The Seven Warlords were pirates in service of the marines in the One Piece universe. They were one of the first threats that the Straw Hats faced in the Grand Line, with each member possessing their own formidable powers and resources. Though they have been defeated and the Seven Warlord system has since been abolished,
One of the most alluring parts of Genshin Impact is the game’s gacha system. Players can collect their favorite characters by wishing for them on either the limited event banner or standard. Some characters are better for different purposes, such as for healing or dealing damage. Of course, the most sought-after characters are the iconic
In anime, it’s conventionally accepted that heroes treat their friends with kindness and compassion. This is to further endear them to audiences, often playing into the power of friendship trope and illustrating that they are people worth supporting. Such kindness is usually reciprocated in one way or another. RELATED: 10 Male Anime Characters Everyone Seems To
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for How I Met Your Father, Season 1, Episode 3, “The Fixer,” now streaming on Hulu. Following a truly heartwarming proposal in the pilot episode of How I Met Your Father, the newly engaged couple, Sid and Hannah, barely had an hour to celebrate because Hannah had to leave the city as an
Black Clover‘s Golden Dawn is supposed to be the most powerful guild in Clover Kingdom. They’ve been awarded with the most accolades, often staying ahead of much older and more accomplished guilds. While they might not be as talented as the Black Bulls, they deserve all the respect they’ve been given from fans. RELATED: 10 Wildly Impractical Anime
Continuity can be a monster for a franchise like Star Trek, which stretches back 55 years, and features contributions from countless creative voices. It’s improved in leaps and bounds on that front, yet its very nature entails challenges when it comes to the sweeping timeline. Star Trek: Discovery danced with the continuity devil — its
Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s satisfying series conclusion neatly ties up the story’s many dangling threads, including the unresolved romantic tension between Aang and Katara. As revealed in the sequel show The Legend of Korra, these two go on to live a full and happy life together for nearly seventy years, giving birth to three children
In September 2021, Aspyr Media announced it is developing an enhanced remake of the acclaimed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Released in 2003 for the original Xbox and PC, KOTOR is universally acclaimed and considered one of the best Star Wars video games ever made. It inspired both a direct sequel in 2005’s Star Wars: Knights
Dick Grayson has been one of the most important and longest-running characters in the DC continuity. While splintering off from Batman in Tales of the Teen Titans #44, Dick Grayson dropped the mantle of Robin and took on his solo identity of Nightwing. In issue #88 of writer Tom Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo’s Nightwing, Dick Grayson is
Spider-Man: No Way Home features a subtle callback to Thor: Ragnarok. In the wall crawler’s third solo outing within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) turns to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) for help after his secret identity was revealed to the world. Strange attempts to make the world forget who Spider-Man is by using
This week Marvel released an animated ad for Krakoa in a style reminiscent of Into the Spider-Verse: “Visit Krakoa | A Paradise for Mutants.” The cartoon’s aesthetic is fresh and the overall video is incredibly entertaining. Marvel has an opportunity now to apply this animated style to the Krakoan age of the X-Men and draw
As one of the largest fighting video game franchises, Super Smash Bros. has a huge fanbase filled with players that take the game very seriously, as well as those who don’t. Nintendo has taken measures against players whose unfair tactics ruin the fun of the game, but when it comes to tournaments there is a lot more
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Peacemaker Episode 5, “Monkey Dory,” now streaming on HBO Max. The Butterflies in HBO Max’s Peacemaker have been hyped up for four episodes because of their supposed endangering threat to humankind. Now, Episode 5 has proven this to be correct, and maybe even worse thanks to new light on their
Although horror movies go out of their way to make their protagonists compelling, it’s the villains that are the real reason audiences continue to come back. Whether supernatural demons or maniacal clowns from outer space, every series’ titular villain poses a unique and personal threat in their stories. RELATED: 10 Anime Villains Who Died After Redeeming
HYBE and WEBTOON‘s latest collaboration brings TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) to the hit Korean platform in the highly-anticipated series, The Star Seekers. First premiering on January 16th directly following BTS’ 7Fates: Chakho and ENHYPEN’s Dark Moon, TXT’s new webtoon series stars a five-member idol group called “Star One” that represents the real-life K-pop group. With major buzz already forming online,
