The Glisten Effect describes a phenomenon occuring in fandoms when a minor personality trait or mannerism of a character is pushed to its absolute extreme by fans; the character mentioned being Glisten from Dandy's World, of which fans of the game obsessively flanderize him for sometimes acting outwardly fey.
"I got a bunch of hate for writing this character as being straight. Why is that?"
"That's just the glisten effect. Most people think that character is gay or bi."
"That's just the glisten effect. Most people think that character is gay or bi."
by Laa_Laa November 2, 2025
Get the The Glisten Effectmug. Minos fucking prime: Ahh... free at last. O Gabriel, now dawns thy reckoning, and thy gore shall GLISTEN before the temples of Man! Creature of Steel, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom. But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are NOT forgotten!
V1: no I win
V1: no I win
by KFCworker April 26, 2025
Get the Ahh... free at last. O Gabriel, now dawns thy reckoning, and thy gore shall GLISTEN before the temples of Man! Creature of Steel, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom. But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are NOT forgotten!mug.