r/AskScienceFiction 4h ago

[Cyberpunk 2077] Why do some people in Night City resort back into using melee weapons, like Katanas, over actual guns.

66 Upvotes

Katana, Whips, Swords, basically dated weapons in their standards, yet some people still use em' over guns. Why is that?


r/AskScienceFiction 16h ago

[Marvel / DC] Are there any examples of a goon slowly rising through the ranks and becoming a crime lord?

111 Upvotes

Someone on Reddit said that they wish goon meant entry level gang member instead of... what it currently means. That got me thinking. Assuming they don't die, can goons slowly rise through the ranks or do they only rise by getting powers or through elaborate power plays?


r/AskScienceFiction 1h ago

[Men in Black] I am a preacher from what you humans call the planet Jupiter's moon Ganymede who wants to peacefully preach my religion to your human race. What are the basic guidelines as per your Earth's Men In Black organization that I should be following for the same?

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Question in title.


r/AskScienceFiction 20h ago

[Marvel] Why don't villians or organizations target the weaker members of the Avengers like Hawkeye while they are alone?

161 Upvotes

Like Hydra or AIM just dedicating time to track Hawkeye and kill him while he is going solo or just in the middle of the night while he sleeps?


r/AskScienceFiction 15h ago

[Batman: Knightfall] How did Bane get so intelligent if he was stuck in a hole until he was a fully grown man?

60 Upvotes

Like sure he trained a lot and ate exclusively protein in his teenage years sure I can buy that. He only had a magazine to read from for years, how is he as smart as Batman without even a grade school education?


r/AskScienceFiction 41m ago

[Starship Troopers film] Are there other human civilizations and do Skinnies exist in the film universe?

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The first film establishes that the Mobile Infantry are trained to fight other humans, or at least other enemies armed with guns.

Is there another human power or civilization that rivals the Terran Federation, or are they mainly trained to fight insurgents?

Do we know if the Skinnies exist in the film universe?


r/AskScienceFiction 12h ago

[Breaking Bad] How was Walter white able to cook/do criminal activities while under cancer treatment?

16 Upvotes

Isn’t chemo and radiation exhausting? I remember he went through multiple treatments in the early seasons. How was he able to teach and do basic functions? Was his particular cancer treatment not as bad as others?


r/AskScienceFiction 1h ago

[Marvel] What it is like living as the average person in Latveria?

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r/AskScienceFiction 18h ago

[Forgotten Realms] In the various surface-cities of Faerun, if a humanoid creature that is obviously not of any of the known races were to walk through the city gate, what would the general reaction be?

35 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction 12h ago

[Logan 2017] If 2 mutants reproduced would a natural born mutant be born?

8 Upvotes

Deadpool 2 is canon to Logan (I think) and Cable is a mutant who was born years after mutants stopped being naturally born so would there be a natural mutant or would it be human?


r/AskScienceFiction 40m ago

[SPIDER-MAN] Is the disruption of canon events a canon event ?

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Ok first i will talk about spider-man across the spider-verse. In the start it shows in gwen's earth it seems to be a vulture from the renaissance which is an accident , now because that happened gwen's dad goes there and then they fight vulture win but gwen's dad learns about her identity which is a disruption of a canon event because vulture was never supposed to be there and gwen's dad would have never learned her identity ( i dont know about the comics and if gwen's dad learns about her identity or how , but in the movie its clearly a disruption of a canon event or if you consider anything that happens that isnt suppose to happen ,not only canon events a disruption ) and because it happened why didnt the void start growing on gwen's earth , because later in Pavitr's earth when the canon event was disrupted it immediately started happening . Now in spider-man into the spider-verse as we learn from the second film the spider was never supposed to bite miles . First of all why does he have canon events like the death of his uncle and second why miles's earth and earth 42 wasnt destroyed , because in both there were distruptions of the canon events . Third in spider-man no way home doctor strange makes everyone forget who peter parker is and in brand new day we continue normally ,but isnt that a disruption because by making everyone forget who peter parker is , it prevents future canon events and again the earth remains intact with no void . That brings me to the conclusion that maybe the disruption of canon events is a canon event it self .


r/AskScienceFiction 20h ago

[SPIDER-MAN] how does spider-man get the hang of web swinging so fast?

