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Finn (Jackie Chan Adventures): During an episode where the Black Hand has all 12 Talismans, Finn considers having the Dog (immortality) and the Horse (healing) redundant, and swaps the Horse for the Pig (optic blasts). He later learns why this was a bad idea when he gets slammed into a brick wall at a speed that probably would’ve killed him normally, causing him to name this trope.

Poseidon (EPIC: The Musical): After Odysseus overpowers Poseidon during their final confrontation, Odysseus then proceeds to torture the immortal God by stabbing him repeatedly with his own trident until he relents and calls off the storm blocking his path to Ithaca. (Art by sugar_dells)

The many victims enemies of the Chaotic Good Barbarian (Dungeon Soup): This absolute psycho of a Barbarian takes “cruel mercy” to a new level, using a potion of immortality he “helped” the Witch create to make his enemies immortal (if they weren’t already immortal like the Lich) before subjecting them to the most ironically horrible tortures he can think of, from keeping the Lich as a limbless trophy on his back to turning the Banshee into a set of bagpipes to rending the Sword Knight into a fine (and still living) paste via one million stabs with a toothpick.

So when I heard that Scarecrow was gonna be in S2 of Caped Crusader, I got legitimately excited. This guy is tied for my favorite Batman villain with Mr. Freeze. And then when I saw his design, that excitement plummeted like a dead bird. I mean, really? THIS is supposed to be Scarecrow? Would you ever guess that just looking at the guy? He looks more like one of Penguin’s henchmen. Seriously, the last Batman cartoon Bruce Timm worked on had one of the greatest Scarecrow designs ever, and now that he’s not constrained by working on a kid’s cartoon and is making this show for adults, THIS is what he does with the guy? Granted, plenty of the villains in this show got some crappy designs (cough Two-Face cough), but this is just sad.

Black Suit ending (Spider-Man: Web of Shadows): Make enough Black Suit choices and the game ends with Spider-Man taking control of a symbiote-infested New York with a symbiote-empowered Black Cat by his side. For most heroes, this would be considered “bastardizing their character”, but canonically Peter Parker’s life is so miserable with only brief bouts of happiness before returning to the status quo that fans consider a world where he embraces the power of the symbiote and becomes the King in Black with Felicia as his loyal queen to be the good ending.

Age of Dark (Dark Souls): After defeating Lord Gwyn, you’re given two choices: link the First Flame or let it die out. Choose the former, and your Chosen Undead sacrifices themself to continue the Age of Fire. Choose the latter, and the Chosen Undead becomes the Dark Lord, ushering in the Age of Dark/Age of Man as the Primordial Serpents bow before you. Diving into the lore suggests that this is actually the good ending, as doing this means ending the reign of the gods over the world and allowing man to take control of his own destiny, rather than perpetuating a cycle of delaying the inevitable through continuous sacrifice all so one cowardly lord can keep his throne.

I know it’s not much, but it’s something!

Me personally, it has to be Diana from Pragmata. If you’re like me and believe you have the paternal instincts of a house cat (i.e. little to none), this game will change that. I don’t know how Capcom made this small robot girl so endearing, but it goes to show they’ve really improved from the likes of Ashley Williams.

Soda Pop (K-Pop Demon Hunters): Given that the Saja Boys’ goal is to steal Huntr/x’s fans, it makes sense their song would be annoying catchy. Even the girls can’t resist it at times. https://youtu.be/983bBbJx0Mk?

Catchy Song (The LEGO Movie 2): It’s literally called “Catchy Song” and the main lyric is “This song’s gonna get stuck inside your head”. In the film, it’s even presented as if it’s brainwashing people. https://youtu.be/Q_HFm54lb04?

Musical Doodle (SpongeBob SquarePants): This song features in an episode literally called “Ear Worm” that’s about SpongeBob getting said song stuck in his head and going insane over it. https://youtu.be/P-Gpa62ELPM?

https://youtu.be/YrL6KP2Ldrc?si=zNxFWwdwRPzC1aXt