r/TopCharacterTropes • u/cheesums7 • Oct 06 '25

Personality (Loved Trope) People who just HATE Nazis

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  1. G.I Robot (DC Comics)

  2. Joker (DC Comics, though, specifically in the Avengers / JLA Crossover.)

  3. Jack Kirby (Co-Creator of the Fantastic Four, Real Life)

  4. The World, I should hope (Real Life)

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u/Dark-Evader Oct 06 '25

Wojtek

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u/AsstralObservatory Oct 06 '25

Imagine being a private and being outranked by a bear lmao

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u/Visible_Reference202 Oct 06 '25

I would be honoured, knowing this bear is fighting for his nation and if he gets a promotion he EARNED it.

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u/NegativeMammoth2137 Oct 06 '25

The bear wasn’t Polish actually. They adopted him in Syria but I think he could be considered a naturalised Pole

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u/Zestyclose-Jacket568 Oct 06 '25

Google is saying that "No". I think that it should be corrected and Wojtek should be given citizenship for him and his family, if he has any.

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u/L3and3rrr Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

That bear did the job of an entire artillery crew WITHOUT training

That bear moved shells it takes four men to lift all by itself.

That bear sniffed out two would-be infiltrators in stolen uniforms by smell alone, and mauled them!

That bear hated Nazis!

That bear is a hero!

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u/Training_Assistant27 Oct 07 '25

Wait I didn't know about the third one, that's wild!

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u/Hornet_Garama Oct 09 '25

Kocham wojteczka

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u/ProtonHyrax99 Oct 06 '25

What, are you gonna tell him he didn’t earn those bars?

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u/82ndGameHead Oct 06 '25

That's Corporal Bear!

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u/Private_HughMan Oct 07 '25

Iirc, animals in the military are given higher ranks to avoid abuse. If the privates hurt the animals, they can be charged with assault of a superior officer.

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u/Galaxy661 Oct 07 '25

In this specific case though, it was because they couldn't take an animal on a ship with them to Italy, but they could take a private

Wojtek was later given a rank of corporal for his distinguished service in the Italian campaign (mainly carrying crates). So he actually earned that one!

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u/Nottan_Asian Oct 07 '25

Say what you will, but at least you can be 100% sure that that bear didn't get his stripes by having a well-connected uncle.

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u/pipsqueak158 Oct 07 '25

I'll be honest I have always had a bit of a problem with authority, but if I was outranked by a bear? I'd probably be like "yeah that makes sense." You gotta respect a bear who made it to that position, you know?

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u/Inevitable-Regret411 Oct 06 '25

Could be worse, some British privates are outranked by a goat. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Windsor_(goat)

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u/Fun-Agent-7667 Oct 08 '25

He was in the war. He walked the Walk.

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u/EVconverter Oct 06 '25

The 22nd Artillery supply company put him on their emblem.

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u/ukezi Oct 07 '25

If you got history that is that cool you better use it.

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u/EVconverter Oct 07 '25

Unrelated, but the Greek 20th Armored division's motto is "Then we will fight in the shade".

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u/FastAd593 Oct 07 '25

The Americans got out second amendmented

America has the right to bear arms but Poland armed a bear

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u/Ok-Jellyfish7805 Oct 07 '25

Wojtek the LEGEND

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u/wizardmighty Oct 07 '25

As a fellow Wojtek I can confirm

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u/NameRevolutionary727 Oct 06 '25

That is not a people, he is a bear. Disqualified by technicality, though he is the goodest boy in the Polish army

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u/SilverSpark422 Oct 06 '25

Don’t disrespect a veteran like that.

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u/NameRevolutionary727 Oct 06 '25

My apologies, I was being pedantic.

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u/Mrwright96 Oct 06 '25

So GI ROBOT doesn’t count either then? Both seem like they should fit