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Hey, It’s that promised extra update! As you can see, the tree did not fall on Ken, but I’m sure it gave the idea some thought.

Just to reiterate, Friday (4/24) at 9PM EDT will be our NN4B SMASH BROS NIGHT. Joe’s WiiU username is jwkovell, his SKYPE username is ALSO jwkovell, and we’ll have skype set up. We’ll also put a Skype button on the site so, assuming you have Skype installed, you’ll be able to push the Skype button and immediately connect with us. If you have no Skype, though, you can also tweet us @SuburbanSamurai @jwkovell. I hope at least one other person shows up to mitigate the pummeling I will receive from Joe’s many proficient characters. Oh how I lament the loss of Snake!

Published on April 23, 2015 by Alex Kolesar

IDPounder

…because, you know, stealing from someone else’s stash is…bad.
- Kid Chaos
  
  It’s not stealing, it’s just…borrowing. Without permission.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Maybe Matrix asked permissions, we don’t know!
  - Xinef
    
    Like any well-behaved ninja would do. I mean, some even ask for permission before they take (or borrow) your life!
Xinef

Wait… Ken knows the word “sharp”? My whole worldview is ruined!

Also, the obligatory “Matrix, I see your point.” comment.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  You are ever obliging with the obligatory comments.
- Ryan
  
  I guess he’s usually pretty blunt, isn’t he?
- Speedy Marsh
  
  He’s not as dull as he seems.
http://akacya-thebountyhunter.weebly.com/ Alexandre Robillard

super work..like always
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Thanks Alex!
Lindo

Well, well. Color me intrigued. Matrix not only got him a sweet new weapon, but also a reason to go see Yumiko again later on since he has to give it back “personally.” Potential future drama/backstory, ahoy?
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Where there is a Ken, there is an opportunity for DRAMAAAAA.
  - Flaming Squirrel
    
    KABUKIIIIIIIII!
David DM

very sharp
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  and to the point. Oh wait, that obligatory comment was already made!
leavescat

“I’m sure it gave the…” SUPER SMASH BROTHERS “…idea some thought.”
Subtle.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  HAHA! Text formatting mistake! Well I fixed it, I’ll not be accused of subliminal messaging!
  - leavescat
    
    Oh and uh, speaking of, did you mean 9PM EST or 9PM EDT? Currently, the east coast is in Daylight Savings Time.
guildsbounty

Whelp, looks like Matrix is shipping Yumiko/Ken. Or somethin.
- Flaming Squirrel
  
  The proper term is Yumiken, sir and/or madam.
  - http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
    
    At last we have a proper term!
  - Astralfury
    
    Not Keniko?
- Auctorian .
  
  Shipped so hard it crossed the pacific overnight.
  - Kid Chaos
    
    Ship it! Ship it real good!
Flaming Squirrel

Plot twist: Ken’s sword is so blunt he’s basically been using a twenty foot long club- and he can still cut down trees with it.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  That is an adequate descriptor of Ken’s abilities.
  - Flaming Squirrel
    
    That, plus his ability to breathe sake like a fish.
    - KungFuKlobber
      
      FISH CAN’T BREATHE SAKE!
      - Flaming Squirrel
        
        THEY COULD IF YOU’D STOP EATING THEM FOR BREAKFAST!
- Neska
  
  Actually, the bigger the sword the less sharp it is likely to be: the big European swords, at least, are dull on purpose so that you don’t chip the blade when you’re bashing your way through suits of steel plate before carving up the man inside. But they can still cut! Know that duel scene in Rob Roy where Rob cuts the lord’s bastard from left shoulder to right hip, through the rib cage? Completely realistic use of a Claymore in the hands of a man big enough, strong enough, and smart enough to use it right. Ken’s zanbatou was prolly sharper, this new one sharper still so armor is not gonna be a problem . . . and it’s still big enough to serve as a shield against an inevitable barrage of musket balls!
  - psYcHOticHiCKeN
    
    When destroying bone it is better to avoid cutting the fleshy parts. If your blade, club, maul, or hammer bounces then you deliver more energy to the target and the recoil brings your steel back to a ready position. If you plunge into soft material the blade can get stuck. A knight could get flailed upside the head while trying to extract a sword. The helmet might be fine but the knight has a concussion, a neck injury and is off his feet.
Astralfury

Presumably if Ken doesn’t keep up the repayments he will end up being repossessed and added to the stash of clan relics too.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Yumiko probably wouldn’t mind so much.
  - Astralfury
    
    I can just picture that treasure room with Ken frozen in carbonite on one wall.
White Rice

I would be all about joining in the smash shenanigans, but I’ll be right in the middle of my shift at work, so no smash for me :-/

You should make a Mii fighter that quasi-emulates snake…it won’t be perfect but it’ll be something (the problem being only fighters do the punches & kicks, but only gunners have the grenades & fun toys…)
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Mii Fighter’s surprisingly great, and we had some fun Friday night. We’ll do it again, though. We may be able to shift the times around if you’re itching to join in!
Minando

Well, at least now your SWORD is sharp…
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Are you implying he lacks sharpness in other areas?
Mike W.

Ken’s next line: “But I NEED that! For KADOOSH!!”
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  KADOOSHing is a privilege, not a right!
Hfar

Some people leave pictures for potential loved ones, some leave watches, or even a lock of hair. For Ken and Yumiko, a big ass sword will suffice.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  It may be a standard Daisuke tradition.
Lenvoran

Makes me wonder how much mass each of those swords have and the difference in velocity at which he can swing them.

That sweet math… Ohh it sings to me… It’s enough to make a man sick.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  SET YOUR CALCULATOR TO MATHS!
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEqjTjES2nI
  - Kid Chaos
    
    There’s no escaping the maths!
  - Xinef
    
    I set my calculator to division by Zorro.
Auctorian .

Well well look at that- here I thought the mating dance had ended early, but in reality it’s just entered OVERTIME!!!

… probably extended overtime …
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  There are many stages involved, I assure you. It’s not just a one and done affair!
Minando

It will not stay sharp for long if using it for chopping trees becomes a habit.
But then, it´s a manga sword. They are like lightsabers: cutting through everything without any damage for the blade.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  That’s how I like my cartoon blades, impossibly sharp and invulnerable.
  - Grimlock13
    
    Except for a few of Yori’s blade
    - Xinef
      
      Don’t forget http://nn4b.com/?webcomic1=278
      
      (though personally, I love breaking lightsabers with my bare hands and killing my opponent with a broken-off piece of the lightsaber’s blade)
Dichu

Love this comic! Been following it for a while, but just got around to making a disqus account. ( didn’t use a single subject in this whole comment)
- Dichu
  
  I’ve been missing out on too many Star Wars, Zelda, and Wheel of Time discussions.
  - http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
    
    Oh so you picked up on how I like to talk about those things, did you?
    - Dichu
      
      It was subtle, but I figured it out, eventually.
Mathias Vilhelmsson

I just read all 601 pages… I am not even mad.
Da’Zlein

And then Ken realized his TRUE destiny, not as a warrior, but as a lumberjack…
- Kid Chaos
  
  Ken’s a lumberjack and he’s okay…
Crestlinger

Found it!
Another fellow ‘slab of metal’:
https://lparchive.org/Drakengard/Update%2050/40-thunderdome50.jpg

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