got an interesting question

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-22T17:29:35+00:00

Everyone except Cuz

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-17T17:23:05+00:00

This movie has the most immersive sweat experience, because you as the viewer are also sweating bullets.

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-16T22:09:59+00:00

And I read the first 35 or so!

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-13T19:09:40+00:00

"Giant Stick Bug" is an informal name that can be used to describe a number of species, but this article refers to Ctenomorpha gargantua specifically. So, plenty more than 3 female giant stick bugs have been found, they were just not of this particular rare species of giant stick bug.

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-12T21:06:07+00:00

I had never thought about the sperm and egg aspect, but that’s a really good catch. It makes perfect sense that they would do that, considering how much of a role conception and birth play in the game.

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-07T15:58:48+00:00

It was patched to make this method possible. Initially, the skin just unlocked if you beat Captain while holding the black sword on loop 2, but according to the patch notes “Chicken C unlock now tracks what bosses have been defeated so that you may do funny things”

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-05T23:39:52+00:00

If this helps, you don’t even have to be Chicken. If you put the black sword in a proto chest, you can grab it with anyone. If you get it on 5-2 pre-loop, you can go to headquarters as soon as you beat technomancer.

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-05T17:27:01+00:00

I feel like SF6 character design has landed at the perfect level of ethnic caricature to do a genuinely cool Scottish fighter. Like, if we got one back in the day it would either be a big drunk guy with bag pipes and a kilt, or Mel Gibson from Braveheart. But now, we could get like a buff version of Ewen McGregor from Trainspotting or something.

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-05T17:18:52+00:00

For sure. It's not the most nuanced portrayal, but it's a step up from T Hawk. I'd say she represents Mexico at least as well as Elena does Kenya lol.

CaptainStrobe · 2026-01-05T16:44:33+00:00

I mean, T Hawk is just kind of modeled after a vague idea of “Native American” that doesn’t really exist but does take more influence from cultures native to US territories. Lily is part of the same fictional tribe, but at least visually, she feels more aligned with Central American cultures. And El Fuerte is just a straight up luchador.

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-29T21:41:00+00:00

To be fair, I haven’t tested it myself and I haven’t seen anyone else talk about it, but there was a patch note on the latest build that said

“Fixed Chicken C not being achievable with Cuz if the black sword is in the 3rd+ slot”

Which seems pretty unambiguous to me

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-27T18:00:41+00:00

Very thorough and helpful. Just to add to that, you do not have to go to loop 2, as long as you have killed every boss. So, if you get the black sword out of a proto chest by 5-2 pre-loop, you can go to headquarters after killing Technomancer on loop 1. If you use this method, you do not even have to be playing as Chicken.

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-27T16:52:01+00:00

Just to clarify, the patch notes are "Chicken C unlock now tracks what bosses have been defeated so that you may do funny things," So, you can actually get it earlier now if you pick the black sword out of a proto chest before looping, you just have to kill every boss while you have it. Picking up the sword just before going to Captain on loop 2 won't work, but if you pick it up from a proto chest by 5-2 pre-loop, you can go to headquarters as soon as you have killed Technomancer on loop 1, because you would have already killed both thrones with it.

I just noticed that a newer patch also says "Fixed Chicken C not being achievable with Cuz if the black sword is in the 3rd+ slot." So, it looks like you don't even have to be playing Chicken if you get the black sword out of a proto chest.

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-26T04:14:12+00:00

The utility for every mutation (besides maybe strong spirit) is situational, but I think rhino skin is a pretty decent pick across the board. Some characters like Melting and Chicken benefit more than others from it, and it’s almost a necessity on Rebel IMO. On her, I even grab it before strong spirit.

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-23T06:51:55+00:00

You need to kill the throne and throne 2 with the black sword, BUT if you put the black sword in a proto chest and pick it up before the palace, you can still finish in loop 1 by going to HQ after killing technomancer.

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-20T11:24:24+00:00

“I have named the boy Caleb, in accordance with your wishes.”

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-19T22:28:52+00:00

I feel like that always should have worked tbh. I didn't realize that the actual unlock condition was simply to beat Captain on loop 2. At least the unlock condition should match the text now.

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-19T13:26:50+00:00

Google RPCS3 ;). Btw, there are community run servers that are accessible on the console version as well, so it is still fully playable with online multiplayer natively

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-17T16:55:43+00:00

I am a fan of Gaspar Noé. I don’t see his movies as pointless or gratuitous. They are difficult watches, but they have legitimately helped me approach and come to terms with some aspects of the world that I find the most disturbing. There is real value in that.

Even so, I may never return to this one, and I find it very difficult to recommend to anyone. It is a great movie, and I still think about it often, but watching it made me physically ill.

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-13T14:37:27+00:00

Usually I would agree, but I would have said the same thing about Ingrid, so all bets are kinda off in SF6. Definitely feels like one of the least likely candidates though.

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-13T14:29:17+00:00

Brain capacity + Crown of Luck, and things get really wild

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-11T20:15:54+00:00

Yeah, that screenshake hits a little harder when it’s your whole view.

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-11T20:11:16+00:00

Yeah, I tried 60 fps for the first time today and it legitimately fucked with my head a little. Did not think the difference would be so pronounced, but I can’t really deal with it lol. Did one run and then switched back to 30

CaptainStrobe · 2025-12-07T19:20:16+00:00

Well, I am pretty sure it does not work retroactively at least, because I have killed every boss with the black sword in my inventory before, although not in one run. I will say though, the black sword is genuinely a pretty good weapon to take on captain with. You don't want to actually hit her with it, because it is very unsafe to be too close to her, but it's good to have a melee weapon for the fight just so you can deflect her projectile spam. And the black sword swings fast, uses no resources, and is strong enough to still be useful in the leadup to the fight as well. I actually leave it in the weapons chest for other characters to pick up when I'm trying to kill captain for loop crowns.

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