :)
"I have a very important job for you. Now just hold this and don't move. Yes it is important, you are the Chief Instruments Officer. No of course I am not just trying to stop you getting in the way. Ok then you can have a badge."
And yes, there's an aspect of that there too. Hang loose around here, watch over my Violin and I'll be back when you're more ready to help, etc. He saved the day, yes. He needs more growth if he's going to be doing this sort of thing and is a risk out on the next ones...
Foreshadowing ... which can go in multiple ways.
F O R E S H A D O W I N G AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Aaah that's so adorable aaaaaah fellow musician sympathizes
He's not coming back, is he?
Pretty much, yeah.
WHY? WHY would you SAY THAT?
retreats into the corner to whimper
You don't know that.
He's not sure he is, though- so he's making the right and appropriate plans all the same.
Yeah this does feel awfully like the [trope](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IfWeGetThroughThis "http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IfWeGetThroughThis") (warning : contains TV Tropes), personally I hope it isn't though......
We saw tropes broken sometimes -[http://www.sssscomic.com/co...](http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=555 "http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=555")
A deliberate use of the trope to plant a seed of doubt in our minds as to the effectiveness of Herr Wolfe's plot armour to increase dramatic tension and make sure we don't miss the next exciting episode!
Nooooooooo! Kate's been good about subverting tropes so far, so she can subvert this one, too? Right?
Deathflags waving
She'd never kill off the violin!
It's generally impossible to destroy legendary artifacts. They can be suppressed for a long time, but they will almost always turn up again eventually.
This leads to another question for the Q&A. Where did Wolfe learn to play?
aaaaaAAAHHHH WHAT ARE YOU DOING RED ALERT CHARACTER DEATH IMMINENT D:
Ah, but it's a *PRECIOUS* piece of luggage all the same, Kate. He just entrusted someone whom he still views as a friend in SPITE of all the "friend" did to him and caused (This chaos? He's part of what brought it about...)- which is a massive vote of confidence and hammered home to said friend he still was viewed as one.
That is a magnificent gesture.
Not only will it remind Voss of the one time all those stolen powers brought him true joy, but he knows how singularly important this violin is to Wolfe, and that he is trusted.... and forgiven. :)
WOLFE, DON'T YOU DARE HEROICALLY SACRIFICE YOURSELF OR EVEN TRY, ME AND O'MALLEY WILL BE SO INCREDIBLY GRUMPY AT YOU, YOU SWEET WONDERFUL ANNOYING PERSON.
Well, he himself was the one who said that if any of them came to harm, the others would be disappointed in him. And I believe that Wolfe is the sort of man who wouldn't like to disappoint his good friends.
No pressure mind you, but that instrument has been used to save the world from one of the seven deadlies already, so take good care of that future legendary relic, eh?
It's a +6 soothing implement for bards!
At last, after all these years, Voss finally acquires the one thing Envy couldn't get him.
...Wolfe's violin D: Wolfe no, how could you fall for that!?
Question for miss Verity Cunningham: Were you afraid when you were in the box about to be sawed in two?
I refuse to believe that this is foreshadowing something ominous. It would go completely against the established tone of the comic - not a single person has been killed in the previous chapters, unless you count Ms. Fairbairn (and even that's not certain, since they never found a body). Even when Grandpa Henry was shot, it wasn't very long before we started seeing hints that he would be all right. If Kate wanted to turn things dark on us now, surely she wouldn't do it so drastically.
Or maybe that's what she wants you to think -malicious moustache twirl-
I'd tend to agree. I do think this looks like Wolfe allowing for the possibility that he might not survive what's coming, but that doesn't mean he won't!
Is anyone else wondering whose voice is yelling about being on the clock in the next-to-last panel? My theory is Verity.
Well, who else could it be?
I note that "Good luck!" is in English.
Huh, nice catch. I guess it's a lot easier to know simple common phrases like that. Like "sayonara" or "gesundheit".
Um....doesn't Wolfe need the violin? [http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/november-18th-2016/ "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/november-18th-2016/")
Could come in handy again....
If it was still necessary, Wolfe wouldn't be able to take it out of his inventory and give it to the NPC.
As a musician, that is not luggage. Wolfe is letting Voss look after his baby while he goes battle deadly sins. That is a pretty serious show of trust.
FOR THE Q&A:
To Wolfe: "Among the malform-busters, the Barbers and the people you've met while dealing with both, who is the most huggable?" ;)
To Voss: "Will you please accept my heartfelt congratulations on the way you've fought Envy and become a better person?"
To Wrath: "So how did it feel to be denied, just after you said you wouldn't be anymore? Also, what is your response to this? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA~! XD"
See...acting, I mean, character development. :) I love how much is loaded in this scene. It shows so much with so little.
glares at Death Flag suspiciously
Question for the Barber sisters: What other occupation(s) would you choose to pursue if you could not continue with your current one?
OH my GAWSH he's so precious.
A little ironically, Wolfe reminds me of my cat who passed away some months ago... he was a lovely golden-brown color and a very sweet, fluffy socialite type. He often brought a "date" (one of his sisters) with him to the food bowl, and was generally very lovable and conscientious.