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Why are the Night King and his minions advancing now versus later in winter? Winter may be several years long, which is effectively a natural siege in itself. Why not simply wait a year or two for the people of Westeros south of the Wall to be starving and worn down, versus attacking relatively soon after winter begins...	It could well be that as the nights get longer the white walkers are simply moving taking there wights etc with them.
Wasn't Strange tempting fate by telling Stark this? Since these plot points are fairly important for Avengers: Endgame I'm going to put them all in spoiler paragraphs. The Avengers are able to bring back all of the characters who were snapped in the last film, including Doctor Strange. Stark finds Strange in the...	Dr. Strange saw the winning timeline, so he presumably saw himself indicating "one" to Tony Stark.
What is Thanos' sword made of? Towards the end of Avengers: Endgame , we see Thanos fighting Captain America. He repeatedly hits Cap's shield with a big double sword thing, which breaks the shield. How did this happen? As far as I know, we've never seen anything that can damage vibranium before in the MCU. Bla...	Amplified by Thanos' raw strength, this would explain why it can cut through a material as resistant as vibranium with moderate ease.
What is the status of the Infinity Stones post Avengers: Endgame? In Avengers: Endgame , the heroes travel back in time to "borrow" the Infinity Stones from the past to use them in the future. I get that. At the end of the movie, Captain America travels back to return the Infinity Stones to their various points in...	The status of the Infinity Stones in my mind is quite simple, the ones from the past are back in the past returned as they were taken so that the timeline doesn't spawn alternate timelines as explained by The Ancient One.
Was there a shared-world project before "Thieves World"? Thieves World ( ISFDb ) by Robert Asprin is the first formal shared-world project I can remember; its success seemed to create a bunch of similar projects through the 1980s. I'm thinking of Heroes in Hell ( ISFDb ) by Janet Morris, The Man-Kzin Wars , Bolos...	Arguably, the Cthulhu Mythos fits the mold. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction article on Shared Worlds has many others with varying amounts of SFF content until 1952's The Petrified Planet anthology which is completely Science Fiction.
Would it be possible to take a White Court House to court over child custody? As far as I can tell, trying to catch up on the setting and read up on it all (currently a new player to a RPG of the setting and wanting to expand knowledge/hopefully read the books), the human parent of any White Court vampire kids don't te...	So, a pure mortal parent would have no standing to challenge the White Court under the Accords.
Where did the extra Pym particles come from in Endgame? Early on in Avengers: Endgame when Ant-Man/Scott Lang is attempting to explain the quantum realm and also how the supply of Pym particles is limited... ...since Hank was dusted during the mid-credit scene in Ant-Man and the Wasp . He proceeded to state the...	Thanos definitely knew the location of the Soul Stone (courtesy of FutureNebula's memories) and would have been in the vicinity of Vormir at some point shortly afterward, found the abandoned Benatar parked near to the temple, realised what the disk contained (again, courtesy of stolen memories) and then used the partic...
Why didn't this hurt Stark as badly as it did to Hulk? In Avengers: Endgame Hulk briefly wields all six Infinity Stones in the new gauntlet and screams in pain and is barely able to snap. It's also stated that he was the best fit for the gauntlet. However Stark later wields all 6 and while evidently in pain, ...	It’s also worth noting that Smart Hulk has superhuman healing abilities and so has a higher chance of surviving the Stone’s Despite the difference in their usage of the Stones Tony died even though he did lesser with the Stones because ultimately he is a regular human. He had visible damage on the entire side of his bo...
Why didn't the other White Walkers hear or see that character approaching the Night King? In Game of Thrones S08E03 "The Long Night", Arya is a skilled assassin, master of stealth and whatnot. However, the area around Bran is mostly clear, as shown in earlier scenes, how did they not see or hear that character appro...	We know that the wights have good hearing/sight, but she could have slipped to a tree closest to the NK, undetected, then just waited for him to make his move-then rush full speed, passed the walkers (who only noticed a breeze of her movement). He thinks he has won and no one can stop him now and so doesn't want to wor...
In Endgame, why didn't the Hulk's arm regenerate? According to the comics, the Hulk has very fast regeneration abilities similar to Deadpool. At the end of Avengers: Endgame , the Hulk has his charred right arm in a cast because of the burns from using the Infinity Gauntlet to "unsnap" everyone who died at the end ...	Because the damage was caused by the Infinity Gauntlet Joe Russo has confirmed that the damage is "permanent" and compares it to the damage Thanos receives from using the Infinity Gauntlet. In the movies so far they've had The Hulk be basically invulnerable, in fact getting stronger as he soaks up hits in his standalon...
Did the blade that stabbed Jorah snap? In GoT S8 Ep3 when Jorah is stabbed defending Daenerys, does the dragonglass blade snap? Rewatched it a few times now and can't tell if the full blade is there when pulled out. If not, does that mean Jorah can come back as the new Night King? <Q> I don't know if the blade snapped,...	It didn't snap, as far as I can tell when rewatching the scene, but it is quite dark.
Who told the Dothraki to charge and why did it take so long before doing so? After Lady Melisandre lit the Dothraki's arakhs, they waited few minutes before they charged. Why did it take so much time? And especially, who told them to to storm because Jon Snow and Daenerys were up on a cliff and did not send a signal? <...	I don't have any canon source to back this up, but it looked to me like they just decided to attack on their own.
In The Avengers (2012), why does Thanos need Loki? In The Avengers , the main plot is that Loki is trying to conquer Earth on behalf of Thanos so that the latter can get hold of the Tesseract and put his "restore the balance" plan in motion. But in later movies ( Guardians of the Galaxy , Avengers: Infinity War ) w...	So, I think Thanos sent Loki only to fail. Thanos was presumably trying to be hidden in the background until he was ready to reveal himself so he would face less opposition. The stone has the capability of single-handedly eradicating the whole population of a planet. So, the Tesseract is on Earth, Loki knows how to use...
