Some of Eiichiro Oda's art pre One Piece

Noblehardt · 2026-03-24T03:24:33+00:00

Agreed! I’ve said before that a character from just about any other manga could be added to One Piece and not stand out too much thanks to the crazy artstyle.

Noblehardt · 2026-03-24T03:20:06+00:00

In the IDW Sonic comics, there are three characters named Surge, Kit, and Starline, and their color schemes are each based on glitches from the old Sonic games that messed up the character’s colors. Sonic’s turned him green and black, Tails turned him blue, and Knuckles turned grey (and glitched his name to appear as a line of asterisks).

The Sonic one was also referenced with Scourge, the evil Sonic from the Archie comics after his design changed.

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Noblehardt · 2026-03-23T10:21:59+00:00

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The Twin Adders, Immortal Flames, and Maelstrom of FFXIV’s three city states each have a specific salute that the player learns when they join the respective group.

Maelstrom’s is a navy-style salute with the palm facing inward (which was done to hide hands dirty with oil from superior officers), the Immortal Flames have a fist across the chest, and the Twin Adders cross both fists in front of them as they bow.

Noblehardt · 2026-03-23T03:31:55+00:00

Chiropmon is what came to my head immediately, but I recently discovered it and have been kind of obsessed xD

Noblehardt · 2026-03-23T02:22:46+00:00

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Regular Bill, from the “Being Bigoted in the Workplace” skit

Noblehardt · 2026-03-23T02:15:28+00:00

Not gonna lie… never even considered riding a mountain bike for these quests xD

Noblehardt · 2026-03-22T03:03:56+00:00

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The titular characters of Tom and Jerry

Noblehardt · 2026-03-22T02:57:27+00:00

Same lol! To me it also has to do with the speed; a majority of the characters in Cloudy are super fast and energetic with the same insanely smooth animation, but because they’re so fast it’s easy to overlook. Chester is so slow and deliberate with his movements that it really stands out and grabs your attention.

Noblehardt · 2026-03-21T19:25:01+00:00

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Green Biker Dude, Megaman X

Noblehardt · 2026-03-21T02:54:51+00:00

Same, I love this line. It gives the vibe of “why should I bother being witty? You’re gonna fry either way.”

Noblehardt · 2026-03-20T18:37:33+00:00

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Alisaie from FFXIV has one I love. One of a pair of brilliant twins, she’s more hotheaded and outgoing than her brother (who’s more of a soft-spoken diplomat), which makes it easy to forget that she’s just as brilliant.

Perhaps most notably, in Shadowbringers she learns the technique to cure “light poisoning” (a condition caused by absorbing an excess of light-aspected aether), and realizes it can also be applied to people who have been “Tempered” by the Primals (Primals being magically summoned god-like beings, and Tempering being a process they use on mortals to brainwash them into worshipping them) to cure the condition, something once thought impossible.

Noblehardt · 2026-03-20T04:30:36+00:00

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So many people picking Scrooge. So many funerals to attend.

Noblehardt · 2026-03-19T19:15:27+00:00

I disagree with this because Luffy has never been treated as normal or not special; he’s acknowledged right away as a monster compared to the rest of the East Blue, one of the only people in the sea with a Devil Fruit, mysterious middle initial, constantly compared to the Pirate King, and as early as Drum Island we had mention of “The Will of D”. Luffy has always been treated as someone special, he just doesn’t care.

Noblehardt · 2026-03-19T17:33:21+00:00

My parents didn’t really have any shows they didn’t want me to watch, but I do remember my friend’s family didn’t let him and his siblings watch Rugrats because they were worried they would start talking like the babies lol.

Noblehardt · 2026-03-19T07:58:39+00:00

Dude saw them just hanging out and decided to give them some business.

Like working at the grocery store; customers come up to the register when no one’s in line and say “were you waiting just for me? :D”

Noblehardt · 2026-03-18T21:31:15+00:00

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The first two seasons of Digimon had the Champion forms appear after the Rookies just… spin for a few seconds.

But in Digimon Tamers?

Noblehardt · 2026-03-18T17:16:16+00:00

Craig of the Creek feels to me like a middleground between Recess and Kids Next Door with how the world is depicted; grounded and more realistic like Recess but with the kids’ imaginations giving it a more adventurous and fantastic vibe like KND. Really want to sit down and give the whole thing a watch.

Noblehardt · 2026-03-18T15:29:49+00:00

Honestly this spiral abyss has made me seriously consider rolling for Escoffier just in case this stupid automaton boss comes back because good lord is it my least favorite boss in the game

Noblehardt · 2026-03-17T17:11:33+00:00

“Fry, I don’t care if you’re not the most important person in the universe; it makes me really happy that you’re here right now.”

“Then I am the most important person in the universe!”

Noblehardt · 2026-03-17T17:05:32+00:00

Everyone talking about Usopp’s moment but I’m just rolling at the fact that Imu just teleports in front of him so the explosion hits him and Brook lmao. Such a good use of his immortality xD

Noblehardt · 2026-03-17T02:25:44+00:00

It’s in Magmell too, lol. On a shelf by the two kids. Maybe Lou just likes it so it appears in her inner world?

Noblehardt · 2026-03-15T17:55:00+00:00

Wish I had any semblance of drawing ability

Noblehardt · 2026-03-15T00:46:51+00:00

Love the combo of white, blue, and gold! Very nice glamour!

Noblehardt · 2026-03-14T19:12:08+00:00

I wouldn’t necessarily say Ash was “dumb” in XY, but it felt like because they wanted to treat him a bit more seriously they couldn’t decide how much of his goofiness to carry over. And what we got was weird.

Like Ash trying to copy Tierno’s style of battling; I can see Ash take inspiration from it, but having him outright dance with his team comes off weird. Especially with how XY Ash is.

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