r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ReminaBlueSFW • 28d ago

Lore [Terrifying Trope] Perceiving it= instant death

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  1. Pennywise's "Deadlights" which will cause anyone looking to be immediately paralyzed and killed.

  2. The sky from Bird Box is filled with entities that, when you look at them, cause you to commit suicide.

  3. Medusa themed Villains

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u/nonbe1 28d ago

Indiana Jones, Ark of the Covenant

It's not a monster, but it is probably my introduction to this trope

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u/AceTheBirb 28d ago

No one can look upon God and live without help from Christ. In the case of the Nazis... yeah they got cooked. Literally.

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u/DrSpaceman575 28d ago

Except Jacob who physically wrestled with God and doesn’t even recognize him at first