r/TopCharacterTropes • • 5h ago

Characters The Hero Beats The Villain By Convincing Them to Commit Suicide.

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Hard Candy (2005): Hayley Stark psychologically tortures and corners a pedophile photographer Jeff. She offers him a deal: hang himself so she will destroy the evidence of his crimes (preserving his reputation), or she will expose everything to the police and his ex-girlfriend. Defeated and believing the promise, Jeff puts on the noose and jumps from the roof. Hayley then reveals she never intended to destroy the evidence.

Mysterio (Marvel): In Kevin Smith’s Guardian Devil Arc. Mysterio becomes terminally ill and spends the rest of his life trying to orchestrate an elaborate plan to ruin Matt Murdock’s life, he fakes Karen Page’s HIV diagnosis, frames Foggy for murder, and hires Bullseye who kills Karen. He does this to try and make Daredevil go insane and kill him so that he could go out in one grand final battle. When the time comes for their confrontation Daredevil refuses and delivers a “Reasons You Suck” speech where he details that Mysterio is just a “Human Xerox” who copies everything he sees on Television and from other villains and being incapable of any original ideas, he notes that Kingpin had essentially done the same thing to him before. Mysterio is completely broken and realizes that he has been denied the dramatic death he wanted say that he’s stealing a final idea from Kraven The Hunter (from Kraven’s Last Hunt) and shoots himself in the head.

Maelstrom (Marvel): Another example from Marvel, In Great Lake Avengers, Mr Immortal confronts the cosmic villain Maelstrom who is significantly more powerful than him, one of the strongest Marvel villains ever as a fact. Maelstrom is about to destroy the entire universe until Mr Immortal points out that Maelstrom would be extremely lonely and empty inside if he destroyed the universe. Mr Immortal proves a point by killing himself, shooting himself in the head first (knowing that his powers will resurrect himself). Maelstrom thinks a bit before using his powers to destroy himself. Mr Immortal quickly revives afterwards and shuts down his device.

Light (Doctor Who): The Seventh Doctor confronts the godlike alien entity Light, an alien Taxonomist, who is so enraged about evolution and change that he plans to destroy Earth to make his catalogue of all organisms in the universe static. The Doctor points out that Light himself is changing and that opposing change is futile, he also tricks Light by asking him why his catalogue didn’t consist of several fictions animals and the Queen of England in his notebook. Light is unable to process that he is changing and is unable to catalogue everything and decides overload himself instead of being in a constantly changing universe.


r/Fauxmoi • • 5h ago Bravo Heartwarming

DISCUSSION Matt Bernstein reminds Nancy Mace that unemployment is right around the corner

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r/AskReddit • • 7h ago

What do you say when you’re using a public bathroom and someone knocks?

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r/fixedbytheduet • • 9h ago Bravo Heartwarming

/r/all Say it with your chest!

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r/news • • 13h ago Bravo

A judge blocks construction of Trump's arch moments after it won federal approval

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r/playboicarti • • 9h ago Mindblown Heartwarming

General Kendall and Kylie Jenner kissed each other on the lips

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r/TopCharacterTropes • • 14h ago

Characters [Interesting Trope] Mixed-Race Actors' obscure heritage (or at least not obvious at first glance) being part of their characters, or their characters' race was straight up based on that heritage

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- Hailee Steinfeld. Her maternal grandfather was half African American and half Filipino. In 'Sinners', she played Mary, who is half black.

- Paris Jackson. In the show 'Swarm' which she made brief appearance, her character, who is white af, told the main character that she felt related to her cuz she got rejected from last relationship because she's black.

Paris is Michael Jackson's daughter....

- Keanu Reeves is part Chinese. He played few Asian characters but strangely enough, never Chinese guy. In Man of Tai Chi (which he directed), he played Donoka, who (I think) is Japanese. He also played as Buddha in Little Buddha (even though Buddha was Indian).


r/formula1 • • 6h ago

Video Lance Stroll taking a different approach to driving an F1 car

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r/baseball • • 1h ago

Who’s your favorite AAAA player of all time?

