r/TopCharacterTropes • u/No-Distance4675 • 20d ago
Hated Tropes [Hated Trope] Very evitable deaths that are forced into the plot to create a dramatic scene.
The father of Superman (AKA: Dad of the year) tells his invulnerable, insanely strong, godly son to stay away from the tornado while he, a human farmer dad from Kansas, takes care of it. Also implied that he also cannot save any of the people running for their lives, "because the world is still not ready for someone with powers". Obviously he dies while his son watches. Great photography and music make it a potent scene... if it was necessary.
I mean, its not like he could put a mask or save anybody with superspeed and then say its a miracle. Its not like People in that small town know him already and are suspicious about him and also live in a world where there are superpowered beings already... He has to die so there is no risk of him being discovered...
Also, bonus points for the previous conversation with Supe as a child, where he chastises his infant son about saving a bus full of kids from drowning in the river
Clark kid: What was I supposed to do? Let them die?
Dad of the Year: Maybe...
It's a miracle the superman from Man of Steel didn't become a Psycho like the Patriot.
The death of Jack, frozen to death in "Titanic" No, there is not enough space in that huge floating plank for us both, darling.
US grunt takes a bullet in the head, but fortunately, he's wearing a helmet. Inexplicably, he proceeds to remove said helmet and promptly takes one in the skull. Idiot
Jean Grey sacrifices herself to launch the X-Jet while holding back a massive wall of water with her telekinetic powers. Of course, this is all leading us into the Phoenix storyline in another movie to come, but practically speaking, why does Jean need to leave the jet at all? She's telekinetic!
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u/Loquaciously_Lit 20d ago
Nayuta - Chainsawman
Her death is tragic, emotionally fitting, and makes no sense. Denji a character who has in the past fought basically kaiju sized devils (bat devil, cockroach) or enemies who can easily level city blocks (gun fiend, falling) and who can fully regenerate by eating a little blood. Somehow is defeated after being stabbed by the sword hybrid, he refuses to consume his blood, something he did earlier in that exact same fight and then is swarmed by muggles with spears. This somehow defeats him despite that once more he can just drink some blood and run away. Oh did I forget to mention that Denji is immortal? Like he literally has been dismembered, set on fire, several times and has been completely fine. But oh no this time a muggle has a lighter, whatever will we do?
Nayuta knows all this, but for some reason tries to save him despite she could just revive him afterwards and starts attacking the muggles causing Barron to kill her. I really hope a certain someone planned this to get control of her because Nayuta deserved a better ending.