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[snowboyclarkov]

Beyblade Trope Pantheon - Metal Saga

TVTropes has a fun activity called the Pantheon, which relates to different characters being the god or pinnacle of a certain trope and creating a beyond absurdly big cross-over out of it, in which the largest threat by far is Galeem whose power and light/order-based genocide across multiverses and time itself annihilated the entire thing save for one miraculous survivor. Saying Galeem caused the entire Pantheon to freak out would be the understatement of the eon. Even more so when Dharkon turned up and tried it's own darkness/chaos-based existence-wide bout of 'everybody is dead'.

I decided to do the same for both Metal Fight Beyblade and Beyblade Burst. Not Bakuten Shoot Beyblade as I don't have enough like for the original series.

Listed below is a list of each person, their assigned trope and a description of said trope. This is the Metal Fight Beyblade version.

Metal Fight Beyblade:

Gingka Hagane - Good Is Not Dumb -> Someone who is good gets underestimated because of it.

Tsubasa Otori - Long-Haired Pretty Boy -> A pretty boy with long hair.

Yu Tendo - The Nicknamer -> Someone who nicknames other people.

Madoka Amano - Wrench Wench -> Female, self-confident, and talented mechanic.

Masamune Kadoya - Almighty Janitor -> Low in rank, but high in power.

Zeo Abyss - From Nobody To Nightmare -> Someone evolves from humble beginnings to terrifying infamy.

Toby - Only Sane Man -> The one rational, well-adjusted person in a group of people who are, in a certain situation or just generally, weird.

King - I Am Not Left-Handed -> I was holding back. Now I won't.

Kyoya Tategami - Informed Loner -> Someone is said to be asocial, yet hangs out with others all the time.

Nile - Super Mode -> A state where a person's abilities and skills are temporarily boosted. Often done by technique or with special items.

Demure - The Smart Guy -> The main brain of the team.

Benkei Hanawa - Hero-Worshipper -> A side person who idolizes the hero for their adventures.

Dashan Wang - Reasonable Authority Figure -> An authority figure who tries to listen to what their underlings have to say and help the heroes in their quest.

Chi-Yun Li - Third-Person Person -> Somebody refers to themself in the third person.

Chao Xin - Brilliant, But Lazy -> A genius/talented slacker.

Mei-Mei - Malaproper -> The ward sounds wrought, but isn't.

Argo Garcia - Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse -> Being acknowledged that, although you have a dark & troubled past/Freudian excuse, you're responsible for your actions now.

Ian Garcia - Hoist By His Own Petard -> Someone's own tactics backfire on them.

Selen Garcia - Know When To Fold 'Em -> Sometimes, giving up or quitting is the best option.

Enzo Garcia - ???

Damian Hart - Satanic Archetype -> An evil-doer modelled after Satan.

Jack - Camp Gay -> Homosexual men with stereotypically girly traits.

Faust - Gone Horribly Right -> A plan succeeds but with unfavourable consequences.

Ziggurat - Villains Never Lie -> A villain manipulates the hero by telling the truth.

Julian Konzern - The Perfectionist -> A person who wants everything to be correct and flawless.

Wales - Jerkass -> A foul-mouthed, hostile or otherwise unpleasant person.

Sophie - Nice Girl -> A genuinely & overall friendly, kind-hearted, psychologically well-balanced, and non-villainous girl.

Klaus - The Juggernaut -> Someone who's damn near unstoppable.

Aleksei - Nerds Are Sexy -> Someone is a nerd and is sexy to other people because of it.

Lera - Action Girl -> A tough, female, badass fighter.

Nowaguma - Shrinking Violet -> An insecure and very shy person.

Anton - Cheaters Never Prosper -> Those who cheat are always victim to laser-guided karma.

Yuki Mizusawa - Brainy Brunette -> An intelligent person who happens to have brown hair.

Dynamis - You Can't Fight Fate -> Being unable to prevent what's been foretold.

Chris - Nigh-Invulnerable -> Near-impossible to hurt.

Aguma - The Big Guy -> A team member who specializes in physical jobs/fighting.

Tithi - I Just Want To Have Friends -> A friendless person wants to have companions.

Nemesis - Eldritch Abomination -> A huge, bizarre, and/or horrific entity that defies the laws of reality within a verse and is incomprehensible to the people.

Rago - Master Of All -> Someone that excels in all categories, to the extent that specialists are redundant.

Pluto - Evil Genius -> An extremely smart villain whose intelligence is their most important skill.

Johannes - Cat Boy -> Human boy that's a little bit feline.

Cycnus - Black Eyes Of Evil -> Someone's villainy is signified by the blackness of their eyes.

Herschel - Bald Of Evil -> Nothing screams 'villain' like a shaven top.

