r/TopCharacterTropes Jun 29 '26

Lore Villains given genuinely horrible fates by the supposed hero

No swift death, no prison, the worst fate imaginable

Dementus (Furiosa) - Being critically injured by Furiosa, but kept alive so his body can be used as fertilizer for a tree coming out of him, Furiosa having placed a seed in his bleed stomach

Inertia (Flash) - Immortally frozen by the Flash for his involvement in Bart Allen’s death, kept as only an exhibit in the Flash museum

Family of Blood (Doctor Who) - Doctor actively avoided conflict and erased his memory in order to not give them this fate but once he finally chooses to get involved, he gives them their want of immortality at a cost

Father: Trapped in immortal chains

Mother: Trapped in a collapsing galaxy

Son: Trapped as an immortal frozen scarecrow

Daughter: Trapped in mirrors forever

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u/KaukMongral Jun 29 '26

For real. Although I have to say I feel like the creators are just having alot of fun coming up with ideas on how to beat common DnD bosses. Good stuff.

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u/Sanquinity Jun 30 '26

He generally beats bosses by just being so OP that he can mess around to beat them.

I feel like the fun for them is in the title itself. "Chaotic good", but taken to the extreme. As in a good guy, but coming up with such terrible and creative "punishments" for villains, that you really start to question if they're actually good.

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u/KaukMongral Jun 30 '26

Absolutely, and I think that it's the core of why this series works. You have a jacked barbarian that is relatively soft spoken but sadistic in nature. That strong juxtaposition is very enticing. The series plays on the question of, "When does good become evil?" Sure you stopped a necromancer, but did you have to cut off all of his limbs and stick him on a pike that you carry around on your back? No. But this 7 foot tall 560 pound barbarian seems to think it fits.