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Videogames

Wolverine : Marvel Strike Force

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Every day I get 5 Wolverine shards by doing the 13 daily tasks. He is one of the easiest characters to ger shards for in the game which make him one of my most powerful characters. that Healing Factor makes him very difficult to take down, especially if I have a Tank at the other end of the map. His first strike has a chance to add Bleed, his Slice and Dice move adds Bleed as well and rebounds to attack 3 enemies and his Primal Berserker does 620% damage and also adds Bleed. There is really no downside to using Wolverine and he is a constant in my main roster.

Simptastic Joe

Videogames

Loki : Marvel Strike Force

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MARVEL Strike Force på Twitter: "The God of Mischief! The would-be king! Watch closely, because Loki, your savior, has arrived in Blitz! #Loki # MarvelStrikeForce https://t.co/XwYIjh1XbL" / Twitter

Being part of the Comic and Mystic classes make Loki a character to keep around for a long time. His Mind Control makes an opponent attack the Primary Target and they even gain a 25% damage to it. His Mirror Image summons 1-2 Loki clones and adds Stealth to your teammates. The clones just do Loki’s basic attack and the bar does fill up pretty fast so you can pop out a few more Loki clones. Loki might be one of the best characters in the game and a must in my rotation.

Simptastic Joe

Videogames

Red Skull :Marvel Strike Force

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MARVEL Strike Force on Twitter: "Red Skull, hatred incarnate, is back for Blitz! #Marvel #MarvelStrikeForce https://t.co/q7K4SCPGmE" / Twitter

The Red Skull is one of the only characters I NEEDED to get. Unlike other characters that Summon helpers, the Red Skull gets three at once while other characters can get 1-2 while Red Skull Summons 2-3. His attacks are somewhat powerful, but he can attack and gain Assists from the other Hydra Summons at once. I recommend him, but I wish he was apart of more categories.

Simptastic Joe

Movies and Shows

No More Supermen

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Why I've had enough of Evil Superman stories

It’s reported that DC is going to really make a Michael B Jordan led Superman-esk project where Jordan will be planning Val Zod, a Kryptonian who also escaped the destruction of his planet and came to Earth just like Superman. Well, Earth 2 but that doesn’t matter to me. Most of the negativity is race related, but my gripes are with the actual idea of making another Superman.

In the past few years, we’ve the Superman clones in Omni Man, Homelander and now Ikaris in the Eternals. DC also has Shazam, who is very similar to Superman and now a Black Adam movie where again we are dealing with a similar set of powers. Super strength, flight, cape, some kind of projectiles he shoots out. There are too many Supermen right now in movies and tv shows.

Michael B. Jordan's 'Val Zod': Darnell Metayer Josh Peters To Adapt For HBO Max – Deadline

I would rather see Jordan play John Stewart, the Green Lantern. Or Captain Atom, sure he does check off some of Superman’s powers, but he’s different enough to not pull any parallels. Or if DC goes with the Snyderverse Jordan can play Orion, Darkseid’s son.  Jordan can even play Steel. There are a lot of heroes in the DC universe that Jordan can play. I get that he wants to play Superman and from what I read he’s producing the movie and writing the script, I just feel like a Superman character was the wrong direction.

Simptastic Joe

Wrestling

Dabba-Kato : Missing Direction

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Who is Dabba-Kato? WWE star Babatunde Aiyegbusi at WrestleMania 37 | Metro News

I’m calling him Dabba-Kato instead of his ridiculous Commander Azereal or some crap like that. Kato might be the biggest waste of a main roster talent in a while. I don’t know if they have been grooming him for years as the big muscle and are looking for the right time to unleash him. AEW’s Wardlow is a good parallel, where we only got samples and now they’re looking to push him to stardom.

RAW Underground was a smart idea. Underground street fights and building up Kato as the monster down there. And then he had a main roster match against Braun Strowman and that was it for him. Kato was knocking out opponents in the Underground and took a simple powerslam and that was it?

5 Opponents for Dabba Kato on RAW Underground

Now he’s just an African commander of what? Its not like Apollo Crews has a faction and Kato is there to ring in the members. He’s just the muscle in a horribly fitting jacket. If Crews did have a big faction that would’ve been cool. A group of 5-7 members in traditional African garbs, all with unique moves and finishers and whose goal it is to beat everyone in the WWE, much like Roman Reign’s Tribal Chief run, a championship run about respect and power.