Keyser - Scarf Of Asskicking -> A scarf worn by a badass specifically to call attention to the fact that they are a badass.

Doji - Determinator -> Someone that never gives up and never surrenders on their goal, no matter the circumstance.

Reiji Mizuchi - Hated By All -> Someone hated by everyone.

Tetsuya Watarigani - The Beastmaster -> Someone that can intimately communicate with & control fauna.

Tobio Oike - Cold Sniper -> A marksman who is both physically & psychologically distant.

Ryutaro Fukami - Foreshadowing -> An allusion or clue hinting at an upcoming revelation or event.

Dan/Reiki Sodo - Those Two Guys -> A pair of minor people serving as a mundane Greek Chorus.

Kumasuke/Kumaji/Kumata Kumade - Bears Are Bad News -> Bears: do not mess with them. They will kill you.

Ryuga - World's Strongest Man -> One who's stronger than any other person.

Kenta Yumiya - The Unchosen One -> Self-made hero.

Hikaru Hasama - Heroic B.S.o.D. -> A heroic person shuts down mentally as a result of something traumatic.

Hokuto - Butt-Monkey -> Things very rarely go right for this person.

Hyoma - Childhood Friend -> Childhood friends are more special than normal ones.

Ryo Hagane - Sink-Or-Swim Mentor -> This mentor won't go easy on you just because you're a novice.

Teru Saotome - Career-Ending Injury -> Someone unexpectedly suffers an illness/injury or one they already knew about abruptly worsens, making them unable to pursue their goals or career.

Sora Akatsuki - Unskilled, But Strong -> What they lack in skill & experience, they make up for in raw power.

Busujima - Combat Pragmatist -> Does whatever possible to win a fight - rules and honour be damned.

Jigsaw - Break The Haughty -> An arrogant (and often unsympathetic) person is humbled (usually) by a terrible experience.

Helios - The Power Of The Sun -> A person or device has the ability to either harness or replicate the sun's power and properties.

Bakim - Omnicidal Maniac -> The villain maliciously wants to destroy their setting's world and kill all who live in it.

[im-hiding22]

Amos, Sarah, and Gene - 9:42 P.M.

“Wh...where am I?” The voice of a man spoke out suddenly.

“Hey, welcome back to the land of the living. You’ve been revived by our friendly neighborhood necromancer. I’m Oz, I’m here to help. Oz held out his hand to the newly awakened man. “What’s your name?” The man took his hand and shook it, dazedly looking around at the place.

“I’m Amos…” He suddenly snapped back to his senses. “Sarah! My daughter! Is she--”

“She’s safe, yeah! Right behind you.” Amos snapped back and saw Sarah sleeping peacefully. Tears blotted his eyes.

“Oh my god...my daughter, she’s...she’s okay.” He bent down and pat her head gently, smoothing out her hair. “Sarah, my little angel…I’m so sorry…” Oz let them have some space, rushing to the little table of noodles to get a few bowls ready.

“Hey, take your time, man. I’ve got food and drinks here if you two are hungry or thirsty.”

“Thank you…” Amos looked over his shoulder to Oz. “Thank you so much.” He returned to his daughter as Emily walked up to him and handed him a blanket. He wrapped Sarah up in it, and she only shifted a bit in her sleep. When Amos left a little kiss on her head she smiled and snuggled up to the blanket.

“Terrible that little kids were caught up in this mess too,” said Mick from the back. Amos looked back.

“Mick?”

“Yup. Everyone except the assholes and the genuinely good people made it out.” Mick smirked and nodded his head in acknowledgement. Amos looked to his sleeping daughter and then back to Mick. He smiled, letting out a sigh of relief and untensing himself. His shoulders slumped down and he gently picked up Sarah, getting up and walking over to sit by the Sheriff.

“Hey, food would sound good,” he said to Oz. “Thank you.” Oz drifted over once he had gotten settled down and held out a bowl happily.

“Gotcha.”

After Amos and his daughter got settled down, everyone went back to their normal drive again, another voice being added to the normal hum of chatter.

Soon enough, however, Oz picked up on another voice, a sleepy “mmm” mumbling to themselves as they shifted around. He froze and listened closely to the voice. It was definitely one he recognized.

He zipped over to the sleeping others immediately, and hovered a few feet over Gene. He was stirring, rubbing his eyes and leaning on his good arm. The other arm was good as well, of course, but he was almost afraid of straining it after what had happened to it. Oz covered his mouth with his hands and slowly floated down to Gene’s level. Rascal turned his head, noticing his sudden movement.

“Hey, Gene’s awake,” he said, and immediately half the others perked up. Rascal, Clive, and Emily cautiously drew in closer as Gene sat himself up, yawning.

When he opened up his drowsy eyes and saw Oz standing before him, he smiled warmly.

