#Spawn Reboot

[namelysane]

What are Lloyd and Hellspawn's ages throughout the seasons?

So Lloyd had her about six months before s3, so I headcannon he'd just turned physically 15 then (mentally 11 but in the end, he makes it work)

Rebooted

Lloyd: 15 Hellspawn: 6 months of chaos (& Lloyd almost in tears from stress)

Tournament of Elements

Lloyd: 16 Hellspawn: 13 months (can walk & say two other words than sugar now)

Possession

Lloyd: 16 Hellspawn: 15 months and wondering where the heck her dad went.

Skybound

Lloyd: 17 Hellspawn: A 2 year old menance

Hands of Time

Lloyd: 18 Hellspawn: 3 year old begging to be taught spinjitzu but being told she's too young

Sons of Garmadon, Hunted, MoTo

Lloyd: 19 Hellspawn: 4 year old who wants her dad to stop feeling sad

The Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu & Prime Empire

Lloyd: 20 Hellspawn: 5 (kindergarten is getting fun)

Master of the Mountain

Lloyd: 21 Hellspawn: 6 year old who never expected to end up in an underground whirlpool with a princess, uncle cole & her granduncle. Papa u lie. U said it was a vacation.

The Island & Seabound

Lloyd: 22 Hellspawn: 7 (what happened to aunt nya?)

Crystalized

Lloyd: 23 Hellspawn: 8 year old who wants harumi sent realms away from her dad & left to die

Dragons Rising

Lloyd: 28 (he's somehow very old in her eyes) Hellspawn: 13 year old who won't stop asking her dad how he burned tea after finding out from sora

[cainite-bite]

Im still really surprised that MK decided to do anything for Mavado at all cause I figured they probably would have brushed him under the rug entirely

but then again I figured the same about Havik too cosidering it had been over a decade since we had seen him again too. Sometimes nrs gives nice surprises

[giantkillerjack]

THE BEE QUEEN IS DEAD.

LONG LIVE THE SPIDER KING.

KING OF THE SPIDERS, SPIDER OF KINGS! KING OF THE SPIDERS, SPIDER OF KINGS! KING OF THE SPIDERS, SPIDER OF KINGS! KING OF THE SPIDERS, SPIDER OF KINGS!

[sasorikigai]

Scorpion really making the goddess of the sun blush because he can melt metal with his powers, pure focus and rage.

Random Inbox Shenanigans || @somniaxperdita || always accepting!

▬▬ι═══════ﺤ 🔥 || In a world where threatening darkness dwells, Scorpion's vehement and ardent flames serve as a beacon; a tale to tell, with his humbleness, kindness, and generosity abound, marvelous in every exemplification profound. Yet, it is mighty and deadly in a way that it has fathomless power to consume the darkness, setting it free, leaving behind a shining legacy. For Hanzo Hasashi's love knows no bounds, with his heart as a treasure, as he puts the extinct Shirai Ryu behind him in order to serve as a new clan which originated his old one in defiant protest.

After all, the world is difficult and as mortals, people of Earthrealm are all breakable. To remain soft after passing through the hands of cruelty and vicious violence, this may be Scorpion's greatest strength of all - sculpting brotherly love and resilience out of cold barbaric hands of death - as the world's figurative canvas becomes rich with potential.

No longer untamed and wild, but exquisitely honed with finesse and mastery, Scorpion pulls himself inextricably forward with conviction and passion. No longer the wailing sorrows of the past consumes all of his light, unleashing numerous instances of wrathful ire and tears of raging spite. Yet deep within its sobs of pain may lie secrets too obscure to explain. Hanzo has to ponder each strand of thought that continuously pulls him towards one direction before pushing it away.

He may not concur with all Lin Kuei politics, yet he finds himself dare enduring each notion away from the sacred tradition as he falls deeper with each emotion. Truth, he desperately yearns, but he is afraid, despite being relentless with his training and sure about his unyielding philosophy, that his impulsive choices may hinder the sanctity of placated serenity, of a powerful clan that has served Earthrealm in its intrinsic protection. The Lin Kuei Stronghold may be the cold fog-white that may steal all the light, but Scorpion will make sure to navigate himself and guide the others through by the memory of the burning sun, its everburning embers leading towards the way it should have been. ▬▬ι═══════ﺤ 🔥 ||

[of-elitiism]

@xxlordalexanderxx​ continued from here

Why did she do that. WHY. Did she do THAT?! Why in the ever loving fuck did she have to bother this--- this--- whatever the big teeth and horns man-beast creature was! At the very least, he seemed awfully polite while making every single bone in her body rattle with scared tremors. 

