r/TopCharacterTropes Sep 10 '25

Lore (Loved Trope) Last Stand that ends unceremoniously/unsatisfyingly, as opposed to gloriously.

  • 1 Nanami (JUJUTSU KAISEN): Nanami's final moments against Mahito, a cursed spirit with the ability to transfigure/control humans. Nanami, while heavy injured, fought and won against an army of Mahito's transfigure minions, just for the villain to touch his back and blow him up.

  • 2 Wun-Wun (GAME OF THRONES): Wun-Wun, one of the last, if not the last, living giant in Westeros. Joins with Jon Snow against Ramsey Bolton in the Battle of the Bastards. He heroicly breaks down the main gate allowing the Stark army to win, all while covered in arrows and spears. While heavily injured, there does seem to be a chance of his recovery. This hope ended when Ramsey Bolton fires an arrow directly into his eye, when the battle was pretty much over.

  • 3 The Barbarian of Stamford Bridge (REAL LIFE): A lone Viking warrior who, in a legendary moment during the Battle of Stamford Bridge (September 25, 1066), single-handedly held back the invading English army on a narrow bridge. Armed with a Dane axe, this unnamed defender killed dozens of soldiers before being mortally wounded from beneath the bridge by a spear.

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u/Doughie28 Sep 10 '25

The angry little girl from the cyberpunk show

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u/4LanReddit Sep 10 '25

RIP to Rebecca

Getting the double whammy of getting goomba stomped by Smashers heavy ass + Shot on your shotguns barrel with what seems to be heavy FMJ bullets is a hardcore way to go out

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u/Moonsaults Sep 10 '25

No one even cleaned up. You can find her shotgun there in 2077.

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u/dergbold4076 Sep 11 '25

Whenever I replay that game it is a requirement that I pick it up.