I hear Daniel Mead is a real Tyrant.
May 23, 2011
12:00 am
I’ve chosen to believe that there are enough people reading this comic who have seen Ugly Betty AND the Resident Evil movie to appreciate this. At least I’m sure there are out of the circle of friends I keep. But you can always familiarize yourself with the acting career of Eric Mabius for the full effect.
This is the best thing ever.
I used to watch the original version of Ugly Betty with my mom, she taped it over my Disney movies.
Gotta admit Ugly Betty would be greatly improved by some T/G-Virus Experimentation
Or possibly the Veronica strain…
Not las plagas though. Definitely not those.
why you mention those things? they always created the worst enemy…the regenerators
I love that Wesker counts as a manly man in this ‘verse too. He does to me, even if he is a blond English Neo ripoff. (No less smokingly hot for that, of course.)
Technically, Whesker came before Neo.
Wesker’s more of a T-1000 than anything else. Predating Neo by three years at that.
The only reason I get it, because I didn’t watch that show, is because I know the one common actor in both Resident Evil and Ugly Betty is Eric Mabius. One day I turned to it a long time ago and thought “oh shoot, Matt from RE is in this show.” So at least I can see this, which shows I’m not the only one who thought like that. Lol OH and I love seeing Nemesis in that suit. XD He knows style.
I am not a full-on getter of this gag, but I appreciate Tyrant in a snazzy suit.
Also, I didn’t realize that the Commander is still doing mission duty. Interesting.
They’re obviously at the firing range…
And Squid? this was great. It took me a second, but It’s PERFECT.
This is like 7 years late but whatever I’m explaining it anyway so newer people can get it, I guess.
The guy who got the Nemesis virus and became Nemesis in the Milla Jovovich movies also plays the love interest/boss in a show called Ugly Betty, which is about an ugly girl working for a fashion magazine.
Joke is that the guy got the Nemesis virus just to get Milla Jovovich in their fashion magazine.
Ahaha. Ugly Betty. I watched the original version (Berry, La Fea) a bit instead of this, so I didn’t get the ref until you pointed it out. Derp :V
It took me a long while to realize it was Ugly Betty, and it was mostly the cheekily colorful backdrops that tipped me off. And I don’t even watch that.
Thank you for understanding that Wesker IS a manly man. Just when I thought I couldn’t like this comic more, this happens.
Doubling his muscle mass in the most recent game aside, nothing that looks THAT much like a T-1000 can be unmanly.
Especially if it takes two RPGs and an active volcano just to kill him! Hell, that’s more than the T-1000 needed, probably by a couple thousand degrees plus explosiveness.
The T-1000 could probably take the RPGs, but the Steel Mill is about on par with a Volcano in the “molten magma” sense. Couldn’t say how Wesker would handle being submerged in liquid nitrogen, tho’…
Knowing what I know about Wesker, he’d probably just laugh it off.
It looked like Wesker could have survived just the lava, but not after being blown apart by the RPGs while submerged, what with his insane regeneration. As for liquid nitrogen, it’d probably just piss him off and slow him down for a bit.
To be honest, I’d be disappointed if 5 was the be-all-end-all end of Wesker. Mostly because it was kind of lame.
Lame, untimely and chances are he isn’t even dead. I don’t recall the rockets hitting him, they kind of went “right besides” him, if I remember correctly. In a country where falling down the Grand Canyon (or any other pitch-black bottomless crate/canyon) and just getting amnesia and a week worth of sleep is commonplace, I don’t doubt Japan could bring him back. Hell, many do this AFTER receiving a mortal wound.
But I think I heard somewhere the next Resident Evil would be a “reboot”…
I am getting sick and tired of just hearing that word (I’ll feel worse when they actually start getting the works out).
It’s not even Just Japan, look at some of the shit Marvel and DC pull.
I’m sure you mean *all* of the shit Marvel and DC pull.
Hey, at least every insect in Marvel has Healing Factor. It’s as common as capes in DC. And, well, Super Heroes.
Still, you guys are right, “Brink of Death” is way overused.
