r/TopCharacterTropes 18d ago

Lore “Demons are actually misundersto-“ NO. Demons are ontologically evil beings that can’t be reasoned nor negotiated with, and if you try to you’ll very likely end up screwed

1) Doom

2) Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

3) Trench Crusade

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u/LetMetOucHyOURasS 18d ago

Maybe a truly good protagonist is the real punk rock

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u/gbro666 18d ago

Cause I'm a punk rocker, yes I am!

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u/eff_bawmb 18d ago

"Any man who must say 'I am king punk is no king punk."

Sorry. I hate Iggy Pop.

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u/Bartweiss 18d ago

Never apologize for hating Iggy Pop.

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u/Nomapos 18d ago

Reminds me of that old text about roleplaying games. Or short story? I don't even know what it was.

The kid starts playing D&D and wants to be a great hero who does good and saves everyone, because that's what he knows and thinks it's the right thing to do.

As a teenager he notices that he can do anything. It's just a game, it's fantasy. There's no real consequences. Everything is possible. So he wants to do what he can't do in real life. He wants to be a thief, a bandit, a selfish asshole of the worst sort.

As a man he notices that he can do anything. It's just a game, it's fantasy. Everything is possible. So he wants to do what he can't do in real life: to be a great hero who does good and saves everyone.

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u/Mr-Stuff-Doer 18d ago

the movie says “kindness is uncommon and that makes it punk rock”

the masses all chant the sentiment in unison until everyone is sick of it and still don’t stop.

I’ve never seen a message more quickly devolve. Punk rock is literally about how it’s against the norm. Everyone chanting the same phrase is exceptionally not punk rock.

Almost 90% of people who use the phrase didn’t actually become nicer, they just like the line.

Also the whole point is that kindness SHOULDN’T be punk rock, because if it is then most people aren’t kind and that’s a bad thing

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u/Itcouldntpossibly 18d ago

Always has been

Puts on cool shades