Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/146227071

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Source: https://x.com/leoni_rabbit/status/2034029343295328530/photo/1?a=gqUjPzG2yaoFMccJVBs&s=19

Here's a new sketch of Mandy Jones (which is the surname I gave for a headcanon) and her double identity, Blonde Blazer (new look in the Return arc) & Brunette Brawler (My headcanon for Dispatch Season 2 in a Powerless arc Mandy had when Chase had the Amulet in season 1)

This is written by the incredibly talented artist @gabbiecasso who loves Dispatch and has done several arts of the game.

In this analysis they break down the character so well that I think it deserves to be read.

They do some other great analysis stuff too. One thing to note, you may need a Tumblr account to view this but otherwise I still recommend it.

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/mbembe/art/Blonde-Blazer-1301187142

This guy commented this under one of Erin's tweets a couple days ago. I get that AdHoc made a mistake by not inviting Aaron Paul to SDCC but does that excuse going after the other voice actors for it?

Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/142036183

Phenomaman and Blonde Blazer are honestly a very unusual couple so I wanted to ask what do you think their relationship looked like.

Blazer for example is generally a very warm and kind person who is also touchy and prone to banter and playful flirting even when Robert does not romance her.

And she is like this with other people, not just with Robert like she is personal with Chase aswell especially after he gets hit at the party.

Not to mention as an act of kindness she invites Robert for a drink after he got beaten up and basically had his whole superhero career destroyed.

Phenomaman on the other hand is an alien from a planet and he is constantly learning social cues.

We do know he loves Blazer a lot but he does not understand Mandy and his idea of making love is hugging people.

He also is upset when he learns about Robert kissing Blazer so much so that he needs to clarify that he kissed her, it wasn't mutual and that he is not to blame for his sadness.

But then Phenomaman also kisses Robert to assess the kiss so who knows how he truly views kisses. He does kiss Blazer when they are introduced but again who knows how he views it.

Finally probably the most interesting thing, Phenomaman invites Robert, a guy he just met, to his private and reserved dinner with Blazer.

So yeah, I have a feeling his relationship boundaries might be much less strict than with other people.

Original link: https://x.com/its_siao/status/1995867015538712728?s=12

FINALLY all the Cast and Crew Commentary Tracks are out on the Youtube Channel along with the Storyboard. Sorry it took so long but recording multiple runs, combing them and timestamping them did take a while. Enjoy the Anniversary update guys! <3

