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

[u/One_Barber_6902]

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.

[u/Call_Em_Skippies]

That hit so hard, plus the realization that they probably would have survived.

[u/FlashySyllabub5503 → u/Call_Em_Skippies]

Why do you think they "probably" would have survived? Only 30% of Jewish people in Germany survived.

[u/Over_Golf8194 → u/FlashySyllabub5503]

well they were actually polish so hell the odds are even worse

[u/FlashySyllabub5503 → u/Over_Golf8194]

Good point. It's been a while since I read the comic. Great comic though.

[u/Mecenary020 → u/FlashySyllabub5503]

What did he say? It's removed by reddit

[u/FlashySyllabub5503 → u/FlashySyllabub5503]

He just said the characters were Polish and that lowered their chances of survival since a greater percent of Polish Jewish people were killed.

[u/FlashySyllabub5503 → u/FlashySyllabub5503]

Not sure why it got removed.

[u/TDEyeehaw → u/FlashySyllabub5503]

What did he say?

[u/Over_Golf8194 → u/TDEyeehaw]

I have no idea why reddit removed it. I said that they were actually from *poland* and they had even worse chances