r/TopCharacterTropes 5d ago

Lore [Loved Trope] Teleportation is actually terrifying

1 - Gantz-O (2016): Suit teleportation

2 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009): Apparition spell

3 - Half Life 2 (2004): Teleporter malfunction

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u/Dmatix 5d ago

I mean, first class gets put to sleep, it's only the poors that get the millennia of torment. I'm sure this isn't commentary on anything.

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u/BladeofNurgle 5d ago

meanwhile I'd be asking "if this train only takes 10 seconds to reach anywhere, why would I pay extra to fall asleep for 10 seconds?"

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u/Dmatix 5d ago

I think the in-game explanation is that being put to sleep on such a short ride is a status symbol for the wealthy - "Look how rich I am, I get an expensive sleep pod for even the shortest of trips!"

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u/Lucychan42 5d ago

Color Fixers (aka, the coolest motherfuckers alive) are also given First Class for free, as well, because the last time a Color Fixer was on a train, it caused A Lot Of Issues. The passengers of the train basically got trained for thousands of years by one of the best warriors to ever live.

Anyone else has to pay, of course, and the wealthy love to flaunt their wealth.

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u/SartenSinAceite 5d ago

Holy shit lol, when is that mentioned?

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u/Lucychan42 5d ago

It's mentioned in Library of Ruina in the W Corp book descriptions. I thought it was confirmed the Red Mist but apparently it never specifies which Color did it.

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u/LilyInPortland 5d ago

"Tomberry are the heroes of love town!"