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....HOLY FUCK. That was good. And genuinely beautiful towards the end....that's all I'm gonna say for maybe right now.

#geekgem rambles #spider man brand new day

The Odyssey

I saw The Odyssey with my dad and step grandpa today.

In the words of Ryan Coogler himself as a friend of mine used a meme to describe this film. "Holy fucking shit, this movie." And I mean that IN A GOOD WAY. That was REALLY good. Granted, Nolan usually delivers. Yet him tackling this type of film was pretty great. Probably one of my favorites from him.

Also, considering the fact Nolan has talked about it. Even before he made this film. He said he wants to make a horror film. And considering certain scenes in this film. When I was watching this, I was legit thinking, "Fuck yeah, I wanna see a Christopher Nolan horror film".

#geekgem rambles #the odyssey

Something I wanna say about Black Ops 6 and its story

I just sent this to someone. I thought about this last week, but never wrote it. Spoilers in case. More so the fact I do like the story of Black Ops 6, but I felt they did something wrong and that was well...let me explain.

I legit think if Marshall was the main character in Black Ops 6 instead of Case. Then I feel the story would've been much stronger. And that's because of the fact when we see Marshall with Jane, there's a legit friendship. His interactions with other characters helps out his development and all that. Hell, if they still wanted to keep the, "Super soldier" aspect. They could've done some crazy angle that Marshall learned he was part of that but they erased his memory of it (And he's ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT IT), and the reveal of Jane being the main villain would've been more stronger because we've been playing as Marshall throughout the entire game. And him having to kill Jane at the end would make the story tragic in a sense that he'd have to kill his best friend. But not in an helicopter crash. He sympathizes with Jane but knows she can't do what she's going to do.

Like….they had a character that could've been perfect for that. But they instead focus on a character with no personality, who's just a self insert for the player. And they never focus on Case again.

Granted, some parts of the game would have to be rewritten if Case was taken out. They could've used some of the Rogue Black Ops operators like Payne, Westpoint or even Nazir. And….I genuinely like Black Ops 6's story for the most part. But that one aspect BOTHERS ME. They had gold right there but…didn't go with that.

(Also, I'd rather have them go with the idea that Alder DID kill Jane's parents. But the reason he did was her parents were likely involved with some bad shit. But Jane didn't know that. And just have Alder die because he's never coming back after that)

Edit update, I'd like to reveal Marshall was my favorite of the new characters in Black Ops 6. And he's one of my favorites to play as in the game. This was something that really got me thinking because I'd rather have this story then the one we got.

Also, they should've given Marshall more sick mil sim skins using some of the ones he had in the story. And his "Sitting Bull" outfit didn't need an orange aura around it. It could've had a toggle to turn it off too.

#geekgem rambles #call of duty black ops 6 #troy marshall #william case calderon #jane harrow

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okay that's cool

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Something else neat for ya @the-desolated-quill

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I love Andrew Hulshult’s score so much! It’s my favourite aspect of the film! It’s so dark and guttural! 😄

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I did not know that final scene in Iron Lung could become even more rawer till now. Because fucking damn, Andrew is amazing.

#andrew hulshult #iron lung

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I want to show you guys something. See I’m not really a fan of Markiplier. Got nothing against the guy. He seems nice enough, but the few Let’s Play videos of his I’ve seen are a bit OTT for my taste.

I knew of Iron Lung. Never played the game, but had heard about the movie. Figured I’d give it a go. Thought it would be decent. Nothing special. A run of the mill sci-fi horror with a shoestring budget. That’s what I expected to get.

And then this is how the film started…

…and I tell you now, I sat bolt upright in my seat. I was hooked. It’s got such a great atmosphere and worldbuilding, the visual of the submarine being lowered into the blood is spectacular, the narrator sounds epic and the music, my GOD the music! I want to make love to that music! I want to marry that music and have its babies!

While the film as a whole isn’t perfect, it’s still a really effective and evocative piece of eldritch horror. It just goes to show you don’t need a major studio, big name stars or a massive budget to make something impactful. All you need is a really good idea.

