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| ==Gewgaw Arsenal==
| | '''''JX11-24 and Manperson''''' (often abbreviated to ''JX11'') is an incredibly popular daily comic strip created by notable COMA member and ALIES sympathizer Volando Rambangular. ''JX11'' began its publication history in the ''New Tampa Herald'', shifted to the ''New New York New Times'' after the cancellation of the ''Herald'', and eventually became the flagship property of the ''Nostalgia Gazette'', a physically printed newspaper aimed at the elderly and fishwrap markets. |
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| The '''Gewgaw Arsenal''' is a general term for the world’s collection of artifacts, devices and objects that appear to be linked in some fashion to each other and to [[One:Atherton%27s_Puzzle|Atherton’s Puzzle]]. Many of them were created during the [[One:Demiurge Plague|Demiurge Plague]], but a few are known to have appeared long before or after that period. | | The unexpected success of the strip combined with its challenging political stance has led to numerous spin-off, satire and response comics, including adventure strip ''JX11 -- 24 In Action'', the children’s comic ''Childperson’s World'', the graphic novel ''Manp'', and satire such as ''JK69 -- 00 and Henderson'' and ''Lord Thomas Humanity and His Humble Robot Servants''. |
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| The Arsenal is generally broken down into three categories of devices: Core Gewgaws, Major Gewgaws, and Minor Gewgaws. There are only four universally-recognized Core Gewgaws and a dozen or Major Gewgaws, but there are thousands of Minor Gewgaws. Scholars and [[One:Zebanites|Zebanites]] often dispute the categorization of some items in the Gewgaw Arsenal, but the following list represents the greatest consensus of each class.
| | ''JX11'' itself has attempted to branch out into other forms of entertainment several times. The blockbuster holofilm confusingly entitled ''JX11 The Movie: The Movie of JX11 -- 24 and Manperson'' was a massive flop, but the holovision program has been a modest success, and plushies of JX11, Manperson, Womanperson, Spidra the Murder Spider, and Arlene continue to sell. |
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| ==Core Gewgaws==
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| ;Atherton’s Gate
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| :The well-known garden gate at Zebediah Atherton’s home is considered a major key to [[One:Atherton%27s_Puzzle|Atherton’s Puzzle]].
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| ;[[One:Constellation|Constellation]]
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| :The well-known [[One:Abuti|Abuti]].
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| ;[[One:Mechanical Zeb, The|The Mechanical Zeb]]
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| :A primitive clockwork version of Zebediah Atherton himself. Currently maintained at Zebanite University.
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| ;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathaus-Glockenspiel The Rathaus-Glockenspiel of Munich]
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| :Though built many hundreds of years before [[One:Atherton%27s_Puzzle|Atherton’s Puzzle]], there are a number of clues that identify this clock as a Gewgaw.
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| ==Major Gewgaws==
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| ;The Penduluum of Cairo
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| :Includes intricately carved bob and unique anchor escapement.
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| ;Rankel’s Hinges
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| :Allow movement in 3-5 dimensions.
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| ;Sagittarian Spire
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| :The obsidian needle at the point of the spire always points towards [[One:Zeta Sagittarii|Zeta Sagittarii]].
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| ;Stonehenge
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| :The new one.
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| ;The Timeputer
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| :Since the death of its creator, no one has been able to log in.
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| ;The Thousand Gears
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| :There are really only 896.
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| ;The Underwinder
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| :Missing and believed stolen in 177 AK.
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| ;The Urushangi Verge and Foliot
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| :Created by a little known African tribe.
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| ==Minor Gewgaws==
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| ;Atherton’s Screwdriver
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| :The flathead one.
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| ;The Black Stone
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| :May not actually be stone.
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| ;Bogrom’s Key
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| :Will not be easily accessible until after Ms. Bogrom's death, for obvious reasons.
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| ;The Fluted Pin
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| :Smooth.
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| ;The Smooth Pin
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| :Deeply fluted.
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| ;The Weird Pin
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| :You know the one I'm talking about.
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| ==Citations==
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| *[[One:Abuti|Abuti]]
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| *[[One:Atherton%27s_Puzzle|Atherton’s Puzzle]]
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| *[[One:Constellation|Constellation]]
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| *[[One:Demiurge Plague|Demiurge Plague]]
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| *[[One:Mechanical Zeb, The|Mechanical Zeb, The]] (FL)
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| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathaus-Glockenspiel Rathaus-Glockenspiel of Munich]
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| *[[One:Zebanites|Zebanites]]
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| *[[One:Zeta Sagittarii|Zeta Sagittarii]] (FL)
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JX11-24 and Manperson (often abbreviated to JX11) is an incredibly popular daily comic strip created by notable COMA member and ALIES sympathizer Volando Rambangular. JX11 began its publication history in the New Tampa Herald, shifted to the New New York New Times after the cancellation of the Herald, and eventually became the flagship property of the Nostalgia Gazette, a physically printed newspaper aimed at the elderly and fishwrap markets.
The unexpected success of the strip combined with its challenging political stance has led to numerous spin-off, satire and response comics, including adventure strip JX11 -- 24 In Action, the children’s comic Childperson’s World, the graphic novel Manp, and satire such as JK69 -- 00 and Henderson and Lord Thomas Humanity and His Humble Robot Servants.
JX11 itself has attempted to branch out into other forms of entertainment several times. The blockbuster holofilm confusingly entitled JX11 The Movie: The Movie of JX11 -- 24 and Manperson was a massive flop, but the holovision program has been a modest success, and plushies of JX11, Manperson, Womanperson, Spidra the Murder Spider, and Arlene continue to sell.
