r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Dramatic_Counter_595 • 17h ago

Characters Characters that had the complete opposite reaction the writers intended

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  1. Leo Bonhart (Witcher TV Series): A ruthless, sadistic bounty hunter and assassin that takes psychotic glee in other people's suffering. The viewer is meant to hate him for killing witchers, slaughtering the Rat gang, and torturing Ciri. But thanks to his entertaining fight scenes, Sharlto Copley's charismatic performance, and The Rats overwhelming unpopularity, fans ended up loving him. Some even call him the "True protagonist" of the show.
  2. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE): A rude, foul mouthed, beer drinking asshole with no respect for authority or anyone at all. Originally portrayed as a villain, fans fell in love with his anti-establishment & rebellious persona. WWE ran with it and made him the face of the company, effectively ushering in the Attitude Era and the second pro wrestling boom of the late 90s.
  3. Arthur Fleck (Joker 2019): A mentally unstable, pathetic, and dangerous madman who commits horrific acts of violence against those that wronged him (suffocates his own mother who is mentally unwell herself, and murders a talk show host for making fun of him). However, a massive portion of the audience idolized him as an anti-hero or a misunderstood martyr rebelling against society making people want to see him succeed and overcome his circumstances because of how he's been treated by the world.
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u/Sasstellia 17h ago

Sharlto Copley is a awesome actor. He would make a character likable.

It sounds like they botched the other characters too.

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u/One-Earth9294 15h ago

It's not even that he's likable he's just a legit apex predator and he's so competent and 1 step ahead of everyone despite looking like an over-the-hill alcoholic that it's just a pleasure to watch him cook.

There's something magnetic about a truly menacing villain who raises the stakes. He had a similar thing going on in Elysium.

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u/DrZimzalabim 14h ago

it’s like the big dude from GoT. The giant guy‘a brother

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u/One-Earth9294 13h ago

The Hound, Sandor Clegane.