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Who is Mario trying to rescue in Donkey Kong?
"Pauline" or "The Lady" or "The Beautiful Girl"
The original (1981) arcade game has this bumper on the side
"Jumpman saves the lady"
Note that Mario hasn't ...
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Is Spider-Man the only Marvel character that has been represented as multiple non-human characters?
Deadpool has been portrayed as several non-human characters.
Among them is a dog — Dogpool from Prelude to Deadpool Corps (2010).
In Deadpool the Duck (2017), Deadpool fused with Howard the Duck ...
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Who are the video game dogs in this GIF by animator Paul Robertson?
This artwork is called Bark Bark Bark. A print can be purchased here.
From left to right:
Chihuahua from God hand
Zombie dog from Resident Evil
K.K. Slider from Animal Crossing
Iggy from JoJo's ...
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Who is this 1980s character?
That looks like Master Roshi from the Dragon Ball franchise. The Dragon Ball manga was released in 1984, and the anime in 1986, which would make it possible for him to show up among "80s ...
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Who is this robot from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction?
This robot is named "the last man" by the artist, Mel Hunter, as noted in the December 1959 issue:
Mel Hunter's cover this month is the third in his series for F&SF concerning the ...
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Which superhero wears red, white, and blue, and works as a furniture mover?
This is The Shield, AKA Bill Higgins.
He's a removal man by trade, dresses like Captain America, is a member of the 'Mighty Crusaders' team and wasn't originally a Marvel or DC character (he appeared ...
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Who is the woman next to Palpatine during his speech?
Sly Moore.
According to the canon reference guide Ultimate Star Wars, Sly Moore was the Chief of Staff for Palpatine during the final days of the Republic, and continued to serve in an advisory ...
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Is this gif from a movie?
The Innkeepers (2011 film)
The Innkeepers is a 2011 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Ti West. It stars Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, and Kelly McGillis. Its plot follows ...
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Who is Mario trying to rescue in Donkey Kong?
Pauline.
Pauline was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and other developers for the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. She is the first female character in a video game with a speaking role, and is cited as a ...
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Who are the villains that Spider-Man fights in his self-introduction scene in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse?
I managed to ID the characters with the aid of this YouTube video showcasing concept art from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Film.
The Chameleon (Earth-1610B)
Concept art by ...
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Who is the shirtless man getting thrown out of a female officer's quarters in Star Trek Beyond (2016), and is it Kirk?
It's (probably*) Chekov.
According to various sources, the "Green Girl" was portrayed by Fiona Vroom, who shared an image of this scene on Twitter and tagged Chekov's actor Anton Yelchin in ...
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Who are the Spider-Man incarnations shown in this Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie poster?
Right side of the poster
From right to left, front row to back row.
Spider-Man from The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008 animated TV series; Earth-26496)
- Confirmed by Christopher Miller, one of the ...
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Who is the top-hatted person in the new Doctor Who trailer?
It seems that Neil Patrick Harris will be appearing as an unspecified character:
https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1537115775739240450
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor 🔥
@bbcdoctorwho
A ...
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Is Spider-Man the only Marvel character that has been represented as multiple non-human characters?
Definitely not the only one. Within the Spider-Ham universe alone, you have characters with different animal mutate versions:
Mary Jane Watson
Mary Jane Waterbuffalo
Mary Crane Watsow
Betty Brant
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Who's the alien in the Mel and Kim Christmas song?
According to this contemporary news article the cameo appearances include The Mekon from the Dan Dare comics.
Mel and Kim Mk II look set to provide us with the Christmas Number One, raising money for ...
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Can you identify this green fish-like humanoid warrior with a stick (spear?)?
Found it! This monster is from a 1982 artwork by Boris Vallejo called "The Witch and her Familiar".
The monster, then, is meant to be the familiar of a witch. The artwork was used as the ...
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Is The Artilleryman the same person as The Curate?
The curate dies in Part 2, Chapter 4, which Wells entitled "The Death of the Curate".
The artilleryman reappears after that. He and the narrator recognize each other from their original ...
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Who are the video game dogs in this GIF by animator Paul Robertson?
From left to right:
Don't know yet
A zombie dog from Resident Evil
K.K. Slider from Animal Crossing
Iggy from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
The Duck Hunt dog
Hewie from Haunting Ground
Amaterasu from ...
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What events, characters, or settings are shown on this album cover?
It is possible to make some sense of this, enough for an answer to be attempted, after magnifying and pulling together some ideas from the comments.
At least everyone will agree that's the One Ring in ...
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Who played the creature in Creature from the Haunted Sea?
According to the Wikipedia page of that movie, Robert Bean, the actor who played Happy Jack Monahan, "also played the role of the Creature", as pointed out in the Development section.
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Who are the characters on this book cover for Return of the King (French edition)?
The cover art is credited to Philippe Munch and Jame's Prunier, who have also collaborated on other book covers. Munch is a longstanding illustrator of fantasy works (among other projects) and ...
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Can anyone identify this reposted artwork of a Grey alien?
I think I've finally managed to identify this, thanks to the wayback machine crawl that was posted earlier.
This is 'Anatomy of a Sky Creature' by British artist Rod Dickinson, but edited to be in ...
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What Spider-Man suits are in Peter Parker's secret hideout in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?
The Spider's suit from Exiles Vol. 1 #12 (June, 2002)
Spider-Man's Advanced Suit from Marvel's Spider-Man (September, 2018)
Spider-Man's Electro-Proof Suit from Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 #425 (...
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Who is this female soldier?
Searching for the black rose symbol and keeping her rings in mind, it's Marchesa, Resolute Monarch of Fiora:
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Identify a Justice League character that can control glass
The scene you describe resonates with me as one involving the super villain Queen of the Royal Flush Gang. The moment took place in the Justice League adventure Wild Cards (battling the fiendish game ...
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Who are the blond boys in Marvel Meow Infinity Comic #10?
According to Marvel.com, that issue is set in Strange Academy...
Cat Loki spreads mischief and mayhem amongst the students of Strange Academy!
... which presumably makes those boys two of the ...
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What is the name of this droid?
That specific droid hasn't been named in anything published yet (for obvious reasons) but it seems to be an R6 Unit, a design that first started showing up in canon in the Sequel trilogy (though it ...
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What’s this gundam?
Your description of the third one, white with blue and yellow with a round head, made me think of Turn A Gundam although it does not wield any sort of axe.
PF-78-3A Gundam “Amazing Red Warrior” ...
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Black panther’s martial arts skills
The answer to this may depend on what you mean by T'Challa being depicted as a master of martial arts. Would he need to be a master of multiple martial arts, or widely-known ones, such as karate or ...
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