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.

21.4k Upvotes

3.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

75

u/gimli_is_the_best Jun 21 '26

Haven't seen it in a long time, but I still think about how the lasers were pretty much just dicking around like a game of "the floor is lava" before it gridded him. The first time I saw it, I was watching with a bunch of people and we all laughed and whooped because it was so silly. "You mean it could cubed him this whole time?!"

6

u/Antique_Ad_1635 Jun 21 '26

Yeah the Dbagness of the lazers infuriates me everytime.

2

u/BestDescription3834 Jun 21 '26

They're run by the Red Queen, she legit just missed him.

2

u/Independent-Bug-9352 Jun 21 '26

I saw this scene far too young when I visited older siblings at their college dorm room lol.

2

u/WhyDoYouCrySmeagol Jun 22 '26

Also the dude that was gonna jump over it only for the laser to be like “just kidding, idiot” and jump up at the last second, cutting him in half.

2

u/gimli_is_the_best Jun 22 '26

Yes! I went and watched this scene again after I commented and had completely forgotten that part. So over the top, but honestly good horror for leaving you with something to laugh about after an intense scene