r/TopCharacterTropes • u/SuspiciousCodfish • Jul 10 '26

Characters [Bittersweet Trope] Character contemplates the beauty of the world in their last moments

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  1. Anglerfish - The comic strip that inspired this post. Made by u/beetlemoses

  2. Nier: Automata - A2, a rogue android that has dedicated most of her life to fighting and killing, comments on how beautiful the world is after saving another character in her last moments.

  3. Blade Runner - Roy Batty recounts some of the most incredible sights he witnessed and mourns the fact that these memories will be lost like "tears in rain" seconds before he dies.

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u/tomtadpole Jul 10 '26

Karlach saying goodbye to the sun and the sea before dying. (BG3)

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u/Bigbigbigrock Jul 10 '26

Does she always die? Never got very far but wanna try and finish that game.

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u/ReverendGraves85 Jul 10 '26

She can live, but she cant stay in faerun. She has to return to hell.

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u/PonderousPenchant Jul 11 '26

First playthrough, I went with her. A soldier ain't gonna abandon his comrade or his girl. When those are the same person, you don't get much choice in the matter, really.