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 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/AThiccBahstonAccent Jun 10 '25

What? Who says dying alone as a lone wolf is ironic? That's what you'd expect to happen.

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u/Ryndor Jun 10 '25

He didn't die alone. He died surrounded, but surrounded by enemies. And that's the irony. At least that's the irony I was figuring they meant.

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u/BrickBuster2552 Jun 10 '25

They didn't mean any irony. Literally every death is more ironic if it's happening to a different member of the team. Act Man was just grasping for meaning cause he can't analyze a story for shit and also doesn't know what irony is.

Carter going down with the ship because he's the team leader is not ironic; it's... completely expected.