Yes the first half drags a bit and the runtime is quite bloated, but it doesn’t detract from what is a very strong story and a very confident directorial debut.

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Iron Lung is honestly such a masterpiece. But that's just me loving it very much. I am very grateful I saw it twice in theaters. Especially even though I'm crazy for saying this. I think Mark's acting puts him as among one of the greats right next to Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell and other great performances in horror films this year. I sound crazy, but maybe it's because I'm not a huge cosmic horror dude. But it's also nice seeing a YouTuber I loved as a kid showing off his acting chops.

So, I'm glad you seem to have finally watched it. I really want the film on Blu Ray so I can add it to my collection.

Also, YES, the score by Andrew is so fucking good. So many great tracks such as this one. It's tragically beautiful.

And then there's "Jaws of Life" that's so fucking raw. I want a physical release of this soundtrack dude. I even have a poster of the film in my room too.

Hope you didn't mind my "Glazing" even though I'm not here as much anymore.

#iron lung #markiplier #Youtube

As someone who kind of grew up with these movies. I'm glad I saw this. :)

Kind of the perfect final Jackass film. Honestly hilarious. And like someone said after the credits ended, "End of an era" because it really is.

I was worried the fourth would be last. Because while I liked that one. It didn't feel like a perfect finale. But this one felt like it as they did some new stuff while also looking back at old stunts.

Also, when I say I kind of grew up with these films. I first saw the third film in 3D with my cousin back in the day. And as the years went by, I saw the other films.

#geekgem rambles #jackass best and last

Happy 35th birthday to a character that still means a lot to me to this day. And on 4/27/26, I finally drew this.

I haven't drew in ages. And only shared this with closet friends. Anyway, this is own own take on Sonic himself. Here's also the non-colored version. I also attempted to redraw him a day before the anniversary. But I hated what I was drawing.

#GeekGem's Art #sonic the hedgehog

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Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle Of The Realms

This was copied from my DeviantArt journal before I posted it.

I just watched the movie many minutes ago. Like, fully. Credits and all. I’m not gonna spoil anything huge. It’s been a week since it came out. I bought it on DirecTV and after that deleted it.

I’m gonna be honest and from whenever I mentioned it. I was very excited for this film. Even going as far as saying I’m probably gonna love it already, before it even came out. Because I absolutely loved Scorpion’s Revenge. And I felt like what WB Animation has decided to do with this is genius. There was even the idea that I had hoped it would be better than the 2021 live action reboot that came out this year. Despite I did enjoy that film too.

But I will admit….I was bothered when I saw let me look at it in case. Okay, the Amazon rating changed from a two and a half stars. To now three and a half stars. Which I do appreciate that. But that rating, and I do wanna give my own opinion. This is my first reaction to the movie. I’ll just get this out of the way. Even though I tried my best to not see anything spoilerish. Despite a pic concerning one character’s fate(Stryker) and what happens with one character(Liu Kang). Again, no huge spoilers. I only watched two clips that I felt weren’t really big. But I decided to ignore the rest.

I liked it. It is seriously a very kick ass film. But also the violence at certain points may make you feel uneasy in a sense. But the film is overall entertaining, and I’m glad I watched it in the living room. It’s also funny at times. Mainly thanks to Johnny Cage, who’s always a classic.

And I think Liu Kang fans may really appreciate this movie because of what they do with his character. Also other little standouts like Scorpion and Sub Zero who I will always love. There’s a lot of awesome moments.

But here’s my problem…and this may sound weird. I thought to myself, maybe I shouldn’t treat this like a theatrical film. But I need to be honest with you all. I know this is a direct to DVD/video/Blu Ray movie.

But this film/movie needed to be longer…it literally needed to be. There is a lot of stuff in this movie. And it goes by very quick. I have thought that I think Mortal Kombat fans will enjoy this movie more. But I feel like for fans who know the lore and these characters, that might be worse.

Despite my issues with the 2021 movie. At least that had some time with some of it’s characters. Even though it still had issues with packing a lot into one movie. And I get it, this is not a theatrical film, but this NEEDED to be longer. And I’m thinking it was supposed to be. That’s my guess, and I’ll tell you at the end. And I just added the part that I tried my best to avoid spoilers.