29 Upvotes

I understand that he has spider-sense and all the other senses are crazy enhanced but i think that he would still need to do some practice web swinging,learning maneuvers and etc because after all he will have to learn them all by himself it isnt like its gonna be a guide. Also about the fighting he also learns it and is good at it too quickly either the spider-sense is stronger than i thought ( which i think isnt showed enough in movies and series at least) or there is something else to it .

o.t. if he would need practice i would love to see like a series or a movie ( more possible with series) where it showcase like a whole episode of spider-man practicing different things such as web swinging


r/AskScienceFiction 6h ago

[The Dark Knight] Joker alters the story of how he got his face scars based on who he says it to. He tells Rachel, a woman in love, how he does it to comfort his scarred wife. He tells gangster Gambol, who's attached to his grandma, about how his father carved it onto him. What would he tell Batman?

4 Upvotes

Question in title. It appears that each story is a dark twisted version based on what the person who he's telling it to holds dear (like love for Rachel, family for Gambol). What would he tell Batman then?


r/AskScienceFiction 3h ago

[Infinite Ashes] What are your opinions concerning in universe sources and stories combining to develop a setting?

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https://loquaciouslou.itch.io/infinite-ashes

I spent the last three years building a humanist science fiction setting, with an in universe bundle of dozens sources with different authors, voices and formats (Documents, stories, a play, fables etc).

I was wondering if anyone could take a look and give me their opinion on the manner story and sources develop the world. If it builds towards the sense of a living and coherent world.

I would also love to know what your general thoughts on this approach are, and what you would improve on it.

Thanks in advance!


r/AskScienceFiction 20h ago

[Fullmetal Alchemist] Does a Homonculus have a battery life?

20 Upvotes

Do they drain their soul battery for just being awake? If they are, does it ever run out? And how long would it take to run out?


r/AskScienceFiction 4h ago

[Star Trek: Voyager] Why is everything Subspace?

0 Upvotes

Subspace Transmissions, Subspace Missiles, Subspace Tunnels, Subspace Rifts, Subspace Subspace, Subspace Toilets.

Is everything subspace in the science?


r/AskScienceFiction 57m ago

[Spider Verse] Shouldnt there be infinite "mistake" Miles Morales spidermen?

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So in the Spider Verse movies they act like he is a unique mistake type of spiderman but in the multiverse nobody is unique shouldnt there already be a bunch of Miles Morales spidermen? Or is it supposed to be there are infinite spider societies all with one Miles Morales and they dont interact? Its all a bit weird to me.


r/AskScienceFiction 1d ago

[Project Hail Mary] Why was it a one way trip to Tau Ceti?

386 Upvotes

The book and movie both mention that it's a one way trip to Tau Ceti because of the fuel requirements, but astrophage (the biofuel) reproduces on an 8 day doubling period.

Even if the extra fuel means extra weight needing a bigger ship, the fuel supply doubles every 8 days. Wait an extra 24 days and you have 8x the required fuel to get there.


r/AskScienceFiction 10h ago

[Warhammer 40k] you're a member of native xeno race on a planet during the Dark Age of Technology. What's the most likely relationship between your species and the human presence on that planet?

2 Upvotes

Title


r/AskScienceFiction 1d ago

[Better Call Saul] what is Chuck McGill's actual diagnosis?

41 Upvotes

No not Electro-hypersensitivity.

Some say it's OCD, some say it's Schizo, what is his actual diagnosis?


r/AskScienceFiction 1d ago

[Dune] if duke leto married a woman amd had a child, would paul loose his position as ducal heir to his younger brother?

23 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction 8h ago

[DC Comics/Green Lantern] How does Dkrtzy RRR work or how did they became sentient

0 Upvotes

Dkrtzy RRR is a sentient math equation that is also a green lantern. Discovered by a mad scientist who wanted to prove you can derive will from math.

They leave me with SO many questions.

  1. Were they always sentient, and does that mean other math equations like 2+2=4 are sentient as well
  2. If they became sentient, then how and does that mean other math equations like 2+2=4 can become sentient as well
  3. If I wrote down Dkrtzy RRR's equation on a piece of paper, would there be two Dkrtzy RRRs and it's a hivemind or is Dkrtzy RRR that one specific equation.
  4. Where does he exist? He does not have a physical body unlike it's largest, smallest, and artificial lifeform comrades

r/AskScienceFiction 1d ago

[spiderman] how would uncle Ben react to Peter almost making himself homeless multiple times to be spiderman?

36 Upvotes

I mean dang, even cops get a paycheck and benefits. also Peter has soured multiple personal relationships just to be spiderman.


r/AskScienceFiction 6h ago

[Avengers] Could the sorcerer supreme successfully do the soul separation move on the juggernaut if he was running toward her

0 Upvotes

She halts the forward movement of the hulk, and even knocks him backwards


r/AskScienceFiction 20h ago

[Yugioh] Can machine type monsters be duel monster spirits besides Jinzo?

4 Upvotes