What happened to Iron Man's armor from Mark 51 to Mark 84? We see Tony Stark using the Iron Man armor Mark 50 during the events of Avengers: Infinity War . Then when we watch Avengers: Endgame , we see him donning Mark 85 armor. So where are the rest of his armors between Mark 51 and Mark 84 ? Why were they n...	Suit designs 51 through 84 may have just reused the same nanoparticles that arranged themselves differently when activated, thus the other suit versions don't exist anymore because the same components make up MK 85.
In Avengers: Endgame, is the Time Stone in the wrong place? In Avengers: Endgame , the team... ...travels back in time to New York, because Black Widow points out that on that day three of the Infinity Stones are in the city at once. Professor Hulk goes to the New York Sanctum to get the Time Stone from the Ancient...	The Time Stone is being worn by the Ancient One when Banner goes to find the Time Stone so we can boil this down to is the Ancient One in the wrong place instead of the Time Stone. The sorcerers can travel to anywhere they want through a variety of means, the Sanctum Santorums are connected and they could always just u...
What was the first story to feature the plot "the monsters were human all along"? The plot/trope where some crime so violent or egregious has happened that some alien/monster is automatically suspected to be behind it, only for our human protagonists to investigate, and in the end find out the culprits were actually hu...	And the trope Humans are the Real Monsters should have examples from before 1954 and does have a few including Gulliver's Travels (1726) with the Yahoos, & H.G. Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), if they fit the original question closely enough. I do not know which story was the first, but I do know of a story...
Why does Professor Hulk wear glasses? Professor Hulk is featured in Avengers: Endgame predominantly wearing glasses (other than when he poses for pictures with fans and is impersonating Hulk in the Battle of New York). But why does he need glasses? Are we saying that Hulk has always been visually impaired? <Q> ...	However, in Avengers: Endgame we see that Professor Hulk is damaged by perfoming the reverse snap and is still seen to be damaged by it at the end of the movie.
Why do these characters still seem to be the same age after the events of Endgame? During the events of Avengers: Endgame , Spider-Man comes back from being snapped, exactly the same as he was five years prior. At the end of the movie, we see that he is back in high school, greeted by his best friend Ned Leed...	There are also people whom indeed moved on but suddenly was reunited with their lost ones. If you are willing to make some greater assumptions, you could even go further and guess that a significant amount of time has passed.
Why isn't the Avengers base protected with an energy shield? During the first scene of Age of Ultron we see that von Strucker's HYDRA base is protected by an electromagnetic shield developed on top of a Chitauri technology. The Avengers base seen in Age of Ultron and Endgame isn't significantly bigger than the ...	The Avengers were probably confident that nobody would dare attack their facility due to their formidable reputation. In any case, the story clearly calls for the base to be destroyed ... and that could happen with a shield too. We don’t see one in the MCU until the last hour of Avengers: Endgame .
Where did Lovecraft write about Carcosa? According to Wikipedia American writers Robert W. Chambers and H.P. Lovecraft borrowed the term Carcosa for their stories. I have copies of books that between them claim to be the complete stories and poetry of Lovecraft. I can find no mention of Carcosa in them. Did Lovec...	Lovecraft apparently never mentioned Carcosa.
Why didn't she end the war during the meeting of hands? It's obvious that Cersei could have killed Daenerys with the scorpions mounted on the towers of Kings Landing and thus ended the war. Are there any legitimate in-universe reasons why she didn't? Seems like the writers just don't care anymore to me...	She is not likely to fare so well if she is unprepared and the attack can come anywhere, at any moment, from a being which travels much faster than any of Cersei's own forces. Everybody, friend or foe, would be afraid to go to King's Landing and her power would diminish, because people would lose their trust to her hos...
Does this website provide consistent translation into Wookiee? I was wondering if the website Wookie Translator has any logic behind it or if it’s just a guy smashing his face against a keyboard. <Q> We actually know several Wookiee words and phrases, courtesy of the Star Wars: <S> Absolutely Everything You Need to ...	Wookietranslator.com does not provide a translation service that is consistent with these phrases, nor does it provide a consistent translation period (coming up with different answers each time for the same phrases).
Can all scions make “the choice” or is it just Changelings? It’s said that Changelings are apparently just a specific type/subgroup of Scions, which raises the question: Since changelings can decide to “choose” one side or the other of their heritage (or remain neutral), is there any information/evidence on whether th...	There is nothing in canon to answer the question at the moment, that being said.
Why doesn't Dany protect her dragons better? In the latest episode (S08E04) of Game of Thrones the second of her three dragons is killed by a ground to air missile. This isn't the first time this type of attack has been used. In fact the Lannisters' have used the same weapon before to injure her dragon while s...	Dany might be flying the dragons low because Rhaegal was not in a condition to fly higher. Her dragon is faster and more maneuverable than the ships, and those ballistae take time to reload.
Exactly which act of bravery are Luke and Han awarded a medal for? In the final scene of Star Wars IV , Luke and Han are awarded the Medal of Bravery . Some officials of the rebel Alliance (Leia and perhaps others) apparently decided who would receive a medal, and for what reason. Exactly which act of bravery are ...	As a gifted pilot, he made the successful attack on the Death Star and earned a medal of honour from the Rebel Alliance" With the improbable loss of the Death Star, there was some breathing room for everyone to take it easy long enough for an award ceremony. Most likely it was for both the rescue and blowing up the Dea...
