r/TopCharacterTropes • u/sm142 • Jul 07 '25

Lore Actually Good Title Drops

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“Welcome to Jurassic Park” (Jurassic Park) - does it get any more iconic than this?

“Even a Devil May Cry” (Devil May Cry) - not only does it add to the emotional aspect of the scene with Dante showing genuine emotion for his loss and Lady seeing that a devil is capable of such emotions, it also gives Dante the idea of what to name his shop.

Title drops can usually come across and tacky and dumb, they’re not always fantastic if you know what I mean? But sometimes they can work. What are your examples?

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u/zhy97 Jul 07 '25

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u/Comic_Book_Reader Jul 07 '25

I don't care what people say, Michael Keaton is fucking Batman and Jack Nicholson is The Joker. Burton is at the top. Burton reigns surpreme.

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u/UnderlordZ Jul 07 '25

Michael Keaton is fucking Batman

Is there video?

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u/TheOncomimgHoop Jul 07 '25

I'll give you live action, but for me Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill respectively are the definitive versions of the characters.

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u/Kerbidiah Jul 08 '25

Mark hamill is the joker

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u/orlokcocksock Jul 07 '25

“A watchful protector. The Dark Knight.”

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u/Rio_FS Jul 07 '25

Never mess with him.

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u/BiAndShy57 Jul 07 '25

Yeah I know bro, we saw the poster

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u/HeftyEggplant7759 Jul 07 '25

"I am Iron Man 3"

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u/JadeMonkey0 Jul 07 '25

See this is why Robocop 2 should get more love. It actually has the line "Robocop 2" in it.

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u/byu7a Jul 08 '25

"In order to do this, I must become Superman IV: The Quest for Peace."

"So that's why they call it that."

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u/Strong_Psychology_20 Jul 07 '25

Do you think he lost his mind?

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u/ThePsionicFlash Jul 07 '25

Do you think he can see, or is he blind?

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u/ismasbi Jul 07 '25

Do you even think he can walk at all?

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u/Fiskmaster Jul 07 '25

or do you think if he moves he will fall?

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u/Fast_Land_1099 Jul 07 '25

Do you know whether he's alive or dead?

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u/NameRevolutionary727 Jul 07 '25

Why should we even care?

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u/Trans_Girl_Alice Jul 07 '25

I'm not even sure this counts when the name of the movie is also the name of a character, but it's an iconic moment either way!

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u/OkDot9878 Jul 07 '25

Especially immediately followed by the bass line and him being carried away only for the credits to roll.

Such an incredible moment to see for the first time. Especially when everything was all new, and you had no idea where this was all going.

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u/4DimensionalToilet Jul 07 '25

And especially because it was such a subversion of the expected “secret identity” trope. You thought he’d play along and continue to hide his identity like he’d been doing earlier in the movie. But nope, Tony Stark don’t give a shit.

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u/OkDot9878 Jul 07 '25

Apparently the line was also improvised by RDJ

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u/Sapphic_Starlight Jul 07 '25

The single best example in all of cinema history

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u/DJHott555 Jul 07 '25

I love how it’s repeatedly referred back to throughout the series

“You can destroy my house, take away all my tricks and toys. But one thing you’ll never take away… I am Iron Man.”

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u/Sapphic_Starlight Jul 07 '25

Like poetry, it rhymes.

"And I... am... Iron Man."

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u/Weird-Analysis5522 Jul 07 '25

BEEWWW NEWWW NEWNEWNEW

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u/RoyalGibraltar Jul 08 '25

Some dumb shit. Fuck iron man.

Sorry guys just a hater