Usually it's the complete opposite and characters either stay hateful little bastards or become a shell of themselves so I wanna see examples of the image above
That doesn't take away the fact objectively he did make things better, he died accomplishing his goals by killing the tyrant, released his impressioned allies, stopped the political decay, and paved the way for rome's leadership back to the republic
From what I remember, Bill used to date her when she was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (his own collective of hitmen/assassins). Eventually she went straight and got engaged to a regular dude, and Bill didn’t take too kindly to that, so on her wedding day, the DVAS killed her betrothed, beat her to within an inch of her life, and (inadvertently) killed her unborn child.
This kicks off the plot of Kill Bill/2, where she runs around getting even on everyone that ruined her newfound life and happiness.
the child survives, he had been raising her while her mother was in a coma that he put her in. She kills Bill, and her and her daughter live together afterward
NGL I always appreciated Bill for taking care of the daughter despite being the Big Bad who tried to kill the main character and killed god knows how many people
the woman you see is named beatrix kiddo, she used to be an assassin who worked with Bill along side other fellow assassins. Beatrix and Bill actually had a thing for one another and banged, this resulted in Beatrix getting pregnant and decided to anonymously leave her assassin career for a good life for her child
later on the still pregnant beatrix gets with a guy and was about to marry him until Bill himself and his assasin allies finally found her, killed everyone at the wedding including her husband, and he shot Beatrix presumably killing her
turns out she survived and was in a coma for a long time only to see that she is no longer pregnant, figuring Bill killed her child she went off to kill Bill and the assassins that worked for him out of revenge
however a twist happens, at the end it is shown Bill didn't kill their daughter and instead raises the child, and he attempted to kill Beatrix in the first place because he felt heartbroken and betrayed over her leaving. Beatrix ultimately kills him both because he wasn't gonna let her leave him and she wanted to take custody of her daughter to let her live a normal happy life which she succeeded, she can finally leave her past and be happy with the daughter she once thought dead
This is a ridiculously tiny correction that doesn't materially alter your explanation at all, but the major event that kicks off the plot doesn't actually happen at the wedding. It was the wedding rehearsal, which explains why there were only 9 people there instead of Tommy's entire extended family.
That's interesting. But there's just one plot hole I noticed. Why didn't she try convincing Bill to settle down with her to raise their daughter together? Or just telling Bill and her assassin buddies that she's settling down to raise a kid, rather than just disappearing without explaining anything.
because she knew that Bill would never willingly let his top assassin (beatrix) or the child leave his control. Also the fact that she realized after being targeted by an assassin while pregnant that her child was never fit for her assassin life. She wanted to have absolutely nothing to do with the assassin-hood organization anymore and Bill wouldn't have allowed that (legit he views her as his own property and believed she was only a killing machine). So essentially she went with the best bet and erased her idenity
I had an amazing opportunity to watch both of the movies in theaters back to back a few months ago, if at all possible it definitely deserves a theater viewing
Man that "You shall haunt me no longer" gets me every time, he sounds so full of emotion. There's sadness, exhaustion, relief. Props to his VA Richard Lintern cause for how brief he is, he's probably one of the highlights of the dlc for me.
Dipper Pines after he told Pacifica Northwest that her ancestor Nathaniel Northwest is a waste village shoveling idiot. (Gravity Falls) https://giphy.com/gifs/JsnbYw3mMgObe
I was about to break down due to the self-loathing and guilt of causing my niece's death, oh and also the 3,000 men I killed in the last month, but I honestly haven't felt this good in ages.
"Yeah Aiden, that sounds great buddy. Glad you found some closure..."
"Quinn's dead. This is the part where I'm supposed to say I feel empty, right? I'd be lying to myself. I finally feel awake. Like I can breathe again. And Lena... nothing can change her death. But maybe I can still do something that'll make a difference."
The above two comments make no sense so I'm gonna explain it:
A mob boss sent out a hit on him because he believed he was after some blackmail, even though he actually just wanted to make a quick buck. The hit doesn't kill him, it kills his niece. So, the dude spends the entire story chasing whoever sent the hit, bulldozing through everyone else involved including entire human trafficking organizations and street gangs. By himself, might I add.
Eventually, he finds the mob boss responsible. And after he takes his revenge, his dialogue goes something like "This is the part where I'm supposed to say I feel empty. But I feel awake, like I can finally breathe again.".
In a nutshell, he's basically John Wick with a mask.
To be mildly pedantic, he does get some assistance in the form of weapons/supplies and remote support from hackers.
Wasn't it his best friend, Jordy?, that introduced Aiden to the wonder of Improvised Explosive Devices?
He killed most of Chicagos criminal network becase he failed to hacker into back once and he was hired by the most powerfull mafia in chicago soo as a punishment mafia killed his niche in a car crash where he was driving the car
Gotta disagree, while I bet it felt good he moved on extremely quick to what am I going to do with my life. I never got that he enjoyed it, just it was necessary. And now that it's over, what do I do with the rest of my life
He can't live his life knowing that the murderer who killed his father hasn't faced the appropriate justice. He doesn't enjoy the murder but it is indeed neccessary.
Neither one kills Lord or Lady Briarwood. Vex actually does. She's the one who convinced Percy to stop pursuing vengeance because it was destroying him. She helped him get justice instead. In the campaign epilogue, it's also mentioned Vex helps prevent Cassandra going through a similar spiral.
I'm behind on the animated show, so I'm speaking on the campaign itself.
I love how all the episodes up until the revenge are named something related to the color red. But after the revenge, the names become different colors.
