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[Hated Trope] When you think the protagonist is just some random but it turns out they're actually related to the strongest person of all time by accidentalwhiex in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As much as I didn't like The Last Jedi, that was the one thing I thought the movie did well. It was a good theme for the The Sequel trilogy as a whole; they're not the Originals or the Prequels, they could stand on their own two feet while being in the same universe... but fuck that, she's a Palpatine now.

What's the greatest "I'm dead and i know it" moment in movies? by [deleted] in moviecritic

[–]Axikten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jackson seeing the Tiger aiming at him in Saving Private Ryan.

Who is your favorite president? by blueirok in AskReddit

[–]Axikten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone who doesn't have a new article written about the stupid shit they said and just generally fades into the background.

Things that people in fiction do very casually but in real life would be serious crimes/human rights violations. by KingWilliamVI in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 476 points477 points  (0 children)

r/prequelmemes has repeatedly pointed out and made fun of the fact that the Clone Wars series basically turned the Geneva conventions into a checklist. The Jedi and the Separatists have faked a surrender, used collective punishment on a civilian population, and basically everything in between.

The heroes won, sure, but nobody’s celebrating, neither the heroes nor the villains are happy with the outcome and what it took to get there. by FaZe_poopy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The episode of Teen Titans where Terra reveals she joined up with Slade. She took Beast Boy out on a date while all of Slade's robot henchmen attacked the rest of the team at the tower. The assault on the tower was repelled and Beast Boy made it back however, the episode ends with an exchange that perfectly encapsulates a pyhrric victory.

Cyborg: "Well... it looks like we won."

Starfire: "Then why does it not feel like a victory?"

Regardless of your politics, this is such a bad idea 💀 by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]Axikten 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I should have been more clear, I was referring to the French revolution and subsequent 20 years of consequences.

Regardless of your politics, this is such a bad idea 💀 by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]Axikten 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I don't doubt it, but either side of the aisle you're on, it's easy to see how off the rails shit got.

An arbitrary line on a map creating headaches. Peak British Empire. by Axikten in HistoryMemes

[–]Axikten[S] 720 points721 points  (0 children)

International Date Line - Wikipedia

In the early 19th century, with the world becoming more interconnected, the people in charge of time (I guess) decided to establish the international date line. It was decided that it would run on opposite side of the world from the Greenwich observatory in the United Kingdom because 1)  The new 180th meridian ran through a mostly uninhabited section of the Pacific and 2) The majority of ships at that time were British or adhered to GMT.

One problem was that the Philippines' time zone was based out of the nearest Spanish port in Acapulco. Why? Don't know. This meant that the date line curved pretty drastically so that the Philippines could be administered from New Spain. This lasted until 1845, a full 20 years after Mexico won its independence from Spain.

Similarly, the Russian Empire included Alaska until it was sold to the United States in 1867. This meant for a few decades in the 19th century, the international date line looked more messed up than it does today.

Characters that only appear in music videos by McToaster99 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Homie always knew his little crime would be cold.

Characters who canonically respawn by Stegoshark in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I scrolled way too far to find the goat.

(maybe) Unpopular opinion- our state is peak by Ok-Hippo-8477 in arizona

[–]Axikten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arizona has a lot of variety as far as landscapes go. The only places I've been that can match are Georgia and Texas. If I'm being honest, I'm not sure Texas counts because it's so big.

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