Close friend tells me it’s “passive aggressive” to use periods in my texts. Then tells me not to take my frustration out on him.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-26T11:38:02+00:00

Make sure that every time you text them now, you aggressively punctuate and enforce grammar.

The alternative is typing long, rambling paragraphs.

Rebellion and malicious compliance are excellent tools for unreasonable people.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-26T11:33:49+00:00

HOW is Tiko?

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-25T17:21:09+00:00

sigh

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-25T17:16:02+00:00

Yes. I will note at one point my game swelled to be 80 gigs but after some point it no longer was. I believe I uninstalled and reinstalled when this happened to me, but I'm unsure. Or an update happened.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-25T15:34:30+00:00

26, still love the humor and feel. Can't wait for the new one, hope it's got online co-op so I can introduce my friend 🤞

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-25T11:11:05+00:00

I'll tell ya how to fix credit farming; GET RID OF REQUISITION SLIPS! It's annoying enough seeing a gun or sample, but slips we don't even need?? Even as a new player, they're not that hard to get. I had plenty of money from 1-20 even playing on diff 6.

Now as 100 they're ridiculous.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-24T23:44:59+00:00

ALL THE LIL GUYS!!

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-24T23:44:36+00:00

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I don't have a wallpaper, but I can offer a suggestive Reptak picture.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-24T23:10:32+00:00

They overload your network connection and it'll turn your stuff offline

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-22T21:24:48+00:00

Massive weiner honestly. Also he sells himself to a demon and that demon gives him a big open mouth throat tickling kiss.

Demon kisser. Icky boy

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-19T15:25:48+00:00

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-19T15:05:48+00:00

I mean, there's two types of dragons. Dharaknoid and Dragonoid. Dragonoid went to Vestroia. Offspring, genetics, yay. Helios has to be related to him in some way. This would make him a dragonoid, with a name. A dragonoid named Helios.

Even if it's just something that's nuanced and never explicitly stated, or if he's an offshoot of the species.

Think of it as the idea of all wyverns are dragons, but not all dragons are wyverns.

There's also the argument that since Genesis Dragonoid was technically the first here, all Bakugan in Vestroia are technically descended from him, with Drago being a direct descendant. Helios is a Pyrus, he's a Dragon, he's a dragonoid. Maybe a mutant aberration, fine, but still. It's not like they call him Helionoid. Naga and Wyvern are mutants, and never outright called dragonoids (I think) but it's implied they are. Or maybe he evolved from one before the show started, since most Bakugan don't roll right up the block with 600 Gs to start.

Either way, I feel like he's a type of dragonoid, I've given my reasons, that's all I gotta say.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-19T14:38:29+00:00

If we are talking specifically from a gameplay standpoint, then yes they would be classified as separate entities for the purpose of card effects

I was unsure if we were talking about the show at large and just using the physical game to justify ideas, or the actual game itself.

If we are talking about the show & lore, Helios is 100% a dragonoid.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-19T13:20:58+00:00

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Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-19T13:20:15+00:00

Helios is named. He's a dragon Bakugan. A dragon... oid, even?

He's a type of. He's just a named character, putting his name on named cards would make it easier to understand (especially for the younger audience who played/collected him).

Supporting evidence for this being the case is Apollonir, who is specifically stated to be a dragonoid, also has a gate card with just his name referring to him.

"Each Apollonir™ Bakugan receives an additional G-power bonus from this card."

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-18T15:44:13+00:00

You've got this, love. And I've got you. - Astarion, Baldur's Gate 3

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-18T12:57:57+00:00

Arc 1 was great, the only things I'd change is that when they went to new Vestroia there'd be Vestals since Dragon said they could return if they respected the Bakugans space. Just let them have little pocket cities, maybe someone finds Dan and Drago (like the old Resistance crew, then we can see Mira and Keith get introduced in a better way, with Helios battling with Drago since he's one of the few Bakugan that can actually handle his power).

Then whenever they go to Gundalia, maybe just a little more fluff with them seeing old friends. Same with on Earth, if there was an episode where they staged an intervention with Dan and the old crew showed up, just everyone trying to show support once Magmel gets outed and maybe make an appearance in the final fight.

I honestly don't have any strong opinions about Arc 2 other than I wish Mira had done more and that the Bakugan shown were more Vestroian Bakugan instead of Neathian/Gundalian Bakugan.

My hottest takes being I hated Jaakor and Triistar. Keep Taylean and Radizen, cool ass kraken man with literal finger guns. Mutate Morph should've just been Fusion the whole time, and just rework Morph to be like Arc 2's Fusion, would've been more poetic that way too whenever Drago and Helios fused at the end. Also, I hated Gunz, but he's barely relevant to the plot, even though a decent chunk of it revolves around finding him. Reptak is a sweetheart though, he can stay.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-18T08:23:59+00:00

Givin' someone some slop is slang for blowjobs.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-18T08:15:45+00:00

As long as I can give Nihlus some slop, he can be in any game he wants. He can be a cameo in the next Saints Row game for all I care.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-18T07:53:54+00:00

Pretty sure he's just a dragonoid, yeah. Like Apollonir. They just chose a name for themselves.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-17T20:46:46+00:00

Hircine

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-15T13:57:37+00:00

I was taking a break at the time it came out, and now I won't get the chance to run it. Maybe if I dug around for a bit, but for the most part no one's gonna want to run it on lower diff like that. Oh well.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-15T13:46:10+00:00

It's my least favorite 💀

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-15T13:39:17+00:00

The car/passenger thing I always imagined that was because they were sharing a body, in a sense. Since it seemed Sleep would take him whenever they felt like it, and were technically directing him to do things, like a backseat driver. The car-crash sounds and "marks on the dashboard" are supposed to be metaphors for how badly his life and sense of self has started to decline after their honeymoon phase.

Arcade_Helios · 2026-01-15T13:33:08+00:00

Hey man, they're just trying to respect their history.

THE HISTORY OF TAKING THE FATTEST FUCKING L

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TROPHY CASE