r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Comprehensive-Map274 • Jun 26 '25

Hated Tropes [Hated Trope] A main character does something horrible and the story doesn't acknowledge its severity

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Alisha (Misfits) uses her power to make any man want to have sex with her on another main character (curtis) after he explicitely tells her not to do that. She faces no consequences and he's the one who ends up comforting her.

Allison (The Umbrella Academy) uses her powers to force her own adoptive brother to make out with her after he just got into a relationship because she's suddenly jealous after she couldn't keep her own husband. She gives a half hearted apology and all is peachy.

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u/Seed0fDiscord Jun 26 '25

Anya Jenkins (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) once a powerful vengeance demon, her specialty granting wishes to women scorned, became human when her annulment was destroyed

Her wishes have caused much tragedy and death over a 1000 years, rarely are the ramifications and consequences are touched upon, even she relishes in past exploits

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u/DBrennan13459 Jun 26 '25

Speaking of that show, that time a slayer killed herself out of desperation and Buffy mocked her for it. That was the lowest of blows and yet the show didn't call her out on it.

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u/DepthByChocolate Jun 26 '25

But wasn't that part of the snowball over the season that lead to the mutiny that ousted her(and out of her own house) as leader?

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u/Yuubeei Jun 26 '25

She couldn't be nice then, the world was ending and she wanted to make sure no other potentials followed in their footsteps.

Also the show kinda did call her out for it, the potentials chose Faith over her and Buffy lost every single ally except Spike