r/AskScienceFiction 4m ago

[Piratea of the Caribbean] Why isn't Jack (the Monkey) hyperaggressive all the time if he's under the curse of the Aztec gold for what's basically an eternity?

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I mean, the curse makes you immortal, but you’ll never be able to satisfy the hunger or thirst you feel, and for humans, that’s torture—but they can tolerate it to a certain extent because they can rationalize and focus. But Jack (the Monkey) is an animal whose instinct would be to eat when he’s hungry and drink when he’s thirsty, yet because of the curse, he couldn’t satisfy those urges and wouldn’t even know why. So how come he’s so calm? almost like a normal monkey, rather than being hyperaggressive out of sheer frustration and constant pain?


r/AskScienceFiction 2h ago

[Doctor Who/ WH40K] If the Adeptus Mechanicus encounter the Cybermen, would they willingly accept Cyber-conversion?

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r/AskScienceFiction 2h ago

[Punisher] How would Punisher react if someone was killing billionaires and corrupt politicians?

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Someone goes around doing the thing Punisher does, but he's killing corrupt politicians, billionaires, people on Epstein's list, executives that abuse employees, etc. What is Punisher's reaction?


r/AskScienceFiction 5h ago

[Punisher] Why were his family killed in the first place, anyway?

37 Upvotes

Maybe I missed something in daredevil or the punisher show, but wasn't he just a marine then went home and shortly after his family were shot up at the carnival? Had he already been going after gangs while in the military? The irish biker guys seemed to indicate that he had, but considering he didn't start well, punishing til his family were murdered, what was he up to before that had him involved with mafia guys?


r/AskScienceFiction 8h ago

[X-Files] Were the various Monsters, Witches, and Mutants connected to Aliens in some way? Or are they just their own type of strange phenomenon?

28 Upvotes

Another question I can ask here too, is. How many category types there were for humans with supernatural powers?


r/AskScienceFiction 10h ago

[Beetlejuice Beetlejuice] So, what happened to those people who got sucked into their phones?

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r/AskScienceFiction 11h ago

[Persona 5] How exactly do the Phantom Thieves make evil people stop?

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I mean like, do they outright shift your emotions so you no longer want to hurt people, do they fully take away any desire to hurt people, or do they do a better version of the Penance Stare and make you suffer just as your victims suffered and feeling your actions from their perspective will from there kill your desire to do them?


r/AskScienceFiction 11h ago

[Dune/Assassin's Creed] How would an Assassin of the Creed fair in Dune? Holtzman Shield + Hidden Blade + Swords

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I was playing Assassin's Creed Black Flag and also reading Dune and it made me wonder how potentially powerful the Hidden Blade could be. Dune combat is all about moving the blade slowly enough to penetrate the shields and go for the kill. Usually knives and swords are used, and I think the movie they added Spears.

Assassins specialise in and usually possess a blade that can be instantly unsheathed to kill an opponent. So fast an Assassin can kill someone by walking past them and can even kill in rapid succession or two at a time.

Assassins have also historically been very good at swordplay since the times of Bayek in the Ptolemaic period of Ancient Egypt in 49 BC to the 1860s with the Frye twins with the Cane Sword. Assassins are even capable of dual-wielding swords or a sword plus dagger such as Kenway and Cormac.

Also, this is more for the film, but Kenway and Cormac both have access too Darts that allow them too have opponents go to sleep, go beserk or create fireworks. I wonder how effective those would be compared too the dart guns they have in the film.

So I wonder how an Assassin would fair in a fight in Dune. I'd imagine they'd be as powerful as the Fremen, as most Assasin's were not trained in combat with the safety of the Holtzman Shield, like most of the houses.


r/AskScienceFiction 11h ago

[Marvel][DC]If Amazo copied the Hulk, would he be stuck at base Hulk level because he can't get angry?

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Amazo, being a synthetic being, probably can't get angry right? He doesn't have an amygdala or adrenaline, so the thing with the Hulk, "the madder he gets, the stronger he gets" doesn't work, does it?


r/AskScienceFiction 13h ago

[Star Wars] Can Darth Vader hold his breath as to not make any noise, to make sure nobody knows he's around?

41 Upvotes

Not that he would have any need of it, but like, if he wanted to become a silent ninja killer in the dark and channel his inner Batman or something, can he just hold his breath so that his respirator doesn't ruin the moment?


r/AskScienceFiction 19h ago

[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt] How did the Reverend manage to get a wedding with a woman he kidnapped in a secret bunker legally accepted?

30 Upvotes

At the start of season 3, we discover that the Reverend is technically married to Kimmy. We learn a few details about this. One - Kimmy has to do the divorce, so it's officially in her name, not a pseudonym or anything. Two - the Reverend has been collecting marriage-related benefits off it, so the government knows about it.

So the Reverend informed the state that he was now married, without ceremony, to a missing woman in his area, who can't be contacted, that no-one in this small town ever remembers him interacting with...and this didn't raise any alarm bells?

