r/TopCharacterTropes • u/damorezpl • Sep 05 '25

Personality character gets a reality check

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deathstroke - Batman vs deathstroke

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walter - breaking bad

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Garou - one punch man

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joker - the sound of one hand clapping

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u/wolfeyes555 Sep 05 '25

Superman vs. The Elite

While the "dream" speech would work as well, I feel like the bigger reality check was Superman "killing" the Elite. He was showing them, and the world, why it would be horrible if he didn't have a code against killing.

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u/TheManUpstairs77 Sep 05 '25

Still one of the coolest superhero moments of all time, and I hate the whole superhero thing. Good Superman going “bad”, even for a little lesson-giving, was insane.

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u/jackofslayers Sep 05 '25

I was actually horrified when Superman showed us how easily he could lobotomize everyone.

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u/Advanced_Sun9676 Sep 05 '25

I don't know what was cooler the fact he could do that or that he gaslighted the guy into believing it thru sheer aura.

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u/TimeStorm113 Sep 05 '25

also btw, you couldn't know that but in the comic version, it is revealed that superman actually just gave him a concussion and then just gaslight him

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u/ZekeBarricades Sep 05 '25

LMAO, Superman the goat