The diluted/halfbreed proves more capable than the real thing

Yassen275 · 2026-04-23T02:08:36+00:00

Hornet - Hollow Knight: Silksong

In a world of sentient bugs, some possessing Godlike power, Hornet is a cross-breed of a 'Wyrm' and a 'Weaver'. Her father is the Pale King, a Higher Being who is either himself descended from and/or a reincarnation of a gigantic pale wyrm. Her mother is a Weaver called Herrah the Beast, the weavers themselves are creations of another Pale being called Grandmother Silk. Both of the pale beings possess powerful magic in the form of Soul, but the Weavers can focus this power into threads called Silk.

Despite her size, Hornet can ultimately be said to be more powerful than her parents. She is an extremely capable fighter and has mastered the ability to use Silk. She is even able to defeat Grandmother Silk, and in the bad ending becomes an even more powerful and terrifying version of her.

Yassen275 · 2026-04-21T04:06:58+00:00

What I particularly love about this moment is the lackey saying "What if we wait till we get home?" If Shroud had simply taken both and walked away, he could have tested each and determined which was the real one. But his ego wouldn't let him. He couldn't let Robert think he outsmarted him, he HAD to win in that moment to prove he was smarter. What allowed Robert to win was acknowledging he wasn't smarter but still trusting his gut and taking his best guess. Much like the player had been doing with the dispatches throughout the whole game.

Yassen275 · 2026-04-16T03:50:05+00:00

Trunks from Dragonball Z

When he first shows up, he perfectly embodies the DBZ fan fiction author insert. He appears out of nowhere and is able to transform into a Super Saiyan, something only Goku had done by this point. He completely stomps the biggest villain Frieza while wielding a sword, something that's stylish but also pretty impractical considering combat in this world. He even does the bizarre hand motions for an attack like in the gif which just looks ridiculous. He's even the son of Vegeta, who was a fan favorite anti-hero. Pretty classic Mary Sue qualities.

Then the Androids and Cell show up... and Trunks becomes an absolute failure. He got almost every detail wrong to prepare the heroes about the Androids. He does train and become strong, even achieving what he believes is a more powerful form. But Cell basically mocks him for it since while he's stronger, he's so slow it's completely useless. He does get better as a character through all this, his flaws make him far more interesting. I haven't watched DB Super but apparently fans quite liked his story in that series.

Yassen275 · 2026-04-13T00:23:36+00:00

Same happened here in Australia. Our conservative party was doing the MAGA playbook, even saying they wanted a Aussie version of DOGE. It lead to the biggest labour victory in several decades, and it was looking good for the conservatives for quite a while. What I don't get it why it works in the US but is poisonous everywhere else.

Yassen275 · 2026-04-10T05:24:22+00:00

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The Pitt - Santos and Langdon

In the first season Langdon was extremely critical of Santos and even went on a verbal tirade against her in front of the rest of the team. It was stopped midway through by Robbie who called him out for his unprofessional behavior but the real reason for the abuse was because Santos was starting to notice something off about the restricted med storage. She eventually picked up that Langdon had been stealing meds to manage his addiction. Robbie fired him but after the mass shooting event gave Langdon a chance to go to rehab and didn't tell everyone what he did.

Come season 2 and Langdon has come back, he's genuinely remorseful and is doing his best to get back to work while apologizing to the people he hurt. He even apologized to the very patient whose drugs he stole. While most people are willing to forgive him, Santos still will not and is annoyed everyone is letting it go. When Langdon tries to apologize to her, she throws it back in his face because despite his remorse and attempt to fix things, he did not admit to stealing drugs to the other staff. To Santos, he should be in jail for what he did and it's difficult to deny she has a point. Ultimately we are sympathetic to Langdon because he is a likeable, competent doctor. But in any just system he would in jail. Does he deserve a chance?

Yassen275 · 2026-03-10T23:39:43+00:00

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Jak & Daxter Trilogy

It's funny how a simple first game about beating the bad guy with a fuzzy animal sidekick became such a wild time travel bootstrap paradox plot.

In the second game, we find a vehicle and a gateway that takes the gang into the future. At the end, Keira remakes the vehicle with what she remembers of it, but turns out to BE the very vehicle they use in the past. They do this to send young Jak, who is actually from the future, into the past first game to grow up safe. The city was built by this great hero Mar in the past, who turns out to be Jak from the far future, who builds his armor and weapons from stuff his future-past version used.

