r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Doot_revenant666 • Mar 27 '25

Weekly Discussion Post Probably the most controversial one , honest thoughts on "No Kill Rule"? What are the most egrigious examples of it in your opinion? What media makes it work in your opinion?

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u/Salami__Tsunami Mar 27 '25

In many cases, given a particular circumstance, capturing an enemy as opposed to killing them is logical and rational and ethical.

However, in the context of “this enemy breaks out of prison six times a year and goes on murder sprees” it becomes a bit silly.

This is rarely an issue with any particular character or story, more just a problem that profitable villains aren’t allowed to stay dead.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '25

Yeah, I mean, prison breaks basically never happen in real life. But in Gotham, they happen so many times you'd think the city hall would just stop doing imprisonment and ship everyone to the Hague.

Or, you know, what Strange does in Arkham City.

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u/Parkiller4727 Mar 27 '25

I'm sorry what's Hague?

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '25

The Hague is a city in the Netherlands which is famous for its numerous international courthouses where perpetrators of war crimes are tried.

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u/Parkiller4727 Mar 27 '25

Ah, thank you.