“Ex-Excuse me, s-sir--- is this Hell? Like-like actually Hell...? ‘Cuz damn--- that weird lady with the Tarot cards wasn’t really jokin’ when she said imma burn in Tartarus...!” There’s a little bit of a laughter riddling her shaky tone, but at this point is purely a coping mechanism. Because she’s too terrified of doing anything else. 

“...Shit ya have huge teeth---”

[ryukang1995]

https://scriptshadow.net/screenplay-review-spawn/ - Judging by this script review...yeah, I don't think this sounds all that great.

I get that Todd McFarlane wants to make a Horror movie akin to Jaws where Spawn is in the background, but that approach just doesn't work with a character like Spawn where fans expect him to be front and center.

Maybe a spin-off focusing on Sam and Twitch, or at the very least having them as a side plot, but as a legit Spawn movie that serves as the reboot of the 1997 movie? I don't know...

If this is the story they're going with, then I hate to be the skeptic, but there's a chance this could be another Mortal Kombat (2021) situation where you'll have a reboot that is technically better in some areas, but soul-crushingly inferior in many areas to the point where some folks will actually go back to the old 90s version with open arms, as cheesy as it may be.

And I'm actually a guy who likes the 1997 Spawn movie, despite its massive flaws (mainly the dated CGI, and the attempt to go PG-13). Granted, the HBO animated series is leagues better, but it was at least a reasonable attempt at adapting the comics.

If you're still looking forward to the Spawn reboot? Then that's great, I wish nothing but the best for this movie. God knows it has to be better than The Crow remake coming later this year (that is IF they don't push it back again). But with that being said, I'm not super excited at the moment.

If they change the script and approach to something more suitable for the franchise? Then MAYBE I'll be more excited, but given how disappointing many films have been lately, I wouldn't hold my breath for this, especially if what has been written is indeed what they will go for.

That's all for now.

[sobredunia]

Oh boy.

[robocops-a-christ-allegory]

Being a Vigilante stan is so hard because I do love Adrian but I still really hope if another vigilante run happens its another new one. Adrian can get a flashback miniseries or something. Come on guys we gotta be able to do another good Vigilante run come on

[one-time-i-dreamt]

not a dream

the Fantastic Four movies lore is crazy because

what do you mean there's a Fantastic Four movie from 1994 that was finished but never released?

and copies of it were leaked online so some people got to watch it

and the whole reason the film was made (and very low budget at that) was to allow for Bernd Eichinger, the owner of the rights to the films, to get to keep the rights?

and then we got the 2004 version (superior to all)

which was not well-accepted by critics BUT I LOVED IT and it was a box office hit, and spawned a sequel (Silver Surfer 2007) that was panned even worse

but I also liked it (albeit less) and this cast was just so good

and since then every 10 years the film series has been rebooted (1994 - B-movie, 2005 - big budget movie, 2015 - reboot, 2025 - new reboot)

the 2015 cast just didn't have that chemistry that the 2005 cast did in my opinion and the movie was just bad to me

BUT THE CAST WAS AMAZING and they could have done a whole other Fantastic Four story with them but they chose to rehash the same ole origin story that we've already seen so of course that didn't work which is too bad because this was a waste of great cast

and now a new reboot was announced for 2025, The Fantastic Four: First steps, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson

which, again, AMAZING CAST

and Marvel Studios said they wanted to tell a new story with the characters rather than retell their origin story, WHICH YES, finally

but then I'm looking at the cast and the roles they play and I see Silver Surfer and Galactus and...

I'm just really hoping it's not a repeat of the 2007 Silver Surfer sequel

Either way, I'm looking forward to another reboot in 2035 because they've been pretty consistent with rebooting the series every 10 years lol

[namelysane]

Your Hellspawn au is pretty fun so I wanted to ask a couple of questions

1. How did Lloyd creating her actually go? Did he realize what he was doing in the middle of the process and couldn’t stop it? Was he just fooling around and suddenly heard a baby cry somewhere? I really want to know his initial reaction there

2. Was Hellspawn aboard the bounty when the merge began and was she separated from Lloyd for awhile? I really wanna know how they each handled that if so

1. I guess you could say he was fooling around.

It all started one day when he had a break during his tour and was spending it in Sensei G's new monastery. Basically, he had the thought that if his god grandfather managed to create anything using the same confusing essence that he recently won in the lottery, then he could too, right? And with Garmadon now occupied as a new teacher and Misako often aiding him or studying new scrolls, this idiot realized he needed something to do.

