Related to Nice Job Fixing It, Villain.Īs a Death Trope, Spoilers ahead may be unmarked. A cause of being Stuffed Into the Fridge. Sub trope of Moral Event Horizon as characters who are guilty of this tend to cross it. See also Death by Newbery Medal, Gut Punch, and Player Punch. Too Good for This Sinful Earth is often used to justify this trope. It's also part of the ideal behind the Ryona phenomenon: Killing off characters (usually female) in order to strike at the protective instincts of their fans. Occasionally coupled off with Break the Cutie for extra gruesomeness. Essentially, any time the least deserving and absolute last character you wanted to see die horribly -by combat or otherwise- ends up dying horribly will likely be a Kill the Cutie moment. Moments like these are especially harsh for someone with a no kill code, so any villain who does this had better hope that the hero regains his composure before he becomes a bloody corpse on the ground.Īs if it needs to be said, the above example is not the only circumstance this trope kicks in for. Expect an Anti-Villain or Noble Demon who witnesses the act to get pissed off at the offender, possibly with an Even Evil Has Standards rant. A lesser grunt will either die in futility challenging the murderer or die a redeeming death for their beloved girl. At worst, they may very well turn evil from the depravity of the act. At best, characters who witness this will enter an Unstoppable Rage. Like Breaking the Cutie, such deaths provoke the lead character to an unprecedented level of bloodlust from watching the girl die in such a gruesome manner and he is driven to kill the bastard who cut her down. As for the audience, what comes next is obvious. Usually they get a few moments to show their ability to keep a warrior on his toes, but their deaths are all but certain once they decided to pick up a weapon and go through trial by combat. Further, the awful deed is done on camera to make sure we know it. Then they proceed to put them in to a battle against an antagonist and they wind up brutally killed off. They make you adore them, root for them and love them. A series introduces a character as sweet and lovable, more comic relief than anything, who likes nothing more than to pet little puppies.

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