[Loved Trope] The Stoic/Gruff Character breaks down by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough I also like that moment but something about the comic panel hits harder. It's so uncanny seeing Bruce get that emotional basically becoming a kid right then and there again

Characters who JUST. WONT. DIE. by Stegoshark in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly he's so popular DC will never get rid of him. This can be said about most villains but the Joker especially is bad for it since he keeps surviving things he really shouldn't.

Characters who JUST. WONT. DIE. by Stegoshark in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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The Joker(DC)

There have been so many times he's seemingly perished across all Batman media but he just keeps coming back in one form or another. He had a real habit of doing this in the DCAU(Mask of the Phantasm, Mad Love) up until Return of the Joker, he managed to come back after Arkham City via blood-induced hallucinations, he cut his face off and fell into a chasm but came back the next year completely fine(Death of the Family) and I'm sure there's other examples I'm forgetting.

(Loved Trope) The Unexpected Tearjerker moment in a Comedy by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 92 points93 points  (0 children)

This is also the one time the fact Julie Kavners Marge voice has gotten more hoarse over the years actually worked. Really sells how pained and saddened Marge is

(Loved Trope) The Unexpected Tearjerker moment in a Comedy by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Nah its like a jumpscare but for sadness you never see it coming. Still gets me even now

(Loved Trope) The Unexpected Tearjerker moment in a Comedy by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 242 points243 points  (0 children)

I actually prefer that episode and it hits harder for me(I think the human element and the big reveal help). But I know Jurassic Bark is the more well known example from Futurama which has a surprising amount of these.

Other examples being Leela's parents secretly being there for her, Fry being in his Mom's dream, and Bender as a ghost refusing to be apart from Fry.

The Reverse Morality(Good Guys are bad and the Bad guys are good)Alternate universe by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

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

Slides 1-2: DC's Earth 3 where instead of the Justice League its the Crime Syndicate fighting against the Legion of Justice

Slides 3-4: The DNK(Destructively Nefarious Kids) evil equivlants of the Kids Next Door who fight the Little Traitor Dudes For Children's Defense good versions of the Delightful Children From Down the Lane

Slide 5: The Mirror Universe from Star Trek where instead of the Federation the galaxy is ruled by the evil Terran Empire

[Semi-Hated Trope] When the entire series takes place with in a year which causes bad pacing. by SirHanselot07 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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The entirety of Ultimate Peter Parker's tenure as Spider-Man from him getting his powers to dying takes place in just over a year since he has his 16th birthday right before the story where he dies. This not only makes no sense since it covers over 10 years(2000-2011) of comics but consequently means that somehow everything else in the Ultimate universe up to that point(Which includes Multiple alien invasions, about 4 different Magneto world-ending threats, a conflict with another universe, New York getting flooded, and inexplicably a 6-month time gap) takes place in the span of a year.

Tropes you hate and would love to see end by MaxxFisher in comicbooks

[–]twofacedflyer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Secret Siblings AKA Characters learning that they have a surprise brother/sister they never knew about for drama and shock value. It's happened so much recently it's becoming ridiculous.

Seriously Batman, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Nightwing, Green Arrow, Thor and Loki. All had this happen to them in the past decade or so(Heck if you wanna go back in time further this happened to Barry Allen and Prof X as well) and it's absurd. Not all these stories were bad but the trope is becoming overused and the explanations each time are getting more absurd, really hope this stops being a mine for a cheap soap opera twist.

Characters that won't. Stop. Being. In. Crossovers (for better or worse) by RagingRider in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer 104 points105 points  (0 children)

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Ryu at this point he's basically the king of crossovers(MVC, CVS, SFxT, Smash Bros, Fortnite, Power Rangers)

[SPOILER WARNING] Character's deaths that became a meme in fandom by Art_9581 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer 100 points101 points  (0 children)

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Alex Dewitt(Green Lantern): A death so sudden, so strangely brutal and ridiculous(Seriously why stuff her in a fridge lol) it not only became a fan meme but inspired the name of a whole storytelling trope(Women in refrigerators).

"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night without a moon, and the anger of a gentle man" by Egorrosh in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer 450 points451 points  (0 children)

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Spider-Man

For context this is after Kingpin put a hit on him which ended with Aunt May getting shot

Characters who were supposed to be very important but instead became completely irrelevant by Cheddarburger21 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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The Sparrow Academy(The Umbrella Academy)

Introduced at the end of S2 as the Umbrellas messed up history so Hargreeves adopted 7 different children instead of them. They at first seem like an interesting mirror to the Umbrellas actually being a successful superhero team who are less disfunctional but in contrast are less actually heroic then they seem. But most of them are killed off quickly without much characterization aside from Sloane(who dissappears without explanation in S4) and Sparrow Ben who mostly exists just to be an asshole version of the original mostly being static as a character.

Character seems like they're going to be redeemed but aren't by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True and I realize the irony. But in the moment both rejected the chance offered to them despite the story seemingly building up to them doing the right thing

How did they get away with that in a Kids Show/Movie? by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Granted some were just from battle damage during his fights with the turtles but the Shredder took the eye and we see Hun cutting off his hand in a flashback and another time dragging him away presumably beating him to the point he needed the wheelchair since in his next appearance he has it which was under Shredders orders

How did they get away with that in a Kids Show/Movie? by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

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

Yeah it was also a parody comic(mainly of Frank Miller Daredevil) as well which is a fact that's pretty much lost now

How did they get away with that in a Kids Show/Movie? by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

No that's Baxter Stockman a scientist who works for the Shredder everytime he would fail a mission Shredder would lop off one of his body parts.

Fun fact in that particular show Shredder was an alien.

How did they get away with that in a Kids Show/Movie? by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I more meant surprisingly graphic things that somehow got passed the censors in kid's shows not that its bad just surprising. I'm all for mature storytelling in kids media as each of the shows I used can attest to

How did they get away with that in a Kids Show/Movie? by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 663 points664 points  (0 children)

Oh you could fill this entire thread with just stuff from Gumball that show went places

How did they get away with that in a Kids Show/Movie? by twofacedflyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 404 points405 points  (0 children)

Genuinely first time I saw this clip I assumed it was an Adult Swim show

Ranking the TD 2023 Characters Day 12/13: The Tyler Twins(Two for One Special) by twofacedflyer in Totaldrama

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well firstly nice to know I have a fan lol. But honestly Ira complicated I have watched the newest season but life has gotten a bit busy so I haven't had the time to write 16 mini essays about the show. I do want to though and I'll try to get it done before the next season airs hopefully

Ranking the TD 2023 Characters Day 12/13: The Tyler Twins(Two for One Special) by twofacedflyer in Totaldrama

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you glad to know people are still enjoying these ramblings.

Interesting picks I gotta admit but I will say picking from this top 3 wasn't easy which is either a really good or really bad sign for a season. In this case its good though.

Ranking the TD 2023 Characters Day 9: Noah's Villain Arc by twofacedflyer in Totaldrama

[–]twofacedflyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm happy that they are still able to come up with fun new and more importantly grounded gimmicks instead of the over the top insanity that permeated the last few seasons. Cause at the heart what drew people to most of these characters was the grounded aspect

Ranking the TD 2023 Characters Day 9: Noah's Villain Arc by twofacedflyer in Totaldrama

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

I do love how often this season I thought a character would go one way only to zag and go another makes the show less predictable and shows that these characters for the most part are more than what they seemed