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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 16th 2023 at 5:37:57 PM
Hey I got some entries I'd like to check for spelling and grammar errors
- Never My Fault: Cartman’s blames the end of his relationship with Heidi on the concept that love is just meaningless frustration, anger, and pain that will always eventually end, while ignoring the fact that he’d still be in a relationship with Heidi had he not treated her horribly in season 21.
- Deadpan Snarker: Beth has a rather dry and venomous wit whenever she talks to people
- Jerkass to One: While Beth is always rude and condescending towards people, she noticeably acts more cruel and abusive to Jamie expressing particular joy in Jamie’s suffering than she does towards other people. This could stem from Jamie having Beth sterilized when she was a teen.
- Big Good:
- Before: As Luffy's combat and leadership skills grow, so does his influence, unintentionally creating The Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He has led prominent operations, including attacking Enies Lobby, overthrowing Doflamingo, and raiding Onigashima. His ascension to Emperor of the Sea has certified him as a leading figure in the Pirate World.
- After: As Luffy faces the darker elements of the many global powers around him, especially the Three Great Powers, his combat and leadership skills improve, and his global influence grows. Unintentionally, he creates The Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He leads successful operations such as attacking Enies Lobby, overthrowing Doflamingo, and raiding Onigashima. He became the Emperor of the Sea in less than three years since the beginning of his journey, making him a significant figure in the pirate community.
- Taught by Experience: One of the main factors contributing to the Straw Hats' success is their continuous improvement and innovation of their abilities and tools. As they encounter progressively stronger opponents, they develop new techniques to overcome them and enhance their strength on their journey. During the attack on Enies Lobby, Zoro talks to Nami and Chopper about the crew's ability to surpass the odds and grow stronger, including Usopp.
Zoro: Each time we've passed an island, we've gotten stronger. And each time he's been on an island, he's cheated death. No one who dies easily would still be with us!!
Edited by jahman on Aug 29th 2023 at 9:51:27 AM
- Signature Series Arc:
- Unico: The Cat on the Broomstick note , Black Clouds and White Feathers, A Hometown Visit note , The Tale of the Fangs of Athens note , and Unico and Solitude note are considered to be one of the most iconic storylines in the manga. Due to having a more emotional storyline between the protagonist, his closer relationship with his friends, and upping the mangas' stakes. The 1981 Sanrio film The Fantastic Adventures of Unico even combined the "Unico and Solitude" and "The Cat on the Broomstick" arcs into the movie with Unico's mother and siblings from the "Hometown Visit" chapter making a brief appearance in the film's prologue. The upcoming Unico: Awakening manga, a Continuity Reboot of Osamu Tezuka's Unico, even used the "The Cat on the Broomstick" arc as the manga's basis with influence from the 1981 film and its sequel.
Edited by brb1006 on Aug 30th 2023 at 9:02:21 AM
Telepath RPG Servants of God
- Salvaged Gameplay Mechanic: Several gameplay elements from the previous game are improved in this one:
- Putting your cursor on a skill icon without clicking highlights the tiles affected by the skill. In the previous game, you only had to relay on a text-based decription which could be a bit cryptic for area-of-effect attacks.
- The previous game forced you to play your characters in the order of their roster slots, and the hero was locked on the 4th slot. Servants of God allows you to play your characters in any order you want by clicking on them during battles and the hero can be put in any slot, giving more control over your party's movement during battle.
- Using an elemental shield on a character that already has an elemental resistance will replace the previous resistance for the battle. In the previous game, characters with a passive elemental resistance aren't affected by Grotius's Frost Shield, making this skill useless for most of the party.
Earthbound
- Critical Hit Class: Mice and rats enemies have a high chance to deal critical hits.
Warcraft: Characters (WC2 Dwarven Demolition Squad / Goblin Sappers)
- Defeat Equals Explosion: They explode even if they die without using their kamikaze attack. This explosion doesn't cause damage.
- Eye Take: The Dwarven Demolition Squad's death animation starts with the black-haired dwarf getting comically-wide eyes as the red-haired dwarf explodes. It's hard to see bacause it's visible for a single frame, the sprites are small and the death animation is replaced by a generic explosion effect if the unit does its suicide attack.
- No Body Left Behind: Since they explode no matter the way they die, they leave no corpses. As such, Death Knights cannot bring them back as skeleton units.
