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by Ghobbi
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Right, before the episode airs, here are my guesses as to who is in the Council, in some cases based on the silhouettes visible in previous episodes.

I've got 11 I'm sure of, plus one I'm not so sure of.

The Clue Clown (deceased)
Red Mantle
Dragoon
Dr Zin
Steppenwolf
The Samurai/insect guy next to Steppenwolf in the car
Vendata (where'd you find the name out, or was it just a guess?)
Wild Fop
The eyepatch guy in the spiky gold helmet who has Doc and Billy lashed to the wheel of misfortune (which appears to be this episode)
Mommy Longlegs
The Mexican bandit guy from crowd scenes (notably helping repair the Cocoon in Shadowman 9) <not so likely due to the timeframe he'd have to travel from the trial>/the minister from the funeral

Jul. 9, 2013, 11:44am

by Ghobbi
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I mean ten I'm sure of.

Jul. 9, 2013, 11:45am

by Ron Bonham
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It was shown on his OSI file during a preview.

Jul. 9, 2013, 1:17pm

by Ghobbi
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Thanks, I haven't seen that particular preview yet.

Can I just add that something about the character Steppenwolf is just brilliant? I don't even know what it is, I guess I like that he's got the sort of suave gentlemanly thing going on with the jacket and scarf and the voice. Very old-school.

Jul. 9, 2013, 1:29pm

by Lightning Lad
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I love the design, especially since he began life as the silhouette of Half Jackal turned into a full jackal. And although his voice and demeanor are not at all what I expected from the preview, I think he's great. In my mind, he would have been sort of hyper or manic, but this is much, much better.

Jul. 9, 2013, 2:24pm

by Ghobbi
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Absolutely my own thoughts.

Jul. 9, 2013, 8:39pm

by Mike
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Are any of those Flying Squid? Because we were promised Flying Squid.

Jul. 9, 2013, 1:43pm

by Ghobbi
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I very much doubt any of those are, but yes, I expect Flying Squid will be one of them too. He's only got the next two episodes in which to appear.

It occurred to me that the only guys in the Doom Buggy who we don't know for sure are Councillors are Phage and the brain-in-a-jar guy. If the latter is one of the 13, maybe Phage is in line to join the Council next?

Jul. 9, 2013, 1:55pm

by Lightning Lad
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Why not? I'm all for Bill Hader doing everything. His voices are always similar, but he brings something great to every line reading. I've loved him as Phage, Headshot, and of course Professor Impossible. So I would welcome Phage as a council member.

And I love that Steppenwolf's car is called the "Doom Buggy." Ridiculous in the best possible way.

Jul. 9, 2013, 2:28pm

by Great Lincoln's Ghost
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Yeah, the preview said they had to discuss clue clown's replacement. It could potentially be any character we've ever seen, perhaps the the return of Plugface?? :P

Jul. 9, 2013, 5:14pm

by beb
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"A-n-y-b-o-d-y? Does that mean that The Monarch has a shot at the promotion? Could that mean if The Monarch wanted the promotion he might do something radical like KILL DOCTOR VENTURE? - and thus provide the continuity between these last two eipsodes?

Jul. 9, 2013, 7:29pm

by cpc65
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He's still looked upon as a second rate villain by most of the other members of The Guild and he was arching Dr. Venture without guild consent for many years so that would be a tough hill to climb.

Jul. 10, 2013, 7:09am

Informative

by Hank
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http://chiraledge.tumblr.com/post/55141629501/alright-thanks-to-venturefans-org-ive-combined

I tried to compile all the pictures we have so far, seems like everyone here is already way ahead of me!

Jul. 10, 2013, 11:34pm

by Mike
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Quality sleuthing!

Jul. 11, 2013, 12:44am

by The Mysterious 'H'
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Go Team Hank! That is pretty cool. Wonder if we'll ever find out who that pudgy guy you couldn't ID was.

Jul. 11, 2013, 1:27am

by Ghobbi
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Great work, although I suspect that the Sovereign isn't one of the 13, and there's a silhouette we haven't yet seen.

Jul. 11, 2013, 9:59am

by Ghobbi
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Looks like you were right, and the Sovereign is the final Councilman, I'm beginning to think the bandito guy is the Monsignor from the funeral though - every other speaking Councilman had a voice credit except for Wild Fop this episode, and Councilman 11 was voiced by Paget Brewster, who must surely be Mommy Longlegs, whose photo was the 11th on O.S.I.'s chart.

And the pudgy guy was The Nerve.

Jul. 15, 2013, 1:37pm

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