Mechagon Comic

[Nnyco]

Really nice comic, i just wish they didnt just copy/paste kings head over and over.

[Fistfighter]

Really great short story tbh. And it's about gnomes, that's a real surprise. Well done blizz

[Aeula]

I'll take anything to distract from the main plot at this point, though it's still stupid that the Horde are helping the mechagnomes out to begin with.

[Motso]

Actually pretty dark - I'm definitely interested to play Mechagon's story more than I am Nazjatar's.

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Wouldn't that ultimately make life mean nothing?

Mechagon looks way more interesting at this point I think. That comic just gave it a pretty cool creepy overtone that gnomes normally can't touch. I sure as shit wouldn't have thought they could have managed it. In such a short comic too! Im very impressed.

And the Adeptus Mechanicus would like a word. Bzzt.

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I'll take anything to distract from the main plot at this point, though it's still stupid that the Horde are helping the mechagnomes out to begin with.

If goblins are heading up the efforts its going to be 'help' with more than a few conditions.

[PelinalWhitestrake]

Somewhere in the Clockwork City, Sotha Sil cries in joy seeing his work being used, even if it is in another World.

[Matthew21]

I'll take anything to distract from the main plot at this point, though it's still stupid that the Horde are helping the mechagnomes out to begin with.

Technically, they're not. The Goblin's seem to be represented by Gazlowe in this situation. Gazlowe is actually a member of the Steamwheedle Cartel, and is therefore, Neutral. He is, however, a long time ally of the Horde, and one of the chief builders of Orgrimmar. As such, Horde characters are following him in this. When looked at it this way, the expedition to Mechagon is a Gnomeregan/Steamwheedle Cartel project. Alliance players are going to help the gnomes, Horde are going for loot, and to help out a loyal Ally.

[Dagoth Ur]

Kinda late to the party but just wanna say that while nothing extraordinary, this was actually pretty decent. I usually like how they handle small scale stuff such as this as opposed to overarching plot, so this could be interesting.

Although I'm usually not fan of gnomes, must say I like king Mechagon.

[Florena]

If they were going to reference the machines from NieR: Automata, the king's loyalists should be chanting 'We will become as gods.'

With FFXIV doing a Nier Automata raid series maybe we'll see it there.

[Darknessvamp]

Tbh Mechagon is probably going to be the best villain we have this expansion with all the ridiculousness that's happening everywhere else. My only question is how the new Mechagnomes deal with brain rot/aging as it seems like they just turn all their limbs into prostheses before converting their body and head into essentially containers that hold their internal organs like Cybermen so how do they stop their brains from eventually failing?

[Aucald]

Tbh Mechagon is probably going to be the best villain we have this expansion with all the ridiculousness that's happening everywhere else. My only question is how the new Mechagnomes deal with brain rot/aging as it seems like they just turn all their limbs into prostheses before converting their body and head into essentially containers that hold their internal organs like Cybermen so how do they stop their brains from eventually failing?

Given that Gnomes were once entirely cybernetic beings, it's likely that their brains are still somewhat receptive to this state - unlike humans who became Cybermen who were biologically opposed to such a state and had to have their emotions dampened or removed altogether to avoid psychosis and rejection of their state. Whatever it is that Mechagon is using may also be capable of converting their organic sentience into a digital format once more, suitable for existence in a cybernetic or robotic body.

[Darknessvamp]

Given that Gnomes were once entirely cybernetic beings, it's likely that their brains are still somewhat receptive to this state - unlike humans who became Cybermen who were biologically opposed to such a state and had to have their emotions dampened or removed altogether to avoid psychosis and rejection of their state. Whatever it is that Mechagon is using may also be capable of converting their organic sentience into a digital format once more, suitable for existence in a cybernetic or robotic body.

True, it is possible that Mechagon and his gnomes might have figured out a way to fuse their brains with some sort of personal databank when they do their final surgery and I suppose the fact Mechagon's citizens seem to have a near religious zeal towards the ideas of becoming Mechagnomes once more helps reinforce their belief in the change and embrace it wholly unlike Cybermen who aren't emotionally restrained. I really should of considered that a possibility after all Mechagon has Dr Robotnik levels of roboticisation tech aimed at the rest of the world.

[Lord Pebbleton]

King Mechagon's head is tragic. The comic is very good

[Ielenia]

oh shit that is him!
fuck man.... that is rough...

Is it really him? I mean, the Kervo in the comic has a lot of hair and a bushy mustache, while the Kervo at the Junkyard in Boralus is bald and has no mustache...

[Aucald]

Is it really him? I mean, the Kervo in the comic has a lot of hair and a bushy mustache, while the Kervo at the Junkyard in Boralus is bald and has no mustache...

It is supposed to be, yes. His model will likely get updated, or they'll just explain it as him letting his hygiene go on his quest to find Mechagon (which apparently took quite some time).

[Thage]

With FFXIV doing a Nier Automata raid series maybe we'll see it there.

I am so ready for Bipolar Nightmare as an orchestrion roll

[Florena]

I am so ready for Bipolar Nightmare as an orchestrion roll

Bipolar Nightmare, Dependant Weakling, Sound of the End, Amusement Park, Beautiful Song, the battle versions of Song of the Ancients/Emil's Theme/Grandma....can we just get the whole ost?!

[Eucep]

Mechazod also didn't have a means to do what he wanted to do - he was converting unwilling subjects one at a time. King Mechagon appears to have some form of means to mass-convert Gnomes everywhere, if he can get it working. Definitely more a threat than Mechazod ever thought of being.

Mass-convert all races I think. At least mentions humans and dwarves. But makes me wonder if it indeed can affect all, I wonder what effect it would have on some of the races. Orcs could revert to gronn? But more so, what about the original races like trolls and tauren?

[Aucald]

Mass-convert all races I think. At least mentions humans and dwarves. But makes me wonder if it indeed can affect all, I wonder what effect it would have on some of the races. Orcs could revert to gronn? But more so, what about the original races like trolls and tauren?

I would imagine his machine is probably limited to converting the Titanforged races back to their original analogs - Dwarves to Earthen, Humans to stone Vrykul, Gnomes to Mechagnomes. Unsure what it would do to Orcs given their Titanic heritage, probably transform them back into being similar but smaller in scale to Grond. It would probably have no effect on non-Titanforged beings.

[FelPlague]

Is it really him? I mean, the Kervo in the comic has a lot of hair and a bushy mustache, while the Kervo at the Junkyard in Boralus is bald and has no mustache...

It has been a fair few months since we cannonicly see him, but yes.

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Really nice comic, i just wish they didnt just copy/paste kings head over and over.

He looked different at one point, so its likely his head was the only thing effected and the had to so that to fix it as maybe the artist was too busy. As you can see there is 3 shots from behind where his head is fully drawn, but the front facing ones are his model vdiwerr. So its likely something on his face that was the change.

[Dagoth Ur]

I would imagine his machine is probably limited to converting the Titanforged races back to their original analogs - Dwarves to Earthen, Humans to stone Vrykul, Gnomes to Mechagnomes. Unsure what it would do to Orcs given their Titanic heritage, probably transform them back into being similar but smaller in scale to Grond. It would probably have no effect on non-Titanforged beings.

I actually hope we see king Mechagon exalt some of the Horde races too. Just imagine how cool robo-tauren or robo-orc would look. Forsaken could also switch some looser parts with his more cooler techno counterparts.

This is one of the situations where I really wanna see a dungeon boss do as much damage as possible before our hero complex catches up to him.