I wanna explain it like this. You know when you watch a movie. Maybe it’s based upon a video game or whatever else. There’s a lot of stuff in it, or you think they could do more with it maybe. And it feels like it’s too short. That’s this movie…this movie needed to be longer…

Again, I liked it. But I feel something happened. And there were certain writing choices that I feel like…will piss off MK fans.

Also, now the thing that made me truly think, this was meant to be longer. Mileena is NOT in this movie….her name is in the credits. She was voice acted by Grey Griffin. But she’s NOT in the movie. But her name appears…and she was in the list of characters that was showed on Twitter, revealing which characters were in this movie. Unless I missed her real quickly….I’m not sure. I was hoping for an end credits scene possibly. But nothing…absolutely nothing.

Think I’ve said enough.

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So, I just researched Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms after a long time.

To be honest, I genuinely still liked it. But those 30 minutes cut out REALLY hurt the movie.

I also feel like if they had saved Shinnok, the One Being and maybe the Cyber Lin Kuei for a sequel. And make a third movie that combines elements of MK3 and 4 with Shinnok as the main villain. I think that would've been much better.

Especially characters like Kitana, Kung Lao, Kuai Liang and others could've developed a little more. And certain moments would hit even harder if stuff wasn't rushed.

Anyway, a while back I researched Scorpion's Revenge. I still loved that film. Even if it could've been better in some areas. I gotta watch Snow Blind soon.

#GeekGem Rambles #mortal kombat #mortal kombat legends battle of the realms

Well, I just saw Masters of the Universe. I'm bummed this film isn't making bank because I really enjoyed it. While I do think it could've been more sincere in some parts. But I still really liked it.

Especially as someone who saw the 2002 Masters of the Universe show as a kid. I think it was nice a lady at the theater talked about seeing the 80's show when she was younger. But she said it was in black and white...strange.

#geekgem rambles #masters of the universe 2026

I actually went to bed early by mistake, and just finished RE9 at 3 in the morning or so....honestly perfect.

Anyway, I'm glad to finally finish the game. Because it's maybe the best of the modern Resident Evil games. A perfect blend of action and horror with a lot of good stuff in it, story wise too.

And my God I am so glad they give you the choice to go back and change your decision on the "Destroy/Release Elpis" part because I actually thought I did the right thing at first.

Also, it's funny Grace's "Apocalypse" costume was still showing even in the after credits scene. XD I thought that would change but guess not. I'm again glad I finally finished the game.

#geekgem rambles #resident evil

.....wow.....that was incredibly dope. Just....wow. Granted, it's only my first reaction but I'm shocked.

I think what I also found shocking is that for some reason there were kids (One had a literal Caine plushie) and everyone was respectful. And people clapped when the credits started...that was incredible.

#geekgem rambles #backrooms movie

.....wow.....that was incredibly dope. Just....wow. Granted, it's only my first reaction but I'm shocked.

I think what I also found shocking is that for some reason there were kids (One had a literal Caine plushie) and everyone was respectful. And people clapped when the credits started...that was incredible.

#geekgem rambles #backrooms movie

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I wanna say this about one line in the ending of Iron Lung. Spoilers ahead.

"FINE! YOU WANT THE BUTCHER! COME ON!" is honestly one of the rawest lines I've heard in a film in a long while. And what makes it more raw is the context where it's in a scene where a man (Played by Markiplier) is in a situation where he's going to die anyway. But he straight up takes on an eldritch like creature WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

And the fact from what it looked like, both sides won and lost that fight as they both died. Yet the one with the biggest balls (And legit victory considering the Black Box made it out) will always be Simon. Simon taking on the Blood Eel is one of my favorite moments of cinema this year next to Kelson's one man show in 28 Years Later The Bone Temple. And keep in mind there's this moment in the final act.

Simon said this. "YOU WANNA EAT ME?! COME AND TRY!" he yells as he rams the SM13 into the Blood Eel. Infecting it with radiation.

