r/AskScienceFiction • • 22h ago

[2012] In the move 2012, top gov't officials from around the world and the wealthy (think the Saudi Royal Family or techbro rich) all get on these arcs that are supposed to help humanity survive the apocalypse. Wouldn't having such a non-diverse grouping endanger our long term survival?

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So, in the movie 2012 the super-wealthy and world's government officials all fund these arcs that supposedly would save humanity. Unfortunately, for the most part, there is very little diversity in the type of person who is accepted. (Some Chinese laborers and most of the main cast survive.) Wouldn't the fact that they didn't include "regular" people harm the species' survival? I know they mentioned that most of Africa may not have been harmed by the shifting of the world, so maybe that would make the result more diverse when they get to the land, but still.


r/AskScienceFiction • • 5h ago

[Bluey] Was the Asparagus actually magic or was the family playing along?

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(For the record, my dog watches it, I am just becoming immersed in the Bluey lore as a side effect.)

The animal changing asparagus seemed to end on a cliff hanger. Was it actually magic, or an elaborate game?


r/AskScienceFiction • • 6h ago

[Rocky] What does Paulie see in Rocky?

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I mean, to better clarify, I was observing their relationship over the first four movies as I sat down to watch the series a couple of months ago.

Like what I am saying is that I don’t know why Rocky goes out of his way to help him out since Paulie is a drunk fellow, and on top of that, some of his antics have driven Rocky into bankruptcy that I don’t understand why Rocky doesn’t ditch him.


r/AskScienceFiction • • 1h ago

[Star Wars] Why were the KX droids on Ghorman so brutal compared to other droids?

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When the Imperials gave the order to release the KX droids to "suppress rioting" on Ghorman they seemed like completely unstoppable monsters, hails of blaster fire were totally useless and they waded through entire crowds killing everyone in their wake. Even Andor armed with a military grade blaster could do little to slow them except by ramming one with a space car.

K2S0 would demonstrate similar levels of tankiness against the ISB security teams on Coursacant and was quite resilient to stormtrooper blasters on Scariff but he was still brought down with reasonable amounts of fire. When Andor and Jyn stumbled into an stormtrooper squad he did not say "boring conversation anyway" and simply start bitchsmacking everyone in sight. K2S0 is a good force multiplier but far from invincible. Also comparing them to the B2 super battle droids explicitly built with military applications in mind, clone blasters demonstrated remarkably better impact. Their armor was tough enough that they didn't need to seek cover even without overwhelming numbers, but they were also still not able to simply fight a squad of clones on their own.

Possibly their armor is just the next generation and it's tougher, but considering how long Star War's history is it seems unlikely that armor could consistently make massive generation leaps. An old republic era cruiser is famously used during the battle of Scariff and 4000 year old durasteel plate was still quite comparable to ISD armor plating. Potentially overhauled but how much could modern people really do to refit a 1700s ship of the line for ramming into aircraft carriers? How could this first wave of KX droids be so effective? And if so why not deploy them in greater numbers? Palpatine might have inherited a galaxy traumatized by the droid armies but he has never been squeamish about schemeing to do whatever he wants until his popularity hits 0%


r/AskScienceFiction • • 1h ago

[Hellraiser/Ben 10] What would happen if ben scan a cenobite? NSFW

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What abilities would it have?

What would an ultimate form look like?

How much would ben personnality change?


r/AskScienceFiction • • 9h ago

[Naruto] So whats the deal with Rock Lee? Is his full name "Rock Lee"? Or is he named Lee, with Rock being the last name? Or is "Rock" just a nickname or title?

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Title


r/AskScienceFiction • • 2h ago

[Halloween] Why does Michael not kill Loomis?

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r/AskScienceFiction • • 2h ago

[Foster's home for Imaginary Friends] all morals aside, can I just spawn infinite imaginary friends to use as food and never starve again?

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so in the show, goo proves that you can just...pop up an imaginary friend at any moment. and we see plenty of food-based friends all the time, one such imaginary friend being created for the explicit PURPOSE of being food.

with that said, if im willing to set all morals and ethics aside, can I ward off starvation indefinitely by just...creating a food imaginary friend whenever im hungry?

even more than that, can I just create an imaginary friend that can PRODUCE an endless supply of food, since some imaginary friends have been shown to have special powers and abilities?


r/AskScienceFiction • • 56m ago

[DOTA] What does DOTA mean in world lore? Who are the ancients?

