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This trope is about an alternate universe historical figures with different professions, but without the caption, viewers wouldn't know that dude is James Hetfield from Metalica unless they're fan of it.

I would say replace it, but consider what the trope is, I think it's hard to come up a replacement.

Considering how hard this is to illustrate, I say weak keep. The image and caption are allowed to work as a team, and you don't have to know who James Hetfield is to understand that he's a famous person from the context.

Idk, the caption makes him seem more like some criminal (phrasing it as if getting the food would be a bad idea) than a celebrity.

Yeah, that image of James Hetfield makes him look like a racketeer from the Deep South, and we’re almost thirty years out from James having that (in)famous Porn Stache and flowing hair.

Edited by CanuckMcDuck1 on Apr 12th 2024 at 10:47:00 AM

Pull, without the caption, I don't who is the guy in the pic

Pull.

Pull

Pull regardless of replacement.

I'll switch to pull then, for the sake of consensus. I'm not exactly attached to the image.

Does it have to be a real historical figure?

Reading the examples, this could easily be resolved by using someone like Star Lord from the MCU's What If?.

The main universe where he's a badass superhero.

And the What If? universe where's a he's a Dairy Queen janitor.

That actually could work if it used the right images.

Switching to pull for the current image along with everyone else.

Edited by CanuckMcDuck1 on Apr 13th 2024 at 12:05:41 PM

Here you go, Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord) and Peter Quill (aka Dairy Queen Janitor).

Edited by Shadao on Apr 13th 2024 at 1:35:56 AM

Is there a shot with the DQ logo not cut off?

This YouTube cover is the only one I can find on Google. But it's poor quality, so we'll need a proper screencap directly ripped from Disney Plus.

I feel like it’d be better if it was the same medium not live action and animation in the same pic

Tried with the brief glimpse we get of Quill in the episode "What If? Ultron Won" before that version of the GoTG die:

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I don't know which universe number that would be though.

Edited by GracieLizzy on Apr 14th 2024 at 2:48:41 PM

16.1

Earth-29929 (Infinity Ultron) and Earth-21818 (T'Challa Star Lord) respectively.

16.1

Edited by Shadao on Apr 14th 2024 at 9:27:57 AM

16.1

Made one with the universe numbers but I'm unsure if it's necessary or not. Maybe it adds context because people might think it’s the exact same person without it but I ain't entirely sure about it for some reason

If we want to go for a real-life historical figure:

But then again, I'm not sure how known the Lincoln assassination is outside of the US, so:

Though this might be verging into another trope entirely.

Actually, I like the Artist/Entertainer Hitler one. He needs no explanation to fit this trope. to that one.

Edited by Shadao on Apr 14th 2024 at 10:03:56 AM

Switching vote to 21.1.

21.1

21.1.