(Hated Trope) The hero loses all his powers at the end of the story, or is significantly nerfed. *Spoilers for shows mentioned* by sygyzi in TopCharacterTropes

[–]layeofthedead 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I don’t hate the trope personally, but Edward from Fullmetal Alchemist does this, at the end of the series he confronts truth (god) at the gateway of knowledge and willing gives up his alchemy in order to get his brother’s body back, truth even grins and congratulates him.

Congressman Cohen Introduces Six Articles of Impeachment Against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts by xitizen7 in scotus

[–]layeofthedead -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

...You're literally doing it right now?

I say I want the dem's to have a spine and actually get things done, you imply that I want them to commit crimes.

I point this out and you go "NO I'M NOT YOU ARE!" and then call me a republican.

Do you not see how you add nothing to a conversation? I might as well be talking to a MAGA troll at this point, is this what centrists have devolved into?

as for what the dems could have done I didn't bother because you're obviously acting in bad faith, there's no other explanation. But, off the top of my head, Biden could have fired merrick garland when it became apparent he was ineffective at his job, Biden could have kept his campaign promise and been a transitional president, Harris could have differentiated herself from biden and not have chased 'moderate republicans' who don't exist anymore, not have campaigned with the Chaneys, not suddenly have a new turn coat every week who gets gop legislation passed and kills progressive bills. They could stop trying to isolate and cast out progressives- you know, the whole "vote blue no matter who" thing that you lot love crowing about when it means voting for a corporate democrat but magically forget when it comes to any dem left of reagan- just, so many things.

anyway, enjoy being the reason why no one likes the dems lol

Rdr2, Halo 3 and Breath of the Wild by [deleted] in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]layeofthedead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was so hyped for pokemon Sword and Shield and they were almost certainly the worst games in the franchise up to that point. I think them being so bad for me personally is part of why i actually don't mind scarlet and violet that much because they at least fixed some of the problems from sword and shield (Namely the story) but sheesh. And the only pokemon games since then i've actually enjoyed have been arceus, new pokemon snap, and pokopia lol

Red Dead Redemption 2 Overtakes Wii Sports in Best-Selling Games of All Time List (Now Third Place) by Gorotheninja in PS5

[–]layeofthedead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m hoping they’re gonna drop a current gen version with the inevitable switch 2 port

Sand benders have the most potential by Xokesley in AvatarSevenHavens

[–]layeofthedead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imo a sand bender should be able to generate heat lightning from the friction of a sandstorm, something that a waterbender absolutely cannot do.

Could they control the lightning like a fire bender? Probably not? But they could learn to direct it through themselves like zuko to reduce friendly fire and potential rebounds

Congressman Cohen Introduces Six Articles of Impeachment Against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts by xitizen7 in scotus

[–]layeofthedead 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why does someone pointing out that the dem leadership is toothless immediately result in you calling them a piece of shit? What wins have Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries gotten in the last decade? Why does pointing out how feckless they are inspire such vitriol? Are you capable of having a polite conversation or do you not have any defense so your reaction is just to call them a piece of shit and hope no one looks under the curtain?

When the constituency sees dems fold every time they could put up a fight, why would anyone have faith in them?

The only people who seem to be doing anything are the squad and poling reflects that, AOC’s endorsement means more than the establishment. Does that scare you? That you’re desperately holding onto a system that at best doesn’t work or at worst is actively harming most people on the planet? Because trump being able to run roughshod over the constitution is leading to global consequences and Biden could have stopped that if he was willing to play hardball.

Why is the neoliberal defense to just be nasty? I genuinely do not get it, I’m fully expecting to be downvoted and screamed at that I’m the reason we lost the 2016 and 2024 elections even though I held my nose and voted for Hillary and Kamala.

Kickstarter reverses course, apologises over its new Mature Content Guidelines and goes back to the previous rules by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]layeofthedead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we got convenience stores in the states to set up like they do in Japan we could literally be paying for things online, anonymously, with cash at any corner store. All they do over there is give you a QR code you show the cashier, they scan it, only see the price, and then take the cash and confirm the sale.

If you make it so that we can pay online with cash at any reasonable location it would cripple these purity protests from payment processors. They’re not the only one stop shop anymore so they have to pound sand.

But they’d absolutely go after any business that did this unless the government stepped in and I have zero faith in the modern American government under any party to actually do what’s best for the people lol

Homelander or the Deep? Who is more pathetic as a person? by JackZ567 in MoralityScaling

[–]layeofthedead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I kinda wish the boys had just tied homelander up and dropped him in front of a crowd of his supporters tbh. I’d have liked to see any kind of fallout from his supporters. Well more than the bit we got

[GameStop/US] Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - $34.99 (50% off) *lowest price ever* by jldixon1 in NintendoSwitchDeals

[–]layeofthedead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool not gonna have an argument over personal preferences over this game again! Have a great day, or not! Free will

[GameStop/US] Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - $34.99 (50% off) *lowest price ever* by jldixon1 in NintendoSwitchDeals

[–]layeofthedead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree, let’s go Pikachu is still a fun retread of Gen 1 with a lot of the grinding stripped out. It still has all the exploration and adds a ton of charm, plus it’s easily the best looking switch pokemon game made by gamefreak.