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MY MAN TURNED INTO A FUCKING TREE! THAT MAKES THIS SCENE EVEN MORE RAW!

Here's the VFX breakdown. There was so much shit going on that it was hard to see it in theaters BUT HOLY SHIT DUDE. https://x.com/wolfietronic356/status/2061033787853570178?s=20

#geekgem rambles #iron lung #iron lung spoilers

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I was thinking about this earlier how the City Hunter/Ghost was straight up going to let LA be destroyed by his self destruct device. There's just something so....UTTERLY INSANE ABOUT THAT. The fact if Harrigan wasn't able to cut his arm off just in time, LA would've been a nuke site basically.

The reason I was thinking about this earlier because I was agreeing with a tweet talking about how people seem to undermine how evil the Yautja really are. And me saying it's sometimes easy to forget from a human perspective or any other species. What the Yautja do is REALLY FUCKED UP. Including the fact they are self aware.

And I feel this moment (Along with the fact of how wild Ghost was acting in the film) is one of those examples of just again, UTTERLY INSANE this is. Like, imagine if Harrigan wasn't able to stop it. How would the country react or the whole world?

Also, keep in mind that the Yautja are so Hell bent on not wanting to expose themselves to other species. And not wanting their tech to fall into the hands of others. Again, the fact Ghost was willing to do this instead of...it's almost stupid. There's also the fact the Lost Tribe's ship is hidden below those buildings.

I think back to the expanded material if you want to take that seriously. The Lost Tribe was watching Ghost throughout his hunt. There was a moment they were thinking about killing him because he was getting out of control. Or more so they were gonna send "Warrior" to bring him back. Just imagine if they learned he was straight up going to destroy a crap ton of LA.

Good lord, I could be wrong. But I feel like this would piss off many elders back on Yautja Prime if this actually happened.

Pictured here, Greyback and the Warrior watching Ghost acting so carelessly in his hunt:

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For me, it really IS the perfect example of how murder/violence is what’s genuinely normalized in reality which bleeds into how people treat fictional settings like the Predator verse.

I’ve said this in other posts over the years, but the Yautja as a WHOLE have decided that intelligent/sentient species are ACCEPTABLE victims, cuz they ARE victims, and no matter how we dress up their Codex as an “honor” based set of laws, they;re….not actually very reasonable NOR fair, across the board.

Mostly because their victims are not privy to what makes them “honorable prey” - it’s one thing that Ghost was running around the city killing gangbangers and other “acceptable” targets (which again, says a lot about how we;re conditions as a society but lets not get in the reeds of it all) but there are several other “honorable prey” he hits, Harrigan and several of his peers included, who are “good” people who get murdered! They get MURDERED.

The Ghosts was started to lose it even by Yautja standards is meant to placate our lizard brain sense of “see! They DO have limits!” But in the grand scheme of things, that’s only insofar as, like you point out, it begins to directly harm Yautja society, in comparison to the actual damage it’ll do to innocent people (hell, Diablo/jungle hunter;s bomb would’ve killed everyone in the chopper had they been just a tad bit closer, and they didnt fit the “honorable parameters” to say nothing of the local wildlife that was needlessly “wasted”)

This sort of lends to my speculation about the Grendel King’s goings on tbh. Cuz if the Lost Tribe deemed Harrigan as being deserving not only of surviving, but also cleaning up the mess they would’ve had to, in getting rid of Ghost, what right does Grendel’s clan to essentially “poach” him in the after credit scene, Yknow? Doesn’t seem honorable. The Tribe itself, with this in mind, seems to give Harrigan a pass due to sheer embarrassment which they wave off as being the just thing to do.

I think most of the fandom likes to chop things up to early installment weirdness or they reject Dan’s take on showing the Yautja as far more “bad” than what the fandom is comfortable with, after being used to their fanons deeming them to be far more noble and “good” than they are across “lesser canon” but at the end of the day, from it’s foundation, the Yautja seem to be very self-serving and a very much cruel in the name of personal preservation. Like - i would argue that THATS why most of the Yautja we;ve come across are sort of dickish and dumb, They’re products of a “fuck you, got mine” sort of culture.

