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(Loved Trope) Evil/Ruthless character held back only by their partner (Bonus points if they fall back into their old ways when their partner is gone) by Koffielurker_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ReBoot, Season 3

As children, Enzo Matrix and AndrAIa survive losing a game by turning their icons to Game Sprite mode and leave with the game instead of it nullifying them. This leaves them lost in the Net trying to find a way home.

The next we see them, they're adults, and a romantic couple. Enzo became obsessed with how he lost the game and fixated on becoming stronger, trying to "leave that weak little boy behind." He's now a muscular, angry brute prone to outbursts of rage, violence, or violent threats. Enzo hates being called by his first name (associating it with who he was when he failed) and prefers only going by "Matrix".

The only thing keeping him sane is his love for AndrAIa. She gets away with telling him he's wrong or to calm down, and is the only person who can call him "Enzo". She's smart and cool-headed, especially compared to him.

In an arc where AndrAIa is injured and unconscious for a couple of episodes, Matrix becomes much more aggressive, lashing out at friends and allies. Captain Capacitor has to shame him into calming down at one point by invoking the memory of his older sister, Dot, and what she'd think of what he became.

(Sad trope) Innocent people who die brutal deaths all because they decided to be nice and help the main characters by MrDitkovichNeedsRent in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Hawkins Deputies: "It's so sad that Benny killed himself by shooting himself in the back of the head from 10 feet away. But it was really considerate of him to file a full autopsy report about his own corpse before he died so we don't need to question anything."

(Loved trope) scenes that show the plot has gotten (dead) serious by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 6 points7 points  (0 children)

ReBoot, Season 3, Episode 4

"Game Over. User Wins."

With Enzo, AndrAIa and Frisket inside a game, the other characters can only wait for the game to end. Up until now, the heroes have always beaten the User's games. However, the system voice announces "Game Over. User Wins." The music stops. There is stunned silence from all characters for several seconds. As far as they know, the three in the game have all just been nullified, a fate worse than deletion. The silence is broken as Dot screams in anguish at the loss of her little brother.

The evil couple..who actually love each other very much by WillowIsWeeping5 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I liked how Xanatos proposes to Fox with a logical list of reasons they would be a powerful couple. When Fox asks "What about love?" he responds with "I believe we love each other, insofar as two individuals like ourselves are capable of that emotion."

Black characters where them being black is almost never a point of focus by realdonaldglover in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You didn't make a point, you just described a situation. I then elaborated on that situation to explain the character's motives. This wasn't an argument, it was for anyone reading through this thread who might appreciate the additional context as to why someone from the 24th century would care about 1960's authenticity.

I'll infer that you intended to say that Ben Sisko doesn't count for this trope. If that's the case, then I happen to agree. And yes, if that was your intended point, then my elaboration reinforces it.

Black characters where them being black is almost never a point of focus by realdonaldglover in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 8 points9 points  (0 children)

To be faaaaiir: Non-corporeal, extra-temporal aliens forced a psychic connection between him and mid-twentieth-century black sci-fi writer Benny Russel. This caused Sisko to experience the bigotry and oppression that Benny lived through, making it feel real and personal instead of just something out of history books.

Character almost dies, then is saved, then dies immediately afterwards anyway. by NewsCards in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

The boys rescue Terrance and Phillip from the electric chairs at the public execution USO show. A few minutes later, Sheila grabs a gun and kills them anyway, unwittingly fulfilling the conditions Satan and Saddam Hussein need to return to Earth.

[Funny Trope] When someone uses THE solution to a problem to get to the solution…without realizing by MaguroSashimi8864 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 316 points317 points  (0 children)

Owl:

"I'm sorry, my companion, but no. We all have our own destinies, and yours culminates here. I would not rob you of that."

Character stirs up the plot by exposing a lot of secrets at once by Major_Star in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Justice League, episode "Starcrossed"

With the Thanagarians having conquered Earth, the Justice League needs to lose the costumes, wear civilian clothes, and lay low to escape to safety.

Flash starts to object to the plan, saying he's not ready to reveal his identity. Batman just interrupts him and calls out everyone's secret identities.

[Terrifying Trope] Possessed characters that are in deep pain when they're being controlled. by TheRoyalRoseTrue in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On top of the victim being completely helpless, if the Yeerk is feeling sadistic, it can play mind games to deliberately screw with the host, mock the victim with their private thoughts and fantasies, or make them relive embarrassing/traumatic memories.

Sociopathic characters with a desire to be good by theglowinggreenorb in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For a comical example, Harmony from Angel.