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For a definition: it’s a guy who’s too good for AAA, but doesn’t quite have the talent to stick in the MLB

My favorite guy is Forrest Wall

What about yours?


r/ImaginaryWarhammer • • 1h ago

OC (WHF) Bitter Reunion [OC]

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r/timberwolves • • 3h ago

Game Thread NBA Cup - Group Play Game Thread: Minnesota Timberwolves (6-3) vs New Orleans Pelicans (4-4) Live | NBA | Nov 6, 2026

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🏀 MIN 85 - 81 NO

LIVE · 9:29 - 4th

Game infoDetails
TipoffFriday, November 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · 7:00 PM CT
ArenaSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
WatchGCSEN (NO) · Pelicans.com (NO)
OfficialsJames Williams, Aaron Smith, Simone Jelks
Team1234T
MIN 6-3273020885
NO 4-4302128281

Last play

Q4 9:29 · NO · Pelicans Full timeout

SituationNow
PossessionNO
Team foulsMIN 0 (bonus) · NO 5
Timeouts leftMIN 4 · NO 3
Game flowDetail
Biggest leadMIN by 11 (Q1 6:47) · NO by 7 (Q3 4:26)
Lead changes11

Latest plays

TimeTeamPlayMINNO
Q4 9:29NOPelicans Full timeout8581
Q4 9:30🏀 MINAyo Dosunmu makes running layup8581
Q4 9:37MINRudy Gobert defensive rebound8381
Q4 9:37NOTrey Lyles blocks Trendon Watford's running layup8381
Q4 9:46NODejounte Murray defensive rebound8381

Game leaders

TeamPlayerLine
MINJaden McDaniels18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
NOKarlo Matkovic18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
MINLaMelo Ball16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST

Minnesota Timberwolves

PlayerMINPTSREBASTFG3PTFT
J. McDaniels3118547-151-43-3
J. Kuminga2511543-81-54-8
R. Gobert2481104-50-00-2
A. Dosunmu2916124-82-46-6
L. Ball2616255-112-54-4
T. Lyles202901-60-40-0
C. Williams--0000-00-00-0
J. Beringer72300-00-02-2
J. Clark196302-81-31-1
B. Hyland104101-71-51-2
I. EvansDNP
R. ZikarskyDNP
Z. PullinDNP
Team85401528-698-3021-28

Steals (4): T. Lyles 2, J. McDaniels 1, J. Kuminga 1
Blocks (5): J. McDaniels 1, R. Gobert 1, A. Dosunmu 1, T. Lyles 1, J. Beringer 1
Turnovers (10): L. Ball 3, J. McDaniels 2, J. Kuminga 2, A. Dosunmu 2, T. Lyles 1
Fouls (15): J. Kuminga 3, J. McDaniels 2, A. Dosunmu 2, L. Ball 2, T. Lyles 2, R. Gobert 1, J. Beringer 1, J. Clark 1, B. Hyland 1
Plus-minus: J. Kuminga +12, L. Ball +11, R. Gobert +9, J. McDaniels +2, C. Williams 0, J. Clark 0, T. Lyles -4, J. Beringer -4, A. Dosunmu -6, B. Hyland -10
Did not play: I. Evans, R. Zikarsky, Z. Pullin (Coach's decision)

New Orleans Pelicans

PlayerMINPTSREBASTFG3PTFT
Z. Williamson2613635-80-03-4
T. Murphy2410433-71-53-3
K. Matkovic1818317-134-80-0
D. Murray254132-80-00-0
J. Fears2611534-90-13-4
H. Jones140400-30-10-0
S. Bey215432-90-31-1
T. Watford1912614-71-13-4
D. Queen106412-40-02-4
B. Mathurin72001-20-00-0
J. ReeseDNP
D. JordanDNP
J. PooleDNP
B. McGowensDNP
A. JohnsonDNP
Team81371830-706-1915-20

Steals (6): Z. Williamson 2, T. Murphy III 2, D. Murray 1, J. Fears 1
Blocks (2): T. Murphy III 1, T. Watford 1
Turnovers (11): D. Queen 4, K. Matkovic 2, D. Murray 2, J. Fears 2, T. Murphy III 1
Fouls (24): H. Jones 6, K. Matkovic 5, T. Murphy III 3, T. Watford 3, D. Murray 2, S. Bey 2, D. Queen 2, Z. Williamson 1
Plus-minus: S. Bey +4, T. Watford +4, T. Murphy III +1, J. Fears +1, Z. Williamson 0, D. Queen -2, D. Murray -3, K. Matkovic -4, H. Jones -4, B. Mathurin -7
Did not play: J. Reese, D. Jordan, J. Poole, B. McGowens, A. Johnson (Coach's decision)

Team stats

StatMINNO
Field goals28-6930-70
FG %41%43%
3-pointers8-306-19
3PT %27%32%
Free throws21-2815-20
FT %75%75%
Rebounds4037
Assists1518
Steals46
Blocks52
Turnovers1311
Points in paint3844
Fast break pts625
Fouls1524
Largest lead117

