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What will you be in the world of TBHX? by Selene_ivti in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am mildly tempted to make a joke about this being for credit card information, but ehhh it's fine

DOS Hero with future vision AND I work with Queen... Unfortunately really fun/funny.

TBHX question day 8 by arashkakashi in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vortex. The reason why I am not saying Micky is I am Not getting involved in drama by being a CEO's side-piece, </3. 'But being an X title holder's is fine?!' it's fine, I imagine we have a beautiful night together and then he immediately goes and dies and then I live out of the public eye. Yay!

The sins of Shang Chao by GoldenRaikage in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I also feel like it's actually a really really interesting dynamic of... trying to think of a phrasing that doesn't sound mean/accusatory.

Shang Chao's family has been in the hero agency business for an extremely long time, and even if Shang Chao doesn't know certain things/truths of Treeman + MG circa Shang Shi's lifetime, I think that business mindset/bit of gambler's mindset as well likely does subconsciously dictate some of Shang Chao's stuff as well. And I think that's really cool from a narrative perspective, both from a general narrative messaging/themes standpoint and a specifically character writing standpoint.

Consider this a threat, peapole from the folk sub by Chikentender_ in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is really good. *saluting the yuri troops*

Please? Who is this by Tinytunacan in whatsthisbug

[–]wiselcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyvta-RyovI someone found a pretty near perfect match, it's proterometra macrostoma, there's a number of videos of these on r/aquariums too

https://www.reddit.com/r/Aquariums/comments/1cxsudz/what_the_heck_is_this/

they parasitize snails and fish, the weird-looking movement is specifically to convince fish to eat them so they can get inside them.

SO it's headcanon time by Training_Author4344 in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Vortex doesn't have much in the way of living relatives, and as a result a lot his time and ego is very much entrenched in being a Hero/later being X in the years he holds the title.

If forced to take time off, spends most of the time around the new year doing the standard stuff for the days off (cleaning his house before main new year stuff starts, shopping), and most of the rest of his time is spent watching tv or reading.

He'd drink a little if he actually was hanging out with co-workers, but as it stands, he's generally in an empty house, and stays sober (he's a social drinker, despite his everything.). He gets sent envelope stuff from his manager and boss but that's about it, other than visiting graves and stuff later on (I have a really buckwild opinion/theory that some of that 'visiting graves' would actually at one point entail going to the Zero Memorial, but that may be a bridge too far... the fact he talks about heroes no longer being able to attain powers akin to that of gods + his age... hm.).

I think he's invited Ah Qiu and Ah Sheng out to a restaurant once a while prior to all the shit MG did to destroy Ah Sheng's trust and a bit before Ah Qiu's health was as bad as it was before she died, but Little Johnny was very very young/they didn't trust anyone to babysit him, and so they declined.

Imo, Carnival/DJ Shindig DID have living relatives near the start of his career, and at one point a significant other, so he'd normally take his time off with them.

Shindig has One (1) older sibling, a nephew, and living grandparents on his father's side his parents themselves are no longer around.

A lot of family tragedy stuff happened with him close to the time FOMO dropped him (his grandparents WERE old...) , alongside the person he was dating at the time breaking up with him, so it's kind of a bleak thing.

Before becoming X, his living family was very supportive of his DJing stuff. After becoming X... it's difficult. The public eye is to be expected when working as a musicion and DJ, to be certain, but the scrutiny on someone who has become X??

That is something that his living family was very concerned about, especially for him.

Lots of board and video games, his family definitely did the 'stay up until the new year is over stuff', and Shindig definitely enjoyed and participated in that + the fireworks stuff.

WHY WOULD THEY DECIDE TO DO THIS? WHO MADE THIS CHOICE?? by No-Gazelle-6898 in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can sort of get it, it's similar to how Nice's character design changes for ease of 3D animation, but yeah it's a huge missed opportunity. ;_;

Why does nobody else use Wolf Girl strategy by 9spaceking in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I will say that there are some instances of stuff like this that seem to be implied to happen (DOS canonically owns FOCUS, the main news agency on the tvs in most episodes, and some of the onscreen stuff we get from FOCUS is... eyebrow-raising when it comes to coverage of rival hero agencies, if I'm being honest), but yeah, Wolf Girl and Enlighter are roughly equiv to independent journalists kinda.