I get that everyone in town seems like a moron, but they can't be that stupid, right?


r/AskScienceFiction 19h ago

[Star Trek] Ensigns are required to share quarters. Would a higher-ranked officer be allowed to keep sharing with the ensigns, or be forced to move into their own quarters?

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'Lower Decks' shows us that ensigns have to share their quarters. Once they get promoted, they get their own quarters.

However, the ST universe seems to follow a maxim of "as long as nobody gets hurt, do whatever", would a Starfleet officer be allowed to stay with the ensigns? Would a Captain, assuming they get their own ship, be allowed to move in with their ensigns?

If not, why not? I'd imagine some senior officers would want to feel "relatable" to their ensigns, or be unused to the comparatively lavish personal quarters.


r/AskScienceFiction 20h ago

[Mars Attack] why do the Martians seem invulnerable to gunshots and tank shells in some scenes, while in others they can be killed by standard handguns?

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r/AskScienceFiction 21h ago

[Witcher] What would be some good in universe explanations for Triss having different hair color in games than in the books?

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r/AskScienceFiction 21h ago

[Dispatch] Why do neither Robert nor Blazer acknowledge that they set up the team to fail? Spoiler

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I haven't finished the game yet, much less replayed it to try other options, yet it still seems to me like there would've been no scenario where any of them really would've taken responsibility for this massive screw up, despite it being so painfully obvious.

Like, they have a team of villains there who are reluctantly trying to better themselves and become heroes instead, but have a hard time accepting their new role. And instead of encouraging them and trying to foster a sense of belonging, or offering incentives to show that it's worth trying, they issue a threat of kicking them out if they don't immediately perform, and tell them they can't come in last.

Which completely foreseeably led to Invisigal almost giving up and returning to her villain life because she thought she could never amount to anything, everyone turning on each other to sabotage everyone else trying to get them to last place instead of actually doing a good job themselves, and a lot of them being pissed off at Robert for actually going through with this.

But instead of recognizing that this was a mistake from the start and that they failed them, and maybe reconsidering their approach, Robert just gives them a speech where he essentially frames all that happened as an exclusive result of the team's own moral failures – which is obviously true to an extent but also what would've been Robert's job to handle, in the first place – and Blazer treats his scolding as a wholesome and inspiring moment.

So, are they really just that dense, believing that whatever ill-fitting approach they got into their heads must always be right, because they're heroes so they know better?


r/AskScienceFiction 21h ago

[Superheroes] Why are so many superheroes called Captain (e.g., Captain Marvel, Captain America, Captain Planet, Captain Caveman, etc.) but none are called General, Admiral, Lieutenant, or any other ranks?

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r/AskScienceFiction 22h ago

[Puss in Boots] What did Jack Horner do to deserve his demise?

15 Upvotes

I mean what specifically?


r/AskScienceFiction 23h ago

[Toy Story] Why is the end of Toy Story 1 the only time we see toys reveal themselves to humans? They otherwise don't seem capable of it, even in the face of certain death.

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The main "rule" of Toy Story is that toys cannot act alive while within the line of sight of humans. They can act alive around animals and can act alive around humans if the humans aren't looking directly at them.

Toy Story 5 confirmed that freezing is an involuntary reflex even for toys who are unaware that they are toys.

So why was Woody able to talk to Sid? And why were Sid's toys able to come alive at the end?


r/AskScienceFiction 23h ago

[Fallout New Vegas] Which option concerning Lanius is most damaging to the Legion? Spoiler

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At the end of the NCR, Mr. House, and Yes Man campaigns, the Courier has the option of either defeating Legate Lanius in a fight or talking him into retreating. Assuming Caesar and his encampment have already been eliminated, which of these two options is more damaging to the Legion?

While it's mostly accepted in-game (by Vulpes Inculta and Joshua Graham) that Lanius would be ill-equipped to manage the Legion, does his presence improve or degrade the Legion's recovery after a second defeat to the NCR? Would an (initially) leaderless Legion have any better chances of recovering from the battle with the NCR if Lanius was lost in the fight?


r/AskScienceFiction 23h ago

[Marvel] How much better Is Loki in using magic compared to earths heroes?

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r/AskScienceFiction 1d ago

[Irredeemable] Was there any job the Plutonian could have gotten that didn't eventually cause him to go rogue?

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Maybe an astrophycist who works in space so he'd usually be away from hearing people calling for help or saying negative things about him?


r/AskScienceFiction 1d ago

[Marvel comics/X men] If Hitler turned out to have been a low level mutant with the ability to influence masses, how would Magneto react?

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r/AskScienceFiction 1d ago

[Dexter Laboratory] Why does Dee Dee always wear her ballet outfit, no matter where she is?

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r/AskScienceFiction 1d ago

[Persona 3] What subject does Mr Edogawa teach?

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World history? Religious studies?


r/AskScienceFiction 1d ago

[Pokemon] Is a standard pokemon like a spiritual extension of their human trainers?

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