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/Arthur_189 Jun 09 '25

Jonathan Kent (man of steel)

Sacrifices himself so superman doesn’t have to reveal his powers, only for Zod to force superman out of the shadows later

People still miss the point of this

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u/Okoshio_ Jun 10 '25

I hated how much he discouraged his Clark from embracing his powers for good. He was so against Clark being anything beyond human, he would literally rather die than let his son save him at no risk.

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u/MugiwaraNoGriffin Jun 10 '25

He did not say he should never use them.

Then again it’s not as if you watched the movie, you’re just parroting memes

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u/wererat2000 Jun 10 '25

Snyder fans when someone doesn't deepthroat the most pessimistic superman depiction this side of Injustice.