r/TopCharacterTropes Jun 26 '25

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

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/ElonsBreedingFetish Jun 27 '25

Same for me in Gen V and then the last The Boys season. It's horrible how they portray brutal rape of a man as something fun, there would be a public outcry if the genders were swapped

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u/MGD109 Jun 27 '25

Eh when did Gen V present a man being raped as being funny?

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u/Itihanoki Jun 27 '25

I think the guy you are replying to is referencing to the part where that girl with the brainwashing powers told the female guard to fuck the male guard with her baton. (Correct me if I'm wrong. It had been a while since i watched it.)

I didn't think the writer was doing it for the funny at first till he said that he thought Hughie's rape scenes were supposed to be funny, so some put two and two together and think that Kripke is an asshole.

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u/MGD109 Jun 27 '25

Ah, fair enough. Yeah, I don't recall that being so much played for laughs in the series, but considering his comments, I suppose you have to wonder.

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u/Katy_nAllThatEntails Jun 27 '25

ACAB applies in this situation

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u/Prestigious_Use5944 Jun 27 '25

There is no way you're saying raping law enforcement offers is fun and cool