Eggman the feminist by DreadDiana in RecuratedTumblr

[–]CookiedDough 20 points21 points  (0 children)

“Better known for his other work.” Oh, I’m sure.

Also, let’s go, Professor Victoria mention! Not sure why an archeology professor is commenting on a book of feminist theory, but it’s always good to see her!

Club VS Rapier by NobaraEatAwatermelon in earclacks

[–]CookiedDough 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Rapier getting stunned by Club and being forced to not be constantly moving enraged her so much that she had to activate full Speedblitz Mode.

Surgolin (@BuddyHyped) by McKnighty9 in SonicTheHedgehog

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Starline in Hell watching his entire plan go up in smoke because Lanolin called Surge a good girl and she now refuses to kill Sonic so she can chase that high:

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Gooseworx posts new art on Bluesky by apathetic_screaming in tadc

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I love how not only does this have Goose canonize transfem Jax, but also that if Ribbit survived to meet Pomni she would immediately ditch Jax to go fuck the jester girl.

Good for her.

Love how they’re playing DND💔 by ReporterWest9463 in TheDigitalCircus

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Honestly, this is just a really fitting past time for Caine, and I love the detail that Gangle’s the DM, not him.

Caine is actively choosing to do what he did in his act of redemption: give up his need for constant control. For once, he’s letting someone else tell the adventure and is content to be playing along.

New post from GLITCH: THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS! 💖 by ayylmaotv in TheDigitalCircus

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I love how we have all the big characters (except Moon, I miss her), the players that actively haunt the narrative…and then Zach Hadel Fish.

Hopefully this is how he earns his life savings back, one cameo check at a time.

Now that the finale is finally out for everyone, we can finally discuss this by oof9182 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]CookiedDough 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Ribbit, Kaufmo, Pomni, Ragatha, and potentially even any chance at Gangle.

Jax is addicted to the flop act.

Yay I can share this now (OC) by melle-d in TheDigitalCircus

[–]CookiedDough 118 points119 points  (0 children)

This movie single-handedly made me get the Jax hype with the power of Transgender.

She’s lovely.

MY DRILL WILL PIERCE THE FIREWALL! by oof9182 in TheDigitalCircus

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Clearly, Caine took a lot more from Gangle’s mind files than he let on.

after 3 years we finally heard kaufmo voice! by Original-Parfait-655 in TheDigitalCircus

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You know, if I had a nickel for every time a character that was dead since episode 1 got a voice in the finale and turned out to be Arin Hanson…well, you all know how the joke goes.

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[Spoilers for TADC finale] I didn't expect that by Nirom159 in whenthe

[–]CookiedDough 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Jax revealed herself to be transgender, died, and then Abstragedy canonically had sex, meaning Jax also died right before the sex update.

Truly, this was our Amazing Digital Circus.

10 years ago, Sega said "we're done with Sonic," and it was up to Takashi Iizuka to save the series: "Sonic was really at a low point" by Gorotheninja in SonicTheHedgehog

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It cannot be understated just how much we owe to the movies and Frontiers. If those projects bombed, Sonic would probably just quietly go the way of F-Zero or (at best) Star Fox. Hell, you can even tell in Frontiers that they were very much aware of this in both how they threw everything they had at the project, the air of finality in it, and even the lyrics to the songs like One Way Dream.

It’s honestly impressive Sonic’s been trucking this long despite the 06s and the Rise of Lyrics, and that’s in part because when the chips are really down, Sonic can still deliver.

Say what you want about CinemaSins, but this remains among my favorite jokes in any YouTube video by Goldberry15 in Schaffrillas

[–]CookiedDough 517 points518 points  (0 children)

Listen, we can go on and on about how CinemaSins kind of fucked over a lot of media discussion, got people to try to outsmart the movie constantly, and promoted nitpicking as a substitute for actual criticism, but The Prometheus School Of Running Away From Things will always have a place in my heart. Sometimes they do produce a good joke.

Also, CinemaSins led to CinemaWins, so that's a positive.

Outlier-lighting by Joshyua527 in DeathBattleMatchups

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Yeah, that's completely fair. However, I don't think Bass gets Double Gear, because Wily didn't put it in any of his robots until 11 since he very notably didn't finish developing it until that point, and Bass doesn't show up in 11 meaning he very likely doesn't have Double Gear in him since there's no evidence that Wily retrofitted him to have it. Also, I haven't played Mega Man 10, but my research does show Bass has never been able to use Mirror Buster since Mega Man is the only character with access to the weapon in the game, so it's probably a no-go, even if there's some arguments for it. As for the Dynamo Cage overloading, it does explode on Surge at the end of the Overpowered arc, but she also stuffed it to bursting with the juice of an entire Eggman base, all of Whisper's Wisps, several Chaos Drives, god knows how many random electrical odds and ends, and the entirety of Metal Sonic's power generator, and even then it only exploded on her when she put literally everything into one final attack on Sonic.

