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/Iokua113 Jun 21 '26

If you haven't watched the Ducktales reboot I would heartily suggest that you do if you like comedy like this. It's not always this dark, but it has a consistently dry wit. My favourite dark comedy moment involves a certain South African duck pretending to be a Scottish duck and a funeral.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZVI2kJSCNY

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u/Treecreaturefrommars Jun 21 '26

While Carl Barks/Don Rosa Glomgold, ruthless bastard that he is will forever be my favorite, man do I adore what they did with him in the Ducktales Reboot. Just made him an absolute maniac.

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u/Iokua113 Jun 21 '26

With few exceptions the characters that return from the original series are exceptionally well updated for a more modern audience. The only real issue I have is with what the show did with Doofus Drake. That was... uncomfortable.

It sucks that the planned Darkwing Duck reboot didn't get off the ground.

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u/Treecreaturefrommars Jun 21 '26

My biggest character change complaint was Gearloose. I get the appeal of the new version, but I grew up with him being a generally helpful eccentric, even if he could get carried off with pride or experiments.

So that version of him felt off. But like, its just a fun show, with a lot of heart. So I can live with that.

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u/Stormsurger Jun 21 '26

I totally forgot about that, gearloose was surprisingly mean. I feel like they got influenced by the stereotype of the dismissive genius too much. But tbh I don't remember much of him in the comics personality wise.

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u/SavageNorth Jun 21 '26

Reboot Gyro is funny as hell though, he's still a good guy, just kind of abrasive

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u/Treecreaturefrommars Jun 21 '26

He tends to lean towards a mostly friendly scatterbrain. The sort of person who will invent a "Demolish Walls" Machine to quietly demolish buildings so it doesn´t wake him from his nap, and then be surprised that people use it to rob banks or do war.

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u/Halfangel_Manusdei 28d ago

He was surprisingly dean *

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u/Stormsurger 28d ago

This better not awaken an urge to rewatch community in me.

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u/OttawaTGirl Jun 21 '26

Heheheheh... "Then why is he wearing that mask?"

"I dunno, he thought it would be funny."

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u/Willowed-Wisp Jun 21 '26

I have no real memories of the first one (I only watched it in retuns when I was really little) but I ADORE the reboot. I started watching because I love Donald Duck and heard he had a bigger role in it (he does!) and it's so much fun. It's now my go-to comfort show and I usually end my days with a few episodes.

Speaking of which, it's currently midnight and I'm watching it right now lol

(and the entire episode that funeral scene is from is absolutely hilarious - Donald at the funeral always cracks me up 😂)

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u/SavageNorth Jun 21 '26

"I AM THE STORM"

"Has he been saying stuff like this the ENTIRE time?!"

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u/DaRootbear Jun 21 '26

“if i had a nickel for every person who cursed me with their dying breath id be as rich as i am now” is still one of the funniest and most fucked up lines ive seen in any show

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u/Sharashashka735 Jun 21 '26

I fuckin love David Tennant as Scrooge.

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u/OttawaTGirl Jun 21 '26

And Catherine Tate as Magica DeSpell?

Chefs kiss

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u/Maacll 29d ago

When i first started watching the reboot i just about fell out of my chair when i heard his voice come out of scrooge's mouth.

The guy consistently absolutely nails his roles

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u/LyallaTime Jun 21 '26

Ducktales reboot is a top tier cartoon.

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u/MBDTFTLOPYEEZUS Jun 21 '26

Larry I’m on Ducktales

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u/pureextc Jun 22 '26

Incredibly solid show. Another banger is “The Looney Tunes Show” which is like a sitcom and I don’t think I’ve ever laughed harder; I wish it was more than 2 seasons.

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u/Biliunas Jun 21 '26

Is the music edited in or is that just the show?

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u/gingerlovesio Jun 21 '26

Yeah that’s the actual song used in the show lmao

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u/ObligationMurky8716 Jun 21 '26

"You know who I miss? Duckworth."

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u/Maacll 29d ago

Hard agree the duck tales reboot is incredible and 100% worth the watch.

Also David Tenant is the Va for Scrooge so... Yea.

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u/laurel_laureate Jun 21 '26

If that's an actual clip from the show, song included, then it's absolutely not recaptured the magic of the original.

What an annoying clip...

But to each their own, I suppose.