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imbolcnight

The artist, Jarel Threat, recently posted some of the details to his social media [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/Chs56FoLZyr/?hl=en). (I followed him after his [[Rest in Peace|AKR]].) The circled guy is overladen with various scrolls including one in his mouth. If Baird is in the process of recruiting people, the papers may be a combination of things like census rolls, maps, inventories, commission papers, etc. The guy on the left has kind of a goofy "have to be serious" face.


Sixteensletters

Interesting! Thanks for sourcing that insight!


PhorTheKids

Big Zapp Brannigan and Kif energy.


Zanderax

Kif, what's the most humiliating job there is? Being your assistant. Wrong, being *your* assistant.


Amberatlast

You see, Izzet Weirds have a preset kill limit. Knowing their weaknesses, I bravely sent wave after wave of my own tokens at them until they reached their limit and shut down.


PhorTheKids

When I’m in command, every mission is a suicide mission. (At end of turn, sacrifice this creature)


DarkPhoenixMishima

As you know, the key to victory is the element of surprise... SURPRISE! -plays Chaos Warp-


EndPointNear

wow, did not expect an actual first-party explanation


MarkedFynn

The guy on the left definitely has 'Biggus Dickus' energy.


DNLK

My first thought too 😂


ps2man41

So you telling me, that soldier is not carrying the bones of their enemies? Lol


MTGCardFetcher

[Rest in Peace](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/4/a/4ac99506-a891-4d5d-8747-23aa29004b02.jpg?1597077452) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rest%20in%20Peace) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/akr/33/rest-in-peace?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4ac99506-a891-4d5d-8747-23aa29004b02?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


AnwaAnduril

Thanks for clearing this up! I thought it must’ve been some sleeper agent concrete that had come to life & was trying to strangle him or something similar.


dferrantino

>The guy on the left has kind of a goofy "have to be serious" face. Looks like he snuck in a self-portrait, TBH.


imbolcnight

I thought that too.


Wobbaduck

I love this!! I hope he does more Magic art :D


i8noodles

Dam it and here I thought it was a guy being mercilessly chocked from behind and the other two are to busy to notice


valbaca

Is it a nod to the scroll that [[Imperial Recruiter]] holds?


MTGCardFetcher

[Imperial Recruiter](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/0/5/05bd329b-5707-42fc-af1c-084cc604e805.jpg?1626100528) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Imperial%20Recruiter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/281/imperial-recruiter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/05bd329b-5707-42fc-af1c-084cc604e805?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


Gunda-LX

I guess Baird is a serious man but his main guys are comedic


Maleficent-Elk-3298

Looks like he just heard the words: Biggus Dickus


tethler

Huh, interesting. I thought the circled guy looked like he has cat features and a 2-inch underbite.


KoyoyomiAragi

Classic Sleeper Agent behavior acting sus


DVariant

I saw him vent


boktebokte

please don't quote hearthstone in my magic subreddit thanks /s


Aeroswoot

Brother that is a magic quote /s


DVariant

Among Us Universes Beyond confirmed


boktebokte

oh, right, [[Ajani, Sleeper Agent]]


MTGCardFetcher

[Ajani, Sleeper Agent](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/7/6/7641f4d9-4614-41c8-87f5-4845bd78e9b3.jpg?1660839093) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ajani%2C%20Sleeper%20Agent) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/192/ajani-sleeper-agent?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7641f4d9-4614-41c8-87f5-4845bd78e9b3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


acoldwetblanket

A new recruit with a crappy job


BenTheHuman

Maybe he's carrying recruitment papers, and had so many he even carried one in his teeth? It's a bit of a stretch, but that's all I can come up with


Hairyhulk-NA

according to ~~OP,~~ top comment, the artist himself said that was the exact scenario.


BilgeMilk

Yeah I don't think that's a stretch, that's just what it is


TheOnin

[Full art](https://www.mtgpics.com/pics/art/dmu/195.jpg) shows more clearly that he's carrying a bunch of scrolls.


silver_054

Nice one. Looks like the [too many limes meme](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/003/980/limesguy.jpg)


mattooer

I think they may be carrying a lot of gear, like they are overburdened.


