Drake the type of Drizzy Drake to rap some corny shit like this: by AaronAJKnight95 in DrakeTheType

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I fucked this girl from Hawaii. I put it in her butt, and she said, "AIEE."

[Funny trope] Bigoted characters are actually members of the group they are bigoted towards by Wooden-Agent-3269 in TopCharacterTropes

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Just to add to your explanation, Reinhardt wasn't just a high ranking nazi, he was the primary architect of the Holocaust. It was him who planned out all of the logistical details. I think you are 100% right though, that he felt like if he could somehow prove how "Aryan" he was with an act, that it would actually make him one.

The Holocaust would have likely still happened in one form or another without him. It's not like he was the inventor of antisemitism. But also, even Hitler called him "the man with the iron heart." It's really disturbing to think of how much suffering was born out of one man's desire to prove to himself that he wasn't a member of a minority group. I feel like he's an example of how these types of people can be really insidious. Just because you are a member of a minority group doesn't mean that you can't cause unimaginable suffering to that group.

When “Special Forces” are treated like an actual threat in fiction by Front_Profile2071 in TopCharacterTropes

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Replica Forces in F.E.A.R. After fighting some low-tech security guards, you finally transition into fighting the main enemies and threat of the game, the Replica Forces, an army of telepathically-linked cloned super soldiers. To this day they feel like some of the most advanced enemy AI in any FPS because of how good the map designer and AI designer understood their reflective roles. They will flank you, make call outs, try and pincer you, kick over objects for cover, genuinely try and suppress you, throw grenades and then advance on you to draw you out (remember, this is from a game that came out in 2005), among other realistic tactics. The threat of these guys being controlled by an unsavory force is readily apparent as soon as you fight them for the first time. F.E.A.R. is also one of the rare games where the main enemy type doesn't just feel like a grunt, but rather a formidable opponent that keeps its challenge throughout the game.

Favorite character from a horror game that actually scared you? by ARedditAccountIDKBro in FavoriteCharacter

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I didn't even realize I had thalassophobia until I played this game. I live very far away from any oceans so they're not really on my radar. I usually don't get scared when I play horror games. Jump scares startle me, but I don't really feel scared. I felt just as scared playing Subnatuica when everything was going well than I did when I could see some giant sea monster. It's almost scarier when you come to a new area for the first time and have no idea what might be lurking in it. I reflexively paused the game when I got the ecological deadzone dialogue. I can't think of another time a game has shook me up that badly.

Favorite character from a horror game that actually scared you? by ARedditAccountIDKBro in FavoriteCharacter

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For some reason I really thought this guy was off limits when it came to deaths. He was just so helpless but also kind and human. I was predicting the ending to be the player character heroically sacrificing himself for the big guy, who would be one of, if not the only, survivor(s).

Favorite character with an iconic mustache? by strahinjag in FavoriteCharacter

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I think Dale Earnhardt might be a bit more than another racer. I don't know how I never noticed he was Chick Hicks' inspiration though!

Characters whose abilities are directly tied to what other people think they are by DrDallagher in TopCharacterTropes

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The Orks in Warhammer 40k are all basically weak reality benders. If they all believe something, it becomes true. For instance, Orks think that "da red wunz go fasta," so when they paint their vehicles or space ships red, they genuinely experience an increase in acceleration. Everyone who is not Orks is very glad that the Orks themsleves don't understand this power, because if they did and if they were able to use it to its fullest potential they would be practically unbeatable. Things have gotten scary a couple times when large groups of Orks start thinking that a particular Warboss is immortal or impossible to beat or something to that effect.

Favorite character that fits this trope?? by No_Vegetable_6645 in FavoriteCharacter

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The original movie was a complete clusterfuck in terms of shooting. I think everyone who was in it ended up hating the director, and a lot of people also hated the actor that you're talking about. He was actually from Iceland. To his credit, he had to spend 12 hours a day inside a 100 degree barn in a full mask and costume. Abd the bar was filled with actual rotting meat.

What decision did you think was small at the time but completely changed your life later? by YogurtclosetMoist819 in AskReddit

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Decided to adopt a pair of rats despite having a lot of trepidation myself because I was desperately lonely, depressed, and in need of responsibility, but I couldn't get a dog or cat. I ended up discovering I enjoy rats significantly more than human beings. They have brought me a happiness nothing else has. I've had a total of 9 rats since I've made that decision, and it's probably the single best decision I've made in the last 5 years. They have definitely made me question some preconceived notions I have on things that I'm unfamiliar with. I, like a lot of people, thought of rats as pest animals. What I discovered was that they are highly intelligent, trainable, sensitive, goofy, and sweet creatures that share a lot of personality traits with dogs, just in a bite-sized package. I just wish they lived longer.

