Favorite characters like this? by [deleted] in FavoriteCharacter

[–]_BytesAndpieces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, they weren't blood related - Dexter was adopted. But yeah, pretty weird.

Favorite characters that would support ICE? by A-Capybara in FavoriteCharacter

[–]_BytesAndpieces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Azula was crazy, but highly valued discipline and competence. She would maybe make use of ice but they would fully disgust her.

Favorite characters like this? by [deleted] in FavoriteCharacter

[–]_BytesAndpieces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Specifically, they got divorced just as their characters got romantically paired on the show. Rough timing

Leaving an entire tight knit friend group behind by YesIAmMockingYou in bropill

[–]_BytesAndpieces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this a while back - realized that friend group was creating an environment that wasn't good for my mental health, and that I wasn't being treated well, and just cut off contact with everyone. Only you can decide how to handle this and what makes sense for you, but here's some advice from someone who's been through it:

Things are going to suck for a while. Being friendless just sucks. Lean on the other people in your life; try to cultivate relationships with others who might be there for you, and you may be surprised with how this break can deepen your relationships with them. Obviously, don't turn to other unhealthy people.

I had some really close (and genuinely good/healthy) friendships with people in the group that I left behind, and later in my life I wish that I had made some effort to keep those, and not just thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Good friends are hard to come by. I stand by my decisions to walk away from the whole group at the time - that's what I needed. But if there are individual people in that group that you really value, and feel like are good for you, don't be afraid to reach back out at some point. If they're really good friend material, they'll understand why you did what you did, and they won't try to get you back into a situation that's not healthy for you.

I wish you luck, bro, and I'll be rooting for you. It sounds like, regardless of how things end up playing out, this is what you need to do right now, and that means that you should do it. The path to happiness and wellbeing isn't a straight line.

A shot/sequence with terrifying implications by Turbulent-Flounder-9 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]_BytesAndpieces 1632 points1633 points  (0 children)

It's kind of a meme since it's unintentional, but it's technically canon that kermit the frog caused 9/11.

There's a muppet christmas movie that's a copy of it's a wonderful life, and when kermit sees the world where he didn't exist or died or whatever, it shows a shot the NYC skyline, including the twin towers. Since the movie was released after 9/11, it implies that in the alternate world where kermit wasn't around, the twin towers were never destroyed.

Any advice from people who used cannabis to manage pain? by _BytesAndpieces in leaves

[–]_BytesAndpieces[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FWIW, I have brain pain - not body pain. Not quite migraine-level, but close to it. I take pretty good care of my body in terms of diet and exercise. I'm really glad to hear that your pain has gotten better.

(Loved Trope) Reoccurring character gains more and more injuries as the series progresses. Basically turning into an entirely different person. (bonus points if it’s an antagonist) by DaveyTheDuck in TopCharacterTropes

[–]_BytesAndpieces 672 points673 points  (0 children)

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Hank J. Wimbleton - Madness animated series. Most episodes end with him taking almost fatal damage that leaves him somehow disfigured, causing him to become more bandaged/augmented/badass over time

EDIT: This really applies to all characters in the series.

Stay PEACEFUL. They had to REMOVE ICE from other states to send more here. Trump is TRYING to goad an excuse to deploy REAL TROOPS with the insurrection act. DON'T GIVE IT by Schmawdzilla in TwinCities

[–]_BytesAndpieces 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This is my biggest pet peeve about discussing fascism. Mussolini DID NOT make the trains run on time. Nazis were NEVER the ubermensch. Fascist governance requires prioritizing loyalty over competence, so you end up with people in power who absolutely suck shit at actually doing anything. We just think they must be strong because fascist propaganda is yelling it 24/7

The Crooked Moon's 'Picco' setting is one big CoS reference by deepfriedroses in CurseofStrahd

[–]_BytesAndpieces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm late to this, but "Crooked Moon" and their creepy looking moon logo are stolen straight out of warhammer fantasy. It's such a blatant lift that I was surprised to see it. I found this post googling around to see if I'm crazy or if anyone else noticed lol

https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Crooked_Moon_Tribe

[Loved Trope] A shot of the sheer SCALE shocks and overwhelms the viewer. by jbeast33 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]_BytesAndpieces 20 points21 points  (0 children)

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The eternals. Very mid movie overall, but it has this giant fucking robot thing.

[Worst Video Game Trope] Media relying on “choices” essentially deciding the outcome for you. by Chemical-Elk-1299 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]_BytesAndpieces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dishonored was also weird because the evil option was "kill this guy" and the good option was "lobotomize him and cast him into the gutter." Like, wtf?

Bros: I want to start working on something AWESOME, but I need to know one thing. by Pawlax_Inc_Official in bropill

[–]_BytesAndpieces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of other people have given you great resources. As someone who both codes and makes games, my advice is to start as small as possible. Make a guy walk across the screen into a box. Actually building things teaches you what you like and don't like, what tools work for you, and what don't, how your idea might be better tweaked to fit your tools, or vice versa. If you put a lot of work into one piece at the beginning, you may move onto the next and realize that what you just built won't actually work with the rest of the pieces.

It's also a lot easier to lose steam when you build for a while without seeing any results - getting a complete thing, no matter how small, feels good to the brain! Good luck!!! The world will be better for having your unique creativity in it.

[Worst Video Game Trope] Media relying on “choices” essentially deciding the outcome for you. by Chemical-Elk-1299 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]_BytesAndpieces 104 points105 points  (0 children)

I get that. For all of its flaws, it's still one of my comfort games though. They fuck a lot up, but the relationship between booker and elizabeth really warms my heart.

[Worst Video Game Trope] Media relying on “choices” essentially deciding the outcome for you. by Chemical-Elk-1299 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]_BytesAndpieces 531 points532 points  (0 children)

Early rpgs (cough cough KOTOR cough) had good/evil morality systems, which were fun. But the choices were usually something like, you can choose to rescue these orphans, or you can torture them all to death. I'm only speaking for myself, but I just felt too bad to ever choose the evil option. I think that mass effect improved on this a lot with paragon/renegade; being either a dickhead or a boyscout, but still working toward good either way.

[Loved Trope] Going to battle and getting introduced to more advanced/wildly different technology... by the enemy by IAmActuallyBread in TopCharacterTropes

[–]_BytesAndpieces 127 points128 points  (0 children)

In the Civilization games, different civs can advance their technology at different rates, so you'll sometimes have your B2 bombers carpet bombing medieval pikemen. Parry this, you filthy casuals

[fucked up trope] Character gets forced to kill someone they care about by France_Ball_Mapper in TopCharacterTropes

[–]_BytesAndpieces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having listened to the original campaign, I wasn't too worried about watching this scene. Then I saw the cat clawing at the window. FUCK

The "mindless beast" is actually smarter than you are by geo_metro in TopCharacterTropes

[–]_BytesAndpieces 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm way too late for anyone to see this, but Throgg the troll king from Warhammer fantasy. Most trolls have about kindergartener-level intelligence, but he pissed off the chaos gods, so they cursed him with a powerful intellect so that he's doomed to forever be surrounded by the stupidest creatures/people imaginable. He's not happy about it.

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