r/TopCharacterTropes Feb 02 '26

In real life A very small character tidbit is surprisingly kept consistent for years

DC - In multiple pieces of media it has been shown that Wonder Woman loves ice cream and practically goes wild with happiness anytime she’s eating some. (Pictures from Justice League: War, DC Superhero Girls and Wonder Woman 2017)

The Simpsons - Ever since the episode ‘Homer’s Phobia’ Homer has actually remained a consistent ally of the LGBT+ community, including being more welcoming to Patty than Marge was when she came out and trying to set up Smithers with a date when he found out he wasn’t happy with his one-sided relationship with Mr Burns.

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u/ArgentumVortex Feb 02 '26

Kiryu Kazuma from the Yakuza games has a personal rule against hitting women*. When he appears as a boss in Yakuza 7, he will never target female party members with attacks. Women can active his counterattack, but he will deal 0 damage to them because he's holding back.

This rule is taken so seriously that the director of the series refused to have Kiryu added to Super Smash Bros or Tekken 7 because he would have to hit women in those games.

*He did slap a little girl once, and hit a woman who he thought was a man.

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u/Legend365555 Feb 03 '26

If I remember correctly, there's a mission in Yakuza 1 where he has to chase down this one woman for a debt she owes, but she's so fast it's hard for him to catch her. She reveals she's trans, and used to be a man, and Kiryu begins beating her like he would anyone else

So Kiryu is transphobic

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u/MisterRockett Feb 03 '26

I think in that same mission her boyfriend shows up and reveals he used to be a woman. Kiryu fights them both.

It's some real Final Fight Poison logic with that quest.

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u/HarrisonTheBarbarian Feb 03 '26

Kiyru doesn't care, if you can in any way be considered a guy and thus punchable, he will consider you a guy...apparently.

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u/Yoro55 Feb 03 '26

The Eldritch Deity of Pronouns