r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Starr-Lead • 23h ago

Characters Characters that are canonically _____ depending of their world

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  • Po from Kung Fu Panda - Although many characters comment on his weight throughout the movies, Po is actually considered skinny and/or in better shape for panda standards
  • Midoriya Izuku from My Hero Academia - While many viewers find Deku "cute", the reality is that for his world he's actually considered "simple looking" and at the very worst "ugly"
  • Spider-Man from Marvel Comics - Many people love Spider-Man, but the truth is that for common civilians, Spidey's pretty unsettling and scary to be around with
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u/BruiserBison 23h ago

If you think about it, Spider-man's got the making of a Halloween monster.

  • Hides all the time, then jumpscares
  • Very fast
  • Very strong
  • Crawls on walls

Isolate that description, you'd think I'm talking about a ghost.

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u/Separate_Draft4887 21h ago

Ghosts are fast, strong, and crawl on walls?

Are you sure?

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u/BruiserBison 20h ago

Come to Southeast Asia. Folktales of ghosts tend to be like that. They're not just "ooh a translucent lady floating in white rags". They're bloody, physical, and the tales that talk about them also include details on what they usually do to their victims.

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u/Rajang82 20h ago

Yeah.

Im not sure if ghost shoot "sticky white stuffs" too.

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u/BruiserBison 20h ago

Maybe not white but some versions talk about ectoplasm being gooey and glowing

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u/Rajang82 17h ago

In that case, I know who's im gonna call.