匿影藏形
| 匿影藏形 | |
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| 漫画信息 | |
| 发布日期: | 2012年12月19日 |
| 页数: | 28 |
| 艺术家: | Heather "makani" Campbell |
| “ | 宝琳小姐,你做好准备了吗?因为你得为我接下来要展示的的东西做好准备才行。
— 士兵
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《匿影藏形(Shadow Boxers)》是于2012年12月19日随机器兵团更新发布的一部漫画。
故事梗概
漫画开始时,红队的队员们正在 Coal Town 的一个阴暗房间内同宝琳小姐一同讨论最近对抗机器人的防御部署。宝琳小姐正尽力推测机器人下一步将进攻曼恩公司的哪一座建筑时,士兵声称他知悉下次进攻的详细时间与地点,因为他之前成功潜入了格雷·曼恩的机器人基地,不过没人相信他。接着,在佣兵们用坑骗的小伎俩让士兵相信大家都是美国人后,士兵又提到了格雷·曼恩是被老鹰养大的——而这理应是只有宝琳小姐和管理员才知道的秘密,这使得宝琳小姐开始相信或许士兵说的是实话。士兵揭晓了他潜入格雷的工厂并进行窃听的方法——装备他的纸板机器人制服。宝琳小姐要求士兵继续使用这套装备伪装,并让士兵也为她制作同样的一件以一同潜入工厂。而机枪手坚持要和他们一起去。
士兵的战术十分有效:一周后,在格雷·曼恩的工厂内,机器人向格雷报道人类(佣兵们)之前早已在最后的五个进攻站点等着它们进攻了。格雷·曼恩对于他的机器人的愚蠢感到有些不悦:由于人类当中的“战术主脑”,机器人们不断地发生机密泄露的漏洞。格雷又指出他已针对机器人的缺陷作出了修复并推出了他最新的杰作——机械工程师。而这个新的机器人在启动后很快检测到了潜入的三人。
文稿
| Shadow Boxers |
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| [The first page is a cover image, depicting the RED Heavy and Soldier, alongside Miss Pauling, wearing a crudely made robot disguise as robotic versions of the Pyro, Demoman and Scout survey the area around them. A sticker is displayed indicating the comic is #333 in the series, released in December at a price of 12¢]
ALL AMERICAN SOLDIER'S RAG-TAG, [The comic opens to the outside of a small wooden hut labelled 'Mann Mining Post & Parcel' in a desert] [ Coal Town. ] [ The front lines of The Robot War. ] Voice: Nhgh! This is impossible! In the Badlands alone, there are 306 Mann Co. plants, office buildings, warehouses and outlet malls! Don't get me wrong. It's amazing you've been able to save as much as you have. The museum, the quicklime factory.... [The view shifts to inside of the building, revealing the voice to be Miss Pauling, as she reads from a map of the Badlands. All nine of the RED mercenaries — alongside Archimedes — are also present, all covered in blood with varying injuries] Miss Pauling: *sigh* ...but you can't be everywhere at once. Guys... I'm starting to think we can't win this. Nngh! I'd kill to know where they're going to attack next! Soldier: The robots are going to attack the Mann Co. facility at 20 Gravel Pit Way at exactly thirteen hundred hours tomorrow. We will never see it coming. Miss Pauling: Uh huh. C'mon, think, guys. Where are they going to attack n— wait, what? Soldier, how do you know all that? Soldier: The robots told me! When I infiltrated their secret robot meeting last night! [Miss Pauling squints at Soldier in disbelief, as the other mercs look at him with expressions ranging from frustrated to smug] Miss Pauling: You— you infiltrated a... Scout: *ahem* Miss Pauling? Spy: If I may. Soldier, did you infiltrate a top secret robot meeting last night? Soldier: Yes. Spy: Indeed. Soldier, are we on the moon right now? Soldier: Yes. [Spy begins to walk away to exit the building, Scout following alongside him] Spy: Gentlemen, I've lost several liters of blood today. I will likely die defending a hat factory tomorrow. I'm going home. Scout: You said it, pal. G'night, Miss Pauling. Soldier: BUT I DID INFILTRATE THE ROBOTS! Come on, guys! Why would I lie? We're all Americans here! Miss Pauling: Well, not all of us, obviously. I mean, Medic's German and Heavy's from Russ— [Medic gives a small cough as Heavy nudges Miss Pauling strongly with his arm] Miss Pauling: Ow! What? Oh. Heavy: Ha ha! Germany! Russia! Is big joke! Big American joke on Soldier! Soldier: Ha! You got me! Heavy: Ohh, America. It is the place I am from. All the time. Soldier: You and me both, fellow patriot! Not like that Gray Mann! He was raised by eagles! In Europe! What an idiot! [Sniper, Engineer and Medic both begin to leave as well] Sniper: Heh. Eagles. Right, mate. Medic: Enough of this nonsense. Gute nacht, everyone. Miss Pauling: Okay. The Administrator knows about the eagles. I know about the eagles. Soldier, how do you know