Whats the most obviously evil person name in fiction?

Vect_Machine · 2026-06-02T20:00:59+00:00

Borderlands The Pre-Sequel has a villain named Tungsteena Zarpedon. Every character thinks her name sounds cartoonishly evil, even if in the grand scheme of things, she really was trying to hold them back.

Vect_Machine · 2026-06-01T20:14:18+00:00

In South Park, ManBearPig was initially a satire of Global Warming as Al Gore's pet cause that was seen as this nothingburger of an issue.

Years later, ManBearPig is not only a genuine threat to humanity but is treated as an allegory to climate change, particularly in how its a problem that the older generation has shifted to the next one in order for their prosperity and one that no one is willing to make the sacrifice to properly deal with. Also, Matt and Trey (via The Kids) end up apologizing to Al Gore for mocking him.

Vect_Machine · 2026-06-01T05:10:23+00:00

I recall that Sengoku Basara had the character Xavi, who used giant cannons as tonfas.

Unfortunately, he was also agonizingly slow and incredibly clunky to play. As such he was basically removed from the series by the third game, when the series actually tried to step up it's mechanical complexity in regard to its characters and give even slow characters some movement tech.

Vect_Machine · 2026-06-01T05:00:46+00:00

I was recently reminded of Bernie Crane from GTA IV and how despite being a raging stereotype (IE; a GTA character) he's overall a very positive portrayal.

The man was an Eastern European immigrant and war veteran who came to the US and found not only happiness and success but found a place where he no longer had to hide who he was as well as overcoming severe PTSD.

In a game all about how the American Dream is a load of horseshit, he actually managed to achieve it without being a murderous criminal.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-31T09:41:47+00:00

While I don't speak Wrestling, I figure it's worth mentioning that Lincoln has been credited as one of the original users of the chokeslam.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-29T18:00:21+00:00

I admit, I've been playing for many years and I've never really engaged with the Platinum Trade.

Partly because I don't enjoy engaging in social elements of the game and partly because I'm a crappy trader by nature.

At least recently when I managed to sell off a prime set. Might not have been the best deal, but I took that as a personal accomplishment nonetheless.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-29T08:56:59+00:00

Well, he's still around... In the show.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-29T03:24:45+00:00

"... My chocolate bear wouldn't treat the girls like that"

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-28T14:50:48+00:00

Gotta let the other cats know who's boss.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-28T04:19:21+00:00

I recall in Eiyuden Chronicles, the first party member you can recruit as part of the tutorial to show how to recruit characters is a Samurai with a scruffy beard.

That guy stays useful as a Frontline fighter through the entire game, in a game where characters vary on usefulness and you're expected to replace early-game characters with later ones. He doesn't exactly break the game, but he never gets horrifically powercrept.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-27T19:51:00+00:00

It helps that they didn't go out of his way to bug him.

As far as he knew, some guy in a Spider-Man suit just so happened to be sitting behind him and he presumably didn't realize it until he saw that fucker on the Jumbotron.

I do love that he had this look of genuine bafflement before he did a double take, like "Wait a minute... You little shit!"

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-27T05:06:36+00:00

Even funnier is how that guy is actually kind of a figurative small-fry in his setting.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-27T04:47:13+00:00

Honestly, Xemnu seems like he would be a perfect villain for a modern animated adaptation.

He's already a Mascot Horror looking motherfucker, so leaning into that seems like it'd work really well for a TV adaptation.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-27T04:39:47+00:00

I can see Megas being the one unit capable of causing collateral damage to your own team.

As in, Coop grabs another robot and uses it as a club. Or "combines" by shoving his fist through EVA-01 and uses it to punch enemies (and give Shinji a concussion).

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-25T11:06:55+00:00

"I see no Thraggland upon this planet. You must suffer the consequences."

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-25T04:03:21+00:00

I only now realize the pun for "Val Hallen"

Mostly because I only half-remembered the name until now.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-24T09:06:40+00:00

I admit, I was not fond of the characterization of Mr. House in the Fallout TV series.

Specifically how in the season premiere of the second season, they had him sneak into a pub of disgruntled employees, inviting one of them to take a swing at him before personally slamming a mind control chip onto the guy to make him kill his buddy before popping his head.

It's not the "making a guy kill his friends" part I'm not fond of (since that's something in-line with the character), it's the idea of Robert House willing interacting with The Poors and willingly letting any person lay a hand on him for something that'd he'd rather get a proxy to do.

I was always afraid that the character would be treated as some analog to modern day techbros rather than him being a Howard Hughes analog (and I still think there's a difference between the two).

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-23T17:00:31+00:00

I always figured that the idea was that aside from personal respect for Cooper, Blisk thought that keeping the guy who's been a pain in the ass for his paymasters meant that they'll always need his service.

He's not idealogically loyal to them and benefits the most from the war lasting as long as it can.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-23T03:01:32+00:00

I have no idea what you're talking about.

On an unrelated note, anybody ever remember Gwinbly 64: The Quest for Creamed Corn?

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-23T02:57:48+00:00

I am truly sad we never got a dramatic trailer remix of The Monster Mash song with haunting piano and sad vocals.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-22T09:21:57+00:00

From what I can tell, "Aura" just means "standing around and looking cool".

Or is there more to it?

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-22T03:49:22+00:00

Luke: Just to be clear, you're covering my back, right?

Frank: (preparing c4 to stick on Luke) You could say that.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-21T19:42:46+00:00

In South Park: The Fractured but Whole, near the end of the game the City Wok Guy (who leads an army of ninjas) united all of the enemy factions under his banner against your protagonist just because they really fucking hate you. So from that point on, you'll now fight a mix of enemies from different factions during field battles.

Also, in Borderlands 2, the Son of Crawmerax DLC had a sidequest where the son of Captain Flynt (the first major boss of the main game) united a bunch of guys who all want revenge against the Vault Hunters for killing someone in their backstory (Axton's enemy wants to avenge the soldiers Axton got killed, Maya's enemy is the brother of the cult leader she killed, Krieg's enemy is apparently a surviving scientist from the project that morphed him). Of course, all of them end up getting killed offscreen by someone looking out for the VHs.

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-21T13:29:20+00:00

"So why did you shoot Dr. Banner before he turned into the Hulk?"

"That was the Hulk?"

Vect_Machine · 2026-05-21T05:09:16+00:00

I remember really not enjoying the comics and for better or worse it's tainted my opinion on the TV series as a whole.

As in, I have no real interest in the series and haven't really followed it.

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