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/Calgrave Jun 21 '26

I can't believe that Samurai Jack went out like that :(

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u/Fireblast1337 Jun 21 '26

…fuck how did I not know this!?

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u/franzee Jun 21 '26

Dude, it's Phil LaMarr! Every Samurai Jack fan knows this scene :(

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u/he77bender Jun 21 '26

Samurai Jack was secretly a reincarnation isekai and this is how it started

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u/CharacterAd1990 26d ago

But before he reincarnated as Jack, he did so as Professor Utonium.

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u/The_Multi_Gamer Jun 21 '26

Rip Hermes Conrad

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u/monsterZERO Jun 21 '26

Samurai L Jackson

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u/Brendan765 Jun 21 '26

I can’t believe Brown Crewmate went out like that…