The C00l Th1ng

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The C00l Th1ng appeared in the comic as a random ball with metallic protrusions, about the size of a soft ball.

In early threads, many characters carried C00l Th1ngs, that had various powers, and generally behaved like swiss army knives. By the time the Battle For Continuity rolled around, the C00l Th1ng had acquired nigh-mythic powers, possibly due to the comic where Largo uses it to summon a horde of Ph34rB0ts.

The FGTL possesses what they believe to be the True C00l Th1ng, i.e. the one that Largo himself purchased. We haven't seen him use it recently in the comic, and he has to keep it somewhere, so why not with his followers? Skorpion keeps it in a safe in his office, generally.

Known powers of the C00l Th1ng include blowing up undead with an area effect light sort of effect, and giant light blue DBZ style energy beams that directly counteract similar purple beams from the Necrowombicon. The C00l Th1ng is said to both detect and despise 3vil, but it let Ash touch it, so it can't be that picky.

The Largoists believe the C00l Th1ng's powers are amplified by attaching it to other important items that Largo has interacted with, such as the True Athlon, the computer he overclocked and set on fire early in the strip. An unnamed third artefact is needed to fully unleash its potential, which is said to rival even that of the fabled Necrowombicon. The Largoists are still looking for both the identity and location of this final piece.

The C00l Th1ng and the Necrowombicon were opposed to each other in Operation Catalyst. The only reason the Necrowombicon didn't win that conflict was that the C00l Th1ng had twice as many wielders, and the wielder (Trish Derrian) was distracted by l337 freak T3h harassing her.

Interestingly, Andrew has found that there is a living rubber duck inside, who he has named Reginald who, on occasion escapes and hides in and around the FGTL HQ.