By universe, I'm talking a TV show, Anime, Graphical Novel, Cartoon, Movie, a book, heck even time travel.

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[–] 154 points 5 months ago (13 children)
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  • [–] 20 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    But you could be a Space Marine and die a horrible death in battle, or an Imperial Guardsman and die a horrible death in battle. Or a civilian on a hive world and live in a repressive fascist theocratic hellhole, then die a horrible death when Chaos or xenos attack.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    Bein' Orkses is pretty fun, silly humies jus go "pease don krump me mista ork sir" and den you smash em anyway else dey start blubbin.

    Orkses jus go smashin an krumpin an shottin loadsa dakka at fings an sumtimes you gets smashed yerself but its all good in da waaaaaaagh.

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    [–] 53 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I'd probably go with Star Trek

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  • [–] 40 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Gumby and his friends can walk into any book and play in that book's world, so choosing that fictional universe basically gives you access to all of the fictional universes. The only big trade-off is you and everyone else are ugly as shit.

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    [–] 33 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Pleeeeaase put me in Stardew Valley

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I dunno man, my farmer works from 6h to 23h with barely a break in between, only eats when he absolutely needs to or is going to fight ghosts alone to get sprinklers to ease the work just a little, and maybe has a couple days of talking to people or going to the arcade per season lol.

    Relaxing for the player, maybe not for the farmer themselves.

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    [–] 30 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    The lack of porn/hentai universes in the comments is refreshing.

    ...That being said...

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    [–] 30 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Easy, a citizen of The Culture. Post scarcity society like in Star Trek but in steroids and completely anarchic. The pinnacle of what technology and society could offer.

    That seems like cheating, so option B is technologically the opposite, if I can retain my modern knowledge I would choose to go back in time to live with a society of hunter gatherers of the neolithic. Your only job is to find food in a world with still very few people to compete with and everything nature has to offer.

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    [–] 29 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Animal Crossing. Just seems like a nice relaxing life.

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  • [–] 33 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    You now owe a raccoon 7 trillion leaves

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    [–] 21 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Wind in the Willows. How I long to live a lazy life along the Thames with Water Rat and Mole.

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    [–] 21 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Star trek has transporters, holodecks, and amazing medical technology. There are other usniverses that have some of these, but not all 3 in one place. But basically, that is what I would go for.

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    [–] 18 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I'd choose a Ship's Mind from the Culture Series by Ian M. Banks, specifically a GCU class vessel.

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    [–] 17 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Really torn between My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Pokemon.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    The My Little Pony world seems idyllic if you are not a protagonist or subordinate of the designated evildoers. Pokémon residents, on the other hand, experience crime, disease, capitalism, and forced cockfights whenever you happen to walk in front of someone.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Disease is still a thing in the MLP universe. And so are crime and capitalism, though to a much lesser extent, usually.

    The forced cockfights are a wild thing, sure, but they're never (or at least very rarely) permanently injured from it, and (at least supposedly) a lot of them seem to enjoy doing it. And going by the anime style, battles don't happen every time you walk in front of someone -- it's usually more of an arranged challenge that you're free to decline if you're busy or just don't feel like it.

    Plus, on the disease front, in the Pokemon universe, you could get injured or diseased, sure, but there are a lot of things in that universe with mysterious healing powers that might be able to fix you up -- not just pokemon with healing moves (which sometimes seem to also work on humans?), but also just a lot of random semi-mystical places and objects that have healing properties. Then again, MLP probably has some pretty good medicine too, with all the magic and potions and whatnot.


    I'm starting to think the biggest differentiator here is the danger factor. In the Pokemon world, even young children can freely explore pretty much wherever they want, without needing to worry too much about their safety. But in the MLP universe, the edges of the map are full of very dangerous places that only the most hardened adventurers would ever dare to visit, with very dangerous and hostile creatures in them. Once you get outside the boundaries of Equestria proper, that world is a very dangerous place.

    Oh, and Pokemon has much more prolific and advanced technology... If I'd like to continue watching movies and chatting on the internet, Pokemon is the way to go.


    Wait a minute... I've been going about this all wrong!

    I'm an author! I could make a fictional universe, perfectly tailored to exactly what I want! Pokemon/MLP/furry crossover with immortality, no significant danger or disease, transformation at will, rampant horniness, and Fully Automated Luxury Communism! Let's fucking go!

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  • [–] 17 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The Doctor

    The TARDIS 💙

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Generic isekai with magic. Should be fun

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    [–] [S] 15 points 5 months ago

    I'll go first. I'm stuck between Futurama, Jonny Quest/Venture Bros and even old school Hawaii 5 - 0.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    star trek next generation 100%. I can't think of anything that would be better than that.

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    [–] 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    I'm shocked nobody has brought this up yet.

    I would absolutely be a town citizen in Phineas and Ferb. Ideally the guy who always has a new fun project and the side effects from the kids just drop everything in his lap.

    Every benefit of a cartoon world with almost none of the cartoon downsides. Nearly Culture level tech after a few years once the boys grow up to by adults and actually start taking things "seriously" as shown in episodes where they go to the near my future.

    The worst people in the world are so bad at being bad that they are consistently kept in check and even rehabilitated by trained animals.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    The Elder Scrolls, because I know the duplication glitches and the restoration portion loop. I shall become a vampire Emperor, personally slaughter every fucking Thalmor, and use my magical staff to turn my enemies into sweet rolls and then fucking eat them.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I would choose Pokemon because childhood. When I experienced my first mushroom trip, I found myself in a different realm where I had infinite connection with the love of the universe. That would be an incredible place to exist....

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    [–] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    @nicgentile@lemmy.world Either Star Trek when they are reached the level of The Culture or The Culture. A advanced enough ST, would have dimensional & time travel so you could visit other existences.

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago

    The Culture seems like the obvious choice. You can be whoever you want, do whatever you want (or not do much of anything, if you prefer), live as long (or as short) as you want... There are no downsides, really, unless you object to living in a society where the Minds are so vastly more intelligent than humans that you're functionally their pet. I can see how some people might find that unsettling.

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    [–] 12 points 5 months ago (15 children)

    Probably a wizard of some kind, as long as it's not a Rowling one. Just wanna draw runes and ponder orbs, you know?

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    [–] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

    Specifically, being an ordinary inhabitant of one of the best custom planets without any knowledge of the unethical origins of the planet or even that other planets exist would probably be pretty dope.

    Also, all the people answering The Culture has convinced me that I'm gonna need to check that series out when I've finished the Ink & Sigil trilogy 😁

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    [–] 10 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Hey you, you're finally awake...

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    [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Not sure, but I know which one I absolutely would not choose: Westeros.

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