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I don't see anything wrong with that example's English.
Edited by Arivne on Aug 30th 2023 at 6:34:35 AM
Page 1035 @ssbob90 wrote:
"And can I ask how close I am to getting unsuspended?"
I don't make that decision. It's made solely by the moderators, so you would have to ask them on Forum: Edit banned/Suspended - would like to edit again
if you qualify.
One Piece:
- Rob Lucci:
- Did Not Think This Through: He reunites with Luffy on Egghead and is eager to get revenge for his loss two years ago. His fellow CP0 colleagues point out they need orders to engage in combat against an Luffy, who is now an emperor least they suffer the consequences of disobeying orders from Sakazuki. Lucci just ignores them and makes a flimsy excuse that Luffy attacked them first to get revenge. Naturally, Lucci didn't take into account that Luffy would be a lot stronger since his win over Kaido, in spite of Lucci's own increase strength during the last two years, Lucci gets his ass kicked hard by Luffy, who doesn't even need to go all out and refuses to accept Luffy as an emperor.
- Evil Is Petty:
- He orders the CP0 agents on Onigashima to capture Robin alive. The fact she's not even part of the mission shows Lucci just wants to get revenge on Luffy from his loss.
- Once the Seraphim are defeated, Lucci is informing Kizaru and Saturn of the status of Vegapunk and the Straw Hats, solely to ensure he gets revenge from the humiliation he's suffered since arriving on Egghead.
- Fatal Flaw:
- Arrogance. Lucci clearly let his reputation as the strongest in CP9 go to his head and looks down on everyone around him, especially pirates. He looks down on Luffy throughout their fight on Enies Lobby and thinks him as just another pirate. This would cost him his first ever loss because he underestimated Luffy's tenacity to take him down. Even during the Egghead Arc Lucci, now a member of CP0, is more arrogant than ever. He meets Luffy again and is determined to get revenge for his loss two years prior, ignoring his collogues advice on facing Luffy, who is now and emperor and disobeying a direct order from Fleet Admiral Sakazuki. Even with Lucci's increase in strength, he's still no match for Luffy, who completely defeats him with ease in two chapters. Even after suffering such a humiliating defeat, Lucci stubbornly refuses to accept Luffy as an emperor.
- His love for killing people. Lucci admitted he only joined the government solely so he can kill people legally to satisfy his blood lust. Very rarely will he ensure his targets live and even when he justifies his actions makes it obvious he just loves to kill people, innocent or not. During the Egghead Arc, Stussy, who was a mole working for Vegapunk, calls out Lucci on this when she incapacitates him, mocking him for trying to lethally attack her without even trying to understand her actions and trying to kill that which he doesn't understand.
- Manchild: Downplayed, Lucci is nearly always serious and devoted to his job as an assassin. But when his pride is damaged in any way will cause the CP0 agent to act very petty, making excuses over his loss to Luffy on Egghead. He even falls for Luffy's taunts about not targeting his crew after they defeat the Seraphim since it's obvious he can't defeat Luffy, causing Lucci to angrily snap at Luffy vowing to kill him first above all. Even Zoro is shocked at lucci's immaturity whenever Luffy is involved.
Edited by seekmsn on Aug 30th 2023 at 6:31:57 AM
Page 1035 @Vrx 04
The Great Ace Attorney: Ashley Graydon is a former telegram officer <- no comma turned very talented criminal who successfully carries out his crimes with little difficulty. Following a deal made with Magnus McGilded, Graydon steals and conceals government secrets on of custom music box disks created by his father to disguise the Morse code as just music. After a deal gone wrong with McGilded that results in his father's death, Graydon seeks vengeance for his father's death and successfully has McGilded murdered, <- comma with no evidence tracing him to the crime. After avenging his father's death, Graydon moves on to the next part of his plan to retrieve both disks, repeatedly coming up with backup schemes whenever his previous ones go wrong. Planning everything with razor-sharp efficiency, Graydon proves that he is no one's pawn in their game of chess.
^ What is a "telegram officer"? Do you mean "telegraph operator"?
^ A person is a "who", not a "that".
^ [=McGilded]] -> McGilded
Edited by Arivne on Aug 30th 2023 at 6:46:49 AM
@Alpinist
The adults express this opinion in a horrified and angry fashion after learning that Bryn sleepwalks and never told anyone but Sammy, <- comma even though...
