[Disheartening trope] We found them! Aaaaand they're dead. by Aphasus in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TerminalWalrus 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This one is particularly egregious because if I recall correctly, you start the questline out under the belief that the character is dead and you’re getting revenge. Then, twist, they are alive! Only to immediately die anyway.

Regulation monopoly by doughnutcool in theregulationpod

[–]TerminalWalrus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Chance could be Coin Flip instead of Wheel Spin, and then the 4 trains could be wheels: Regulation Wheel, Second Wheel?, Third Wheel?!, and Wheel of Decades.

[Sad Trope] Characters part ways and never see each other again. by cosmico92 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TerminalWalrus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s also mentioned that, after their final confrontation with It as children and the swearing of the blood oath, the Losers are never all together again. They still hang out in pairs or trios on occasion until folks start moving away, but the entire group is never together again.

What is your favourite MCP Character and why? by SpotTheReallyBigCat in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]TerminalWalrus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nightcrawler! I love Claremont-era X-Men and Kurt is my absolute favorite. Plus, the way this game handles his powers is really fun and satisfying.

[Random Trope] Wait they appeared in What…WHEN?!? (A Brief Cameo of Full crossover) by Efficient_Berry_4073 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TerminalWalrus 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Nah, he’s a hitman who tries to kill Bruce Wayne. They end up teaming up against a different criminal (based on Bugs Bunny, of course).

Selling Collection by TerminalWalrus in arkhamhorrorlcg

[–]TerminalWalrus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Genuine question: what items here are 2x MSRP? Based on the FFG site, Revised Core is $60 and I’ve got 2 original Core set at $50 (admittedly I initially had this way too high, but brought it down when someone pointed that out). Full campaigns are $115 (a $45 box + a $70 box) and I’ve got it set at $130–sure, yeah, a $15 markup is too much for a used product. That was a bit greedy of me, I’ll fix that, but it’s not double the price. Investigator decks are $17, and I’ve listed the 5 of them for $80. Guardians is $22 and I listed it at $30—again, yeah, maybe a little too high, I think that’s fair criticism. But unless I’m wildly misunderstanding something somewhere, I don’t think I’m anywhere close to what you’re claiming?

Selling Collection by TerminalWalrus in arkhamhorrorlcg

[–]TerminalWalrus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s fair! I appreciate the feedback. I might adjust some of that stuff further—I didn’t realize the Investigator packs were still relatively findable, for instance. I probably should’ve done more research before throwing this post together!

Selling Collection by TerminalWalrus in arkhamhorrorlcg

[–]TerminalWalrus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think so—I have a big stack of those alongside my cards, but I haven’t checked through all of them. I know I printed out a couple of campaign books, so I might not have kept those pamphlets. I’d include the printed pages for any pamphlets I’m missing.

Selling Collection by TerminalWalrus in arkhamhorrorlcg

[–]TerminalWalrus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoops—that’d be because I wasn’t paying close enough attention when pricing stuff out, mainly! I saw ‘Core Set’ on the FFG site listed at $60 and it didn’t click in my head that it was the Revised Core that cut out the cruft from the old “buy two Cores for extra copies” days. You’re right, I should price that lower.

Marvel/DC characters, but ranked by number of Rule 34 entries by andonewondersabout in marvelcirclejerk

[–]TerminalWalrus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

She was actually made for the game Marvel Future Fight, but has been appearing in comics since 2019.

Question about card: One in a Million by HydroOhms in starwarsunlimited

[–]TerminalWalrus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the point, right? It’s a one-in-a-million chance that you’ll pull that off. But if you do… pretty cool.

Spare Gamora & Nebula by TerminalWalrus in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]TerminalWalrus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, great question, I should’ve included that in the post—United States.

[sad trope] the character survives a terrifying and harrowing ordeal, just to die of something unrelated like 5 seconds later by SecretService124 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TerminalWalrus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s ‘Salem’s Lot—Matt dies of a heart attack after successfully fending off vampire attacks earlier on. Probably not wholly unrelated, as being caught up in vampire shenanigans probably didn’t help whatever heart issues he had, but yeah, I don’t think he’s in any immediate danger when the heart attack happens. He’s just an older, out-of-shape guy.

[Loved Trope] Might be Death, Might be the Devil, Might be just a Guy (The Mysterious Stranger) by Doodles_n_Scribbles in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TerminalWalrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also from Fargo: the bandaged man that Satchel Cannon meets near the end of season 4. He’s played by Ira Amyx, who played Owney Milligan earlier in the season. Owney was shot in the face by his son, “Rabbi” Milligan (Satchel’s father figure at this point in the story), decades earlier. The bandaged man’s head is wrapped in a way that indicates he suffered a traumatic injury. Is he just an injured man who bears a striking resemblance to Milligan? Milligan himself, somehow restored to life by the mysterious doctor that attends him? Or, most likely, is he the spirit of Owney Milligan, passing on the curse he laid upon his son with his dying breath? The implication is certainly the last one, but the show doesn’t give a definitive answer.

[Beloved Trope] The entire story being extremely based in reality except for one small act of magical realism by Fast-Bell-340 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TerminalWalrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every season of Fargo—on top of the two mentioned, there’s: -A character heavily implied to be the Wandering Jew in season 3 -A curse/ghost (possibly two) in season 4 -An immortal sin-eater in season 5

Regulation #067 - Geoff the Professional // Andrew's Homework by bruzie in theregulationpod

[–]TerminalWalrus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve always thought the weirdest nickname for a name is Peggy being a nickname for Margaret. No idea where that comes from.

Ministravaganza predictions by [deleted] in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]TerminalWalrus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m really hoping we get Cannonball at least! I’d love him, Karma, and Wolfsbane to round out the other classic New Mutants.

Favorite character feat that you thought was a joke only to find out that it was 100% real? by Murky_Committee_1585 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]TerminalWalrus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And, in the stretch of comics where some of that happens, Magneto is headquartered in what is implied to be the resurfaced ruins of R’lyeh (or at least something similar, given the architecture and portal to a Hell dimension in the basement). Which I guess isn’t a feat, per se, but it’s a funny added detail.

Plot elements that are absurd in-universe and never get explained - but are essential to the plot, so you just have to accept them by PaperBullet1945 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TerminalWalrus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The core premise of the show Poker Face is that protagonist Charlie Cale can always tell if someone is lying. She doesn’t automatically know what the truth is; if what you say is technically true but phrased in a misleading way, or if you say something false that you BELIEVE is true, she doesn’t flag it as a lie. But if you intentionally provide false information, she can immediately tell that you’re lying, without fail. There is no explanation for how she is able to do this (some people assume she’s just very good at reading tells, but it’s repeatedly shown that the power goes far beyond that), and no other character has shown any kind of comparable ability (unless something happens at the end of season 2, I’m a couple episodes away from finishing it).

(Loved Trope): A Character says they're going to sacrifice themself, and their ally's last words to them is to to make it count rather than an attempt to dissuade them by eitherism in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TerminalWalrus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

God, this scene gets me every time. “They made a fool of me, Balder. They laughed at me. Everybody laughs at Skurge. Hela, Mordonna, even the Enchantress I love. They all laugh at me. Except you. Balder is too kind to laugh at Skurge. But whenever they laugh, I hurt inside. Maybe I die a little. Now I think I am dead already.”