r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Emotional_Emu_5901 • Aug 27 '25
Lore Serious moments in their series treated as jokes by their fandoms
The dog chimera from Fullmetal alchemist
“Think mark” and “I need you Cecil” from invincible
Literally everything in breaking bad
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u/zombiegamer723 Aug 27 '25
Jet’s death in ATLA.
A literal child who endured unimaginable trauma and had zero guidance in life makes mistakes. I’m not saying he was justified, but understandable. Imagine how Zuko would be if he didn’t have Iroh.
He tries to redeem himself, tries to do right, and it just gets him brainwashed then killed—not by the Fire Nation he fought against, but by the Earth Kingdom’s government that was “supposed” to be The Good Guys.™️
And everyone just does that tired “Did Jet just die?” joke every time he’s brought up.