Comment by Gallifreyan on Was Cad Bane a Chiss?
Your answer would benefit greatly if you also provided sources and references.
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Here's the official timeline from Netflix: instagram.com/p/B7B21nDJnyx Feel free to post as an answer or whatnot
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on What is the demonym for people from Gallifrey?
I am here to officially state that the demonym is in fact Gallifreyan.
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on How common is the ability to create portals?
I'm assuming you're asking for a general reference, not only based on the TV series?
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on Why does Velerad question Geralt's action at the...
Where are you getting the "1-3 nights" from?
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on In American Gods, is there another version of the...
I think the proper way to look at it is that the people who left their native lands took their gods with them, and the latter evolved after arriving.
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on Why did Wednesday ask Shadow to hold his vigil?
Just a thought, but maybe Wednesday wanted Shadow out of the way after the vigil (afair Shadow wasn't supposed to survive the vigil had Easter not intervened), for the same reason he asked him not to...
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on What is necessary to know before seeing Pirates of...
I've seen the film now, and stand by my answer. Thanks for reminding me to update this, @Jon
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on Are "The Witcher" books as explicit as the game?
" their relationship is so strong because of sexual abuse" - how come?
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on Short-lived TV series about group that enters other...
I swear to Dog I have no memory of writing this answer
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on In the books is Geralt an exceptional witcher?
@Mithoron no book canon specifies his age or birth date, afair, but it's been a long time since I've read, watched, or played anything Witcher-related. I'm simply guessing Geralt is a tad older than...
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on Comic where someone's shadow is cut away
The Alder Man chews his shadow off, and the shadow then walks off on its own. Your description, on the other hand, reminds of a scene from Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, though it's a feature-length...
View ArticleComment by Gallifreyan on Why not march over Rivendell and take the ring?
Given the Ring's formidable corruption powers, doesn't your second point actually play in Sauron's favour? Is it possible to destroy Sauron himself with the ring, and isn't it more likely that whoever...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Why did Wednesday tell Shadow to toss the cell phone?
The only explanation I can come up with for the shopping list: it was Shadow's addition to the shopping list, not an original item by Wednesday. Shadow explains in the car that Wednesday needs a mobile...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Where does the name Kino come from?
Kino is the Russian word for both "cinema" and "film[s]". I thought it was just a generic punt on Russian culture at first, but then I googled up what appears to be the "official" page for Stargate,...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Why does this character want to kill Anton...
Simply enough, Gennady isn't being entirely reasonable about the situation, but there's more to it than that. First of all, we don't know if Gennady is aware of what exactly happened at the launch...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Why should Anton be useful to the Final watch in...
Let's see what they need: a mage who would be able to go to the last level of the Twilight. That would require, as they know, immense raw power, possibly only available to Absolute mages. The only...
View ArticleIs the Vertigo (especially post-"Lucifer") continuity now completely...
I've been browsing through comic-related Wikipedia and Wikias, laughing at their inaccuracies and all, and noticed that Lucifer, as in the Morningstar, makes an appearance in the New 52 DC comics....
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Who invented the "talking Patronus" spell used by...
There is no clear indication in the books that this use was invented by Dumbledore.Here's what the Pottermore page on the Patronus Charm (written by J. K. Rowling) has to say (emphasis mine):One of the...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Was the Wild Hunt and the Red Riders the same thing...
We have the words of Eredin, talking to Ciri in The Lady of the Lake:“Remember your legends. Legends about people missing and returning after a year, only to see the graves of their relatives covered...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Why does everyone think they can best Geralt in a...
There are a couple of reasons that might contribute to this. Although I think you've nailed it in the question, with the fights being a tool to advance the plot, I can speculate on a number of things...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for How did Geralt kill the basilisk?
Using a mirror to protect oneself from a basilisk's gaze is a folk tale in The Witcher's universe: the basilisk's gaze does not turn one into stone. Instead, it's their venom that kills a person, and...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Story where Geralt needed help from a werewolf to...
That would be in Season of Storms, chapter 17, where Geralt asks Otto Dussart, a werewolf, for help, not as much to infiltrate, but to find the lair:‘Not really. I don’t want to offend you, Witcher,...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for What's the Law of Surprise exactly?
