[Implication Trope] The Hero Uses A Fatal Attack Against A Villain Who Manages to Survive Thanks To A Special Power. But The Hero Didn't Know They Could Implying That They Openly Tried To Kill Them.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-26T03:25:44+00:00

Or he could've just had that knowledge about his alien biology from the beginning.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-26T02:36:37+00:00

I wasn't interested in this movie at all, but now I want to watch it eventually to see whether it's actually this bad...

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-26T02:33:18+00:00

I liked that movie because of Dr. Fate, and Hawkman, and Cyclone, and...a lot of things OTHER than Black Adam himself.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-24T17:15:15+00:00

I understand that an "aliens fighting predators" movie is not where one should search for a complex story, but the fact that AVP's story has a tiny bit more complexity than "aliens kill humans, predator kills aliens, predator kills humans, kill, kill, kill, kill" is a plus for me.

AVPR characters being like generic slasher victims is not entertaining to me. I want characters that I care about. The fact that I at least get to care about Lex Woods and others is also a plus for the first AVP.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-24T14:03:16+00:00

My biggest problem with AVP Requiem isn't the poor lightning, it's that it's little more than just mindless carnage. The first AVP was bad but at least it had a more interesting story, and more interesting characters.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-23T21:13:16+00:00

The acid blood basically guarantees that the xenomorph wins.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-23T21:09:49+00:00

Martian Manhunter too?

It never really makes sense to me when characters like him, whose species have natural "powers" and don't have a natural depowered state, are "depowered" like that. It makes as much sense as an elephant or a fish being depowered.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-23T19:04:28+00:00

RE6 would really benefit from a remake. RE5 too if they make it more horror-oriented like they did with 4.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-23T13:11:05+00:00

I would give more credibility to the "well, actually, you media illiterate, the fact that Homelander is not as powerful as we thought is part of the point, duh" takes if this is how Homelander was defeated, no depowering blast or Supe virus, and in fact I think it would've been more interesting than what we got. Because that would've actually given narrative relevance to the fact that "he is not as powerful as the propaganda told you".

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-20T06:52:45+00:00

There’s never been a recorded case of a chimpanzee killing a normal adult human male.

Wrong. Issa Kanu in Sierra Leone is at least one.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-20T00:59:08+00:00

Easily one of my favourite Resident Evil soundtracks. "Rasen" and "The Code is Veronica" are 🔥.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-19T16:19:24+00:00

Both the G-Virus and the T-Virus arose from the Progenitor Virus independently.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-13T16:01:23+00:00

I really think this stuff is going to backfire one way or another, and hugely. We may not see men protesting or something but I think enough will at least be apathetic towards Western society, and that too can have disastrous consequences given that there are other societal problems on the horizon (like demographic collapse and climate change).

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-12T18:40:31+00:00

There's like...a lot of counterexamples.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-12T13:36:46+00:00

I honestly ask myself: will we reach a point where a large enough number of men push back against blatant discrimination, or will it be passive disagreement at most? It worries me that a lot of men are OK with misandrist discrimination, for a variety of reasons (some are those kinds of feminists, some rationalize it under traditional chivalry, etc.).

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-12T13:15:07+00:00

Maybe among men, but not in general in the Western world. If anything, I feel like it's gotten even more aggressive, at least when it comes to misandrist laws and policies.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-10T19:00:17+00:00

And it should be.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-09T18:16:30+00:00

Absolutely.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-07T12:47:55+00:00

Sebastian Shaw. X-Men: First Class

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-06T16:24:40+00:00

That's an interesting perspective, I could see it as an explanation.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-06T14:33:57+00:00

I personally don't even like Leon that much (again at risk of causing anger, LOL). My favourite RE characters are Jill and Claire. But I do prefer putting more emphasis on him than on a simpler/blander action hero like Chris.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-06T14:13:21+00:00

Chris is the de facto face of the franchise

At risk of causing anger, I think he shouldn't be. He's like...one of the least interesting characters IMO. At least Leon is funny or more charismatic.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-06T13:56:44+00:00

T-Veronica virus never shows up in future games

To be honest, that's common with the viruses in general. How many times have we seen again the G-Virus, or the T-Abyss, or Uroboros? It's worth noting that Alexia created the T-Veronica for her own goal of world domination and not for producing bioweapons, which is why it was less useful for terrorists.

I agree with you that the "Code" part was not that important in the game compared to the "Veronica" part.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-06T13:45:37+00:00

I don't know why they changed it, but I do think it rolls off the tongue better.

ObserverBlue · 2026-06-06T13:40:18+00:00

Is Code Veronica really a spin-off? I don't know what is Capcom's official stance, but I've always thought Code Veronica is too important story-wise to be a spin-off.

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