OMG! The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood!

[pilouuuu]

That's how Episode 4 is called. Will we see Guybrush... die? We probably will, but I assume it will be in a similar fashion to Curse of Monkey Island :-P

I can't wait for the first episode to come and get to play a new Monkey Island. Thanks Telltale for making us so happy! :-D

[Haggis]

Or perhaps it won't actually be Guybrush being executed, but someone posing as him?

[Victory63]

Originally Posted by Haggis

Or perhaps it won't actually be Guybrush being executed, but someone posing as him?

Oh lol

That reminds me of like the episode of Red Dwarf "Cassandra" where Rimmer was told he would die to which he gave the guard his jacket with his name tag on it to which the guard died instead of heart attack

[Threepwood4Life]

Could be hes put on trial and has to clear his name by the end of the episode, maybe a bit like when he got framed for robbery on Lucre Island in EMI

[Eduardo]

Or we could end in a reverse Monkey Island, where we play as the Ghost Pirate Threepwood against the very human LeChuck.

[onlyamonkey]

It wouldn't surprise me if it's just TTG messing with the hardcore fans a bit. With such discussions about story etc, what would be the absolute most heinous crime any game developer could think of? Killing off Guybrush obviously. Oh, there would squadrons of soldiers with torches and pitchforks heading towards the HQ.

[War-overlord]

Originally Posted by Threepwood4Life

Could be hes put on trial and has to clear his name by the end of the episode, maybe a bit like when he got framed for robbery on Lucre Island in EMI

Yeah, I had same idea. Though I'd think Guybrush will botch things up and will either be sprung from execution on the absolute last second Blackadder goes forth-style or the execution fails due to pure luck.
Then again Sam & Max died halfway through Night of the Raving Dead and went on as Zombies, and given the great amount of undead in the Monkey Island stories that might be a possibility to.

[pilouuuu]

Yeah, it'd be great seeing Guybrush as a zombie and LeChuck as a human! Great idea!

[Rather Dashing]

He shall be reborn as the Pirate God mentioned in the next episode's title, obviously!

I kind of hope they build up the execution dramatically, and then end the episode a split second before it's made sure he's gonna die. That would be awesome tension-building across episodes.

An alternative is ending it as his head is separated from his shoulders and lingering on it for a bit. Have the next episode preview voiced by another character.

There a a billion ways to bring him back from such a scenario, including a Dallas-like "it never happened"(as a nod to MI2, "How could you/Guybrush be dead if you're/he's sitting right there?"

[Irishmile]

He could just be sentenced to a marooning.

[Mike Haley]

I am in favor of an undead/zombie Guybrush (see avatar). I just love this idea that the roles of Guybrush and LeChuck will be reversed as the story progresses. Poor Elaine is caught in the middle of the unfolding charade. Of course, Guybrush cannot stay undead. He must prevail in the end.

[Secret Fawful]

Originally Posted by mhaley

I am in favor of an undead/zombie Guybrush (see avatar). I just love this idea that the roles of Guybrush and LeChuck will be reversed as the story progresses. Poor Elaine is caught in the middle of the unfolding charade. Of course, Guybrush cannot stay undead. He must prevail in the end.

But would this cause an outcry among the fanbase I wonder?

[Romav]

Originally Posted by War-overlord

Yeah, I had same idea. Though I'd think Guybrush will botch things up and will either be sprung from execution on the absolute last second Blackadder goes forth-style or the execution fails due to pure luck.
Then again Sam & Max died halfway through Night of the Raving Dead and went on as Zombies, and given the great amount of undead in the Monkey Island stories that might be a possibility to.

Your spoiler would have been better had you left the words 'Sam & Max' unspoilered so people like me had an idea on what you were spoilering. Did not expect a Sam & Max spoiler in a Monkey Island thread, and am disappointed now

[MusicallyInspired]

Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

But would this cause an outcry among the fanbase I wonder?

If it does I'd say the fanbase is getting way too picky and they shouldn't even be playing new MI games. Stories are stories. And the ones written by Tell Tale are good. And it's not going to be permanent anyway as Guybrush must always prevail in the end, so...why not?

[PariahKing]

Originally Posted by Romav

Your spoiler would have been better had you left the words 'Sam & Max' unspoilered so people like me had an idea on what you were spoilering. Did not expect a Sam & Max spoiler in a Monkey Island thread, and am disappointed now

Yeah.

[Romav]

Originally Posted by PariahKing

Yeah.

All good he has fixed it now

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

If it does I'd say the fanbase is getting way too picky and they shouldn't even be playing new MI games. Stories are stories. And the ones written by Tell Tale are good. And it's not going to be permanent anyway as Guybrush must always prevail in the end, so...why not?

I'd have to agree. In my mind, the one thing worse than an unfaithful sequel is a sequel that is so bent on being faithful that it refuses to do things that might strengthen the narrative and make the story stand strong on its own.