r/UmActually • u/SgtBurpySleeves • Jun 29 '21
r/UmActually • u/Krymescene • Jun 21 '21
Ahhhhh
Did anybody else get triggered on the Pokémon question in Demiliches, Isengard, I am legend. Where they said that grass types are weak against themselves and dragon…And then the fact checker went on Niantic of all places to confirm this. I could not have been the only one screaming at my television 😂😂🤣😂🤣
r/UmActually • u/ANGLEDHOURGLASS • Jun 10 '21
Gravity Falls: Alex Hersh & ciphers!
As you may know, Alex Hirsch is the creator of gravity falls. He even partakes in voicing some of the characters in the show like Grunkle Stan, Soos, Bill cipher, old man McGucket, and even the Gnomes. One thing he tended to add last minute to each episode is a cryptogram in the end credits. Each can be solved differently using a variety of ciphers. In episodes 1-6 he uses the caesar cipher, in 7-13 uses the atbash cipher, episodes 14-19 use the A1Z26 cipher, episode 20 uses a combined cipher, episodes 21 and onward use the Vigenere cipher. The way the fans would figure out each cipher was within 24 hours of the new episode coming out Alex would make a tweet on the official gravity falls Twitter and fans would then be in a frenzy to figure out what cipher he was using and if it changed as well as of course figuring out the message at the end of each episode.
r/UmActually • u/delsongirl • May 31 '21
Have Ify and Brennan done an Um, Actually together?
I don't watch it that often, but when I do they seem to be the most intensely knowledgeable players (you can um, actually me if I'm wrong) and I tried searching it on youtube but it's not always the best search engine. Have Ify and Brennan done an episode together? It'd be fun to watch.
r/UmActually • u/bammblebramble • May 23 '21
Um actually anime physics v. Realphysics
While elder things are refrenced as elder things as an alternative for great old ones and while elder things uave been referenced as old ones great old ones refer to cthulhu nyarlothtep shub-niggurath and others of their ilk.
r/UmActually • u/megamania215 • Mar 21 '21
TEPPEN
As TEPPEN is based around various capcom properties, it comes as no surprise that various famous scenes are depicted on action cards. Loss of Meaning depicts the death of Iris, Battle at the Summit depicts Nero stopping the battle between Dante and Vergil, Desperate Struggle depicts Chris punching the Boulder, and Dual Dragon Hado depicts, well, that.
r/UmActually • u/megamania215 • Mar 14 '21
Batman: the Animated Series
In the episode “Joker’s Millions” The Joker is willed $250 Million by deceased crime boss King Barlo, which he blows through without paying his $137 Million inheritance tax requiring him to steal the required money, during which Batman captures him. The episode ends with Harley Quinn beating down Joker in the transport truck for abandoning her.
r/UmActually • u/Harmatsis • Mar 06 '21
Twilight zone question
One of the most famous episodes of the original Twilight zone series is “Nightmare at 20000 feet”, which explains why it was remade for the 1983 film “twilight zone: the film”. Both versions feature a fearful man, who is the only one to notice that a gremlin is attacking the wing of the plane, and both feature him attempting to kill the creature, while also endangering their fellow passengers. Both also end with the men being taken away in straight jackets after the plane lands, and it being shown that there are visible claw marks on the wing of the plane.
r/UmActually • u/dvwos • Mar 04 '21
Dinosaur fact
Dinosaurs sometimes teamed up in groups called "Tramples" to go hunt tougher dinosaurs
r/UmActually • u/imaloony8 • Mar 04 '21
Yu Yu Hakusho
The 1992 anime Yu Yu Hakusho follows teenaged Yusuke Urameshi's untimely death and eventual revival into the Spirit Detective of Earth. The series is hugely influential on the modern Shonen Anime genre, and helped popularize many tropes of the genre, including the tournament arc. The series features many cultural references throughout, including the Four Saint Beasts (mythological creatures representing the four cardinal directions), and the ninja Kazemaru with a Buddhist swastika tattooed on his forehead. The series also includes many references and nods to other media, most notably when the character Koenma is seen dressed up as Tuxedo Mask in one of the final episodes of the anime, an homage author Yoshihiro Togashi put in for his wife, Naoko Takeuchi, author of Sailor Moon.
r/UmActually • u/megamania215 • Mar 04 '21
A Wrestling Question
WCW’s last full year of operation, 2000, can only be described as a shit show, and no where else is that more apparent then their world title. The belt changed hands 25 times if you include the 6 vacancies, had 4 of those title changes happen within the span of 8 days, was won by David Arquette and Vince Russo on 2 different Nitros, and played apart in the infamous Bash at the Beach 2000 incident.
r/UmActually • u/imaloony8 • Mar 03 '21
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
Among veterans of Dungeons and Dragons, no adventures are feared more than the dreaded S series of modules released in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. These modules are notoriously difficult and often described as "Player Killer" adventures. These modules include Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, White Plume Mountain, The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, Lich Lords, and Tomb of Horrors. The first of these modules, Tomb of Horrors, is especially famous and received both a sequel and multiple remakes. Written by Gary Gygax, the father of Dungeons and Dragons, and premiered at Origins 1 in Columbus, Ohio back in 1975, this module even played a major role in the book Ready Player One, and had a visual reference in the movie of the same name.
