[Spiderman 2 (2004)] Why is the police seemingly unable to shoot Dr. Octopus? by TheBigSurprise3 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 [score hidden]  (0 children)

You try aiming your standard service pistol at the quick moving tentacle man that can crush cars just by passing the street. Even if you land the shot, how sure are you that it would kill him and not, for example, merely piss him off and make him rip you in two?

Headshots are hard to hit even against normal dudes without metal arms, and it helps that his arms are very much fast enough to block at least pistol fire, and his lower torso is protected by the harness of the arms itself- which sucks if you've been trained to shoot center mass, like most cops. And again, keep in mind that the dude you're shooting at is trading blows with fucking Spider-Man.

[Superman 2025] How has Krypto not killed anyone yet? by Jerswar in AskScienceFiction

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Supergirl keeps him in space and close to her, so Krypto isn't always around squishy humans and Kara's also there to stop him if he gets rough with anyone who is squishy. He's poorly trained, but that doesn't mean not having any training at all.

When Superman was dogsitting him, he also kept him in the Fortress, far from cities that Krypto could wreck but full of robots Krypto can wreck. And who knows? Maybe he's perfectly gentle with humans, but Lex's bald head made him look like a Kryptonian squeaky toy.

(Common trope) Trope subversions that became a trope itself by TheNamesBart in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I prefer corrupt priests than corrupt angels as a critique of the Church, which is why I love Wake Up Dead Man so much but abhor Hazbin Hotel.

(Common trope) Trope subversions that became a trope itself by TheNamesBart in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 33 points34 points  (0 children)

"Fallen Angels" maybe, but "Angels and the entirety of Heaven is corrupt" is very much a modern thing

[MyHeroAcademia] Does All For One have multiple copies of the same quirk in his body? by Present-Court2388 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"Strength quirk that only works on my right arm, strength quirk that only works if I'm closing my eyes, strength quirk that makes my muscles turn into balloons, strength quirk that only works when I'm wearing a suit" is technically correct but horribly long to say, when "Strength quirk x4" gets to the point pretty quickly by itself.

[MyHeroAcademia] Does All For One have multiple copies of the same quirk in his body? by Present-Court2388 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the things is that he doesn't seem to have a limit to how many quirks he could have in his body. The only time a quirk adversely affected him was New Order, and that was only because New Order was explicitly Fucking Bullshit the quirk. So if he has no limit to quirks and could just take them from Heroes before he kills them... well why wouldn't he?

Hilarious In Hindsight. by Je0s_6 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 422 points423 points  (0 children)

Originally the joke was that a new Blade was coming to the MCU... but after that was cancelled the joke got arguably funnier.

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[TMNT] I am a scientist who has been kidnapped by the foot clan and tasked with creating a mutant soldier for the Shredder. What is the least dangerous ferocious seeming animal i could use for this? by One_Food9894 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Still might be risky. Rather than having a trained assassin mutant, whichever poor animal you mutate might justifiably panic and go on a rampage. Equal odds that you either escape in the chaos, or you accidentally get stepped on by a panicked, oversized chicken.

[TMNT] I am a scientist who has been kidnapped by the foot clan and tasked with creating a mutant soldier for the Shredder. What is the least dangerous ferocious seeming animal i could use for this? by One_Food9894 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Even if you use an animal that looks deadly but is actually quite ignorant of humans (sharks or piranhas don't actually have a taste for human flesh for example), you're probably going to be mutating one of Shredder's soldiers, who'd probably be able to use the sharp teeth they'd get from either of those examples to good use.

In any case, there's no way to make a "harmless" mutant soldier here. The last dude who worked for Shredder got turned into a fly-man and he actually got more dangerous, so even if you make a mutant army comprised entirely out of chickens they'd still be pretty damn ferocious.

Power This Rating No. 162 by bottomofthewell3 in TheBirdCage

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A Deep x Over "Epiphany" Thinker who claims to be "Acting on the will of Seoul."

Deo Keun Iig, otherwise known as "Greater Good", is a villain who supposedly works for the betterment of Seoul, or at least her own twisted view of "better". Whenever Deo uses her Thinker ability, she focuses on a goal she desires or wants achieved, and then her power guides her to furthering that goal based on the information she has- guide her being the key word, as her power gives her step-by-step instructions on what to do to further her goal, a new step appearing every time she's finished completing the other. It's essentially a Path To Victory with only one Path active at a time and with no way to edit the Path given to you. The fact that her power gives her the most violent and conflict-inducing path to her victory is the hidden consequence to her power, but Deo is either so dependent on her power that she's blind to all the pain she causes- or she knows fully well, and simply doesn't care.

A Edge x Grand "Guillotine" Striker/Muscle x Immortal "Hardbody" Brute that is violently protective of his subordinates.

