/u/Albionest's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Batman is a regular dude who *thinks* he's a badass martial artist and detective. All the villains play along, because the poor guy lost his parents and isn't right in the head. Tonight a brand new supervillain hospitalised Bruce. This is the biggest mistake he'll ever make
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[WP] The robot's team lies stricken, dead or wounded. But it angrily stomps on, impervious to the mages' fireballs and lightning. For magic works on faith and the robot's faith in science and logic is absolute
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[EU] Predators are the pets of some massive and highly advanced species, constantly causing trouble and leaving spines and skulls near the house's Predator-flap as gifts. They're pampered with special toys like plasmacasters and near-indestructible spears but could never make them themselves
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[WP] Had to say something: killing the villain wouldn't make the hero as bad as they are, no matter what anyone says! What a disingenuous claim! You simply couldn't let that slide... even though YOU are the villain the hero is agonising over killing
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[WP] You're a journo covering the multiversal Villain Tournament. Silly, fun, ridiculous mismatches: the audience laps it up. But you're disquieted, because the joke entry that you're following is tearing through all opposition. How the hell is General Woundwort, a rabbit, winning every fight
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[WP] 'Any last words, cleric?' Everyone else was dead, and the Dark Lord's greatest foe was bleeding to death at his feet. 'Yes' said the cleric, and then they screamed out the church's only forbidden prayer: 'COMPUTER, TERMINATE PROGRAM!'
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[WP] 'Any last words, cleric?' Everyone else was dead, and the Dark Lord's greatest foe was bleeding to death at his feet. 'Yes' said the cleric, and then they screamed out the church's only forbidden prayer: 'COMPUTER, TERMINATE PROGRAM'
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[WP] Everyone knows Doomguy started on his rampage through hell because his rabbit, Daisy, was murdered by demons. But in this particular reality... it was the other way around. Doombunny cannot be stopped
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[WP] They say that Necessity is the mother of Invention. But few ever bring up the fact that Invention's other parent is Bloody-mindedness
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