Two Nerds, One Nuzlocke

Rookie InterPol agent Dylan Johnson is assigned to protect paranoid teenaged Galarian prince, Paget Pridwen. Their adventure through the Galar region unlocks conspiracies and forces both boys to learn more about themselves. Warning: tons of slapstick violence, cursing, crude humor. Run played by and written by two early-twenties stoners with nothing better to do. Comic drawn by @mintyzedgrimes.

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Page 35: "Return of the King" Horror and comedy go hand in hand and I love both genres. This is the shape of things to come - a bit of both, and the dark comedy commences. Big development page: the real villain is made apparent, Rose and Leon are out of the way, and King Calyrex has brought legendaries from across Galar to help fight the Dynamax army Eternatus has created. The end is nigh!

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Page 34: "Turning the Tide" Chet is love Chet is life - that Cramorant was honestly a beast. Favorite part of Nuzlockes is using and loving pokemon I never thought I'd enjoy using!

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Page 33: "Operation: Find My Balls" is a go.

Went for a hyper-silly but competent page that pushes the plot forward here. A lot to unpack with the villainry going on -- IRONCLAD, Macro Cosmos, how does it fit? We'll divulge more on that later!

Hope you enjoy.

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Page 32: "National TrASSure"

We are at the point where we are just going BALLS OUT (ha... ha...) and fitting as many gags as we can while wrapping up character arcs and genuinely trying to wrap up the story in the best way possible.

We're really pleased with how this page turned out and I hope you guys enjoy.

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Page 31: "The Tower Bleeds Red" Paget leading the charge and facing some of his feelings was necessary as we reach the endgame, and we are really proud of how this page turned out. Rescue mission is commencing.

Features a cameo from @blitz-wild's nuzlocke, Pizzle. Had a lot of fun featuring a friend's mascot, and hope we did him justice.

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cyndaquil used Seasonal Allergies

[read High Voltage on ComicFury for more needlessly violent dumbassery and shenanigans]

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Page 30: "A Crown with No Jester"

Paget being on his own is a bit of an arc that I was worried about; but felt was necessary. He's got some trauma and feelings and issues to confront before we wrap up the story and this felt like a necessary vehicle for that.

Is anyone surprised Paget has a messy group chat going? I'm not.

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Page 29: "The Variable"

Uhhh--Dylan is missing?! Two Nuzlocke trainers from other comics made a cameo here? One in a mini skirt and the other with her Totodile companion?

...AND LEON'S A BADDIE (and not the good kind?)?!

Small page packed a big punch. What's Paget to do without his "other half"?

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Page 28: "That's Zarude of You" Some big wins for our heroes on this page. Dylan might just get the girl after all.

Catching up on missed posts.

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Page 27: "Did Somebody Say Ball?"

Interesting interrogation methods. Ya learn something new every day.

Catching up on missed posts.

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Page 26: "Of Creamy Calamity and Lum Berry Juice" ...How will Dylan's dignity ever recover from this one?

He's the bounceback king, that's how.

Welcome back, Klara!

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Page 25: Duke of Derrière In which Dylan turns into a bishi-sparkle-anime protagonist.

Also in which we start to wrap up the Crown Tundra arc. The next page will have some final goodbyes, and we'll see most of these characters again, but Dylan & Paget will be returning to the mainland in page 26.

Happy 2025 from The Nuzlocke Duo to you!

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Page 24: Heavy Melmetal

The flow of this page was something we struggled with a bit. However, through various rewrites and headaches, it turned out! Some big turning points await Paget here, while Dylan gets his hands dirty and gets those Reins of Unity crafted for Calyrex to make his transformation! Sprocket the Melmetal has a unique way of showing their affection, don't they? Follow us on The Nuzlocke Forums, at Deviantart, Comicfury, and Tapas!

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Page 23: What Lies at Dyna Tree Hill

We've worked super hard to really dig into the backstory here and we are proud of this page. Hopefully hard work has paid off. Dylan has an interesting method to try and 'ghostbust' Calyrex's possession and unfortunately for him, it - erm - backfired.

Behold - the "Eternamini" form, something of our own creation.

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Page 22: Cold Reception

Gym battle time. And a win! Paget's team is starting to rebel, though. Hopefully he can get that under control and fast

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Page 21: Simultaneously Leeky and Cheeky

The progression of the relationship between Dylan/Paget has been one of my favorite parts of writing this comic and this page really helps encapsulate that dynamic in the most ridiculous scenario possible. Curse ye, Sirfetch'd leeks!

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Page 20: When Calyrex Was Inside of Me

Definitely a wrench was thrown in the relationship of our heroes. Now, Dylan's memories from Calyrex's bodily invasion are giving him a new idea and mission! Let's see if it pays off... so far, off to a rough start (naturally).

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