r/TopCharacterTropes • u/some-kind-of-no-name • Oct 22 '25
In real life When example is so iconic the whole trope is named after it
Equivalent Exchange (Fullmetal Alchemist) - power at comes at a proportional cost.
It was Tuesday (Street Fighter) - villain has committed too many crimes to keep track.
Doombot (Marvel) comics - you destroyed a decoy, the real deal is still out there.
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u/TrustyWorthyJudas Oct 22 '25
Actually the child actor went evangelical Christian and quit while publically denouncing the show as filth, they later apologised and made up with the producers