John Walker Effect

First coined by Twitter user @buggy_con, the John Walker Effect is when in any form of media the writers unintentionally make the antagonist characters

-Far more entertaining
-Far more believable as characters
-More sympathetic

-More heroic than the stale and downright evil protagonists/heroes

Typically you will see the writers project all the things they view as evil onto these characters in order to make a straw man to pit against their oh so perfect protagonists. However, this unintentionally causes these characters to be loved by the audience, for they are the only ones who

-Call out the protagonists' bullshit for what it is
-Have actual ideas and motivations that aren't selfish

These characters often have to be amped up to cartoonish levels of evil in order to try and make the audience root against them.

Rorschach from Watchmen, Tyler Durden from Fight Club, and Colonel Quaritch from Avatar are all examples of villains that suffer from the John Walker Effect.

by janh47 July 23, 2023

effucktive

something thought to be effective but is really all fucked up.

Management thinks they know what they are doing, but they are totally effucktive.

by alvaclark December 18, 2014

Flynn Rider Effect

When someone is feeling super attractive for no reason. It's called the Flynn Rider effect.

Toby said he feels attractive. Maybe it's the Flynn Rider effect.

by Vered P August 3, 2011

The Dylan Effect

when you date dylan and you lose all of your clout afterwards

That girl was super popular before, but after she broke up with dylan she got hit with the dylan effect and became irrelevant

by cloutsplenda February 21, 2018

The David Bowie Effect

After the death of David Bowie in 2016, the world has gone to to hell in a handbasket. His death was only the beginning.

"Ya know, nothing's been right since Bowie died a couple years ago. So much shit going on."
"Yeah, that's The David Bowie Effect for you..."

by Marshel5AQW November 12, 2018

The Maza Effect

Vox Media "journalist" Carlos Maza recently went on a woke crusade to deplatform comedian Steven Crowder from YouTube.
This in itself failed, but the side effect of this was YouTube updating its policies, which wound up affecting creators across the site. As of now, YouTubers and even journalists are finding their channels demonetized for "offensive content".
This incident is the first example of something louder, dumber, and more devastating than the Streisand Effect - The Maza Effect.

My channel was demonetized due to "offensive content"?
Goddammit, I got hit by the Maza Effect.

by CRASHjester June 5, 2019

Mass Effect effect

The aftermath of a night of playing sci-fi role playing game Mass Effect or Mass Effect 2 for the Xbox or PC. This is usually the result of playing more than 4 hours at a time or playing until the sun rises. Symptoms include falling asleep at work or just being disoriented throughout the day. Can alter sleep patterns and cause slurred speech. If this pattern of late night gaming persists it could lead to altered perceptions of reality where you want to make decisions like Commander Shepherd or make constant references to the game in conversations with people who have no idea what you are talking about.

Example 1
Guy1: Hey man I tried to call you around 2pm why didn't you answer?
Guy2: Oh sorry I was suffering from Mass Effect effect and was still sleeping

Example 2
Guy1:Hey where were you last night?
Guy2:Oh sorry I was out with a friend you don't know
Guy1: (grabbing his shirt and slamming guy2 against the wall) Why don't you stop jerking me around and give me some answers
Guy2: Whoa relax "Commander Shepherd" I think you're suffering from the Mass Effect effect

Example 3
Guy1:Man my girlfriend thinks about sex more than most guys do, I swear she's part Asari!
Guy2:What the hell is an Asari?
Guy1:Or sorry man, I'm suffering from Mass Effect effect

by Changus Kahn February 2, 2010