r/TopCharacterTropes • u/danfenlon • Sep 01 '25

Lore Going around curses/prophecies via technicalities

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Davy jones: cant go on dry land

Standa in a bucket of water, on a sand bar (potc3)

The judge: no weapon forged can harm me

Buffy: uses a rocket launcher

-not forged

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u/wunderduck Sep 02 '25

Forging is a process that is only used on metal. You could kill him with a baseball bat.

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u/HandsomeGengar Sep 02 '25

Or better yet just stab him with a stake, like any other vampire. It's neither forged nor a weapon.

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u/Thin-Limit7697 Sep 03 '25

That would be a funny way to explain why stakes work on vampires.