Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire

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[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

Good news, Fringe Maniacs!

The last of my Starter Trio for my Fakémon Region has arrived!

Thanks, once again, to @TheDyzll for his amazing work!

Now then, allow me to introduce you all to the Grass Starter line of the Wusha Region! (Dex entries are in their ALT)

🧵/1🍃✨🦌

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@Mr_goji54 If this sells well, I wonder if they'll do a remaster of the sequel?

[Yisuno ⚝ | SKARM BELIEVER @TheYisusOne]

Tried making a shader that makes Pokemon models look like goo but I just made Incineroar look like it's been stung by a Beedrill instead

[Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN]

Rather than clearly defined “rules,” Japan has a strong culture of unwritten expectations — manners, morals, and the overall atmosphere of a place.

For example, if you talk on the phone inside a train, people around you will look at you as if to say, “Seriously…?” It is also true that many tourists are confused by this.

Also, for example, I have visited more than 60 countries so far, and I still travel around quite a lot these days. Based on my own experience, in most countries, taxi drivers may talk to someone on the phone, or they may listen to or play music they like. But I have never seen a taxi driver in Japan driving while talking on the phone with family, a partner, or a friend. Music is generally not playing either. At most, you might occasionally find an elderly independent taxi driver playing the radio, but basically, unless the passenger requests something, the inside of the taxi is a quiet space. Well, taxi drivers from Kansai, such as Osaka or Nara where I was born and raised, may casually start talking to you, though.

In any case, it is true that Japan has many unwritten manners and Japanese-standard moral expectations depending on the place or space: don’t be noisy, stay quiet, line up properly, wait your turn, take off your shoes, arrange them neatly, take your trash home, and so on.

However, I think the idea of “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” exists to some extent in every country.

I go to the USA very often, and when a complete stranger gets into an elevator, that person may give me a light smile or casually say “Hi” to me. That happens, right?

Back when I was not used to that kind of culture yet — when I was in my teens or twenties — this was very confusing to me.

I asked my online gaming friends in the USA what the correct reaction was supposed to be, and they told me:

“We do that to show other people, basically without even consciously thinking about it, that ‘I’m not your enemy.’ It’s better than standing there silently with your arms crossed and an angry-looking face. It’s a way to avoid trouble.”

That conversation made me start trying, whenever I made eye contact with someone in a confined space, to raise my eyebrows a little and give a slight smile with my mouth. Though, to be honest, I often still fail to react in time.

Then, with that habit, I would return to Japan. When I made eye contact with a stranger entering an elevator and raised my eyebrows with a slight smile, they would look at me with a very suspicious expression, as if to say, “Uh… what is this guy doing?” Then I would suddenly remember, “Oh no, this is Japan!” After that, whether in elevators, hallways, or trains, I would switch back into a mode of either having no expression or pretending to be completely indifferent (Although, in Osaka, random older ladies and men around town may casually talk to you, so I switch into Osaka mode there. In other words, even within Japan, it may depend on the place).

I don’t think either side wants more and more rules to be created. But in the sense of treating each other with respect, I do think it is necessary for people to respect each other’s cultural customs.

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@RyoCoinleaf As a returnee to FF14, let's play together more often!

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@imBISLY Man, when was the last time Nami got to be cool like that? To my recollection, it was all the back in Alabaster with that one fight she had with the spike girl.

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@RyoCoinleaf Oh, Canada...

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@HiddenPowerPod Meowscarada (Grass/Dark) floors Swampert (Water/Ground), but loses out to Blaziken (Fire/Fighting).

Blaziken can't do much harm to Skeledirge (Fire/Ghost) and Quaquaval (Water/Fighting).

And being mono Grass hurts Sceptile here.

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@HiddenPowerPod Eh, that depends.

W/ Mega Evolution - Hoenn Starters clear thanks mostly to M. Sceptile and it being part Dragon.

W/O Mega Evolution - Paledean Starters clear by just a little due to type combos.

(Break down in the reply post)

[❤️💙💛ZiOLUKiN💛💙❤️ @Ziolukin]

Delphox Serving 🤫😏

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@DB_Simplemente I think that could be due to the fact that, when Frieza is around Goku and the others, he's free to show his true face.

Back when Toriyama drew him, Frieza was always putting on airs because he felt untouchable. A facade that crumbled after his deaths on Namek and Earth.

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@TheYisusOne This has the energy of that one Filthy Frank image I see sometimes lol

[Carpinchor @carpinchor123]

HERE IT IS!!!
The part 2 of chapter 1 from JEN 10 featuring a hot alien girl 🔥
Hope you like it!

[Kosperry 🧀 @Kosperry]

"Instruct him in the matters of loss & pain. Make him suffer. Make him wish he were dead"

"Yes?"

"And then grant his wish"

"But how?"

"The cunning warrior attacks neither body nor mind."

"TELL ME HOW!"

"The heart, Osborn. First we attack his heart!"

🕷️Spider-Man (2002)🎃

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@PokeDailyPost That Lapras with STAB Ice Beam is a threat to 2/3 of Lance's posted team.

If Lance uses his PWT team, then it's a lot more even with Kingdra adding a lot of value, defensively imo.

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@Touyarokii I'm someone who chose Charmander as my Starter for Red version as a kid.

I grew up on the struggle lol

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@SoltheHedgehog True, but Ceruledge is the only one I care to Terastallize.

I'm not Terastallizing H. Typhlosion lol

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

#1 hands down.

2/3 of the team are Japanese-coded
2/3 of the team have Mega forms
1 has a Gigantamax form
1 has a unique Z-Crystal
1 is Ceruledge that can Terastallize and negate the Type overlap with H. Typhlosion.

[Pokémon Daily Post💫 @PokeDailyPost]

Choose your Ghost type team as a Pokémon Gym Leader 👇

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@Kurookamiendy I want the appearance of unleashed form Chronoa!

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

@PokeDailyPost I think it's unfair to judge via Gen 3 move pool vs. Gen 5 move pool.

If we wanted to be fair, we can have Blue's Gen 5 team from PWT vs. Ghetsis.

Machamp clears half of Ghetsis' BW team.

If we use Ghetsis' BW2 team, then he has a better chance, but still loses to Blue.

[Prof. Ramnus; Fringe Analyst Extraordinaire @PokeProf_Ramnus]

This, right here, is the reason why I always go to bat for Man of Steel.

Imagine Henry Cavill giving a World of Cardboard speech, and the movie flashes back to his fights with Zod and crew?

It would've been awesome if we had a proper MoS sequel instead of BvS.

[Bam²⁵ @The25thNigga]

“I feel like I live in a world made of cardboard, always taking constant care not to break something. To break someone, never allowing myself to lose control even for a moment or someone could die. But you can take it, can’t you big man. What we have here is a rare opportunity for me to cut lose and show you just how powerful I really am” THIS IS MY FAVORITE SUPERMAN QUOTE OF ALL TIME DAWG FINALLY SUPES STANDING ON BUSINESS AND WHOOPING DARKSEIDS MF ASS