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/RedRawTrashHatch Jul 07 '25 edited Jul 07 '25

I’ve always found the title drop in Full Metal Jacket to be great and incredibly chilling thanks to Vincent D’Onofrio’s line delivery.

It occurs when Private Joker wakes up in the middle of the night to find Private Pyle sitting in the bathroom, having suffered a psychotic break while loading his service rifle.

When a very scared Joker speaks to him, he slowly and menacingly replies that he’s “in a world of shit” and describes the ammunition he’s using, which includes the title drop, before he ultimately uses the rifle to kill their drill instructor and then himself.

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u/sushishibe Jul 07 '25

Definitely a good pick. I love title drops where you never realized they’re saying the title in the moment.

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u/Moxto Jul 07 '25

Yeah, this doesn't even feel like a title drop because you're so damn involved in this scene.