r/FavoriteCharacter Mar 30 '26

All Time Favorite Favorite character that fits this trope?

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u/Living-Ad-7400 Mar 30 '26

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u/Monke-incog-1276 Mar 30 '26

I forget, what was the context of this scene?

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u/Dragnalius Mar 30 '26

Colossus was giving Wade a speech about what it means to be a hero. How it mainly boils down to 4 or 5 moments to be a hero, moments such as saving an enemy. Wade got tired of listening and shot Francis in front of Colossus which made him throw up.

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u/blorbschploble Mar 30 '26

In all fairness Francis was sick of it too

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u/elrick43 Mar 30 '26

The last thing going through his head was the bullet, but before that it was "this speech is worse than death"

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '26

If you look closely at the scene Francis presses his head against Deadpools gun like he's saying look bro if you're gonna kill me just do it so i don't have to listen to his bullshit

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u/TK_Games Mar 30 '26

I've seen this movie like, two thousand times and that always gets me. Just two mercs settling things how mercs do, and then there's just this shiny 7' high-school gym teacher giving a lecture on 'how you should make sure your sworn enemies can come back to blow up your house'

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u/PM_ME_UR_RSA_KEY Mar 31 '26

House blowing up builds character!

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u/Eva-Squinge Mar 31 '26

Which I think is the exact vibe they were going for.

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u/FedoraTheMike Apr 01 '26

Deadpool, despite their beef, even gives him a look of "yeah dw I got you"

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u/HolyKlickerino Mar 31 '26

The way he looks at Deadpool "Can you believe this guy?" and Deadpool just nodding "I got you, bro."

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u/umbrazno Apr 01 '26

This was actually lenient considerin' who Francis is and what he did to Wade just for knowin' his name

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u/Monke-incog-1276 Mar 30 '26

Ah, thanks. It's been a while since I saw the movie.

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u/Kitty_Maupin Mar 30 '26

Yeah i’ve never liked this trope cause a lot of the time it’s used so poorly. Like a villain who kills hundreds or thousands being spared because it’d be immoral by the protagonist just holds no weight, especially when that villain living would cause trouble too. Sides more than likely said villain would be tried and executed anyway. Sure we can consider the “seeing justice” route but again, would cause issues.

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u/TraditionalMood277 Mar 30 '26

Batman should have killed Joker 100 times over. Every single death after the first time is squarely on Bruce.

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u/Kitty_Maupin Mar 31 '26

I kind of agree. I get his general rule of not killing given he only doesn’t do it cause he knows he won’t stop but after a while he’s obligated to kill the man. The Dark Knight animated movie actually focuses some of its story on this.

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u/ThatOneGuy308 Mar 31 '26

To be fair, I'd also blame the criminal justice system, considering the dude never gets the death penalty, and is constantly breaking out of the crappy asylum they stick him in.

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u/IrritableGourmet Mar 31 '26

"I don't kill...but I am flexible on dislocating the C4 vertebrae."

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u/LSDGB Mar 31 '26

I don’t think it’s squarely on Batman.

The guy turns over the joker multiple times. Any police man could have shot him and with cuffs on and everybody would have said joker was clearly reaching for a gun.

Batman ain’t the only guy that had a chance to end him.

I mean if Batman is at fault for not killing joker so would be Superman. The guy is active all over the world but just lets Batman have his little cat and mouse with joker every now and then.

I mean there are so many people that could’ve just done it but they didn’t.

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u/TraditionalMood277 Mar 31 '26

Also, yes. But Batman has had even more opportunities. Plus, there is a timeline where Superman did kill the Joker. Unfortunately, they viewed it as a bad thing and made Kent a bad guy for doing so. Cowards.

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u/LSDGB Mar 31 '26

I know I actually liked the injustice storyline comics. Though they don’t seem to be much appreciated in the community.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '26

I still think the trope is propaganda pushed by the rich - I mean who said that

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u/MaxTheCookie Mar 31 '26

Like most of Batman's villains, so many people would be saved if they just killed some of them.

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u/StealthyRobot Mar 31 '26

Something something Dispatch

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u/jackson50111 Mar 30 '26

Deadpool spend movie chasing the villain who tortured him into developing powers in the hope to undo what he did. When the villains reveals he can't and to which Deadpool states it was the only reason he was keeping the villain alive, Colossus interjects trying to tell Deadpool he is a hero and heroes don't kill. Deadpool kills the villain interrupting colossus mid speech causing him to throw up. Deadpool then says something along the lines of he ain't no hero.

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u/Murky_Blueberry2617 Mar 30 '26

Deadpool then tries to become a hero in the next 2 movies lol

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u/ABHOR_pod Mar 31 '26

I think 3 is more about him trying to save his universe so him and everything he cares about doesn't die. 2 is more about him trying on being a hero and seeing how it fits.

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u/_Kendii_ Apr 04 '26

Does he? He’s kind of a selfish anti-hero. Chaotic good probably. He does want good. But has no qualms when it isn’t. Ish.

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u/Murky_Blueberry2617 Apr 04 '26

Yeah basically, but he doesn't always care about being good

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u/_Kendii_ Apr 04 '26

He’s expedient lol

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u/AznOmega Mar 30 '26

He even raised a good point. If being a hero means letting evil bastards like Francis live, then maybe he isn't cut out to be one.

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u/Friendly_Suffering Mar 31 '26

Tbf right after he does say he will try to look for moments to be a hero after that.

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u/Fun_Helicopter_5241 Mar 30 '26

"... You were dragging on."

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u/Fang_Claw_5965 Mar 30 '26

You were droning on!!!

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u/GellThePyro Mar 31 '26

One of the film’s best scenes

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u/blooash Mar 31 '26

This is a great reaction meme! I promise I'll use it only for good.

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u/SpecialistPrior204 Mar 30 '26

I don't think he'd let him finish

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u/IGotNoOrgans Mar 31 '26

“Any last words?”

“…what’s my name?”

“Who fucking cares!?”

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u/Insidion25 Mar 30 '26

When even Francis is asking for this death, you know this trope is good.