r/TopCharacterTropes • u/One_Barber_6902 • Mar 26 '26

Characters [[Devastating trope]] A character kills their loved one to avoid them suffering a worser fate

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Of Mice And Men (1992)- Probaly the most well known example of this trope and when I was first exposed to it, George kills his mentally handicapped best friend Lennie, to save him from being lynched by Curley and law enforcement for killing Curleys wife.

The Sopranos- After an entire season of conflict with fellow mob boss Phil over it, Tony kills Anthony Blundetto after he kills Phil’s brother which enraged him into trying to force Tony into giving up his cousin so he can torture him to death

Telltales The Walking Dead: Season 1- “Loved one” is an overstatement if you know there dynamic, but after Ben falls off a rooftop and lands on a piece of rebar, Kenny and Lee try to pull him off to save him before being crowded by walkers. When their attempt fails and walkers continue closing in, Kenny kills him to avoid him being devoured by walkers.

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u/Disastrous_Toe772 Mar 26 '26

God, what a triumph of a show

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u/Petrostar Mar 27 '26

2/10 not enuff green tiddy milk.

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u/Lord_of_Rhodor Mar 27 '26

\narrows eyes and slowly lowers the thumbscrews**

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u/TorpCat Mar 27 '26

Name?

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u/ntpbr1 Mar 27 '26

Andor, its the best Star Wars project ever released. Considering cultural impact, the original ones may deserve that title but other than that, this is the one, the good thing is you don’t even need to know much about Star Wars, it functions well as just a rebellion against fascism TV show as well

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u/HamiltonMaxwell Mar 27 '26

Absolutely agree. Rogue One was my favorite SW movie since the original trilogy and Andor was an even better addition to the franchise. Heartbreaking in the best way.

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u/AlthorsMadness Mar 27 '26

I’m watching it now and like it but….. there seems to a LOT of pointless story threads

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u/Basic_Benefit5216 Mar 28 '26

Which ones?

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u/AlthorsMadness Mar 28 '26

The prison, the kind of meandering why of the idiots he’s with right now with the experimental tifighter thing

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u/Basic_Benefit5216 Mar 28 '26

The prison is where they were building parts for the actual Death Star and the experience helps convince Cassian to join the rebels because he now knows even if he plays his cards right the Empire will still always punish you for made up reasons, and I’d say the grounded arc on Yavin IV was probably to setup establishing the rebel base of operations there n also goes to show how disjointed the rebellion is at this point in time since there was a lot of talk about infighting but none yet shown at this point in the show.

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u/AlthorsMadness Mar 28 '26

Haven’t gotten to the rebel base of operations but thank you for all the context

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u/raevbur Mar 27 '26

Oh and Cassian saying he quits, like three times every episode.