Yeah...
Don't let me be misunderstood.
Maybe Syndrome made a deal with Bill. He seems like the perfect type to fall for Bill's schemes.
Honestly, given Syndrome's arrogance and the fact that he's arguably even more STEM-ocentric than Doof, I don't think Syndrome would be the type to realize or acknowledge that Bill exists. And now that his territory has fallen apart, he's going to be a lot more concerned with restoring his power through more direct means. Syndrome's not going to wander off to Oregon in search of a devil to make a deal with, probably, no matter what happens and even assuming he recovers his strength.
I wonder if we could bond over our own guilt for killing Perry
Maybe, though it's very different. Perry died because of an accident we blame ourselves for. Many/most of the Golden Age superheroes died because Mirage
personally and knowingly tricked them and led them to their deaths at Syndrome's hand.
It was not. Sinatron's intrigue isn't high enough. And he was unaware of Doof being involved until Gwen ratted us out. If he'd been the leaker then he would have suspected him already, since the chip isn't something Shego would have done.
I mean, Shego
might have done it. Making the fake chip isn't impossible for, say, Drakken, who we think is working for Shego as I recall. The catch is that if Sinatron were the one who sent the message, then he'd know "Okay, I sent the message to Shego and Dr. Doofenshmirtz. And they're both
right there," because he saw us together. So he'd know we two were the ones who knew about the chip, and would probably have been able to predict that
we'd stolen it as soon as he realized it was missing, even if he were mistaken about whether it was us or Shego who had it.
You know, this might make him more relatable despite having the emotional appearance of a granite wall. The average person doesn't have the tolerance for weirdness or shenanigans. It's kind of why there was a whole stat for this quality when we did the recruitment drive. With the right PR and government grant( read 'tax,' breaks for his company), he can be a figure of order in these trying times. An island in the chaos and a bastion against Bellwether's biased policies.
I would bet on that being Shere Khan's exact strategy, plus or minus the part where he even plans to establish himself as a popular figure with more physical territory to begin with.
Didn't he only come to life at the convention?
EDIT: Ninja'd.
Speaking of, can we recruit more ninjas next round?
I think I'd rather hire von Drake (a more stable Learning hero, if maybe not one as powerful as Jumba) or Mesmerella (probably a good Intrigue hero who can take some of the pressure off Russ and Mirage). Or Voyd (Martial 40, an alternative to Khan so Khan can get some personal actions done for a change) if she's available.
If we don't want to risk Mirage or Russ (or because it's a masquerade) we could hire someone that is more mercenary / short term contract to investigate Oregon or Florida.
That
is an option, to be fair.
Maybe we could use a scream-extractor-inator on Bill.
I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work and wouldn't help. Either it would do nothing (because
he's not screaming, he's happy as a clam)... Or it would be the equivalent of a mosquito-bite, in that it actually does drain something out of him that he needs, but in such a tiny amount that it could overload and explode our inator and blow a hundred mile crater in the Tri-State Area without even affecting him.
That's actually part of an idea I have to help us fight Bill Cipher. It goes something like this:
1. Get Mesmerelda.(it's important to get her as soon as possible because she might be able to unlock McGucket's memories)
2. Get old Man McGucket.( Like it or not the crazy old hillbilly probably has more knowledge about Bill then anyone besides Ford. But considering Ford is probably a statue right now... Yeah he's probably our only bet.)
3. Trying to unlock his memories and regaine McGucket sanity.(through either Mesmerelda, TECHNOR'S therapy,( or as a last result) going to the Gravity falls museum to get his memories.)
The main reason I feel that we should do this is the whole hidden message from MiH, sure it might be referring to something else but it's best to cover ALL possible interpretations. And one of those is that need 4 people from the Cipher Wheel to destroy the evil dorito.
Old Man McGucket was helping research Gravity Falls, so he more than likely does having a occult score. What was helping Ford with everything.
Even if he doesn't remember too much magic the guy is still a world-class genius, and if we're fighting BILL CIPHER well...the old coot is the only one who has any idea of what bill is capable of.
I do agree that recruiting McGucket is a good idea. He made a good showing at the Gala, and while he is clearly an insane genius, Doof can respect and work with that.
Besides, his insane rambling during the conversation with Xanatos and that forgettable poser guy was actually very on-point and topical!
To be more specific, Bill isn't the kind of opponent you can go up to and punch until he goes away. Expecting to make a "Kill Bill-inator" or something similarly cheesy will not go over very well.
Yeah no.
Now, to be fair, any viable
Doof plan for dealing with Bill... I would be deeply disappointed if the preparations did not include one or more inators... But the plan wouldn't just be "walk up to him and punch him until he goes away."
