Later entries turned him into an action hero with a fondness for awesome/cringy zingers.

Source: https://screenrant.com/resident-evil-death-island-movie-things-fans-love/

That can work well in 200-page zingers like “Less Than Zero” or “Imperial Bedrooms.”

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-01-11/bret-easton-ellis-returns-to-fiction-with-the-shards

The character found success on “Saturday Night Live” we’re told — “doing quips and zingers on some dumb show for Boomer fascists,” as Roman puts it — and is now living her best life elsewhere, leaving all her catering pals in the dust.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-review-party-down-20230222-sbv2ecrbanecxntrxx5ctdooau-story.html

The two winningest coaches traded zingers all night, but it was her perspective on the artists who brought such thoughtful gifts for Shelton that probably stung the worst.

Source: https://www.cinemablend.com/television/the-voice-kicked-off-blake-sheltons-final-season-with-some-sweet-personal-connections-but-kelly-clarkson-had-a-different-take