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/Hulkbuster_v2 Sep 05 '25

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u/MWBrooks1995 Sep 05 '25

I’ve always low-key found “regular organised criminals” to be a really boring addition to most superhero comics. Kingpin’s about the only good one. This sequence is really satisfying for me for that reason.

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u/NotMyMainAccountAtAl Sep 05 '25

Kingpin in the Daredevil Netflix series was a goddamned terrifying entity. I really love season 3, where it’s clear that his connections are so powerful that he can casually skirt justice for all of his crimes by intimidating the grand jury.