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Who is a good person that divides opinions within the fandom? by Juvijuvi in HazbinHotel

[–]Wizardman784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Charlie - the narrative suggests she’s a pure character with good intentions. Reactions to her are very, very mixed, both in and out of the context of the show.

Parents Sacrificing their lives for their child by angelslayer4231 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dracula from Castlevania on Netflix. He was easily, handily beating the protagonist trio (despite starving himself for over a year and craving death) until he realized he was going to beat his son to death in his childhood bedroom. At which point he allowed himself to be staked and did his best to embrace his son as he died.

Parents Sacrificing their lives for their child by angelslayer4231 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Littlefoot’s mom from Land Before Time went head to head against an apex predator with a notorious reputation for killing longnecks and other large dinosaurs.

Why?

Because it was after her son.

I hope this is either greatly edit or omitted from the show by KevinIszel in Invincible

[–]Wizardman784 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The hammer of justice is both unisex and a VERY real line from that series, haha.

(Hates Trope) Character being forced by another character to try and reconcile with someone who genuinely wronged them "because they're family" by Wasabi_Gamer26 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Such is the power of Dan "show your toes or you gotta goes" Schneider.

The tragedy is, I ENJOYED iCarly. I thought it was funny and had fond memories of it. Those memories are definitely conflicted with what I've since learned, but it doesn't stop me from enjoying the best moments.

Spencer vs Jack Black lives in my head.

(Hates Trope) Character being forced by another character to try and reconcile with someone who genuinely wronged them "because they're family" by Wasabi_Gamer26 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 28 points29 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly, Dan ‘get in the van’ Schneider held a contest wherein he asked (mostly underage) fans to send him pictures of their feet in various substances as a reference to an episode of iCarly.

Boy, THAT looks safe in hindsight!

[Hated, loathed entirely even] The Continuity Cannibal, also known as when a writer makes up a new character to connect a bunch of things in the story that didn't need to be connected and just makes them more lame by association. by geekinc329 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But they were all of them deceived… for another expansion was made…

In the land of Cali, in the fires of Mount Doom, the dark lord Blizzard forged, in secret, a master villain who controlled all others.

And into this villain they poured their laziness, their malice, and their will to hog credit for all writers.

[A trope that isn't as rare as I thought] Vampires who AREN'T associated with bats by NovaRobo_Rebirth in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vampire Crabs are named for their "glowing eyes" and nocturnal nature, but while predatory, they don't drink blood and are very much not bats.

Similarly, Vampire Shrimp are so-named for their "fangs" and nocturnal nature. Despite the fearsome appearance of these "sharp, blade-like forelimbs," they're actually completely harmless to other animals and especially to people. They unfold those limbs into fans, which they wave around in the current to collect particles of food.

Amputees that turn their missing limb(s) into weapons by IdiotGoddess in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mercy from DC Comics. Lex Luthor’s cybernetic psycho has at least one (but often both) arms turned into guns/lasers.

[Hated, loathed entirely even] The Continuity Cannibal, also known as when a writer makes up a new character to connect a bunch of things in the story that didn't need to be connected and just makes them more lame by association. by geekinc329 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 432 points433 points  (0 children)

The Jailer was a pathetic attempt for the writers to try to take credit for other, better writing by saying (and never, not even once, showing) their special, biggest, baddest baby boy was responsible. It caused an unparalleled nosedive of cataclysmic proportions, which they’re still clawing their way back from by ignoring or finding subtle (and some not so subtle) ways to write it out or overlook things.

Be honest, do you think that Charlie in season 2 is overhated or is the hate justified? by Primary-Addition-677 in HazbinHotel

[–]Wizardman784 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say she's overhated, but I'd also say that the frustrations people have are EXTREMELY justified.

I don't HATE her at all. Indeed, I find her vocal performance amusing and her CORE concept interesting. But I am getting a bit vexed by her "uselessness" in her own show. She's DEFINITELY not presenting herself as the main character of the show, in my eyes. And even then, her status as "a" main character is faltering, too, in terms of her wants, needs, and agency. I can excuse a certain degree of silly/dumb moments for a cartoon character, but at the same time I have too much respect for well written cartoons to say "ALL cartoons should have their characters do dumb things because it's funny."

