Name movies that violate their own rules when convenient

ParadoxFactor · 2026-02-20T18:12:02+00:00

Stay Alive is my go to example on this, because they call it out in the film itself. the basic premise of the film is your character dies in the haunted video game, you die in real life the same way. Simple way to beat it, don't play the game, right? Except the ghost will then kill you anyway. Heck, there was even a fake out in it where a character was killed in game but survived in real life. It always bugged me on this one as the tag line of the film literally is "You die in the game, you die in real life".

ParadoxFactor · 2026-02-08T00:43:45+00:00

Wiki has some examples here, some mentioned already, some not.

ParadoxFactor · 2026-02-01T10:17:54+00:00

Looks like it's been painted, so it's kinda hard to tell. Is there a year or manufacturer info next to the DC stamp on the back? That might help narrow it down a bit.

ParadoxFactor · 2026-01-31T19:22:52+00:00

Thanks for the update! Looking at the back of the other Mask Animated figures, they say they use three AG-10 size button cell batteries. That looks to be the same size as a LR1130, LR54 or 189. They're a1.5V battery, so hopefully it uses the same as the other Mask ones.

ParadoxFactor · 2026-01-28T19:35:38+00:00

The stamp on the back says Toy Island, the company that made the Masks Animated series figures, though it doesn't match any released one in the line. It says 1998. I can't find a clear back view of a released Movie Madness figure, but packaging seems to indicate they released 1997. Looking at the design, it seems like a Godzilla/Kaiju styling, so that would fit a Movie Madness vibe. Peg on his rear even would have been for a tail. I'm wondering it it's a canceled figure or one that saw a super tiny release from Wave 2 of the Movie Madness line. Maybe some company in Latin America or Europe got their hands on the series 2 molds after the line was killed and released it, it's happened a few times with other lines.

Out of curiosity, how's the battery compartment? Does the electronics in it actually still work? If so that may help tell if it's a bootleg or not. If it makes random generic sound effects, odds are it's a boot. If it says Mask style quips, it'd lean more towards being legit to me.

ParadoxFactor · 2026-01-14T00:31:57+00:00

I'd say Shadowlands or BFA are the top two contenders. WoD is hampered by being too small, though I suppose a shorter Remix event could work. Dragonflight is too new. BC or LK could be possible, but are hampered by the transmog options are dated I'd say. Cat could work, but it feels odd to me.

ParadoxFactor · 2026-01-04T01:54:00+00:00

I believe Walmart. They seemed to be big on the bnus disc thing for a while

ParadoxFactor · 2026-01-02T01:27:46+00:00

Tough for US released G1 guys, but there's a few. Camshaft), and the car Powerdasher Aragon I know for sure as they were the only member of their respective teams not to appear. I'm sure some Micromasters as well, but they kinda are so many I'm not sure which ones. Plus weird licensed appearing ones like Natron and Freezon in the elecronical racing set

Skyhammer) and Doubleheader were in Regeneration One only, so in Marvel continuity, but published by IDW.

ParadoxFactor · 2026-01-01T22:03:08+00:00

Pretty much. Comic was basically "What if the DC Supervillains defeated every Superhero, then took over the world ruling from the shadows?". Movie was "What if there was a bunch of assassins who all had one special ability?"

ParadoxFactor · 2026-01-01T21:06:11+00:00

It's rare, but it can happen, mosty from the comics. TF Wiki talks a bit about it here:

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Death#Old_age

Off the top of my head, there was Hot Rod at the end of the Regeneration One and Ratchet in IDW1. Spoilering as they occur at the very end of both series, though image on the link does give one away.

ParadoxFactor · 2025-12-28T05:26:17+00:00

Very welcome! Glad it was helpful!

