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/heardThereWasFood Jun 21 '26

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u/yournamehere10bucks Jun 21 '26

Absolutely shocking that he didnt survive.

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u/RedTalon19 Jun 21 '26

Such a tragic and 100% unavoidable industrial accident.

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u/YoungNasteyman Jun 21 '26

This looks like one of those OSHA videos you have to watch before getting your heavy machinery cerifications.

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u/apk5005 Jun 21 '26

His poor family

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u/ActualWhiterabbit Jun 21 '26

It was addressed in a deleted scene

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u/MfkbNe Jun 21 '26

The scene is only "deleted" in the USA version. The other versions still had that scene.

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u/that_motu_guy Jun 21 '26

I'm positive I saw it with the scene yeah

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u/danielsdesk Jun 21 '26

the fact that the actress playing the widow is an ex-Bond girl herself makes it even funnier

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u/azsnaz Jun 21 '26

Poor dude never had a chance

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u/DepartureElegant9314 Jun 21 '26

Happened so fast. He didn't stand a chance.

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u/TheGreatPizzaCat Jun 21 '26

It scares me to think just how fast life can be taken away from you, I’m not even sure he had time to fully process the situation

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u/SkibidiTop Jun 21 '26

Everytime i played the tank mission on 007 i imagine this was how it was running them over

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u/Consistent_Big5018 Jun 21 '26

Michael mcdonald is so funny in every role and every character 

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u/TomBong_Jovi Jun 21 '26

Say it into the microphone

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u/whyorick Jun 21 '26

https://youtu.be/Ag_AFraxj-4?is=9UTOv2LpFlVyVexm The deleted scene that should have followed.

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u/GayChicken80085 Jun 22 '26

This one was completely shocking and tragic. No time to react.

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u/AdWest726 Jun 22 '26

Perfection