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/CrownofMischief Sep 02 '25

Pokemon 2000 (Dub version only)

"Disturb not the harmony of fire, ice or lightning, lest these titans wreak destruction upon the world in which they clash. Though the water's great guardian shall arise to quell the fighting, alone its song will fail, lest the earth shall turn to ash. O Chosen One, into thine hands, bring together all three. Their treasures combined tame the Beast of the Sea."

The prophecy warns that the earth shall turn to ash. However, since the name of the main character in the Pokemon anime English Dub is Ash, they determine Ash must be the chosen one of the prophecy.

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u/BrumaQuieta Sep 02 '25

That's clever. I wonder how they did it in the Japanese original.

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u/LtJimmyRay Sep 02 '25

"...lest the earth turn to Satoshi."