So, in this pretend faction, you can use it to build up unknown wrestlers and still have Kato as the bruiser of the group. Maybe at one point do his finisher on members who “failed” Crews. Fail to win the titles and Kato gives you the Samoan Spike or throws you through a table.

Will Mahoney on Twitter: "Week Two Dabba Kato > Week One Dabba Kato. #RAWUnderground #WWERaw… "

I don’t really understand anything of these two men at this time. Just seems like another good idea on paper by WWE creative that didn’t blossom into anything of substance. Which is the trend now with the company.

So where do you see Dabba-Kato and Apollo Crews going forward?

Simptastic Joe

Wrestling

Scorpio Sky : No Direction

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Are You Paying Attention?": Scorpio Sky is Done Being Just 'King of AEW DARK'

Why did SCU break up? Was it because Christopher Daniels semi-retired and then went to Impact? I don’t recall Frankie Kazazian being injured at the time. So why put Scorpio Sky with Ethan Page? Maybe they could’ve added Page to SCU and complete the faction. Right now, Sky is being wasted. Teaming with American Top Team sounded good in theory, but having the MMA talents aren’t doing Sky any favors. They aren’t enhancing Sky’s screentime, if anything they are being overused and Sky is being pushed aside on his own team. And now that the team is dissolved where is he going? Wearing nice clothes and losing isn’t a character that’s worth watching.

But where do you see Scorpio Sky going and does he have a real future in AEW?

Simptastic Joe

Wrestling

Luchasaurus : Turn Heel?

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Luchasaurus News, Pictures, Videos and Biography News, Pictures, Videos, Stats and Biography - AEW

Is it bad that I want Luchasaurus to turn heel on Jungle Boy? I predict his heel turn to look similar to Tommaso Ciampa turning on Johnny Gargano. Maybe have the Jurassic Express win the tag titles, Jungle Boy getting pinned and Luchasaurus taking his frustrations out on him. Setting up for a series of matches that will end in Jungle Boy becoming victorious.

Tommaso Ciampa and the 10 Most Heartbreaking WWE Heel Turns of All Time | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights

Luchasaurus is a good wrestler, but I don’t see him as AEW Champion the way he is now. A heel turn would give him that extra edge and put him on a path of his own. The problem is does Luchasaurus have enough to be a singles star? Is he someone that can realistically survive in AEW on his own?

Simptastic Joe

Movies and Shows

The 00-Verse

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Who Should Be the Next James Bond? Vote for Your Choice (Based on the Latest Odds!) | James Bond, Poll, Polls | Just Jared

I hate being the smartest man in the world. To be constantly blessed and cursed knowledge. Like who should play the next James Bond going forward. After Bond died in No Time to Die, there has been a lot of speculation of who should take over the mantel going forward. Actors like Idris Elba, Henry Cavil, Tom Hardy and others have been rumored to be in the running, but I think I have the perfecting casting for the next James Bond. None of them.

I wouldn’t look to recast the role at all. Instead, I would continue the James Bond universe with the characters that are in it already and simply make new agents. I loved Lashana Lynch as Nomi in No Time to Die and think she should be made into 008 or something. Maybe then bring in the other rumored actors to help round out the world and bring 008 some teammates.

Nomi's 007 Future After No Time To Die: Will She Return In Bond 26?

The role of James Bond is a very big role to fill and there is no good answer of who should fill the role. I think Daniel Craig was the best Bond. Mainly because it felt like his movies had continuity to them. The other previous Bond series didn’t really have weight to them. And with the Craig series, the events of Casino Royal impacted No Time To Die.

For the studio to go full reboot would mean we have to introduce the world again, recast all the characters again, are they going to redo the whole Spector organization? It just makes sense to continue the series with Nomi and maybe introduce other characters along the way, maybe expand the universe even more and have them go off on their own missions or series.

No Time To Die: Everything we know about the new James Bond film

Right now, the world of Bond is perfectly laid out and recasting the iconic role won’t benefit the company at all. But what do you guys think? Should the role be recasted? Should Nomi continue to be the lead agent? Or are they going full reboot?

