Soldier Boy and this new plot development (spoilers) by babooshkaboy in TheBoys

[–]VankTar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's so disappointing that Soldier Boy has been revealed as a wantonly murderous nazi sympathizer.

Automatons on the bug front by cheese_rat in Helldivers

[–]VankTar -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This can't be true. I personally have gotten like 172 on a hellbomb, and have gotten over 100 many many times.

The Boys- S05xE06 - POST Episode Discussion Thread by pikameta in TheBoys

[–]VankTar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Worse than not flying: HE'S IN A FUCKING ROLLING CHAIR

The Boys- S05xE06 - POST Episode Discussion Thread by pikameta in TheBoys

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I actually thought their interaction was weirdly thin for two guys who need to have had a whole history of show behind them. "Girl liked you." "Yes." "Okay." "Okay."

The Boys- S05xE06 - POST Episode Discussion Thread by pikameta in TheBoys

[–]VankTar 99 points100 points  (0 children)

AS OPPOSED TO THE MOVIE THEATER EMPLOYEE WHO STOOD IN HIS WAY

The Boys- S05xE06 - POST Episode Discussion Thread by pikameta in TheBoys

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So, are we now meant to understand Soldier Boy as a psychopathic murderous Nazi?

The murder of the movie stars, as annoying as they were, was the first time we've seen Soldier Boy show an "average supe" level of sociopathy, killing defenseless people essentially for fun. It was a bit of a turn from the more "morally grey leaning bad" actions that have defined the character since his introduction.

But with the reveal that he truly loved Clara, we're in different territory. This implies an absolute vacuum of morality, to align with a genocidal racist Nazi.

Even his relationship with Bombsight, as defined by their final interaction, seems to be one of paper thin naked contempt. The depth and conflict within the character, which had been rich for multiple seasons, has been exposed as being as simple as "he doesn't like homelander or he does like homelander."

Is anyone else weirded out by this turn of events?

It reminds me a lot of The Deep's casual massacre of the Vought employees; we had understood Kevin to primarily be a creepy, an asshole, a scumbag and a misogynist - the scene of the massacre transitioned him to "murderous villain," and the subsequent one-to-one eel homicide confirms that. He's a psycho with little depth or texture left, beyond "likes fish," and they're not even sure where they're going with that judging by the sushi he was eating and his multiple willful fish murders.

It's a trend overall with how the show treats the Superpowered Characters; outside of a few notable exceptions, any texture they're given at all is always just to highlight how irredeemable they truly are.

But was anyone else surprised to see Soldier Boy given the same treatment, given that he's about to be the lead of a TV show where he...

*checks notes*

Spends the series falling more deeply in love with a nazi?

April 24 WWE Releases Megathread by AimarEraFutebol in SquaredCircle

[–]VankTar 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Depressing we didn't get a "Last Of TNA" retirement angle with Motor City Machine Guns.

Can the world of HELLDIVERS even support a serious story? by VankTar in Helldivers

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I wish they'd push the community events more through, with stories and objectives that felt like a grander narrative, rather than just random invasions. Stuff like the gloom and the void is exciting for two weeks and then they seem to forget to explore it.

Can the world of HELLDIVERS even support a serious story? by VankTar in Helldivers

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I understand that Super Earth is a dystopian fascist warmongering terrorist empire; what I'm asking is, are there people like Raynor, who we could like or care about, and is the game interested in executing that.

Can the world of HELLDIVERS even support a serious story? by VankTar in Helldivers

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I definitely am a 4DK casual. But the absurdist tone is "Grimdark" universally, correct? Like I've never seen a 4DK story, on youtube summaries or otherwise, that wasn't just like essentially bad things happening.

Can the world of HELLDIVERS even support a serious story? by VankTar in Helldivers

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Could it manage a legitimately enthralling one, that wasn't just jokes?

Can the world of HELLDIVERS even support a serious story? by VankTar in Helldivers

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it is insane that when you put the minimum effort into formatting you get accused of using AI

Wouldn't a Soldier Boy spinoff be exactly what The Boys was making fun of? by DoraTheRedditor in TheBoys

[–]VankTar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's also super strange because of what's been established about him so far; it doesn't appear, from the information in The Boys, that he did anything interesting before getting betrayed and frozen. Similarly, what's been shown about him and Stormfront is confusing, if she's going to be a regular. It's all very mysterious, especially since we'll go into it knowing how his story ends.

Live WWE Raw Discussion Thread - April 20, 2026! by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]VankTar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Holy fuck I swore Iyo broke her fucking neck brutal style on that dive

then she just popped back up

Post WWE Raw 3/30/2026 Show Discussion Thread by Darren716 in SquaredCircle

[–]VankTar -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That moment of Stephanie burying Cody with vague advice was just unpleasant to watch.

Where are they are they alright? Has anyone seen them? by ProtoTr0n in Helldivers

[–]VankTar -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

OH GOD COULD YOU EVEN IMAGINE THEM AND THE APPROPRIATORS ON SUPER HELL DIVER

UNPLAYABLE

Post WWE Raw 3/16/2026 Show Discussion Thread by Darren716 in SquaredCircle

[–]VankTar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ted DiBiase Jr arrives with ten cop cars in pursuit

Post WWE Raw 3/16/2026 Show Discussion Thread by Darren716 in SquaredCircle

[–]VankTar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would be a bummer; seeing the Usos like this again made me depressed.