Why did they wait for Quill to arrive? In Avengers: Endgame , Nebula and War Machine traveled back in time to get the Power Stone from the planet Morag, along with Hawkeye and Black Widow who went to Vormir. Why did they wait for Quill's arrival? They didn't need him to steal the Stone and neither did Hawkeye ...	By waiting a bit more and knocking him out, they were ensuring their retrieval of the Power Stone wouldn't be jeopardized. They used it to open the door. Nebula might have known a bit more, having spent some time with Quill since GOTG2, but she didn't seem to have much more info either.
Can the Yaka Arrow pierce Iron Man's suit? Is the Yaka Arrow able to penetrate Iron Man's suit in Avengers: Endgame ? <Q> The Yaka Arrow is routinely shown to easily pierce various enemies including armoured ones and can even pierce the Necrocraft of the Kree and the Kree in their armour pretty easily without slowin...	If that concept is followed to the extreme it should be theoretically possible for the arrow to pierce any object or substance provided that the user could manipulate it to a high enough velocity, though the survival of the arrow may be in question at that point. It could very well damage the Iron Man suit purely as a ...
How did Captain Marvel know where to find these characters? At the beginning of Avengers: Endgame , Tony Stark is floating somewhere in space with Nebula. Suddenly, Captain Marvel appears to rescue them. But how did she know where to go? Space is huge, they were nowhere near anything of significance, and they ...	As Rocket is on Earth, he would most likely know that Quill, Mantis and Drax had headed to Titan to try and save Gamora in response to Nebula's summons (in Infinity War). Alternatively, Carol could have just run across them on her way back to Earth From that it's a matter of either following whatever trail a ship may l...
How can Sam Wilson fulfill his future role? At the end of Avengers: Endgame , Sam Wilson is chosen as the next Captain America. I understand WHY he is chosen. Bucky is mentally damaged and can be easily manipulated by Hydra. But Sam is a mere mortal. He wasn't injected with any kind of serum like Steve. Unless...	This is in part why Sam was chosen over Bucky because he shares Steve’s ideals and morals and wants to do what’s right. He doesn’t necessarily need the super soldier serum, he is an Avenger without it after all.
Can the post-Endgame Avengers solve all their problems with time travel? During Endgame, the Avengers find a method of time travel, and use it to recover the Infinity Stones so they can undo Thanos' snap. During the movie, their ability to time travel this way is strictly limited by their limited supply of Pym ...	Also remember that changing the past doesn't affect your present, which means that unless you were trying to collect lost items again, the time travel plan won't help all that much.
How did Thanos not realise this had happened at the end of Endgame? In Avengers: Endgame right at the end, Iron Man steals all the Infinity Stones right from Thanos. But whenever someone gets the stones, it's this huge deal with electricity, etc. So, why didn't Thanos notice the Infinity Stones were gon...	Even if Thanos was familiar with the specs of the original Gauntlet, he would expect the power surge from the Gauntlet to stop, and he wouldn't know that Tony's weaker Gauntlet never stops sparking and surging. Iron Man uses his nanotech to steal the stones, and if you watch carefully when Tony Stark's hand comes aroun...
How is Iron Man's nanotech suit supposed to work given what we observe in "Endgame"? In Infinity War , we're introduced to Iron Man's nanotech suit. In particular, it can emerge from his arc reactor chest amulet and it can form his helmet and reconfigure other parts of his suit multiple times from other parts of the ...	The nanites are sort of liquid-y when stored in the chest piece, but once out, they do solidify! So in summation, the suit is always solid and made of constituent parts. As for the recording feature, Stark is a smart cookie and seems to have designed backup interfaces in case his mind link interface went faulty (it wou...
Which Primarch has been shown to be the strongest in battle? In the Raven Guard novella Corax: Soulforge , Corax takes on and destroys two Defilers on his own. I have been trying to think of a situation where a Primarch has been shown to equal or better this kind of ability in combat? Are there any combat scenes in ...	Konrad Curze was finally beaten in a fight by Lion'El Jonson in Angels of Caliban . Angron in a 1v1 would lose to most primarchs unless he gets a lucky hit. In combat, Sanguiniusis by far the best warrior. Fully decked-out in their armor and all their weaponry of choice, probably Horus .
Has any previous work featured the same time-travel mechanics as Endgame? In Avengers: Endgame the writers (and characters) make a pretty big deal describing how the in-story time-travel mechanics differ from other movies Are the mechanics in fact novel (the first example in fiction)? For the purpose of this qu...	In Avengers: Endgame they are able to travel forward in time to their original timeline.
Live action series or movie with kids sucked into a video game I have this very vague memory of watching some live action series/movie (can't remember which) where these kids got sucked into a video game/computer. I remember that there was this strange blue CGI sprite and that at one point a boy spelled help on the flo...	Once inside they discover that the game is being controlled by the evil Victor Virus who is intent on finding a way to take over the world. However this film doesn't, to my recollection, feature a blue sprite, the spelling of 'help' with sticks, or the crayon rubbing.
In ASOIAF books, how many dragons are there in present time? Ever since Game of Thrones has shown 4 dragons in the intro, the internet is losing its mind, especially after the death of one dragon in last episode. One fan theory says that Drogon is actually a female which layed multiple eggs when she disappeare...	In the books, there are three dragons confirmed to be alive i.e. Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion.
Why doesn't Iron Man's action affect this person in Endgame? At the end of Avengers: Endgame Iron Man snapped his fingers with the Infinity Stones to erase all of the villains. As Tony does not know who Gamora is. How can she survive this as she was coming with Thanos and was considered as a bad girl in th...	Tony might have excluded her anyway And it's left to the stones (maybe the Soul Stone or Mind Stone ) to identify if she really parted ways from Thanos. Since she would remain close enough to kill him if she pretended to be loyal she did not have another, better choice to stopping him. Consider meeting up with the Guar...
What was the ring Varys took off? When we see Varys writting letters for the second time in season 8 episode 5, he is picked up by Greyworm. Varys hears them coming, half heartedly burns the letter and takes off some jewelry, where we get to see a thin ring in particular. It quickly becomes apparent that Varys knows ...	There was nothing special about the ring.
How does the plan in the final battle solve the problem of Thanos? With reference to this question the most upvoted answer says that in Avengers: Endgame the plan was to return the Stones back to their timelines and not snap Thanos out of existence. But how does this solve the problem when Thanos will continu...	But by returning the stones almost immediately after they were removed, the effect on said timelines is virtually nil. Thanos' time trip generates another timeline, one where he simply and mysteriously blinked out of existence.
How did the horses get to space? In Firefly , a space western, they use horses on planets in space that are definitely not Earth. Is there any canon explanation as to when the horses got sent through space, how they are transported, and why they use horses in space? 1 1 other than "it's supposed to be a friggin' spa...	Just as on Earth they can be carted around in horseboxes, in space they could be taken between planets in some kind of "space horseboxes".
Is there any deeper thematic meaning to the white horse that Arya finds in The Bells (S08E05)? In Game of Thrones S08E05 The Bells , after Daenerys starts burning King's Landing to the ground, we follow the destruction through Arya's eyes, how she manages to evade death multiple times. She takes the responsibilit...	It is said that the rider of that horse is Death itself. Probably not, or there's at least no evidence suggesting it. The horse appearing, against all odds, at the most opportune time and ready to carry her, is a symbol of a new beginning. Possibility: It is a symbol of the 'Pale Mare' prophecy Daenerys had a prophecy ...
Couldn't Voldemort have been located? We know that in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , Hogwarts was able to locate Harry at all of his different addresses in order to deliver him his letter. So, my question is, couldn't they have done the same with Voldemort to find him? Is it possible that Voldemort put protec...	Voldemort could have easily done whatever it was that Slughorn did to make himself untrackable.
Why does snapping your fingers activate the Infinity Gauntlet? In Avengers: Infinity War , up until Thanos gets all six Stones in order to use the Gauntlet he needs to close his fist, as we see in the fight scene on Titan. Doctor Strange: "Don't let him close his fist!" So why later does snapping work? <Q> C...	Tapping one of the stones with a finger from the other hand, whatever you've prearranged.), but it needs to be something to tell the stones to execute your fully formed and complete commands. I believe any action you do with your hands doesn't really matter, controlling the Infinity Stones and so the Infinity Gauntlet ...
Why was this character made Grand Maester? In the finale of Game of Thrones, we see that Samwell Tarly is appointed Grand Maester, and given the accompanying position on the Small Council. This person stole tomes from the Citadel, never completed a link in his chain, and is a member of the Night's Watch. Any o...	He may have even been specifically requested to serve in the role by Bran and/or Tyrion.
Why this character is punished instead of being honoured? In the final episode of Game of Thrones , a pivoting moment resides in A gathering where all greatest remaining Lords & Ladies of Westeros are presented Tyrion and Jon Snow by Grey Worm, in order for them to be judged. I don't understand how the Council m...	Grey Worm has a great army (ready to kill right in the middle of King's Landing) and therefore a great power. If he remained free in King's Landing he would suffer because he would still be reminded of the terrible events (killing his love and seeing hundreds of people dying by her hand).
What is Jon apologising for? In the Game of Thrones Season 8 finale before leaving for The Wall (or whatever it is right now) Jon apologises to Bran and says: I am sorry I wasn't there when you needed me. To which Bran replies" You were exactly where you were supposed to be. What is Jon apologising for a...	Bran's reply is that without Jon going to the Wall, everything that came from that, which included the killing of the Night King which saved the living of Westeros, would not have happened. He was with Ygritte and the Free Folk at the time when Theon took Winterfell and Bran fled.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - infiltration of Death Eaters in the Ministry of Magic In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , the ministry of magic was infiltrated by Voldemort and Death Eaters so that Voldemort and Death Eaters could take control of the ministry. However, Order of the Phoenix was also an...	Throughout Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince all we really see the Order do is guard the prophecy and try to secretly convince people that Voldemort had returned. Simply put, the Order was essentially powerless at this point.
How was Daenerys able to legitimise this character? When she legitimised Gendry, Daenerys had not won the Iron Throne. She died before her coronation and Gendry was at the Great Council before Bran was crowned King. How was Gendry able to become Lord of Storm's End? <Q> Because she was Queen of the Seven King...	In either case it doesn't matter, Daenerys won the war and became Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, it does not matter that she never made it to the coronation. And anyway, those on the Great Council are also those that would support Gendry as a Baratheon and his claim to Storm's End, there would be nothing to gain really b...
Who is in charge of Wakanda? In Avengers: Infinity War T'Challa got dusted, and Shuri is MIA. Who is the ruler of Wakanda after the snap? <Q> Unclear The Avenge <S> the Fallen poster for Shuri for Avengers <S> : Endgame was that of a snapped victim and she shows up in the missing screen at the Avengers HQ in t...	To answer your question, in my opinion, anyone of royal blood who would be willing to take the position, or anyone in general who fought for the position would technically be the new ruler.
How to "kill" a ghost in Harry Potter universe? Is it ever mentioned in the movies or the books whether it is possible to vanquish or get rid of a ghost forever? I am not talking about a ghost somehow moves on by itself, more like an evil ghost being handled by living wizards somehow. <Q> It shouldn't be possible... ...	Presumable you could just petrify ghosts and never revive them, and store them in a closet or something.
Why does Mjolnir fall down in Age of Ultron but not in Endgame? In a scene in Avengers: Age of Ultron , we saw Quicksilver trying to take Mjolnir during its flight and suddenly the hammer fell, taking with it Quicksilver to the ground. But in Avengers: Endgame , Spider-Man grabs the hammer in flight with his ...	Spider-Man on the other hand never tried to wield or even touch Mjolnir, he just webs onto it.
What are these arcade games in Ghostbusters 1984? During the 'We got one' scene in Ghostbusters we see 2 video games and a pinball machine but does anyone know what they are? <Q> Identified elsewhere as Star Castle (1980) <S> Star Gazer (1980) <S> The third machine appears to be Missile Command (also 19...	The pinball machine is called Star Gazer and is made by Stern:
Where is the logic in castrating fighters? This came up on another question, where in A Song of Ice and Fire (the books Game of Thrones is based on), the Unsullied have all of their genitalia removed, not just the penis. "In Yunkai and Meereen, eunuchs are often made by removing a boy's testicles, but leaving the...	The unsullied are an elite army because they are disciplined and do not fear death or pain. They are about breaking your enemies will to fight, so that they become subservient to you.
1960s sci-fi novella with a character who is treated as invisible by being ignored In the late 1960s I read a fascinating science fiction novella - part of a double header paperback series (Ace Doubles books?) - which I have been trying to identify. The lead male character discovers he can enter rooms etc where he is ...	A Gift from Earth (1968), by Larry Niven The hero, Matthew Keller, discovers that he has exactly the psychic power you describe. As a boy, the power kept him safe from bullies; as a young man, it interferes with his romantic opportunities.
Why did Cap get Stormbreaker in that scene? There is a scene in Avengers: Endgame where Cap and Thor call for their weapons and then Cap ended up with Stormbreaker and Thor ended up with Mjölnir. Then they swapped. I can make sense on why Cap CAN hold Stormbreaker but why did the weapons go to the other person? Like w...	My theory: When both Thor and Cap called for the weapons in that scene, they were calling the ones they received. The process of creating Stormbreaker in Infinity War was simply a way to replace Mjolnir.
Story about a toddler with god-like powers, dangerous tantrums I was told once about a story in which there was a toddler with god-like powers. The story dealt with the difficulties that the adults around the toddler had with the fact that they could die from a tantrum. I don't know much about it, but the premise see...	That sounds like "It's a Good Life" by Jerome Bixby.
Did Darth Vader wear the same suit for 20+ years? Darth Vader donned his iconic suit from his defeat on Mustafar to his death on the Death Star II , a little over 20 years. Was he wearing the exact same suit that whole time? Did he have any backup suits or suits he could change into for laundry day? I'm looking for a...	One could argue that the use of the word "repair" rather than something like 'new', 'replacement' indicates that the core of the suit is essentially the same. VFX supervisor John Knoll gives an explanation that is not canon, but it seems applicable: While not strictly official, Knoll even had some story reasoning in hi...
Why did Voldemort choose Narcissa to check if Harry was dead? We see in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , after Voldemort tries to kill Harry that he sends Narcissa Malfoy to check if Harry was dead or not: “You,” said Voldemort, and there was a bang and a small shriek of pain. “Examine him. Tell me whether he ...	If the spell was a method of randomly selecting who would verify Harry’s death, then the answer is simple - his spell happened to hit Narcissa, deciding she’d be the one to check if Harry was dead.
Were there ever more than 7 Kingsguard at any one time? I know a king or queen under the Faith of the Seven (usually) had 7 Kingsguard, was there ever a king or queen that had more? <Q> In the books, almost certainly not. <S> They're always referrred to as only (at most) seven: <S> Old Nan said they were the fines...	As far as I can tell the Kingsguard has only ever had a maximum of seven members.
Has there been a multiethnic Star Trek character? Star Trek has always been at the forefront of ethnic and cultural diversity. In TOS, we had a Russian, a Japanese-American, a Scot(t), Americans, etc. which was groundbreaking for the time. In the TNG era, we had French, Japanese, (black) American, Native American, ...	José Tyler , the navigator on Pike's enterprise, was canonically half American and half Brazilian. Captain Picard has a French heritage, but an epic English accent.
Live action TV show where High school Kids go into the virtual world and have to clear levels I've been trying to remember this live action TV show for years now. In it teenagers were able to enter this virtual world of sorts and they become these avatars. Their goal was to clear levels and move on to the next and I d...	The Video Zone was actually a live-action video game with three levels. It is a live action series that does involve virtual worlds and a school but not avatars as far as I can recall. You might be thinking of the video zone portion of the show.
Do Violet's clothes turn invisible? At the very beginning of Incredibles 2 , we see Violet handing off babysitting to Dash in the form of an unmanned strolled zooming across to him: In this scene, she turns completely invisible (though I can't find an image of it). However , in the scene after she comes back from h...	Thus, Violet has to fit with "superhero wears their costume underneath clothes". The other two answers are correct in that Edna creates her super suit so that it can turn invisible as she does.
Why do the TIE Fighter pilot helmets have similar ridges as the rebels? After having prop replicas of a TIE Fighter pilot' helmet and the Red Five helmet in view at same time, I noticed that both have characteristic ridges going to the back (circled in red on the 2 pictures).Is there anything known on the reasoning beh...	The Mic for the rebel pilot helmet is based off of that as well. It was cheaper for the studio to order dozens the same shape from the same mould and alter the outsides with fibreglass than to order 2 or 3 completely different mouldings. While I have no concrete in-universe answer, I would like to think this is a case ...
In The Incredibles 2, why does Screenslaver's name use a pun on something that doesn't exist in the 1950s pastiche? The Incredibles 2, the Screenslaver's name is a clear pun on "screensaver". Screensavers were invented in 1984. The film takes place in a broad 1950s pastiche, and we don't see any personal computers o...	I was thinking screen enslaver got morphed into screenslaver, as the looking at screens was how folks got hypnotized/enslaved. While the film has the appearance of something out of the 60s, it's actually set in a stylized present, imagined through the lens of what the people in the 1960s thought the future would look l...
Was the Lonely Mountain, where Smaug lived, a volcano? Was the Lonely Mountain in The Hobbit a volcano? If not, how did the dwarves get enough heat to run the huge forges? I am asking about the books, not the movies. <Q> Speaking as a geologist: The Lonely Mountain is probably an extinct volcano. <S> J. R. R. Tolki...	So as a literary or mythopoeiac matter, the Lonely Mountain is probably a volcano.
Why did the planetarium not drive the scientists mad in Nightfall? In Isaac Asimov’s "Nightfall", the people of another world are driven mad because they see how many stars are in the sky when all six suns are hidden. This happens every two thousand years, and civilization falls apart. Two of the scientists construct...	Maybe the scientists, who knew what was coming and that it was a natural phenomenon that would last a limited amount of time would have been able to keep calm enough to pass through the night.
Are there any individual aliens that have gained superpowers in the Marvel universe? We have seen plenty of examples of Earthlings (Terrans) who have obtained superpowers through various means: Bruce Banner, became the Hulk after exposure to Gamma Radiation Steve Rogers, gained super-human strength and abilities fro...	Captain Marvel (or Mar-Vell), a Kree warrior who accumulated various extra powers along the way, including a "cosmic awareness" by an entity called Eon , which turned Marvel into the "Protector of the Universe". Beta Ray Bill , a Korbinite, was given the Power of Thor. As mentioned in other answers , the Super Skrull a...
In Neal Stephenson’s "Fall; Or, Dodge In Hell", which Meatspace characters are identified with which Bitspace characters? Spoilers for Fall; Or, Dodge In Hell . The book follows the creation of a digital afterlife to which people are uploaded after their death, over many decades of real time (and millennia of digit...	Ward could be Doug Shaftoe, based on Ward's job and Shaftoe's background. If I recall, Pluto is specifically called-out as the agent who's beenimproving the Landform since the death of the meatspace Pluto.
90s (or earlier) book: laptop becomes sentient and helps a teenage boy I am trying to remember the name of a book and possibly series I read back early-mid 90's. The protagonist is a teenage boy, with a mum, dad, and I think a sister. He finds or owns a laptop that has a sentient AI inside it and helps him with his ad...	Tom's Amazing Machine by Gordon Snell. Aside from the gender of the person with the laptop, this seems a lot like the plot of High Wizardry (1990), the third of the "Young Wizards" series by Diane Duane. The laptop’s name is Zenda, she’s a witty laptop who can imitate voices, she’s extremely knowledgeable and has a sen...
Does Marvel have an equivalent of the Green Lantern? Does Marvel have an equivalent of the Green Lantern? I know there's "Nova", but I mean is there a superhero or villain in Marvel that has the same powers as — or "close to" that of — the Green Lantern? For example: a ring some kind of powers that look like a lig...	Doctor Spectrum was originally introduced in 1969 a member of the Squadron Sinister, an evil pastiche of Justice League, where he was the stand-in for Green Lantern. The Cosmic Ring gives Curtis Doyle the powers of flight, super-strength, increased durability, the ability to generate objects, and a way to overcome the ...
In the Marvel universe, can a human have a baby with any non-human? Can a human create a baby with a, preferably sentient, alien being through the "conventional" way? Or more generally; can two species in the Marvel universe have sex and create a mix between species? Note: a human-alien hybrid through experimentatio...	Star Lord ( MCU ): Reiterating TheLethalCarrot's answer, Star Lord is a Celestial-Human hybrid as mentioned in Guardians of the Galaxy vol.2.
Why is Madam Hooch not a professor? Madam Hooch role is described as Hogwarts' flying instructor. Even though she does teach magic, she is not addressed as a professor. I would imagine that, just like in the real world, to be called professor you would have to study yourself and have a degree, however, when Hagrid beca...	She does not teach anything except broom practice (also Quiddich), which is not an academic subject, but rather practical (like driving school, or sports club).
Spiderlike Aliens on Mercury I'm looking for what I think was a short story about astronauts visiting Mercury and discovering Spiderlike creatures that lived there. I think it was something I read as a young teen in the early 1990 when I would have been reading a lot of Asimov. The aliens lived in the Terminator zone,...	In Asimov's " Lucky Star and the Big Sun of Mercury The Mercurians became hostile when approached too closely and threw rocks at the explorers - one rock struck the leg of the narrator's spacesuit and damaged its heating system, thus causing the frostbite that cost the narrator both his legs.
How did they film the Invisible Man being invisible in 1933? In The Invisible Man (1933), The Invisible Man gets encountered by a cop and seven people behind him. The cop attempts to convince him to come to the police station, but the Invisible Man gets in an angry fit and reveals that he is invisible. How did they ...	For shots where the character was partially clothed they filmed the actor, Claude Rains, wearing black velvet over the portions of his body that had to appear invisible, against a black velvet background.
Movie about robots who can get pregnant and motorcycles throwing their drivers in the air I believe this is an old movie, since I watched it 10+ years ago. The story is about a robot (female robot) who is pregnant with—I'm not sure, a robot or human baby. The opening sequence is pretty similar to Future World (2018)...	The basic plot is that there's a loose-cannon cop named Yutaka Daimon who rides around on a motorcycle kicking the living crap out of Sigma, an organization of criminal cyborgs. Not two minutes after Daimon and Miss Borg are finished consummating their relationship, her stomach starts glowing, which I think we all reco...
