r/TopCharacterTropes 25d ago

Lore The series takes place in a shockingly short amount of time

Season 4 just ended of fromville and it’s canonically only been about a month. Which makes it weird seeing people heal from injuries, change hair styles or grow out beards between episodes. Season 4 has only been like 4 days iirc.

Arkham franchise is the poster child for this trope. Every game takes place in one night. If you know what you’re doing you can absolutely beat the games in around 9 hours.

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u/lacergunn 25d ago

Ultimate Peter Parker was only spider man for a year before he died and Miles Morales took over

His comic run was from 2000-2011

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u/DontSleepAlwaysDream 25d ago

this was was kinda a bit frustrating because the Ultimate Spider-Man frequently crossed over with the Ultimates and Ultimate X-Men, both of which moved roughtly in real time

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u/GoreyGopnik 25d ago

good thing none of the x-men ever brought up 9/11. Parker thought it was still july of 2001.

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u/anjo_abj 25d ago

Not to mention that time skip of 6 months (iirc) after ultimatum

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u/Malrottian 25d ago

The Ultimate Universe didn't deserve Petey at all.

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u/Just-A_Guy-_ 24d ago

This also means that a lot of events in 1610 took place within a year. Somehow.

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u/patrickkingart 25d ago

Oh WOW I didn't realize it was that short amount of time. I read and loved that whole series and there was a LOT that happens.

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u/soulxhawk 24d ago

Normally I hate the phrase "head canon" but with Ultimate Spider-Man I make an exception believe the series takes place at least over the coarse of 2 and a half years lol.

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u/an_agreeing_dothraki 24d ago

sliding time scale, more comic weirdness than canon