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coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Hello everyone, I'm the person who made the tailsgetstrolled.org website and put together the art team for the new chapter. Been following this thread since back in 2012 and finally decided to post, so I have a lot to say, but I'll try to keep it short:

  • I'm in regular contact with Lazerbot and his brother. They've recently regained access to the Internet and are working on stuff, including TGT-related things. As some of you may be happy to hear, they've realized that some of their scenes (the shounen battles, etc.) drag on too long and are planning to write future content in a more succinct way with better pacing. They also seem to be more open to fan criticism these days.

  • I also helped Lazerbot get his old DA account back in an effort to help redirect people to places where they can read the whole series. One of the most popular pages about TGT online, the Know Your Meme page, linked to Lazerbot's hacked DeviantArt for years, which created confusion as to where the comic was actually hosted (before I made the site). Anyway, when I got his account back, I was able to look through all of the PMs the hacker sent to people, and found this one which I think you guys will appreciate:


    tl;dr he hacked Lazerbot because he was mad at SA. lol.

  • In response to people saying that the new artist(s) are giving Coyote too much emotion, Lazerbot already released the script for Chapter 23, and it calls for Coyote to show emotion. Miladox is a real threat to him (as The MSJ said), which wasn't really the case with Demaro, hence the change. Also, keep in mind since I'm in contact with Lazerbot, he is supervising the whole thing, and everything is canan.

  • FunMerrania is mostly correct. In addition to being poor, he's moved around a lot too, which IIRC has been brought up in this thread before. Lazerbot also says he was homeschooled, which is why he didn't know how to spell and used incorrect grammar in the earlier chapters.

  • I remember someone a while back wondering about Lazerbot's take on the Trump presidency. Trump actually appeared in TGT on Page 16 of Chapter 22 in 2017. And Lazerbot is not a MAGA chud, he seems pretty apolitical to me.

  • Aside from the Tails Gets Trolled website, I'm also working on an animated adaptation of TGT with a friend, previews of which can be viewed here. (note that it's a work in progress and some of the voices/music are placeholders and some animation is unfinished)

  • We're still looking for artists on the new chapter to help us get out more than one page a month (lol). So if you're interested in contributing and are reliable, feel free to inquire about helping out on the Discord (which Lazerbot and his brother also frequent). Same goes for anyone who wants to contribute to the animated series.

That's about it. If anyone has any questions, feel free to let me know.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 10:35 on May 26, 2020

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coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Literally Kermit posted:

When do we get back to Rob’s Elmerquest?

When the Coyote/Miladox fight is done, which is soon. Lazerbot and his brother are in the process of writing more TGT.

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Trumps Baby Hands posted:

I guess something is better than nothing

This was pretty much my thinking behind it, yeah. The intent wasn't “having better artists do tails gets trolled”. It had been years without any new content and Lazerbot seemed to lack motivation in continuing it, and was also having problems with Internet access as I alluded to before. Plus, he had already written the script for this chapter, so I asked him if it'd be okay for someone to take over for him, at least temporarily. The good thing is that the issues I mentioned seem to be resolved now.

To be fair to Lazerbot though, he has seriously improved his artwork since the beginning of the comic. But he still has his own unique style which can't be replicated. Thankfully, there is a possibility he will return to art duties after Chapter 23.

Also, this fight has been going on for most of my 20s as well. It started in November 2012. :negative: (at least they weren't fighting the whole time throughout the comic)

coolbob fucked around with this message at 06:22 on May 4, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Lunatic Sledge posted:

I'm still stuck on this lmao loving incredible

what a twist

Looking through the PMs again, here are some more interesting tidbits:
  • He tried to phish Tom Preston/Andrew Dobson's DA password (which didn't work, apparently)
  • He gave DA user "LazerbotHatesGays" the login info to Lazerbot's YouTube. I tried it myself and unfortunately they must have changed the password, but they don't seem to have made any changes to the account.
  • Another PM where he mentioned his grudge against SA, and that he's apparently a brony and balding:



  • He was going to post this "edgy" journal entry but didn't finish it:



  • On DA you can view deleted comments, so I saw all of the comments he deleted that were making fun of him, including this one:

    quote:

    Ponygiotis Vavetsikas was browsing Encyclopedia Dramatica while circlejerking with his friends in IRC. He noticed an article called "Tails gets trolled" that was all about a weird-looking comic. "Hah!" he muttered "that looks like poo poo Chris-chan would make! I'll gently caress with him and make him the next Chris-chan!". Soon, his head was filled with images of people triumphantly expanding on the TGT article about how an EPIC WIN troll named Ponygiotis Vavetsikas managed to get some aspie loser comic maker to have a lulz-worthy meltdown. It might even get on the front page! There might even be a wiki dedicated to chronicling Lazerbot and TGT, just like with Chris-chan! He would be famous all around the internet as the guy that managed to make the new Chris-chan!

