The Darklord's Echoes
The Darklord's Echoes is a fantasy webcomic by Kaithan McGonigal that follows the zany adventures of the son of a demon god through a wacky infernal world. The comic is posted on the Giant in the Playground forums and originally had an art style inspired by The Order of the Stick.
The comic largely follows the story of Tallidan Bright, a character who originated from the Avatar Battle Royale as a joke character named "Darklord Bright" but has since changed into a more serious character. The strip details his adventures from shortly before he is initiated into a mysterious group called the "Isolators", but as he travels to their tower to begin his training, he crosses paths with a deadly enemy who turns out to be only the tip of the iceberg, and is swept up in a plot which spans all the way to the beginning of time.
The comic itself was drawn in the vector art program, Inkscape, with a mouse, but was officially discontinued due to the writer having a falling-out with the forum it was hosted on. A spiritual successor may be in the works, however.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Seriously, there are red people (Slaa'ti), green people, blue people (Changelings), and orange people (Dwen). But no human... people.
- Art Evolution: Dear lord, so much. Seriously, compare the first comic to the newest one.
- Badass: Tallidan himself.
- Cute Little Fangs: Silke has one.
- Fatal Flaw: Tallidan really, really needs anger management.
- Genki Girl: Silke.
- Mission from God: All of the Fallen, and maybe even Bright himself if you count his dad.
- Ms. Fanservice: Silke. Azarie too, to a lesser extent.
- Orphaned Series: Unfortunately.
- Our Demons Are Different: The Fallen; Slaa'ti as well if they actually are demons.
- Physical God: Arkan would appear to be this.
- Power Incontinence: Apparently, Silke.
- Slasher Smile: The Fallen all sport one.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: Azarie.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Tallidan appears to be this.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Azarie calls Tallidan out on "not thinking before killing someone."
- Unstoppable Rage: Tallidan goes into this when Silke is kidnapped. Then it's Subverted when Anathema stabs him through the chest.
