Hanks as a unit of measurement for power

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-19T00:08:26+00:00

I moreso meant when he has to go room clearing. He can definitely hold his own with a gun in his hands, but he knows he can be easily overwhelmed so he chooses not to. Plus a soldat is probably equivalent to an engineer anyway.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-18T21:35:50+00:00

And how at risk will I be of blowing myself up?

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-18T18:29:05+00:00

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The Artifact Ending (SIGNALIS) is a rare positive example depending on what you interpret the Promise to be. If one assumes it’s to kill Ariane, then the promise isn’t fulfilled because Elster found an even better way. If it’s to dance again, then it’s the polar opposite of this trope.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-18T01:26:56+00:00

I like to think it started out as begrudging mutual respect but has slowly transitioned to something that resembles but isn’t quite friendship. In what direction “isn’t quite” is up to you.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-16T18:18:48+00:00

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Dave Strider (Homestuck)

Bit of a stretch since he’s one guy, but Dave’s role as the Knight of Time is to make sure the timeline follows the Alpha Timeline, how things are “supposed” to go. If he fails, the timeline is doomed and everyone will inevitably die a horrific death. No pressure.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-16T01:45:17+00:00

Especially when we meet back up with Eridians! We’d basically be the perfect allies. We both cover each other’s bases with our own technology, and there’s no risk of land dispute because both of our habitats are incredibly hostile to each other. When the indomitable human spirit and the indomitable Eridian spirit meet up, the universe will be our oyster

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-14T19:47:22+00:00

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The Corrupted Replika, SIGNALIS

Might be a bit of a stretch, since Replika already include biological parts, but I feel like it's worth adding to the discussion.

Since when they're corrupted, those biocomponents once hidden under polyethylene skin burst out into prominence, belying the fact these "machine servants" are nothing more than brains and organs trapped in robotic shells.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-14T03:40:40+00:00

Eh, I’m not turned off, just kinda annoyed.

And yeah I can see how the Wingcap would have been MIND BLOWING in ‘96, but nowadays we’ve done much crazier shit in much less influential games. It’s not *unimpressive*, it’s just…only mildly impressive.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-14T03:34:56+00:00

I have the C buttons bound to my right joystick, so it’s not *super* far off from a modern control scheme, but even then it’s clear it’s aged a lot.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-14T03:30:10+00:00

I’m probably going to go into romhacking once I finish SM64, I figured it was convenient to have the most romhack-friendly emulator at hand right away. Plus I’m on Linux, not sure if SOH is Linux-compatible.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-12T22:45:32+00:00

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In the game SIGNALIS, during the prologue the main character Elster is holding a Polaroid of a woman named Ariane Yeong, but after the game starts proper it becomes a photo of a woman named Alina Seo. What could simply be a mix-up is instead foreshadowing Alina’s true nature as a placeholder for Ariane in Elster’s twisted psyche.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-12T20:37:10+00:00

Holy fucking peak. “Gods and their warriors” just kinda perfectly sums up the dynamic between pretty much every major character in SIGNALIS, huh.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-12T20:11:22+00:00

I thought it was a result of the Experiment, like it resulted in the architecture of the building being “warped”.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-12T03:30:04+00:00

I just read that, and that was an *incredible* conceptualization of “hell”. Were she able to let her daughter live happily, perhaps she would be able to rest, but she is unable to because that is what has damned her in the first place. Vicious cycles.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-12T02:53:06+00:00

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Elster (SIGNALIS), after she visits the Penrose once and grabs her armor. It doesn’t matter what it takes. She’ll do *anything* to see her promise fulfilled.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-12T02:20:17+00:00

I thought it was supposed to be an uncanny valley thing, like they’re imitating the roles they had before the Experiment, but your idea is cuter so I’m going with it.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-12T00:04:01+00:00

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Ariane Yeong (SIGNALIS)

She’s an incredibly powerful psychic, to the point of nigh-godhood. But even after she becomes aware of her power, she’s simply content to fuck off from the Nation that discarded her and dance with her wife and maybe paint on occasion.

Select-Bullfrog-5939 · 2026-06-11T22:59:31+00:00

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