It started small. He managed to make a leaf after several hours and later on succeeded having a flower on his palm. But the problem was both of these were things he hadn't planned to create. All he did was think he wanted to make something and try to focus on that only to end up with a completely different object—unlike the fsm who'd had centuries to master his abilities before fathering two sons.

Lloyd's sessions went on for a few more days until one afternoon when he was concentrating on trying to create a kitten to bring with him when he resumed his tour. Considering his experience so far with all this, he didn't have very high expectations but hey, it was worth a try right? Besides, if he ended up with some other pet, it could still be a great companion. (accepting awards on the other side of the country does get lonely after all)

Slowly, he could feel a strange weight gradually getting heavier in his arms, so he figured he was doing something right and didn't stop. Well surprise, surprise it wasn't a kitten.

The next thing he knew, he was looking at a newborn. Perfectly healthy, ten fingers and ten toes—a living, breathing, baby.

Then, said baby began to cry and he immediately panicked.

Misako started calling him for lunch not long after. He took a long time to show up, and his face was completely bloodless.

2. During the merge, she was on the monastery porch just playing with her toys. And yes, she was separated from Lloyd for about five years, I guess. (That's how long I assume the time-skip between the merge and dragons rising is) Lloyd was a mess for most of that time — thank fsm that Kai was at least with him. For hellspawn though, I'm gonna need to save that elaboration for when part 2 of dragons rising comes out. I need to get a full picture of what kind of world the merge is making everyone deal with here.

[captain-nat-cat]

Sometimes I think the Captain should’ve been way more angry at Peepaw Mark at the diner in part 2.

I mean sure there’s the obvious reasons, the whole trying to kill you, destroying the universe so badly it needed to reboot, sabotaging the ship in the first place-

But doesn’t that mean he staged for the glass in the front of the ship to break when the Captain was awakened from their cryo pod?? Wasn’t he the one that killed YOUR Mark- your universe, your Mark that will never ever be the same Mark again no matter what new universe you’re spawned into?

Sitting in that diner in the booth across from the man that killed my original universe’s Mark…idk I’m just saying the Captain should’ve lunged with their own knife hand for that one

[thewertsearch]

Additionally, his existence is your responsibility.

Hey, Vriska was the one who turned him into a First Guardian. I guess you could blame Jade for his original ascension, but the present that facilitated it was the Pen-Pal's idea, not hers.

...actually, it wasn't even his idea, was it? The Pen-Pal was coerced into sending the bunny by some third party - and at this point, I'm pretty sure English has his fingerprints all over this subplot, too.

Refusing to venture out to destroy the sun in no way spares anyone from my master regardless. It is certainly true that destroying it will end my life. And it is certainly true that The Tumor you will deliver to its location has enough power to destroy it completely.

Alright, maybe it could happen - but you're hedging a little on whether it will happen.

I've been thinking about other ways to neutralize Scratch, in case the Tumor is a dud. Unlike Jack, we can't really trick of manipulate him. Abusing the gaps in his knowledge is technically an option, but they're kind of difficult to plan around. We'd have to know when and where the gaps will present themselves - and I'd advise against using the cueball, considering what happened last time.

There are a few other options, though. Bec was essentially erased when he merged with Jadesprite - and even if Scratch survived a prototyping, his personality would be compromised by whoever he's sharing a kernel with. We don't currently have any spare kernels, but it's something to keep in mind if he's still a problem in the reboot session.

He’d probably also be destroyed if he was present in a doomed timeline when it ceased to exist. Come to think of it, that might be part of why he's so big on Rose initiating the Scratch - because if she kills him via timeline erasure, the Green Sun will remain, and English can abuse it again.

To be honest, I'm still not sure we want the Green Sun gone. I'm obviously not against breaking the game, but we should really know what we're messing with before we start ripping out cables.

Instances of myself have spawned in countless universes, and my objective is always the same. I have never once failed to complete this objective, and I never will.

So there are other corrupted Guardians.

English's attack method is becoming a little more clear. When he sets his sights on a universe, he arranges for Gamzee's code to be injected into a Sburb session there. This code worms its way into the First Guardian's genome, turning it into a HONK Guardian - a corrupted demigod, compelled to summon its master.