    Soon, he found the creator of TGT and began harassing him on Facebook in between wanking to dreams of cumming inside Flutter Shy's tight pussy. In fact, the more he came to loving Flutter Shy, the more he enjoyed "trolling"! It was a match made in heaven; he'd be able to pleasure himself sexually and emotionally! Lazerbot didn't seem to give a poo poo, but the payoff would all be worth it, or so Ponygiotis Vavetsikas thought.

    Finally, the day came; he managed to get Lazerbot's account password. It was time to make history! He hijacked lazerbot's account, then began posting fake TGT comics. However, his plans did not work; Lazerbot didn't give a poo poo, and his fans all knew within an hour or so that he was hacked! There was no meltdown from Lazerbot, no screaming, no crying, and nothing interesting to put on ED, much less make a separate wiki out of. This was not what he wanted at all! Desperate, he continued his hijacking, but nobody was interested!

    What could've happened? Lazerbot art looked just like that "human being" Chris-chan's; he should've been just as immature as Chris! All he got was a flippant response from Lazerbot about the hacking; something he wasn't expecting at all. Frustrated, Ponygiotis Vavetsikas began jerking it even more to MLP porn while getting off the idea of killing Muslims that live in his glorious homeland, Greece. He kept Lazerbot's account for a little while longer, but his mind was no longer filled with fantasies about being a troll superstar. The only people that cared about him were his pals on IRC. Maybe there would be another person he could phish and get a reaction out of. Maybe. Maybe not.

    His moment of glory had been taken away from him; something he would never forget.

    He also banned several people from commenting on the account. For someone who considered himself an "epic troll" he seemed pretty sensitive to people trolling him.

tiistai posted:

Speaking of """better artists""", that reminded me of that time two years ago when I thought I'd draw my version of the Mario vs Luigi fight for fun and because I thought the coreography was kinda cool



I never got around to drawing the rest

This is great. Mario powering up with fire and Luigi with lightning is a nice touch.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Apr 20, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Xelkelvos posted:

As someone who plays Urban Dead to dunk on pubbies like the phisher, I'm really curious as to the clan in this image



The second PM that was posted is a little weird too because levels in the game don't go up past 45

This is the link he posted in the PM http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Anti_Anti-Zombie_Squad. I know nothing about that game but I guess it's possible he meant 45 switched the digits by accident

In TGT related news, one of the artists for Chapter 23 translated the first chapter into Portuguese. If anyone else wants to help out translating into other languages, feel free. (more info on the site)

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

new page




Also, since people keep asking when the next page will come out, I will be adding a rough completion percentage for the current progress of whatever the next page will be on the site, so people have a general idea of how much is done.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Apr 21, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

tiistai posted:

Man, that is some anatomy right there. Good job.

I forget if it was ever confirmed one way or another anyway, but is Lazerbot still doing storyboarding, like sketching panels for the artists to draw? Most of this panelwork does look like something I'd easily imagine him composing, but not necessarily all of it.

Nope, for now the artists are just going off of the script and some additional information Lazerbot's given us. Glad to hear the panel composition is similar to his since that's one of his strengths

coolbob fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Apr 23, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Calico Heart posted:

So is there meant to be one chapter after this???

Who said this?

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

New page. And the next one is almost done as well.



Lazerbot and his brother have set up a new Patreon if anyone wants to donate (details on the website) to show appreciation for the entertainment he's given us over the years. Would also make it more likely that he returns to do the art from Chapter 24 onwards.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 23:26 on May 9, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Phlegmish posted:

"Get up bitch, you feeding" lol


If I remember correctly, Coyote is part of one of several troll-fighting factions. I think Elmer Fudd (RIP) and Sylvester were also part of his group. But the fight itself started so long ago that I don't recall what that specifically relates to.

Silver, Blaze, Rob, Coyote, Tom, and Sylvester stormed Troll King's castle to take it over while Troll King is searching for the Words of Death, and to also rescue Elmer Fudd, who's still alive and trying to escape with Luigi as his corpse. Rob got into a battle with Hindo while Coyote fought Demaro, culminating in Coyote getting sucked into the realm in Demaro's third eye, leading to the fight happening now.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 00:41 on May 10, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Trumps Baby Hands posted:

Really too bad Patreon wasn’t a thing eight years ago, given how popular this thread was. Laserbot would’ve been swimming in laptops and WiFi routers

It's a crime against humanity that Scoob and Shag is making $1000 a month on Patreon while Lazerbot and his brother are still in poverty

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

New page. Might be my favorite so far from this chapter

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

New page.

