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November 7th, 2007

Untold Origins

TimI absolutely love the way this comic turned out. Sometimes I’ll have an idea of what the comic should look like in my head and Ray will get it just right. This is one of those times where he far exceeded what I had imagined. I think the extra week off for Ray was well worth it! Also, the idea for this comic actually came to me while Ray was out here visiting (in California). I’m not sure what brought the idea on, I just remember that I was doing dishes when I proposed the idea to Ray. The idea was originally just “What if Goombas and Koopa Troopas were actually Pokemon?”, and I later fleshed it out into an real story. Enjoy!

RayWith last week off, I knew people would expect a great looking comic when I returned. So I knew this had to be good. Thankfully, I think it turned out to be just that. I had a lot of fun putting this strip together, and thanks to Tim’s excellent idea, it really gave me the drive to make it look great. Hope you guys enjoyed it!


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41 Responses to “Untold Origins”

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    Narnian

    Great comic! One of your best yet. And really well drawn too. It was definitely worth the week off!

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    Le

    HAHAHA! One of the best yet!

    I love your comics. The only downer, was when you had the guest comic.

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    Stripey

    Hm… When you really think about it…

    This comic’s correct…

    But, considering the fact that Mario came before Pokémon, wouldn’t that technically mean that Goombas and Koopas are actually the fathers of nearly every Pokémon?

    Now that’s something to chew on!

    PS. “Support our Troopas” Nice XD

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    Tristan

    ookkkkaayyy……. that was kinda weird…..
    no, wait. that was really weird.
    where do these ideas COME from?!?!

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    Tristan

    Hm… When you really think about it…
    This comic’s correct…
    But, considering the fact that Mario came before Pokémon, wouldn’t that technically mean that Goombas and Koopas are actually the fathers of nearly every Pokémon?
    Now that’s something to chew on!
    PS. “Support our Troopas” Nice XD

    Another oddity… if that’s true… then how are their PARENTS pokemon? and also, theres turtwig in there. thats a fourth generation pokemon (from diamond and pearl). so thats where things get really wonky.

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    Tim

    Author Comment

    yeah…I wasn’t going to take the genealogy of Pokemon that deep, but the creation of Mario Bros. and Pokemon doesn’t necessarily indicate which came first, right? The Star Wars trilogies show that to be true. So, let’s assume the world of Pokemon already exists when the world of Mario comes about, then Goomba and Koopa could really be 5th generation Pokemon, right?

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    Copes

    Oh my god its true. I would never have suspected it.

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    Noodle_93

    Hahahahahahahaha. Funny and true

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    Davey the Harding

    One detail no one pointed out was the human anatomy poster on the wall. I love the Dr. Mario bottle reference.

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    KC

    I dont normally comment but I really enjoyed this :)

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    Tristan

    yeah…I wasn’t going to take the genealogy of Pokemon that deep, but the creation of Mario Bros. and Pokemon doesn’t necessarily indicate which came first, right? The Star Wars trilogies show that to be true. So, let’s assume the world of Pokemon already exists when the world of Mario comes about, then Goomba and Koopa could really be 5th generation Pokemon, right?

    neat idea! ill accept that! only one problem now. we’ve gotta bombard nintendo to make goombas and koopas acutal 5th gen pokemon. it actully possible some crazy people are doing just that, even as i type this 0_o but again, since i play both mario games and pokemon games (i have pearl… and im a boy, dont laugh), this just had me in stitches. im going to send this to my freind, who also plays those games (he has diamond). great job on it, keep it up! (maybe make it into a seires somehow?)

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    Tristan

    One detail no one pointed out was the human anatomy poster on the wall. I love the Dr. Mario bottle reference.

    remineds me of a comic i saw somewhere (i forgot where but i dont think it was 2p start, maybe vgcats or something?), where there were all these doctor mario pills going down, and they reaced the top. then you see luiigi, foaming at the mouth. and a toad is like, “he only had a headache! why did you keep shoving pills down his mouth?” and the response from ‘doctor mario’ is “hey, being a doctor is hard work!” funny. ill submit a link if i can…. no!!!!! must not sumbit links to other webcomics! how could i even think it…………..

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    Tristan

    another strange thing i noticed.
    and that strang thing is that i am commenting way too much. so i should shut up for now.

