r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Some_Fig_6566 • 7h ago

miscellaneous [loved trope] the hero pathetically begs the villain for their life

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The examples are:

The Wicker Man: In the end, the protagonist begs for his life while being burned alive inside the titular object

Ibitsu: This manga is about an unknown supernatural entity that chooses people to force them to become its “older siblings,” obviously isolating them from their loved ones and killing anyone who gets in the way. When the protagonist is about to be killed by it, he gets down on his knees and begs for mercy.

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u/Tjep2k 2h ago

what the fuck is a RBD??

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u/Quibbrel 1h ago

Return by Death. Main character has the ability to die and come back to life at an early "checkpoint" in his timeline that randomly changes seemingly out of his control. Nobody but him remembers it and if he tells anyone the entity that gave him the power will kill the one he told.

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u/Equivalent_Plum6992 2h ago

Return by death. It's an acronym for his power.

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u/Woolies_White_Leg 1h ago

It’s pronounced Ruby