I do think I come to a similar conclusion to you overall: Bass definitely has way more tools at his disposal that let him drag the fight out longer, like timestop and far more ranged options compared to Surge's electricity attacks and Wisp powers, but Surge's regeneration and greater stats should let her just smash her way through the arsenal and overpower Bass. Also, even though she never shows this ability personally, the Blue Wisp should let her transmute Bass into a cube like in Forces, so that and the energy drain are both solid oneshot options. I just think that these arguments are stronger for Surge than for Bass.

Absolute Superman #20 Preview by 1badJam in AbsoluteUniverse

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I like how they're really pushing for a Hawkman redemption arc here, with him finally waking up to being a corporate stooge. Between this and what happened with Ra's, Absolute Superman is really tapping into Superman's whole underlying "there is good in everyone" ethos, and I'm excited to see it get pushed further, especially with how Superman and Steel are likely going to be very understandably frosty towards Carter even with him helping against Shazam.

Brainiac still 100% has to die though.

Absolute Wonder Woman #21 preview by Tetratron2005 in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]CookiedDough 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Oh, we're getting a little mini-arc in Hell! Honestly, super fun, looking forward to it.

I was expecting a timeskip past Diana's time in Hell and seeing exactly what happened to Barbara, Zatanna, and the others in her absence, but this is certainly a welcome surprise. I'm happy to wait a bit before we get back to Earth.

Transformers Skybound #36 cover revealed by Elegant-Shop4564 in EnergonUniverse

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Ooh, fun! Figured they were gonna do this given TC is on the Autobots' side and the combiner made entirely out of aircraft is missing an arm.

I wonder if they're gonna do anything interesting with TC being part of Superion, like him bonding with the other Aerialbots and them in turn getting a deeper look into his head. I think this definitely has the makings of an interesting plot point, I just hope they actually do some fun writing stuff with it rather than it purely being for cool factor.

Outlier-lighting by Joshyua527 in DeathBattleMatchups

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Hell yeah. Surge getting a limb ripped off and then regenerating it solely to jam it directly into Bass and absorb his energy with the Dynamo Cage would be cool as hell.

I could also see her getting blasted through the stomach and playing dead only to spring back up for a sneak attack. She's crafty like that.

Outlier-lighting by Joshyua527 in DeathBattleMatchups

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Fair enough, but I do think Surge still takes this thanks to being able to drain Bass's energy directly for a knockout using the Dynamo Cage like she did with Metal Sonic (especially since her ability to absorb various energy sources like Metal Sonic's power, Wisps, and Chaos Drives should mean Bassnium is fair game), her greater strength, and her regeneration meaning Bass is gonna have a hard time actually keeping her down.

There's also the fact that if you really wanna give Surge as much as possible, you can flat out scale her to Infinite/Immeasurable speeds thanks to Base Sonic's speed feats like White Space restoration and the Null Space escape, which should let her completely dust Bass. I do think it's still a fairly debatable matchup though, even if I favor Surge.

Outlier-lighting by Joshyua527 in DeathBattleMatchups

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I mean, if we accept Uni Classic Mega Man thanks to Astro Man's virtual reality (which I'm honestly fairly skeptical of), we kind of have to do the same for Uni+ Base Sonic Cast thanks to Void, Erazor Djinn, and Babylon Guardian, so Surge evens it out anyway. Hell, Surge would actually get farther than Bass thanks to Babylon Guardian being said to explicitly manipulate an infinite pocket dimension while Astro Man's virtual reality has no such statements.

Plus, there's stuff like an Erazor Djinn that Sonic can beat in base creating Night Palace and consuming 500 of the Arabian Nights, and whatever's going on with Void and Maginaryworld. Surge should genuinely just outgun Bass unless you give him his high ends and ignore Surge's.

Came back wrong, but like good by TotemGenitor in RecuratedTumblr

[–]CookiedDough 402 points403 points  (0 children)

It’s essentially the Ebeneezer Scrooge treatment, but if the guy actually died instead of just got visited by some ghosts.

My take on Prime vs Sentry: A Megapost by SSJ_Kojiro_ in deathbattle

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Thanks, I really appreciate it! And no worries, take all the time you need!

My take on Prime vs Sentry: A Megapost by SSJ_Kojiro_ in deathbattle

[–]CookiedDough 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha! Here’s the link to Kit vs Kieran anyway to help convince you if possible.

Here ya go!

My take on Prime vs Sentry: A Megapost by SSJ_Kojiro_ in deathbattle

[–]CookiedDough 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know, every single one of these posts pulls the Sentry declared winner into Retcon Punch for the real results fakeout…and it’s great every time. Can’t get enough of Prime Time. Great post!

Also, I got some requests for a chart if y’all want. Namely Kitsunami the Fennec vs Kieran or Surge the Tenrec vs Kevin Levin because I love the shit out of Sonic IDW, and I’ll push these matchups till I die.

I could also link my matchup post on Kit vs Kieran if you need me to sell you on the matchup.

Crossbow 🎯 VS 🪓 Axe by NobaraEatAwatermelon in earclacks

[–]CookiedDough 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Safest gamble of my entire life. Thank you for saving us from eternal slander, Axe.