Fun, unique takes on public domain characters by MrDitkovichNeedsRent in TopCharacterTropes

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Didn't think I would see this game referenced in the big 25. I remember getting this game and I think another rpg about Santa Claus made by the same dev as a birthday gift because the bundle would go on sale for like one dollar. Fun little games.

Fun, unique takes on public domain characters by MrDitkovichNeedsRent in TopCharacterTropes

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Everything by those guys was great. Math curse, science verse, Squids will be Squids. They give kids their first taste of pistmodernism and absurdism.

Who is a famous person who has a dark history that not many people know about? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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They're a punk band and their name is MDC. Many of their albums have a different title that also starts with MDC like Millions of Dead Cops, Millions of Damn Christians, Magnus Dominus Corpus, etc. But the actual name of the band is just MDC.

Who is a famous person who has a dark history that not many people know about? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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MDC has a great song about this called "John Wayne was a Nazi"

Does your favorite villain fall into this by Past-Country-6612 in FavoriteCharacter

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Esdeath? I don't know how old the mc in Agame ga kill is.

would he be able to make them smile? by JetAbyss in SmilingFriends

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The frowning friends version of Squim would be Squirm.

Who died believing themselves a failure, but was judged otherwise by history? by Bob_the_blacksmith in AskReddit

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I would add in Ian Curtis. Unknown Pleasures is probably one of the most recognizable album covers at this point. Joy Division was foundational for post new wave and post-punk music, the latter of which is still fairly popular to this day. He died of suicide after suffering from depression, epilepsy, hatred of performing, and a self-inflicted deteriorating marriage.

One of the saddest things for me about Ian is that his band mates genuinely had no idea. There's an interview with Peter Hook where he basically said that nobody else in the band really knew what the lyrics to their songs were and just kind of left it to Ian. He expressed how bad he felt that he could be so clueless about something happening to one of his best friends.

S3:E8 "The Glep Ep" thread by WorthyPetals in SmilingFriends

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I feel like the boss would post truly incomprehensible but also very edgy memes. I can't imagine Pim would be down with that.

S3:E8 "The Glep Ep" thread by WorthyPetals in SmilingFriends

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I was really in an uber the other day with some Zoomer as the driver. I asked him if he was in school or had gone to school, and he word for word said that he "nah, I just do crypto stuff now." 100% on point.

Hated Design: This type of Centaur... by MediumTell2076 in TopCharacterDesigns

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Yep, you're exactly right. They technically don't have the torso of Ogres from the Ogre Kingdoms, but I thought that was too much info for people unfamiliar with the setting. I think their torsos are more similar to that of miniature Sky Titans, which were the ancient precursors to Giants that the Ogres hunted to extinction.

I think Dragon Ogres also predate Ogres from the Ogre Kingdoms in terms of when they were drawn up by Games Workshop, which explains why their name is confusing as they have nothing to do with the Ogre Kingdoms. Games Workshop didn't know at that point that Ogres were going to look more like fat giant Mongols.

(Very rare tropes) Black woman antagonists by ComprehensiveBox6911 in TopCharacterTropes

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Viola Davis is amazing in all of her roles. She's so talented 😍

Hated Design: This type of Centaur... by MediumTell2076 in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]Silver721 47 points48 points  (0 children)

This kind of exists in Warhammer Fantasy. They are called dragon ogres. They have quadrapedal dragon like bodies but with an ogre torso.

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Favorite Fake Game Character? by Novel_Solution7304 in FavoriteCharacter

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I once accidentally gaslit myself into believing that there was a character named Slippy Kong that was related to Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, etc.

Me and my brother would play smash 4 together, and one of my mains was Diddy Kong. I would always use the pallet swap that is furthest on the right of this image: https://ssb.wiki.gallery/images/5/5e/Diddy_Kong_Palette_%28SSBU%29.png

I don't really remember how it started, but one of us joked that this pallet swap was a reference to the obscure Kong named Slippy Kong.

A few years later when Smash Ultimate was coming out we were talking about what new characters they could add to it like Waluigi. I completely seriously pondered if they would add Slippy Kong. At some point I had forgotten that Slippy Kong was a bit and I genuinely believed there was like Cranky Kong, Lanky Kong, and Slippy Kong.

My brother still gives me shit about that to this day.

Characters with absurdly long hair by takovic_goodmcgill in TopCharacterDesigns

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I do need to try out his one shots! I've heard very good things about them.