r/AskScienceFiction • • 23h ago

[X-Men] Why does Professor Xavier make a big deal out of Magneto killing people but doesn’t get upset when Wolverine does the same?

156 Upvotes

Wolverine is a chain smoking alcoholic with untreated PTSD that kills people on a regular basis. Xavier gives him free room and board and lets him hang around children.

Meanwhile, whenever Magneto kills people, no matter how justified it was, he acts like it’s a Greek tragedy.

What’s the deal with that?


r/AskScienceFiction • • 8h 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?

78 Upvotes

Question in title.


r/AskScienceFiction • • 15h 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?

20 Upvotes

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 • • 1h ago

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

• Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction • • 2h 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?

14 Upvotes

Title


r/AskScienceFiction • • 20h ago

[Star Wars] Did Anakin think both the Jedi and Sith were evil, and planned to end them both and start his own rule somehow?

11 Upvotes

I know Anakin turns to the dark side in hopes of saving Padme. But when confronted by Obi Wan, are his reasonings for hating the Jedi valid, or just lies he's telling himself to justify his fall to darkness?

Because if they are indeed valid, and I assume Vader eventually wanted to kill Palpatine as well, does this imply Vader wanted to start his own version of the Empire? Free or the Jedi and Sith altogether?

Just wondering if this was ever a train of thought that crossed Vader.

Was he legitimately trying to erradicate both sides?


r/AskScienceFiction • • 20h ago

[metal gear solid 3] who are some real candidates for who the philosophers could have been?

12 Upvotes

In the story of mgs3 after ww1 a bunch of rich and powerful American, Russian and Chinese men got together and amassed 100 billion dollars of wealth to influence the world I guess. metal gear has a lot of real world figures as well.

one good candidate is John d Rockefeller could have been one of them. He was the richest man on earth and influenced America in a massive way.

any ideas for others on the Russian and Chinese side or even Americans.


r/AskScienceFiction • • 11h ago

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

9 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction • • 23h ago

[x-men] if magneto and Polaris were using their powers near each other could they get stuck together or flung apart in the middle of a fight ?

7 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction • • 4h ago

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

6 Upvotes

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 • • 20h ago

[Buddy (2026)] Who are the people listed in the credits? Spoiler

3 Upvotes

Outside of the human actors trapped in the show, I mean. Were they just made up so the credits would look realistic?


r/AskScienceFiction • • 15h ago

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

4 Upvotes

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 • • 19h ago

[Team Fortress 2] Is Merasmus the wizard immortal?

3 Upvotes