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The Aquaman Conundrum

In film, books, and television, when the day can conveniently be saved by a very specific skill possessed by the protagonist.

See any Aquaman story where the world is saved by talking to fish.

Coined by Marc of Angry Puppy.
The film 10,000 BC had a bad case of the Aquaman Conundrum.

The Tarkov Conundrum 

You think it will be fun to play the game Escape From Tarkov, however, once you play it you realize it does not meet the fun expectation you had set for it.
"Man, I want to play fun Tarkov but I do not want to run into The Tarkov Conundrum."

The Aquaman Conundrum

In film, books, and television, when the day can conveniently be saved by a very specific skill possessed by the protagonist. See any Aquaman story where the world is saved by talking to fish.
The film 10,000 BC had a bad case of the Aquaman Conundrum.

The Bautista Conundrum 

When a point guard’s duty is to always pass it to the open man, but the open man is Ben every play.
Why does Ben have 20 shots in the first half? Must be The Bautista Conundrum.
The Bautista Conundrum by BCLAXO December 9, 2021

The Biscuit Conundrum 

The calculation or guestimate required to work out just the right amount of alcohol and “vitamin powder” you can stand before having to play Sunday league at 10 in the morning.

Often miscalculated, leading to injuries, vomiting and disappointed teammates.
Richard: “What’s George doing over there?”

Jack: “Trying to work out his prematch limits.”

Andrew: “Oh. The Biscuit Conundrum.”

Daniel: “I hope he gets it right. He’s got a relegation 6 pointer tomorrow morning”
The Biscuit Conundrum by x427 October 5, 2023

The Patrick Bateman conundrum 

everyone thinks you do something important but in reality you're just a high functioning sociopath while doing the bare minimum.
Friend 1: "I'm a Business Administrator, I'm very important to my company but all I do is I just sign some stuff and send it lower down the ranks once or twice a day. I get everything I want but it still doesn't feel enough for the power I hold"
Friend 2: AHHH! The Patrick Bateman Conundrum.