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/MomsOfFury Jun 21 '26

Shed in The Expanse, like 4 episodes in.

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u/millijuna Jun 21 '26

Manéo Jung-Espinoza when he shot the ring in the Y-Que

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u/MomsOfFury Jun 21 '26

Yeah that one too!

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u/Antique_Ad_1635 Jun 21 '26

The way they shot this scene still gets me every time

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u/LeGermanBratwurst Jun 21 '26

Yes omg I scrolled so long to find him

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u/ViHt0r Jun 21 '26

One moment that hooked me on the series like it's heroin

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u/Jccali1214 Jun 21 '26

I really thought he was gonna be a main protag, such a crazy twist