In the third book, Cap learns that Tilt Crowley has been spying...
After receiving two serious torso wounds, the Torture Technician of the hit team walks about fifty yards without flinching before finally collapsing.
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
He is a loyal friend and subordinate of Arthur Weasely <- no comma and looks...
...Harry wouldn't have been able to show up and plead his case <- no comma and would have been expelled from Hogwarts...
@G-Editor
Cartman blames the end of his relationship with Heidi...
Beth has a rather dry and venomous wit whenever she talks to people. <- period
...she noticeably acts more cruel and abusive to Jamie, <- comma expressing more joy in Jamie’s suffering than she does towards other people's.
@jahman
...his combat and leadership skills improve <- no comma and his global influence grows. Unintentionally, he creates The Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He leads successful operations such as attacking Enies Lobby, overthrowing Doflamingo, and raiding Onigashima. He became the Emperor of the Sea in less than three years after the beginning of his journey, making him a significant figure in the pirate community.
@math3299
I don't make that decision. It's made solely by the moderators, so you would have to ask them on Forum: Edit banned/Suspended - would like to edit again
if you qualify.
@brb1006
The Cat on the Broomstick, <- comma note <- no comma Black Clouds and White Feathers, A Hometown Visit, <- comma note <- no comma The Tale of the Fangs of Athens, <- comma note <- no comma and Unico and Solitude note are considered to be one of the most iconic storylines in the manga, <- comma due to having a more emotional storyline between the protagonist <missing text>, his closer relationship with his friends, and upping the manga's stakes. The 1981 Sanrio film The Fantastic Adventures of Unico even combined the "Unico and Solitude" and "The Cat on the Broomstick" arcs into the movie, <- comma with Unico's mother and siblings from the "Hometown Visit" chapter making a brief appearance in the film's prologue. The upcoming Unico: Awakening manga, a Continuity Reboot of Osamu Tezuka's Unico, even used the "The Cat on the Broomstick" arc as the manga's basis, <- comma with influence from the 1981 film and its sequel.
^ "between the protagonist" and who?
Edited by Arivne on Aug 30th 2023 at 7:21:52 AM
@jOSEFdelaville
...you only had to rely on a text-based description, <- comma which...
...and the hero was locked into the 4th slot.
Mice and rat enemies have a high chance to deal critical hits.
It's hard to see because it's visible for a single frame...
Edited by Arivne on Aug 30th 2023 at 7:26:36 AM
@seekmsn
He encounters Luffy on Egghead and is eager to get revenge for his loss two years ago. His fellow CP 0 colleagues point out they need orders to engage in combat against an Luffy, who is now an Emperor, <- comma lest they suffer the consequences of disobeying orders from Sakazuki. Lucci just ignores them and makes a flimsy excuse that Luffy attacked them first to get revenge. Naturally, Lucci didn't take into account that Luffy would be a lot stronger since his win over Kaido. <- period In spite of Lucci's own increase strength during the last two years, Lucci gets his ass kicked hard by Luffy, who doesn't even need to go all out, <- comma and refuses to accept Luffy as an Emperor.
^ If he's planning on fighting him, he's not "reuniting" with him. "Reuniting" implies non-hostility.
- Siblings in Crime
- The McGraw Brothers from Triggerfish Twist are a group of dangerous rednecks with long rap sheets. A carjacking victim killing one of the brothers in self-defense in Triggerfish Twist sets the rest of the family on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge that doesn't go as planned.
- In The Big Bamboo, Serge joins his newly discovered half-brother Ford in a scheme to con two corrupt movie producers and then engineer their deaths.
- In Gator-a-Go, The Queenpin known as Madre once ran her cartel along with her two older brothers before the informant she spends the book chasing mucked things up a few years before the story. Specifically, when a Dirty Cop told Madre that one of her brothers passed on information to the authorities but she didn't know which, she cheerfully ordered the murders of both of her brothers to make sure she punished the right one.
- There are a few sets of brothers in the Small-Town Tyrant clan from Coconut Cowboy. Said clan runs speed traps, illegally pumps more water than allowed by law, engages in voter fraud, moves money around for a drug dealer, and kills a few people.
@ From A Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
- Adaptation Name Change: Several guards on the second skiff at the Sarlaac pit and two of the scout troopers who chase Luke and Leia receive names that differ from the All There in the Manual names they had in Legends.