...and I was just fretting about Bec's genome getting messed with. Great.

There is nothing noble about taking a course of action you believe would prevent his arrival, because that is impossible.

Are you sure, Scratch? Because it certainly sounds like something that'd get your death tagged as 'heroic'.

Anyway, this 'inevitability' shtick is the same spiel he used to manipulate Vriska. It was dubious then, it's dubious now, and defying Scratch's is only impossible if you believe it is.

Unfortunately, Scratch is a very convincing man.

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

55 years ago today, January 4, 1969, the final new episode of Wacky Races aired. It is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for Saturday mornings. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout North America, with all of the drivers hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer". The show was inspired by the 1965 comedy film The Great Race.

The cartoon had many regular characters, with 23 people and animals spread among the 11 race cars. Wacky Races ran Saturday mornings on CBS from September 14, 1968, to January 4, 1969, and in syndication from 1976 to 1982. Seventeen 20-minute episodes were produced, with each of them featuring two 10-minute segments.

The series spawned numerous spin-offs throughout the years featuring Dick Dastardly, the most similar in theme being "Fender Bender 500" in 1990.

In 2017, the series was remade as a reboot, airing on Boomerang. It aired only once on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2018.

[samueldays]

I got out the original X-COM and started a game for a refresher on what it's like, turned difficulty level to 2/5 with OpenXCOM bugfixes, started by getting extra soldiers for the Skyranger and

boy am I glad I got extra bodies!

The first (very small) UFO escaped interception, this is the second one to show up, a Large Scout, which was landed so it had its full complement of crew and loot, and it was a night-time mission. Ow.

I think a lot of the sequels, reboots, remakes, and general xcom-genre-games have a problem that they didn't want to be churning through cannon fodder like this, so they reduced lethality and scaled squad size down with the best intentions, and that had serious knock-on effects.

Once you're running a 4-man team instead of 12, taking 1 casualty and going down to 3 is a much bigger proportional loss in firepower, so the devs have to reduce lethality some more and ensure the aliens deal carefully-controlled amounts of damage and don't show up in large groups, thus the 'pods' spawning system, the weirdly nonlethal headshots, and so on.

And when you only get 4 shots a turn, RNG impact is larger, so the player has to be given tools to mitigate RNG, like autohit grenades. But wait, if grenades autohit, why wouldn't the player simply 'nade everything? So the 'nades get nerfed into low-damage effects to finish off wounded enemies, and the devs impose a rule that a soldier in XCOM:EU can only carry 1 grenade, and grenades cannot be passed from person to person. Upon promotion to Major, an officer receives permission to carry a second grenade. WTF?

[paper-mario-wiki]

in your opinion was fallout 4 over-hated at launch or is it just one of those games you have to engage at it's own level (aka The Gamer's Bane)?

It's similar to Super Paper Mario in that it's a very well made and fun game, but it is inconsistent with how the series had been established to be for the previous games. This both in the aesthetic sense, where the retrofuturism and Jetsons-y visuals were cranked up from a 4 to an 11, but also a lot of core changes that people hated. This was stuff up to and including straight up retcons and contradictions, like Jet being mentioned in pre-war terminal entries, or specific power armor lore details that I've actually forgotten but apparently they were important to people. Some go as far as saying it's a soft reboot, which I think is accurate. On top of that, it's significantly more railroaded in its roleplaying possibilities than previous titles, locking you into the role of a grieving widow searching for your kidnapped child no matter who you wanted to be when the game came out, as well as drastically cutting down on dialogue tree diversity and intrigue. These two things you're able to augment with mods, Dana for instance has a backstory of a rogue Institute synth with the memories of a pre-war Vault Dweller who teams up with Nick Valentine to solve the mystery of a missing child. But I'm only able to experience that because a mod I have for skipping the game's intro allows you to pick specific points to spawn, and had to modify HUNDREDS of in-game dialogue interactions to cobble together NPC lines in a way that supports those different backstories when in reference to the main quest. And the fact that fans needed to do all that stuff is kind crazy. Cuz the fans aren't profiting from the game, it's Bethesda that is.

I don't think the game was overhated at launch, I think it was criticized for being completely different from what the entire rest of the series had been, and a letdown in the eyes of many.

I don't think its failings as a Fallout game disqualify it from being a good game, though in the eyes of many it does disqualify it from being a good Fallout game, which I can understand fully.