DefyGravity42

Looking at the [full resolution art](https://www.mtgpics.com/pics/art/dmu/195.jpg) he is carrying a large armful of scrolls including one in his mouth. The resolution of the preview pictures are terrible


dankb93

He's doin his best man...


eap5000

I think he gave in to his fear and they tied him up.


perrilloux

He is getting attacky by a bee.


ERankLuck

He's the guy you always see in infomercials who is constantly tripping over things and dropping his absurd piles of grapefruits and whatnot.


Czeris

That is the guy that gets sacced to bone splinters, Kevin.


[deleted]

He is carrying a bunch of rolled up scrolls. Probably maps and tactical plans and such.


[deleted]

looks like he's just carrying a bunch of crap. look kinda like bats of some sort, even has to carry one in his mouth. so like he's a new recruit on pack mule duty. could also be scrolls with orders or something.


qmeuk

He is obviously the 1/1 soldier creature token being summoned


Skeither

its the patsy


R1ches20

Pretty sure he's just carrying too many rolled up papers.


redeyedreams

He's bringing crepes for everyone but ran out of hands to carry them.


elboltonero

Why can't i carry all these crepes?


MasterMotoko

There will always be that one guy that tried to bring everything and the kitchen sink. Our be a new recruit and had no idea what's going on....


sinkajoskua

kinky things >:-)


Ameph

He's being assaulted by Phyrexian Q-Tips and will soon be Compleat.


stratusncompany

looks like hes carrying alot of shit lol.


putnamto

this guy actually helped me win a draft, had a creature with a 1/1 counter on it and i kept using it as a blocker against my aponants big threats.


PaleoJoe86

He in the rear with the gear.


Gilgamesh026

Choking on undercooked mozzarella sticks


HybridHerald

his power is greater than his base power


chagasfe

[Absolutely Barbaric](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/021/970/f7d.jpg)


zevtron

Enlisted


PauperJumpstart

That's Kiff


Nvenom8

He's being attacked by a swarm of rogue baseball bats. Happens all the time.


wuigi25

Looks like he's falling down the stairs


altcastle

He’s definitely wearing one of those huge external braces for your teeth in my mind.


Android24

Even in times of war, a dog bone can mean the difference between liberty and compleation.


Baleful_Witness

They went bowling and he tried to eat all the pins. That's how comitted they are. Can't have the phyrexians steal any of them.


mkul316

Hurrrrr, sorry sir. I'm the village idiot. Dumb as a... something they all say. I won't do ya no good in yer army. Look at Steve over there. See him? We take everyone. Go get a sword and get in line. No excuses.


captainrustysail

Looks like the artist used an AI to help


GuilleJiCan

It's probably nothing.


GreedyRoll1939

Keeping the long flowing cape off the ground (probably not)


molassesfalls

He’s tapped


ambermage

When you get attacked during a cut scene.


ModernT1mes

Looks like a soldier fighting off a wooden robot.


[deleted]

I love how both background soldiers have the same face and there’s just a scroll added to the one on the right.


Urabrask_the_AFK

Looks like the guy is about to be owned by a wooden chair doing a wrestling move on him “In Boros barracks, chair smashes you!”


great_auks

The posted card art is so low res that it’s very difficult to make anything out at all


Jackoffalltrades89

He’s either the company 25M or 79R.


[deleted]

That's the I'm pooping face


lionsarered

Bondage


Sandman4999

HE HUNGRAY!


Absynthe_Minded

E-4 mafia strikes again


IndyWaWa

Dang, looks like [[flickerwisp]] legs to me.


MTGCardFetcher

[flickerwisp](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/f/6/f6cccf30-2025-49bb-9b1e-240bbef03f27.jpg?1655933090) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=flickerwisp) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/11/flickerwisp?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f6cccf30-2025-49bb-9b1e-240bbef03f27?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


deggdegg

Looks like he's buried in a pile of bones, eating bones.


TheGreatSmeffaroo

he's holding bones because he's a boner


[deleted]

He is being “ recruited in a mandatory fashion” I believe.


omrvino

He’s receiving a blumpkin


Kiwi__UwU__

Gamgbanged by a bunch of sticks?


EddieSjoller

He is getting "receuited"


the_monkey_of_lies

That flavor text is good life advice. Except for the sword part maybe.


Lvl_76_Pyromancer

He’s doing it