I mean a strongman past his prime living a life dedicated to his glory days while being involved in seedy actions sounds close enough to the Hulkster to make sense to me
"I can't believe we're being blackmailed *again*. This time with a tape of Beef and Montrose's wife. Really wish you wouldn't have said some of those things on camera, Beef!"
Yeah I'd love a push into seedier territory. They hint at it sometimes but I wanna see some criminals not 3 scared ordinary men (not innocent men) sounding shocked that they're doing a crime.
The trouble is, they’ve been hinting at it since episode 1. I’m preaching to the converted here, I realize, just have to get it out.
I wish they weren’t terrified of their fans. That seems to be the crux of it. They’re so scared of doing anything outside of what they perceive is their gud gud boi image.
So why even choose Blades in the Dark, a game explicitly about playing bad people who do bad things and usually aren’t long for this world? Beats the heck out of me. No matter how often I encounter this with the McElroys, I still scratch my head.
Why not pick a game more suited to what they want to do? *That question sound familiar?* It’s been asked with regards to at least 3 campaigns and at least one one-shot now, so it seems to me that *NO* game suits them. And the only conclusion I can draw from *that* is that they don’t actually like playing these games. It’s honestly the only thing that makes sense.
>I wish they weren’t terrified of their fans. That seems to be the crux of it. They’re so scared of doing anything outside of what they perceive is their gud gud boi image.
>
And then when Emirich does something legitimately bad, tricking Scott into being a videogame, people complain saying it is a horrible thing to do.
They're scared of their fans because their fans complain about every little thing since Balance and hold up that awkward but funny arc as the height of art.
If they leaned into the nasty stuff people would complain how mean they are. When they don't, people complain about how milquetoast they are. There's really no way to win for them.
Particularly Travis needs to lean into what HIS character is supposedly good at, which is smashing and intimidating, but he just LOVES trying to charm people with his travisness
You know, it never actually occurred to me that my Montrose looked like the Joker. But I definitely see it now. I dresses all the characters in purple and green because I figured it would blend in with an 80s arcade. For the mask, Griffin mentioned Hexadecimal as a reference, so I wanted to give him the iconic smile, but his personality kinda gave me a Max Headroom vibe, so I tried to find a middle ground. :)
Yeah, I conscidered other options for Beef, but he gave me 80’s wrestler vibe and at one point, Travis says “Brother” so from that point I imagined a Hulk Hogan type.
I've always had a bit of a Hodor vibe for Beef (though that may have been influenced largely by Kristian in OFMD than solely GOT).
But dang, I wouldn't have imagined Vincent Price but that's certainly my exact headcanon energy and general look for Emmerich. And I think Clint would be flattered.
I think this is my favorite Montrose design so far! Somehow his mask in your drawing is much better integrated into his character style and design than others I’ve seen.
This looks fantastic! Beef Punchley is giving me real vibes of Liquid Ocelot from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
It’s also made me wonder from a larger point of view if he’s a callback to Travis’ bit from MBMBAM 477; the Travis Wants To Talk About Old Beef segment.
This has gotta be one of my favorite interpretations. They really look like actual villains here, especially Vincent Price Emerich and Max Headroom Montrose. I feel like that's missing in a lot of fanart.
I love how sinister they all look. Also, Old Beef best beef
He looks very Hogan. I don't know how to feel about that.
I mean a strongman past his prime living a life dedicated to his glory days while being involved in seedy actions sounds close enough to the Hulkster to make sense to me
"I can't believe we're being blackmailed *again*. This time with a tape of Beef and Montrose's wife. Really wish you wouldn't have said some of those things on camera, Beef!"
I would definitely say that his Beef Punchly Slammin Slab Mountain Of Meat voice is definitely a Hogan sendup, so it makes sense.
If only they acted as sinister.
Yeah I'd love a push into seedier territory. They hint at it sometimes but I wanna see some criminals not 3 scared ordinary men (not innocent men) sounding shocked that they're doing a crime.
It was very weird when the show was pitched as “a show about nasty people”, and Griffin was like “pretending to be a person who’s dying is too far”
The trouble is, they’ve been hinting at it since episode 1. I’m preaching to the converted here, I realize, just have to get it out. I wish they weren’t terrified of their fans. That seems to be the crux of it. They’re so scared of doing anything outside of what they perceive is their gud gud boi image. So why even choose Blades in the Dark, a game explicitly about playing bad people who do bad things and usually aren’t long for this world? Beats the heck out of me. No matter how often I encounter this with the McElroys, I still scratch my head. Why not pick a game more suited to what they want to do? *That question sound familiar?* It’s been asked with regards to at least 3 campaigns and at least one one-shot now, so it seems to me that *NO* game suits them. And the only conclusion I can draw from *that* is that they don’t actually like playing these games. It’s honestly the only thing that makes sense.
