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 attributes they view as evil onto these characters in order to make a straw man to pit against their oh so perfect heroes. However, this unintentionally causes these characters to be beloved by the audience (or at least a section of the audience who believe that the ideas they embody are good), 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
-In some way or other represent the ideal of the ideology they embody (since a writer cannot tear down an idea without first building it up)
Oftentimes these characters have to be amped up to cartoonish levels of evil in order to try and make the audience root against them, which usually does not end up working and in some cases just makes the audience love them more.
-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 attributes they view as evil onto these characters in order to make a straw man to pit against their oh so perfect heroes. However, this unintentionally causes these characters to be beloved by the audience (or at least a section of the audience who believe that the ideas they embody are good), 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
-In some way or other represent the ideal of the ideology they embody (since a writer cannot tear down an idea without first building it up)
Oftentimes these characters have to be amped up to cartoonish levels of evil in order to try and make the audience root against them, which usually does not end up working and in some cases just makes the audience love them more.
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
Get the John Walker Effectmug. When an artist is brilliant live and then you go and listen to their song after the festival or gig and it's dead.
"Saw action broson live yesterday and he was bangin', looked up his songs after and they were dead"
"That's the "young thug" effect for you"
"That's the "young thug" effect for you"
by Samohtrekoc April 17, 2017
Get the The "young thug" effectmug. - A much more intense version of Farahani Effect - aka EFE -
The act of ignoring someone beyond the extremes of realistic physics and even gods understanding
Coined after a great professor, who once sent a post on social media and a student asked a simple question under it;
what makes this event special is the fact that his comment was not only left unanswered but also got removed later that day
this incident gave rise to a theory called the Principle Methods of Ignoring or PMI which is currently being examined by the same prof. to see if he can find a militarized use for it.
The act of ignoring someone beyond the extremes of realistic physics and even gods understanding
Coined after a great professor, who once sent a post on social media and a student asked a simple question under it;
what makes this event special is the fact that his comment was not only left unanswered but also got removed later that day
this incident gave rise to a theory called the Principle Methods of Ignoring or PMI which is currently being examined by the same prof. to see if he can find a militarized use for it.
Alex is still in hospital after the professor dropped an EFE (Extended Farahani Effect) bomb on him last week
by Poor_Alex January 6, 2021
Get the Extended Farahani Effectmug. “yo girls looking fine in that ig post”- person 1
“nah she’s just doing the Look Up Effect”- person 2
“nah she’s just doing the Look Up Effect”- person 2
by pendango April 23, 2023
Get the Look Up Effectmug. Often likened to Karma, this is the rare linking of two peoples fortunes (or karma) so that when one is up, the other is down. Often in context of sexual exploits or progress with the opposite sex. Often refered to as the OP Effect.
Guy 1: Mate, i am totalling experiencing the OP Effect!!
Guy 2: ahhh the ol Oscillating Potcham Effect
Guy 3: Gutted boyo, you are never gunna get laid now!!
Guy 2: ahhh the ol Oscillating Potcham Effect
Guy 3: Gutted boyo, you are never gunna get laid now!!
by allen smith-jones February 20, 2009
Get the Oscillating Potcham Effectmug. When a girl/ boy tells you that they’ve had a crush on you in the past to deceive you into believing they don’t like you, when In reality they do. They name comes from the fact that sometimes when playing hide and seek the hider will go back to the same place with the logic they won’t expect me to go back again
Girl:” I used to like you like a year ago”
Boy:”really, cool”
Boys friend:” man she used the hide and seek effect”
Boy:”really, cool”
Boys friend:” man she used the hide and seek effect”
by Don’t.worry.about.it December 18, 2019
Get the Hide and seek effectmug. The Tim McGraw effect takes place whenever you associate a certain thing with a past lover. Usually this occurs because it was an interest/passion of said person. Comes from the Taylor Swift song “Tim McGraw” where she sings the line “when you hear Tim McGraw, I hope you think of me”.
“Bro every time I hear a Nicki Minaj Song I think of Brittney. She would always play her music in the car.”
“Yeah—its the Tim McGraw Effect”
“Yeah—its the Tim McGraw Effect”
by Nicki is my idol January 30, 2021
Get the The Tim McGraw Effectmug.