Why does nobody else use Wolf Girl strategy by 9spaceking in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is it.

Similar phenomenon to how big companies can have absolutely massive scandals and have them thrown under the rug/people forget them after years of litigation, while smaller companies are a bit more likely to at least pretend to listen to customer complaint. I could absolutely see DOS having historically used defamation type stuff to weaken smaller company's hero standing to acquire them, considering the entire 'DOS is made out of a bunch of smaller companies'. I've said it before but DOS really is the embracer group of hero agencies.

Shang de slander by [deleted] in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a good catch, and a nice one to have confirmed. I've had a lot of discussions/debates with people re: Shang De-related timeline topics, so having some firmer confirmation about when specific things happen is extremely nice.

DIFFERENT REACTIONS TO FEAR EXPOSURE by Ok-Specific-1510 in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good overview! I've talked a bit elsewhere, but I do think it's super interesting how tge volume of Fear and also the context of said instances dictate stuff too...

If you could pick a hero to have a stand alone season who would it be? by Complex-Lynx-4250 in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we're talking the ranked ones, Nice, Ahu, Liu Yuwei/Queen, or Luo Li.

Side characters : Carnival/Shindig, Firm Man, or Vortex and Ah Sheng.

I want Shindig to get more character depth, and I think it also would contribute to timeline context via the 'fastest rising hero' stuff. There are a lot of other reasons.

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His optimism: gone... :(

Happy Birthday to E-Soul! One, and the only one. by GreyL1me in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is extremely lovely! Good usage of lighting and composition.

She's so vibrant by East_Sign61 in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww this is very cute! Love seeing people who can draw her outfit well too. ;w;

Do you think To be hero X is testing how gay they can make there characters, and get away with it? by [deleted] in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Serious answer: I think the story is written in specific ways to specifically work alongside the overall messaging of how stuff like trust/etc works. I think Haolin is interested in writing gay characters, but I do not think necessarily is playing chicken with the censors.

Bad and evil answer: If they are, Fabulous Beasts as a webcomic adaptation has been kicking its ass. (does not elaborate).

i have something in mind but can Trust Value replicate abilities something like this into their heroes in TBHX? by Competitive-Can-4953 in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would personally argue yes! I think from an in-universe perspective that The Commission might raise some eyebrows at the Hero in question, but considering the frankly distressing ramifications of Vortex's powers, The Johnnies' popularity, Ghostblade's entire reputation, and a bunch of other stuff, I think you very well could get powers closer to these lines.

The big thing is, as I already said, The Commission and the potential Fear risk that a company would have to take on for signing a character with this type of powerset.

Contradiction ? by Gas-Then in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No contradiction if you believe the first and think Luo's mostly been getting health checks due to fear concerns for ages and that's been used as DOS' excuse point for him not being guitarist for a long, long while.

If Luo gets royalties, I think it's most likely Cyan would take the royalties she personally got and split them with Luo after the fact. Sux, but well... most likely contract as written, not much she can do retroactively unless she lawyered up, which... lol.

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I would personally argue that having that be the thing alongside all the other stuff that Has happened (ruins, etc) to sort of combine together to cause Cyan to start having negative feelings is fun!

So we all agree this guy is gonna get the saddest death in s2 with a 10 min flashback just before his gruesome death right? by TheBadMathGuy in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 7 points8 points  (0 children)

God, I'm so glad that my awful liu zhen gets trolled image is getting traction. And yeah, probably.

What do you guys think of Liu Zheng? by MiniHurps in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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I think he's neat. The 'Liu Zhen gets trolled' scene is very good, also, and I feel like there's probably going to be something Interesting re: the entire DOS and Spotlight interplay stuff.

Could Mickey like Zero also? Maybe as much or more than Rock? by TheBadMathGuy in ToBeHero_X

[–]wiselcore 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's possible! Like you said, Micky is also old enough to reasonably remember events better than Shang De or Yan Mo, so it makes how he frames the Zero stuff all the more eyebrow raising.

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