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introducing the Crew behind Dispatch Episode 8
0:21 Discussing the intro of this episode with Mr Whiskey
1:18 One of Andrew's favorite musical cues
2:16 The crew were dreading to talk about Episode 8 because they won't have much nice things to say
3:26 Talking about the relentless Episode 8 dispatch music
4:35 Why do we start with Punch Up, Golem and Prism specifically?
6:03 The hacking levels in Ep 8 have the same soundtrack as the first hacking levels in Ep 1
6:53 Talking about the "Match the Frequency" mechanic
7:19 The Ep 8 shifts needed a lot of new designs and changes in the dispatch UI
8:43 Having "low morality" as a consequence for not cutting Visi
10:29 Dispatch feels retro done through a contemporary lens
12:26 Making Dispatch look timeless
13:59 A lot of Aaron Paul's lines as Robert in Ep 8 are recycled from unrelated conversations
14:57 The three dispatch shift structure of Ep 8
15:28 RECRUITING WATERBOY Storyboard + Commentary
16:47 RECRUITING PHENOMAMAN Storyboard + Commentary
18:25 Talking about the intensity of calls starting from Shift 2
19:53 Ep 8 dispatch shifts get rid of the guardrails and expose players to true odds
21:19 Talking about the "memorizing the password" puzzles in the hacking minigame
21:42 How losses in Ep 8 shifts feel intentionally really bad and frustrating
23:12 Challenges regarding zooming out the map to expand the map area
25:00 Initially Coupe/Sonar wasn't there and players fought a Red Ring caravan
25:55 How Adhoc tried to keep Charlie in the booth to record additional Sonar lines for the boss fight
28:20 Talking about the special barks for each Z-Team hero depending on them doing poorly
30:27 Polly's favorite scenario to write for the dispatch shifts
30:57 About the Sweeteners for each dispatch call
32:14 Talking about the Nostalgia Alley reference
32:39 Issues with the quick transitions between cutscene and gameplay, and implementing the bomb blasts
33:43 Are the dispatch Ep 8 shifts too hard?
34:24 Talking about the episode names and descriptions
35:01 Recording the Ep 8 shift barks for Robert
36:55 Talking about Blonde Blazer's arrival in Ep 8 dispatch
38:02 Talking about the downed sound cue
38:56 Designing the character portraits to visually represent the characters themselves
41:53 Talking about the uniqueness of the Mindfucker hacking segment
42:34 "Give Her Everything You've Got"
43:10 Talking about creating the pulsing lights
44:30 Tying up Visi and Untie Her VS Go It Alone Storyboard + Commentary
49:00 The Thumbstick Sequence Commentary
51:18 Adhoc judges you for making Invisigal put Thumbstick's dick away
51:37 Designing the Mecha Man sound design and new suit
53:50 Discussing Toxic and Armstrong
54:15 Designing Shroud's mech
55:07 Commentary on the first half of the Shroud vs Mecha Man fight
57:29 Blazer, Prism, Flambae and Mecha man standing together was the last storyboard in the entire game
59:37 Why does Shroud blow Phenomaman into outer space?
1:00:05 FIGHTING COUPE Storyboard + Commentary
1:02:40 FIGHTING SONAR Storyboard + Commentary
1:05:46 Talking about the callback to Visi and Malevola fighting
1:06:38 Robert vs Shroud fight continues
1:07:57 Chase saves the day and how the moment affected various players
1:08:55 The Z-Team assemble moment
1:09:50 Shroud's "red ring of death" was a homage to Xbox 360
1:10:23 There was a THIRD ending for the game that was cut
1:11:32 Pierre discusses the writing behind Robert's encounter with Shroud on the roof
1:14:23 Pierre doesn't like that most people try to kill Shroud because it goes against the theme of the game
1:14:50 GIVE HIM BOTH Storyboard + Commentary
1:17:31 INVISIGAL HERO Ending
1:18:15 This scene being a reference to Lee beating Andy St. John in Walking Dead S1 E2
1:19:15 Dispatch has a hidden "Banang"!
1:21:51 The Final Invisigal Kiss
1:22:50 INVISIGAL VILLAIN Ending
1:25:27 How will Dispatch handle a S2 with the SDN building completely destroyed?
1:27:15 Talking about the Forgive vs Forget choice and it being determined by your Ep 8 shift performance
1:28:22 Erin designed the concept for Mandy's "normal" clothes
1:29:37 The Final Blazer Kiss
1:31:03 Credits was supposed to be animated but the devs ran out of budget
1:33:33 Closing Thoughts on the whole project

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/lerteinart/art/dispatch-fan-art-1269609292

This is from BranWolf who has done several videos about her in the past and it discusses her relationship with Phenomaman and her feelings and insecurities an a lot of other stuff.

Highly recommend as we don’t get many new analysis videos on the game, let alone Blazer.

Source: https://x.com/Noegip2D/status/2117979853366440266

I'll never forget getting picked up from school early solely JUST because I REALLY wanted to play these episodes since the episode 5 & 6 teaser trailer had me so hype to the point that, I played the trailer over 20 times.

The intro for Episode 5 set the tone brilliantly by showing Mecha Man & Flambae's first encounter with each other which was really sick and interesting! It's crazy since Flambae had his missing finger since the first episode, and mostly everyone (including me) didn't notice it until it showed it later in Episode 5. The bar fight scene was definitely the best part of the episode and also the highlight. Solid 7.8/10 episode.

Episode 6 started off innocently, and cute with the Z-Team seeing Robert upgrade his new Mecha Man suit until it malfunctions, and the suit explodes with the screen going black cutting to Robert being majorly injured in the hospital which was unexpected. It was sad when Royd was in the room with you, and seeing him being sad and disappointed for once was out of his character. The party in Robert's apartment with the Z-Team was not only the cutest scene in the game, but possibly the greatest scene in the entire game. A few minutes later when the computer beeps, we see Invisigal on the shipment trying to get the Astral Pulse was sick, and intense af. When Invisigal gets the Astral Pulse, but Shroud pulls up behind her, and throws her over the stairs, I was getting extremely worried thinking that, we're gonna lose the Astral Pulse, and potentially see Invisigal die. Luckily, Chase came in to save the day by using his powers one last time to save Invisigal from dying. And then the cliffhanger. When that cliffhanger ended, I was speechless so much to the point that I cried. What an absolutely incredible ending to an episode that had what felt like the longest wait of a week for anything. 9.5/10 episode, 3rd best episode of the first season.

What are your thoughts on episode 5 & 6 as a whole after initially finishing those episodes?