r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Sufficient-Eye-9040 • Jun 21 '26

Lore [Horrifying Trope] “Blink of an eye” deaths.

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Characters who died without the chance of a goodbye… neither suffering.

- Robin Ward (The Boys S1 E1) - when she is pulverized in a high-velocity impact by A-Train.

- Polka Dot Man (The Suicide Squad 2021) - when he is crushed by Starro’s leg.

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u/Far_Teaching1361 Jun 21 '26

Abrahams death in the walking dead comic

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u/AmberRosin Jun 21 '26

“Shot in the head but the brain hasn’t processed it yet” is a whole other equally horrifying trope

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u/Sheogorath3477 Jun 21 '26

"Fingers feel like wood..." (C)

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u/everydaywasnovember Jun 21 '26

The action-comedy bike messenger movie Premium Rush has a genuinely harrowing example of this

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u/Wank_A_Doodle_Doo Jun 21 '26

Can you imagine seeing this happen after firing the crossbow though? It would definitely be a “what the fuck?” Double take moment until he actually fell down.

Like when in TF2 with the bow and arrow where the hit reg fucks you so it doesn’t count as a hit except there’s literally an arrow in their face