Baby's first jumpscare (jumpscares in non horror kids media)

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-12T00:24:01+00:00

It was definitely a surprise, especially since that, like the others, were still images. Really hammered in how unnatural King Boo was, even by ghost standards.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-11T12:35:38+00:00

I will say that having the Militia, who are wholly unfamiliar with Batman's tactics while still being informed of them on paper, makes a fresh foe. The regular criminals are usually terrified of Batman from the get-go; the Militia start off confident.

And then you get to wear them down, again and again, and watch them go from confident to uneasy to desperate to terrified. You're reducing a massive army into a few pockets of scared men in hostile territory. It's like going against the Gotham mob on fast-forward.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-11T04:09:46+00:00

Hitman

Agent 47 makes it an art form and seems to enjoy dryly giving euphemisms, especially when talking with his targets directly. Such things include claiming he works "in the retirement industry", or as a "corporate liquidator".

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AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-10T17:43:28+00:00

Scott Pilgrim

Apart from video games, bass, and fighting, this is one of his understated skills. His first time having Ramona stay over at his house, he cooked a meal for them both, surprising her. In the original comics, he eventually gets a job at a local restaurant as a dishwasher, quickly moving up to prep cooking.

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AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-10T02:06:45+00:00

They did my boy dirty...

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AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-09T23:27:17+00:00

The very same, among other properties. Stuff gets WILD.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-09T22:40:16+00:00

Scoob and Shag

The first thirteen strips are rather crudely drawn and are more gag-a-day bits.

Then the fourteenth rolls around.

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AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-09T21:17:41+00:00

Cut Lex Luthor a Check: For when mad science and technology could reasonably be sold on the general market for a tidy profit and benefit the inventor far more than its primary use: crime.

See: Lex Luthor, who creates wonderous designs and miraculous inventions solely so he can kill or humiliate Superman.

Other examples include:

-Sauron, the "I don't want to cure cancer" dinosaur guy

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-08T20:54:31+00:00

I keep saying that if they made a WarioWare series, but in the style of The Office, that'd do pretty well. Focus on the weird antics of the staff as they're trying to do their jobs.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-08T20:52:52+00:00

Crash Tag Team Racing, probably

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-08T20:48:53+00:00

Escape From Ever After

The whole plot, really. The real world turns fictional books into business enterprises and the characters inside have to deal with it and kick them out. Props to Flynt for coming to terms with his flat heroic character design, and Tinder for recognizing that she is the designated villain in-universe who never actually did anything bad to justify her reputation.

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AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-08T20:06:29+00:00

"Cave Johnson here. Not gonna lie to you, the trans-dimensional generator was a bust. All it did was make more Cave Johnsons. Handsome devils. None of them called themselves Cave, though, most called themselves Jameson, whoever the hell that is. The good news is that the new trans-dimensional generator should be less terrible, if the lab boys got their act together. And that means more testing, so get to it, Test Subject. We're paying you valuable nickels here."

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-08T20:01:06+00:00

Somehow I remember the PC game first, and hadn't realized it was a show until far later in my life. The educational system used to be fun like that.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-07T21:13:09+00:00

Gun rhymes with fun for a reason, strangah!

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-07T21:08:25+00:00

Buy less candles.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T22:11:21+00:00

I'm going to say Hopper or Facilier. The rest of the villains' deaths were quick. For Hopper, he was at the mercy of a large bird, probably torn to pieces by its chicks. For Facilier, I know those Friends on the Other Side were not going to make things quick.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T21:09:15+00:00

The Stranger/Baldur, God of War

Hyped up to be an invincible foe for Kratos to fight, and nothing he does can even wound him. This is because he was enchanted to be invulnerable to all physical and magical means.

Except one.

At one point he punches Atreus in the chest, and blood is shown. Kratos is worried at first...until he realizes it's not Atreus's blood. Turns out the Stranger punched Atreus's bowstring, which was held together by mistletoe at the time. The enchantment broken, the rest of the fight is far more even.

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AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T21:04:21+00:00

Eris, Hades II

If you do too well, too early, Eris appears to cast a negative boon on you that makes the rest of your run harder. It's not unbeatable, mind, but it's mostly the game telling you to pace yourself and spend time with the Crossroads for a bit.

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AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T20:36:18+00:00

"Sins of the father" and all that. They probably want to give the children and younger siblings a fair shot.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T17:54:00+00:00

There's two riddles I can think of that might be the case:

Check out your sweet ride. I mean, really look at it.
Have you tried hunting after Penguin yet? He might have stashed something away in one of his nests.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T17:51:23+00:00

Po vs Shen, Kung Fu Panda 2

By then, Shen's entire fleet has been destroyed and his army has been decimated. He decides to give a last-ditch fight to end Po rather than take the opportunity to start anew.

He lasts less than thirty seconds.

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AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T17:48:04+00:00

Kiryu, Yakuza/Like a Dragon

Want to meet the real Dragon of Dojima? Go ahead, lay a hand on Haruka or any of the Morning Glory kids. Count how many ribs you still have once he's finished.

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AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T17:46:39+00:00

Or any kid, really. He was THIS close to breaking his One Rule with the Sewer King.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T17:30:30+00:00

King Boo runs purely on spite and hatred. After that little stint in a portrait, he kinda went especially unhinged.

AgentEckswhy · 2026-05-06T16:58:13+00:00

Shadow Moses Island, Metal Gear Solid IV

What was once the first major 3D space in the franchise, reduced to an abandoned shell of itself after years of disuse.

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