He openly admits he is an evil mass murderering psychopath and hates his allies, and constantly tries to kill them or ally with the villains for power. Black Mage Evilwizardington - Black Mage is an old colleague of Fighter's, but despises him.He eventually class-changes to become a Knight. His dream is to perfect his invention, "Sword-Chucks", a combination of swords and nun-chucks. He has an obsession with swords and despite his stupidity is very strong and durable, doing most of the fighting among the team. Fighter McWarrior - Fighter is characterized by his gullibility and stupidity, though he sometimes shows brief flashes of intelligence.The Light Warriors - Red Mage, Thief, Black Mage, and Fighter. Synopsis Characters See Sardpedia's character list for more detailed descriptions. However, Clevinger already was planning a final comic titled "The Epilogue" with Matt Speroni, the artist from another of his series, and hinted at it for some time as a "secret project." It was released June 1st the same year, featuring more conventional art as White Mage follows up on where the Light Warriors have gone three years after their quest ended. The comic originally ended at Strip 1,224 on March 20th, 2010 to fan outcry related to a lack of a true feeling of conclusion. Many sprites used are modified due to copyright issues, and to incorporate a greater degree of expression and movement on the characters. Most sprites are taken from the NES sprites of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III, but other, more detailed sprites are used on occasion. Sprites and backgrounds are recycled frequently. Strips usually consist of four rows of panels with two to four images on each row. The comic follows the basic plot of the original Final Fantasy but introduces numerous subplots and original characters to flesh out the world of the comic. The comic's humor stems from anticlimaxes, pop-culture references, and the antics of the Light Warriors and their enemies who are usually just as incompetent. But it was unquestionably Brian Clevinger's 8-Bit Theater that took the style to its fullest expression and greatest popularity." Bob and George is where everyone mistakenly thinks they began. In a 2007 article by 1Up.com on web comics, Nich Maragos stated, "Neglected Mario Characters is the true origin of sprite comics.
In 2002 the comic won the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards for best fantasy comic in 2002.
However, the Final Fantasy comic proved the most popular and eventually became the site's focus with the other comics being abandoned. The website for the comic, Nuklear Power, was intended to host a variety of eight-bit sprite-based comics, including comics based on the Metroid and Mega Man games. 8-Bit Theater began as a school project for Clevinger in 2001, and he continued to produce the comics when he saw how popular they were.