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
Small question: Are villains whose efforts are played very seriously with no comedic qualities in a comedic work (except South Park.) allowed?
Eh, good enough.@Ordeaux 26: Ok, I was just asking. My confidence was a bit shaken after going through 2 rejected entries, and I'm not really sure if I want to introduce him, especially since he's from a notable Machinima (Not the defunct channel) series...
Eh, good enough.Apologies for not being here and missing the Ben 10 discussions. I would vote
Diagon and could've told everyone from the start that absolutely none of the reboot proposals qualify (and I now seriously question how honest and thorough in detail Snowy 66 could be for this thread). There actually IS one single villain from the reboot I think might have a fairer shot at qualifying, but I'm not sure if he's been brought up yet.
Again, very special thanks to TBNY for his part in all this!
The second and third movies are pretty entertaining too—particularly the second one. That said, third one has a very non-subtle Beauty and the Beast reference in it.
Rooker's entry:
- Darkman III: Die Darkman Die: Peter Rooker is a drug-dealing crime lord who after being ripped off by Darkman seeks to use his power for his own benefit—while also murdering one of his own men as well. Courtesy of his mistress Dr. Bridget Thorne, Rooker tricks Darkman into thinking his pain receptors will be restored and instead has her implant a device into him that administers a painful electric shock. Rooker then has Darkman's blood harnessed while he's taken hostage—intending to dispose of him once he's through—and through the blood, intends to create a drug that when taken causes the person to become manic and super strong like Darkman so that Rooker can use assassins who take it to murder the DA giving him trouble. Jealous of Darkman's developing relationship with Rooker's own wife Angela and daughter Jenny, Rooker has Thorne murdered in front of Angela, takes the drug himself to try to kill Darkman and in the process, nearly kills Jenny by scarring her with hot steam.
And now for the tree:
- Darkman trilogy:
- Robert G. Durant is a crime boss turned Psycho for Hire who is introduced having a potential obstacle's entire outfit executed before he tortures the boss by chopping off all his fingers with a cigar cutter. Later, on behalf of Louis Strack Jr., Durant attacks Dr. Peyton Westlake in his lab, setting him on fire, killing his lab assistant and ruining his life by turning him into the titular Anti-Hero Darkman. Durant thinks nothing of betraying and killing allies (not even when he learns Darkman tricked him), and when he returns in the second film, he shows himself as even nastier than before. He hires crazed scientist Dr. Alfred Hathaway to build a high-powered laser weapon to mass produce to anyone who can afford it; has scientist Dr. David Brinkman beaten and murdered in order to steal his lab; and has David's sister Laurie threatened to get to Westlake when he discovers his arch rival Darkman's return. Durant also has reporter Jill Randall killed for bringing his activities to light and showing an unflattering picture of him.
- The Return of Durant: Dr. Alfred Hathaway is the maniacal scientist broken out of the asylum he's in and hired by Durant to build the highly powerful and intense laser weapon called "The Vigilante". Crazed and obsessed with science, Hathaway, having experimented on and caused destruction with radioactive and nuclear materials prior to this, harnesses that same power for the weapons, which one at a point blows up a building. Another time when used on a human target, it painfully warps him through electrocution before then obliterating him where he stands. Happy to be paid for both his part in a business deal and when the weapon is mass produced, but panicking when Darkman sabotages everything, Hathaway then murders the potential buyer while attempting to make off with his own work by himself.
- Die Darkman Die: Peter Rooker is a drug-dealing crime lord who after being ripped off by Darkman seeks to use his power for his own benefit—while also murdering one of his own men as well. Courtesy of his mistress Dr. Bridget Thorne, Rooker tricks Darkman into thinking his pain receptors will be restored and instead has her implant a device into him that administers a painful electric shock. Rooker then has Darkman's blood harnessed while he's taken hostage—intending to dispose of him once he's through—and through the blood, intends to create a drug that when taken causes the person to become manic and super strong like Darkman so that Rooker can use assassins who take it to murder the DA giving him trouble. Jealous of Darkman's developing relationship with Rooker's own wife Angela and daughter Jenny, Rooker has Thorne murdered in front of Angela, takes the drug himself to try to kill Darkman and in the process, nearly kills Jenny by scarring her with hot steam.
Edited by futuremoviewriter on Jul 17th 2021 at 6:11:47 AM
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Who is it?
does Pet Rat really fit Durant? I feel like he's suited to be under Arch-Enemy or Diabolical Mastermind.
I'm aware just saying
Edited by Powermaster201 on Jul 17th 2021 at 9:18:25 AM
One more thing, has Supermarioglitchy4s Super Mario 64 Bloopers been discussed before?
Eh, good enough.

That's a long awaited
to Rooker of course! I worried that anything he does after taking the drug impedes his clear thinking, but he already shows he cares nothing for his wife and daughter before that that I don't think it really hurts him if you ask me.
Edited by futuremoviewriter on Jul 17th 2021 at 7:57:48 AM