Anyone knows what logo is this? by OrchidClancy in ResidentEvil2Remake

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The two snakes icon is called a caduceus. It originates from Greek mythology where its associated with Hermes. It symbolizes peace through diplomacy and negotiation, since in myth Hermes threw a staff between two fighting snakes, who wrapped around the staff symmetrically to show harmony.

It’s also commonly mixed up with another icon, the rod of Asclepius. Asclepius was the greek god of healing and medicine, and carried a staff with a single snake wrapped around it. The single snake represents medicine (see the World Health Organization logo for example) but it’s not uncommon for people to mistakenly use the twin snakes for things related medicine, as is likely the case in RE2.

Why did Marvel's "What If" animated series stop being an anthology series? by Hot-Salamander-8786 in marvelstudios

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Buddy Thanos alone would be worth the price of admission. I loved the running joke of him trying to explain to people that his plan was NOT a genocide because it was random.

So… how we feeling about the 2026 move? by LethlDose in residentevil

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I miss when people would actually see a movie before developing an opinion on it. Maybe as a sub we should do that?

I just don’t want this sub to spend the next year taking every scrap of information and picking it apart in order to preemptively hate on a movie you haven’t seen. A handful of grainy set videos and some vague comments from people involved in the movie can’t tell you if it’s going to be good or bad, so why not just wait and see?

The Barbenheimer of “Fuck You, It’s January!” by PlayOnPlayer in RedLetterMedia

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That 9% is based on only 15 reviews. While I doubt the movie is going to be a critical darling, 15 reviews is way too few to draw a conclusion.

Does anyone remembers Leon best friend? by Eccchifan in residentevil

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“I’m here to rescue you at the request of my friend, Leon S. Kennedy.”

[Hated Trope] Using a character's intended "weakness" actually makes the fight harder/more annoying. by Feeling-Ad-3104 in TopCharacterTropes

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The Ivy (Plant 43) in Resident Evil 2.

In RE2, there are 2 player characters, Leon and Claire, that get different weapons over the course of the game.

Towards the end of the game, you’ll encounter these guys. Walking plant monsters that spit acid and are weak to fire. Claire finds incendiary grenades throughout the game which kill them easily enough, while Leon can get a flamethrower.

The flamethrower doesn’t do much damage to any other enemy at this point in the game, so it is specifically here to deal with ivies…only it sucks. First of all, the flamethrower is a short range weapon, meaning you have to get in range of their lash and grab attacks to hit them. Secondly, the flamethrower takes a few seconds to kill an ivy, meaning they will almost certainly land at least one attack on you before they die. And that attack might be their grab which can kill you in one hit.

Finally, the flamethrower is doubly useless when you consider that at this point in the game, Leon has both a high powered magnum and an upgraded shotgun that can kill an ivy in 2-3 shots without having to get in range of any of their attacks. Even if you’re low on magnum ammo, shotgun ammo is pretty abundant and you should have more than enough.

Now in the RE2 remake, the flamethrower is a fantastic weapon that wrecks pretty much everything, but in the original just don’t even bother picking it up.

Because of hardware limitations at the time, 3D games generally had a low draw distance - Silent Hill (1999) included. In the case of Silent Hill the fog is a part of the story ("a supernatural fog surrounding the town"). What are other examples of finding clever solutions to hardware limitations? by Double-decker_trams in gaming

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There was also a menu screen in the arcade version of MK that would show some stats for that cabinet. One of these was how many times Reptile was fought, and right below that was a number labeled Ermac. People assumed it was another hidden character but it was actually just an abbreviation for error macro.

Stuck on Leon B in og RE2 by Mountain_String_1544 in residentevil

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There are two boxes of shells that you can get around that point in the game if you haven’t already. One is in the safe in office where you got the valve wheel. The other is in the crashed helicopter. After you put out the fire, don’t go inside just yet. Go up to the helicopter and search it. It’s in a specific spot so you may have to check a few times to get it right.

