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I used to live on Treasure Island. Many years prior, some of these radioactive ships had been docked there. Recently I googled my old Treasure Island address
by PopeDotNinja 7y ago
I used to live on Treasure Island. Many years prior, some of these radioactive ships had been docked there. Recently I googled my old Treasure Island address & discovered the living room of the house in which I had been living had been flagged for higher than normal levels of radiation.
I'm still waiting for my superpowers to manifest.
- dvtrn 7y agoVolunteering to be your "guy in a chair behind several computer screens"...if you need/want one.
- booleandilemma 7y agoIt’s fun to be that guy until he gets killed in the sequel. But at least his death motivates the hero to keep fighting.
- toyg 7y agoIs this a spoiler ?
- dvtrn 7y agoNo, it's a play on the "superhero whose best/close friend is an unpowered but helpful colleague to the main character gets killed/maimed by the villain" trope. E: Wait did I get whooshed?
- toyg 7y agoNo, I genuinely thought you were spoilering the upcoming Spider-Man Far From Home (where the guy is put to sleep by Nick Fury in trailers, but by the end of the movie, who knows?). The previous Spider-Man has the guy-in-chair joke, so...
- dvtrn 7y agoAh yeah, they were riffing the same trope and that’s why I phrased it like that initially heh. But I certainly hope Ned doesn’t meet his demise in Far From Home. He’s such a loveable character, though the “Missing Mission Control” trope is well manifested in the superhero genre
- booleandilemma 7y agoFor the record - I haven’t seen any of the current spiderman movies and have no idea who Ned is.
- dvtrn 7y agoShort answer: Peter Parker's best friend. He (excellently) serves as the audience's vehicle into the narrative, many of his responses and reactions to things are written to be the John Everyman along for the ride. I'm probably a little biased in that Spider-Man (respect the hyphen, darnit!) is my favorite super-hero, but Homecoming is just a really nice and charming 'coming of age' movie that even people who aren't comic book/super-hero fans would enjoy if you like a little bit of Die Hard with your Ferris Bueller--I appreciated that Homecoming showcased far more of Parker's raw intellect and creative thinking than what we've gotten previously.
- JetSpiegel 7y agoWhat? Wasn't this the New Green Goblin? There's another one? I thought the point of Peter Parker was that he was a friendless loner. PD: My only source are the Raimi films.
- dvtrn 7y agoThere's technically two more...from a certain point of view. Spider-Man: Homecoming, the latest live action Spider-Man film and there was a brilliantly done (both story and the use of CGI and visual effects to enhance and supplement the story) animated movie "Into the Spider-Verse". Coming soon is the sequel to said live action movie. They're not connected to each other, beyond the two live action movies, and none of the above are connected to the Raimi Spider-Man movies--if that helps your frame of reference.
- rzzzt 7y agoSometimes he is promoted to part-time sidekick when the hero needs help, then proceed to hang on to a ledge in an elevator shaft, or zipline down from a tall building and reconsider their life choices. A variation of the Peter principle.
- dvtrn 7y agoA variation of the Peter principle. I prefer the "Dick Grayson" principle, in this context ;) but you're entirely correct in expanding the trope.
- PopeDotNinja 7y agoLet's not forget the non-guys who also rock the command & control role. I love Felicity Smoak in Arrow! ^^^ serious question... as white dude, is this what they call being an ally? I've never gotten a good breakdown of what an ally is in this context.
- dvtrn 7y agoMight not be that complex, you might just like the character.
- toyg 7y agoMaybe you already have them - the proportional strength and agility of... a living room.
- PopeDotNinja 7y agoI am exceptionally good at being a couch potato.
- samstave 7y agoTreasure island is basically a superfund site. But they dont want to talk about it.
- mycall 7y agoMaybe some rich company, like Salesforce, might clean up the whole island with their super funds.