“Hello, there,” he said in a quiet, strained voice, yet one that most obviously belonged to him.

“H...Hi, Geno,” Oz replied just as quietly, his voice lilting in a little laugh. Gene shut his eyes and shook his head gently, chuckling to himself as he opened up his arms. At this Oz immediately lunged into his arms, hugging him tight and swinging him around happily as they whisked up into the air. Gene held on tight, beaming, Oz laughing merrily.

“God, I missed these hugs,” Gene said as he stopped swinging him around, holding onto him tight.

“I missed you! So much, Gene! I was afraid I wouldn’t get another chance to see you again!” Oz gave him multiple kisses all over his face, drifting down closer to the floor as Gene giggled and blushed, playfully nudging him away.

“Aw, stop it, you.” He nuzzled into him happily.

“But it’s true, Gene! We all missed you so much…” Oz held him close, taking in his presence thankfully.  Gene lifted his head to look at everyone else. Curious eyes gazed upon them, waiting for the right moment to speak. Clive was the first to start approaching again.

“Ah, hello, Clive.” Gene’s voice couldn’t get louder than a soft mumble, but Clive felt happiness brew in him as he heard it. Gene held out an arm as best as he could and Clive joined in on the hug. Rascal went up and made it a group hug.

“Don’t worry, you three, I’m not going anywhere,” Gene laughed. “I promise. And this time, I’ll keep it.”

Buggy watched on silently, sitting by his still sleeping lover. He glanced down to Apoccy and squeezed his hand, only to come to no response. He looked back up to Gene. The doctor caught his eyes and smiled. In reply, Buggy sheepishly lifted a hand and waved to him, and the doctor waved back.

“Welcome back, Gene,” he said.

“Thank you,” Gene mouthed.

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Deadpool 2 review

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS! READ PAST THE BREAK WITH CAUTION!

It’s about time I reviewed this.

I put off reviewing this movie because of some barely-worth-mentioning drama, and it has been on the backburner for months. But after finally watching the Super Duper Cut, it’s time to break my silence and talk about this year’s biggest breath of fresh air and its funniest comedy.

Deadpool 2 is the Aliens of superhero movies. It takes the groundwork laid out by an already fantastic first film and just amps up everything: the humor, the action, the character interactions, all of it is just fine tuned and perfected. Where the first film was an impressive work for a first-time director, blending a romantic arc and an origin story together while delivering all the fun and laughs you’d expect from a character like Deadpool, this movie features a lot more impressive action, which is fitting since it’s given to us by the man behind John Wick and Atomic Blonde, while still delivering all sorts of gut-busting laughs and wonderful character interactions.

So what sort of mess has Wade gotten into this time? Well, after a life-changing event, Wade is down in the dumps and trying to figure out what to do with himself. In his attempts at straightforward X-Men style heroism he ends up being sent to jail alongside the superpowered kid he was trying to save, Russel. Russel soon ends up as the target of the time-travelling cyborg badass known as Cable, and after getting the shit kicked out of him Wade realizes his true calling: saving this kid from Cable. Armed with guns, katanas, a bigger budget, and his all-new X-Force team, can Wade hope to stop Cable from axing Russel?

The beauty of this film is, ultimately, how it manages to subvert expectations. A lot of movies lately have made being subversive into a big selling point; sometimes it works out really well and the movie is all the better for it - see Infinity War, a film that features the heroes failing miserably and ending on a shot of the villain contentedly relaxing after committing galactic genocide, the opposite of what you’d expect from a superhero blockbuster. Sometimes, it works poorly - see The Last Jedi, which features things going the opposite of how you’d expect due to bad writing and characters acting like idiots and trusting the shadiest people possible, the sort of idiocy we thought Star Wars had moved on from after the first two prequels. And then you have films like this, where everything is subverted for hilarity. And nothing in the world is funnier than how it subverts your expectations for Deadpool’s X-Force. Filled with unique and quirky characters like Shatterstar (who remains an alien from Mojoworld, meaning that Mojo is in fact canon in the X-Men cinematic universe. Put him in a movie, Fox) and big names like Bill Skarsgard as Zeitgeist and Terry Crews as Bedlam, not to mention the hilarious everyman without powers that is Peter, the film builds up and hypes their big skydiving scene, blasting “Thunderstruck” as they leap from the plane onto a convoy to save Russel from Cable…

...And then each and every one of them dies brutally, painfully, and horribly. And HILARIOUSLY, that’s the most important thing. I don’t think there is a funnier bit of black comedy in any other film, let alone a superhero film. Even funnier is that the invisible character, who has not spoken a word and who one could easily assume did not actually exist, has an amusing reveal right upon his death, which is the most hilariously wasteful use of an actor I have ever seen. The entire scene is just brilliant in its subversion of our expectations for a badass new hero team, helped for once by the advertising, which built things up so one would expect this team to stick around.