But that’s just my soapbox sally nature coming out

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I deeply apologize for not responding earlier. But this was the thread I was talking about.

Anyway, my deepest apologies for not responding to this since Friday. I had this in my drafts since Saturday and I've been lazy. But I wanna say your reblog is my favorite response to my post.

This is again, such an excellent post. And while I love the world building of the expanded material and the "Honor code". I do think some fans again, have forgotten the shit these guys do is....really fucked up. And while I'm hoping the tribe/clan in Killer of Killers isn't ALL of the Yautja. I do like Dan expanding more on them and someone like Njohrr representing a Yautja who embodies the worst aspects of their society.

In a weird way to look at the Yautja species and there's also the fact I have my own outlook/head canons to their society. I love the idea they are a nomadic species with each clan doing it's own thing. And there are members that aren't hunters. But the ones we see well....I worry I'm getting off topic.

Recently, and while I'm not really an Invincible fan. But the Yautja are in a way if Battle Beast himself was an entire species or...I'm getting off topic. The point being for a long time, I wanna say this.

"Sure, we love the Yautja. BUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE PART OF THEIR SOCIETY." Because I can tell there's a horrific reality to it if we view it from our perspective. And it makes cases like Dachande and Dek interesting because they're not the usual type of Yautja. But ones that have grown to have empathy.

I'm sorry, I don't know what else to say. Or it's just that I love this. I'm glad more fans are thinking about it.

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Hi hi YAY!

Don’t worry about lat responding! I sometimes take so long that i end up queuing my posts, so i dont mind waiting haha.

I think this phenomenon was presented best during Badlands pre-premiere “Rapley described the process hinting at feeling without humanizing the creature outright. It’s the reason audiences connect with Dek, even while still believing he’d kill them in a heartbeat." Which is one of the MANY reasons i truly love Dan’s take on the Yautja and Dek especially.

Since he was prevented from obtaining his cloak for what we assume is longer than average (based on the comics and early concepts) we sort of have a blank slate with him. Even Yeyinde, who i absolutely believe Dan based him on due to his “broken tusk”, is an older leader, and Dachande knew to respect human women but i don’t remember if either of them confirmed whether they HUNTED sentient, “human-level” prey.

We now that Dek decided NOT to continue hunting the Kalisk BECAUSE she was Bud’s mom, and they had a very strong familial bond. I would wager that Njohrr would’ve still wanted him to kill it (despite being afraid of kalisks himself) but from where Badlands ends, Dek himself REFUSES to hunt that way, or choose his prey the way say….literally every other hunter would.

Because according to nearly ALL the Yautja across the movies and comics and games, the fact that Bud’s Momma IS a mom wouldn’t have REALLY been a detriment.

Unlike in say, Pred 2 where CIty spared a clearly pregnant woman, Bud showed that she CAN take care of herself, and doesn’t NEED her mom, especially in the proposed deleted scene where Bud was supposed to actually die and show she can come back from the dead like her mom.

I think it was Celtic who killed Mr. Weyland after he decided to flame thrower him, because according to that there vague Codex, he was “allowed” to retaliate despite Weyland being a frail old man.

And we see a repeat of theses concessions up until Predator 2018 actually (despite being hated by majority of fandom), where we get the FIRST “official” moment where Fugitive spared the scientist based on what we have long been told “they wouldn’t attack unarmed “prey”” (i say official only because the studios themselves dont care about the expanded lore, and they proved that repeatedly by contradicting and retconning things established in comics/games, so despite me REALLY liking things like the toy line version of the lore, i know studios….dont! So nothing about it is “official”)- however, even this is suspect for scrutiny as Fugitive was trying to HELP humanity anyway.

Dek, in contrast, showed almost a rejection of his Njohrr’s VERY traditional mindset. It doesn’t look like he WANTS to hunt “prey” who…have a life. Unlike Scar, who we dont know if he would’ve hunted sentient life after his Chiva had he survived, but laughably similar to the ALLEGEDLY “bad blood” trio of Predators - Dek decides to hunt ~problematic prey~

He decides to hunt Tessa instead because she harmed Thia AND Bud and her mom (and his lizard). To me, that sort of sets him apart from EVERY single Yautja we’ve ever met. Because he had made an ACTIVE choice not to hurt these types of “targets” even though the codex says he can.

