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In Street Fighter, Ken Masters was trained from childhood in martial arts with his friend and rival, Ryu. While the two are equally skilled, Ken has always been the polar opposite of his surrogate brother. While Ryu remained stoic and reserved, Ken grew more hot-headed and extroverted, visually represented by his flame-based attacks and red Gi.

As the new face of Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3, Mads Mikkelsen does not wish to fully imitate his predecessor Johnny Depp’s performance. “Nobody’s interested in me going in there and trying to copy anything, that would be creative suicide immediately, especially when it’s been done before and masterfully,” Mikkelsen told Collider. Rather, the actor wants to evolve Grindelwald’s character without making

John Marston’s story within the Red Dead Redemption games is considered one of the greatest in gaming. The gruff outlaw’s search for redemption is iconic, and every event, character and piece of symbolism contained within the epic has been thoroughly studied by fans. Perhaps the most thoroughly studied of all Marston’s story elements is the Strange Man. This is

Ewan McGregor might not be the only Star Wars character swinging a lightsaber in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series. Actor Moses Ingram posted a video on her Instagram page which shows her going through some rigorous lightsaber training. Set to the tune of Future’s Life Is Good, Ingram can be seen in the dark swinging a blue-bladed saber across and behind her body,

Instead of giving people the shirt off their backs, several comic strips encouraged people to take off their trousers and donate to charity. Twenty-nine strips highlighted “No Pants Day,” the first Friday in May. The event began as a lark by college students at the University of Texas, but the comics purveyors found a way to

Amazon Prime Video’s Invincible has made massive strides in only its first season. A large part of the series’ success relies on its ability to consistently subvert the tropes established by similar properties in the medium. Since its premiere, Invincible has done to the superhero genre what Scream did to slasher films when released in 1996. The

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Episode 196, “A Binding Force,” now streaming on Crunchyroll. Boruto Episode 196 gives a lot more insight into Kawaki’s past than the manga offered. The anime is taking a deep dive into what broke Kawaki as a kid, detailing how it was with Jigen paying off his drunk

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the series premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, “Aftermath,” now streaming on Disney+. In the premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Wrecker has a stuffed toy, Lula, that he is very attached to. When the team escapes Kamino, he frantically searches for the toy, which Omega finds

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Robin #1 by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melkinov, ALW’s Troy Peteri, on sale now. Damian Wayne’s journey of self-discovery started with the revelation of a secret from his family’s past. The League of Lazarus is an offshoot of the League of Assassins, but was kept hidden from Damian for

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 1, Episode 2, “Cut and Run,” streaming now on Disney+. For anyone that forgot The Bad Batch is a direct sequel to The Clone Wars, let Episode 2 serve as a reminder. “Cut and Run” sees Clone Force 99 meet up with an old friend, who reveals

Anime characters are created with an infinite combination of personality traits, appearances, and mannerisms. A good character will always have flaws to balance out their strengths, character quirks, and unique mannerisms. For example, a highly intelligent character may suffer from crippling shyness or struggle to navigate social conventions. RELATED: The 11 Smartest Anime Characters Of All

Being a superhero is a tough job. When the heroes aren’t busy dealing with alien invasions or galactic threats, they’re dealing with their own rogues galleries or trying to hold down jobs. It’s the kind of life that leaves little time for a family, but a few heroes have made it work. RELATED: 10 Children Who

The CW has released the synopsis for “Man of Steel,” the upcoming Superman & Lois episode helmed by Arrow star David Ramsey. “Man of Steel” is set to air on Tuesday, May 25 and will be the second episode of Superman & Lois to air following the DC show’s mid-season break, following May 18’s “Broken Trust.”