Of course, we have one survivor - Domino, played by Zazie Beetz, a mutant with luck-based powers. She’s one of the numerous highlights of this film, and she plays the character with the laid-back, rolls-with-the-punches attitude a character like Domino deserves. Frankly, I like her a bit more than her comic version. And speaking of new characters, let’s talk about the best new element of the film, Deadpool’s beleaguered badass bro-for-life, Cable. Played by Josh Brolin - complete with the requisite references to The Goonies and Infinity War from Deadpool - he is the ultimate straight man, his gritty, grim badassery contrasting to Deadpool’s zany, wacky bullshit. Of course, that’s not to say Cable gets no good laughs; there’s something to be said for a man who can growl “Dubstep is for pussies” with a straight face. I’m fully of the mind Cable is the best addition to the movie, and I’m praying we get even more of him and Wade interacting in potential sequels.

Then we have our special guest of the hour, the character we’ve all wanted in the X-Men universe, the one, the only, the unstoppable motherfucker to end all motherfuckers… IT’S THE JUGGERNAUT, BITCH. And lord is he incredible, especially compared to the dipshit from The Last Stand. Sadly he does not utter “I’m the Juggernaut, bitch!” at all in the film, but he does rip Wade in half, confirm he’s Xavier’s half-brother, and threaten to turn Colossus into a cock ring, so it all evens out in the end. In this film, he actually FEELS unstoppable, and though he’s only onscreen in the third act, he definitely uses that screentime effectively, delivering the epic, ultimate smackdown between him and Colossus in what Deadpool helpfully informs us is the movie’s big CGI fight scene.

And speaking of Colossus, he’s even better here than in the first film. His interactions with Wade are hilarious and priceless, which is aided by Wade’s blatant crush on him - Wade at one point gropes his ass, and there is a romantic musical scene that calls back to a similar scene in the first film. He also gets a bit of character growth here, which is great and unexpected. Sadly I can’t say the same for Negasonic Teenage Warhead; she’s relegated to a bit part here, which is a damn shame since she was one of the highlights of the first film. On the plus side, not only is she revealed to be gay, but her girlfriend Yukio is absolutely adorable and charming… though, sadly, she also gets very little to do in the film aside from a cute running gag with her and Wade cheerily exchanging greetings.

Stuff like that is honestly the biggest problem with the film, and even then, the biggest problem is what amounts to a nitpick. Yes, it does suck that some of the characters are underutilized, but it’s hard to be too angry when the rest of the film is so gutbustingly hilarious and action-packed. One thing that did disappoint me a fair bit is Vanessa getting killed in the movie’s opening. Now, unlike many others, I’m not going to whine about “stuffing her in the fridge,” because I think that concept is so absolutely stupid and is used for literally every time a woman gets killed in a story, even if it makes sense for the story and progresses the plot meaningfully and in a well-done way. I don’t think this was awful or tacky, and regardless of anything else, the post-credit scene renders her death a moot point; still, I’m upset that she didn’t get to do anything in this movie aside from be a stand in for Lady Death. I would love if Vanessa got her comic book powers and fought alongside Wade, making them the ultimate power couple. It’s just mild disappointment, though much like with X-Force, it is a pretty subversive move to kill the love interest so abruptly and so quickly, especially when there was every indication Deadpool would get a happy ending… and then even more subversion comes at the end when Deadpool saves her (among many other hilarious moments) via the magic of time travel.

Aside from that, there’s not much else to complain about. The only other minor complaint is that the turn towards more serious elements isn’t always perfect, and some of the stuff with Russell could have been done better, but really, it’s just too hard to get worked up over the flaws. This is a fantastic, funny movie, and one of the best sequels I’ve ever seen. It’s bigger, funnier, flashier, and introduces so many more exciting elements into an already great series. This is how you make a superhero sequel, this is how you make an action-comedy, this is how you make one of the best movies ever. If you like Deadpool, if you like superheroes, if you like action-comedies, movies with great choreography, or love seeing a good subversive film, this is a movie you shouldn’t miss.

As for what version to watch, the Super Duper Cut or the theatrical cut… I have to say that the Super Duper Cut fleshes the story out a lot better and gives some much needed context, as well as adds in some new jokes that were cut from the original, as well as delivering callbacks a lot better and staying more cohesive… but I will say the theatrical cut had some much better jokes that were replaced with some less impressive takes in the Super Duper Cut. Still, the Super Duper Cut is the one I’d recommend watching, just because the story feels more fleshed out, and also because it features Deadpool trying to kill baby Hitler.

Also, I just want to say this: “Ashes” is a better Bond theme than the piece of shit theme song to Spectre.