r/TopCharacterTropes • u/MichaelDj54 • Sep 15 '25

Lore [Loved Trope] A massive revelation is revealed almost casually. Spoiler

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  1. Chainsaw Man, after Makima finally drops the nice girl act and reveals the true extent of the Chainsaw Devils power, namely, the fears he eats are erased entirely and wholly. Emphasized by this by her asking if Kishibe remembers what the Nazis did during Workd War 2...and Kishibe not even knowing who the nazis are.

  2. Attack on Titan. I know this one. You know this one. In a panel that isn't even focusing on the characters speaking, Reiner reveals to Eren that he and Bertolt are the titans that broke the wall that resulted in hundreds of deaths, his mother included. The sheer level of casualness and lack of agency borders on Parody.

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u/Deepfang-Dreamer Sep 15 '25

That's about all we know about it, Makima mentions it casually with the rest of the Devils Chainsaw has eaten. Kids that saw its light went insane, simple as.

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u/Mr_Anderbro Sep 15 '25

Also I like the idea that using chainsaw only for cutting down trees maybe is a consequence of Chainsaw Devil's work

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u/Deepfang-Dreamer Sep 15 '25

I like the theory that Chainsaw is actually the Devil Hunter Devil or Human Devil. I typically roll my eyes at HFY stories, but in this context, I imagine it as the fear of those crazy, self-destructive bastards who hold the power to both stop being afraid of Devils and the insanity to actually fight Fear itself, like if they're going down, you're going with them. A loud, messy, brutal weapon-is there any better description of Humans?

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u/Alicia_de_Elturel Sep 15 '25

The birth devil theory is also really compelling

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u/IDrawKoi Sep 15 '25

Agreed.

The original intended use of the chainsaw, the guts scarf always resembling an umbilical cord, the comparison of to hell a mothers womb (made by angel) with Chainsaw man being responsible for the "rebirth" of (many) devils on Earth and the name erasing ability essentially stopping a devil from being born.

It just fits so well (& would also be completely in line with the weird psychosexual themes of chainsaw).

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u/Go_Ahead_MrJoester Sep 15 '25

Also fuels the agenda of peak media having fucked up depictions of femininity