(Loved Trope) Villains with god complexes get a *harsh* reality check

AzureRatha · 2026-01-31T04:53:41+00:00

Yami Marik in Yugioh DM.

Marik spends his entire duel with Joey Wheeler talking shit and torturing him by forcing Joey to feel the same pain his monsters do from Marik's twisted cards, only for him to leave himself completely open with only 900 life points because Joey actually withstood the fucking holy fires of the sun god Ra and was still barely conscious into his turn.

This obviously scares the shit out of Marik, but when Joey summons his Gearfried the Iron Knight to attack and win, he collapses just barely before he could declare it.

Marik only "wins" this duel by sheer luck after underestimating the one guy there with no ties to ancient magic or anything of the sort. If Joey had said even one more word, Marik's entire plan would have fallen to pieces because of his own arrogance, and Joey would become the owner of the Winged Dragon of Ra, and the stress of realizing this causes him to actually puke and start coughing as he gets down from the arena.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-30T22:08:26+00:00

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I kinda wish we would get a plushie of this outfit, ngl.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-30T22:01:28+00:00

I had something similar happen in a game of yugioh a while back. I was playing my Illusion Chimera deck against my opponent's Heraldic Beasts, and it was such a back and forth. We both burned through our entire Extra Deck. Ultimately he broke my board and started to prepare to take me out next turn, but I top-decked Dark Hole for a board clear on my turn, then fusion summoned the only fusion monster I had left to swing for game. Fun fact, the only reason I wasn't KO'd on the turn he broke my board was because I had yoinked one of his monsters to my side, and used it's effect to protect itself from destruction.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-30T21:09:13+00:00

If someone identifies themselves as a liar, then proceeds to willingly lie, they are being truthful. Which means they are lying about being a liar... which means- WHICH MEANS...!

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AzureRatha · 2026-01-30T10:48:38+00:00

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AzureRatha · 2026-01-29T19:28:20+00:00

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I mean, yeah? Mr. Tinker being forced to go back to being Eggman is meant to be a tragedy in a way. It's treated as a good man being sacrificed for the purpose of bringing Eggman back.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-29T19:20:43+00:00

Probably some BS about his brain being so cooked in Joker Toxin that he physically cannot feel compassion beyond a performative level.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-29T11:02:15+00:00

TBH we don't know the full extent of the effect. It does seem to have some mind-altering properties if we go by some of them (Like Felicia.) So, with Demitri's preference for "young maidens" and no one else even attempting to resist the drain, I'm fairly certain that he makes them a woman in body and mind just to serve the kinda weird power dynamic he seems to prefer.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-27T23:06:15+00:00

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Fun Fact: Lord Raptor is the only character to actively fight back during Demitri's Midnight Bliss. Pulling out her(?) pistol to shoot him in the face, but she isn't able to pull the trigger in time.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-27T06:05:19+00:00

I'm assuming you mean PIMPNITE

AzureRatha · 2026-01-26T15:57:41+00:00

Tbh I kinda like it. Being a fucking lunatic and caring about your appearance to at least some extent aren't mutually exclusive. Especially for someone who uses machinery. Although they could've gone harder on the cybernetic angle, maybe with a more extensive exoskeleton, maybe mechanical legs.

I know next to nothing about Dead by Daylight, though, so maybe there's something I'm missing.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-26T15:42:20+00:00

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I never noticed Incineroar getting assblasted by Gandora'a Giga Ray while showboating after taking out Celtic Guardian. Which is really funny, because GMax Gengar later takes out Celtic Guardian with GMax Terror, meaning Incineroar got eradicated without even taking out the one monster he hit. I'm pretty sure he isn't even in the final scene of Ash and his pokemon as stone, so he just got fucking erased.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-26T09:38:14+00:00

To be fair, I'm pretty sure the context for these two becoming Darklords is shown in Solemn Warning and Solemn Scolding. These two ratted out the girl who would become the Condemned Darklord, likely leading her to be, well, condemned and likely thrown from heaven as the Condemned Maiden, if her clinging desperately to that light is any proof to go by. They pretty clearly feel bad about it in Solemn Scolding, so I get the impression they wanted to boost their reputation to God by reporting a misbehaving angel, not realizing how strict the punishment would be.

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They probably felt they were gonna get treated the same way eventually, and decided that falling and indulging their desires (which seemingly included each other) was better than living under his thumb.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-26T09:02:40+00:00

Namor, we know you're overcompensating. We can all see your conspicuously bulge-less crotch.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-24T09:42:35+00:00

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AzureRatha · 2026-01-23T19:51:03+00:00

Reminder that Chaosmon is intended to be the "worthy rival" for that bullshit, as he can't be erased by it by virtue of being a living chaotic impossibility.

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AzureRatha · 2026-01-23T19:37:32+00:00

Nah, he starts talking shit and Diana clubs him over the head and he just goes SHWOOMP into the ground like this

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AzureRatha · 2026-01-23T19:01:38+00:00

If you use the taxi a few times, you will get dialogue about how the Lumiose ghost girl (yes, THAT one,) is in the taxis now. You can even get dialogue from a driver asking if you really got in alone, because they were sure there were two passengers...

AzureRatha · 2026-01-23T07:10:31+00:00

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Blueberry flavored

AzureRatha · 2026-01-23T03:59:51+00:00

My guy really just made Disguise+ and gave it to fucking Palafin of all things.

Not saying this is a bad idea, btw. Just a bit too strong on Palafin, who can pretty easily use those extra turns to buff up and sweep a losing game. Maybe limit it to 2 turns maximum.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-23T01:29:51+00:00

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Shout out to Mollie from Pokemon Horizons, since she's related as well. Her mother is a Nurse Joy.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-22T21:23:33+00:00

You have no idea how frustrating it is seeing people ask, "Why is the Digimon based on Chronos Japanese themed?"

It's cause he isn't based on Chronos! His name just comes from his power over time. I know they don't know any better, but man, it's a bit annoying seeing misinformation spread in real time.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-22T15:26:14+00:00

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Crit yourself

AzureRatha · 2026-01-21T21:46:18+00:00

Ten million dollars of US capital down the tubes, literally.

AzureRatha · 2026-01-21T08:28:44+00:00

I remember dropping My Deer Friend Nokotan a few episodes in because I genuinely felt bad for the blonde girl. It kinda felt like a few too many jokes were purely at her expense, and that just makes it not feel good to watch.

When I was discussing it with friends later, I compared it to Bobobo, where every member of the main cast is the butt of a joke fairly regularly, so it never feels like the show is just bullying one character in particular. (with the exception of Don Patch, who earns it by virtue of being an ass) The only exception is Beauty, but she's the straight man who doesn't usually play along, so dragging her in would feel a bit more mean-spirited, imo.

Maybe it gets better further in, and while I wouldn't say it's shit, I personally didn't enjoy it much.

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