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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 16th 2023 at 5:37:57 PM

Alpinist Since: Jul, 2023
#25876: Aug 29th 2023 at 5:09:59 PM

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

    Dormer 

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.
  • Alliterative Name: Diana Dormer.
  • Cruel and Unusual Death: The demon Kakitos tears her apart so brutally that Faith later comments, "They don't have a word for what he did to her."
  • Parental Substitute: She lets Faith move into her house after finding the girl has been living in a foster home.
  • Smoking Is Not Cool: She is a heavy smoker who has trouble keeping up with Faith in combat training due to the nicotine's effect on her lungs.

@ Buffyverse: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Other Characters

    Kenny 

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

  • Base-Breaking Character: Many fans see Kelly as an assertive, somewhat funny female character with some Pet the Dog moments, while others hate her for stealing Rachel's boyfriend.

@ 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:

  • Big Brother Worship: Dominic idolizes his older brother Chris (who has already climbed with Ethan Zaph before) and is determined to climb Mount Everest alongside of Chris.
  • Dwindling Party: Throughout the first book, every few days, a few more kids are singled out as being at the bottom of the pack and cut from the training contest, their dreams of climbing Mount Everest crushed. A few others are sent home for medical reasons, such as Cameron and Bryn, who both break a few bones in bad falls, and Joey, who is discovered to have nasal passages that are too narrow for safe breathing at high altitudes.
  • The Mole: Someone involved in the contest and expedition is feeding embarrassing stories to a tabloid paper. It's Tilt Crowley, who initially does it because it is the only way for a boy as poor as him to buy good climbing gear, but then does it to undermine his rival Dominic.
  • Two Girls to a Team: Bryn and Sammy hope to both make the team and do the climb together. They succeed, but Bryn is then injured and replaced by Tilt.
  • Spanner in the Works: Ethan Zaph decides to quit the expedition in favor of a different climbing trip right after his teammates have been picked, leading to the team being restructured and several main characters who were being sent home to be selected for the climb after all.
  • Too Dumb to Live: The adults express this opinion in a horrified and angry fashion after learning that Bryn sleepwalks and never told anyone but Sammy, even though they are going on a mountain climbing trip and will be sleeping near lots of cliff faces. They are right to feel this way, since Bryn does walk off a cliff and is lucky to survive.
  • Treachery Cover-Up: In the third book, Cap learns that Tilt Crowley has been spying on the expedition for a tabloid magazine and tried to sabotage Dominic to make him turn back so that Tilt would be the youngest person to make the summit. However, Cap keeps this secret after a remorseful Tilt dies while trying to rescue Dominic.
  • "Well Done, Son" Guy: Perry is a well-done nephew guy, as he feels unqualified to climb Mount Everest (an opinion many of the people he is competing alongside of share) and is terrified of the mountain, but he is convinced that his famous climber Cool Uncle would never understand if he quit, and so he perseveres throughout training and beyond. Surprisingly, his uncle is completely understanding and sympathetic once he learns how Perry feels, but by then, now that he feels like he has a choice, Perry has decided he wants to see the expedition through.

@ Tell No One

  • Made of Iron: After receiving two serious torso wounds, the Torture Technician of the hit team walks about fifty yards without flinching before finally collapsing.
  • Old Cop, Young Cop: The two homicide detectives are a brash, fit, and politically-conscious young man and a soft-spoken, surprisingly calculating older man who seems to have OCD.
  • We Need a Distraction: Bruno has one of his men fire three shots into the ground and then wait to surrender himself to divert the cops who are closing in on where Alex is hiding.

@ Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • A novel where Oz met a female werewolf was canceled because Whedon wanted to save that idea for the main show.

@ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • Lavender and Seamus, the two Gryffindor students who have been the most skeptical of Harry's early claims that Voldemort is back, both show up at the first Dumbledore's Army meeting and remain loyal group members for the rest of the series.

