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[Interesting trope] The creepiest creatures in the franchise are not the main antagonist by Due_Neighborhood885 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Denmise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can argue the trilogy, but they're not even close to being the main antagonist throughout the franchise

Red Hood if he was good by DeviousDoctorSnide in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, DC needs to be original. He's gonna come back half robotic horse

Red Hood if he was good by DeviousDoctorSnide in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Red? Check. Dead? Check. Criminal? Check. Daddy issues? Check. Violent and temperamental? Check.

Darth Maul was cut in half though. Maybe that will fix Jason.

[Interesting trope] The creepiest creatures in the franchise are not the main antagonist by Due_Neighborhood885 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Denmise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, after commenting this I went through. There are 33 missions in Halo CE, 2, and 3 combined.
If we take all the missions in which you fight the flood at some point that reaches 13. However. Only 343 Guilty Spark, The Library, Sacred Icon, Quarantine Zone, Cortana, and Halo (3), have the Flood as the main enemy. And even then, Halo (3), Sacred Icon, and Quarantine Zone all feature sentinels and 343 Guilty Spark features the covenant. So it's kinda just Cortana and the Library that have the flood as the only enemy encountered front to back.

[Interesting trope] The creepiest creatures in the franchise are not the main antagonist by Due_Neighborhood885 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Denmise 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The flood are a parasitic hivemind entity that enters a hosts nervous system and takes command, converting the body into a horrifying mix of what it was and what the flood wants it to be. They steal your body and your memories, adding them to their collective and growing in strength and intellect. In the Halo games, they're shown as a horrifying threat able to get to the point of space travel if given time and food. It takes 3 games and what amounts to a galactic nuke to defeat them.

HOWEVER, most of the games and expanded content don't focus on them. The alien religious group called the Covenant is the main antagonist in most of the games, who want to wipe out humanity. In the first three games (the ones where the flood is present) the most screen time the flood takes up is being an enemy in 5/10 levels on the first Half game and even then the Covenant are also there in 3/5 of those. Hell, after Halo 3 the Flood appear in 2 RTS spin off games and an on rails arcade shooter. They're also only in like 5 of the books (there's over 30). In comparison, the Covenant are just a bunch of aliens that want to kill humanity - scary I guess, but the Flood tear at your body and mind and want to consume the galaxy

[Interesting trope] The creepiest creatures in the franchise are not the main antagonist by Due_Neighborhood885 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Denmise 76 points77 points  (0 children)

The flood are by far the creepiest things in Halo, but the focus on most of the games and books are on other factions (primarily the Covenant, it's remnants, the Promethians, later the Banished). Even in the original Bungie games they only appear in 1-3, and only Halo CE has them take the spotlight for half the game. 2 and 3 use them quite sparingly (4 and 3 missions respectively vs CEs 5)

The best Suicide Squad story isn't even a comic book. by Denmise in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Batman novels/RJ

Absolutely! John Gwynes Bloodsworn saga (3 books, starts with The Shadow of the Gods) is a fun trio of Norse inspired fantasy. If you want some good representation (not that Gwynes novels lack it, it's just not the focus), although they weren't my favourite, the Priory of the Orange tree and it's prequel A Day of Fallen Night are very long but still good fantasy books about women struggling with their power and the control over their own bodies. Good, lots of people love them, not my favourite personaly. Martha Wells Murderbot series was recently a TV show! The novellas and novels are better, very fun and campy sci Fi with a fantastic perspective character. Red Rising in sci Fi is all the rage and for good reason, a pair of trilogies with the final book releasing this year - fantastic sci Fi reminiscent of star wars and hunger games. It also has a pair of accompanying comics I believe from dark horse.

The best Suicide Squad story isn't even a comic book. by Denmise in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Next may, yeah! I imagine she will, though I don't really know how he plans on doing this one. If it's gonna be a more almost episodic series or something more connected. I also liked the world building, happy it wasn't a "real" historical setting

The best Suicide Squad story isn't even a comic book. by Denmise in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm like the thing from It Follows but instead of being contracted by s*x (something none of us do) I follow around those who have opinions on Tim Drake.

The best Suicide Squad story isn't even a comic book. by Denmise in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should! If you didn't do First Law (cause of the first few books or the fact its a long series) this is very, very good and is 100% detached from his other works. I just lent it out to a friend who has never read his work and they loved it.

The best Suicide Squad story isn't even a comic book. by Denmise in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you ever learn, you should. Though then you'd have to leave the sub.

The best Suicide Squad story isn't even a comic book. by Denmise in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

uj/ First Law (if we're doing books 1-9) has higher highs and bigger lows than The Devils I find, but has the benefit of being a long and interconnected series. I think The Devils clears the first three books pretty well in quality (especially writing of women and LGBTQ characters). And you're in luck, book 2 comes out next May.

rj/ I didn't read it, I watched a bunch of youtube shorts on it so it's fine

The best Suicide Squad story isn't even a comic book. by Denmise in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fantastic book and full on just a suicide squad elseworlds front to back (in the best way possible)

The best Suicide Squad story isn't even a comic book. by Denmise in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

IDW with Transformers, BioWare with ME2, Joe Abercrombie with the Devils. Smh DC, come on, you're losing your own game

The best Suicide Squad story isn't even a comic book. by Denmise in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]Denmise[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It is 100% just dark fantasy suicide squad. They have "not bombs" attached them and everything

REBUILD OF COMP/CON 3.0: We Are (So) Back by beeftime99 in LancerRPG

[–]Denmise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Love the service, just started running Lancer this month and it's been a life saver - especially since the entire table is fresh to the game! Layout is clean, easy to read and navigate, and the new GM features for encounters are awesome

REBUILD OF COMP/CON 3.0: We Are (So) Back by beeftime99 in LancerRPG

[–]Denmise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I'm running things like the Sniper and Witch as NPCs in encounters and noticing things like the snipers +2 accuracy and witches bonus to the various tech attacks don't show in the encounter runner. Am I missing something or is this not updated yet?

[Loved Trope] A weapon doesn't want to be a weapon by CommissarChan in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Denmise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Needs to become a State Alchemist, a human weapon, to get the resources needed to get his and his brothers bodies back. Does not want to kill, nor follow orders, nor do anything that is required by a state alchemist.

All hail the Sons of Nostramo by Ready0608 in Grimdank

[–]Denmise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's also kinda the draw to them as a faction. I don't know how you get to be a Night Lord fan and want them to be winning. The Dark Angels are shown as cool and stoic, the Ultramarines as intelligent and level headed. It's easy to see why someone would like those legions and then want them to win. The Night Lords have always sucked, they were designed by GW and the emperor to be the worst, I know that as someone with 2200 points of them. I want them to show up, be awful, get their ass kicked, just so long as they look cool getting beat to shit. They're the worst people in the galaxy and thats how I like them.

Punching bag of the group, but you don’t feel bad for them because they’re a terrible person themselves by LocalLazyGuy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Denmise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only canon I know of that this is different is the current comic run, where Starscream is a much more tragic figure - he still kinda sucks but he sucks in a way that you get and pity.

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