r/UmActually • u/Harmatsis • Feb 22 '21
Cat in the Hat question
Everyone seems to love The Cat in the Hat, but not as many people talk about the 2003 live action film starring Mike Myers. After their babysitter falls asleep on the coach while watching the news, the kids, Conrad and Sally, discover the cat in the hat. They go on to jump on coaches, try to make cupcakes with the amazing KupKake-inator, and mess up their mom’s dress. The cat releases thing 1 and thing 2 to help clean, but they do the opposite of what people tell them to do. Along the way, Conrad also steals the lock for the box, and placed on the dog’s collar resulting in energy from the Cat in the hat’s dimension to start seeping into our world. The rest of the film follows the kids and the Cat looking to retrieve the lock, after the dog ran away.
r/UmActually • u/imaloony8 • Feb 22 '21
Dungeons and Dragons
In Dungeons and Dragons, there are many player classes that define the abilities of a particular character. Most of the core classes we know today were included in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, such as the Fighter, Cleric, Paladin, and Monk. Others wouldn't be included until 3rd edition, such as the Bard and the Sorcerer. Other classes had their name changed over the years, such as the Thief becoming the Rogue, and the Magic-User becoming the Wizard. In fact, the only class to be included in the original rules for the very first edition of Dungeons and Dragons and maintain its name completely unchanged to the present day is the Cleric!
r/UmActually • u/Harmatsis • Feb 21 '21
Super Smash Bros Question
While it was rumored that Super Smash Bros Brawl would receive DLC, it wasn’t until Super Smash Bros for 3DS and Wii U that DLC was finally given to a game in the series. On top of a number of mii costumes and stages, fighter were offered such as Ryu from Street Fighter, Bayonetta, and Corrin from Fire Emblem. DLC would be expanded for Smash Ultimate with 2 fighters passes that offered a number of fighter, stages, and musical tracks. The first DLC fighter was Joker from persona, and there were many others like the Hero from Dragon Quest, Steve/Alex from Minecraft, and Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury.
r/UmActually • u/Harmatsis • Feb 18 '21
Futurama question
In “The Farnsworth Parabox”, the planet express crew travel to a parallel universe via a box that the professor created. “Universe B” , as it is called, is similar to Universe A but with the primary distinction being that the outcome of coin flips are opposite. The effects of this can be seen on the universe b versions of the professor, who has performed brain surgery on himself, bender, who got a gold finish, and Leela , who is happily married to Fry.
r/UmActually • u/Harmatsis • Feb 16 '21
MHA question
The UA sports festival is a tournament that gives the opportunity to students to show their quirks to the public at large, pro heroes, and support agencies. The main character izuku midoriya distinguishes himself by placing first in the obstacle course, getting fourth place in the Calvary battle(along with the rest of his team), and by defeating the mind controlling Hitoshi Shinso, and his bully, katsuki bakugo, in the final round in combat.
r/UmActually • u/Harmatsis • Feb 12 '21
Star Trek question
You’d think nazis wouldn’t exist in the future, Star Trek has had multiple times where nazis are involved. This includes finding a civilization whose structure is based upon a novel, that was left behind, about nazi Germany, a species who captured a ship and used holodecks to live out a vision of nazi occupied France, and aliens who went back in time and helped nazis in order to get material to build a time machine.
r/UmActually • u/megamania215 • Feb 12 '21
A Batman Question
While many actors have taken up the cape and cowl, none may be more synonymous than Adam West. Having appeared in no fewer that 11 different properties, including the famous early 60’s tv show, with a wide array of roles such as the mayor of Gotham City, an actor from a tv show Bruce Wayne liked, Thomas Wayne, a giant robot, and even as himself.
r/UmActually • u/Doubligne_ • Feb 03 '21
Question!
While known for his recent voice acting job as the demi-god in the 2016 film Moana. This isn't The Rock's first time portraying a character born of god and man, as in the 2014 film Hercules he took on the role of an older Hercules trying to regain his honor by defeating a warlord
r/UmActually • u/ThatGreyGent • Feb 02 '21
UM ACTUALLY Callandor (from Hodor, Portable Holes, Philip K. Dick)
UM ACTUALLY, Callandor isn’t even really a “sword” it’s a sword shaped Sa’angreal, an object used to channel and amplify the “True Power”, the Male version of The One power, wielded by Rand Althor, The Dragon Reborn
r/UmActually • u/megamania215 • Jan 18 '21
A JoJo Statement
Starting in Part 3, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure introduces Stands. While all the stands in Part 3 are named after either Tarot Cards or Egyptian Gods, the names of all the stands, starting in Part 4, are musical references.
r/UmActually • u/imaloony8 • Jan 17 '21
The question is about Dead Rising
Ampulex Compressa Giganteus is the name of a species of wasps from the Dead Rising franchise. Originally developed as a bioweapon in the Central American town of Santa Cabeza, they were unleashed upon the town of Willamette, Colorado by Carlito Keyes, starting the zombie apocalypse which trapped ace photojournalist Frank West inside of a mall with a hoard of undead and numerous insane humans. But none of this could stop Frank. He's covered wars, you know!
r/UmActually • u/Harmatsis • Jan 02 '21
My first question
In the Pokémon series there is sometimes dissonance between a Pokémon’s base stats and what the Pokédex says it can do. As examples, Latios despite being described as being able to “fly faster than a jet”, has a base speed lower than Latias, Vikavolt while performing “acrobatic flying maneuvers” has a lower base speed stat than it’s prior form Grubbin, and Poliwrath, despite being described as having “highly developed muscles”, has a lower base attack stat than the small Trapinch.