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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': While it's acceptable to admit that the live-action adaptation from the 90s is a [[GuiltyPleasures guilty pleasure]], you'd better have some 1-Up mushrooms handy if you say it's better than the animated film. For what it's worth, you can say Creator/BobHoskins was a better Mario than Creator/ChrisPratt without consequence.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': While it's acceptable to admit that the live-action adaptation from the 90s is a guilty pleasure, you'd better have some 1-Up mushrooms handy if you say it's better than the animated film. For what it's worth, you can say Creator/BobHoskins was a better Mario than Creator/ChrisPratt without consequence.

* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'': Regardless of your opinion of any of the sequels, criticizing the first ''Film/JurassicPark1993'' or saying negative things about it will get you snatched up by a random dinosaur, preferably [[UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex Rexy]], as the original movie is hailed as [[SacredCow a true classic that continues to be just as relevant and breathtaking even decades after it came out]].

** Fans do not want to be reminded of ''Anime/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened'' due to the fact that it introduced a second Mewtwo in a situation where the original would have fit in perfectly. If you want to piss them off, claim that you liked the movie or its Mewtwo. [[note]]It turns out the reason for the second Mewtwo was due to Creator/TakeshiShudo's estate [[ScrewedByTheLawyers owning the concept of the original Mewtwo]], but this unfortunately isn't enough to change people's minds about the sixteenth movie.[[/note]]

* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'': Regardless of your opinion of any of the sequels, criticizing the first ''Film/JurassicPark'' or saying negative things about it will get you snatched up by a random dinosaur, preferably [[UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex Rexy]], as the original movie is hailed as [[SacredCow a true classic that continues to be just as relevant and breathtaking even decades after it came out]].

* ''Series/{{ALF}}'': Do not speak positively about the TV movie. In fact, don't even say it's [[FanonDiscontinuity canon]].

** While this wasn't entirely the case in earlier years, when they had more defenders, in recent years '''do not''' say [[DracoInLeatherPants anything positive]] about the endgoals of Caesar's Legion unless you want to be melted into plasma goo. This is due to their overtly cruel nature, the clear implications that their form of governance is unsustainable combined with concerns in recent years about MisaimedFandom for various factions depicted as "fascistic" in multiple franchises being a hotbed for possible real-world far-right radicalization, as well as greater awareness of the concept of anti-Fascist satire in light of the positive reevaluation of the ''Film/StarshipTroopers'' movie. While other factions that could be seen as "[[PuttingOnTheReich fascistic]]" such as the ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' Brotherhood and even the Enclave(which itself was a satire of American ultranationalism) do have spaces where they could defend aspects of their faction[[note]]owing to the fact that a case could be made for the former that Maxon's actions in ''Fallout 4'' were more in line with what the Brotherhood was always supposed to be in the older games, while fans of the latter tend to mainly enjoy them as villains or moreso like them for their more sympathetic portrayals in unofficial mods such as ''VideoGame/EnclaveReborn'', or feel, not without reason, that Colonel Autumn could have taken things in a decent direction in ''VideoGame/Fallout3''[[/note]], supporting Caeser's Legion in recent years will get whole swaths of the fandom after you.

* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'': Don't say that you like the post-split InNameOnly [[VideoGame/HarvestMoonNatsume Natsume series]] better than the [[VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons pre-split series]].

** Opinions on villain teams and [[BigBad villain team leaders]] are quite mixed and stating who is the best/most evil/etc. will at worst lead to debates over your answer, but even thinking about saying anything positive about [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Team Flare]] (unless it's the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY anime version]] of them) will not go over well with the majority of the fandom. For some reason, it's been decided that they are the worst villain team. If you do, expect many people to say you are a child for liking their plan or saying [[NoTrueScotsman you are no real fan]].

* ''WebVideo/GameTheory'': While the majority of videos are contentious, never speak positively about the first ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' video, "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] is Mental", "Link is Dead in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]", or "[[VideoGame/Earthbound1994 Ness]] is [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans]]".

* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'':

* ''Anime/CardcaptorSakura'': Even if you were a relatively innocent kid that wasn't aware of the original when it came out, it's best not to mention [[{{Macekre}} the dub]], let alone that you like it, to most fans, as many consider it to be one of the worst anime dubs ever made. This is mostly due to as while the Americanization and removal of [[NoHuggingNoKissing any romantic relationships]] (even the heterosexual ones) in a mostly ROMANCE series wasn't bad enough, in an effort to make to show gender-neutral (read: suitable for a male audience), Kids WB cut out any episodes not focused on Syaoran to make him a co-protagonist with Sakura (possibly even make ''him'' the main character over Sakura). Even simply referring to the series as ''Cardcaptors'' is enough to set fans off.

*** The only thing you are allowed to critcize regarding the Retro Engine remasters of the 16-bit games is the inclusion of Denuvo DRM in the Steam releases and high price tag of the ''Sonic Origins'' CompilationRerelease; do ''not'' criticize these particular ports on their merits. Even worse, if you say that the ''SEGA AGES'' ports on Platform/NintendoSwitch are better, you will be thrown onto a bed of spikes with the ''Sonic 1'' spike bug enabled.

*** The only thing you are allowed to critcize regarding the Retro Engine remasters of the 16-bit games is the inclusion of Denuvo DRM and high price tag of the ''Sonic Origins'' CompilationRerelease; do ''not'' criticize the quality of these particular ports. Even worse, if you say that the ''SEGA AGES'' ports on Platform/NintendoSwitch are better, you will be thrown onto a bed of spikes with the ''Sonic 1'' spike bug enabled.

