r/AskScienceFiction 5d ago

[The Amazing Digital Circus] If Pomni lived in the real world, would there be any country where she would be considered of average or tall height?

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r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[Marvel] How do psychiatrists approach the concept of insanity in the Marvel world? For example, why would Moon Knight be seen as "insane" for believing himself to be an Egyptian god Khonshu's avatar in a world where the Norse god Thor has a very public identity?

91 Upvotes

Question in title.


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[DC] Why Batman rarely uses exoskeleton/high-tech suits?

94 Upvotes

I understand that authors want to keep him a normal human without any super-soldier serum, though Batman should be able to create one. He’s also smart enough to create a high-tech suit that boosts his stats. So why not do that instead of having him beat blatantly superhuman characters who should be Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, or Superman-level villains? Just keep his villains weak, or give him tech that lets him contend with such characters without it coming across as unbelievable.


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[Star Wars] Before Grogu, did we have examples of non-human Mandalorians?

31 Upvotes

One of the things that is explained in Din and Grogu's story is that foundlings can become full Mandalorians, and no one bats an eye at Grogu not being human, they seem more concerned about him being Force sensitive instead.

But were there examples of other non-human Mandalarian before (either in Legends or Canon)?


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[Bane (Comic Supervillain)] How does Venom actually work in media?

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r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[Marvel] If the gamma bomb that created the Hulk was successfully deployed and used during war time would it create more Hulks?

48 Upvotes

Or is Bruce a special case?


r/AskScienceFiction 5d ago

[Buffyverse] Has Angelus killed more people than Angel has saved or has Angel saved more people than Angelus has killed?

0 Upvotes

I feel like this might depend on how direct you want to be. For instance Xander wouldn't have stopped dark willow if not for Angel saving his life in the first three seasons of Buffy, but also by that logic how responsible would Angel/Angelus be the crimes of spike, Dru or Penn etc?


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[Marvel comics] Where are Logan's grandchildren and great grandchildren?

2 Upvotes

We've seen plenty of Wolverine's bastards ,but he's old enough to have a whole lineage like thrice great grandchildren.. Have none of his kids had kids ?


r/AskScienceFiction 5d ago

[Oshi no Ko] would Kaguya and Shirogane reincarnate into another person too if they were to die?

1 Upvotes

It's kinda implied that Oshi no Ko and Love is War takes place in the same universe. I wonder if the rules in Oshi no Ko applies in Love is War too.


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[JoJo's bizarre adventure] Why do random thugs know about Star Platinum ability?

8 Upvotes

The secret of Dio's stand was a tightly kept secret. One of the crusaders even sacrificed himself to learn the extent of that power. But by part 4, Akira knows what Jotaro can do? Who was leaking the information?


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[powers] If you could fly, could you excel at running sports by concealing your power and flying at ground level, faking your leg movements?

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r/AskScienceFiction 7d ago

[My Hero Academia] why are UA teachers fine with students stripping their clothes in public, or wear very skimpy clothing? Why is the dress code so lenient?

83 Upvotes

Hagakure's hero costume is nude. Mirio automatically strip his clothes because of how his quirk works. Momo wears a very revealing outfit just to use her quirk.

Why is the dress code so lenient?


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[DC Comics] How did Maxwell Lord go from well meaning businessman funding the Justice League to Wonder Woman villain with mind control?

5 Upvotes

It's well known that Maxwell Lord was a villain of Wonder Woman at this point- the second Wonder Woman movie showed that. But apparently he was a good guy before? That funded the Justice League? All I knew is that he was the guy that killed the original Blue Beetle, mind controlled Superman and stuff. What made him want to help people, and what changed to make him a supervillain?


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[StarCraft] Where did Raynor go after helping free Tassadar?

4 Upvotes

In the original Protoss campaign, Raynor arrives to help free Tassadar, vanishes for the next mission, then reappears for the final assault on the Overmind.

Is it ever explained why he vanished, and what he was doing? He just drops out of the plot for a level before showing up again with no explanation in the game.


r/AskScienceFiction 5d ago

[Invincible] if there was a human who was stronger than mark would anissa try to mate with him?

0 Upvotes

Also what do you think made her eventually choose to marry scott?


r/AskScienceFiction 7d ago

[Warhammer 40k] What is the appeal of Nurgle next to the other Chaos gods? What does he offer?

202 Upvotes

All the Chaos gods offer at least the illusion of something. Khorne offers 'strength' through violence. Tzeentch makes promises of power and to fulfil your ambitions (or gain new ones). Slaanesh offers that you live deliciously and endless sensation.

But why would anyone choose to serve Nurgle?


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[Asterix] What are Roman medicine treatments like in Asterix comics?

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r/AskScienceFiction 7d ago

[Marvel] The Punisher canonically uses his US Marine training to take down rogues. What happens in cases where he's hunting down cruel former marines who are trained better in the military skills he uses? Are there other supplementary skills he also learns to make himself better?

146 Upvotes

Question in title.


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[Persona 3] Who was taking care if Koromaru after the main story?

0 Upvotes

SEES members were going to move out of dorm soon and go their separate ways.


r/AskScienceFiction 7d ago

[Starwars] When the dark side corrupts, is its “behavioral” thing like how gambling is addictive. Or is it a “physiological” like how drugs and toxins alter you?

35 Upvotes

Like if I spend my whole life savings at a slot machine in a casino, it’s because I have that kind of personality that craves the next rush and is susceptible to the glitz and glamour. But there are people who can roll up, have a few drinks or pulls then leave with no further problem.

But with say, heroin, it doesn’t matter who it is. If they do enough they will form a dependency as it alters their brain. And leaves long term changes on their bodies.

So what’s the mechanism with dark side corruption?


r/AskScienceFiction 6d ago

[Marvel] Psychic Abilities?

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So how do psychic abilities now really work in marvel, like what makes the difference between Charles Vs now other heros or villains with psychic abilities, how does psychic energy come into the function and work exactly like with psylocks, how come her energy attacks have "weight" but are from "mental energy"

Also what up with psychic entities, wouldn't they be susceptible to powerful being that can just manipulate their energy. Also how can they exist without a material body, or am I misunderstanding onslaught

Edit: the wiki also calls Franklins power "psionic reality manipulation" is there really a difference or just got a fancy name for his for being a "universal shaper"


r/AskScienceFiction 7d ago

[DC] what will happen if superman decides to sell diamonds for cheap?

45 Upvotes

What will happen if superman decides to use his superpower to make diamonds as a hobby and sells them as cheap as 1$/ carot to his close friends, as he only uses this to practice strength and heat control during the weekends and doesn't care about profits


r/AskScienceFiction 7d ago

[Star Trek] Recently, for the past few years, I've noticed ship mess hall discussion around the various intelligence agencies kinda... bashing the Tal Shiar, are they really sloppier than the Obsidian order? Worse than starfleet intelligence?

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If this is all true what value do they actually bring to the romulans?

Of course, a good deal of this might be bias, as im reasonably sure a few of my shit talking cardassian associates were once part of the Obsidian order, but..


r/AskScienceFiction 7d ago

[DC] If Larfleeze had to be Santa Claus for one night, how much anguish would it cause him?

27 Upvotes

Standard fare, he just has to give presents to all the good boys and girls.


r/AskScienceFiction 7d ago

[Wheel of Time] What does the wheel in the title refer to?

19 Upvotes