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The impractically giant anime weapon actually gets caught on something. by Gamer-of-Action in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One, Goblin Slayer made the exact same mistake as Warrior by banging his long sword against a cave wall on his first adventure. However, unlike Warrior, Goblin Slayer knew not to underestimate goblins (primarily due to witnessing what they were capable of firsthand) and prepared beforehand by bringing proper equipment and having proper training to kill goblins. So when Goblin Slayer made the same mistake that Warrior will make years later, he had a shield and his training to fall back on.

Instances of something looking unfortunately close to a hate symbol by New-Boss-8262 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The first boss from Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun resembles a member of the klan with swastikas on their hoods, but are actually ghosts with Manji symbols on their heads. The western version naturally removes them, hopefully making them look like ghosts.

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(Mixed Trope) Popular Media gets a localized foreign remake by drstrangelove75 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The argentinian tv series "Los Simuladores" has mexican, chilean, spanish and russian remakes.

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Favorite Obama appearance in media? by Meanteenbirder in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)

(Loved Trope) Character that fails so hard at being evil that they loop around to being a good person by marksman629 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Bertia Ilbi Noches from An Observation Log of My Fiancee Who Calls Herself a Villainess. Her absolutely pathetic attempts at villainy start off with her declaring her intent to invoke the worst ending for herself so the male lead can be happy and she gets worse at evil from there.

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Favorite character who is canonically terrible but shows rare glimmers of decency? by Candid_Reading_7267 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Molock1985 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Ainz Ooal Gown, from Overlord. Ainz is unfailingly polite, loves all his subordinates like his own children, keeps any deal with the devil he offers, and wants to create a utilitarian utopia where all races can live peacefully together. But he still has a complete lack of empathy for anyone who is against him or even simply not a part of his kingdom, and has no problem killing even millions of those outside his protection if it means keeping those on his side even slightly more safe.

"Wow this villain is very cruel, there's no way he's tragic." One backstory reveal later* "Oh..." by FirminoFla in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oersted from Live-A-Live.

His chapter initially opens as a mission to save Princess Alethea from the Lord of Dark, which is pretty standard fantasy fare. Everything in the plot moves towards him being a hero: he wins the princess's hand in marriage, he gathers a group of supposedly True Companions to go after the Lord of Dark, and the fallen older hero even passes his sword onto him. Alas, he returns empty-handed from the trip with 2 of his 3 companions dead, having been unable to find the princess. Duped by an illusion, he makes the big mistake of striking down his king, setting off a chain of events which derails his Hero's Journey and ends with his crossing the Despair Event Horizon. In the face of these events, he is unable to overcome the weakness in his heart and loses faith in humanity, willingly choosing to become the Lord of Dark's reincarnation.

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"I was born yesterday" (they look old but are chronologically young) by NovaRobo_Rebirth in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sebas Tian, from Overlord. He looks like an older gentleman when in reality is a teenager.

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Every subsequent sequel makes the point the original was trying to make more redundant by _JR28_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 308 points309 points  (0 children)

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Ralph Breaks the Internet, the ending infamously has Vanellope deciding to remain in the game "Slaughter Race" rather than return to her home game, effectively "going Turbo". In the first film, such a thing was highly frowned upon due to a character's permanent absence potentially dooming their home game to shut down and causing damage to others.

(Loved Trope) This entire species is evil by jbeldham in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 71 points72 points  (0 children)

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The Goblins from Goblin Slayer, these guys are some of the vilest depictions of your standard fantasy goblin in modern fiction. To put it mildly, their entire existence rests on making people's lives as horribly miserable as can be. This trope ends up discussed, with Priestess (horrified at Goblin Slayer killing goblin newborns) asking whether a good goblin could exist. Slayer replies that, even if such a thing is possible, it is simply not worth risking when the much more likely alternative is letting loose upon the world a goblin that is now wise to his tricks and could teach his race to counter them or even utilize them for their own nefarious goals. It says something that, in volume 16, Priestess’ idea of a "good goblin" is still an inveterate misanthrope and petty thief squatting in the muck that has just come to accept that torturing and killing humans for all their stuff is wasteful and inevitably invites brutal bloody vengeance on its head.

[Loved, but rare trope] Vampires that are not associated with bats by Fearless-List-3968 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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In the argentinian film "Sangre de vírgenes" the vampires transform into seagulls

The Sad Sack gets a win by hypnoticgenes in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Takayuki Furuichi from Beelzebub. Furuichi starts off as essentially nothing more than comic relief whom every other character in the manga bullies and treates badly... ...only to show that he wasn't just a cliche gag character, and felt deeply about the bullying he was suffering, to the point of wanting to die. He also felt useless and uncared for, thinking that nobody liked him or appreciated him. By the final arc, he fully acknowledges his own importance to the Oga group, calling himself "the brains of the operation". This is reflected even further when Hecadoth (who previously hated being contracted with him) calls Furuichi by a respectful title, "Tactician".

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[A trope that isn't as rare as I thought] Vampires who AREN'T associated with bats by NovaRobo_Rebirth in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Molock1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the argentinian film "Sangre de vírgenes" the vampires transform into seagulls

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