auguryignored ,
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What does "grimdark" mean to you? I've seen discussions of the term around, and seen it applied to everything from Warhammer 40k to Game of Thrones to Arthurian legend. I doubt the term's usefulness at this point, but what do you all make of it?

SJohnRoss ,
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@auguryignored Mostly I take it as a synonym for "childish." ☺️ I think the Dark Souls version is probably the current poster-child. Warhammer is tricky because Warhammer is, on many levels, aware that it's funny. I think to be grimdark you must be (a) giggle-inducingly infantile but (b) absolutely convinced that you're dead effing serious, tragic, etc.

SJohnRoss ,
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@auguryignored I DO believe that there are Warhammer fans for whom Warhammer is grimdark. 😆

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