Sep 01, 2025
Author's Commentary #549:
Time to talk about Chapter 549: Fruity Labor Day bros.
It's Labor Day, and not only that, with it being on the 1st of September on the year of this chapter's upload, it means it's on the 14th anniversary of the debut of What's Cooking Staten Island, a video starring Vinny Vinesauce and his friend, Paul C. as they do a Labor Day skit on public access TV. Obviously, as a huge Vinesauce fan myself, I jumped at the chance to pay tribute with this chapter that just so happened to line up perfectly with the date. Now onto the character bios.
サンダー・チーバ (Sanda Chiba) is how Sanda's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is July 21st, which is the day the first chapter of Sanda was released.
His favorite piece is the king.
Sanda has dementia, and can't remember a thing about himself. His very name might not even be his real name.
フルーティー・レイブデイ (Fruity Laybuhday) is how Fruity's name would be spelled in katakana.
スポンジ・レイブデイ (Sponge Laybuhday) is how Sponge's name would be spelled in katakana.
Their birthday is September 1st, which is one of the days Labor Day can be on as well as the day What's Cooking Staten Island was made on.
Their favorite piece is the rook.
These characters are obvious parodies and homages to the characters Jeff and Sam, played by Paul and Vinny respectively, on the Labor Day special they starred in.
As for the game, since the story is in October 2024, it makes sense for the Halloween Gambit to ride out into the night. Not to mention, in real life, I saw stores putting up Halloween and even Christmas stuff as early as August, so there shouldn't be any surprises as to why my favorite gambit is back.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
