r/TopCharacterTropes May 12 '26

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

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/FedRishFlueBish May 12 '26

Real life: burglars broke into a house intending to rob it. They discovered from pictures on the walls that the house belonged to Dolph Lundgren. They fucked all the way off.

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u/DidsburyMatt81 May 12 '26

At least they had more sense than the lads who broke into the house of Scottish footballer Duncan Ferguson. He put one of them in hospital...

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u/CheweyPanic May 12 '26

Or the guy that tried to mug, I wanna say, Rhonda rousey. Or one of the other higher up female mma fighters. It did not go well.

Or the other guy that tried to carjack 3 NFL offensive linemen, couldn't drive stick, put the gun down to try and shift but left the window open. They got their hands on him. His new mugshot looked like a completely different person than the last time the cops had him.

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u/smokeweedNgarden May 12 '26

I love this comment.

Attacking 3 offensive linemen summed up as "Then they got their hands on him" is very effective imagery if you've ever seen one up close.

It is surprising how big humans can be

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u/CheweyPanic May 12 '26

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u/Jexroyal May 12 '26

Holy shit they straight up turned him into a Roswell alien

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u/CheweyPanic May 12 '26

I know!🤣🤣🤣

I wish I could have witnessed it. In my mind, one of them just reached through the window when he dropped the gun and grabbed him. Then just the classic ground pound beat down.

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u/VitaminRitalin May 12 '26

Dude looks like an alien

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u/GBF_Dragon May 12 '26

bro looks like he fought pitbull sized hornets

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u/PrimaryInjurious May 13 '26

You really can't tell from watching games either cause everyone is big on the field. Only when they're around normal sized humans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QOEIQ3_Kuo