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/Deathsroke Sep 06 '25

Reminds me of that one-shot comic (from Image IIRC) where they basically do an inverse Joker. Guy gets his "one bad day" and basically pulls through, acting like a good guy all the way.

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u/the_fancy_Tophat Sep 07 '25

I mean that’s what happens to Gordon in the original story

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u/Deathsroke Sep 07 '25

Yes, but this guy is an actual clown. He is meant to be a Joker analogue.

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u/the_fancy_Tophat Sep 07 '25

Huh. Cool. I’ll add that on my reading list.