FLAVOR TEXT: Halo

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Buckle yourself in for the Great Journey as we talk about Spartan IIs, Forerunners, Sticky Grenades, the Flood, Prometheans, SPNKRS, a brief stint experimenting with dual wielding mechanics, and punching the Prophet of Regret in his stupid alien face. That's right, today we're doing our deep dive into the Halo series in our latest FLAVOR TEXT.

With Halo: Infinite just released, it's time to brush up on 7 games worth of deep, intergalactic space lore following the origins of life in the Halo universe, the creation of Spartan IIs, details of what the Halos actually are (and are not!) and ending with some guesses as to the plot of Halo: Infinite. Spoiler: Todd was only partially correct.

Link to "I read every Halo novel and became the Master Chief of loneliness”: https://youtu.be/WEWEdIcx1DI

Special thanks to "mgrum54," aspiring bearer of the Mantle of Responsibility and member of #buttthwompnation for commissioning today's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast.

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

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The Office Drones DX: Book 1

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Once upon a time, there was a mundane office situated right in the heart of Corporate America. The worker drones toiled day after day under the gilded gleam of cheap, fluorescent lighting while their capitalist overloads pontificated in windowed dens made of rich mahogany. That is, until fate intervened and spirited away three of these seemingly ubiquitous drones to a fantastical world filled with magic, monsters, and winged zombie-demons. These are the adventures of The Office Drones.

As a final Spooktacular Express present, please enjoy this Director's Cut edition of the first six episodes of our Patreon-exclusive D&D real-play podcast, The Office Drones! This massive supercut should give you all the context you need to catch up on our first major story arc, which introduces the world of Marvis and Marvis and its major players. If you'd like to hear more, please consider subscribing to our Patreon at $5/month for access to all current and backlogged episodes of the show.

Music for The Office Drones is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

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Videogame Creepypastas Vol. 5

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The spooky tradition continues into its fourth year in this installment of Debate This! hosts reading some of their favorite Creepy Pastas from the far reaches of the internet. Minecraft horrors, a creepy Luigi theory, a napkin-based mystery, and whatever weird shit Andrew brought are all on the spooky menu this year! Tune in to one of our favorite reoccuring spooky bits on the Spooktacular Express 2021!

A quick reminder of the changes to our Patreon tiers! You can join right now at patreon.com/debatethiscast:

Tier 1, Buttthwomp Nation, $5 -Discord access -Debate This! Premium feed including The Office Drones and this years Halloween 1 Shot -Live recordings of The Ploose is Loose

Tier 2, Filibuster Sword, $10 -All perks of previous tier -New Debate This! Directors Commentary for all DT! Episodes -Access to our show notes for all recordings

Tier 3, Master Debater, $25 -All perks of previous tiers -Movie Night watchalongs with the Debaters -Ability to commission a Flavor Text after 3 months of membership

Spooktacular Bonus! -All Patrons will receive a DT! Logo and Buttthwomp Nation sticker at the end of October -Anyone who joins or bumps up a tier will also receive a limited edition, Halloween version of the DT! Logo sticker

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Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at ozzed.net!

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FLAVOR TEXT: Amory Wars

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Remember that song by Coheed and Cambria called "A Favor House Atlantic" that had that video where the members of the band went around hitting on women like in an early '00s raunchy comedy that didn't age well? Well, you might not know that song, and just about every other song the band has recorded in their 20-year career, is actually about a science fiction comic series featuring space wizards, zombie monks, mutant dragonflies, and child murder that also...didn't age very well. Welcome to The Amory Wars, Claudio Sanchez's career-defining comic book that looks all too similar to an edgier Star Wars.

You NEED to check out this art, y'all: https://imgur.com/a/juZfcYs

Today's episode was commissioned by "Matt S," one of the elite IRO-bots of the #buttthwompnation resistance movement. If you want to join our crusade, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast, and join the ranks for only $5 a month. **Please note, we are pausing Flavor Text commissions for the next couple of months until we can catch up on the backlog. We will let you know when those are back live again soon!**

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SIDEBAR: The Suicide Squad

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Keeping with the theme of 2021 wanting to undo all the damage of 2016, The Suicide Squad has hit theaters and HBO Max as a welcome palate cleanser. Listen in as we discuss major story beats, our favorite moments, and things that could have been done better. It is safe to say that this episode is 1/3 dunking on the 2016 Suicide Squad, 1/3 gushing over how much we love Polka-Dot Man, and 1/3 the power of friendship. We also talk about hopes, dreams, and future speculation for how this movie and these characters play into the DC Cinematic Universe. We also talk about hopes, dreams, and future speculation for how this movie and these characters play into the DC Cinematic Universe. If you loved our dive into this rag-tag band of no name DC Villains and want us to hear us talk about more B-list DC villains in silly situations, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @debatethiscast.

