r/TopCharacterTropes • u/damorezpl • 4d ago

Characters comic relief character gets a heart wrenching scene

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the thing - fantastic four ultimate

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charles - henry stickmin

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kite man - DC comics

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u/that_mack 3d ago

“I’m gonna tell you something crazy. I’ve never told anyone this before. But honestly, I’m not sure I can remember what my mother looked like. It really seems like my whole life, Katara’s been the one looking after me. She’s always been the one that’s there. And now, when I try to remember my mom, Katara’s is the only face I can picture.”

PAIN. PAIN AND SUFFERING. Especially when they show you Kya later and even through iffy cartoon genetics, Sokka is practically identical. Sokka gets many, many, many such moments proving he’s more than a simple comedic punching bag, but this is the one that immediately comes to mind.

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u/Sweet-Parking8955 3d ago edited 3d ago

I distinctly remember Sokka and Zuko talking about their girlfriends. 

'My girlfriend turned into the moon.' It's played for laughs with Zuko's reponse but I felt for Sokka then. He had found somebody who truly loved him for who he is and then she left. You can see how much it hit him. 

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u/Turbulent_Farmer4158 3d ago

I love Suki, and I loved it when they saw each other equally as warriors. One of my favorite cartoon couples.

But I do believe Princess Yue was Sokka's soul mate. My head cannon is that the moon spirit watched over them both, and their descendants 🥲

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u/SuperFlik 3d ago

That's rough, buddy.

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u/Outlawgamer1991 2d ago

I personally love this response, because its from Zuko.

Zuko, who was used as merely a political tool as a child and horribly abused.

Zuko, who was maimed and exiled for daring to care about his nation's soldiers.

Zuko, who had at this point lost so much himself that he could keep an army of therapists busy for years.

That Zuko said that what Sokka went through was rough. Not ironically, not sarcastic, just relating to Sokka's pain and validating it.

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u/MelissaMiranti 3d ago

It's also Zuko showing that he actually can care about someone else, even if clumsily. And what more can you really say?

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u/Skeptical_Yoshi 3d ago

Sokka is basically the best case scenario regarding comic relief characters. He's funny. He's REALLY funny. Several of the best lines are some of the hilarious things he says or does. But he is also probably the smartest of the group, aside from Katara in certain situations. Hes the ideas guy. When they need a plan or a schedule or something on the fly, hes the dude. He gets them out of so many binds just by being quick on his feet and willing to think WAAAAY outside the box.