#garquest

Day in Fandom History: June 16…

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I honestly wrote most of this prior to the new episode leaks, but honestly that flashback in GarQuest strengthened all of it by 100%. So, enjoy.

-KO was cloned from the lollipop that Laserblast gave her, not conceived in the usual manner. And if Carol actually was pregnant and gave birth to him (I remember seeing some boards for that flashback in TKO saying she was working out to lose "baby weight" so she likely did!), she did so quite some time AFTER Laser's death.

-This is pretty heavily supported by the fact that we see Silver Spark again some time after Laser's funeral and she's...still not showing. So, either she's not pregnant yet at all, or she's REALLY slacking off on getting tested before going back to fighting, which I think would be a priority in a world where dramatic movie cliches like 'being pregnant with your boyfriend's child when he suddenly dies gets shrunk or teleported or whatever' are a regular thing. But, who knows, she also may have known and was hiding it from the rest of the team at that point, because Foxtail was clearly already on the warpath against "weakness" in her team.

-A certain bioengineer was involved in the cloning process -- yep, that's right, Professor Venomous. This is why he recognizes KO immediately in We're Captured, since the kid's one of his former projects.

-And also, since he's a bioengineer with access to Laser's DNA, he could have used them to take on Laser's appearance and voice somehow? Either via directly altering himself in the lab or via mild shapeshifting powers.

-PV may also be a former employee of POINT Labs. Carol would have chosen to go to them first to clone KO, or it may have even been suggested to her by Foxtail for another point I'll make below, and POINT definitely seems to share PV's things for glorbs and Turbo-esque powerups.

-Since he's clearly interested in studying Turbo capabilities, PV is the one who inserted them into KO as an experiment. In other words, LB had nothing to do with Turbo, it was all PV's (and probably POINT's) work.

-After leaving to become a villain, it'd be no wonder PV would be hounded particularly bad by POINT -- he's not only a traitor to the organization, but also happens to have stolen the face of one of their founding members (which is just plain rude). Hell, he may even be altering his appearance in the first place to hide from them, or from the other villains who he may have formerly opposed? (Like, perhaps from Dr Weakpoint and Steamborg, that certain wandering rock robot that's been scanning former POINT members' faces to identify and destroy them? Or, perhaps even from Boxman as well?)

-Foxtail may have approved the Turbo addition to KO in this scenario, to create one of her ideal "exceptional" heroes from scratch, and that's why she keeps a VERY close eye on him and Carol. She's clearly already planning some things by the time of that GarQuest flashback, pruning her team of "weak" members like El-Bow and even supervising the creation of the drones that will become Chip Damage! So, it's not outside the realm of possibility that she'd be bringing together some scientists to look into how to create a new, more powerful breed of hero. And Laser's DNA on that lollipop is RIGHT there, ready for cloning, with the benefit of being a symbolic way to pay tribute to her old friend, and ensure he lives on both in POINT's past and in their future.

-(Hell, just for fun, maybe being cloned from a lollipop is why KO's such a sweetheart? ;v; )

The theme song was as poppin’s as usual.

Mr. Gar is helping KO with something when he gets a secret mission alert, so he takes KO with him. On the way there, KO asks Mr. Gar about P.O.I.N.T., to which Mr. Gar has a flashback telling how he got kicked out of P.O.I.N.T. after the sandwich incident and had to work to find his way as a hero elsewhere. They get to the mission, and Gar keeps telling KO not to look, but he doesn’t listen and keeps helping Gar. On the way back, Mr. Gar finishes his story and tells KO that the President of the Universe gave him the responsibility of protecting the Lakewood Tree.

Things I noticed:

Gar’s glasses were either a fashion statement or he’s been squinting behind his sunglasses trying to see for 6-11 years.

Both Carol and Gar were supposed to protect the Lakewood Tree and Foxtail still managed to take over it in Dark Plaza.

Does KO asking Mr. Gar about P.O.I.N.T. count as a gag at this point?

Everyone got new designs only for this episode. Carol rocks that hairstyle.

Rating: 8/10. It was a great action- and information-filled episode, but that also made it hard to follow.

I’m gonna review the new episodes that have been released on the app, everything from All in the Villainy to GarQuest! Spoilers, of course! All in the Villainy: Okay, first of all: Voxman canon anyone? Their fake sitcom is literally The Voxy Bunch and they act exactly like a married couple trying to get their step children to get along! And all in all, this episode was adorable, I couldn’t get enough of it! 10/10! Sidekick Scouts: Heh this episode is golden pretty fast- we all thought that Combo Breaker was gonna be this suave hero who wanted to steal K.O.’s girl, but it turns out it’s the polar opposite, and they’re just a hyperactive cyborg who is really idolizing K.O. to the max. Honestly, it’s pretty adorable, and a big contrast to what we expected from this character- plus, he’s basically just what K.O. used to be like, with an extra dash of Looney Tunes and AstroBoy! 10/10 for this one too! Whacky Jaxxyz: This episode starts out strong, with what is essentially K.O. and Dendy having a Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh Card Battle with Pow Cards, which makes as a subtle reference to their function in the games. And wow, I didn’t think K.O. calling Dendy “Dend” would be that cute, and they are just so cute together~ I like how they totally subvert the “friends have falling out due to diferent interests” trope and have Dendy be totally chill with K.O. having fun with a new random game (until he comes to his senses and comes back to play with her again). And the introduction of Johnny (voiced by the impecable @prozdvoices) excels this episode to like, 12/10 for me honestly. And Jack Whacky is even better, a total anime villain even though he technically isn’t one. I love that joke where he apparently calls everyone ____ Boy (even Nanini) just as a reference to Yu-Gi-Oh, it’s just perfect. 

Project Ray Way: I guess they answered our prayers with a Raymond-centric episode, and what a perfect topic for one: fashion! Also, they broke the ‘never show Raymond from the front’ rule, but honestly I don’t care. I just love how jealous Rad is of Raymond just because he’s getting more attention- so much fuel for the Radmond people! I think this episode really nails the cliches of clothing commercials, like how they try and tell you “you’re so unique, and unique people buy our clothes~” This episode has a pretty obvious moral about big businesses stealing from smaller independent ones, but honestly it’s worth the fun of Raymond getting a solo role. Also, don’t try and tell me they AREN’T teasing Radmond, Raymond literally looked at Rad in Bishi Vision, and Rad blushed and started sweating because of how hot he was! 10/10 for this episode and just literally saying “This is capitalism and you’re all complicit!” I Am Jethro: Did not expect a Jethro centric episode, especially since the last episode he starred in was last season ago, but honestly this is a blast already with Jethro’s new voice! Love this recurring pattern where every time one of their siblings is even slightly better, Darrell and Shannon are just not having it. It’s just adorable seeing Jethro form such an odd friendship with K.O., not really caring much at all about fighting!  Who would’ve expected that Jethro’s solo episode would be about him throwing a revolt against Lord Boxman Darrell-style? I expected this to end with a reset button and the rebellious Jethro to just be destroyed, but it seems pretty open-ended to the point where I wouldn’t be surprised if he came back somewhere down the line for a new story arc. Well, 10/10 for this one! Am I being too nice? Yes, I am!

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