YMMV / Rusty and Co.

• Arc Fatigue: Level 8 is twice longer than the previous level, running for more than four years. The Schedule Slip doesn't help by a long shot. By the time it ended on November 6th, 2019, many readers were more than ready to move on from the baseball storyline.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Madeline the Paladin proved pretty popular among the commenters.
  • Y.T. the Lamia as well. It's probably no coincidence that at the start of Level 9, when a poll was made to determine who would make up the adventuring party, Y.T. and Madeline were the clear-cut winners.
• Fan Nickname: Prestige Perkin's Badger- and Rhino-firing weapons are respectively referred to as Badger-Firing Gun and Rhino-Propelling Gun.
• Fridge Brilliance: Roxy does not act like other elves, possibly because she was reared by humans.
• Growing the Beard: Levels 5, 6 and 7 all have arguments in their favor. Suffice it to say, over the course of these three episodes, the plot became more integrated, the stakes became higher, and the drama got ratcheted up, all without sacrificing the comedy.
• Memetic Badass: CUBE GETS SHIT DONE. Not unfounded at all, considering that he does seem to be the most competent combatant of the three (at least against non-metal enemies).
• Moe: Many female characters, especially Madeline the Paladin and Prestige Perkins.
• Ugly Cute:
  • Rusty
  • Slobber, a gnoll resembling a giant humanoid pug.
• Tear Jerker:
  • Madeline's death, prior to her resurrection.
  • This panel, where Mimic mourns her death and thinks of the consequences.
  • The very end of chapter 7, where Mimic spends his career's savings on a raise dead spell and flowers for Madeline. Admittedly, these are more Tears of Joy.

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