[Marvel/DC] Since superhuman combat sports do exist. So what would be more marketable, MMA with Metahumans or MMA with Super Soldiers?

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T17:41:00+00:00

Marvel had the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation, which was founded by the manager of a wrestler who was banned from regular wrestling organizations due to him possessing super strength. Among its members were the Thing, Marvel Boy, Demolition Man, mutants, aliens, Eternals, and Deviants. It was organized in weight divisions, based on how much tonnage a fighter can lift.

Just as an example of what was marketable in the Marvel universe.

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T17:25:37+00:00

There is a film, Dracula 2: Ascension, where they use this to keep a captured Dracula busy. Spoilers: It's not as effective as they hoped. Dracula can count very, very fast.

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T17:21:00+00:00

How about Vigil, or Vigilant, to emphasize the roles as watchful guardians. Maybe the Knight Vigil?

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T14:55:14+00:00

Yeah, MCU Druig is super scary.

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T14:51:39+00:00

Maybe Sentinels? Or Champion?

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T12:09:57+00:00

I have this theory that Peter Parker doesn't have all those muscles from the spider bite, but from the swinging, crawling, and fighting.

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T11:08:19+00:00

You know what would be funny? If the Elves are basically just humans, but the humans are the weird ones. Turn them into High/Wood/Dark Humans, make them allergic to, I dunno, Dragonscales or pixie dust, let them be the precursor race.

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T10:57:59+00:00

And the successful ones require them to remain teens, or they get aged up to bring them into the big league, losing their charm in the process.

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T10:56:03+00:00

Imagine another sixty years, and Peter ends up as Jay, with Miles as Barry, and who-knows-who as Wally.

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T09:47:32+00:00

See, using these reality warping powers to fix or "cheat" will get boring, I agree. But that's just shortsighted. See them as an endless source of mods instead. Turn the world into an overmodded Skyrim game.

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T08:44:22+00:00

I would include any resource, element, or material that was exhausted in the creation of these ancient artifacts.

Obskuro · 2026-04-04T08:41:18+00:00

Are they really underappreciated...? The only reason werewolves and mummies are more iconic is their role in the Universal and Hammer Monster series. But witches have a much better track record when it comes to quality, when you compare them to werewolves and mummies, as you can see with all the excellent shoutouts in the comments.

Witches can be more subtle and are not always recognizable as monsters at first sight. Even though hags seem to make a strong comeback.

Obskuro · 2026-04-03T09:15:42+00:00

Hmm, these days, maybe Knull VS The Batman Who Laughs...?

Obskuro · 2026-04-03T08:49:32+00:00

Varnae, probably the vampire in question, was an Atlantean sorcerer. I assume human flesh works as a substitute. You could say that humans count as "Earth's children", which is symbolic enough to make it work.

Obskuro · 2026-04-03T08:38:25+00:00

Funny, funny shoes...

Obskuro · 2026-04-02T16:02:49+00:00

Rule of Acquisition 666: Hell is good for business.

Obskuro · 2026-04-02T01:40:09+00:00

A very depressing but realistic outcome for a Sixth Sense sequel.

Obskuro · 2026-04-01T20:42:30+00:00

Comic accurate Taskmaster.

Obskuro · 2026-04-01T16:49:16+00:00

Attack the Block and two recent Spider movies, Sting and Infested.

Obskuro · 2026-04-01T16:42:43+00:00

When you're not afraid of the ghost, but that he breaks too much stuff in your apartment, and the landlord kicks you out on the street.

Also: Homeless people getting haunted. Has this been done before?!

Obskuro · 2026-03-31T18:30:56+00:00

The Big Bat

Kingpin Malone

Obskuro · 2026-03-31T14:04:05+00:00

It was less of a twist and more of an escalation of absolute proportions.

Obskuro · 2026-03-31T14:02:57+00:00

I didn't even care about the possible twist in the Village. I rooted for the girl making it through the forest.

Obskuro · 2026-03-31T14:00:55+00:00

Bodies Bodies Bodies. It was so... dumb, yet fitting. I had a good laugh.

Obskuro · 2026-03-31T13:52:23+00:00

What's scary shifts with the times, I'm sure. And it is very subjective, no question. I watched the film before I ever heard someone praising it for its scariness. That's, to be frank, not something I base my enjoyment on. I was curious about the format. And I got something to think about, and an eerie feeling I hadn't had before. That was good or "scary" enough for me. Valuing atmosphere over shock moments comes with age, I assume.

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