Simptastic Joe

Wrestling

Don’t Sign Him!

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Who Is Danhausen And Why Is He Your New Favorite Wrestler? - GameSpot

I’m hearing rumors that AEW is looking to sign free agent wrestler Danhausen to the company. I can’t think of a worst waste of time signing. I will admit my knowledge of Danhausen is very limited. I haven’t watched every single moment of his career or watched every video he posted BUT I did watch enough of his current matches and videos to learn all I needed to form an opinion.

Danhausen & Mance Warner Suffer Leg Injuries on Halloween Show

Danhausen is a gimmick comedic wrestler and that’s it. His wrestling ability is “okay” at best. His comedy is eh. His character I guess is looking to be the Joker on crack, but is that enough to warrant a contract to the best wrestling company in the world right now? Absolutely not.

Now I will argue against signing characters who are prop comedy, but at the same time defend Orange Cassidy. Because Cassidy has a Jekyll and Hyde style of wrestling. In the beginning of the matches Cassidy will joke around and play to the crowd, but in a second turn into Mr. Hyde and become an imposing force. Cassidy and Danhausen are not even close in wrestling ability and character likability.

A Drink at the Inn With: Danhausen – Wrestle Inn

More importantly, AEW’s roster is so massive that a lot of wrestlers are being pushed aside for new talent. When Bryan Danielson signed with AEW he was featured in extremely long matches to start, and when he was feuding with Hangman Page, he was featured in Dynamites a few weeks in a row. That takes time away from other talents. Especially when Dynamite is only a 2-hour show.

Another great example is when Jay Lethal signed to AEW. Lethal had an amazing debut against Sammy Guevara and then after he was moved to Dark, teamed with Sonny Kiss and is essentially out of any major storyline.

Love That Danhausen

So, if Danhausen is signed to AEW, what would he be in the company? He wouldn’t be looked at as a top tier wrestler like Kenny Omega. He won’t be booked to be the next big like hook. He wouldn’t be a slow burn rising up the ranks like a Jungle Boy or Darby Allin. He would be just a filler in Dark or Elevation. He might find himself standing across the ring facing Adam Cole and I say that because I enjoy watching Adam Cole get annoyed with other wrestlers. But realistically, I don’t see a point in signing Danhausen. He’s not the guy to take your company to the next level or a signing so great it puts other companies out of business.

So what do you think of Danhausen?

Simptastic Joe

Wrestling

Shane McMahon Done?

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There are plans for Shane McMahon to wrestle at WWE WrestleMania - Wrestling News

It’s been reported, but not fully elaborated, that Shane McMahon has been released by the WWE or his creative writes have been taken away. I’m reading many conflicting reports on this, but essentially the fallout is about his booking of the Royal Rumble. He apparently inserted himself in the match and was one of the final competitors in it.

The choice of having Brock Lesnar win the Rumble was the smart and correct choice. It doesn’t matter if Lesnar is mostly a part timer, his storyline with Roman Reigns is the best one in all of wrestling now. Shane having input in that ending wasn’t insulting to the roster. Shane putting himself in the match wasn’t annoying for me.

I never thought Shane wasn’t a good wrestler, but I did think he was pushed in matches he shouldn’t be in. He shouldn’t be on a Survivor Series team; he shouldn’t have been in the Best in the World final. I guess the reason why is because Shane is also being booked as a part timer.

Report: Shane McMahon back with WWE through WrestleMania 38 - Cageside Seats

Shane is actually a very good wrestler. He can really sell a move and has the ability to keep up in a match, but sometimes he does look too over powered, especially with the punches. And a lot of the matches he’s in have to have some kind of dramatic hardcore moment, because he’s not as dynamic as other wrestlers.

My only issue with the Rumble was the exclusion of Cesaro and Finn Balor and a few others. Bad Bunny wasn’t a death sentence to the Rumble either. I don’t think he’s a bad athlete, but maybe having him in so late was the issue. For me, the Rumble doesn’t really start until like number 20, after all the cannon fodder have been thrown out.

I am hearing reports that working with Shane is very stressful, because apparently if he doesn’t get his way he pulls rank and forces changes. If that’s the case then yes I support him being let go from that position, but if this is a matter of it wasn’t the ending some fans wanted then that’s an unfair firing or demotion.

Simptastic Joe