The Law of Surprise, as presented in the witcher's universe, seems to be an informal rule/promise/oath used when repaying a debt. A person may choose to grant another person the right to take something...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for The ending of American Gods makes no sense to me....
This is more or less "explained" in chapter 19, where Shadow talks to Whiskey Jack (quotes from the author's preferred text, emphasis mine):“It’s not going to be a war.”“Then what is it?”Whiskey Jack...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for How common is the ability to create portals?
In the TV series, the answer is likely that Mousesack, Calanthe's court "wizard", is actually a druid, not a trained sorcerer.‘This is the gallant druid Mousesack, who, like me, is a good friend and...
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Answer by Gallifreyan for Jedi Gear and Weaponry
As stated here, Jedi and Sith are mostly monks and mystics, sometimes dubbing as aggressive negotiators. Thus, they don't need much equipment, especially the kind of equipment warriors would use...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Why do lasers from Kyber crystals in lightsabers...
Because lightsabers are not made of lasersAccording to Wookieepedia, which cites Star Wars Rebels: Visual Guide, the lightsaber blades are made from plasma. According to some pre-Disney explanations...
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Answer by Gallifreyan for Trying to find an animation sci-fi movie from late...
As Zeiss Ikon has identified in comments, your description shares a resemblance to Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), by Hayao Miyazaki.The main character is a girl, Nausicaä. She does indeed...
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Answer by Gallifreyan for Does Harley Quinn ever have children?
In Injustice: Gods Among Us Year Two #13, Harley admits to Black Canary that she had a daughter named Lucy, fathered by Joker.Injustice is a separate universe, which does not necessarily reflect the...
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Answer by Gallifreyan for What is the color of Luke Skywalker's Hoth attire?
Whatever you call this:Luke wears the same attire during his brief time as a popsicle in the wampa's lair.Seems like beige, or very light brown. Color sampling with GIMP yielded no practical results.
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Do spacecraft in Star Wars produce jet blasts when...
Millennium Falcon blasted the mercenaries during its takeoff in The Force Awakens:As pointed out by Ixrec, the circumstances for this particular takeoff were unique - a straight-to-hyperspeed takeoff....
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What does Chirrut mean by "The strongest stars have hearts of kyber?"
I was just reading the comic book adaptation of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and this line by Chirrut Îmwe caught my attention:The strongest stars have hearts of kyber.This line is exactly the same as...
View ArticleDid JKR's original plan for the ending of the Harry Potter saga include a...
I saw a post once, which claimed that Rowling had actually planned a different path for the events of the Deathly Hallows.JKR was forced to abandon these plans because of the fan pressure.Has there...
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Why was Wonder Woman's costume updated but then immediately reverted to the...
A Wonder Woman costume fan art I posted in chat reminded me of an old question I'd asked here: In what arc or continuity does Wonder Woman's costume have leggings?In Wonder Woman #41 (which is under...
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Who drew this depiction of Morpheus (from "The Sandman")?
I've been seeing this image of Morpheus - the main character of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman - quite frequently:Slight variation here and hereIt appears in multiple articles about the [now bust] The...
View ArticleAnimation about a girl losing time after going to a witch's house
I watched this animation on VHS, 10 to 14 years ago.It was about a girl (might have been about a boy as well) who ventured to a bewitched house. I remember the house to be black, castle-like, or...
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Answer by Gallifreyan for What are the logos for the Jedi ranks?
Having skimmed through the Wookieepedia's article on Jedi Order, it appears that only younglings have their own symbol. It was apparently introduced in the episode 6 of season 5 of Clone Wars, titled...
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Answer by Gallifreyan for What actually happened to Mad-Eye Moody in "Deathly...
Pottermore lists Moody's death as 27 July, 1997. It doesn't get more canon than Pottermore.Not to mention that Umbridge had Moody's eye in her door in the Ministry:“Careful,” said the wizard beside...
View ArticleAnswer by Gallifreyan for Purpose of the sideways rotating wheels on the bat pod
A similar concept is used in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever - the one with Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, and nipples on Batsuit.During a car chase, Batman flips a switch and makes his car roll...
View ArticleHas Batman ever gone mad and had to be stopped?
Superman has been exploited by Poison Ivy in Hush, and he's definitely mad in Injustice. What about Batman? Has Batman ever had to be brought to justice/stopped/killed by his fellow superheroes? (That...
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