Quest:Ruby Quest

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For the month of February 2009 it was chosen by a popular
vote to be a shining example of all that is right about /tg/.
Ergo, this article is awesome.

"Rubyrubyrubay aahahahaa" -Kaiser Chiefs

Ruby Quest is a Quest game completed by a tripfag named Weaver. What initially began as a confusing puzzle romp has swiftly become a descent into madness not unlike the best Call of Cthulhu game you have ever been in, but twice as fucked up. One of RQ's main side effects, aside from a few new memes, is the generation of fan art. Unbelievably vast quantities of it. I mean seriously, we've got pictures of fan-pairings of the hypothetical children of a couple who, in canon, may have barely even met each other.

This article has been split into various other articles due to its large size: Ruby Quest Characters, Ruby Quest Summary and Ruby Quest Theories.

Information[edit]

Author: Weaver;
Length: 31 threads;
Running Time: From December of 2008 until March 2009;
Status: Finished;
Categories: Mindfuck; mystery; suspense; violence.
Original Art: Yes;

Threads[edit]

The archives of the game can be found:

as archived threads on Sup/tg/;
as a one, big, long page;
as a series of flash animations;
as one big HTML compilation;
as though it were an MS Paint Adventure;
or Series of narrated youtube videos.

The side story John Quest can be found here, in case you're feeling too lazy to check the first link on the list above.

How It's Played[edit]

Much like other early quests, Ruby Quest players would write suggestions, and the ones considered relevant by the Quest Master would be used to make the story move forward.

Characters[edit]

See Ruby Quest Characters for descriptions and fanart of each character. Ruby is the player-controlled protagonist of the adventure, and her companion Tom is controllable much of the time as well. The cast has grown to over a dozen characters throughout the course of the story.

Expand to see various portraits of the cast of characters.

Weaver's listing of RQ cast.
The characters of Ruby Quest (even more outdated).
RQ The Movie!
RQ cast In concert...
Ruby
Tom
Daisy
Red
Stitches
Bella
Ace
Jay
Filbert
Nook
The Dummy
The Water Cooler

Summary[edit]

It is highly recommended that you read the actual threads instead of the summaries. All of the content in this section contains spoilers. You have been warned.

To see all the summaries, read about the setting and verify the timeline of the story, check the Ruby Quest Summary page.

Speculation and Theories[edit]

See the page Ruby Quest Theories.

Side Story: JOHN QUEST[edit]

The story of Tom's Twin Brother John, as told by Weaver. Was apparently written as a mere distraction.

Summary of the side story.

John was at his computer an office. Eh was carrying a Wepon, ID, and CANDYBAR. He Read the Note:

TOM I MEAN JOHN

UR A FAGET

- ♠

Then John killed the Water Cooler and got the Orb of Infinite Psych, but he could not leave the room because he did not have the right Axis Card. He tried to open the door with his Wepon so he could go to the Cafiteria, but he had no Wepon. He pushed the Butan and the AC turned off. Tom I mean John read the AC. IT WAS BORING, so he threw his chair out the Windoh, but the Windoh ate the chair!

John tried to throw Self through Windoh, but he was too big! He looked through the window, and saw Ruby! He used the ORB OF INFINITE PSYCH to try to contact her! But her forehead only glowed with power, and nothing happened. He shouted some obscenities into the intercom, ate the intercom, put his shoe on his head, looked at the motivational poster, and then ate the poster too. Then John's Co-orker OPAL came in.

He thought about inviting her to dinner, and then thought about eating her. He decided to multitask, and ate her for dinner. Then he punched Gamera, and PROJEKTEIL VOMMITS the rabbit at the window. His funny DIJESTIVE JUICES made her a little strange though. Almost exactly like the Hound Zombie. Then he used his AXIS CARD to go out the door and go to the BATHROM, but he was too short to reach the handle! He tries to climb his desk, but botches the climb roll. His DENSEITY is so grate he falls through the FLOOR!

He lands in a WIERD PLACE, and follows a LIGHT to the EDNING! We missed a point, god damn.

Expand to see images related to this side-quest.

Additional Information[edit]

If you want to discuss the game with others, there is an IRC discussion available on the channel irc.rizon.net, room #RubyQuest. You can also check out more artfaggotry at Deviantart. Finally, there's a TVTropes article.

