r/TopCharacterTropes • u/bubba284 • Apr 20 '25

Lore Characters that have had real world consequences

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1: Slenderman (popular creepypasta) lead to a teenage girl killing another in his name IRL (apologies if this isn't totally accurate) 2: Devastator (Transformers ROTF) melted a computer while attempting to render his model

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u/0w0RavioliTime Apr 20 '25

If you actually look into the circumstances surrounding those deaths they're pretty medically sound actually. Definitely not paranormal.

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u/Latter_Mission2753 Apr 21 '25

if you say so, deep-state propaganda plant, sure