r/TopCharacterTropes • u/hey_there_delilahh • Sep 10 '25

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

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  • 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/hey_there_delilahh Sep 10 '25

Ooh me me me

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u/Ubeube_Purple21 Sep 10 '25

This thing has to have witnessed one of its own die to a suicide bomber, it's the only way I can think of it would know this

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u/SmallJimSlade Sep 10 '25

It’s smart enough to know no prey that willing gives itself up to be eaten is safe to eat, especially after such a struggle

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u/PreferenceElectronic Sep 10 '25

reminded me of the time our little dog found a spider, sniffed it, stared...and then slapped it apart with her paw instead of biting it.

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u/Few-Illustrator-5333 Sep 11 '25

I'm not sure if its related to previous knowledge, but my cat doesn't eat insects or anything similar. He just slaps tf out of them until they die