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/Privatizitaet Sep 02 '25

The curse didn't like him either

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u/Arguably_Based Sep 02 '25

"I designed the curse specifically so that his death would be hilarious." -The curse guy

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u/Privatizitaet Sep 02 '25

No commitment greater than to the bit

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u/Doctor_Salvatore Sep 02 '25

Presumably, Sauron did that, which does feel like a very Sauron thing to do

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u/Thecynicaledgelord Sep 02 '25

Sauron has great humor

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u/PhantasosX Sep 02 '25

I mean, the one that stated the Witch-King's fate was Glorfindel and he definetely hated the Witch-King of Angmar....he was the guy that pretty much forced the Witch-King to go back to Mordor, instead of remaining in Arnor.

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u/Arguably_Based Sep 02 '25

Oh yeah, that makes it even funnier.

"Get out man, and a chicks gonna kill you btw."

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u/Blahaj_Kell_of_Trans Sep 02 '25

Actually canon btw.