Why does Darth Tyranus have a quillon on his lightsaber? Why does Darth Tyranus have a quillon-like spike sticking out of one side of his lightsaber? See that metal spike sticking out next to the business end of the lightsaber? The quillons on a metal sword protect the hand holding the hilt, but that only makes sense ...	Playing to Lee's skill, Dooku was given a fighting style more like sport fencing, and his lightsaber hilt was curved, just like the hilts of many fencing weapons or battle sabers. The guard serves a couple of purposes, and there are both in-universe and out-of-universe reasons for it to be present. This was addressed i...
What are the children of two Muggle-borns called? If I remember correctly, to be referred to as a pure-blood, all your grandparents must be magical. If you have one (or more) pure-blood grandparents and one (or more) Muggle grandparents, then you are a half-blood. What I am wondering is this; two Muggle-borns marry an...	As far as we know there is no special term for this type of children. Well, in the movies there are only three terms mentioned: Mudblood for a mixed child of wizard and Muggle (like Hermione) They will likely be called "Mudbloods" or "Half-Bloods" by Death Eaters unless they want their allegiance for some reason and "u...
Cartoon about some kids who found dinosaur fossils and made them into pets There was a cartoon about some kids who found dinosaur fossils and made them into pets that could fight other dinosaurs. It also had time travel involved. I think it was a mid 2000s show. <Q> Does the name Dinosaur King ring a bell? <...	The one that I immediately thought of that involved the good guys having dinosaur pets and using them to fight against the villains' dinos was Dino-Riders .
Can a Time Lord survive with just one heart? In Doctor Who , Time Lords such as the Doctor have two hearts, which got me wondering if they need both to survive or if the second heart is so that if one stops working they can still survive (kind of like a backup generator). And if they can survive without one heart work...	We see the Doctor survive having one heart stopped in The Shakespeare Code (Martha restarts it shortly after) So exertion may be impossible without at least one ticker running, but it is definitely possible to be alive with neither heart pumping at all.
Why do Martians have to wear space helmets? In Mars Attacks! , it's established that Martians must wear those space helmets because, unlike us oxygen-breathing Earthlings, Martians must breathe nitrogen. Is this a deliberate joke by the writers or just research failure? Because, of course, Earth's atmosphere is mainl...	The martians in the film are depicted with helmets because that's how they're depicted on the trading cards.
Why was Peter's "Peter Tingle" not working at the start of the events of "Far From Home"? At the start of Spider-Man: Far From Home May throws a banana at Peter which he fails to notice coming which hits him. She then states that his "Peter Tingle", Spidey sense, was not working. This continues to be a theme throug...	The Spider-Sense may not be a form of ESP at all, but simply a shortcut between Peter's concious and unconscious mind.
Earliest example of double planets in science fiction? What is the earliest science-fiction story featuring double planets ? I am defining a double planet as two bodies of planetary or dwarf-planetary size that orbit a common barycenter, and the barycenter is outside of both planets. Pluto and Charon would qualif...	A highly improbable double planet where the two planets were connected, or were close enough to share an atmosphere, or possibly a ring shaped planet, was the setting of a story by Homer Eon Flint (1888-1924). And: Stories of Artur Bloyd By E. Mayne Hull and A.E. Van Vogt published in the early 1940s and collected in P...
Gory anime with pink haired girl escaping an asylum The main character was an adult female with pink hair. The anime was gory. I think I remember too the girl was in this asylum place, and then she basically got out and like ran into these people, a guy and a girl, they both had brown hair and seemed to be dating? Any...	The girl with the pink hair is the main character, Lucy, who has telekinetic powers and escapes a research facility. This sounds like Elfin Lied (rhymes with Reed). During her escape she is shot and falls into the sea. She is found and helped by a pair of cousins.
Why do people keep referring to Leia as Princess Leia, even after the destruction of Alderaan? I know that Leia was referred to as a princess from the start of A New Hope on account of her being the daughter Bail and Breha Organa - despite the fact that she was adopted . Her royal status undoubtedly stems from posit...	She is the daughter of the king, therefore she is princess. It seems to me that there might be some expectation or hope that if the Empire was defeated Leia might become the Queen of Alderaan, even if the kingdom without the planet Alderaan might not seem as glorious as it once was. It's a title that her people have be...
Is the Gungan military rank of Bombad General roughly equivalent in stature to General in other militaries? In The Phantom Menace after he brings the Naboo and the Gungans together, we see Boss Nass immediately make Jar Jar a "Bombad General". NASS: Yousa doen grand. Jar Jar bringen usen and da Naboo together. So, we...	Yes, Bombad General is a rank that is equivalent to the rank of General in other militaries.
Why were these characters absent in Spider-Man: Far From Home? In the movie, Fury explains that both Thor and Strange aren't available, and presumably Captain Marvel as well. However, the whereabouts of the remaining heroes on Earth aren't mentioned. The likes of Scarlet Witch, Hulk, War Machine etc. could have been a ...	We don't know where they are as it's never made explicit. Strange is noted as unavailable but dealing with the likes of an Elemental isn't really on his payroll anyway.
Why didn't Doctor Strange restore Tony Stark after he used the Stones? At the end of Avengers: Endgame Tony Stark makes use of the Stones, taking a great amount of damage doing so. Is there a reason why Doctor Strange did not use the Time Stone to restore Tony in the same way he restored an apple ? <Q> A similar eve...	The Ancient One was always going to die in battle with Kaecilius, and Tony Stark was always going to die defeating Thanos.
