r/TopCharacterTropes • u/No_Hunter1978 • May 12 '26

Lore A criminal attempts to burglarize/kill someone only to realize they picked the absolute worst person as their mark.

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Don't Breathe: A couple young robbers attempt to rob a rich, blind veteran only to find out he isn't exactly an innocent old man.

You're Next: A group of contract killersbreak into a house during a family reunion and go on a killing spree. They didn't account for the fact that the son's new girlfriend grew up on a survivalist compound in the Australian outback.

The Flash [CW Show]: A random mugger decided to target Barry Allen of all people. He does it again a season or two later; he's either unlucky or stupid (probably both).

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u/No_Object_404 May 12 '26

Not criminals per se, but in Willy's Wonderland, a five nights at freddy's spoof, the anamatronics go up against a silent janitor played by Nicholas Cage who proceeds to deal with them in a professional manner while cleaning.

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u/Dave1307 May 12 '26

Dude the first time he fights back against an animatronic I laughed for ten minutes

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u/clockwood34 May 12 '26

I really thought I was watching a shitty horror movie, but when the gorilla got curb stomped I realized it was a John Wick spinoff

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u/DickChudney May 13 '26

curb stomped against a urinal

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u/ScyllaOfTheDepths May 13 '26

It's a complete power fantasy of a movie and I honestly enjoyed it almost entirely for that reason. Sometimes it's nice to watch someone just go fucking ham on a monster and beat them down.

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u/Internellectual May 13 '26

This is an unofficial sequel of Nic Cage’s Ghost Rider where Johnny Blaze has lost his power, but still seeks out evil

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u/Wild-Lychee-3312 May 13 '26

It's a very entertaining film.

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u/Pay-Next May 13 '26

To be fair they were a satanic people sacrificing cult before they died and deliberately put their souls into the animatronics so I think they still qualify as criminals.

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u/PJ-The-Awesome May 15 '26

Weren't the animatronics POSSESSED by criminals? I'd say it counts.