| 8-Bit Theater | |
| Episode 144 | |
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| Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's... | |
| Premature Upgrade? | |
| Date Published | Wednesday, May 1st, 2002 |
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Red Mage tries on his new equipment.
Cast Appearing[]
- Thief
- Black Mage Evilwizardington
- Red Mage Statscowski
- Akbar (first appearance)
Setting[]
- Temple of Fiends
- Criminal City
First Mention Of[]
- Black Mage writing insults down.
- Akbar's dodgy gear
Script[]
| Cut back to Thief and Black Mage | |
| Thief | Dude, I am telling you, it's not going to work. |
| Black Mage | Hey, let him do it. It's his funeral. |
| Black Mage | (quietly) I hope. |
| Thief | I can still hear you. |
| Black Mage | ! |
| Thief hides Black Mage's dagger behind his back. | |
| Black Mage | You're just lucky that I seem to have misplaced my stabbin' knife... |
| Thief | That so? |
| Red Mage | (out of frame) Like Shredder emerging from the ooze, I am.. |
| Black Mage | Man, the third one was so bad. |
| Cut to Red Mage who is wearing Garland's armor. | |
| Red Mage | SUPER RED MAGE! |
| Red Mage | I'd say this is easily a +4/+4 Armor of Kick Ass. |
| Black Mage | Mo' like a +Stupid/+Dumb Armor of Idiot. |
| Black Mage | (writing in his small scroll) "+Stupid/+Dumb" heh. I gotta write that one down. classic! |
| Red Mage and Thief look at Black Mage. | |
| Black Mage | WHAT! |
| Red Mage begins toppling over. | |
| Red Mage | Uh-oh... |
| Thief | (to Black Mage) That was far more lame than my "your HP or your GP" line. |
| Black Mage | you were that thief? I knew you looked familiar! |
| Thief | Let's let bygones be--amnesia dust in the face! Ha! |
| Thief throws "Amnesia Dust" in Black Mage's face as Red Mage hits the ground with a THUD! | |
| Black Mage | What is this, talcum powder? It's all over my robes. Thanks. |
| Thief | Er... |
| Meanwhile, on the edge of Criminal City... | |
| Akbar is standing outside his shop, entitled:-
AKBAR'S DISCOUNT | |
| Akbar | Suckers! |
| Cut back to the Temple of Fiends. | |
| Thief | I'd be more upset, but I paid with fake money anyway. |
| Black Mage | Even so, it's the principle of it. Almost got it all out... |
| Red Mage | (on the ground, weakly) Armor too heavy... |
| Thief | Do you hear that? |
| Black Mage | Not really. |
| Red Mage | (on the ground, weakly) Rib cage crushed. |
Trivia[]
- Shredder is an antagonist of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.