Don’t forget bout’ ninja theory! Those motherfuggers RE-BOOTED
“Devil may cry” and transfomed our almighty, kickass, stylish,
pizza eating, white haired, half-devil Dante into a black haired, emo, gay,
rocker, smoker, sadic bastard who looks like the director! I’ll never
forgive those assholes
Tired of **** hero being dead? Wait a few months – they’ll concoct a horribly written excuse of how **** survived instead of being dead.
I mean, how many times do you gotta kill Superman before mofo will stay dead? What’s the count now? 4???
Goes to prove that the only thing that can truly kill a hero is.. The power of your wallet.
Or rather the lack of, because it’s power keeps raising them from the grave.
If you think that’s bad, they kill off Beast in the new Ultimate Marvel series at least that many times, on top of surgically mutating, recovering, loosing and finding him a half dozen more times to change the character design. Seriously, the dude just won’t stay down.
but such is the life of a Superhero. Recurring bad/good guys are just part of the genera.
I am firmly of the belief that Capcom won’t kill off the series Main villain halfway through the RE series.
I’ve watched both of these things. Does that mean we’re friends?
I’m pretty sure that means we’re friends.
Dude, just run it by your name: A+B * A`+B`
I like how the Commander keeps it old school and uses a revolver at target practice. :-)
“An old fashioned gun that leaves an old fashioned hole in the chest.” ~Punisher 2099
I’m guessing its hard to pull time shenanigans on something as simple as a revolver. Plus I’d imagine its easy to find ammo in (our) recent history.
Is Wesker supposed to be left handed? I’ve never played RE…
Notice how he switched hands from the first panel to the second.
Naw, I just got wires crossed in the scramble to get this done. All my “people holding guns” references were facing the other direction and by the time I realized I mixed up the hands I wasn’t turning back.
Nonono you didnt mess up at all. Wesker’s ambidextrous. He’s just getting practice with his off hand that’s all. So you’re good! ^_^b
I wonder what the meetup of Wesker and Krauser will be… >_>
Especially seeing that Wes left him emotionally scarred.
Things they don’t tell you in the RE stories. The REAL reason that Chris Redfield hates Albert Wesker is because the guy banged his sister. Aaah, overly protective brotherly love….
For some reason, I just love the commander’s outfit~!
Oh wow. Eric Mabius tie-in.
In a suit. As part of the Nemesis project to boot. LOL
I got your Ugly Betty reference partially because my SO’s Puerto Rican and she watched the original Ugly Betty regularly on TV.
I kind of want to watch it, but I always watch TV shows while I work so I can’t read subtitles :c
It’s the best show for learning how to speak Spanish.
I think I know more Spanish now than I did before my SO started watching the show. THANK YOU TELEMUNDO!
When I saw the fourth panel I was like “That’s not Ugly Betty is it?” XD
Love Daniels tie btw… XD
I love the fact that you could combine Resident Evil and Ugly Betty and make it funny. Coela, you’re my hero.
Come on, you mean it wouldn’t be funny to release the zombie plague in any other ad agency? There goes my week, damn.
I am now picturing a zombie apocalypse in Mad Men. Suddenly sexism becomes the least of your worries in the office. I think I would watch it,
Can they spin the virus as a good thing to use in Vietnam? Find out next week!
If they survive…
You know, I didn’ t made the link until now.
*stares at Wesker for hours then blinks* Oh… right, urm.. comment… ughhhh..
Commander Badass and Wesker in one panel…. it is official, my life is now complete!
Coela… have i ever told you i love you? >:D
And this comic’s female viewership just doubled…
Wait, wait … Dudes read this comic? I assumed we were all women in it for the ho-yay.
Wait, wait… There’s something to read here? I just assumed we were all here for the interior obliques.
I personally am here for the Mr Fish cameos.
And Jonesie. She is HAWT.
Why am I here? And who are you dudes/dudettes? And what is this? And who am I?
These are questions we should ask ourselves from time to time. Sit back, reconsider the things you’ve done today. Ask yourself: “What could I have done better?”, “Was I really the person I wanted to be?”
You hold the key. Let the healing begin.
Yes we do.
I’m liking the commander’s change in clothing…
Springwear? It’s probably getting too hot for a leather jacket.
Casual garb. He only wears the jacket when he has to.
