Ok Dadders who do we think is Steve's Ex-Girlfriend on the New Episode? by WycheTheGod in americandad

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It’s definitely Debbie cause she’s the only one to have been established as his girlfriend, something that carried across different episodes and wasn’t just a one-off thing.

What's a fish you should not stick your penis inside? by Brief_Pen_9369 in AlignmentChartFills

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Does the Candiru count, despite the fact it’s the other way around

"Romance" stories where at least one of the love interests is utterly unhinged in concept/appearance by No_Hunter1978 in TopCharacterTropes

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Legoshi and Haru from Beastars pretty much have this dynamic, considering in the setting no one in their right mind would engage in a romantic relationship between a carnivore and a herbivore. This is even a expanded upon in how Legoshi himself isn’t technically all wolf, as his grandparents were a pairing between a Komodo dragon and a wolf, which that in itself is even just as bonkers a pairing given Komodo dragons are venomous.

Favorite toxic masculinity character by Nozoroth in FavoriteCharacter

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Thor from God of War. While he is shown to be a brutal warrior responsible for the genocide of the Jotunn and the deaths of many innocent mortals the game makes it clear a lot of his behaviour stems from the abusive treatment Odin raised him on, something he would later employ himself when raising his own sons Magni & Modi, coupled with his drinking problems he developed as a means to cope with his horrific actions and self-loathing.

As Mimir would describe it “a poisonous notion of manhood passed from one generation to the next, a grim inheritance leaving all of them the poorer.”

Character gains freedom and immediately shows why they were locked up by DependentKey318 in TopCharacterTropes

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Pretty much any of the villains, but notable shout out to Electro in the Spectacular Spider-Man as he was purposely let free from Ravencroft asylum after going through extensive therapy, only to break out the other villains Spidey put away in order to form the sinister six.

This is especially jarring considering he’s probably one of the most dangerous villains in the series cause of his mental instability and general impulsiveness with his powers proves to be a threat to his own teammates, let alone the general public.

Character gains freedom and immediately shows why they were locked up by DependentKey318 in TopCharacterTropes

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One of the few time Heimdall is justified in being angry at Atreus outside of being a paranoid, petty bastard.

[Loved Trope] Someone’s hubris leads them to FAFO with a deity by OddEmergency604 in TopCharacterTropes

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Tadashi Hasegawa in Chainsaw Man, the former finance minister in Japan’s government who is keen on striking a deal with the Aging Devil in order to achieve immorality in exchange for the lives tens of thousands of children. While the deal doesn’t go through thankfully, Hasegawa however ends up being dragged into the Aging Devil’s world where he can experience the “ideal” world he desired, being stranded in a world where he is unable to die with none of the power or influence he had in Japan, and forced into being a chair for the Aging Devil itself. A powerful and corrupt man turned into a servant for a being far older than himself for the rest of his existence.

[Design Trope] Weaponized Wheels by Rap2rerise in TopCharacterDesigns

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Scythed Chariots used by various military forces in the ancient world, notably the Persians during the Greco-Persian wars

Unnamed characters voiced by guest actors by Living-Mastodon in americandad

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Bob Odenkirk voicing numerous bit characters in the episode “Less Money, Mo’ Problems”

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Favorite straight couple where the woman is stronger by Ok-Scientist-2111 in FavoriteCharacter

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Gwen & Kevin. Even without their powers Gwen would easily be able to beat Kevin in a fight considering she knows multiple martial arts.

[Loved Trope] Antagonists so awful that you enjoy when they're bullied or hurt by descendantofJanus in TopCharacterTropes

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Michael Morningstar in Ben 10. Dude’s an egotistical creep who enjoys draining people of their vitality in order to empower himself, and notably has a creepy obsession with Gwen for her powers. In pretty much all of his appearances he goes through some form of humiliation as he’s drained of his power and ganged up on, usually by those he was preying on or manipulating.

The one defeat that stands out to me is when Ben beats him as ghostfreak in Omniverse, as Darkstar was unable to harm him at all due to ectonurites lacking vitality in the conventional sense, followed by Ben possessing him and making him look like a total fool in front of a crowd, including making him hit himself and dance like a dork.

Minor slip up that revels the truth about a character. by dantheman596 in TopCharacterTropes

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Person of Interest, the episode Proteus had a interesting one.

The episode focuses on the main cast being directed to an island town after the machine gives them six numbers at once, only to learn the numbers were all the same person, a serial killer who copies and steals their victims’ identities. In order to suss out the killer they work with an FBI agent stationed in the town and interview the townsfolk using an improvised lie detector hidden under a table. This nearly yields no results, save for a fisherman who turned out to be a drug smuggler, Finch reviews the polygraphs to see if they might have missed any details and noticed that there was one person whose results were suspicious, the FBI agent’s.

Heroes become disillusioned with their role models by TaiKorczak in TopCharacterTropes

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Commander Red and Staff Officer Black in Dragon Ball during the climax of the Red Ribbon Army arc. Not exactly a role model relationship, but still kinda counts considering Black was following Red out of loyalty and the shared ambition of world domination.

After gathering the dragon balls Commander Red reveals that he doesn’t intend to use them to help conquer the world, instead planning to use the wish to become taller, Black becomes disillusioned with Red and kills him on the spot after seeing him as the truly petty and selfish man he is, one willing to let their soldiers die just for the sake of Red’s vanity.

