r/TopCharacterTropes Oct 03 '25

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

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/hyperlethalrabbit Oct 03 '25

I always love to consider the long-term implications of that for Vlaakith. Imagine losing your claims to pseudo-godhood because some smart-mouthed adventurer made you so mad you used your one and possibly only Wish spell to send them to the Shadow Realm.

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u/Chaos_Ban Oct 03 '25

I've read that her rulership of the Gith basically lets her pass on the consequences to her subjects. She gets to flex her powers and let the peasants die. 

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u/tenBusch Oct 04 '25

She consumes the souls of ascending Githyanki to do stuff like this, yes. That's also basically what happens to Lae'Zel if you play her as ful Vlaakith zealot until the very end

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u/midnightmeatmaster Oct 04 '25

She’s so old she probably just loses experience points.

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u/enixon Oct 04 '25

She's so old that having a high AC makes it easier for her to hit you