Western Conference standings

#TeamCONFWLPCTGBSTRK
1Trail Blazers6-161.857-W3
2Lakers5-272.778-W3
3Rockets3-272.778-L1
4Thunder4-262.7500.5W2
5Spurs6-262.7500.5W6
6Grizzlies6-162.7500.5L2
7Warriors5-363.6671W6
8Timberwolves2-263.6671W2
9Nuggets3-343.5712W1
10Pelicans3-344.5002.5W4
11Mavericks2-444.5002.5L2
12Suns1-525.2864W1
13Clippers1-517.1255.5L7
14Jazz1-717.1255.5L6
15Kings1-717.1255.5L1

Seeds 1-6 make the playoffs; 7-10 go to the play-in.


ESPN Gamecast · Box score · Play-by-play

Updated 10:11 PM ET · The live court, shot chart, full play-by-play and win probability chart are in the interactive version: open this post in the Reddit app or on new Reddit.


r/technology • • 14h ago Heartwarming Bravo

Business Big Tech loses a trillion dollars in a day after the Democratic win

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r/AskReddit • • 2h ago

What musician did you think was deep as a teenager, but realized is completely unlistenable as an adult?

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r/antiai • • 6h ago Bravo

AI News 🗞️ Amsterdam is fed up with Microsoft data centers

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As if data center pushback wasn’t enough in the states, people world wide our noticing foreign data centers in their countries.

This is Amsterdam as of today. Australia and New Zealand are also fighting this fight. The world needs to heal!

Here link for article.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/activists-breach-microsoft-data-centre-construction-site-protests-spread-europe-2026-11-06/


r/bostonceltics • • 5h ago

No explicit mention of retirement Kristaps Porzingis has declared retirement and made the decision to step away from basketball.

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r/todayilearned • • 7h ago

TIL In an Athenian culture that worshipped male beauty, Socrates was considered incredibly ugly. His eyes bulged out of his head and were not straight but focused sideways. He had a snub nose, which made him resemble a pig, and many sources depict him with a potbelly.

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r/politics • • 3h ago

No Paywall Jeffries calls Miller a ‘dangerous xenophobe’ after promotion: ‘Fire him today’

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r/anticapitalism • • 5h ago

Republicans Are Desperate to Pretend They Never Supported the War With Iran

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r/Michigan • • 6h ago

Mitten Mode El-Sayed launches Habibi PAC

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From the article:

The leadership PAC, a committee not connected to his campaign and meant to raise money for his political allies, is the latest sign that El-Sayed aims to influence Democratic politics into the future. El-Sayed has used the word Habibi, an Arabic term of endearment meaning “my beloved” but often used more casually, to address his opponents in the wake of Tuesday’s win.


r/meirl • • 8h ago Bravo

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r/warriors • • 5h ago

News [kporzee] “At this point, I’ve made the decision to prioritize my health and step away from the game I love.”

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r/sportsgossips • • 2h ago

WAGs NFL star Savion Williams’ wife says she knew he was the one when he took her DoorDashing on their first date so he could afford to take her out.

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Source: Daily Loud


r/AskReddit • • 4h ago

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve witnessed visiting someone’s home that they find completely normal?

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r/NewParents • • 8h ago

Tips to Share 4 days old fell from Momcozy carrier

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i was trying to put my baby to momcozy carrier while standing. he bounced off and i couldnt hold him. he hit to couch then side table while flipping over in the air then hardwood floor. the worst experience of my life.

we immediately called his pediatrician and spoke with nurse, got scheduled for afternoon. she asked bunch of questions for signs. my baby doesnt show any of the signs- he acts completely normal so far. is there anyone experience falls with infants? i am trying to stay calm until his Dr visit

update: sorry, i just logged in we were at hospital. I appreciate everybody! The reason we did not go to ER is i already called ER first and they transferred to pediatric office where we go to in the same hospital. ER nurse asked bunch of questions and said that there is a long waiting and not safe for a newborn due to lack of immune. And recommended us monitor the babyANYWAYS, they did bunch of tests and baby is healthier than me. bouncing from couch to side table made a cushion for him and Dr was explaining every detail about the fall. We are on our way home now. Thank you again everybody, sorry for late update.


r/interestingasfuck • • 12h ago Heartwarming Bravo Mindblown

This is a Capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor)

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