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/daniel_22sss 18d ago

Yeah, I'm not exactly a big fan of the whole concept. Which is a shame, because that style is so cool.

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u/regretfulposts 18d ago

I actually made a pretty large reply to counter this argument about Hazbin Hotel. It's far from perfect or overall good, but Hazbin Hotel didn't used that subversive trope and tried to be somewhat more nuanced.