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    Tristan

    remineds me of a comic i saw somewhere (i forgot where but i dont think it was 2p start, maybe vgcats or something?), where there were all these doctor mario pills going down, and they reaced the top. then you see luiigi, foaming at the mouth. and a toad is like, “he only had a headache! why did you keep shoving pills down his mouth?” and the response from ‘doctor mario’ is “hey, being a doctor is hard work!” funny. ill submit a link if i can…. no!!!!! must not sumbit links to other webcomics! how could i even think it…………..

    ok, so i found it, and yes it’s vgcats. im putting the link here, JUST TO THE IMAGE, NOT THE ACTUAL WEBCOMIC! ok, now that you know that, you can decide whether or not you want to look at it. im not forcing you to and you dont have to, but i think you should look at it. just because its funny. http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/070908.jpg

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    Tim

    Author Comment

    Tristan, don’t worry about other webcomic links, it’s pretty unlikely that we’re going to lose 2P START! fans to VG Cats, seeing as VG Cats already rules the world. I had seen that comic and now I start to wonder if that reference was a subconscious tribute to the VG Cats comic…hmm…yeah, probably was!

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    Andrew

    Shoulda been a diglett instead of a parasect. But seriously, that comic was really ingenious

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    Sam

    Wonderful! I definitely loved the “support our troopas” poster. And the idea of Pokeman parents. Great comic, guys!

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    Greg Webster

    FANTASTIC! Kinda makes me want to pick up my copy of Pearl again.

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    Tim

    I need a Support our Troopas t-shirt, now.

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    Puffs

    Funny thing is… Both of those pairs are compatible for breeding.

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    Tristan

    i noticed another screw-up. if those were their parents, they would be the same pokemon as their mother was, you know? so why would they look so different?

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    Tim

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    Pokemon Breeding rules/changes for Generation V Pokemon have not yet been revealed. But it’s possible that those combinations would result in Koopa and Goomba. See here.

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    Tristan

    this is unrelated, but what do you guys think of my new mario icon?

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    LunarAura

    this is unrelated, but what do you guys think of my new mario icon?

    Looks just like Mario. That’s tight!

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    Ray

    this is unrelated, but what do you guys think of my new mario icon?

    As if I needed another reminder of Smash Bros. Brawl…….

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    HiZaM

    kept me laughing for a while should i go to play pokemon again i lost interest after stadium. i should get back to check this webcomic every now and then stumbled across it.

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    Yoshi

    Holy Crap

    best one yet!

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    Tristan

    this is unrelated, but what do you guys think of my new mario icon?

    As if I needed another reminder of Smash Bros. Brawl…….

    whoops. sorry about that! heh! btw, i think galaxy comes out around about… tomorrow i think? =D i cant wait!

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    Tristan

    woah. the quoting on that last thing failed! everytihing up the the dots should havbe been in quotes. ah well my computer hates me today. even i have to wait for the text to appear even as i type this!

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    Matt

    woah. the quoting on that last thing failed! everytihing up the the dots should havbe been in quotes. ah well my computer hates me today. even i have to wait for the text to appear even as i type this!

    Wow dude, you made 1/3 of the posts here >_

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    Ryuji

    Just needs a looming shadow of Ash with an evil grin on his face and a poke-ball in hand ^_^

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    JQ

    Another awesome comic! This is your best yet!

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    Tristan

    yeah i know i made 1/3 of the posts here

    another strange thing i noticed.
    and that strang thing is that i am commenting way too much. so i should shut up for now.

    see?

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    Tristan

    Just needs a looming shadow of Ash with an evil grin on his face and a poke-ball in hand ^_^

    heh yea, i LIKE that idea! btw, now i think i may have more like 1/2 of the posts here

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    nick

    Seriously, you need to make that Support our Troopas into a sticker or something. I’d definite put that patch on my backpack, and I’m currently in Iraq. Hey, I just realized I could get them to make one!

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    Cozm0

    I love the diagram in the backround with the doctor mario jar. lol

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    Tristan

    btw, what i am about to say has almost no relevance to the comic here (though it is mario related, and i will make some people happy to learn). SUPER MARIO GALAXY IS COMING OUT TODAY!!!!!

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    fenderflip

    lol!! I wanna be a pokemon!

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    Basil Evenstar

    I’m glad I’m not the ONLY one who noticed that both of those pairs of Pokemon can breed….

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    Eli

    Excellent celui là, j’adore XD

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    Gadoink

    allow me to once again add the the comments of this one. I think this was the first one i ever commented on….

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