Why did Darth Sidious wear a cloak? As we all know, Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine appeared throughout The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi sporting his signature hooded cloak. And a handsome devil he was too. I'm unclear why exactly he wore a cloak during this time period, though. During the pr...	It seems to be a characteristic thing for Dark Lords of the Sith to wear such cloaks.
What should I watch before playing Alien: Isolation? I know that the game Alien: Isolation is between Alien and Aliens . However, it is from a long time later than those films, so I’m thinking it might have big connections to the prequels or something. What should I watch before it? <Q> Isolation has no continuit...	Alien: Out of the Shadows , set after Isolation but before Aliens .
Has Peter Parker ever eaten bugs? After being bitten by the spider, has Peter Parker ever eaten or craved eating bugs as a side effect? <Q> Spiders-Man of Earth-11580 almost certainly has. <S> Spiders-Man. <S> Thousands of spiders that believe they are Peter Parker of Earth-11580. <A> Depending on how much ...	In Spider-Man: The Animated Series Spider-Man mutates into his final mutation form from the initial spider bite and becomes Man-Spider. Presumably he ate some bugs in this form even if we don’t explicitly see it, that I remember.
Story about separate individuals coming together to make some supernatural universe power A long time ago when I was a kid, I was really into fantasy books and went through them left and right. For some reason there is this one story that I can only remember a single detail about that keeps popping up and I really woul...	The Sailor on the Seas of Fate , Elric of Melniboné , Prince Corum Jhaelen Irsei , Dorian Hawkmoon , and Erekosë join into the Four in One, a single cosmic being with four faces, to defeat the sorcerers Agak and Gagak who have assumed the forms of giant city-sized machines, in order to suck the Universe dry of energy.
Has J.J.Jameson ever found out that Peter Parker is Spider-Man? I haven't read the comics, only seen some Spider-Man movies and The Animated Series, so I wonder if J.J.Jameson has ever found out that Peter Parker is Spider-Man? <Q> In the comics, Peter once willingly revealed his identity to JJJ. <S> TL; DR. <S>...	Talking about the MCU version of Spider-Man, in Spider-Man: Far From Home , his identity was also revealed in the post-credits scene.
How can a single-planet species pose a threat to the Federation? The United Federation of Planets contains 150 planets-worth of civilisations. This includes Humans, Vulcans, and many others. Presumably they would have a massive capacity for producing warships if need be. The Klingons are a standalone race, with a sing...	The Star Trek universe contains many potent weapons and technologies.
Stephen King and steam/diesel/cyber-punk Has Stephen King written anything that either is or approaches the steampunk genre? Same question goes for diesel-punk and cyberpunk genres. I tried looking for something along those lines but didn't come across anything that stuck out. <Q> No, Stephen King writes (or so far has...	While Stephen King has written science fiction, none of it would fall under what I would consider "cyberpunk", "dieselpunk", or "steampunk".
Why did this happen to Thanos's ships at the end of "Avengers: Endgame"? At the end of Avengers: Endgame , when Tony Stark snaps the Infinity Gauntlet v2, all of Thanos's ships also get disintegrated. The Chitauri Leviathans are living beasts, so it makes sense, but the Outrider Dropships are clearly mechanica...	Thanos wanted to destroy half of all life so that's what happened. So yup, the Stones are perfectly capable of eliminating non-living stuff all over the universe, and they do what you tell them to do. Then in Smart Hulk's Snap he just reverts Thanos' Snap which brings back the clothing, personal items etc. Snap was onl...
Can feruchemists store negative attributes? It's been stated throughout the series that the feruchemy comes from the body of the feruchemist. For instance; In order to store better sight , you have to first spend some time with worse sight than usual . And yet, I can't help but wonder if you could potentially try ...	With feruchemy, you're essentially diverting that ability to see into the metal mind, which leaves your body with a lack of something you previously had, which you can then tap later to enhance yourself. You cannot actually store negative attributes, due to the end-neutral nature.
In the MCU, why does Mjölnir retain its enchantments after Ragnarok? The enchantment on Thor's hammer laid out by Odin prevents anyone "not worthy" to wield it as we can see on the famous Arthuresque scene on Avengers: Age of Ultron . This enchantment, pronounced by Odin in the first Thor movie goes: Whosoever ho...	The key here is that the Mjolnir we see in Avengers: Endgame is from the past/a different timeline. This appears to be based on the assumption that the enchantment Odin made will end when he dies.
Why did Khan ask Admiral James T. Kirk about Project Genesis? When Khan first defeats Admiral Kirk, he asks about Project Genesis. Why would he ask about Project Genesis? Wouldn't the USS Reliant , a ship dedicated to helping the Genesis scientists, have far more information in its computers? Khan used the Ceti e...	Khan asked Kirk about it because Khan had failed to get it from the scientists, and as we see (and as Valorum shows from the novelization), Kirk is an Admiral
Was there a reason Roland couldn't respawn at a New U station? In the Borderlands video game series, Roland, one of the playable characters in Borderlands 1, is shot and killed by Handsome Jack in Borderlands 2. However, throughout the course of both games, there are these stations called "New-U Stations" that respawn ...	With that in mind, I think the answer is he didn't respawn because the writers didn't want him to. Because they are explicitly not a real thing in-universe. I think the reason behind the new u stations only working for the player is because every borderlands game is just a story, at the beginning of each one Marcus is ...
Why didn't Doc believe Marty was from the future? In Back To The Future , Marty calls to Doc's house to try to get his help, explaining that he's from the future. Doc flat out refuses to believe him, responding with sarcasm and incredulity, laughing at the notion of a celebrity president of the US, before running out ...	If I remember correctly, Doc was perfectly willing to believe Marty until he said that Ronald Reagan was US president in 1985. In the movie, I also vaguely remember Doc Brown alluding to the kids in town playing pranks on him.

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