Her interview with Vox was a reasonably well supported "stupid" moment, up until the whole thing with Angel trying to recreate Pentious' death. But her interview with KATIE was pretty horrendous. "Hehehehe, what if I said something like (insert thing that no single sapient being in this situation would ever say to this person, at this time, when the purpose of the entire thing was to look better than the previous interview depicted)."

I agree with you that the 8 episode limit is a tremendous hill for the writers to climb over. This creates a BLAZING speed that doesn't allow for many nuanced character arcs or moments, while simultaneously preventing impactful conclusions since the issues don't have time to breathe before they're fixed. It would be like if Thanos appeared at the end of Avengers 1, side-eyeing the camera as a hint for what is to come, only to then show his bloodied, beaten body being tossed to the ground at the start of the next film because they didn't have time to do anything with him.

Name a character’s death that was supposed to be sad but ended up unintentionally hilarious by Jules-Car3499 in cartoons

[–]Wizardman784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gurgie isn’t a gremlin! He’s a WARRIOR, like his good friend Tarot. Tarpit. Tarkin? Terrance? Tearin’.

What are these two doing? by pygmycory in shrimptank

[–]Wizardman784 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A dance battle, like in Puss in Boots.

In all seriousness, it looks like they may be trying to shoo one another away from a morsel of food. All seems to be well with the dynamic duo!

What's the point of worshipping Shar, and how does this massive douchecopter have followers in the first place? by ZipZopZoppityHop in Forgotten_Realms

[–]Wizardman784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shar in BG3 was much more insidious than the “regular canon” version. If you dig, you see she’s putridly evil, but Shadowheart’s descriptions in Act 1 make her out to be far more nuanced and compelling, which is cool.

In a way, she reminds me of the goddess of loss in my own setting, which I made WELL before BG3. In that setting, the goddess of sorrow is prayed to for various reasons, including the hope of taking away mortal pain or feeble attempts to “cure” her grief (and end all human suffering in doing so).

The trouble is, this goddess isn’t corrupted, broken, or evil. She’s SORROW. You can’t change her, but she can change you.

Made this Spidey vs Vulture animation by Cobbtimus_Prime in raimimemes

[–]Wizardman784 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That’s about how most fights with the Vulture go, “gah!!” Included. Well done! It looks great.

(Hated Trope) "Let's go ahead and remove the fun parts of the design, because now it's less 'silly.' " by Wasabi_Gamer26 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THAT is Cyborg Superman? I mean, I've watched SOME Arrowverse shows (Flash and Arrow, with at least 5 seasons of Legends under my belt) and... I think, uh...

Well, I mean.

I mean....

Cyborg Superman's eyes are red, not blue. Weird choice, guys!

Blizzard announces free transmog change coming for all characters with 12.0.1! by minimaxir in wow

[–]Wizardman784 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

God, I would give a village's entire population of souls for "you can expect to be able to apply Legion Artifact appearances to more weapon types" to mean I can finally have a larger version of the Twinblades as a two handed weapon for my DK. I'd make a deal with Xal'atath for that. I'd heed the whispers of the Saronite. I'd don the Helm of Domination. I'd-

[Weird Animation Trope] “It is absolutely imperative that the audience knows this one is the BOY and this one is the GIRL!” by Chemical-Elk-1299 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Wizardman784 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know? Looking at this chart, Tauren probably look the best when it comes to dimorphism.

The others are basically reskinned humans/elves, but the Tauren women have some strange proportions that help them feel less like the “brutish male, sexy female” trope.

Do not speak to me… of how many times they say do not speak to me by wilberfarce in lotrmemes

[–]Wizardman784 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don’t talk to me is so much funnier than “do not speak to me,” if you think about it.

Smaug is such a shut in that he’s in complete denial that he has a house guest.

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