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Edmania o hai from under a pile of erasers Since: Apr, 2010
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#1: Oct 5th 2010 at 10:17:25 AM

A man standing in fire and not burning is somewhat demonstrative of the trope, but it falls lower than decent in my opinion.

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Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
#2: Oct 5th 2010 at 10:34:02 AM

True, it's hard to convey the fact that he just took a nuke to the face.

Surely there's one of Superman taking multiple bullets tothe chest without problem?

suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl
#3: Oct 5th 2010 at 12:06:06 PM

How about this one?

It's a "widescreen" image that doesn't scale as well as one might like, but I don't think it's an image that needs to be all that big in this case.

edited 5th Oct '10 12:07:05 PM by suedenim

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Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
#4: Oct 5th 2010 at 12:42:59 PM

Looks good to me, now needs a good caption.

GabrielGloom Since: Dec, 1969
#5: Oct 5th 2010 at 12:54:37 PM

I've got a picture of Superman taking a beating from the Hulk without flinching that I've been looking for a page for...

eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
94. Grandmaster of Shark
#6: Oct 5th 2010 at 3:49:47 PM

suedenim, your picture is a little to ark for my taste.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#7: Oct 5th 2010 at 3:56:05 PM

^...what exactly does that mean?

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#8: Oct 5th 2010 at 4:05:04 PM

He missed the "d", too dark.

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#9: Oct 5th 2010 at 4:06:45 PM

I think he meant dark.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#10: Oct 5th 2010 at 4:15:12 PM

kthanks. I don't know why I didn't think of that. My brain is kinda mushy today.

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Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#11: Oct 5th 2010 at 10:15:52 PM

I actually like Superman Vs Hulk though I am sure we can find better. The Superman Returns image is hard to make out because of the darkness and smoke.

edited 5th Oct '10 10:16:10 PM by Ghilz

suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#12: Oct 6th 2010 at 4:27:00 AM

Here's the Superman Returns pic, brightened:

I also like the Superman/Hulk image. The dialogue will be illegible when shrunk, but is hardly the point, and the Hulk is a good stand-in for "immense strength" that everyone will get.

I kinda prefer the Superman Returns image for being live-action and quasi "realistic," not to mention the ultimate "bullets bouncing off his chest" moment. That movie made a lot of odd decisions, but that one scene was pretty darn perfect.

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ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#13: Dec 20th 2010 at 9:28:26 PM

Should we keep the current one, or get it changed?

ExpiryBot Since: Dec, 1969
#14: Jan 12th 2011 at 11:04:06 AM

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Anaheyla Since: Jan, 2001
#15: Jan 19th 2011 at 1:55:41 AM

Bump. I was going to make a new thread, but fortuitously there's already one.

Definitely needs a new pic. You'd have to be familiar with Preacher(which, to my eternal regret, I am) to recognize this character. It's a JAFAAC.

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#16: Jan 19th 2011 at 5:28:18 AM

Possibility.

some caption text

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Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
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#17: Jan 19th 2011 at 5:40:28 AM

how about this? (final panel not really a suggestion and its from way later in the series just a funny lampshade on this trope.)


edited 19th Jan '11 5:47:05 AM by Raso

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TonyMuhplaah Brother of Favio from Tony, Wisconsin Since: Oct, 2010
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#18: Jan 19th 2011 at 5:52:34 AM

I say use either of the Superman pictures, I like both.

Why has this thread been inactive for so long without coming to a decision? It doesn't seem that difficult.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#19: Jan 19th 2011 at 6:19:04 AM

Other subjects I guess. I'm honestly fine with that last Superman pic. Even if you can't tell it's a massive gun, it's some kind of death beam and it's bouncing off of him.

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#20: Jan 19th 2011 at 5:19:49 PM

So far, the only pic I'm really comfortable with is the last Love Hina pic of Keitaro in the cast, since it actually describes the conditions of the trope - someone who has to take a ridiculous amount of punishment to actually be hurt. The Saint of Killers is a bad example because he really is invulnerable IIRC, and the Superman pics just show that guns don't faze him and he can take an incredible pounding. Keitaro finally had something happen to him that he couldn't recover from in a matter of seconds.

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#21: Jan 19th 2011 at 5:28:48 PM

You seem to be misunderstanding it. The "nigh" isn't particular important to the trope. Gods are described as Nigh-Invulnerable.

DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#22: Jan 19th 2011 at 5:40:15 PM

That's one thing I love about Love Hina. Keitaro is subjected to Megaton Punch style accidents left and right throughout the series and usually gets away with only a scratch or two. This is lampshaded quite often. However, when he breaks his leg by having something fall on him and crush it, all the girls flip that he can actually be somehow injured.

I think the Superman pic is good. I was watching that movie just the other day. The mook is shooting a chain gun at him. When Sups gets too close, he pulls out a handgun and starts firing. One bullet hits him right in the eye and just bounces off on impact like every other bullet did with every other part of his body.

But I also think the 2nd Love Hina pic is good since everyone is amazed that he's been injured.

edited 19th Jan '11 5:41:47 PM by DRCEQ

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#23: Jan 19th 2011 at 6:06:29 PM

Well, it's also really text heavy. Might work better as a quote. Also, emphasizing the fact that he can get injured takes away from the nature of the trope, which is about people who can't get injured without special requirements.

DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#24: Jan 19th 2011 at 6:10:25 PM

Keitaro's special requirement: He can take any type of injury from burning to crushing to high speed impacts and quickly shrugs it off. He walks to school one day and gets his leg crushed by a flimsy building attachment and he's walking on crutches for a couple weeks.

As Mitsune is saying, it seems that there is only so much damage that he can shrug off.

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#25: Jan 19th 2011 at 6:13:28 PM

^But the trope isn't "only so much damage he can shrug off." It's "can shrug off an infinite amount of damage, with the exception of a certain weakness."

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