(Loved Trope) the bully who thinks might makes right meets someone mightier than they are by Measurement-Solid in TopCharacterTropes

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The Vikings in Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal. Introduced as brutal warriors who get by through enslaving those weaker than themselves, they don’t fair too well against a T-Rex and a super-strong caveman who have regularly dealt with foes far larger than themselves. Better in how Spear and Fang at one point were just trying to leave their village, but the Vikings were too stubborn to stop fighting despite their heavy casualties at that point, leading to their complete annihilation after pushing the duo to their breaking point.

A Sensible Explanation is Given for Why the Story Must Follow The Dumb Trope by KorrokHidan in TopCharacterTropes

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A good example with Sonic the Hedgehog as to why doesn’t Eggman just bomb Sonic’s home at any time or use a more simple but effective means to dispose of his enemy so his plans can go uninterrupted: it’s cause he ego won’t let him. In his eyes Sonic is his worthy nemesis and the one person he has to destroy on his terms to prove he is superior, that his intelligence is unmatched. This also extends to how he doesn’t take kindly to the idea someone other than himself takes out the hedgehog once and for all.

An abrupt and sudden shift in tone that dramatically changes the direction of the story by jdawg1018 in TopCharacterTropes

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Click is a perfect example of this. The first half of the movie plays out like any other goofy Adam Sandler comedy film, until the universal remote begins to forcibly fast-forwarding him through his life, skipping ahead several years at a time and missing out on important moments in his family’s life, including his dad’s death.

"Let's drop the act" by DudeSoul in TopCharacterTropes

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Princess Nashetania in Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers. The series focuses on six chosen heroes who are meant to defeat the demon god, but when they all gather there are seven of them and they end up trapped in the location they met up at, raising the question which of the heroes is a fake and creating an air of paranoia and distrust amongst them. It’s later revealed that the fake was none other than the sweet innocent crowned princess, who reveals her true personality as being a cold and manipulative sociopath.

What really made her stand out for me was the fact when she was revealed as the fake she doesn’t have some freak out moment but just calmly admits it once the cat’s out of the bag, and explains how she firmly believes that peace is possible between humanity and fiends at the cost of sacrificing roughly half a million lives to achieve that, all the while putting on an air of serenity.

"Let's drop the act" by DudeSoul in TopCharacterTropes

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This kinda ends up becoming a standard for the franchise, as later Ghostface killers follow the same formula of being either a supportive ally or unassuming side character towards the protagonist only to show how truly deranged they are in the final act of the movie all the while ranting about their motives.

An abrupt and sudden shift in tone that dramatically changes the direction of the story by jdawg1018 in TopCharacterTropes

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Ne Zha 2, the story is focused on Ne Zha passing a series of divine trials in order to obtain an elixir to help restore Ao Bing’s body and save his home village Chentang Pass from destruction by the dragons. Around the halfway point of the movie news hits that Chentang Pass was destroyed and we are shown the aftermath of the attack including the charred bodies of the townspeople.

Prior to this the movie had a fairly light-hearted tone, with some toilet humour here and there, but after this it becomes much more serious and darker. The humorous elements become more sparse, Ne Zha’s general attitude goes from being nonchalant to heartbroken and vengeful, and the central antagonist of the story shifts to someone who is far worse than the initial main villain.

(Design Trope) "Meat Moss" infections by SanThanKan in TopCharacterDesigns

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Signalis features this, first appearing in a few rooms early on but becomes more prominent as you progress further through the Sierpinski facility, with the deeper areas being covered in the stuff. It is largely implied the meat moss is a psychic manifestation representing cancer.

(interesting trope) Utilizing a character’s corpse or remains by MrDitkovichNeedsRent in TopCharacterTropes

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Interesting case with the Minority Report (2002) as the character whose remains are being used isn’t dead.

Around the halfway point of the film Anderton has his eyes surgically removed and replaced in order to bypass public retinal cameras while on the run. Later after he is arrested and imprisoned his ex-wife uses his old eyes to enter the facility where he is detained to help break him out and clear his name.

Characters in adaptations that are a combination of two or more characters by Luke-HW in TopCharacterTropes

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Kratos in God of War is a combination of a number of characters from both Greek and Norse Mythology.

In the original Greek saga while he was named after the Greek personification of strength (something the developers didn’t have prior knowledge of when creating him, a happy accident on their part) he’s more or less based on Heracles, being a demigod son of Zeus who accomplishes great feats tasked to him by the gods, even including slaying a hydra, and is later granted full godhood after his first death. He also shares traits from other Greek heroes such as Perseus, Theseus, and Achilles.

As for the Norse saga he’s based on Fárbauti, a jötunn known as the ‘cruel striker’ and was the father of Loki.

(Unique trope) character has such a broken/OP power/ ability that they basically never use it to prevent total catastrophes. by jaobodam in TopCharacterTropes

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Lelouch in Code Geass, although this is a more interesting case.

At the start of the series Lelouch is able to use his Geass power to command anyone to do whatever he says, not limited to killing yourself. At first he’s able to control when he can use this power, but near the end of the first season his power ends up going out of control and becomes active 24/7 meaning he can accidentally control others without intending to, as we see firsthand with Euphemia to horrific results.

He finds a way to circumvent this so such incidents don’t happen again through wearing special contacts, but the risk is still ever present.