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Phlegmish posted:

Just be patient, the fight will be over soon

[another decade passes, I somehow have grey hair and a walking stick]

Any minute now...

I guess Kermit didn't teach you the fine art of patience

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Chunderstorm posted:

as a returner i gotta say, lazy b's artistic prowess is no joke these days

e: oh, he's not the artist anymore. dang, i'd have believed it.

He has still improved a lot though. He's drawn some of the upcoming unreleased pages

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Page 10. Fight is almost over

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Lazy_Liberal posted:

lol at least lazerbot or ghostwriter is still petty af and reading our comments. traditions

Since those panels weren't in the original script, Lazerbot told me to write the dialogue for the Bald Troll (one of the other artists and Embergram wrote the dialogue for the other troll ghosts). I basically just summed up the comments from this thread and 4chan. It's all in good fun though and I agree with some of the complaints made, lol.

Anyway, new page. Check this poo poo out:



Edit: Also, Embergram made an announcement recently on the Discord:

Embergram posted:

Lazerbot and i will be writing more once the fight is concluded. Lazerbot will also be doing several pages himself in the future to give the team a much needed break after creating that fight scene in such an intense quality. Me and Lazerbot are honored that so much work was put into continuing our work and is motivating us to keep bringing out content.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 02:24 on Jul 19, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Data Graham posted:

The art is super loving legit, yet I would absolutely be lying if I said I could tell visually what the hell is going on.

Yeah I agree, it was slightly confusing to me at first too, but it's actually pretty simple

- Coyote and Garry are inside the book
- Miladox (the creature) slashes Magma Garry in half, who reforms himself with Coyote's strings
- Miladox dashes towards the book and tries to destroy it
- Magma Garry shoots out his strings around Miladox to try and halt its movement, which only slows it down as it drags Magma Garry towards the book

coolbob fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Jul 19, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

JazzFlight posted:

Yeah, that page has some incredible art, I just wish it was during a part we care about. This 5-year fight is like when two children have a backyard shoot-out with finger guns and don't ever budge on the "I hit you!" / "No, I have a shield" made-up rules.

The only reason it's coming out as fast as it has is because I've been paying the volunteers who were previously doing this for free in their spare time, lol. and the fight is going to end in like literally 3 pages

Other than that we've just been following Lazerbot's script which we can't do anything about. I think I mentioned before that he's going to make future fight scenes much shorter, though.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Jul 20, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

The TGT album is honestly a masterpiece. The songs are still stuck in my head to this day. My favorites are probably the songs for Chapter 8 and 9.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Jul 20, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

I figured I've spent so much time on the website and helping Lazerbot with various other things I might as well go all in on it. What can I say, I'm a dedicated follower of the Internet's greatest magnum opus

coolbob fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Jul 20, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Der Shovel posted:

Boy, I vaguely remember when this comic used to be funny.

Der Shovel posted:

I remember when this comic used to be funny.

drat i should have included this in the bald troll dialogue

Daikloktos posted:

That point stopped well before the hiatus though. It's all good, I'm not as into it as I was and think Lazerbot should figure out a new project he can more directly monetize, perhaps with an editor to give him better structure. On the other hand I'm not sure any of this was ever real, and if this is deliberate art I want to see it continue forever developing alongside culture. I guess I want that either way from the high points of the series so best of luck to the whole team, whatever your nature

The only time I stopped enjoying TGT as much was during most of Chapter 22 and especially with Polished (re-reading it yesterday I think it definitely would've benefited from an editor). Chapter 21 was an anime fight but it had good moments with Jacko and the overly-realistic drawings. And I might be biased since I'm directly involved with Chapter 23 but at least there's a change of scenery and Coyote is fighting someone else, even if it's a continuation of the last fight. I also think Miladox is pretty cool

Additionally, Lazerbot and his brother do have original projects planned, and they're working on one right now which you can find on their DA. That's part of the reason I got the art team together since Lazerbot was too busy to draw TGT himself. The effort the artists are putting in as well as the fan reaction to the latest chapter has been motivating them to also focus on TGT, though.

Phlegmish posted:

There's been good moments in the last few pages, give him a chance to get back to the drama, top 10 anime betrayals, etc. OG lazerbot is still in there somewhere.

Agreed. I'm very much looking forward to where things will go after this fight. Regardless of what you think about the current arc, it's still better that the story is continuing so we can see what happens next, as opposed to the comic still being on hiatus.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Jul 20, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Phlegmish posted:

Just give it to the crew who did it last time, they did a great job.

