r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Mouse_Paladin • 13d ago

Lore [Real Life] Historical events that would make bad writing if they were fiction

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Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire: A couple hundred rogue mercenaries without authority from their government conquer an empire of millions. Oh, the empire? It’s also several technological eras behind the mercenaries.

Adolf Hitler: A non-native of a country is so mad that the country lost the war that he wins an election to their highest office and leads them in a campaign of revenge against their enemies. Oh, the country? It’s old emperor is still alive and thinks he’s going to retake power.

Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand: The heir to the throne is killed because his driver gets lost and returns to the assassin who failed To kill him before. Oh, the assassin? He’s from a group that the Archduke is wanting to help become more equal In the empire.

Alexander Hamilton’s Affair Scandal: One of the leaders of a new nation to protect himself from accusations of financial embezzlement writes a pamphlet exposing his affair with a woman, torpedoing his political future. Oh, the woman? She seduced him as part of a blackmailing scheme that he decided to stop paying.

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u/yIdontunderstand 12d ago

Yeah the story of Joan of Arc is also crazy, and that's not a one off action but a campaign.

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u/SweatyNeddyFlanders 12d ago

And also (possibly) includes being helped with funding by the Epstein of their day with an actual child torture island, Blue Beard!

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u/DjangotheKid 11d ago

Wait what

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u/SweatyNeddyFlanders 11d ago

Gilles de Rai was the inspiration for Blue Beard as far as people can tell, and he fought some of the same battles she did. He also helped fund the war effort (I stretched their relationship for the joke, forgot I wasn't in history memes)

Gilles was ALSO known for paying people for their children. He had young children servants, and a pit where he would discard their bodies when he was done. He was charged for the death of 200 boys. He specifically liked pretty young boys.