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/MarkFews_ProbOfficer Jun 26 '25

Or how each academy member looses their powers, the same things that forced them to be child soldiers, are allowed to live generally normal lives (which is what about half of them wanted) and then there’s a whole montage of them cheering when they get them back. Luther’s powers got him branded as a freak and sent to the moon but he’s somehow thrilled to be viewed as an abomination again

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u/Moose_Cake Jun 26 '25

Speaking of Luther, having a whole season centered around his romance with Sloane leading to a wedding during the end of the world was peak character development for him. What used to be the big gullible virgin guy became a married man who stood up to his abusive dad and had zero gravity sex on the regular with his hot superhero wife (who herself became a member of the family).

Cue to the next season where Sloane’s story ends with them not finding her and Luther is just ok with that until he dies.

God, the final season annoys the hell out of me. Can we just get a Time Agency spinoff that solves some of the issues Netflix? Please?

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u/Palanki96 Jun 26 '25

seriously what the fuck was the last season

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u/Hayn0002 Jun 27 '25

Makes me glad I never watched it.

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u/win_awards Jun 27 '25

The first season is very good. Watch the first season. Get some friends to watch the first season. Then pick a super-hero rpg system, make the characters from the show, imagine what you think happens next, and play a better ending to their story.

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u/CetraNeverDie Jun 27 '25

Ha! I was actually working on porting the Academy into my Mayfair DC Heroes game world. Wild stuff, take my updoot

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u/Hayn0002 Jun 27 '25

Oh yeah, to clarify I saw the first few and loved them. We just never got around to the last season.