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The Tick : I'm a superhero, Arthur. I'm nigh-invulnerable. I have the reflexes of an Olympic-level jungle cat. I have the strength of ten, perhaps 20 men. A crowded bus stop of men. But my greatest power is this. When destiny speaks, she speaks to me.
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The Tick : Crime, nastiness and evil rear their fowl odorous heads in every corner of the globe, and that's saying something because globes don't even have corners!
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The Tick : You can't let your sister talk you into this normal thing.
Arthur Everest : Please, just stay away from me, okay? Stay away from me.
The Tick : Oh, come on, chum!
Arthur Everest : Chum? Chum is the meat that they chop up and throw to the sharks.
The Tick : And also a good, good friend.
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The Tick : [Slow zoom in on Earth from space] Hello, world. This is The Tick. Don't worry, I'm not in outer space. I'm not even in this yet. But I know what's coming - an epic tale rife with destiny, adventure, and blood loss!
[as he's speaking, a multicolored otherworldly object drifts towards Earth from behind the camera]
The Tick : The ultimate struggle of light against darkness, of good against evil, of...
[distractedly]
The Tick : ... neat?
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The Tick : [Arthur turns to leave, only to stumble and gasp as a blue-suited man lands on the catwalk behind him] Don't turn back now. I think we're onto something. The henchman of some vile mastermind hammering out their heinous night hotcake and itching to sell.
Arthur Everest : You're a superhero.
The Tick : That's what it says on my mailbox... I imagine.
Arthur Everest : And you're-you're staking them out. So that-that means I'm right.
The Tick : You fingered foul fruit, friend.
Arthur Everest : Do you think it's the Pyramid Gang?
The Tick : What does it matter? They all work for the same wretched tyrant.
Arthur Everest : Wait, you believe that too?
The Tick : Evil wears every possible mitten.
[starts bouncing as if readying for a fight]
The Tick : Ready?
Arthur Everest : No. No, no, no. Stop, stop, stop. You can't just go down there. There's, like, a dozen men.
The Tick : [emphatically excited] Neat!
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The Tick : What do they call you, chum?
Arthur Everest : Arthur.
The Tick : [chuckles] Arthur. And this is your costume?
Arthur Everest : They're my clothes - yeah. Yeah, sure.
The Tick : Well, we'll cross that bridge after we've burned it.
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[last lines]
The Tick : A struggle as old as time. But with a beat you can dance to. And as the sun rises on a new day in the city, so rises a new hero. A precious balloon of hope girding his loins, making ready for the fight. He may be on the compact side as heroes go, but that's just the way destiny crumbles her cookies.
The Tick : It's not supposed to be easy. It's not supposed to be comfortable. It's supposed to be dangerous. And interesting. That's the hero's journey. That's why they get up in the morning. To go mano a monomyth with the darkness. To win the elixir and save the world, because villainy is real. It has guns and scars and tattoos, and it's licensed to drive. It wants nothing but to murder and take, and it's coming for them all.
The Tick : So two new avengers take their place on the front line. They will face evil with a song of battle in their hearts. Destiny's got her hand way, way up in their puppets. It's an unpleasant tingling. The deepest of wedgies. And its only reward is... drama!
[villain enters and shoots Arthur point blank]
The Tick : New plan...