Naru is a good person, and so was Taabe, but according to the Codex, they are free game because they are “good hunters” and that’s all that matters (and the same CAN be said by a lot of the pretty across the lore). I dont think Dek would make that kind of call, and i believe Dan truly wants us to think about this aspect of Yautja society as a result. They really have no business killing innocent people, but they do, and due to the events of Badlands….Dek might become one of the FEW hunters who choose not to!

OF COURSE, that doesn’t make him a saint, since he’s not above capital punishment in regards to Tessa and Njohrr lmao, but it IS interesting and it’s something i hold dear to my heart. Because it does bleed a lot into fanon and fanfic, where there seems to be a rigidness at times to just…enjoy the fact that the Yautja suck. A lot of the fandom get in their feels about it, and it’s perfectly okay to like them without feeling bad about it! Or in fact, making them worse, like i like to do lmao!

😌thanks for the reply ahhhh

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Thanks for understanding. And for Yeyinde/Dachande either he hunted humans before. That I recall, Dachande hadn't hunted humans before. But he did wonder about it. But that was before his ship was destroyed, and he was injured. Resulting in him being taken by the humans. Yet he was treated well by Miriam Revna, who's life he saved from Tichinde, even while he was restrained. And then he met Machiko, I think you know the rest. In other words, I think being treated well by Miriam might've changed his viewpoint on humans. If he had lived, he'd probably might not hunt them. It depends though, because he did die while marking Machiko. Who he had developed a huge respect for.

I don't wanna get off topic. Dachande is a character I really like. Even if he's sadly "Not canon" per say. I'll admit he's one of my favorite comic characters, even if he only had one appearance in one limited series. And then there's the novel that details more stuff.

Sorry if I sound rude, it was Scar who killed Peter Weyland, not Celtic....you know, while I like Scar. I have said it's like him and Wolf are like if you split Dachande into two separate beings. Yet none of them had a high regard for human lives. Considering Wolf killed a woman's husband, and the whole thing Wolf does. And Scar killed a bunch of people who might've had lives outside of being mercs and also this little scene here with him and Quinn.

I think most people can understand studios don't give a damn about the lore in expanded material. Yet I do think we should remember a film maker shouldn't be held back by things in comics or games. But yes, you make a good point with what you're saying.

If we get a Badlands sequel and likely we will. It's going to be VERY INTERESTING if Dek meets genuine human beings. Especially with everything you're saying.

Granted, my excuse with Tessa and I didn't think more of it was because she did kill Bud's mom and she was going to kill Thia. And it's not like anyone is going to miss it, not trying to sound like a bad dude. And Dek killing his father...or allowed it...it's gonna be interesting how the rest of the clan will view it.

I will say what you've said is very intriguing that made me think a bit more about it. Even though I think we can agree what Dan did was that he was careful when writing him. Or that....man, I really wanna see Dek meeting a human being. Because Dan was very careful with the villains he had in Badlands and...all I can say Dan is a very smart guy when it comes to this stuff.

Granted, while a part of me wants it....I don't know if I want a big crossover of Killers of Killers meets Badlands...I sound silly. I'll go with it...I don't know. I have faith in Dan. But I don't know...I wanna wait and see.

Edit also you're welcome dude. :)

gothicdolores

Ah see! I knew i was gonna get something wrong lmaooooo

Yeah, between the comic and the novel i wasn’t sure of my Dachande facts! I have my beef with him as a character as a lot of what he says is taken as gospel in the fandom when i feel it’s really just his character’s opinions/personality and not a reflection of the Yautja as a whole (which is the same we can say about Dek now, so history repeats!! Time is a flat circle!!)

