During the investigation of recent hollers in the Complete Monster thread, it's become apparent to the staff that an insular, unfriendly culture has evolved in the Complete Monster and Magnificent Bastard threads that is causing problems.
Specific issues include:
- Overzealous hollers on tropers who come into the threads without being familiar with all the rules and traditions of the tropes. And when they are familiar with said rules and traditions, they get accused (with little evidence) of being ban evaders.
- A few tropers in the thread habitually engage in snotty, impolite mini-modding. There are also regular complaints about excessive, offtopic "socializing" posts.
- Many many thread regulars barely post/edit anywhere else, making the threads look like they are divorced from the rest of TV Tropes.
- Following that, there are often complaints about the threads and their regulars violating wiki rules, such as on indexing, crosswicking, example context and example categorization. Some folks are working on resolving the issues, but...
- Often moderator action against thread regulars leads to a lot of participants suddenly showing up in the moderation threads to protest and speak on their behalf, like a clique.
It is not a super high level problem, but it has been going on for years and we cannot ignore it any longer. There will be a thread in Wiki Talk
to discuss the problem; in the meantime there is a moratorium on further Complete Monster and Magnificent Bastard example discussion until we have gotten this sorted out.
Update: The new threads have been made and can be found here:
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Edited by GastonRabbit on Aug 31st 2023 at 4:14:10 AM
Yes to Vamprie Lord, Kentos, Leonard and Charles.
Edited by Bullman on Feb 19th 2020 at 3:37:08 AM
Fan-Preferred Couple cleanup threadHey guys I'm going to take an extended period away from this site. My aunt just died. I just got the a few minutes ago.
Edited by Bullman on Feb 19th 2020 at 3:50:15 AM
Fan-Preferred Couple cleanup threadSorry to hear that Bullman ![]()
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With Lighty's permission, since RWBY's WAY past its 3rd season, a slight rewrite for Cinder:
- Cinder Fall is a mysterious villain who desires to be "strong, feared and powerful". Working for Salem, Cinder recruited two young fighters named Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai to attack Amber, the Fall Maiden, to drain her of her powers. In the Vytal tournament, Cinder exploits Emerald's powers of illusions to make the noble warrior Pyrrha accidentally rip apart the sentient robot Penny with her magnetism power, before using the ensuing panic to let the Grimm attack Vale and Beacon Academy—commenting how "beautiful" the carnage is while having the attack filmed. Murdering Amber to take the rest of her powers, Cinder defeats Pyrrha in a pitched fight before coldly executing her with an arrow that burns her from the inside out. Injured by Ruby's Silver Eyes powers, Cinder recovers in volume five where she coerces Raven and her tribe to join Salem, later sadistically mocking Jaune over Pyrrha's murder, impaling Weiss in front of Jaune to put another death on his conscience, and killing Raven's apprentice Vernal to take her Spring Maiden powers for herself. Cruel and ambitious, Cinder leaves the kingdoms and alliances of Remnant shattered in her quest for power.
Edited by ACW on Feb 19th 2020 at 6:16:02 AM
All 3 Hellboy villains, Kretos, & Lake & Ng (looked them up, fucked up shit right there)
@Bullman been through that before, my condolences to you and your family
Edited by nwotyzal on Feb 19th 2020 at 2:24:05 AM
I don't watch RWBY but if all the wrestling to take down her being marked as Big Bad was accurate then I think putting Adam first if he appeared first makes sense (still don't really agree with Shou Tucker getting to go before Father due to 'infamy').
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That works. Maybe Adam SHOULD go first?
And honestly, with Father being the Big Bad, I'd be fine with him going first.
Adam was introduced in one of the shorts Rooster Teeth released that built to the first episode. Interestingly its the most plot relevant of them(It shows How Blake left Adam)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ImKCt7BD4U4
That's fair enough. The thing with RWBY is they sort of rely on those to introduce the characters and are essentially treated as part of the show
Edited by Kylotrope on Feb 19th 2020 at 1:32:32 AM
Things are really about to get Fun around here

Two serial killers who I've never heard off before.
"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."