about the eagles? Soldier: I told you, I infiltrated— Miss Pauling: Show me how. [The scene changes to Soldier, Miss Pauling and Heavy at a RED team facility, as Soldier begins to open a locker] Soldier: Miss Pauling, are you braced? Because you will need to brace yourself for what I am about to show you. Miss Pauling: I'm braced. Let's see it, Soldier. Soldier: Are you sitting down? Because you should not be in a comfortable bowel-emptying position for what I am about to show you. Miss Pauling: I'm standing. You're looking right at me. Soldier: Okay, but are you pregnant? You should not b-- Miss Pauling: Soldier, show me! [Suddenly, Soldier puts on a poorly constructed cardboard robot head and begins to make robotic gestures with a 'NON-ROBOTIC SHUFFLING SOUND!' as Miss Pauling watches with a deadpan expression] Soldier: Beep boop! I am a robot! Beep boo— Miss Pauling? [He lifts the hat to see more clearly as Miss Pauling continues to stare at him, her brow scrunched up. Heavy begins to approach them both] Soldier: Miss Pauling? Don't be scared! I am not actually a rob— Miss Pauling: Leave it on. In fact, tape together another one. I'm coming with you. Heavy: Fine. This idea you both have? Is terrible idea. But if Miss Pauling is going... Heavy goes too. [The scene changes again to an island, where Gray Mann's base of operations — Gray Gravel Co. — resides. A Carrier Tank can be seen driving towards the island] [ One week later. ] Robot: Voice: Mm. Would you. And—just so I'm clear—you suspect these security leaks are due to some heretofore unknown "tactical master-mind" in their ranks. ...and not, for instance, because you mention our secret attack plans at every opportunity. [The view shifts to inside a building, the robot voice revealed to be a disembodied robotic Scout head being held up by a robotic Heavy, and the voice to be Gray Mann] Robot Scout: Gray Mann: Ah yes. The genius who built the decoy base. [A monitor shows an image of the headlines for a newspaper, depicting the Soldier holding a trophy with the headline 'LOCAL MAN WINS NOSE PICKING CONTEST' displayed] Gray Mann: You... are imbeciles. But I blame myself. Because I made you. Robots: Gray Mann: Ahh, the "hailing" circuit. My one moment of weakness. Yes, all hail me. But for my latest creation, I've replaced all that rote worshipping circuitry with raw computational power. May I present the smartest addition to the Gray Mann army... [He grabs a tarp and yanks it off, revealing...] Gray Mann: THE MECHA-Engineer! You may hail now. Robots: Mecha-Engineer: [Suddenly, the Mecha-Engineer points past the crowd towards Soldier, Miss Pauling and Heavy, all wearing Soldier's poorly made disguises, as the other robots turn to face them] Mecha-Engineer: Soldier: Ohhh boy, I'd hate to be those humans right now. Miss Pauling: Heavy? Heavy: Now is time to run. MANN CO. HEADQUARTERS IS UNDER ATTACK IN THE... |
漫画页面(中文汉化)
漫画页面(英文原版)
注释
- 以下的页码均指汉化版页码。
- 第 1 页
- 这是宝琳小姐的 Valve 官方模型第一次清晰可见地出现。
- 漫画页面上出现了一个手持黏性炸弹发射器的机器爆破手,但在游戏中从来没有出现过这种机器敌人。
- 漫画页面上出现了一个手持红队材质火焰喷射器的机器火焰兵,但在游戏中手持的武器永远采用的是蓝队材质。
- 漫画页面背景中的建筑与地图 Mannworks 中的建筑一致,只不过添加了“Gray Gravel Co.”(格雷碎石公司)的标志。
- 漫画页面正处满月,这也为士兵激活了游戏中的硬纸盒士兵套装。
- 第 5 页
- 士兵在向宝琳小姐展示他的机器人套装前,他被队友糊弄了过去而以为大家都是美国人。且当宝琳小姐想要纠正他时,机枪手将她打断并告诉士兵自己是美国人。尽管如此,士兵在游戏中的一些语音台词表明他很清楚一些队员的真实国籍。
- 第 7 页
- 尽管他的许多队友对此不假思索地表示怀疑,士兵漫不经意的话表明他知晓格雷·曼恩那罕为人知的往事。格雷和他的兄弟们一同出生于英国,但出生后被鹰叼走了。参见《骨肉兄弟》,第 24 页。
细枝末节
- 以下的页码均指汉化版页码。
- 第 3 页
- 队员们正查看两张不同版本的荒芜之地区域地图,这将故事背景同现实的地理位置联系了起来。
- 置于最上方的地图展示的是荒芜之地周边更大区域内的地理图解地图,并展示了北部与西部的恶水盆地管路(Badwater Basin Pipeline),而宝琳小姐所站的方位是北方。
- 置于边缘被部分遮掩的地图展示的是一张标准的美国 Valles Caldera 国家保护区(英语)周边地图,并附有一些额外的虚构地点。
- 第 4 页
- 第一个画面的角度尽管被调整到了右边(大概是工程师的视角)。士兵,机枪手,宝琳小姐相对于上一页的位置也没有改变。然而,最上方的地图内容却没有随着这个角度的转变而转动,南方仍然面向读者。相比之下,展示出的地图中心调整到了更接近此前版本的荒芜之地地图的位置(大致位于 Gravel Pit 与 Pipeline 之间的区域)。
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