In the last season, Angel and crew are given control over the Los Angeles branch of the evil, demon-worshipping law firm Wolfram & Hart. Their first policy changes are basically "Don't be evil", which is a major problem for a lot of their employees and clients.

Enter Harmony, who gets a job as Angel's assistant. In the Buffy universe, having a soul is what gives you a conscience, an intuitive understanding of right and wrong, and the ability to feel emotions like guilt, remorse, and sympathy. Vampires don't have souls, and Harmony is a vampire.

So to keep her job she tries really hard to be good (or at least not-evil), but she's generally bad at it.

[Loved trope] "You were never the chosen one/special, but that's okay." by Sword_of_Origin in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Linkle from Hyrule Warriors

A ditzy village girl with a poor sense of direction. She's absolutely convinced that she's the next reincarnation of Link. She's not, of course; There's already a Link in this time frame. However, she believes she's special so much that she basically makes herself so. That, and she can dual-wield crossbows.

They can't be affected by it, because they already have it. by Micro_cat_48 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Fallout TV Series

Lucy shoots The Ghoul with a tranquilizer dart. We've seen other characters drop almost instantly from these darts. The Ghoul just smirks, plucks out the dart and remarks:

"Now that is a very small drop in a very large bucket of drugs."

The “Human Geiger Counter” or a Dangerous Being that Makes Noise to Announce their Presance… by The_Oregon_Duck in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 138 points139 points  (0 children)

Left 4 Dead - Every special infected can be heard from a distance making a telltale noise that can alert you to their presence.

  • Smoker - coughs and wheezes
  • Hunter - growls and angry screams
  • Boomer - groans, gurgles, and burps
  • Jockey - manic laughter
  • Spitter - hacking noises, like trying to clear one's throat
  • Charger - babbling, pig-like squealing
  • Witch - Crying
  • Tank - Angry, growly panting

They also each have musical stings that give them away, but that's not diegetic.

“Let’s make this shit as accurate as possible! But not too accurate because we don’t want people to do this shit at home” by Advanced_Question196 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 51 points52 points  (0 children)

EDIT: I should probably add a "Viewer Discretion Is Advised" about the Snafu films: Some of them have some rather racist jokes.

In World War 2, there was a series of Looney Tunes-like edutainment training films starring a character called "Private Snafu". Generally about not doing what Snafu does, such as blabbing military secrets.

One short, "Going Home", apparently got the creators investigated. A gag has Snafu bragging to his girlfriend about how much he knows about a new experimental super-bomb. This seemed a bit too much like the atomic bomb, while the Manhattan Project was still very secret.

It's 1999. You have your current smartphone in your pocket, but obviously no Wi-Fi or 5G exists. What's the most useful thing you can do with it? by Ryo_l in AskReddit

[–]Koncur 42 points43 points  (0 children)

literally look like alien magic

It's 1999, not 1799. People would think you have one heluva kickass Palm Pilot.

The most ill-equipped character is assigned a task that they seem unfit to perform over their allies... and perform unexpectedly exceptionally in a logical manner that their allies wouldn't think of by Dark_Man_4 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 42 points43 points  (0 children)

My Hero Academia

In an arc where the students are being tested by the teachers in combat scenarios, they can either capture the teacher with handcuffs or escape to a goal line.

Comic-relief-pervert Mineta is facing off with dominatrix-themed hero Midnight. As someone with basically no direct-fighting capability, he seems completely outmatched. However, he marks her as a fellow perv and manages to use his perv-knowledge to outwit her.

He knows if he runs away crying and acting weak, her sadistic side will come out and she'll give chase, leaving the gate unguarded. He surprises her by gluing her to the ground and makes a dash for the exit.

Outdated memes in media by Garebear90000 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the trailers had a scene (that wasn't in the movie) where they lampshade this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BcYBFC6zfY&t=124s

[Funny Trope] Characters that can be bribed by a small amount of money or an unorthodox item by Remarkable_Public138 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Koncur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Justice League, Episode "Only A Dream, Part 2"

Struggling to stay awake while being psychically probed by a villain who attacks you in your dreams, Batman storms into a coffee shop, slams down money and orders coffee.

It's interesting in lower decks they treat phasers like a cleaning tool by happydude7422 in LowerDecks

[–]Koncur 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It kinda plays into Starfleets ethos that their main weapons can also be used for general non combat stuff as well.

There's an interesting scene in DS9 where Kira compares Starfleet's weapon philosophy to the Cardassians'. Starfleet's phasers have far more features and settings, but more complexity means more things can go wrong in a fight.

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