The Twilight Realms

Kingdom Hearts pointless trivia, mostly because I'm playing it and wanted to write about it as well. The Parasite Cage Heartless in the first game bears many similarities to an early boss in Final Fantasy IX, Prison Cage. In both games, a character (Pinocchio in Kingdom Hearts and Garnet, then Vivi, in Final Fantasy IX) gets trapped inside the creature, and the main character (Sora/Zidane) must work together with his at-the-time enemy (Riku/Steiner) to free them. Both enemies are fought twice in total. Vivi and Pinocchio also share some similarities, as Pinocchio is a puppet who possesses a heart and a conscience, and Vivi is an artificial lifeform who also possesses a conscience and "heart". Normally, when Donald or Goofy use a healing item or spell on Sora, they will call out Sora's name. However, in the battle with Guard Armor in the first game, they will call out "Don't give up!" instead, since they haven't yet learned Sora's name at that...

A Super Sentai biography! Names are written in Japanese order (so last name first), except if the character has a non-Japanese name Himitsu Sentai Gorenger Members: Kaijō Tsuyoshi - Akarenger (Red) Shinmei Akira - Aorenger (Blue) Ōiwa Daita - Shodai Kirenger (Yellow I) Kumano Daigorō - Nidaime Kirenger (Yellow II) Peggy Matsuyama - Momorenger (Pink) Asuka Kenji - Midorenger (Green) Transformation phrase: "Go!" Slogan (what they say after transforming, as a group): "Gonin sorotte, Gorenger!" ("Five members assembled, Gorenger!") J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai Members: Sakurai Gorō - Spade Ace Higashi Ryū - Dia Jack Karen Mizuki - Heart Queen Daichi Bunta - Clover King Banba Sōkichi - Big One Battle Fever J Members: Den Masao - Battle Japan Shiraishi Kensaku - Battle Cossack Shodai Shida Kyōsuke - Battle France Akebono Shirō - Battle Kenya Diane Martin - Miss America Shodai María Nagisa - Miss America Nidaime Jin Makoto - Battle Cossack Ni...

Why Petruccio/EvilPsychiatrist/NeuralNet Is an Asshole So, still need convincing that EP/NN/whatever he's called is a jerk who's not worth wasting your time with? Here are some excerpts from his own room. Obviously this is condensed, but I'm not leaving out anything important. howdy, NueralNet NeuralNet-stupid typing dyslexia dyslexia is for reading. If it's for writing, it's dysgraphia. <@NeuralNet> I think that they're connected, and that the word has sort of spilled past its most literal meaning. <@NeuralNet> Incidentally: <@NeuralNet> Medical Definition of DYSLEXIA. : a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing. <@NeuralNet> So, although you're correct about the ETYMOLOGY, most definitions will still group writing and reading together. OK? yes, Sir! <@NeuralNet> :) ...

Pointless trivia time again. Just video games this time, nothing specific, just whatever comes to my mind. (Predator Callout is still ongoing, but progressing rather slowly. I'm still looking for victim testimonies.) The SNES JRPG EarthBound (known as Mother 2 in Japan) had a rather nasty anti-piracy measure built into it. If the game detected that it was a pirated copy, many more enemies than normal would spawn, including in places where there weren't even meant to be enemies to begin with, in order to deter the player. If the player somehow persevered and managed to finish the game, the game would freeze at the start of the final battle, and upon resetting the player would discover their save file for the game had been erased. The "The Manta Storm" mission in Sirena Beach in Super Mario Sunshine is a reference to Stephen King's novel The Shining. At the end of the book - which is very different from the movie - a character notices "a ghostly manta sha...