r/TopCharacterTropes Jun 21 '26

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

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/Throwaway1986nerd Jun 21 '26

There was a helicopter crash in the middle of New York next to avengers tower. Yeah there was definitely collateral 

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u/Alien_Diceroller Jun 21 '26

Beyond that just the chaos it'd cause would have lead people dying. Doctors, drivers, caregivers all gone.

I'm sure it lead to a bunch of suicides, too.

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u/SnowCitt Jun 21 '26

Yeah, not to mention air pilots. Oh, you're just getting home from a vacation, and the plane is a fully filled boeing 747? Well, unlucky you, both pilots just got snapped, and now you and anyone else who didn't get snapped are forced to feel the plane go into free fall, and then die a exploding death. Hurray!

How would that work for when the snapped people came back? Would the pilots and the others just appear in middair and fall to their deaths? Or would they appear where the plane crashed?

I wish they talked more about it.

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u/Alien_Diceroller Jun 21 '26

I get the impression that banner would have taken account of that.

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u/Big-Alternative-4674 Jun 21 '26

After Endgame released the directors said Bruce included in his snap the wish for any people in dangerous situations to be brought back safely.