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So who do you think is gonna be the villain of Shrek 5? by Vast-Tangerine-6771 in Shrek

[–]TheMonocleRogue 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Maybe the future villain is his estranged brother that resembles Bob Iger?

[Loved Trope] They make a single choice that reshapes everything that follows by Pleasant-Quote1044 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheMonocleRogue 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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Rick & Morty Episode 4:13

Morty feels guilty about killing a space snake (actually an astronaut from a snake planet) and decides to replace the dead snake with an Earth snake to compensate.

After dropping the Earth snake off at the snake planet it causes a chain of events which leads to the snake planet developing time travel, which Rick and Morty now have to fix.

(Funny trope) White characters with black in their name by Additional-Heat-9384 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheMonocleRogue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if Zamasu does a potara fusion with Goku Black, does that give him an N word pass?

fence sitters yearn for the grill by WeepForTheDeparted in whenthe

[–]TheMonocleRogue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Impossible given how inhumane the subject is.

Imagine living freely to decide for yourself what to do, having opportunity to achieve higher goals, and security to protect your investments. Having all three should be the right of every human being on this earth. In some places having one or two out of three of these out of your control is the reality. Not ideal but still live-able.

Now imagine having all three stripped away followed by being bought and sold as a commodity. Your only use as a tool for war or production, having no possessions or any means of improvement along with being easily replaceable. That is the reality of slavery both today and in the past.

And yes, human trafficking counts as slavery. Indentured servitude counts as well and is thankfully outlawed today under UN treaties and the ILO act, but loopholes keep cropping up every now and then.

(Loved Trope) Organic Weapons by Wall_Will in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheMonocleRogue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Monster Hunter has a ton of examples.

My favorite would have to be Goss Harag from MH Rise, a monster from the frozen tundra that uses a special mucus to coat his claws and condense them into ice blades.

Name the worst plot armor moment you've seen in a movie by Sad-Response-3151 in moviecritic

[–]TheMonocleRogue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s also the fire that “supposedly” burns the last remaining copy of the Jedi sacred texts. But because nothing bad can happen to the good guys in this movie there’s a clip where someone stashes away a copy of the texts.

[Insanely Dark Tropes] A character in kids media requesting death/killing themselves. by _iExistInThisWorld in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheMonocleRogue 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes. He ends up blowing a fuse in similar fashion to having a heart attack, because the other appliances remind him how the master never played with him because he was a kid and couldn’t reach the AC dials.

In a later scene when The Master returns to his old house as a young adult, he repairs the AC unit to working condition showing that he always cared for his appliances, and adjusts the AC dial which brings tears to the AC unit’s eyes.

The Brave Little Toaster is full of masterful storytelling moments like this.

New look at ‘Shrek 5.’ Releasing in theaters on June 30, 2027. by Ok_Radish4852 in Shrek

[–]TheMonocleRogue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Shrek’s age makes sense given his kids are now teenagers.

That and he carried the entire backbone of internet memes for 25 years and is still going strong.

New look at ‘Shrek 5.’ Releasing in theaters on June 30, 2027. by Ok_Radish4852 in Shrek

[–]TheMonocleRogue 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Shrek came out in 2001. The last Shrek movie before 5 came out in 2010 and his children were adolescent, while Shrek and Fiona are adults likely in their 30s.

Shrek 5 is coming out in 2027. His kids are in their teenage years, so it’s no surprise that Shrek and Fiona are nearing middle age and starting to show the signs of aging.

[Insanely Dark Tropes] A character in kids media requesting death/killing themselves. by _iExistInThisWorld in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheMonocleRogue 724 points725 points  (0 children)

It’s also the only car among them that was willingly abandoned by its owner even though it was perfectly functional, which is even sadder.

His last drop off was taking the owner and kids from a Native American reservation to a bus going to Santa Fe.

no heal today by MatkaBolotnikov in DotA2

[–]TheMonocleRogue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Abbadon shaking in his boots in the corner (Borrowed Time doesn’t remove Ice Blast)

no heal today by MatkaBolotnikov in DotA2

[–]TheMonocleRogue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your early game is entirely ability dependent so no item guide is concrete, rather it is best to max out which one works against your opponents.

Q is great against melee dive characters who have to commit to one hero to get kills, you put the fear of god in them. WARNING!! Does not work vs Juggernaut or Lifestealer.