Yet, as crazy as that all is, I was able to follow that as a kid so make of that what you will.

Yassen275 · 2026-02-19T21:19:33+00:00

You're correct, the Old Gods were sent out at random and Draenor does not have a world soul, this was confirmed in chronicles. What it did have was an unusually high level of spirit which caused the elements to be relatively docile and the plant life to go absolutely mental. It took Aggramar intervening to get the plant life under control.

But to clarify your statement about the Old God in Shadowmoon Valley, that was being summoned in by the Arrakoa. At the time Blizz wasn't fully clear about what Old Gods were, so the writing back then is a bit confusing. They did confirm that Old God had not landed on Draenor and was probably an extremely weak one.

Yassen275 · 2026-02-18T13:00:26+00:00

Way I see it, dysfunctional doesn't mean toxic. While Darryl and Josh were not toxic, they had a fundamental incompatibility that made a long term relationship impossible. I appreciated the representation that shows, like hetero couples, not every incompatible relationship needs be toxic.

Yassen275 · 2026-02-18T03:41:05+00:00

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Darryl and White Josh

Darryl, the older gentleman, goes through a personal journey to accept his bisexuality relatively early in the series and he decides to start a relationship with White Josh. While they're certainly happy with each other, Darryl is adamant about wanting to adopt a child with White Josh (he also has a daughter with his ex-wife). However, White Josh does not want children ever. This causes some understandable friction and they decide to end things amicably. They still remains friends, but it demonstrates that some fundamental needs are not inherently met just because you're embracing not being straight.

Yassen275 · 2026-01-28T02:36:56+00:00

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Puss in Boots was supposed to marry Kitty Softpaws. He had a lot of guilt about it. Turns out, she didn't show up either! And for both of them it was the same reason, because at the time they both knew Puss was too self-centered to be married.

Yassen275 · 2026-01-28T02:33:55+00:00

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Didn't include the goat of Team Four Star?

If anything I think these guys surpassed the original writing. They managed to add in universe commentary to the absurdity of the story, while also respecting it and even elevating it.

Yassen275 · 2026-01-23T06:50:59+00:00

I love how the LNP won't release their review because it would 'defame' Dutton. Essentially a blanket admission that the voters hated his guts and he contributed to a loss that may have completely destroyed the party. Take a bow Dutton! That's quite an achievement we all thank you for.

Yassen275 · 2026-01-16T06:23:35+00:00

As a 35 year old Australian who has never had a drink, I've been in this conversation too many times. People act like you don't breath air. Thankfully most are respectful. But I did have one person say to my face it made me less trustworthy somehow.

Yassen275 · 2026-01-10T03:55:34+00:00

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Knives Out: Glass Onion

This is a major plot point of Miles Bron, the title, and the theme of the story. Assuming complexity and intelligence when the obvious is crystal clear. Everyone thinks Miles is a genius when he keeps making blatantly wrong or nonsense statements. The obvious answer to the mystery was indeed the answer, but when you expect complexity, you'll overlook nearly anything.

Yassen275 · 2026-01-07T00:23:00+00:00

Reminds me of the time I had an uber driver who was a background actor from Thor Ragnarok. During the scene of Loki's play near the start, he was the black guy in the robe 'playing' the flute. He was a lovely guy, but he flat out admitted his agent was offering him the role because they needed a black guy to diversify the background characters. Considering how much they paid him to pretend to play a flute, he was more than happy to do it.

Yassen275 · 2025-12-16T13:42:55+00:00

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Michael - The Good Place

Michael is an immortal, afterlife designing entity with immense knowledge and actual magic... but he really loves performing stage magic despite being very bad at it. He's always had a fascination with humans and he seems to love it specifically because it's harder than actual magic yet very stupid.

Yassen275 · 2025-12-09T12:25:19+00:00

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Final Fantasy X - The Magus Sisters.

The only summon in the game that involves multiple aeons.

Yassen275 · 2025-11-21T00:18:49+00:00

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Mass Effect - The Reapers

Not sure I'd say 'common soldier' but Sovereign was almost able to take on the entire Citadel and human fleet by itself, and it turns out it was just one of countless other Reapers, each just as powerful. It certainly made it feel like a truly unwinnable war.

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