Scar being the one who kills Weyland is even better i think, so NOT rude at all to correct me! Definitely goes into what we’re talking about about how even the better Yautja we like are more anti-heroes, given the fact that they still dont value non-Yautja life as a standard. The entirety of Wolf’s last job is just utterly bonkers to me, i know the Hybrid was an unprecedented proposition, but the level of fuck ups he did on the job in addition to the needless human casualties on his part was grounds for him to rightfully eat it in requiem I SAID WHAT I SAID

in my heart of hearts this is why my own oc su’ete thinks that wolf is kind of a blowhard idiot but i digress lol

I’ll have to re-watch avp before i put my foot in my mouth again, but another thing that rings hilarious and i think Dan did on purpose is whoever used their cloak to attack the humans once shit hit the fan in the temple is yet another example of what canon-Yautja think is honorable and what fanon thinks that Yautja consider honorable (if it was scar again i will literally start howling, that would be so funny, but i think the cloaking debacle was in fact Celtic/chopper or i will eat my hat)

I remember there was a whole debacle about whether the unblood in question was going to be reprimanded about it, because “a hunter would NEVER use their cloak to attack prey!” And the brief moments where jungle/city sort of did the same “didn’t count” because ~the lore hadn’t been established~ which i have always been frustrated about as a meta handwave instead of a legit thing we can explore, in canon.

Well ANYWAY, because of Dan’s brilliant mind, this point which was once a contention is now Njohrr’s signature move LMAOOOOOOOO

And yeah, because some don’t like his take on the Yautja and are resistant to actual lore that they can’t gatekeep, there’s still contention on whether Njohrr had lost his way or not. But regardless of where this discussion leans, it has become yet another example of how the way we perceive “honor” is in fact vastly different than what a legit alien world would consider “honorable”.

This is the first time in DECADES we’ve had ONE writer/director across multiple media, and on top of that, its for the movie canon, which studios hold to a higher regard (as unfortunate as that is). We should be very surprised and humbled that Dan was able to reveal that there was NO predator franchise bible, and that he’s gone above and beyond to give us one without being able to actually give us one

….lowkey im on the same boat as you with the KoK/Badlands possible crossover ajrtgbkaejbgkjaerb it FEELS like a daunting proposition, especially since Naru, Dutch AND Harrigan were teased, but if fox/disney is TRULY that happy with Dan to allow him to, i wouldn’t be opposed if we get an animated spinoff, which would not only allow Fanning and Koloamatangi to reprise their role (since Dimitri did Dek’s voice work and Fanning has had other VA experience (pretty sure)) but also allow the legacy character actors to return without having to worry about the aging issue.

Personally i feel like there can be so much more Dan could do with a proper animated limited series, that doesn’t HAVE the limits of live action, especially given the anime show that’s currently being fought over. Give him a show, and we just might rescue the anime out of the vault!

That being said, I feel Dan genuinely cares about his OCs lol. It would be amazing to see how Naru and Dek interact, since he spent a lot of time and care in developing them, in a more cutthroat setting like Warlord’s clan.

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It's fine, we're all the same. I'll admit, I refuse to watch AVP Requiem again after all these years. Even though I have seen the film multiple times growing up. But more so, watching it for my more critical and older mind considering younger me loved it. But now.....and understanding the damage it did to both franchises. I have my own thoughts on it, and I did my own review of AVP where, I was actually more positive. Granted, not saying it's as good as the originals. But it was an inoffensive movie that felt like it respected both creatures. There's a whole other discussion to that but maybe another time.

I'm very interested with what's your beef with Dachande. And ohhhhh, yeah. Granted, I love Dachande. But that's because he's so different compared to the many Yautja we get. And I say that as my favorite ones are usually the originals. More so Diablo and Ghost because they are bastards even when going by the rules. There's so much character to them.

But what you're saying in the tags. Yes, nearly all Yautja are "Problematic" but I think we acknowledge that. Especially my other favorites being Prince (AVP 2 2001) and Scarface (Concrete Jungle) despite likely being more like "Anti-heroes" or....still brutal as Hell....

Granted, off topic. I feel like with Prince. Because you don't have to obey the honor code and you can kill unarmed prey. And he laughs like an evil when he headshots people. I mainly love him because of his feats.