You mean Aramek? I don't think he's interested anymore, which is why Puke had to find someone new in the first place

I don't really agree with this guy's politics either, but as long as he just reads the script and doesn't go on a tangent about the "librul sjw antifa marxists" taking over America it's fine, I guess nevermind lol

coolbob fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Jul 27, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Der Shovel posted:

"As long as the guy named after the literal swastika doesn't start saying white power poo poo on tape, I don't see a problem working with him" sure is a hot-rear end take for 2020.

I only took a quick glance at his Twitter and thought he just came off as some dumb Trump fan, which should be obvious if you actually read my post and noticed I didn't say anything about white power. I obviously didn't make the connection with his name either. If he is actually an unironic nazi, I take back what I said, because that is indeed pretty cringe.

And speaking of the JazzFlight's TGT album, I've also uploaded it to the http://www.tailsgetstrolled.org website for easy access.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Mar 14, 2021

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Daikloktos posted:

Perhaps instead of a syllabary of dogwhistles for you, yourself, to reflexively bark at instead try reading a little bit of what people have to say and get to know them on the most basic level

This would make sense if I was in any way involved with this person besides seeing their name in a video.

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

I didn't wanna spend 5 more dollars to buy an avatar, but it looks I have no choice...

In other news, the sketches for all pages of this arc have been completed, and will be released by September at the latest. It's finally gonna be over, folks

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Breadallelogram posted:

did you just give lowtax money?

It felt bad, but I can at least take solace in the fact that I've still given him less money than most of the people in this thread

LRADIKAL posted:

Now the project includes out and out Nazis!

The project you're referring to is the motion comic/audiobook that ultimatetailsgetstrolled AKA Puke Fukem took over from JazzFlight, not the actual Tails Gets Trolled comic.

Edited because I sounded too mad. I don't wanna have sex with my girl friend so I won't be so mad

coolbob fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Aug 17, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Breadallelogram posted:

great choices being made itt

coolbob fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Aug 9, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Monicro posted:

Was about to take issue with this as I'm an unironic fan, but I'm also a moron so I'll let it slide

Same. And as proof of that, I just realized that indeed there was actually a way to change your avatar without giving Lowtax money: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3934042&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 I hosed up lol. Still gonna donate though.

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

can't wait until the end of the fight aka the next page

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Zerilan posted:

Everyone wanting to emulate shonen manga style action needs to study, like, one/murata/itagaki/daromeon to learn how to loving do proper composition and flow in fights.

Ironically this is one of the things Lazerbot was actually good at. I agree it can be hard to tell what was going in in the last two pages, but that's the risk you take when multiple artists are working on something. Thankfully I think most of the chapter has been good in this regard

Anyway, new page



For those who haven't been reading the site updates, the story arc with Demaro will be finished in September with Lazerbot taking over art duties again afterwards. The first chapter has also been translated into Japanese, which you can read here.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Aug 30, 2020

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

The MSJ posted:

Does it also have Japanese misspellings and grammatical errors?

Yeah, but not as many I don't think. You'd have to ask the guy who did the translation as my Japanese skills are pretty bad. I put the text into the comic and tried to make it as close to how it is in English, which looks pretty hosed up. Mainly involving punctuation and formatting

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Literally Kermit posted:

Is the artwork itself flipped right for left? Might as well go for broke

From what I gathered when western comics are translated into Japanese they keep it left to right

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

davidspackage posted:

looks gay <= sorry tails
to the if this
viewer

I'm working on chapter 2 now and this made me laugh even in Japanese.

coolbob fucked around with this message at 07:13 on Sep 6, 2021

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Those who missed smug Coyote will probably enjoy this page

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

There has never been a prouder moment in my life than when Cybershell gave me top Special Thanks billing in that video.

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

drat

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories



Did you know these panels happen at the same time? I thought that was interesting

coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Posted this a few pages back if anyone needs a reminder

coolbob posted:

Silver, Blaze, Rob, Coyote, Tom, and Sylvester stormed Troll King's castle to rescue Elmer Fudd, who's still alive and trying to escape with Luigi as his corpse. Rob got into a battle with Hindo while Coyote fought Demaro, culminating in Coyote getting sucked into the realm in Demaro's third eye, leading to the fight happening now.

And Sonichu was sent out of a Pokéball by a troll in one of the many drawn out scenes of Demaro killing trolls (he killed Sonichu's trainer while Sonichu threw his poo poo at Demaro's face ran away).

Edit: forgot some details

coolbob fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Sep 25, 2020

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coolbob
Apr 18, 2020

my story is a bit different from the normal stories

Never thought I'd live to see this day. I can die happy now.



Also, Lazerbot will be doing the art for pages for a while starting with the next page. I don't know what's going to happen next either which is exciting

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