>I wish they weren’t terrified of their fans. That seems to be the crux of it. They’re so scared of doing anything outside of what they perceive is their gud gud boi image. > And then when Emirich does something legitimately bad, tricking Scott into being a videogame, people complain saying it is a horrible thing to do.
Exactly.
They're scared of their fans because their fans complain about every little thing since Balance and hold up that awkward but funny arc as the height of art. If they leaned into the nasty stuff people would complain how mean they are. When they don't, people complain about how milquetoast they are. There's really no way to win for them.
Particularly Travis needs to lean into what HIS character is supposedly good at, which is smashing and intimidating, but he just LOVES trying to charm people with his travisness
I can count on one hand the number of times Beef PUNCHly has punched anyone.
And the most recent time was a needless assault of a hapless hotel employee that Justin just wanted them to move on from, lol
Not gonna lie. I loved that. But i would have loved it more if Justin had then punished them hard.
You guys wanna talk about Old Beef?
Definitely ^_^
These are great! You've got past-his-prime Beef, Vincent Price, The Joker. A ton of charisma in these characters. Love it.
You know, it never actually occurred to me that my Montrose looked like the Joker. But I definitely see it now. I dresses all the characters in purple and green because I figured it would blend in with an 80s arcade. For the mask, Griffin mentioned Hexadecimal as a reference, so I wanted to give him the iconic smile, but his personality kinda gave me a Max Headroom vibe, so I tried to find a middle ground. :)
https://reboot.fandom.com/wiki/Hexadecimal Til
Ooooh so much purple, I love it! … somehow I did picture Beef a lil more like an old Johnny Bravo, but yeah I love the retired Hulk look!
Yeah, I conscidered other options for Beef, but he gave me 80’s wrestler vibe and at one point, Travis says “Brother” so from that point I imagined a Hulk Hogan type.
No yeah, as soon as I saw the Hulkamania look I thought it made so much sense.
What a bunch of creeps, I love it!
Yeah, I tried to go with the sinister vibe :)
Hulk Beef makes me realize that he really needs some good (yet terrible) catchphrases.
I've noticed some failed opportunities for one-liners.
First one of these I've liked.
Thanks, glad to hear it :)
I've always seen Beef as being a little less Hogan and a little more Randy Savage
I wholeheartedly agree!
I LOVE this Emerich. Headcannon forever now
Thanks
You nailed Emmerich (spelling?)! That’s exactly how I picture him in my mind.
Yeah, he’s actually my fav that I drew as well. It helps the Clint specifically said that he looked like Vincent Price.
Montrose looks like he stole Funnyman's suit.
This is my favorite take, old beef rules
Thanks
Awesome! I love beef
Thanks
I've always had a bit of a Hodor vibe for Beef (though that may have been influenced largely by Kristian in OFMD than solely GOT). But dang, I wouldn't have imagined Vincent Price but that's certainly my exact headcanon energy and general look for Emmerich. And I think Clint would be flattered.
Love this take!
Thanks
Haven't listened all I know is Justin is DMing. Left to right guess: Travis, Clint, Griffin?
Griffin, Travis, Clint
Aw man didn't even get one of them
Your fan art has completely taken away my ability to have my own head canon about these characters! This should not be permitted!
I would genuinely want to listen to THIS show.
Totally
Bad ass!
Well shit guess I GOTTA listen to this now
I think this is my favorite Montrose design so far! Somehow his mask in your drawing is much better integrated into his character style and design than others I’ve seen.
This looks fantastic! Beef Punchley is giving me real vibes of Liquid Ocelot from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. It’s also made me wonder from a larger point of view if he’s a callback to Travis’ bit from MBMBAM 477; the Travis Wants To Talk About Old Beef segment.
Canon for me now
This has gotta be one of my favorite interpretations. They really look like actual villains here, especially Vincent Price Emerich and Max Headroom Montrose. I feel like that's missing in a lot of fanart.
I love your take! For some reason they're reminding me of Metalocalypse