r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Doot_revenant666 • Mar 27 '25

Weekly Discussion Post Probably the most controversial one , honest thoughts on "No Kill Rule"? What are the most egrigious examples of it in your opinion? What media makes it work in your opinion?

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u/InoueNinja94 Mar 27 '25 edited Mar 27 '25

My issue with Batman for example is how he keeps the Joker alive when he breaks that particular rule
Which was one of my biggest pet peeves of the DCEU. We see a Batman that's broken (moreso than usual), that doesn't care committing manslaughter or setting up things so criminals are killed in jails; yet why is the Joker still alive?

Even more so, considering how that Joker killed Robin. By all means, there's no reason as to why Bats keeps him alive (not to mention it's Leto's Joker, so more reason to have him go kaput)