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r/AskScienceFiction • • 15h ago

[Marvel] Doctor Doom has canonically trained in spiritual disciplines and martial arts under Tibetan Buddhist monks. How did he go about it successfully, considering a huge part of training under Tibetan Buddhist monks is destroying your ego, which doesn't really go well with Doom as a person?

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Question in title.


r/AskScienceFiction • • 11h ago

[Konosuba] Is there a specific reason why the gods hate demons and undead or is this just them being jerks?

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Many jokes in Konosuba, and some great moments in Isekai Quartet, come from Aqua hating demons and undead. We eventually see that she isn't unique in this regard among the gods, and some of them are even worse in this category than she is.

Do we ever get a reason why the gods hate demons and undead beyond them being assholes?


r/AskScienceFiction • • 18h ago

[IASIP] Under what circumstances did Frank witness pigs eating people?

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r/AskScienceFiction • • 8h ago

[portal/Half life] Is the portal technology from Aperture science better then black mesa?

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r/AskScienceFiction • • 4h ago

[Hellraiser: Revival] Can the Cenobites choose to ignore a summoning when a Configuration is solved?

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Spoilers for events of the game: the game features a cult that worships the Cenobites and wants to ascend to Cenobite status, but the Cenobites are unimpressed by the cult's efforts and even voice their rejection of the cult's leader. Funnily enough, the cult has used the Genesis Configuration (a similar device to the Lament Configuration of the movies, but with extra abilities) several times to summon the Cenobites and one high-ranking member has survived multiple trips to the Labyrinth.

Considering how dismissive they were, could the Cenobites just ignore any further summons from people who annoyed them?

"A summoning at 6 pm? It's those annoying cultists again, let's not even bother showing up."


r/AskScienceFiction • • 1h ago

[Warhammer fantasy] What the strongest a vampire has ever gotten by consuming other vampires?

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So far as I understand it, outside of Trueborn, vampires are heavily limited in their abilities by how far their linage is from Trueborn. But I've also read they through they can drink the blood of other vampires, either voluntarily or draining them, to get stronger.

Have there been low ranking vampires, like 4th or 5th generation, that haven't gotten significantly more powerful through this method? Does getting stronger mean they can provide additional blood kisses? Does any of these strength get passed on? Like a 5th generation vampire consumes enough vampires to the point where they're essentially a 4th generation? Could a new bloodline be founded this way by blood mixing?

What would happen if a Trueborn gave some of their blood? How dramatic is the power boost by generation? Like is it deeply impactful to a 2nd generation as much as 4th? Does it drive all but the strongest insane or something? Or does it not work? Anyone ever drain a Trueborn vampire?


r/AskScienceFiction • • 22h ago

[JJBA] Can Dio survive Purple Haze's virus?

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After watching one of the episodes showcasing Purple Haze's ability I wanna know if Dio's immortality is able to completely nullify or at least withstand Purple Haze's virus.


r/AskScienceFiction • • 34m ago

[ATLA] Why would Sonam never reach out? Spoiler

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When Aang finally met her, she asked him what he had done, bringing Tagah to the Lion Turtle Islands and the staff, only to then tell him she hid the staff in hopes that someday another Air Avatar would find it to make more Airbenders.

But how was that supposed to ever happen if not only was her name basically erased from history, but over several centuries or even millennia she never actually reached out to any Avatar, and even more so apparently actively refused any attempt at connection?

And so Aang had to go rummaging through a shit load of his past lives who had never even heard of her at all, even though she should've been one of their past lives too, to finally find some ridiculous foot fetishist who knew anything at all, with the only piece of lore about her he could give was the location of Tagah, whom she explicitly did not want to be found or brought to the staff.

If she really wanted the staff to be found and used by an Air Avatar, which after the 100 Year War and the Airnomad genocide would've been the perfect time for, she couldn't have possibly fucked this up any harder if she tried.

Even if she thought that freeing Tagah was necessary to clear the path as Aang was the only Airbender left or to find the Islands at all, which she made clear was not her intention, she still could've reached out before Aang actually recovered the staff or Tagah tried to kill Aang's friends.

So why would she possibly wait until all the damage was already done, only to then basically blame Aang for her own mistakes?