Ahh.
editors will do anything to get some STAAAARRSSS on the cover
Oh god I lol’d.
Win
Show’s over, everybody go home.
I never watched Ugly Betty, never watched the RE movies, and I still cracked up at that, LOL!
Almost made me burst out laughing at work, i never realized who he was until now, you just made my day.
I feel I should be laughing… but I am not :s
I keep waiting for the day you have Matrix from ReBoot joining in on the shenanigans …
Or the day she has Church and Caboose from Rooster Teeth.
Tex needs to be the only women to be allowed in the whole organization. ’tis fact.
It is an unexpected crossover to say the least!
i got to be honest, i was kind of expecting a Jared joke here, like he and Mr. Fish would be all zombie-fied, but it would be all good because he would have his xbox back
He’s still hangin’ out in the Portal maze.
I hope he’s not still in the water sphere…
What caliber revolver does the commander prefer anyway?
One that spawns little calibers?
That’s either a Schofield Revolver or more likely the Smith & Wesson Model 29 (the Dirty Harry Gun) both of which are a .44 (though the Model 29 uses Magnum or Special rounds).
Yeah, it’s the Dirty Harry Magnum. It’s the same one he’s cleaning in… I think the Halloween strip.
It’s funny because Daniel would never do that for Mode.
And because I read it in the voice of America Ferrara and Eric Mabius respectively.
This is the best comic I’ve seen so far. xD I’m a fangirl of the RE: movies (All RE actually…) and I’ve seen Ugly Betty before. Thank you so much :3
A lonely mansion with zombie dogs and water samples, anyone?
This has absolutely made my friggin’ day. This comic goes on the fridge. Now.
Wow, Ugly Betty has to be one of the last things I expected to see show up. Hahah!
Also, I’m very much been enjoying the Commander showing off his beefy arms these past couple of pages. <3
You actually made ugly Betty ugly. I always found America Fererererea to be a handsome lady, but that right there is a troll.
I figure that’s the sort of thing they were going for, had they not been burdened with the unfortunate occurrence of their lead actress being a fairly attractive person.
Panel 1, Wesker, Rule 3! Finger off the trigger until your sights are on target!
Or, more poetically: Get your booger hook off the bang switch!
Well, I think he can get away with keeping his finger on the trigger, considering that he can dodge bullets, and doesn’t care about innocent bystanders…
I’m just glad I wasn’t the only one to notice that.
WESKEEEEEEEEEEER! =DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
XP; I like Wesker.
That’s a lotta underchins… :O)
I think it’s kinda weird that i didn’t remember Eric was in Resident Evil, but i totally knew he was in Ugly Betty.
Awesome comic, as always.
So now we have Wesker and Krauser. I wonder who else might show up in the future?
That is great.
I’m a fan of Ugly Betty up to the final season. I didn’t like the final one as much.
Betty’s outfit is perfect!
Lawls.
You still haven’t updated your account on dreamhost to have manlyguys.com…
Why not?
Because I don’t own the domain.
I bought it as a donation, I made a comment on the last comic.
I totally missed that :0 Thanks so much!
You’re welcome! I thought that the idea of it being manlyguys.com would be funny. Plus I think your hitcount will go up. ;)
I’ve never heard of Ugly Betty and I feel sad because I don’t understand the context.
:(
Google is your friend.
the more i look at the 2nd panel, the more i think wesker is a midget with short big arms. what the hell is wrong with me o.O
Hey, i just wanted to mention that i follow this comic religiously and this one is GOLDEN. Sir you are both a gentleman and a scholar.
coelasquid isn’t a sir, she’s a woman actually.
and great comic as always
That revolver is looking a bit odd to me, but really the only people who will notice or care are the gun nuts.
It’s a special TEAL Force revolver. Sure, it won’t hold up to close inspection, but who is going to get a chance for THAT?
HUNDREDS OF TINY CALIBERS! FROOOOM SPAAAAAAAAAAACE!!! (‘n time)
No, Ive never heard of Ugly Betty, for you see, I have been on Mars for the past 5 years, in a cave, with my eyes shut and my fingers in my ears ;P
Yay I’m the person for whom this comic is for!