Also, if you want to make the response long, that's fine. These reblogs are meant for that. Anyway, I'm getting off topic.

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XD "rightfully eat it in requiem" dude.....granted, that film is so shitty. He deserved to be in a better movie. I have said if he was a villain in a Predator movie. He'd be a monster. And as much as I love Wolf. The fact there is so much wrong with the film, you question if he's a "Badass". He is....but take into account how dumb the Aliens can be and his...you know, fuckups. (Leaving a skinned corpse more so and possibly not nuking the town just yet or...such a messy film it is)

I guess I like Wolf more so he's an old dude who has done a lot of shit. Along with his amazing design. But...again, his film is so shit and it hinders his character in some areas.

I fully believe Njhorr was one of those elders that took the "Code" so seriously or more in a way how after someone writes a rule or something important. The followers years later would alter those rules/stories for their own purpose/gain. Kind of like how if someone takes a religion that's meant to be supportive to everyone. And they twist that religion into their own. But I don't know if I should say Njhorr was doing that. Yet I will say the fact Kaail was subtly made canon in one scene. I'll also say whatever we know of Greyback and the Elder from AVP, Njhorr would've probably killed Mike and Lex instead of giving them weapons as trophies. He'd would see them as "Weak" even after everything they've done. Hell, there was a horrible theory I had before I saw Badlands of what if Dek was able to get his trophy. But Njhorr would tell him to kill Thia.

You know what I love about Dan. And I don't mean this in a bad way. He has these ideas that are similar to ones I had along with some comics. But he tells them in a way that makes it easy for general audiences digest and understand. SPECIFICALLY Badlands because with the whole relationship between Dek and Thia.

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I have wondered about this. And I feel like the reason maybe Disney and Fox have that much faith in Dan because each of his projects have been very well received and done well at the box office or streaming services with his first two films. But I also feel like with their more mature properties like Predator, Alien and Planet of the Apes (even if it's not R rated), Disney is more hands off and has maybe learned their lesson with what they did with Star Wars. Including these are more mature properties and they understand more to allow the filmmakers to do their job instead of doing it themselves.

I haven't watched Alien Earth but I question if I will because it doesn't seem good and it never should be even taking place before the first Alien. And I think I'm wrong with saying Disney learned their lesson because they're still doing stupid shit. And they probably might have said, "No" to certain things. But the point being with more mature works that aren't Marvel, that's maybe why Dan, Fede Alvarez and Wes Ball have been successful. Sorry for rambling, but that's my theory.

In other words, I think Predator lore might be easier to deal with than Star Wars because you don't have to invest billions into something like that and whatever else.

Yesssss, I have talked about a Predator animated series. That would be dope if a Killers of Killers sequel is that or again, it depends what Dan will do.

He cares so much and I think we all appreciate that.....

And I still want an AVP film. But I understand if they wanna hold off on that and build up to it.

#geekgem rambles #predator #yautja

I don't really care for The Boys. It's not for me. And I'm more specifically talking about the tv show. Yet a long while back. The concept of a Yautja fighting Homelander really intrigued me.

But what's even better is the crazy idea that after all the time the Yautja thinks Homelander is a ulimate trophy to kill. When he personally meets Homelander face to face, he realizes he's not worth killing.

The Yautja plays a recording, saying how "Weak" Homelander is and deems him not worthy. Homelander starts to lose it, actually asking the Yautja to kill him. But he doesn't, resulting in Homelander attempting to kill him, but dies in the process. Yet the Yautja doesn't take his skull and spine as a trophy. He just leaves his corpse for people to find. And probably destroy his reputation and whatever else.

Maybe I'm wrong. But considering the whole fact if you were to pit Homelander against other characters. You realize easily others can beat him if you know what to do. And the idea of a Yautja finding out how Homelander thinks or anything.

I just wanted to sound raw as Hell. Like, a Yautja being like, "You're not worth making a trophy out of is like a MASSIVE FUCK YOU to the prey. Even though it sounds crazy.

Granted, some of the Seven I would like to see killed by a Yautja. But a lot of them are probably the same case as Homelander. Not worthy of a trophy.