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Of course Ken isn’t happy about this whole peace thing, but he doesn’t have much faith in it anyway!

Check out that Kickstarter! We’re approaching 7k, which makes me warm in the guts. There will be an extra page on Thursday, and ANOTHER extra page next Thursday! If we do hit that 7k, we’ll have three two pages update weeks in a row!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I ended up with a handful of new amiibos, which helped sate me collection addiction. I also received the Avatar The Last Airbender graphic novel ‘The Search‘. Lemme just say, it’s excellent, I stayed up late into the night reading it in one go. I was surprised by the creator commentary that Micheal and Bryan had not actually developed the back story behind Zuko’s mother beyond a couple basic concepts, but the narrative that was weaved together for The Search is an emotional fleshing out of Zuko’s parents’ relationship that adds some great, perhaps ESSENTIAL, context to their family dynamic. Gonna highly recommend that.

Published on December 29, 2014 by Alex Kolesar

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Which is to say “my sword has been unsheathed and is yet to taste blood.”
- John Smith
  
  Tybalt: “What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, as I hate Hell, all Montagues, and thee: Have at thee, coward!”
  –Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1.
Hfar

“I turned down a hot chick to kick Wataro butt so don’t you talk about no Wataro peace!”
- Astralfury
  
  He can list that under things he blames Wataro for too!
- IDPounder
  
  That’s a straight up party foul right there.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Ken’s logic is easy to follow.
KungFuKlobber

So they’re finally here
Traveling for you
If you know the words
You can join in too

You should pay attention; please don’t take a nap
As we walk you through this Yori rap!

Huh!
Yori! Wataro!

He’s the leader of the bunch; you know him well
He’s coming back to raise some hell
His novelty sword is not inert
If it slashes, it’s gonna hurt
He’s brave and skilled; his heart is true
He’s the first member of the Yori crew!

Huh!
Yori! Wataro!
Yori! Wataro is here!

Don’t make her mad, or you’ll be screwed
She needs no sword, ’cause her mind is shrewd
She’s an able commander when she needs to be
Wataro, beware! Be wise and flee
If you cross her, you’d better run quick
Ina Senshin’s one dangerous chick

Huh!
Yori! Wataro!

They have no style; they have no grace
These bandits are a special case
Fumio’s got the wrong thing to say
And he’s not very good at running away
Fujio’s wearing an excellent hat
No one knows how he gets away with that

Huh!
Yori! Wataro!
Yori! Wataro is here!

Cho is here! Won’t you welcome him to
The great island known better as Honshu?
But every yin must have its yang
So he’s on the run from Wu and Tang
He may be blind, but he has heard
The siren song of the rare fishbird

Huh!
Yori! Wataro!

Fresh from learning he’s not the last
Of the clan he knew in the distant past
With an oversized sword that makes a whoosh
He’s here to play multiplayer Kadoosh!
Trees, beware when he’s on the attack
‘Cause Kenta D. is a lumberjack

Huh!
Yori! Wataro!
Yori! Wataro is here!

Finally, welcome Lord Masu
It’s the latest member of the Yori crew
His feet are so strong, it isn’t funny
Can make a ninja look like a bunny
Can’t pick up a boulder like Bunzo can
The most gullible daimyo in Japan
But his escape attempts have kept him spry
Ina’s dad’s one heck of a guy!

Huh!
Come on, Ryoku, take it to the bridge!

Bandits, demons, Wataro scum,
Indigo samurai, and ninjas succumb!
Ahh, yeah!
Bandits, demons, Wataro scum,
Indigo samurai, and ninjas succumb!
Ahh, yeah!
- Mike
  
  *holds up lighter*
- John Smith
  
  Alright, I give up; what song did you parody? Is it one by James Brown?
  - http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
    
    I believe this is the DK Crew song, and I find it to be a genius reinterpretation.
    - John Smith
      
      I just listened to that song on YouTube, and I think you’re right!
John Smith

So, did I call it or what?
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Truly you are one of great insight!
Sunwu

WHERE IS CHO??????????
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Where are the bandits??? They’ll all be on the next page, it’s hard to cram the entire cast into a panel, though!
Flaming Squirrel

“Hello, Ina. Look at yo dad, now back to me. My magic wand is now a GIGANTIC SWORD!”
- John Smith
  
  Totally compensating for something.
  - http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
    
    Ken’s murdered people over that joke, you know.
    - John Smith
      
      I’m not afraid of him; the big bully!
- Mike
  
  Yeah Ken tried being a stage magician before he took up mercenary work. Everyone knows this.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Ken’s ability to pull his giant sword from off screen when he wants it actually required years of intense training.
  - Jonathan B
    
    They claim that, but the real truth is that the clan has a secret pocket dimension that only holds swords.
    - Dylan
      
      Of course, that’s where they get the red-and-black color scheme from! The Daisuke were founded by a time-traveling Shirou Emiya!
Sam DunKley

Collect your bets.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Masuhiro threw the fight!
CaptainBetrayer

At least he’s going to be polite enough to share some of the kicking that will ensue. He’s mannerly, like that.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  He’s not that polite, though, so I imagine not too much kicking will be shared.
John Smith

BTW (and sorry for going off-topic), I have “The Search” on my Kindle; it’s great stuff!
guildsbounty

Ken’s right though… The Wataro army is going to potentially be equipped with firearms. It isn’t a ‘suicidal attack against an equally matched army’ when one side has guns…even wildly unreliable ones.
Neska

If all Wataro we’ve met other than Genchu and Yori hadn’t shown themselves to be treacherous to one degree or another, Masuhiro would be quite right. As it is, there will be no chance of peace as long as Hirotomo is in charge. They’re going to have to kill him, kill Eijiro, and all their most loyal followers, and put Yori in charge. So, Ken is right! On with the killing!
- Kid Chaos
  
  Don’t stop not dying, Ken!

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