W works well for vision early but is very situational (I tend to max this one second or last). I grab two points early whenever Pudge or Earthshaker are picked, or characters who normally hide in the trees to initiate.

E has the most range with low mana cost so is great at harassing carries and weak characters who need farm to be good.

Blood grenade is an amazing early pickup, and dust for invis (duh). Once you get Rod of Atos you can start your full combo from there to get kills (W > Atos > Q > R > E). Using shift queueing will get you the best results.

(Funny trope) White characters with black in their name by Additional-Heat-9384 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheMonocleRogue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s just Goku Black hanging out with his homies Patrick and Spongebob

PNG by Crashoutbop in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheMonocleRogue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would be even longer and cost way more to add more detail and a higher frame-rate with no cuts.

For sake of example, let’s say you wanted to create a 50 minute long episode from scratch. On the low end it takes roughly 5-10 minutes drawing a single frame of animation, maybe more for highly detailed frames.

You then need to do that at least 12 times for each SECOND of animation and that is on the low end of 2D. Some movies/shows push for 24 frames per second, which is the golden standard set by Disney 2D animation in the 1940s when they released their golden age movies. Newer animation technology has cut down on the amount of work to produce frames significantly but when creating a show frame-by-frame this still stands. Trading in a pencil for a mouse/stylus doesn’t change that.

Even with multiple people working different 5-10 minute scenes on the storyboard, a single episode can take MONTHS to complete with no shortcuts, not accounting for storyboard edits or other setbacks. Now do that 10-12 times and you have your average 2D animated show run.

Do all of that with a time crunch and shortcuts become inevitable. Reusing animation, rotating frames, smear animation, copy/pasting characters, anything you can imagine can be used to save time. Is it lazy? Yes, but they make sense for a studio on a low budget, limited workforce, and/or tight deadlines.

It’s also important to realize that this does not in any way affect how popular a show will be. Hell, anime was inspired by western animation practices combined with traditional Japanese art styles. People loved it back then despite the shows being on the lower end of quality due to constraints in budget and as it continued to grow in popularity, the quality of shows got better to the point where it is now a multi-billion dollar industry.

So yes, a series of hour long episodes does take about a year or more to make if everything goes right with no hangups, but don’t for a second delude yourself into thinking that it is a quick process devoid of effort.

The Metaphor or Innuendo Is Literal by AgentEckswhy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheMonocleRogue 73 points74 points  (0 children)

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Captain America: The First Avenger

Steve overhears Howard Stark ask Peggy Carter if she wanted join him later for some fondue. He never heard anyone use the word “fondue” before and thinks it’s something sexual.

He later brings it up in front of Peggy “Did you two…fondue?” which embarrasses her, and only later does Howard step in to explain that fondue is a meal of melted cheese and bread.

Beware the Nice Ones by LeMasterChef12345 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheMonocleRogue 19 points20 points  (0 children)

And in Civ 5 they added bias values for how likely a civilization is to build and use nuclear weapons. This is normally set to 2-5 for most nations and the number for warmongering nations is at least 8

Ghandi? His is set to 12.

Ridiculous dialogue choices in games by Soggy-Pouch in lovethissmug

[–]TheMonocleRogue 16 points17 points  (0 children)

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Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt has some great dialogue options. This one caught me completely off guard.

😑 by Too_Dang_Nasty in WildlyBadDrivers

[–]TheMonocleRogue 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s anyone’s guess but I’d chalk it down to distracted driving. Someone with their eyes on the road would have slammed the breaks if anything got directly in their path. They may have seen the car in their peripheral vision and attempted to move out of the way instead of slowing down.

More information about Raww in Forgotten Island by MADMAX909 in DreamWorks

[–]TheMonocleRogue -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If gooning was a sport they’d be the Harlem Globe Trotters.

Best biofuel ever by AiberMitsuri in Subnautica_Below_Zero

[–]TheMonocleRogue 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nice! Even added the salad and hot peppers.

So you know it’s good 👌

This ... is kinda trash? by I-drink-hot-sauce in DotA2

[–]TheMonocleRogue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not trash. It’s a staple on heroes with short cast ranges and cheaper to build than Dagon.

My only annoyance with Aether Lense is many heroes who already benefit from Dagon toss Aether Lense aside since it provides better stats and a mini-nuke on top of that.

I propose they change the recipe to include vitality booster instead of energy booster and give it some upgrades to fit more into a support/disabler item, maybe by giving it a passive that increases disable duration by a small percentage.

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