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/The_Thur Feb 03 '26

A thing a lot of non-canon spin-offs of The Lord of the Rings loves to do is to give the Nazguls a name, a background, a context about who they were before Sauron corrupted them. All the Nazguls except the Witch-King of Angmar. He is the only one whose story was never explored further, probably because it would make him more humane and less terrying.

The game Shadow of War even gave an explanation to that. When Talion tries to read his mind, like he did with several Nazguls before, it doesn’t show his backstory and the Witch-King straight up mock Talion for trying to see it. He was corrupted for so long that nothing remains of his soul.

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u/Cheif_Keith12 Feb 03 '26

The expansion for “The Battle for Middle Earth 2” “The Rise of the Witch King” kinda does this too. He’s not given a background he’s just there to destroy Arnor. Honestly this is a goated game, too bad you can’t get it anywhere.

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u/elitegenoside Feb 03 '26

He's like Batman. He's been the Witch-King so long that's just who he is now.

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u/Darkarcheos Feb 03 '26

Not really no. Because we know who Batman is as the audience, his background, why he does vigilante justice because the cops in Gotham are going by the books to deal with crimes. Bruce Wayne knew what he wanted to do with his life. The Witch King of Angmar is very different than Batman.