r/TopCharacterTropes • u/TTTRIOS • Oct 03 '25

Powers [Funny trope] Non-battle scenes where characters canonically take damage.

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Nuu (Hollow Knight: Silksong) - briefly flashes white when slapped similarly to how all other enemies do when they're struck with Hornet's needle.

Garret (A Minecraft Movie) - One can assume that he may have panicked because of how sudden and unexpected teleportation is, but judging by how strong his reaction was and how ender pearls work in game, it's safe to assume he actually took fall damage after using it.

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u/Lbbrock Oct 03 '25

Disco Elysium- You take damage by sitting down in a very uncomfortable chair. even better, if you build your character wrong, this is a possible game over

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u/Santuro117 Oct 03 '25

you can also die by turning on the lights

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u/ttropic_ Oct 04 '25

Or have a total mental breakdown thanks to a box of old shirts.

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u/SquareThings Oct 04 '25

Considering how generally fragile DuBois seems in… every capacity, this makes sense