Watched both versions. Don Armando from Betty la Fea would probably make a better tyrant, that guy got pissed and yelling over pretty much anything.
I giggled stupidly for a good 45 seconds straight. The post title really made it complete.
Wesker deserves more spotlight D:
I love how you drew betty, she’s so cute yet not quite pretty, perfect
im horribly ashamed that i caught the reference before even reading the anecdote doodly at the bottom.. my brothers girlfriend made us watch like two seasons of that before we could play goldeneye.. egh.. the gay assistant dude is hilarious, though >_>
I kinda get the feeling that Umbrella “Volunteers” their test subjects rather than hiring them.
If it meant working with Wesker, i’d gladly “Volunteer” :D
Moar liek dumps T viruses in their coffee am i rite?
Can totally see Wesker randomly offering to make everyone tea and coffee just to slip some T- Virus into it.
“Here, join us for T(ea).”
Aw man, why did you elaborate you didn’t have to!!!
jeje, ugly betty, its from my country actually (Colombia), make me feel proud that something that came from my country gets featured on here, cheers!
With a face like that, I can see why Jack wanted Albert Wesker to love him.
Hahaha, now that’s a good one! Great comic!
OH YOU.
Ahahah, this one was totally for you guys.
I’ve sometimes wondered what it would be like if Ugly Betty hadn’t been canceled. Now I know. I was way off thinking Cruella Devil would guest star what with network being owned by Disney.
You watch Ugly Betty?
There’s actually something girly about Coelasquid. I’m terrified.
There are plenty of girly things about me, I just don’t live my life constantly fretting over how girly and/or butch I’m being.
Ditto
I’m a 24 year old guy who likes shooting, his latin girlfriend and posting comments to a webcomic. Also I watch magical girl anime.
Don’t look at me! I am a freak of nature!!!
There are people that didn’t watch Sailor Moon or Card Captors?
you should totally put the minecraft guy in. He does hard labour all day and night without need of sleep or even breaking a sweat. Hes the ultimate mans man.
Randomly, the Wesker=T-1000 comparisons prompt me to say that in MvC3 he IS the Liquid Terminator, at least if Galactus summons him in the final Boss battle. And he usually does. Asshat. Also, this video. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLL90q3as4M
XD I actually love that Wesker is just casually shooting at a firing range with him.
It seems so weird for villains to be casually shooting with good guys, but in someways I actually invision a perfect world where villains and heroes are actually good buddies on the weekends when they are not trying to bet one another. I mean seriously when you are superpowered being in a world of plain humans, wouldn’t the only person you can really relate to is your arch nemesis?
*Smirk* That would totally kill some of the whole idea but I would love to see that in a thing. Oh wait, I just did.
I have so much love for this page right now.
imade like nine comments omg whatswrongwithmeidonteven…
I love you.
Wait, is the Commander wearing the same shirt as Leon Kennedy in RE4?
No, just a brown work shirt.
Does the Commander favor a revolver, or was that just one he picked up? Or did you sketch one for the contrast to Wesker?
I really didn’t thought I could like this comic more (my friend and I have a Gyarados named Mr. Fish because of it) but goood the Ugly Betty reference won me over XD I love that show, and I love this comic, thankyouuu ToT
Hahahaha, Ugly Betty. xD Epic.
Oh my gosh, Squid.
I lol’d so hard when I saw this. I’ve never seen Ugly Betty, but I knew Eric Mabius was in it. This made my day when I saw it. ilu ok.
Loved it.
I want to remember that he played the role of an angel of death has well in X Files.
I suppose this is too late to get a reply, let alone anyone who recognizes the reference – but this version of Wesker reminds me of Mr. X from that Wolverine saga (the psychopath/telepath master murderer).
Haha! This is awesome, I remember seeing “Resident Evil” before “Ugly Betty”, so when I saw the actor for Daniel I remembered him right from the movie. XD This makes all sense!
As a fan of Ugly Betty and Resident Evil, I found this hilarious XD
Sorry for the ancient necro – I just discovered the site. Is that revolver a Merwin and Hulbert?
As someone who liked both RE & Ugly Betty, this totally made my day. I just discovered your comic. It is an unparalleled pleasure to read. Thank you! <3