“I’ve put people through walls and punched them off buildings, yet they still have enough oxygen to talk. Whatever happens after I’ve left is not my problem.”
RooMan7223 on
Uncharted 2
It_Was_Me_Aust1n on
Fucking The Last of Us pt2. Naughty Dog really fucked up with that bullshit. I’ve never been more pissed off with a game’s ending than that.
outland_king on
Worst trope ever.
Even ignoring the minions you murdered, letting the villian go just makes you complacent to any of their future crimes, just like batman.
Themodsarecuntz on
I think the motivation behind the killing is important.
If im the hero killing my way to the bad guy and now im facing the bad guy why the fuck was i killing my way to him in the first place if im not going to pull the trigger?
I would argue that if you DONT kill the bad guy then you are as bad as them because you just went on a killing spree for no purpose other than you wanted to.
shae117 on
TLOU2
Cy__Guy on
I want a movie to have a protagonist that relentlessly avoids killing goons but mercs the antagonist before he finishes his final monologue.
Call it “The Deserving”.
Ok-Aspect62 on
morality kicked in a little late
DoookieMaxx on
That’s exactly what happened in the season 1 finale of Punisher.
Legitimate_Mood_6228 on
I still feel this way with Rick from The walking dead and Negan, like come on bud, you ripped a guys neck out with your teeth, killed soooooo many people, and you get to zombie world Adolf Stalin and just like “No, we have to change” like bro be real, we can’t just come back from all that by sparing a zombie apocalypse dictator who committed crimes against humanity.
BurnieTheBrony on
I think I have now seen more memes about this trope than I have seen examples of this trope
Heavyraincouch on
Sometimes, the best way to stop an evil villain is to kill them
julie3151991 on
The Last of Us part 2. Such a terrible story filled with so many plot holes. Fans of the story then do the generic “yOu mIsSeD tHe pOiNt” when in reality *they* missed the glaring plot holes and lack of character continuity between the first and second game. Not to mention the death of a major character that didn’t make any sense. A terrible ending that ignores the journey we just went through.
tactycool on
The avatar fanatics are about to be real upset
KhazuNeko on
This why the whole grey morality could never work w Lord of the Rings. Why kill Orcs and then just go, “well, perhaps Sauron is just misunderstood or some shyte”
NorisxchNOX on
Yeah that’s what he is talking about
lemons_of_doubt on
I’m looking at you Star wars.
thirdelevator on
Luke Skywalker killed millions of people.
Charles12_13 on
How many times will this exact meme with this exact wording be reposted?
BusinessNonYa on
Deadpool after popping Francis:
someone_who_exists69 on
Spoilers for watch_dogs 1 >!this game even called out this trope and has Aiden go directly against it, saying he can finally breathe again, genuinelyone of the best ubisoft games they made.!<
Space19723103 on
it’s why i can’t stand “superhero” movies
Full_Cup_Queen on
LMFAOOO
ResolveLeather on
Assassin’s creed 2. Like just kill the pope dude.
Deremirekor on
Fun thing about playing dishonored, you can non lethally subdue everyone but merc the big bosses.
RodjaJP on
That trope only makes sense if you have a no-kill route, thing that doesn’t exist
PantaRheiExpress on
One of the things I loved about the Dishonored games is you can sneak around and avoid killing any goons, and save the violence for the people that deserve it.
frypizzabox on
So the villain killed 7,690 henchmen, damn!
soulfood20 on
Bet
arg_seeker on
Invincible better
AusGeno on
Slight twist, for me it’s, “No I can’t kill the villain after I killed 500 of his henchmen, he deserves to see justice for what he’s done!”
SiriusBaaz on
Lookin at you fucking Last of Us part 2
JesusLiesSometimes on
I mean there’s a difference between killing in a fight to the death and executing someone after they’ve been subdued.
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This is one of my most hated tropes
“I’ve put people through walls and punched them off buildings, yet they still have enough oxygen to talk. Whatever happens after I’ve left is not my problem.”
Uncharted 2
Fucking The Last of Us pt2. Naughty Dog really fucked up with that bullshit. I’ve never been more pissed off with a game’s ending than that.
Worst trope ever.
Even ignoring the minions you murdered, letting the villian go just makes you complacent to any of their future crimes, just like batman.
I think the motivation behind the killing is important.
If im the hero killing my way to the bad guy and now im facing the bad guy why the fuck was i killing my way to him in the first place if im not going to pull the trigger?
I would argue that if you DONT kill the bad guy then you are as bad as them because you just went on a killing spree for no purpose other than you wanted to.
TLOU2
I want a movie to have a protagonist that relentlessly avoids killing goons but mercs the antagonist before he finishes his final monologue.
Call it “The Deserving”.
morality kicked in a little late
That’s exactly what happened in the season 1 finale of Punisher.
I still feel this way with Rick from The walking dead and Negan, like come on bud, you ripped a guys neck out with your teeth, killed soooooo many people, and you get to zombie world Adolf Stalin and just like “No, we have to change” like bro be real, we can’t just come back from all that by sparing a zombie apocalypse dictator who committed crimes against humanity.
I think I have now seen more memes about this trope than I have seen examples of this trope
Sometimes, the best way to stop an evil villain is to kill them
The Last of Us part 2. Such a terrible story filled with so many plot holes. Fans of the story then do the generic “yOu mIsSeD tHe pOiNt” when in reality *they* missed the glaring plot holes and lack of character continuity between the first and second game. Not to mention the death of a major character that didn’t make any sense. A terrible ending that ignores the journey we just went through.
The avatar fanatics are about to be real upset
This why the whole grey morality could never work w Lord of the Rings. Why kill Orcs and then just go, “well, perhaps Sauron is just misunderstood or some shyte”
Yeah that’s what he is talking about
I’m looking at you Star wars.
Luke Skywalker killed millions of people.
How many times will this exact meme with this exact wording be reposted?
Deadpool after popping Francis:
Spoilers for watch_dogs 1 >!this game even called out this trope and has Aiden go directly against it, saying he can finally breathe again, genuinelyone of the best ubisoft games they made.!<
it’s why i can’t stand “superhero” movies
LMFAOOO
Assassin’s creed 2. Like just kill the pope dude.
Fun thing about playing dishonored, you can non lethally subdue everyone but merc the big bosses.
That trope only makes sense if you have a no-kill route, thing that doesn’t exist
One of the things I loved about the Dishonored games is you can sneak around and avoid killing any goons, and save the violence for the people that deserve it.
So the villain killed 7,690 henchmen, damn!
Bet
Invincible better
Slight twist, for me it’s, “No I can’t kill the villain after I killed 500 of his henchmen, he deserves to see justice for what he’s done!”
Lookin at you fucking Last of Us part 2
I mean there’s a difference between killing in a fight to the death and executing someone after they’ve been subdued.
The Last Of Us Part 2.
Essentially the entire plot of The Last Of Us 2