For over 80 years, superheroes have been showing off their muscles with stylish and tight costumes full of wild colors. And while every hero has seen their look change from the first appearance to today, some of those changes are minor while others have gone into wildly different designs. Batman, for example, has had a

Many heroes have wielded the Enigma Force, the cosmic power that can transform anyone into Captain Universe, who is arguably one of the most powerful beings in the entire Marvel Universe. Everyone from Miles Morales to Bruce Banner and most recently Eddie Brock have been gifted with its power to help protect all life in

Competitive Pokémon players are known to utilize specific moves, abilities, and strategies to gain the upper hand in battles, and some of these are showcased in the anime. Ash uses plenty of his own strategies in the anime, but most of these defy the logistics from the games and are often impossible to replicate, with examples

When it comes to family matriarchs, few are more horrifying than Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development. Her acerbic, hateful wit was fueled by a mix of alcohol, drugs and not knowing what actual kindness looked like. But 30 Rock had its own horrifying matriarch, someone that might have been even more bitter and hurtful than

At the heart of Futurama’s often ridiculous sci-fi comedy is the people who work at Planet Express and ground the ever-bizarre cult comedy. One of the most enduring of these characters was Doctor John Zoidberg, the often put-upon medical “expert” of the cast. And while he may have been the subject of plenty of comical scorn

A new trailer for Star Wars: The Bad Batch features the clone soldiers facing multiple threats — including a baby Rancor. The trailer features the Bad Batch’s leader, Hunter, engaging in battle with bounty hunter Fennec Shand, who first appeared in The Mandalorian. “It’s not safe for us anymore,” Hunter tells the Batch. The group is also

Comic book adaptations explore a lot of different themes and emotions in the various stories that have been brought from the pages to the big screen over the years. Though a common feeling that many heroes and villains deal with in these adaptations is grief, which has led to the creation of a number of

The Avengers are one of the greatest teams in the Marvel Universe. Composed of the greatest heroes on the planet, the Avengers banded together to face the kind of threats that no one hero could handle on their own. The team has faced down some of the most dangerous villains around and always triumphed, cementing

Need a break from an anime with hundreds of episodes or are looking for a quick and captivating watch? Why not try a short, thirty-episode-or-less season of something new? Even for viewers who only have a single day to spare, here is a list of great anime can be binged in one sitting. RELATED: HBO Max:

Throughout both The Evil Within games, Sebastian is granted respite in safe rooms in a different plane than his current one. These safe rooms are signaled to the player through the sound of Claire De Lune, and must be accessed by staring into a cracked mirror. The rooms offer a haven where the player is free from

The Utopian carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. In Jupiter’s Legacy, Sheldon Sampson is the world’s first superhero, and he remains one of its mightiest after a whopping 90 years in the costume. But the world has changed in those 90 years, leaving Sheldon struggling to hold onto The Code, the superhero

WandaVision was a major success for Marvel, in no small part due to its exploration of grief and trauma. Seeing the Scarlet Witch deal with feelings of loss through unconventional means was moving and entertaining all at once. In the 1990s, Green Lantern explored similar themes of grief, albeit in a much darker manner than WandaVision. This traumatic, game-changing chapter

The Mortal Kombat franchise has long been associated with a set of brutal special moves known as Fatalities, which players use to destroy their opponents in incredible ways. Considering just how legendary Fatalities are, it’s no surprise that the 2021 movie corrected the mistake of its predecessors and brought the powerful moves into the fold. In

Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure features many important characters throughout its eight parts, but none stand the test of time quite like Robert E.O. Speedwagon. Normally, characters don’t reappear after their introductory part of JoJo, the most notable exceptions being Joseph and Jotaro. But Speedwagon’s presence is felt throughout the series, starting in Part 1. Speedwagon debuts as a street thug

A new teaser for Stranger Things Season 4 has dropped and it appears to show some kind of a flashback that takes the audience back to Hawkins National Laboratory. The flashback is set in a familiar and now seemingly significant location – the Rainbow Room. The Rainbow Room was first introduced in Stranger Things 2, when Eleven went to find her mother,

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the second episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, “Cut and Run,” now streaming on Disney+. In “Cut and Run,” the second episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Omega is almost attacked by a nexu, a large feline creature with an extremely large head and oversized mouth filled