Spider-Man: No Way Home features some of the strongest spells seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Doctor Strange altering the memories of the entire population of Earth. Yet with the recent release of the No Way Home screenplay, fans have noticed a possible weakness in Strange’s final spell with huge implications for Spider-Man’s future. After wanting
Superman ‘78 #6 concludes the miniseries sequel to the iconic Superman films directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve. As expected, Superman finds himself battling Brainiac as he tries to desperately save the Bottled City of Kandor, as well as his adopted home of Metropolis. By the issue’s conclusion, Superman not only defeats Brainiac
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, starting Feb. 1, 2022, and ushering in the Year of the Tiger. This celebration, also known as the Lunar New Year in other Asian countries, is enjoyed over a space of two weeks for a chance to be home with family until the Lantern Festival concludes events and signals
Tons of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews exist for the Star Wars original trilogy, with many deleted scenes and original script ideas open to the public. However, one of the most obscure pieces of behind-the-scenes trivia comes from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, which originally featured a creature so silly, the crew couldn’t bring themselves to film
The world of The Witcher is vast, but so far, across all forms of media, we’ve only really seen the Continent, and even then, mainly the Northern Kingdoms. There’s far more world out there that has been spoken of, and its peoples have been encountered. With talk of a fourth Witcher game in being the works,
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1, available now from Marvel. The Death of Doctor Strange has seen the world fall prey to some of the most horrifying mystic forces that the Marvel Universe has ever known. In the wake of Strange’s gruesome murder, it seems as though there
Shadow and Bone Season 2 has a lot of questions to answer — one of them being how the Darkling survived the Fold. And as the show prepares to tell that tory in Season 2, it would be beneficial for the show to reveal that information in a way that makes the Darkling a more prominent figure
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night, wherever you are! Okay, so we hoped we wouldn’t resort to this in the very first month of the year, but… wow, one month went by so fast! If you made any resolutions, we hope they’re going well. If not, there’s plenty of time to turn things around! January may have flown by,
At first glance, Harry Potter and Eternals have next to nothing in common. Where one is a story about magic and destiny, another is about sci-fi and forging a new path. That said, that hasn’t stopped fans from placing their favorite Eternal in any of the four Harry Potter houses that best fit their character.
Warning: The following contains spoilers from Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett “Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian,” streaming now on Disney+. In this week’s thoroughly Mando-centric episode of The Book of Boba Fett, the Armorer gave Din Djarin (and the audience) a history lesson about their ancestral homeworld. For all the “talk” about
Adapted from the popular smartphone game of the same name, the series is a spin-off to hit anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The story follows kindhearted middle schooler Iroha Tamaki, who fights witches armed with her trusty crossbow but is unable to remember why she made her fateful deal with Kyubey. Hearing of a town
Mixed-media project Prima Doll, created by Clannad and Angel Beats’ Key and Visual Arts, is getting a TV anime adaptation this year! Prima Doll revolves around autonomous robot dolls known as automata, who were originally developed for military use but are now working at a coffee shop named Kuronekotei. A key visual and teaser trailer
Homelander, the psychotic supe of The Boys who masquerades as a patriotic hero beloved by the world, is getting an action figure of a quality to suit his own high opinion of himself. The approximately 160mm-high Homelander figma is available for pre-order now, as announced by manufacturer Good Smile Company. This is the first detailed and articulated action
By its very nature, Dungeons & Dragons involves a lot of dice rolling. Just about any action taken requires a dice to be rolled, and skills are no exception to this. However, excessive rolls can bog down a game. In older editions, D&D used the concept of “taking 20,” the idea being that a task could be
John Cena, the star of HBO Max’s DC Extended Universe-set original series Peacemaker, recently gave his own spin on the trend of celebrities reading mean tweets about themselves. On Twitter, Peacemaker series creator James Gunn shared the official video of Cena — who appears to be semi-in-character as Christopher Smith/Peacemaker — responding to mean tweets.