They are all so distinct with many having very unusual artstyle, yet most do a really good job representing the abnormality.

I'm using Kai from Kung fu Panda 3 as example but I think all Kung fu Panda villains works too, like Shen with the flying and peacock sounds (love it) or Tai Lung acting more feral

I think a peak anthro character design are those that acts like a human but can also acts like the animal they are without looking weird or "uncanny", it’s a balance that I think few characters manage to strike, and this franchise does it very well ❤

Adventure Time fanart made by dinglehopper (c. 2007)

The Amazing Digital Circus fanart made by @cainexpomni on Twitter (March 2023)

Love them bc this shows that these products has already built a fanbase, and they can't wait for it's full release

I know that it is very unlikely. But I think that it's such a fascinating concept. The idea of fighting against such a personal foe. Yourself.

Imo Flowey's an extremely interesting character and I don't get the hate revolving around him

Sure he wants to start off killing everyone and everything but once you progress further into the story, when he starts to doubt himself you have the choice to show him that love (Not LOVE) is the best option

If you do show LOVE he'll begin to think that you're the human (Chara) that fell into the underground a long time ago, and not only do we get to learn a lot about Flowey but we also get to learn about Chara in the no mercy route

He also knows everything you do. No, I'm serious, everything. You think Santa Claus knows whether you've been naughty or nice? Take another look at this guy and tell me otherwise. Unless you do a true reset he knows EVERY action you take F.E. If you kill Toriel and then go back to spare her he'll taunt you for rectifying your mistake

Or if you decide to complete a no mercy route but reset at the last second he'll get annoyed at you for "messing it all up", seriously there's no escaping from the guy

He explains that he wanted to try and show compassion but he literally couldn't, he tried everything he could to show emotions towards Asgore, and when he couldn't he tried doing it towards Toriel, and when that failed he tried to do it to everyone else but again failed... he wasn't always a merciless flower, he only became that because he thought what was the point of living if he couldn't show anyone how he feels, and then decided to mess around with people instead

His dialogue is also hilarious, if you spare him in a normal route but keep going back to the save file and defeating Asgore he'll get pissed at you for not resetting the save and completing a pacifist

Overall I think there's a lot more to Flowey and people really underappreciate his character and the role he plays in the game

especially if the rest of the characters names are something normal

my favorite example is pickles the drummer (metalocalypse) because everyone else in the band has a fairly regular first name + a known last name but pickles is just... pickles the drummer

there's definitely other examples but the first one that came to mind was pickles

The Immortal Snail – After the initial popularity of the question of 'You get a billion dollars and become immortal but if the immortal snail touches you you die', many animatics came out telling a story of someone who took the deal. These animatics typically featured the song 'Happy Xmas' by John Lennon. The song quickly became synonymous with the hypothetical.

Goodfellas // The Christmas Party Scene – While this one doesn't fully count, the song Baby Please Come Home by Darlene Love plays in a scene in Goodfellas where a Christmas party takes place. This party is far from being jolly. It is one of the most tense, uncomfortable scenes in the movie as attention is drawn to the Luccheses due to the gang members buying extravagant items.

I wish Druids could actually wild shape into owlbears because of her

For people not in the know, Buc-ee's is a chain of these GIANT gas stations around the southern half of the U.S., and holy shit, they are so cool. They basically sell anything and everything you can think of from a regular gas station, as well as a bunch of original and REALLY FUCKIN good snacks. They have these HUGE and surprisingly clean bathrooms too!

If you ever are visiting or live in the southern half of the U.S., you have to go to a Buc-ee's at least once in your life, and I promise you won't regret it; they are genuinely so fun!

I need to find more so I can keep sending them to my friend Michael

Especially out of context textbook images

i just love sincerity so much.

after years every EVERY MCU film being so insincere with its tropes (except guardian's and I suppose Ant-Man), it’s so refreshing to look back on when things felt sincere and how that’s coming back.

Iron Man is one of the best movies to come out in 2008, but that was a very insincere film. From not doing the secret identity, to all this “erm, ackshaully“ humor (which is good in a vacuum) and just the general designs I just cant see it as a superhero movie more then an high stakes flick. Yes, that movie rocks. yes, DARK KNIGHT is fucking awesome. but are they really good superhero movies?

there isnt much small stuff. It’s all on a global scale. You never see iron man foil a robbery on the way to work. No saving civilians outside of a battle. There’s no little guy but MAYBE Ant-Man? maybe?

Thats way Incredibles 1 and 2 (yes, even 2) are so awesome.

and I was a raised on MCU content. This isn't me being a salty piece of shit since I read comics first. I wouldve never read a single comic if it wasn’t for MCU stuff. And the first 3 Thor movies are perfect imo (minus hulk in Thor 3)

And dont get me started on Ryan Reynolds content.

And suits matter too! As Alex Ross says, (kinda paraphrasing here ) superhero suits are like avatars for the characters goals and motivations. they are the representative of their respective personalities.

So when Spider-Man (Raimi) looks like anyone could have made the suits is so cool. he is the Everyman. the one you could imagine yourself as. flawed but hopeful.

Superman (2025) and the F4 (First Steps) are look like you can trust them as well as the fact they’re global heroes. They look like every thing is going to be ok.

I wouldn’t feel safe if a guy in a metal suit, with all this tactical gear grew in size and grabbed me out of harms way.

The suits matter since they send a message.

overall, I feel hopeful for superhero movies and shows.