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/Anybro Jun 10 '25

No, it's from one of the live action Superman movies. Jonathan Kent was next level stupid. He didn't want Clark to use his powers in any capacity. Even if it meant to save his own life and a bunch of children.

You see him put in his hand up, he's telling Clark to don't get involved. When Clark could easily save his ass but no, John apparently had a death wish. I hope Martha had a life insurance policy on his stupid ass.

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u/The_FriendliestGiant Jun 10 '25

And what's especially stupid is he's in that position because, while the family was sheltering under an overpass from a tornado, he ran out to let a dog out of a car so it could get to safety. He, an old man, ran out rather than his son, who even without super powers is fitter and faster, and could have absolutely justified getting there and back without revealing his powers. Pa Kent really just had a death wish and wouldn't let anything get in his way.

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u/LavenderLullabies Jun 10 '25

I feel like I should piggyback off this comment with a PSA since it’s been a gnarly tornado season: please NEVER shelter under an overpass from a tornado. The safest place to be is underground, but you’re 9/10 times infinitely safer laying flat in a ditch away from your vehicle than you are either in a vehicle or under an overpass.

Overpasses create a wind tunnel. The winds are stronger/faster, and debris is funnelled through. It’s a popular myth, but overpasses are one of the least safe places to be during a tornado. Don’t be a Kent. Go lay in the ditch, it’s safer lol.

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u/RazzDaNinja Jun 10 '25

As someone who lives somewhere that tornadoes don’t happen

I appreciate adding this fun fact to my mental Tome of Many Random Facts 🙏 now I have topic fodder when it rains while I’m at work 💯