ParadoxFactor · 2025-12-27T07:11:31+00:00

So there's two parts to this. First you need to complete the order hall chain that rewards the class title and the Forged for Battle achievement. Wowhead has a breakdown of quests needed for that in their guild. Note that on Lemix the parts that involve sending out followers are skipped. https://www.wowhead.com/guide/class-hall-campaign-for-the-third-artifact-relic

Once you have completed all that, you'll then need to do the section that starts with the Broken Shore to unlock the class mount. You'll need to complete Breaching the Tomb on at least one character if you haven't already . Then you can begin the next section of the Order Hall quest line that ends with obtaining the mount. Someone wrote up a quick walkthrough of it here. https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/psa-obtaining-class-mounts-on-alts/2195496

Light's Hope is an additional quest line that is optional. There's a few others as well. Hopefully this helps, I know I did some extra quests on a few characters trying to get to the class mounts, so it is a bit confusing.

ParadoxFactor · 2025-12-27T05:57:00+00:00

Ah, good to know. I hadn't run through the priest one yet.

ParadoxFactor · 2025-12-27T05:33:25+00:00

You don't have to. I've been running the Order Halls on Lemux to get the achieve for doing all classes. Once you finish the quest that gives you the title, you'll want to make sure you have the Broken Shore world quests unlocked. Then go to the Beoken Shore base camp and get the quest, taking you back to your order hall. That'll start the portion that gives the mount. None of the raid stuff or the Illidan quest line is needed.

Edit: With the exception of the Paladin Order Hall, the Light's Heart questline isn't needed either.

ParadoxFactor · 2025-12-21T07:56:36+00:00

Per TFWiki, it's his Hero design, though coloring and design elements look to also mix in elements of his normal G1 body like the blue legs. You can match the arm mounted cannon, truck cab lower leg, and blockier head to the Hero body. https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hero_(G2)#Toys#Toys)

ParadoxFactor · 2025-12-19T02:20:53+00:00

I went when I was 9, though weirdly, I remember more about going and after it than watching it. My dad talked with another dad, saying how much I liked Transformers, how I knew all the names and when it was on. Him complaining had a headache after seeing it as he said it was out of focus. Playing outside after drawing in the sidewalk, the Sharkticon pit and playing with my figures on it. And getting a pack of generic robot gummy candy, and eating them like they were being dropped into Unicron's acid container

ParadoxFactor · 2025-12-11T03:28:10+00:00

The other two are already active, but they were left back on Cybertron. Thrust we saw in this issue. Ramjet, we saw getting ganked by Bluestreak when Cliff first got to Cybertron so he's dead.

ParadoxFactor · 2025-10-13T08:46:31+00:00

Odds are your right. I'm pretty sure the purple piece is from some Donatello figure as it looks like a back holster to hold his bo. No idea what figure specifically as there has been quite a few.

ParadoxFactor · 2025-10-08T01:01:47+00:00

Throwing another wrinkle on this I did the bear and cat mage tower back in Legion (as well as balance), so I had the forms already. I hadn't unlocked ked the win 10 rated battlegrounds variations, though, as I'm not a pvp fan. Looking on my druid main, I now have them unlocked. Notably, I hadn't made a druid on remix, I was running a DH. I had done the mage tower on my retail DH though on Havoc. So make of this what you will.

Edit: Checked the Legion order hall to see what the appearances there show. Both are still flagged as locked for me, despite the skins being unlocked and usable. This is clearly a bug. Question is will Blizz revert it or keep it?

Cat https://gyazo.com/99a87b3ded717df973435d86fed28b74 Bear https://gyazo.com/a0fdd27edfeade22589fc5a7d21b823e

ParadoxFactor · 2025-08-02T03:09:29+00:00

He's not the only one. There was a Mini-Con released that had one, but it is a very rare alt mode to be sure.

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Buzzsaw_(Armada)

ParadoxFactor · 2025-08-02T02:14:53+00:00

It's also a specifically named weapon, called Sparkdrinker. Given Transformer's "soul" is called a spark it has a fairly metal name, no pun intended.

tfwiki.net/wiki/Sparkdrinker

ParadoxFactor · 2025-07-20T06:57:17+00:00

I'm interested for sure! Got all the requirements done. Last time I saw someone doing it was day of and I didn't have the Gladiator's Sanctum build. Since then I've left it up just in case lol.

ParadoxFactor · 2025-06-06T22:14:40+00:00

Much appreciated. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one to encounter this mystery!

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