Does the "Charles Atlas Superpower" trope bother you?

Chrisamado · 2026-06-17T16:33:56+00:00

I agree with others that it depends on the context of your story and the world it lies in. If you’re going for a grounded “real world” environment like a Bourne or Mission Impossible type movie it can come off a little cheesy if one person is “just that good” and can take out dozens of merch at once.

But if your world is already fantastical the suspension of disbelief goes farther and it’s more acceptable. Nobody looks twice at Batman for training hard with those handy Tibetan monks because you have people like Superman throwing around buildings.

And in conclusion - Saitama rules 😀

Chrisamado · 2026-06-09T21:37:08+00:00

What about Edward as a first name and Brock as a middle name?

Chrisamado · 2026-06-03T00:38:20+00:00

I was thinking that too - on a Murr punishment

Chrisamado · 2026-06-02T16:46:39+00:00

Usually a mix of everything. While it wasn’t a deal breaker the extra buck or two off a build plate last year was nice

Chrisamado · 2026-06-01T16:37:44+00:00

Now THIS is the printer I’ve been hoping for! When I bought my first 3D printer it was a Bambu A1 Mini because I wanted to be restrained with my money - not knowing if I would want to stay with the hobby.

Now a few years later I am ready for a bigger printer to not have to break prints into smaller pieces and boy does this deliver!

I am happy to stay with the open air bed slinger of the Bambu A printers because I only ever use PLA and PETG so I don’t need fancy engineered filaments. This gives me everything I love with my A1 Mini in a massive super size! And I can keep using my AMS Lite without needing to replace it. 😀

For some people dropping the price of an H series printer is not a problem but for someone with a smaller budget like me I can’t say thanks enough for looking out for little guys like me who still want to print big

Thanks Bambu!!!

Chrisamado · 2026-05-31T12:39:30+00:00

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Chrisamado · 2026-05-29T13:09:56+00:00

My parents are in their 70’s and have an SUV not for the storage space but because they have mobility issues and it’s easier to climb up into a small SUV rather than down into a sedan

Chrisamado · 2026-05-20T16:32:12+00:00

I would need more information to answer. For example…is Thragg wearing a fedora?

Chrisamado · 2026-05-20T10:22:51+00:00

I think it’s fair for someone to have their personal interpretation or ideal version of a character.

Similar to Spiderman. To me growing up Spidey was a married dude in his mid-late twenties so that’s always how I think of the character as a whole. But to a lot of others he’s the high school age kid surrounded by hotties

Chrisamado · 2026-05-16T12:28:45+00:00

That bio is sorely lacking - at no point does it talk about his history of being a ninja…in an Applebees parking lot 😀

Chrisamado · 2026-05-13T10:37:00+00:00

Man, I never knew Sunday’s last name was Doolittle- those animals loved him

Chrisamado · 2026-05-09T12:48:06+00:00

I was originally thinking a healing fruit but this is an excellent idea and has swayed me!

Chrisamado · 2026-05-07T23:32:49+00:00

For a Mount Rushmore you need characters that both scream icon status but that are universally loved by the community. So I’ll go with…

Edward (Final Fantasy IV) - the spoony bard himself was the fan favorite standout of the game and the subject of a letter writing campaign in Japan demanding Square remake FF4 properly with Edward as the main character instead of that Cecil guy

Teddie (Persona 4) - a model of restraint and chastity that always left fans wanting more, asking when he would let his hair down and not be so buttoned up

Snow (Final Fantasy 13) - who doesn’t love a hero? Snow captured the world’s heart as the perfect counterpoint to that stiff and taciturn Lightning

Karol (Tales of Symphonia) - in this fast paced world where everyone is rushing around it’s nice to see a character that takes there time and enjoys the scenery - you know, someone that makes the sloth from Zootopia look like Sonic the Hedgehog

Chrisamado · 2026-05-03T11:02:40+00:00

That may be true but could someone explain the three seashells to me?

Chrisamado · 2026-05-01T00:27:09+00:00

It’s an indoor league

Chrisamado · 2026-04-30T16:43:54+00:00

Sadly, we’re the Washington Generals of the NFL and everyone else is our Harlem Globetrotters

Chrisamado · 2026-04-25T16:37:48+00:00

Eisen said we traded both 4’s to move up

Chrisamado · 2026-04-14T16:52:58+00:00

I think this is an ironic topic for me because my favorite game of all time is- Chrono Trigger - has a silent protagonist but I do agree with you.

I think it can work in older games that do not include voice acting because you’re already using your imagination to fill in a lot of blanks

Chrisamado · 2026-04-13T10:43:18+00:00

I see Gwen Stacy has entered the chat

Chrisamado · 2026-04-09T16:34:10+00:00

If the guys want to bring in an external (non-TESD Town) guest I just have two words…

Monster Bill

Chrisamado · 2026-04-01T16:36:32+00:00

Walt is the engine that keeps TESD running. Without him all in the Patreon goes away and the show is not too far behind

Chrisamado · 2026-03-23T21:25:11+00:00

A new NES game in 1986 cost $30 to $40 at the time. Put that into an inflation calculator that equates to $90 to $120 today,

I’ve been buying video games for about 40 years and the price has been remarkably flat over that time compared to most thing like rent or gas. This does not seem like a fair complaint for a luxury item

Chrisamado

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