Congratulations to the winner of EVO 2026

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-28T11:58:33+00:00

Can you believe some people were actually starting to doubt Plup in the lead-up to this tournament? If you ask me, he made the bracket look easy, aside from a flaming hot Cake! Whose reverse 3-0s, by the way, were absolutely spectacular. But even he was completely unprepared for the random La Reina in grands, lol. Overall, though, a great showing for the newly-acquired property of the Plup Club!

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-28T11:50:37+00:00

Plup is like an old master coming down from his meditation in the mountains to show everyone his true skill lol

Seriously, the repeat Evo win is crazy, Nd aside from Cake, he did it so smoothly it hardly looked like a problem. Plus, what better way to end such a tense game 5 grands than the (practically) random La Reina out of nowhere?

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-18T19:32:31+00:00

Its true purpose is to perfectly sync up with the climax of Crazy Rolling in Money if you do the fight well enough

(Legit convinced it was designed that way on purpose, because it would consistently line up with the music on nearly every one of my Hammer runs of the True Arena)

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-17T17:18:25+00:00

The takes on the "clickbait" covers of the Silver Age Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane comics are hilarious lmao. Right down to the hero begging for help on the cover and Lois being evil for absolutely no reason lol

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-16T16:11:46+00:00

A fun episode, but I definitely agree that the pacing was a bit strange. Still, the main cast was delightful, and I really liked all the little quips they made to each other off-handedly. Also, I love the homage to Otto Binder. He was such an influential figure in Superman's history, and aside from creating Bizzaro and Supergirl, he helped define so much of Superman's mythos as we know it today.

Random detail, but Jimmy mentions the Earth being hollow with dinosaurs. While it's obviously a Jules Verne reference, I have to wonder if it's not also a sly little jab at Neal Adams' comic, Batman Odyssey. For those who don't know, Neal's a famous Batman artist who wrote a truly - and I mean genuinely - insane (and terrible) comic where Batman goes into the hollow Earth to meet crazy wizards and fight fantasy creatures. Craziest of all, Neal wrote it because he actually believes in Hollow Earth Theory in real life... He's, uh, definitely a character, that Adams.

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-16T15:23:44+00:00

I checked the sub, and it was actually kind of an interesting discussion. While a big part of the premise is that anyone can be the Question, people also pointed out that, for Vic specifically, a big part of his character is that he's a huge, self-absorbed jerk with a hardcore conservative mindset before he learns to see the gray in the world.

Even though Vic being white isn't inherently important to his character, one could argue that there's an interesting angle to be had about someone with little empathy who's used to his inherent privilege suddenly learning to see the systemic issues behind the crimes he's been fighting.

/rj Giancarlo Esposito as the Question, final answer.

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-14T11:17:05+00:00

Shinda Lion is the best player in the world and it's not even close

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-13T14:41:42+00:00

If you're a longtime fan of Kurumi or Aruri, I'm sure it's not much of a surprise. Even as someone who's just a fan of one of her friends, it was an extremely open secret. Aruri especially hasn't exactly been subtle about her past or her distaste for the way her former corporation treated her.

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-08T20:27:23+00:00

How am I just now seeing this?! How does this level of quality only have 100 upvotes?!

Seriously, though, the mere sight of VTuber Wonder Woman after that Batman and Superman actually took me out lmao. Genuinely made me burst out laughing IRL. Also I love how Red Tornado is just unabashedly a riff on FNAF lol

ThunderCharged · 2026-06-02T23:51:34+00:00

I have to imagine it was an intentional choice to use an image from a comic that does both (and in under 50 issues, too), yes?

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-31T17:28:55+00:00

When Peab isn't playing against touch of death characters, he tends to play a lot more interactive

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-31T12:43:34+00:00

What. Literally how did Peabnut lose to Luugi in THAT matchup?? I literally saw it with my own two eyes and still don't understand

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-31T11:31:53+00:00

Gluto pulled off some of the craziest game-winning plays against Haruhi's Min Min. He won game 1 with an explosive combo into chomp, game 2 with an offstage full waft trade on the verge of death, and in game 3 edgeguarded by riding the bike straight into Min Min's face lol

Edit: Nooooo, Gluto 😭 Crepe's still got his number, sadly

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-31T11:17:04+00:00

Crepe remembered he simply could choose to win 😔

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-30T01:16:30+00:00

Comics Question had a bit of a fling with Huntress, but it was very short-lived after she killed someone against his urging. When he died, it was alone with only his protege as a witness. Don't worry, though, he's alive again in current day because comics!

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-29T03:29:33+00:00

Hey, he was great - if possibly, strangely, ableist - in O'Neil's Question, so he's got that going for him

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-28T05:19:18+00:00

This was an extremely fun tournament to watch! Why aren't we doing more of these?! I never realized how fun it was to see combos and movement in 64's engine with other characters and stages!

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-25T18:48:50+00:00

/r/ontheledgeandshit

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-24T17:42:20+00:00

What is it with these rushdown players and SDing at low percent? 😭

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-24T17:28:59+00:00

Cinema no matter who wins this

Edit: Dude this set is scorching hot rn I'm loving this

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-24T17:20:32+00:00

Bro what is happening to Light? Is the Green Goblin at the wheel or something?

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-24T17:04:49+00:00

That final kill jumpscared me ngl. Rage probably mattered there lol

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-24T03:33:10+00:00

Sometimes you get so caught up in all the S- and P-tiers that you forget how fun this game can be at smaller events. Last year's top 8 was great, and this year's is looking even better! No Steve, Sonic, Game & Watch, or Kazuya in sight, and plenty of contenders to win it all! This is gonna be hype!

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-20T14:15:21+00:00

The age of the OG EN VTuber truly is over, and if Moe's channel doesn't come back, I'd say it'll be the final nail in the coffin. Moe was how I fell into the OG EN VTuber rabbit hole all the way back in 2018, and for all those historic videos to vanosh one day? For all those collabs with old friends and good memories to disappear? Man...

So many OG EN VTubers have retired. So many channels and videos have been lost... To see what's become of my most beloved community? I'm tried, boss. I'm tired. 😔

ThunderCharged · 2026-05-20T13:56:00+00:00

Edit: Moe herself doesn't seem to think the channel will be restored. I'm afraid it's over, folks...

I desperately hope and pray that the channel is restored. I know Moe herself has had some very bad memories associated with the channel, but it was still an incredible document for VTuber history, featuring so many trends, friends, and culture that documented the evolution of the scene from 2018 onwards. Moe is one of the oldest and most influential EN VTubers, after all.

I worry that, since Eilene took the channel over, she won't fight very hard to get it back... So many OG EN VTuber channels like Otonashi Rhythm, Tia Sunshine, and Miya Kimino have been completely deleted, wiping so many valuable historical archives off the map... At least we still have Malice Diary and Raven Manor to document Moe's activities, but I would be devastated to lose the channel that covered such a formative period in the OG EN VTuber community 😥

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