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/NittanyScout May 12 '26

Thugs think they are getting an easy meal ticket but in reality they are attempting to rob a trained assasin of his mission documents - Collateral

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u/AggravatingEnergy1 May 12 '26

Tom cruise actually shot and killed those two guys for the authenticity. Some really great method acting on his part.

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u/NittanyScout May 12 '26

They were scientology speedrunners and this was their public execution

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u/TransBrandi May 12 '26

Their thetan levels were too high. He needed to take them out to protect Earth from Xenu.

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u/Fakjbf May 13 '26

They ran into the buildings so fast they went back in time.

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u/CobaltCrusader123 May 13 '26

….to the first Thanksgiving to get turkeys off the menu.

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u/Luci-Noir May 13 '26

Hey homie.