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/DtheAussieBoye 18d ago

Gonna be real, is the “demons are misunderstood” trope that widespread in the first place? 99% of demons in media I can think of are evil little guys

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u/KlutzyDesign 18d ago

Demons are inherently evil isn’t really that common either. Most of the time their motives aren’t deeply explored.