Gallery[edit]

This is a gallery for group shots and action scenes. See Ruby Quest Characters for fan art of individual characters and Ruby Quest Summary for images related to certain parts of the story.

This section contains PROMOTIONS! Don't say we didn't warn you.

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Best. Fanart. Ever.
Mother of God
BEST END [drawn by Weaver, but non-canon]
ALMOST BEST END
what
This is not an uncommon reaction from many of the players.
And then Ruby was a zombie.
All the better to hug you with, my dear.
Tom is more resourceful than you'd think.
pchat is a wild and dangerous place.
Indeed, indeed it is
A bit more Paintchat horror
The ending most of us are hoping for.
"Awww, isn't that cute..."
"...BUT IT'S WROOOOOOOOONG!"
Ruby escapes... but with whom?
Beardbeard and company are... waaaaaait a minute.
OTP
ALTERNATE BEST END.
"L-look at me! *sob* Look at what they *sniff* d-did to me! I'M A *hic* M-MONSTER!"
Siegfried and Roy have nothing on these two.
There's a reason Filbert is the head doctor.
Tom is a very frustrated man.
"B-but Tom, the c-cameras..."
Do the monkey with meh!
SO GOOD!
Huzzah!
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I HUG!?!
Ruby seems pretty legit, Tom, why not give her a hug?
Ruby likes to watch.
Filbert's methods may be unorthodox, but they certainly seem effective.
Ad'awwwwable.
Hopefully we can get this ending, eh?
ILLEGAL IN MANY PLACES.
We can only hope
If Ruby's actions were determined purely by popular vote.
"Psst. Hey, Tom. Look up my skirt."
Filbert's treatment was so effective, Ruby recommended it to Tom! As long as she gets to watch.
I don't think that's what Six meant by "scissors," girls.
I think filbert is a pretty cool guy. eh manipulates patients into sex and doesn't afraid of anything.
SEX END.
The only accurate depiction of Weaver
Awwwwww!
You know it's bad when your fanbase starts to ship your characters' kids. Who aren't even canon.
No one is safe from the all-seeing gaze of Ruby!
RQ: The Next Generation: The Teen Dramedy
RQ: The Next Generation: The Teen Action Movie
Learn the difference. It could save your life
Filbert has a rather loose interpretation of his orders to begin "secretly treating Red's rations."
"Hey, D-doc... just how--ah!--how much l-longer does this--hah!--exam t-take?"
After all they've been through, you can hardly blame them for a little rowdiness after they finally escape.
The next installment of Robby Quest will be on Thursday.
HOW IS BABBY FORMED
As a doctor, Filbert knows better than to believe the old myth about not swimming right after you eat lunch.
Filbert is like Dr. House, except with sex instead of bitterness.
Sexual harassment is still a major problem in many smaller organizations.
>Ruby fumbles with the condom, rather unfamiliar with these things.
Assuming that the amount of "treatment" increases the degree of mutation, we now know how Subject 6 became so dangerous.
Ruby and Tom have developed their own way of inducting people into their SPECIAL FAMILY.
Big Damn Heroes deserve Big Damn Rewards.
EVERYBODY DIES BOXDOG CROSSOVER END
Say what you want, this is my favourite GOOD END
I didn't know you were a cowboy, Jay.
It's time for a little... BISEXUAL HEALING.
Not everyone gets to live.
File:GangstaQuest.png
Their children will reclaim the Earth.
>You have broken into a peculiar chamber through the base of the ocean.
Ruby's personality appears to undergo sudden changes rather frequently.
Ruby, you can't just take in every suffering abomination you find chained up in a water filtration system.
The kids love Crazy Uncle John, but he tends to be something of a bad influence.
"If it is nonhuman, there is art of it as a human."
Also, Bella, you really need to stop spying on everyone over the security system during their intimate moments, Bella.
Ruby sees what you did there. And there. And there and there and there and there...
Goddamn shapeshifters
That Chloe is such a playful scamp.
Yes, Weaver drew this.
Everyone has always known Tom was a mushroom head.
That's not Tom.
Oh god how did this get here I am not good with computer.