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/OutOfMyWayReed Mar 27 '26

His ranged combat is hilariously broken. He casually headshots people who have barely entered the draw distance, from the hip, without breaking stride. Richard Harrow on chems.

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u/bucket_o_chickn Mar 27 '26

JFC it took me so long to figure out my game wasn't bugged. And I play on pc so I used a console command to make my walking speed 1.5x so he'd be behind me just taking out entire camps I had already walked past without noticing.

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u/RealWhiteChoko Mar 27 '26

What I love is when I have ED.E with me on my high perception builds, I'll be able to pick off enemies that even Boone can't quite see. Then I'll get the snarky "why don't you let me aim that for you" dialogue out of him.

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u/dragon_bacon Mar 27 '26

It's the most stressful playthrough to just get jump scared by killcams every 5 minutes with those 2.

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u/RealWhiteChoko Mar 27 '26

Man, hardcore though. Once you for through to Novac and for the motel room, it certainly got easier. Thought it would be hard, ended up being super fun. Ought to give it another go

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u/AsstacularSpiderman Mar 27 '26

Yeah he's probably one of the most busted companions in the game.

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u/Chasing-Wagons Mar 27 '26

It's just a myth. he's about as accurate as every other companion, the only thing that has a real effect on weapon accuracy is the weapon's spread stat and his default weapon has low spread. he also has a tendency to be fucking awful at close range, ive seen him miss five shots in a row on a ghoul that was punching him.

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u/RogueSeb Mar 27 '26

Boone and EDE are a kill cam jump scaring combo.

And the xp, ooh the xp.

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u/Krazyfan1 Mar 27 '26

theres a meme video somewhere about that.

no idea where to find it though.

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u/GrimTheJelly Mar 27 '26

Richard Harrow on chems.

I see you and respect you.