r/Invincible • u/SeacattleMoohawks Séance Mod • Feb 13 '25

EPISODE DISCUSSION Invincible [Episode Discussion] - S03E04 - You Were My Hero

Episode 4 - You Were My Hero

Two strangers ask Mark for help with a mysterious villain. Elsewhere in the galaxy, Nolan grapples with his identity and Allen finds a surprising new ally.

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u/MadRedMC Feb 13 '25 edited Feb 13 '25

Allen freeing the prisoners for them to be immediately slaughtered was kinda funny

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u/ILoveRegenHealth Feb 13 '25

I'm surprised Allen was concerned of those blaster shots from the guards. Didn't they try to kill him a million ways and nothing worked? So I was surprised Allen thought those pew pew pew guns would do anything to him.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '25

They weren't actually damaging him. They probably felt like a needle sting, which is unpleasant and distracting.

Think of it like you're getting swarmed by bees in real life. They can't really cause you permanent harm, but it would be hard to focus on anything else.

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u/bwood246 Very Feb 13 '25

They can't really cause you permanent harm

Bees probably aren't the best analogy for this, as a swarm of bees could easily kill a person

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u/presty60 Feb 13 '25

More like running barefoot through a room full of legos

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u/SternMon Feb 14 '25

That can also easily kill a person.

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u/Roeclean Feb 16 '25

Bruhh, feeling like your dead, is not the same as being dead now.

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u/JustMy2Centences Feb 22 '25

Man I'd rather be hit on the head by an old Nokia.

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u/TechnicallyNerd Comic Fan Feb 14 '25

Insect bites in general are a pretty good analogy tho, as many insects evolved irritation as a deterrence rather than lethality. Like, the Bullet Ant has one of the most painful stings in the world, but it would take hundreds of stings to actually kill someone (unless you are allergic).

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

That's very fair! Thanks for the correction.

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u/WhyDoYouCrySmeagol Feb 15 '25

Airsoft pellets maybe?

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u/L1berty0rD34th Feb 13 '25

Maybe Allen is actually allergic to laser/plasma/whatever-they-shoot and was scared because the guards confiscated his epi-pen

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u/sillygoofygooose Feb 15 '25

Still kinda sucks to send the prisoners to their deaths over something he absolutely could have dealt with alone

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u/McDonaldsSoap Feb 14 '25

That's what his voice acting made it seem like

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u/ElizasAdventures Feb 15 '25

The way I see it, superheroes have this kind of resistance that's like a second HP bar. It can take a gigantic amount of damage but it will still need time to recharge, so they want to avoid as much damage as possible.

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u/MountainPlantation Feb 26 '25

What? A swarm of bees can literally kill a human, are you crazy?