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SIDEBAR: David Harbour Is (Not) My Real Dad

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Hot off the presses, Debate This! is here to give you the long overdue breakdown of plot details, spoilers, and easter eggs from Black Widow! Come along with us as we reflect over the Taskmaster reveal, the role Yelena will play going forward, and spend no less than 20 minutes swooning over David Harbour's Red Guardian.

Note: Since the recording of this episode, it has been reported that David Harbour and Rachel Weisz are set to return to the MCU for future projects. Neat.

Suggested Reading - SIDEBAR: David Harbour Is My Real Dad https://www.debatethiscast.com/blog/2020/3/17/sidebar-david-harbour-is-my-real-dad

If you enjoy these deep dives into MCU content, be sure to check out "The Ploose is Loose!" wherever you download your favorite podcasts.

Image source: https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/black-widow-post-credits-scene-spoilers-disney-plus-show/

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FLAVOR TEXT: Social Justice in Comics

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Art imitates life. That is the same with comic books. Over the last few decades of storylines featuring our favorite comic book heroes, there have been plenty of problematic storylines, events, and characters that mirror the same cultural issues we have faced in America. The Comics Code Authority, culturally insensitive propaganda, and the fact that white comic book writers have likely unwittingly ruined a whole bunch of storylines featuring underrepresented populations are just a few entries in the bird's nest that is social justice issues in comics.

Since we know these themes can be problematic, we wanted to point out the following timestamps for specific trigger warnings:
- Violence against Japanese people - 7:40-7:50
- Sexual Assault - 36:55-38:30
- The Ku Klux Klan - 1:10:00-1:12:40
- Chemical Warfare Against a Minority - 1:17:30-1:19:00

Today's educational, informative, and culturally self-reflective lore dump is brought to you by Tommy, AKA "Whomstrodamus" in our Discord! Check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast if you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT for the one-time price of $50!

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FLAVOR TEXT: NieR

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A good, good anime boy finds a magic talking book, and embarks on a journey to save his sister with the help of a lovable pair of colorful outcasts. Now, this might sound like your typical JRPG fare on the surface, but Yoko Taro's NieR franchise is anything but typical. Coming off the heels of three playthroughs of NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139, Andrew takes us on our own coming-of-age journey to learn the story and lore behind NieR.

Link to the Imgur album referenced in the episode: https://imgur.com/a/bvYi8wh.

You can listen to the entire soundtrack here on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3opnkIi.

Also, here's a link to listen to the full version of Kaine's theme remastered for the new Final Fantasy XIV NieR raid collaboration: https://bit.ly/3eUDBSw. Download a free trial today and play unrestricted up through level 60, including the award-winning expansion, Heavensward!

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FLAVOR TEXT: Bomberman

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An artificial life form created to perform menial labor one day becomes sentient and embarks on a journey to free themselves from their oppression. To do so, they must do the impossible: Escape to the surface world and become human. Only then will they be completely free. You may think to yourself: Why are we talking about the plot to 2018's Detroit: Become Human? And our response to you would be, oh no this isn't Quantic Dream's cinematic masterpiece...this is Bomberman, baby!

Image gallery from the episode: https://imgur.com/a/VL7yOt9.

Today's explosive lore dump is brought to you by Tommy, AKA "Whomstrodamus" in our Discord! Check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast if you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT for the one-time price of $50!

Image credit: TV Tokyo

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Episode 78: We Live In A Shorts-ciety

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Oh boy, here come those dang investors again. They just won't STOP asking us to pitch them new mashups of old videogames. And it's like their asks are getting more and more hacky and uninspired each time...like, this week they just screamed "Make NPCs a protagonist!" and then sat there, nearly frozen in place.

So we had no other choice than to pitch a series of titles diving in on extremely problematic premises like cryptocurrency, fast fashion, and the gig economy!

Interested in the new MCU content but can't wade through the sea of seemingly endless titles and spinoffs? Well fear no more dear listener, the crew at Debate This! is here for you with a weekly recap podcast breaking down every character and mysterious Easter eggs. Check out The Ploose Is Loose! on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcatcher apps.

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