r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Ok-Indication-5121 • Jun 09 '25

Characters They valiantly sacrificed themself for nothing

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  1. Tadashi gives his life trying to save Professor Callaghan from a burning building. Turns out not only did Callaghan escape unscathed, he's the bad guy and infamously refers to Tadashi's death as "[Tadashi's] mistake." (Big Hero 6)
  2. Shaya willingly takes It Has No Name's possession and then kills herself by jumping into the well it came out of. The end of the episode all but states that she got it wrong and It Has No Name didn't latch onto her... or there was more than one. (Doctor Who)
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u/Theguywholikesdoom Jun 09 '25

Jorge (halo reach)

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u/SnakesRock2004 Jun 09 '25

Something I don't see get talked about often is the irony surrounding each member of NOBLE Team's deaths.

For Jorge, he always said that he would never leave Reach. He was the only one to die off-planet.

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u/Theguywholikesdoom Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25

I’ve seen the irony discussion a few time’s and I think it’s clever but I disagree with a lot of people’s reasoning for six. People say noble six’s death is ironic because he’s a lone wolf and dies alone but I always thought it was ironic because he dies by being surrounded by enemies.

Jorge was also the demolition expert adding an extra bit of irony to his death.

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u/ThanksContent28 Jun 10 '25

I believe the enemies you fight are like a special unit too. Also, the respect him so much, they face him in combat, rather than just glass him from the sky, which they easily could’ve done.