- Death by Adaptation: Rogue Squadron pilots Will Scotian, Cinda Tarheel, and Tomer Darfpen are all shot down and presumably (albeit not explicitly) killed during the Battle of Endor when Tomer survived the Galactic Civil War in Legends and Cinda and Will presumably did as well.
- Deadly Decadent Court: Palpatine's advisors are portrayed as Smug Snake Hate Sinks who get on each other's nerves and spend more time plotting and rambling than they do accomplishing anything.
@ Red King enemies
- Pet the Dog: Downplayed in The Hidden King, where he gives Billy and Charlie the tour of a ballroom where a prestigious party is about to be held. He is clearly just eager for a chance to show off, but he has a noticeably warmer and more gracious countenance than normal throughout the scene.
- The Hundred Heads dinner, where the headmasters of ninety-nine other academies for endowed children visit the school, and several show off endowments like a super sense of smell and transfiguration.
- Gabriel (wearing the cloak of the Red King to channel his boldness), Tancred and a wild array of weather patterns he conjures, and Lysander and his spirit ancestors all go against Count Harken (who manages to No Sale some of their efforts and conjure many monsters before being beaten) to try and keep the Mirror of Amoret out of his hands.
- Then, right as the heroes celebrate their triumph, Joshua jumps out of a hiding place to snatch it away with his magnetic powers and run away before they can take it back.
- Fanon Discontinuity: The Hidden King wraps up enough plot elements to feel like it could be the series finale, and the remaining three books don't drop in quality but do have an increasing number of What Do You Mean, It's for Kids? moments (often involving characters being Killed Off for Real) that may bother some readers.
- Spared by the Cut: Pregnant bar singer and love interest Belle was originally intended to survive alongside her crush Martin, but, according to an interview by her performer, Danielle Harris, the filmmakers changed their minds at the last minute.
- When Mister asks a bartender about the recent advances of the Apocalypse Cult known as the Brotherhood, the man jokes about how, like any good bar, they discourage talk of religion and politics.
- The scenes of bands playing to the enjoyment of small crowds in both the road house and Strivington provide a World Half Full feeling to the movie. The way Belle (a singer in the former band) and Martin share a flirtatious smile as she sings helps.
- Peggy flirting with Martin as she serves him and Mister food at her run-down family diner, adding that it's been months since she saw a boy her age.
- Fan-Preferred Cut Content: Many fans wish Rowling had gone through with her original plan to have Dudley drop off a magical child at the school train in the epilogue rather than decide that any latent magical genes would have been squashed by Dudley's father's DNA.
Edited by Alpinist on Aug 31st 2023 at 9:47:22 AM
- Giant Spider
- In the video game mod Fallout doomsday, Florida is infested with hives of giant spiders that have been mutated by radiation.

I assume you didn't edit the last stuff because I was under investigation at the time, which was fair, but I have been cleared, and you can check the ask the tropers thread, so here is a repost with a couple of additions. @ But What About the Astronauts?
@ Watchers and Slayers
Professor Diana "The Prof" Dormer
Faith's first Watcher, a Harvard professor. She is briefly mentioned in the show and is named and given an expanded role in the prequel novel Go Ask Malice.@ Buffyverse: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Other Characters
Killian/Kenny/K
A musician ex-boyfriend of Faith's who is mentioned in the show and appears in the prequel novel Go Ask Malice.@ Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
@ Everest (2002)
The Everest Trilogy (The Contest, The Climb, and The Summit) is a 2002 Gordon Korman Middle Grade Literature series. The trilogy starts by following young climbers undergoing Training from Hell to qualify for three places in a corporate-sponsored expedition to climb Mount Everest with Ethan Zaph, the youngest person to climb Mount Everest to date. The next two books cover the climb, with plenty of things turning out unexpectedly. While the climbers are a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits, the trilogy is among Korman's more serious work, with lots of Shown Their Work details about the mechanics and dangers of mountain climbing, family drama, and the prologue of the first book making it clear that one of the kids will die on the mountain.
Tropes in the trilogy:
@ Tell No One
@ Buffy the Vampire Slayer
@ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
@ Ministry of Magic
Arthur Weasely's sole assistant in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office.
Edited by Alpinist on Aug 30th 2023 at 8:51:13 AM