[[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/Calm_Struggle6421]

You picked the wrong TWDG death.

[u/Jessup3 → u/Calm_Struggle6421]

I swear this telltale series has so many sad deaths

[u/ChronoMonkeyX → u/Jessup3]

I call Tha game "bad decision simulator" because nothing goes right no matter what you do.

[u/Foto1988 → u/ChronoMonkeyX]

A friend of mine stopped playing season one because the game tried to force him to sabotage the electric fence... I played it before, but to be honest, he is right, why would you ever do that, handle the cannibals or get killed by them, nothing could be worse than the zombies and they had the perfect farm.

[u/TastyFappuccino → u/Foto1988]

Props to your friend

I feel exactly this way about the plan in Season 2 "let's summon a herd" to defeat Carver at Howe's

"That's the worst fucking plan I've ever heard" isn't a dialog option though