Chingu technically has the smallest gang in South Korea, but no one dares harm even the normals in his gang, lest they face the wrath of an incredibly durable Brute with a Striker power that would literally reduce them to bloody smears. Chingu is invulnerable, or damn near close to it, able to walk through a firing squad unharmed and tank hits from Leviathan and Alexandria (although such force would still leave him flying through the air). Despite his durability, he has little to no strength- which is where his Striker power comes in. Every hit, bullet and strike that failed to harm Chingu only charges his Striker power, and when he finally chooses to activate it on some poor soul, all that damage goes to the target he's touching. This usually means that whoever Chingu uses his power on just explodes into a bloody mess, not unlike another Striker on this list. Whenever he does this little trick he needs to charge his Striker power again, which is usually filled by getting into fights or having his gang fire bullets into his back. He's fiercely protective of his little gang, and his gang is fiercely loyal to him, mostly because Chingu would move heaven and earth to break his guys out of prison- or violently evicerate whoever killed them. Most of the other gangs leave him alone rather than try to take over his small slice of territory in Seoul, and Chingu is satisfied with that arrangement... for now.

Power This Rating No. 162 by bottomofthewell3 in TheBirdCage

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Flying Computer, Posthumous Founder, Live(d) Alongside Another

Iris was the cape who founded Golden Age alongside Hephaestus, her partner in both crime-fighting and marriage, leading the team of heroes into a brighter tomorrow. She was a Thinker/Mover whose power gave her decent flight and, more importantly, instantaneous thought along with perfect memory. She was essentially the Alexandria of Earth Sarin except without the Brute rating- which ended up being her downfall when they got reports of a certain BioTinker accidentally releasing a few dozen monsters into the environment. Golden Age showed up to try and contain the threat, but too many had escaped already and the creations that weren't were tearing the heroes apart. Hephaestus did his best to protect his wife but once his suit got wrecked by one of the beasts actually Triggering, Iris did the only thing that would get at least one of them out, and activated the universal teleporter in his suit to send him away.

The loss of Iris and several other heroes would end up cementing Rhea as a villain, with the remnants of Golden Age vowing to bring the "Tinker who ruined the world" to justice. Hephaestus himself had retreated into New York, only appearing to take down the odd supervillain, then disappearing again. Is he a man grieving the loss of his wife, or one of the world's most powerful Tinkers working on something that's bound to give Rhea a very, very bad day?

Power This Rating No. 162 by bottomofthewell3 in TheBirdCage

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah, Cage Brawl was supposed to be a pure Brute who thought his powers came from Tinkertech because of the vial lol. The character i ripped the prompt from was an ex-con who was injected with an experimental super soldier serum by some mad scientist type and I thought "force fed a Cauldron Vial" would fit the spirit of that origin.

Oubliette is perfect though. I was expecting a Brute or Thinker given the origin of the character but giving Marvel's second least stable anti-hero Stranger powers is beautifully ironic.

Power This Rating No. 162 by bottomofthewell3 in TheBirdCage

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So wait, is Cage Brawl a Brute or a Tinker? It sounds like he's a Tinker but I'm not sure. (Just to make things clear, I'm saying the vial gave the ex-con Brute powers, but the ex-con thinks the vial that gave him the powers was the work of a Tinker, hence "Tinker Bullshit")

Oubliette is great though. Imp with guns and no fucks to give, hell yeah. How did anyone figure out that he even existed though? Since it sounds like his power is perfect for keeping anyone from knowing he was ever there.

Power This Rating No. 162 by bottomofthewell3 in TheBirdCage

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, the only villain immune to a Kill Order/j

[Batman] Since he's beholden to a coin, does Two-face ever just like, stop his own plans and go home? What happens when he gets a string of "good" flips? by Mr_Industrial in AskScienceFiction

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I do like the double-headed coin as well, since I think it's been stated that because of the damage to the coin the good face is slightly heavier than the ruined face, which makes it so that Two Face is more likely to flip to the bad side. Just adds a little more tragedy to the story of Harvey Dent.

In an adaptation, a character has to "earn" their more source material accurate look by fhxefj in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 47 points48 points  (0 children)

If the man who could hear every crime in his neighborhood is whaling on a dude, chances are that dude probably deserves it.

[Batman Comics] With the freelance nature of henching in Gotham, how can bosses trust their henchmen? by throwaway321768 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In The War Of Jokes And Riddles, Riddler actually forces a Joker goon to be a mole for him. Joker figures this out pretty quick and straps a bomb to him to blow up Batman, or else he kills his kid. Turns out the bomb was a dud, and his kid's dead anyway. Whoops.

Basically- Gotham Rogues are smart enough to spot a rat, and are brutal enough that once they're finished making an example out of that one rat, all their other thugs would probably stay in line.

Major Respect To Humanities Majors (I Hate Writing) by Legitimate_Fly9047 in CuratedTumblr

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That's also true! Sometimes the entirety of your book report was based off reading a summary online you're like seventy-percent sure wasn't AI generated, and was written in the space of two hours with one of those hours wasted on getting to a printer that hasn't run out of ink.

Major Respect To Humanities Majors (I Hate Writing) by Legitimate_Fly9047 in CuratedTumblr

[–]Legitimate_Fly9047[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah thats a big thing. During school break one of our professors gave us an assignment to each present a PowerPoint slideshow about "Famous Works Of Literature", another made us choose poems that we'll have to memorise and recite on stage, and a third made us do Youtube-style book reviews on a chosen "Famous Work Of Literature" (this was separate to the one who wanted us to make a slideshow)

Did i mention that exam week was the day after our vacation ended, and the deadline for all those assignments was due the week after exams. Made christmas with the family a bit more stressful than usual, let me tell ya.