# Order of the Stick - Book 5 Discussion Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323 "2009-08-31T04:09:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 42
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/821 "2010-05-13T18:23:16Z")
> [@](#): > > Like father, like son… XD I never imagined that a ruthless general of an unstoppable army could have such… Elan-ness within him XD The weird thing is you can also see some of Nale’s characteristics. It’s like Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen. They don’t really look all that much like brothers but they both look like Martin Sheen’s sons. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/822 "2010-05-13T19:05:46Z")
Heh. That was very well done even if some of the smart folks here suspected it already. And what the artist can do with stick figures still amazes me. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/823 "2010-05-14T07:30:44Z")
Oh no, wait, let’s hope when Harley Starshine meets Elan’s dad, she won’t go, You are my father! Here’s hoping Elan’s dad approves of Harley. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/824 "2010-05-14T07:52:18Z")
> [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](#): > > Oh no, wait, let’s hope when Harley Starshine meets Elan’s dad, she won’t go,. Scratch my last post, I just realized that Rich did draw Haley’s father before. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/825 "2010-05-14T10:40:59Z")
Today, at breakfast, I had a revelation! Either it was a revelation or the yoghurt was off, but… I know what the full name of Elan’s dad is, and therefore Elan’s surname! Bear with me… Elan’s dad is essentially Elan (that is, goofy to a certain extent), only competent. And he is definitely a politician (I would be surprised if he were not one of the movers and shakers of the Empire of Blood). So: Goofy, politician, named Tarquin… His name _ **has** _ to be: Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F’tang-F’tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel! 😃 😃 (Hmmm… Now that I think about it… Yep. Most definitely the yoghurt was off). ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/826 "2010-05-14T13:36:00Z")
I was discussing the strip with my brother, and he said he had been speculating that Lord Tyrrinar ran away when his empire fell, and accepted a job as a guard for another tyrant. Now he’s wondering if Lord Tyrrinar’s first name is Tarkin… ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/827 "2010-05-14T14:45:19Z")
> [@JoseB](#): > > His name _ **has** _ to be: > > Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F’tang-F’tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel! That’s just Silly. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/828 "2010-05-16T16:05:59Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > That’s just Silly. But, think about it! It makes _so much_ sense! 🙂 Especially when one thinks about this: If that is the dad’s surname, then Nale has been saddled with it. And, chances are, Elan got his mom’s surname. What a better reason can you imagine for Nale’s hatred of his father, of Elan, and of the whole world? XD ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/829 "2010-05-17T17:37:30Z")
Aaaaand… YES! [NOOTS!](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0724.html) Ooooh, my… “Keeping the theme going”… XD I _ **love** _ this reptilian bounty hunter… And I liked the little touch of bonding between V and Malack XD ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/830 "2010-05-17T17:42:26Z")
Eh, sort of weak joke this time. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/831 "2010-05-17T18:10:25Z")
It just hit me that the Queen is Jabba. But hey, at least everyone’s leaving without any rancor. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/832 "2010-05-17T18:28:26Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > It just hit me that the Queen is Jabba. But hey, at least everyone’s leaving without any rancor. What I wouldn’t give for a “not-quite-angry glare” smiley right now… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/833 "2010-05-17T18:41:22Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > It just hit me that the Queen is Jabba. But hey, at least everyone’s leaving without any rancor. I’m very, very disappointed in you, **E-Sabbath**. I want you to go up to your room now, and think about what you’ve done… ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/834 "2010-05-17T19:36:22Z")
Tarquin is awesome, and I look foward to following his adventures in the future. Do you think he changed alignment somewhere along the way? I thought Elan’s… Elan-ness was because he was Chaotic. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/835 "2010-05-17T19:42:32Z")
Actually, I can’t even vaguely tell what alignment Tarquin is supposed to be. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/836 "2010-05-17T19:47:35Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Actually, I can’t even vaguely tell what alignment Tarquin is supposed to be. The red and black color scheme with spikes is probably a clue… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/837 "2010-05-17T19:49:42Z")
He also doesn’t seem all that evil, so far, either. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/838 "2010-05-17T19:50:00Z")
In the flashback, he got divorced because he’s lawful evil and the mom is chaotic good. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/839 "2010-05-17T19:59:02Z")
His alignment is supposed to be uncertain - we’re supposed to wonder whether he’s actually LE, and what this bodes for the party. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/840 "2010-05-17T20:59:35Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > He also doesn’t seem all that evil, so far, either. Apart from the slavery thing. And posting a bounty for killing his son. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=43)