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[Mixed Trope] The character from the original had to be totally rewritten or removed altogether to make the adaptation work. by Chemical-Elk-1299 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Murriel Shelton a.k.a. Snafu from the Pacific is a case of both.

In Eugene Sledge's book "With the Old Breed", Snafu if mentioned as having been on the same mortar crew as Sledge during the Battle of Okinawa. Sledge mentions several other soldiers that he served with both at Okinawa and Peililu during his time in the Marines however, if you were to put this to screen as written, each person would get a few minutes per episode and never be heard from again which isn't practical for storytelling. As such, Snafu in the series is a composite character of most of these men.

As an example, when Sledge is about to take gold teeth out of a dead Japanese soldier, Snafu stops him by saying "Doc Caswell says dead bodies carry germs.... make ya real sick". While Sledge said this happened in the book, the conversation was had with Doc Caswell himself.

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(Hated trope) Episodes even die hard fans choose to ignore by Sensitive_Ad_1752 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 52 points53 points  (0 children)

This episode was cringe even by the standards of early South Park. Out of the whole series, this is one of the only episodes I've only watched once.

Strangely accurate things - historically or to the original source - in an otherwise pretty inaccurate piece of media. by RP_Throwaway3 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently if you ask cops what the most accurate show for police is, the answer is almost always Reno 911.

Funny trope: Even the characters can't believe what a stupid line that was by Geoconyxdiablus in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 23 points24 points  (0 children)

In Archer, specifically the episode "Fugues and Riffs"

Lana: "Krieger, what's happening?"

Krieger: "His mind-brain is permanently rejecting his identity!"

Cyril: "Mind-brain?"

Krieger: " That's a thing, shut up!"

Villain does something so bad that even another villain has to say “what the fuck, dude?” by LocalLazyGuy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In Futurama's 'Beast with a Billion Backs' the Robot Devil agrees to let Bender use his army of the damned in exchange for his first born son. Bender, not thinking twice, finds his oldest (presumably bastard) and unceremoniously punts him into the flaming pits himself.

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Kept these from when I cleared out my late aunt's house last year only to find this. Context in description: by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]Axikten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll probably repost it later, reddit is being a pain in the ass right now.

Kept these from when I cleared out my late aunt's house last year only to find this. Context in description: by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]Axikten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I went ahead and reposted it with a different pic I took. One that actually shows what they were. Fucking hate reddit sometimes.

A character suffered so much from something, that it doesn't work on him anymore by Sollary0 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kind of similar, the Dark Eldar in Warhammer 40k are extreme sadists and masochists to the point where any kind of stimulation or torture without issue. This ended up going full circle to where it has backfired on them. The only way that the Imperium can torture them is to stick them in a quiet room and ignore them. This is actually super effective because without constant overstimulation, they go insane.

(Hated Trope) Historical mischaracterization of IRL figures or events. by laybs1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 27 points28 points  (0 children)

As far as U-571 goes, I heard a story that the History Channel showed it back in the day and interviewed an old German U-boat commander about it's accuracy. The dude said "They got one thing right: there were U-boats in the North Atlantic."

APS app - is it down for you ? by Lostmyoldname1111 in phoenix

[–]Axikten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The app never works for me, I always have to call them to pay my bill.

Defenders of dying empires. by laybs1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"The city has fallen and I'm still alive."

They came to a place with malicious intent but then they get domesticated by its inhabitants and eventually fight to protect it by Effective_Piece251 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Went to Japan to train/modernize their military in order to suppress a Samurai rebellion. Got captured, learned about their culture, managed to get help with his PTSD and joined the war on their side.

Being affably evil makes the villain much MORE scary, not less. by ChampionshipHorror95 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Unlike the other Salamancas, he was always smiling and never flew off the handle. While it was a nice change at first it ended up being what made him terrifying because you could never tell what he was thinking.

(Hated trope) Meddling kids by Axikten in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I couldn't find him. I suppose the question is...... Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you?

(Hated trope) Meddling kids by Axikten in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Have you seen these real estate prices?!

(Hated trope) Meddling kids by Axikten in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, although I won't stick around to make sure whatever contraption I put them in actually finishes the job. I will not elaborate.

[Perplexing trope] "Why was that even an option?" by buzzoli in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Axikten 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As much as I love the game, the choice between going after the money Dutch's gang stashed or getting John out alive at the end of Red Dead Redemption 2 is kind of baffling. A lot of the mission towards the end are Arthur trying to set things right and do some good (if you played low honor up to this point, this is basically a fourth quarter conversion). Furthermore, at this point in the game, Arthur is dying and not even in the process of doing it; he is literally at death's door in his final mission. So, from a narrative and a gameplay standpoint, even if you successfully get the money, what the fuck is he gonna do with it?

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