Ever notice that there is a weird deification of male friendships in certain segments of fandom? Like people will act as if two men is the purest form of relationship possible (and shipping them romantically or gods forbid sexually dirties the pure bond apparently.).
Meanwhile f/f friendships are either ignored or presented as inherently bitchy/shallow and m/f friendships are usually presented as romantic.
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, enemies affected by the Confusion status effect have a 50% chance of performing a “confused move” whereby they either attack a fellow enemy or use an item on an unintended target, if they have one.
However, not all moves have a possible way to attack fellow enemies programmed in. For such moves, the enemy will simply do nothing instead if confused and that move is chosen. This raises no issues during regular gameplay, but can lead to humorous moments during boss battles.
Some bosses announce their moves before performing them. However, if the boss is also confused and hits the 50% chance of being affected by the confusion on that turn, the boss will simply do nothing despite having announced the move.
In the footage, Gloomtail shouts “MEGABREATH!” and then does nothing due to his confusion. This can be extended indefinitely, as he is always programmed to shout “MEGABREATH!” before his first successful Megabreath attack, but confusion can keep him from ever doing so, causing him to keep shouting it and doing nothing.
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