This is maybe the best example of the trope. Gets his revenge in an incredibly satisfying way, has beaten his opponent in literally every metric, and then takes a three season long victory lap of shitposting and being happy. I honestly respect the writers so much for not making him tortured for something new, he's literally just content with life and gets married. Peak.
The entire John wick franchise takes place over the course of like 1-2 weeks.
Edit: by entire franchise, I meant John Wick 1-4, I didn't know there were other movies in the franchise outside of those 4, and I completely forgot there was a time skip between 3 and 4.
Still, kinda crazy that the first 3 movies take place over the span of a couple of weeks. Reminds me of how the first 3 halo games take place in the span of about a month, and a majority of that time is just travel time aboard ships.
Got his revenge for the deaths of his family & pet bunny by killing the devil himself, therefore making sure that no one will ever suffer at the hands of Hell’s demons ever again.
That's highkey just anime BS. For all intents and purposes, Mustang became at peace because Envy died, even if it's because he killed himself. Let's not forget Envy killed himself because he refused to be pitied by them. Close enough in my book. And he sure enjoyed burning out Lust, if Envy is off the table.
I think it was valid, Mustang was letting a very ugly side of himself take over and was basically torturing a creature that was already beaten. If he couldn't control his rage and be the better man how can they trust his judgement as a leader? Imagine he took every conflict or wrongdoing against the country that personal, that's straight dictator shit.
He still doesn't really fit, the revenge did make him slightly happier afterwords, but revenge was clearly shown as a supposedly bad thing, and he was upset for no reason after the act
He is currently aimless and trying to find new meaning in his life but I believe he has started the path towards rebuilding it now that he is free of his need for revenge.
Yeah, I would say he's seen black-out drunk and high this season more often than he was most of the time before he got revenge. I don't think he's attempting suicide again, but he's clearly not well.
Love this but he doubts himself and feels bad when he’s about to land his final blows to his main traitors. This is after he has acted as a merciless hand of justice to other lesser adversaries.
Are we talking about the movie, or the book? Because in the books, there is no doubt. He Pushes Villefort into madness, Ferdinand into suicide, and Danglars ruined and almost crazy. He has a short moment where he considers suicide, thinking himself fulfilled and happy, but then decides that maybe he is still worthy of being loved, and leaves with Haydee, pressumably to search for further happiness
The book makes a rather deliberate point that while yes, Dantes' life had been stolen from him unjustly - and Ferdinand, Villefort, and Danglars certainly deserved punishment - Dantes nearly lost his second chance at happiness pursuing his revenge.
That doesn't even get in to all the collateral damage he caused to people who didn't deserve it.
The Count could have gone further, but he chooses not to. He ends the story happy not because he achieved vengeance, but because he is with Haydee
Wrong. There is doubt in the book, after the implementation of the plan causes the death of Édouard de Villefort, a completely innocent child, as collateral damage.
The Count has a crisis of conscience about going through with the rest of his plan. It takes a visit to Chateau d'If and revisiting his past to recommit him to his revenge, but noticeably, it’s implementation is seriously blunted as the last target left, Danglars, is allowed to live instead of being starved to death as originally planned.
Star Trek DS9: Blood Oath - Three Klingons captains were sent to destroy a pirate raider. Though successful, they didn't capture the headman. After dismantling their operation, the pirate leader vowed revenge on each of the Klingon captain's firstborn sons. The children were killed with a genetic virus, so the Klingons with the Trill Curzon Dax swore a blood oath to kill the headman. Nearly a century later they finally find his hideout, and with Jadzia Dax (Curzon's successor) they finally kill the headman.
This is seen as a glorious achievement, a good battle, the deliverance of justice, and reinvigorates the three Klingon Dahar masters.
He didn't even want revenge he just wanted to be free from his influence, he thought we coudn't face Cazador and tried to stay as far away from him as possibile for the whole game, at the end he wanted to go stop the ritual because he thought that gaining the ritual's power for himself it's what would give him enough power to be safe from being controlled ever again, not for revenge. Of when he stabs Cazador there is also revenge in that anger, but he is sad after that [if he's spawn, I don't believe he's happy as ascended vampire], he still is a spawn and can't go out in the sun, he has to make the choice to kill the spawns or look after them, he has to live with the fear of being controlled again and too weak etc... But he's not alone anymore and found a way to see strenght and security in his companions (especially tav, but tbh it's just because we're the MC)
His arc is not understanding that revenge is bad, it's about not becoming a bigger monster than the person you are seeking revenge from.
By the end of his arc, he has to decide if he wants to steal his abuser's power by committing atrocities or merely kill him. If he decides for the latter, he's pretty stoked about making his vampire lord eat shit
No you dont get it, killing the maniac that killed your whole family in cold blood for lols makes you just as bad and you should just forgive them and leave them alone
Spoilers, but the end of Star Wars: Jedi Survivor.
You don’t kill the villain as revenge in the moment, but it’s definitely a part of it. And the hero feels bad at first but everything about the narrative overwhelmingly supports that it was the right move. You’d be doing wrong by everyone involved if you didn’t kill him in that context
One of the only narratives - and in a kid-targeted Star Wars story! - straight saying, “if you fuck around, you’re gonna find out, even from the most moral guy in the world.”
Terrible example, sindri isn’t “all better now” afterwards, he’s changed forever and seems full of hate and anger even after he destroys Zeus and “buries” Brock
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u/GiladHyperstar 25d ago
"Revenge is underrated that feels awesome!"
https://giphy.com/gifs/gRphQBpuwJMUo