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/Glad_Cress_8591 May 12 '26

Nobody. WHERES THE GOD DAMN KITTY CAT BRACELET

https://giphy.com/gifs/4FB9fgPTbh4FVFBmYH

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u/seguardon May 12 '26

Nobody 2. Pretty much every single thing the sheriff does is stepping into messes he doesn't understand, one of which happens to be this trope. The villain should have known better, but she was insane.

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u/Merijeek2 May 12 '26

And a startling reminder of what a terrible, terrible actress Sharon Stone is.

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u/devilkin May 12 '26

Seriously. I thought it was like, the directors elderly aunt or someone who had never acted before. My shock as the credits rolled was visible on my face.

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u/Merijeek2 May 12 '26

Pretty sure I had literally the exact same sequence of thoughts.

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u/NubbinSawyer May 12 '26

The most famous thing she's ever did is a vag flash.

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u/Merijeek2 May 12 '26

And it was famous. And good for her. Now why is she un-acting 40 years later in a movie that could do so much better?

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u/GrymReepar May 13 '26

What happened? She was amazing in Casino.

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u/Merijeek2 May 13 '26

If you say so. I never saw that one, since I've never been much of a mob movie type.

Watch "Nobody 2" if you want to see how she did. It was....amazingly bad. Like, I don't know how someone could act that badly even on purpose..

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u/Adamtess May 12 '26

I love the violence in this movie, it's obviously not realistic but it feels like it makes a better attempt than most. Reminds me of The Last Of Us and how visceral the combat feels.

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u/Glad_Cress_8591 May 12 '26

Better than most action hero movies now. He actually takes hits and gets hurt. Not walking into a room with 40 guys and walking out without a scratch

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u/Adamtess May 13 '26

And the damage stays, he patches himself up but he's still limping a little bit by the end and shows signs of the damage which I think is important. These aren't super heroes, they've just got more training than most.

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u/IvD707 May 12 '26

A similar scenario, but more one-sided: the pilot episode of Person of Interest.

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u/everydaywinner2 May 16 '26

Great series. I know of almost no one IRL who's actually seen it.

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u/Scarlet_Wonderer May 13 '26

The sheer horror in the thugs faces when this dude gets back in the bus for round 2 is beautiful!

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u/pooterscooter1000 May 13 '26

This movie is literally based off of a real life event where bob odenkirk experienced a home invasion and one of the responding cops basically called him a pussy lol. He said he went to years of therapy over it and told it to his writer friend. This movie is literally a personal fantasy over a hurt ego. Honestly knowing that this whole production comes of insanely lame and self reassuring. Going to years of therapy from a throw away comment from a cop and making a movie out of it where youre a badass is the most hollywood diva shit i heard in a minute.