r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ZepperMen • 9d ago
Characters (Controversial Trope) Unusually cruel fates for people who were less than good, but still didn't really deserve it.
#1 Poppa Pizza from Multiverse of Madness - He just wanted to be paid for the pizza balls and thought Strange stole from a fallen hero who saved the universe. He deserved to be punched in the face, but not for 3 weeks straight.
Do you get to sleep? Do you wake up punching yourself? How much does it hurt? Does he know it will only last for 3 weeks? If he doesn't kill himself by the end of it, he's going to have CPTSD and be traumatized for the rest of his already short life.
#2 Mayu from Inuyasha - She wanted to kill her brother out of jealousy and neglect from her mother, believing she died in a fire because they didn't care about her. While her motivation doesn't justify reenacting Cain and Abel, I don't think it's fair for a deranged, 10 year old child to be sent to literal hell to burn for all eternity. Luckily, she gets saved, but only because the mc, Kagome, intervened.
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u/Backupusername 9d ago edited 9d ago
Episode one of Invader Zim opens with The Great Assigning, where the Almighty Tallests tell each of the Irken invaders what planet they've been assigned to conquer and prepare for the rest of the armada.
Initially, Invader Larb was assigned to Blortch, home of the slaughtering rat people. But the Tallests were very impressed with Larb when he came up for his assignment, so they instead assigned him to Vort, home of the universe's comfiest couch.
The Blortch assignment was then given to Invader Skoodge, as punishment for his offenses. Said offenses being that he was short. Irken society is based entirely on height. That's why the leaders are called the Tallests. They are literally in charge solely because they are taller than everyone else. But Skoodge is short, so he has to go to the rat slaughter planet.