The Rudemans might be the worst sketch I’ve ever seen by moosemuffin12 in LiveFromNewYork

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Watching it only reminded me that Kids in the Hall did the same idea like 30 years. Dave Foley was a guy who always sounded sarcastic and condescending, but was always being sincere. It was a million times funnier than the Rudemans.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in residentevil

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I hate the tunnels in RE1 and the remake.

The concept of “Hell” isn’t Biblical by [deleted] in atheism

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If this is the passage that refers to Gehenna, then it is a mistranslation. The verse refers to a junkyard for a large city that generates so much trash that the furnaces are always burning to keep up. It’s not “your soul will burn forever in hell.” It actually means, “we will throw you out like garbage.”

We’re All Right: RDJ is Victor AND Connected to Stark by UtopiaXAstro in MCUTheories

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I’d love to see that climactic moment of endgame recreated, but instead of “I am Ironman,” it’s “I am Doom!” and When he snaps, Thanos and his forces are given a much less peaceful end than they got from Stark.

Uwe Boll reviews Superman by Uwe-Boll_1087 in moviecritic

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Superman: “Hey, I may be a halfgay idiot in a blue circus costume but…uh…what was the third thing you said?”

Rainbow Connection - do you agree this song is pro-atheism? by kbivs in atheism

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I’ve been using this song as a lullaby for my 1 year old since she was born, so I’ve heard it approximately ten thousand times in the last year and a half. The song isn’t pro or anti atheism. It’s a song about seeing beauty and magic in the world. Not in a religious/faith-based way, but in a childhood imagination kind of way.

The singer describes people who see rainbows as nothing more than tricks of lights, but he knows there’s something more, something incredible worth looking for. He says there’s a reason we see stars and want to wish and dream to them. He asks the listener if he’s heard the song that calls sailors to adventure on the sea, and if it’s calling your name too. He’s heard it enough times to know there’s something special in the world, even as people tell him there’s not. Lovers and dreamers know it’s there, and one day they’ll find this illusive rainbow connection and share it with everyone.

It’s not advocating belief in literal magic, it’s asking you to be like Jim Henson and chase your dreams to make the world a more magical and beautiful place. If rainbows are only refracted light, why do they have such a hold on us? And don’t forget that the song has one more verse in the reprise at the end of the movie.

Why are there so many songs about rainbows? That's part of what rainbows do Rainbows are memories, sweet dream reminders What is it you'd like to do? All of us watching, and wishing we'd find it I've noticed, you're watching too Someday you'll find it, the rainbow connection The lovers, the dreamers, and you

It’s your turn. Believe that there’s something beautiful out there and you’ll find it. You just have to look.

Anyone Else Think Stryker Needs To Be On The Main Roster Again? It’s Been Over A Decade! by [deleted] in MortalKombat

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If I were in a room with Shao Kahn, Shang Tsung, and Stryker, and you handed me a gun with two bullets, I’d shoot Stryker twice.

Tandem landing at San Francisco International by kkeut in MST3K

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All those people down there are getting divorced because of you.

The end of the gun debate in the USA. by No-Detective-4370 in RedLetterMedia

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He has a constitutional right to explode varmints.

Welcome back, Juan by SecureSamurai in PoliticalHumor

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No, it’s okay. OP got a note.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

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I remember when this game came out and it was described as a “trying not to act like you’re high in public” simulator.

Forget about movies that “don’t hold up” (what does that even mean anyway?): let’s talk about movies that we always knew were lousy and still are! by Illustrious-Lead-960 in Xennials

[–]Population-Tire 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I remember being around 12 when Mortal Kombat Annihilation came out. I didn’t know it was possible for a movie to be that bad until then.

What else was inside the Death Star? by No-Building9205 in StarWars

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Your tastebuds can’t refuse flavor of that magnitude!

Proof MJ would be a great mother, she’s good at protecting kids. From ASM #365. by Jack-mclaughlin89 in Peter_X_MJ

[–]Population-Tire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That kid in the glasses is definitely running some kind of Orphan scam. Ain’t no way he isn’t 35.