I don't know, that whole "Guybrush Q. Threepwood" thing was the only very lame joke in this episode.
Though it was kind of a nice reference to a joke in SMI, I think. In SMI, when the Voodoo Lady guesses, um, pardon, knows Guybrush's name, Guybrush could say: "That was a lucky guess. Half the people I know are named Guybrush." So, I guess he really knows that Guybrush Q. Threepwood.
At least I was reminded of that moment in SMI by that scene.
I have to say, not a big fan on the Ulysesses middle name, just doesn't fit imho.
Actually, it's one of the only things introduced in EMI that I approve of. "Ulysses" is the Latin name of Odysseus, and that's quite fitting for Guybrush, since "Odysseus is renowned for his guile and resourcefulness" (quoted from Wikipedia).
Actually, it's one of the only things introduced in EMI that I approve of. "Ulysses" is the Latin name of Odysseus, and that's quite fitting for Guybrush, since "Odysseus is renowned for his guile and resourcefulness" (quoted from Wikipedia).
Yeah... that's why I don't like it, the whole tone doesn't fit, but that's just my opinion.
Yeah... that's why I don't like it, the whole tone doesn't fit, but that's just my opinion.
Actually I thought of it as a reference to how Ulysses went on this huge journey where it the situation just kept getting worse and worse, as well as the fact that he was resourceful and witty. I found it to be pretty fitting.
I think the joke with Guybrush Q. Threepwood happened because the player thinks she's Kate Capsize (I guess this started after Chapter One ended), and she thinks you're someone else. It's funny because the context and how it relates to the community/fan speculation, not the joke itself.
I remember a hot summers day on Meele Island. Guybrush Q Threepwood dragged one of the pirate leaders out of the SCUMM bar and stuffed his head in a conveniently placed keg of grog. Then to finish the job Guybrush fed the pirate leader his own hat and set his chest hair on fire by concentrating sun rays. The reason? The pirate leader looked at him funny.
The next day he beat the incredibly fearsome ghost pirate El Chuck so hard he vanished in a blast of smoke. He didn't even use root beer! Oh, who can forget the time he saved that glass bottom boat from an armada of axe wielding bears with his bear hands!
It's a shame he doesn't show himself that often. I heard he was eaten by the cannibals of Gorilla Island while searching for a woman's lost child. Apparently before he fell he taught the child exactly how to sail home to his family.
A true hero. Yet some out their ruin his name with tails of "piracy"
And now for another thrilling installment of "Tales of the Lame Game Designer," with your host, Mike Stemmle...
When I was writing the "Guybrush Q. Threepwood" gag a couple of months ago, Guybrush originally corrected Krebbs by saying that he was, in truth, "Guybrush P. Threepwood," and was duly recorded that way.
After the scene was in the game, it finally occurred to me that maybe I should, y'know, CHECK to see whether Guybrush already had a middle name. One quick trip to the monkey wiki later, I discovered that I had completely forgotten that Guybrush's middle name was "Ulysses." Dur.
Even worse was the fact that I'd forgotten that it was Yours Truly who had given him that name! Double dur.
Still, no problem. That's what pickup recording sessions are for, right?
Guess which was the only pickup line that slipped through the cracks in the pickup session? Triple dur.
In my defense, most of those last few years at LucasArts are a blur of grain alcohol and white board markers...
Mike
PS Why Ulysses? Blame it on a combination of literary pretentiousness (EfMI is chock full of it), an undying love of Star Trek (if Kirk's middle name can be "Tiberius," then when why NOT "Ulysses" for Guybrush?), and a penchant for stupid acronyms (though, if I were doing it today, I probably would've gone with "Isabelle").
When I was writing the "Guybrush Q. Threepwood" gag a couple of months ago, Guybrush originally corrected Krebbs by saying that he was, in truth, "Guybrush P. Threepwood," and was duly recorded that way.
So, what would the P. stand for? I'm just curious.
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When I was writing the "Guybrush Q. Threepwood" gag a couple of months ago, Guybrush originally corrected Krebbs by saying that he was, in truth, "Guybrush P. Threepwood,"
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Even worse was the fact that I'd forgotten that it was Yours Truly who had given him that name! Double dur.
What? Sir, you make it sound like the adventures of Guybrush Threepwood were some made-up story.
How could you have given him a name when these stories are undoubtedly a documentation of historical events?
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Though it was kind of a nice reference to a joke in SMI, I think. In SMI, when the Voodoo Lady guesses, um, pardon, knows Guybrush's name, Guybrush could say: "That was a lucky guess. Half the people I know are named Guybrush." So, I guess he really knows that Guybrush Q. Threepwood.
At least I was reminded of that moment in SMI by that scene.
I would have actually preferred to be be Kate Capsize. Oh well.
Yeah... that's why I don't like it, the whole tone doesn't fit, but that's just my opinion.
Actually I thought of it as a reference to how Ulysses went on this huge journey where it the situation just kept getting worse and worse, as well as the fact that he was resourceful and witty. I found it to be pretty fitting.
What does the 'Q' stand for, I wonder?
G.U.T
G.Q.T
See? The second one just looks stupid
Guybrush Quarterpounder Threepwood
Guybrush Quesacotl Threepwood
The next day he beat the incredibly fearsome ghost pirate El Chuck so hard he vanished in a blast of smoke. He didn't even use root beer! Oh, who can forget the time he saved that glass bottom boat from an armada of axe wielding bears with his bear hands!
It's a shame he doesn't show himself that often. I heard he was eaten by the cannibals of Gorilla Island while searching for a woman's lost child. Apparently before he fell he taught the child exactly how to sail home to his family.
A true hero. Yet some out their ruin his name with tails of "piracy"
Quincy?
hr hr hr... Now it's getting interesting, isn't it?
We think alike!
Also, we know that GqB apparently has some singing talent (better than our GB) at least since he humiliated Kreb's husband at karaoke.
When I was writing the "Guybrush Q. Threepwood" gag a couple of months ago, Guybrush originally corrected Krebbs by saying that he was, in truth, "Guybrush P. Threepwood," and was duly recorded that way.
After the scene was in the game, it finally occurred to me that maybe I should, y'know, CHECK to see whether Guybrush already had a middle name. One quick trip to the monkey wiki later, I discovered that I had completely forgotten that Guybrush's middle name was "Ulysses." Dur.
Even worse was the fact that I'd forgotten that it was Yours Truly who had given him that name! Double dur.
Still, no problem. That's what pickup recording sessions are for, right?
Guess which was the only pickup line that slipped through the cracks in the pickup session? Triple dur.
In my defense, most of those last few years at LucasArts are a blur of grain alcohol and white board markers...
Mike
PS Why Ulysses? Blame it on a combination of literary pretentiousness (EfMI is chock full of it), an undying love of Star Trek (if Kirk's middle name can be "Tiberius," then when why NOT "Ulysses" for Guybrush?), and a penchant for stupid acronyms (though, if I were doing it today, I probably would've gone with "Isabelle").
@Irishmile: *lol* Same thought.
np: Kings Of Convenience - Renegade (Declaration Of Dependence)
well stan was a exotic dancer
does the speedoo work like his coat?
Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth, has a nephew called Percival (courtesy Lord Stockheath) and a niece, Prudence. Family names?
What? Sir, you make it sound like the adventures of Guybrush Threepwood were some made-up story.
How could you have given him a name when these stories are undoubtedly a documentation of historical events?
Silly you!