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This at least sometimes results in the work looking and feeling more stagnant, less unique, and in my...", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterTropes/comments/1xqc5n4/disappoint_trope_technological_advancements_make/" }, { "title": "[Interesting Trope] The 'imaginary friend' doesn't know the answer because the character doesn't.", "score": 10385, "comments": 191, "created_utc": 1794003813.15, "snippet": "When a character who has an 'imaginary friend', or a ghost in their head, or another character's mind inhabiting their body, asks their imaginary friend a question, and the imaginary friend does...", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterTropes/comments/1xpq0qa/interesting_trope_the_imaginary_friend_doesnt/" }, { "title": "[ Loved Trope ] Villains so devoted to their plan they’re willing to take backshots just so see it through", "score": 10235, "comments": 756, "created_utc": 1794004113.107, "snippet": "Kenjaku ( Jujutsu Kaisen ) !took over Kaori’s body so he could create a perfect vessel for Sukuna, this lead to him being impregnated by Jin Itadori and giving birth to Yuji Itadori, the MC.!<...", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterTropes/comments/1xpq4ug/loved_trope_villains_so_devoted_to_their_plan/" }, { "title": "[Funny trope] your all horrible...except you", "score": 10004, "comments": 297, "created_utc": 1793851552.068, "snippet": "A character IS going on a angry sermon to everyone for falling, but he stops to congradulate the only one who was doing fine. 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