The saddest loss of a Kerbal I've ever seen...

[Tex]

I'm grieving, fellow Kerbonauts.

I've just lost Jebediah (again), but this time was a time like no other.

While during other missions, Jeb has gone without a flicker of doubt, any shadow of the impending danger. Often, he's killed by what he doesn't see coming; a Munar lander that started the burn too late, a jet whose landing gear didn't open...

But I just had what may be my worst experience to date.

I was attempting to build a little glider, to be launched by a single large SRB. All was well and good (figuratively, the darn thing never wanted to get off the ground) until the final test run. Sure, he died a few times when the booster flipped over, but on this final run, the glider sepp'd from the booster successfully, and he was off.

It was like a movie.

He began flying towards the great ocean, using the Infiniglider glitch to go faster and faster. 100 m/s, 150 m/s... And then disaster struck. The glider spontaneously exploded. Jeb was catapulted skyward. I was looking from the front at the time, and I saw him give a frightened frown. I turned to look at Jebediah actually frowning... And what I saw will haunt the rest of my KSP days.

I looked into his eyes, his terror obvious.

Then his frown faded.

He began to smile.

He knew what was going to happen and he went like a true Kerbal: Hollering and smiling the whole way through.

He hit the ground with a shout of glee. His last seconds spent in utter fear and ecstasy.

I love you, Jebediah. No longer will you be just the first Kerbonaut to fly my rockets, no more just another green-skinned, psychopathic, space-loving, looker-at-of-explosions Kerbal.

You are my hero.

R.I.P. Jebediah Kerman.

The video should be up by Tuesday.

[problemecium]

I think you're RPing a little too hard :\

You should take a nap.

[Goldham]

I think you're RPing a little too hard :\

You should take a nap.

Indeed, you may even have a dream about building a resurrection device using the powers of hell kraken.

[Tex]

Haha, I did ham it up a bit for the sake of writing, but you'll probably agree once I can upload the video that the death was a bit sad XD

[Xacktar]

Poor Jeb.

You should see some of the ways I've killed the little guy...

[Scotius]

He'll be back. Nothing can keep Jeb away from rockets - not even Death itself.

[The Error]

He and Death have something of an... Agreement.

[Commissioner Tadpole]

In honor of him, build a tombstone in honor of him and send it to Gilly.

I'm sure Jeb will like it when he respawns.

[Tex]

Once I can actually get to Gilly, I've only ever been as far out as Duna before

Though I do plan on doing a whole lot more pretty quickly.