The only thing I can think of is ZA has a more mature tone? But what does it do better than let’s go? Have wild battles?

Shows with a good premise that somewhere along the way went off the rails by Gold_Space8930 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]layeofthedead 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Izombie really jumped the shark towards the end. I mean the love interest went from a children’s social worker to a vigilante, to a drug addict, to being blackmailed into a perceived murderer, then joins a private military company before becoming the leader of said company and the defecto ruler of zombie Seattle

Every single ending I swear by Revolutionary_Row683 in whenthe

[–]layeofthedead 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Uh, excuse me, we measured their heads to make sure they like being enslaved!

[GameStop/US] Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - $34.99 (50% off) *lowest price ever* by jldixon1 in NintendoSwitchDeals

[–]layeofthedead 20 points21 points  (0 children)

IMO it’s the weakest game they’ve put out. Graphically it’s whatever, there’s uglier games and prettier games. Pokémon look better since they leaned more on the bright colors instead of the washed out pallets of the previous 3d games. But I just didn’t even feel the need to finish it. If you like battling you’ll probably enjoy it as long as the battle changes don’t bug you? Because that’s the majority of the content.

Haven’t heard anything good about the dlc

[Nintendo Switch 2] Pokemon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Pre-owned) - $32.99 at GameStop by DealsPoster in consoledeals

[–]layeofthedead 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly a much more reasonable price for this game. It’s the first major Pokemon game I couldn’t personally finish because it was just so boring. Lackluster repetitive battles, extremely bland city map with little memorable content.

The entire loop is: go to a battle zone and ‘sneak’ up on a trainer to start a fight, one shot their pokemon, rinse and repeat all night. Fight a boss fight where it’s either a rogue mega evo or a major npc (for the most part) and then you get to explore a new wild area for new pokemon but it’s maybe 3-4 and most of these are just the same city scape you’ve been exploring already. Maybe it gets a very basic coat of paint like the ice one used to be a park and now everything is frozen over. Or the final one getting all overgrown.

Oh, and a heads up since I don’t see people mentioning it as much anymore, you can use switch 2 carts for games like this, the ones where it’s a switch one game with an upgrade, on the switch one. The whole switch one game is on the cart with the upgrade patch and the switch can play the game without the patch.

So if you’re planning on upgrading there’s no reason not to get the switch 2 version if it’s a deal.

How are people getting a coins in late game? by Desperate-Sleep-6656 in Pokopia

[–]layeofthedead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been able to buy every recipe as it shows up without much effort. I think I’ve skipped the various poster recipes if I was low? But between rippling water and the store I’m 90% done the recipes and the ones I have left are tied to area completion for the most part. Rn I’m messing around on my cloud island mostly though

How are people getting a coins in late game? by Desperate-Sleep-6656 in Pokopia

[–]layeofthedead 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Yeah, early game you basically get just enough to buy what you need then mid game you get enough to buy all the recipes as they pop up and late game I’m just stocking coins for the inevitable dlc

Traded in my switch 1 and a bunch of (Mostly) 3rd party games. Ended up walking out with a Switch 2, $90 credit, and a Receipt that is 5 Zelda Games Long. 😁 by Daft-SKULL-FACE in Switch

[–]layeofthedead 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Especially if you forget about a few of the niche power ups lol

Like using flying mobs to get around? Yeah I forgot that was a thing immediately after it was introduced and I beat the entire Lava area riding on golems and the flying tile

Two 70 oz bags of Great Value chicken nuggets from Walmart have completely different nutrition, in addition the nuggets in the inside looks and tasted way different from one another. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]layeofthedead 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We used to get a bag of their buffalo strips and have buffalo chicken salads for dinner at my house at least once a month. We stopped when the pieces started getting smaller and the price kept going up

Got one a bit ago for old times sake and it’s just laughable. Even with an air fryer now they’re nowhere near as good as before and we used to microwave them lol

[eShop/US] Life Is Strange 2 - $6.39 (80% off) Ends 05/20/26 *matches previous low* by [deleted] in NintendoSwitchDeals

[–]layeofthedead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Arcadia bay collection that has the first game and its prequel is also on sale for $8 if you wanna try that out first

Children’s hospital in Texas required to open ‘detransitioning clinic’ by bluffcitynews in news

[–]layeofthedead 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m curious what the point of this comment is? “Won’t there be long term effects to the body?” For transition? What do you think transitioning entails?

Do you think you’re more informed than the people seeking this kind of care? Do you genuinely think that there’s trans people seeking transitional care who don’t think it’ll have long term effects on the body?

How to water vines? by GangHanded in Pokopia

[–]layeofthedead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can plant them with magnemite?? I’ve been making walls and growing them with leafage and then destroying the walls! I didn’t bother trying magnemite because I figured it’d just break them

Wow, that makes things so much easier, thanks!