@ Ministry of Magic

    Perkins 

Arthur Weasely's sole assistant in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office.


  • Older Sidekick: He is a loyal friend and subordinate of Arthur Weasely and looks a few decades older than his superior.
  • Spanner in the Works: In one of his two in-person scenes in the series, he hurries into Arthur's office with a warning that Fudge has changed the date of Harry's disciplinary hearing. If not for that warning, Harry wouldn't have been able to show up and plead his case and would have been expelled from Hogwarts, just like Fudge wanted.
  • Unseen No More: He is repeatedly mentioned in books 2 and 4 before having cameos in books 5 and 7.

Edited by Alpinist on Aug 30th 2023 at 8:51:13 AM

G-Editor The 47th President Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
The 47th President
#25877: Aug 29th 2023 at 6:03:50 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.

My sandbox of EPs and other stuff
jahman Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#25878: Aug 29th 2023 at 8:03:18 PM

One Piece: Monkey D. Luffy:

  • 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.

One Piece: Straw Hat Pirates:

  • 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

math3299 Since: Sep, 2015
#25879: Aug 29th 2023 at 8:42:38 PM

So I have a question, what is the threshold where you’ll let people have their editing privileges back after they’ve been revoked?

I’m just curious how much I have to do to get them back.

Edited by math3299 on Aug 29th 2023 at 10:43:30 AM

brb1006 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#25880: Aug 29th 2023 at 10:31:37 PM

  • 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

jOSEFdelaville Since: Dec, 2018
#25881: Aug 30th 2023 at 5:51:48 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

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.

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25882: Aug 30th 2023 at 6:17:51 AM

Page 1035 @Astropilgrim 1621

I don't see anything wrong with that example's English.

Edited by Arivne on Aug 30th 2023 at 6:34:35 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25883: Aug 30th 2023 at 6:19:25 AM

Page 1035 @Wile K 209

...is partly narrated in rhyme. <- period

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25884: Aug 30th 2023 at 6:30:08 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.

seekmsn Since: Mar, 2020
#25885: Aug 30th 2023 at 6:31:18 AM

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

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25886: Aug 30th 2023 at 6:33:54 AM

Page 1035 @Bullman

I can't find any English mistakes in that example.

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25887: Aug 30th 2023 at 6:43:17 AM

Page 1035 @Vrx 04

     Corrections 

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

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25888: Aug 30th 2023 at 6:48:26 AM

Page 1035 @Juju P

having the bad fortune to fall into a world where Nazi Germany won.

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25889: Aug 30th 2023 at 7:06:02 AM

[up] @Alpinist

     Corrections 

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...

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25890: Aug 30th 2023 at 7:09:46 AM

[up] @G-Editor

     Corrections 

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.

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25892: Aug 30th 2023 at 7:12:21 AM

[up] @jahman

     Corrections 

...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.

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25894: Aug 30th 2023 at 7:15:19 AM

[up] @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.

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25895: Aug 30th 2023 at 7:21:32 AM

[up] @brb1006

     Corrections 

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

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25896: Aug 30th 2023 at 7:26:10 AM

[up] @jOSEFdelaville

     Corrections 

...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

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#25897: Aug 30th 2023 at 7:31:59 AM

[up] @seekmsn

     Corrections 

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.

seekmsn Since: Mar, 2020
Alpinist Since: Jul, 2023
#25899: Aug 30th 2023 at 8:08:01 AM

@ Tim Dorsey

  • 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.

@ Children of the Red King

  • 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.

@ Children of the Red King

@ Stake Land

  • 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.

@ Stake Land

  • 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.

@ Stake Land

  • 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.
@ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  • 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

math3299 Since: Sep, 2015
#25900: Aug 30th 2023 at 11:30:53 AM

  • Giant Spider
    • In the video game mod Fallout doomsday, Florida is infested with hives of giant spiders that have been mutated by radiation.


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