*** The only thing you are allowed to critcize regarding the Retro Engine remasters of the 16-bit games is the inclusion of Denuvo DRM and high price tag of the ''Sonic Origins'' CompilationRerelease; do ''not'' criticize the quality of these particular ports. Even worse, if you say that the ''SEGA AGES'' ports on Platform/NintendoSwitch are better, you will be thrown onto a bed of spikes with the spike bug enabled.

* If a game gets an exA-Arcadia UpdatedRerelease (exA being a hardware platform for MediaNotes/{{arcade game}}s), and [[AmericansHateTingle you don't live in Japan]], DO NOT express any hype for it. If you ''buy'' the game, rather than just visit an arcade that has it and put coins in it, expect fans of the game to take your exA machine and hit you with it, accusing you of supporting a business model that's [[NoPortForYou inaccessible to all but the most affluent of fans of that game]].

* If a game gets an exA-Arcadia UpdatedRerelease, and [[AmericansHateTingle you don't live in Japan]], DO NOT express any hype for it. If you ''buy'' the game, rather than just visit an arcade that has it and put coins in it, expect fans of the game to take your exA machine and hit you with it, accusing you of supporting a business model that's [[NoPortForYou inaccessible to all but the most affluent of fans of that game]].

* If a game gets an exA-Arcadia UpdatedRerelease, and [[AmericansHateTingle you don't live in Japan]], DO NOT express any hype for it. If you ''buy'' the game, rather than just visit an arcade that has it and put coins in it, expect fans of the game to take your exA machine and hit you with it, accusing you of supporting a business model that's [[NoPortForYou inaccessible to all but the most affluent of players]].

* If a game gets an exA-Arcadia UpdatedRerelease, and [[AmericansHateTingle you don't live in Japan]], DO NOT express any hype for it. If you ''buy'' the game, expect fans of the game to take your exA machine and hit you with it, accusing you of supporting a business model that's [[NoPortForYou inaccessible to all but the most affluent of players]].

** If you say anything good about ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' (as in, the first game in the series that was released in 1987) other than that it allowed for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' to happen, fans will execute the game's broken iteration of Shoryuken on you and tell you that [[GameOver you've got a lot to learn before you defeat them. Try again, kiddo!]]

** You know how in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' (as in the original 1987 game), the Shoryuken can instantly kill an opponent? That will happen to you if you say anything positive about this game around series fans.

** Go ahead and say that your favorite course is the Wangan Line. Expect to be called a noob who can't handle the tougher routes.

* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': Never tell any of the fans that you liked ''Force'', or worse, that you think the Huckebein are good villains, or you'll be hurt as much as they hurt others.

*** Go ahead and say that you didn't mind the NPC trade with Mindy [[note]]Who is notorious for wanting a Medicham for her Haunter, which due to it being a trade would mean the Haunter in question would evolve into Gengar, only for the Haunter to be holding an Everstone to prevent this[[/note]]. Fans despise this in-game trade mainly due to its [[{{Troll}} trollish]] nature.

*** Due to how they turned out, don't say that ''VideoGame/PokemonBrilliantDiamondAndShiningPearl'' are good remakes. In fact, don't even refer to them as remakes, as they come off as more {{Updated Rerelease}}s than anything.

* For the anime community in its entirety, mentioning Creator/FourKidsEntertainment will get you targeted by the community as a whole due to things they're done in their dubs such as [[{{Bowdlerize}} bowdlerization]], {{Dub Induced Plotline Change}}s, and more. With the exception of some voice actors associated with them (such as Creator/DanGreen, Creator/TedLewis or the original ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' cast), it's best not to say anything positive about [=4Kids=] [[NostalgiaFilter no matter how nostalgic their dubs are to you]].

** Don't say anything positive about [[CreatorsPet Jar Jar Binks]]. In the words of Jar Jar Binks, if you do...yousa gonna die.[[note]]This only applies to the character -- Jar Jar's actor, Ahmed Best, is pretty much off-limits unless you want to look like a dick.[[/note]]

** Do not say anything even remotely critical about the following ''Star Wars'' characters or you will be fed to a Sarlacc: Darth Vader [[note]]This does not apply to his pre-suit identity of Anakin Skywalker, but even then, criticism of Anakin must now be handled very carefully due to his character (and actor Creator/HaydenChristensen) being VindicatedByHistory.[[/note]] (and don't even suggest that he didn't deserve his redemption), Luke Skywalker[[note]]At least in regards to his Original Trilogy portrayal. His portrayal in the Sequel Trilogy is quite controversial.[[/note]], Princesss Leia Organa, Han Solo[[note]]Aside from perhaps his ''Film/{{Solo}}'' anthology film, though that criticism is aimed more at the film itself rather than Han as a character[[/note]], Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, R2-D2, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Boba Fett[[note]]You can say that you don't like how he was portrayed in ''Return of the Jedi'' or ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'', but saying you don't like him or that he's anything less than a top-tier badass will get you roasted by Boba's flamethrower.[[/note]] (this also applies to his "father" Jango to a lesser extent), Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious[[note]]Only applicable to his appearances in the Prequel and Original Trilogies, as his return in the Sequel Trilogy is very much controversial[[/note]], Darth Maul and Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus.