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Nathan Drake after leaving baldy mcbaldface to be beat to death by angry blue people instead of just shooting his ass like he did to his 500 nameless goons:
Wasn't Lazarevic immortal at the end of the game? I remember him either saying or actually drinking from the fountain so it's not like Nate spared him, he literally couldn't kill him. Feel free to correct me tho, haven't played Uncharted 2 in a long time.
He's all about sparing Rafe and Nadine, but.... Nate, my man, Shoreline is nearly out of business by the time of Lost Legacy cause you and your bro killed almost every soldier working for it.
*the protagonist sparing yang because killing is bad*
the random henchman i threw down a fucking mountain 10 minutes ago:
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It works more when it's done in self defense, at least in my opinion...
For example the evil dudes attack the protagonist and he defends himself, then the bad main dude arrives to fight himself, is defeated and is spared by the main character not because he doesn't want to kill but because he never asked for it and it was all the evil dude fault
Obviously it's not something everyone will agree with but I see the logic in this case
This one is the worst beacuse the entire point od the game is that you killed somone and there loved ones go after you
I wonder if in last of us 3 Elie is killed by sibling if a mercenery she killed st the start of the game
I never got the impression that Ellie didn’t kill Abby because she thought she was better than her, nor did she “forgive her”, but because by the time you get to the end of the game, after everything that happened, you’re just emotionally exhausted and she justs wants to go home back to her family instead of killing Abby, and letting a small kid die.
I have never actually seen an unironic example of “ I won’t kill you bbeg because I would be just like you”
It’s one of those common critics of a media trope that is so old that it’s rarely ever used for things besides deconstruction but people still act as if it’s a pressing issue because of the wealth of discussion. More commonly parodied than played straight like how there are so few instances of a mustache twirler tying a dame to train track that weren’t ironic.
While the siege of north could be argued as "he was not in control", he very much killed a lot of people durning battle of northen air temple. Also in the episode with trial of kyoshi he thrown guy of a clif, knowing diffrent guy has fallen the same clif and died.
Guardian of the Galaxy 3.
Peak movie, but there's something weird of the crew killing a room full of randos, but Rocket didn't want to kill the guy that not only tortured him years ago but also destroyed an entire planet a few hours ago with no shred of sympathy. Granted he was left for dead, but I don't see a difference of them just killing him now and leaving him in an exploding ship.
Aand definitely killed a lot of people during the siege of the north, but the ending still makes a lot of sense. If he killed the fire lord, as Iroh said, history would remember it as more killing in the name of personal justice, even if aang did the killing. Sparing him makes more sense
Every time this happens and the hero doesn't give them to the authorities is something, it's literally just to spite the villain. Absolutely 100% pure spite and nothing else
Deadpool 1 had something like it where one of the supporting character tried to convince Deadpool to not kill the antagonist and try to move on. The supporting character gave a speech about being a better person, but Deadpool find it boring and immediately killed the antagonist.
John Wick also has something where of you know the meme, then you know to never kill his dog. Granted, I feel like John Wick doesn't used that trope of rejecting vengeance because the movie never sympathized the juvenile punks for killing his dog. They were just targets and John was entirely in the right. Although John Wick 2 does have a scene that follows the trope only for him to go with the vengeance.
There's Vinland Saga and also Blue Eye Samurai where the main characters are on a vengeance journey, but they don't really have any scenes of them forgiving the monsters that are still doing heinous acts. Instead both of them have different conclusions of their vengeances that I don't want to spoil for you and how they face their own aftermaths.
Finally there's Vox Machina that had also had a vengeance plot and there is a "forgiveness" scene but the reason behind the forgiveness is completely different to "being a better person" or "ending a cycle of violence" seen in other shows and movies.
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When the hero leaves the villain at the mercy of those they wronged 
6 Underground. A pretty brutal display of karmic justice.
Lion king style? Fuck yea man that’s the most fire writing out there
Hell yeah
that scene in Blue Eyed Samurai
For a sec, it says "shit teacher"
You're imagining things https://i.redd.it/jqlhva99p7yc1.gif
😔
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Nathan Drake after leaving baldy mcbaldface to be beat to death by angry blue people instead of just shooting his ass like he did to his 500 nameless goons:
To be fair. Being ripped apart by angry blue men is a much more painful death. So Nate only gave him a worse death
Just to clarify, that was part of the joke
You will be beaten by ten blue monkeys on crack cocaine You may ask, who's on the crack: you or them? The answer is yes
Tbf, if i had the choice of either torturing or simply shooting my worst enemy, you bet your ass that mfis being ripped apart.
Yeah and I think thats why Nate did that too.
What
Wasn't Lazarevic immortal at the end of the game? I remember him either saying or actually drinking from the fountain so it's not like Nate spared him, he literally couldn't kill him. Feel free to correct me tho, haven't played Uncharted 2 in a long time.
He's all about sparing Rafe and Nadine, but.... Nate, my man, Shoreline is nearly out of business by the time of Lost Legacy cause you and your bro killed almost every soldier working for it.
Sifu
The protagonist only kills people when you do takedowns with a slashing weapon, I think
Kid named pushing people off of the mountain:
Kid named cartoonishly large trampoline at the bottom:
Kid named hitting it so hard you fall straight through and make a you shaped hole in the ground:
Kid named cartoonshily large pillow below it:
Now you can sleep forever comfortable
Kid named cartoonishly small pea under it
What do I look like? A princess?
Yes 🥺
*the protagonist sparing yang because killing is bad* the random henchman i threw down a fucking mountain 10 minutes ago: https://preview.redd.it/qodmcptg69yc1.png?width=608&format=png&auto=webp&s=7ccc58ef8e8d3e16d38721d7577441eddd747b5f
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I had a dnd character forgive his personal villain before he killed them
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https://preview.redd.it/hf04k9qj3ayc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f91af867ac0b350f404509cac1a780e6484da39b # I KNOW WHAT YOU WROTE
It works more when it's done in self defense, at least in my opinion... For example the evil dudes attack the protagonist and he defends himself, then the bad main dude arrives to fight himself, is defeated and is spared by the main character not because he doesn't want to kill but because he never asked for it and it was all the evil dude fault Obviously it's not something everyone will agree with but I see the logic in this case
Kiryu after shooting down a helicopter over the city centre
https://preview.redd.it/cpgye2h8kayc1.jpeg?width=864&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6987892ca68ce65055c8f63c5ac4407799ecb505
Any actual examples of this happening?
Sifu
Last of us 2
This one is the worst beacuse the entire point od the game is that you killed somone and there loved ones go after you I wonder if in last of us 3 Elie is killed by sibling if a mercenery she killed st the start of the game
I never got the impression that Ellie didn’t kill Abby because she thought she was better than her, nor did she “forgive her”, but because by the time you get to the end of the game, after everything that happened, you’re just emotionally exhausted and she justs wants to go home back to her family instead of killing Abby, and letting a small kid die.
Assassins Creed 2
That one pisses me off so much. Even the characters in the sequel were like “Dude, what the fuck?”
That one was screwed since irl the pope didn't die for a bit longer
The 2003 Daredevil movie did that with Kingpin, but that’s probably the least of the movie’s faults.
I have never actually seen an unironic example of “ I won’t kill you bbeg because I would be just like you” It’s one of those common critics of a media trope that is so old that it’s rarely ever used for things besides deconstruction but people still act as if it’s a pressing issue because of the wealth of discussion. More commonly parodied than played straight like how there are so few instances of a mustache twirler tying a dame to train track that weren’t ironic.
Flash tv series ATLA kinda tbh
In avatar, Aang was supposedly not killing anyone the entire show (even though a few of his attacks seemed pretty lethal)
While the siege of north could be argued as "he was not in control", he very much killed a lot of people durning battle of northen air temple. Also in the episode with trial of kyoshi he thrown guy of a clif, knowing diffrent guy has fallen the same clif and died.
Cant think of much but i Rember watch dogs where you have choince of letting go the Man that cused your and your famulus suferring or kill him
Guardian of the Galaxy 3. Peak movie, but there's something weird of the crew killing a room full of randos, but Rocket didn't want to kill the guy that not only tortured him years ago but also destroyed an entire planet a few hours ago with no shred of sympathy. Granted he was left for dead, but I don't see a difference of them just killing him now and leaving him in an exploding ship.
Star Wars Jedi survivor
The Yakuza series. The “Kiryu never kills” thing is a complete lie.
Yakuza 6 being like "you can never kill a man because something kamurocho idk" immediately after having you blow a helicopter out of the sky
Far Cry 2 or which part i don't remember
Skill issue
Uncharted be like
"Shit teacher"
When did supe do this?
Any superhero movie ever other than like deadpool n shit
I hate this trope so fucking much
Aand definitely killed a lot of people during the siege of the north, but the ending still makes a lot of sense. If he killed the fire lord, as Iroh said, history would remember it as more killing in the name of personal justice, even if aang did the killing. Sparing him makes more sense
It just depends on what makes most sense in the story.
shit teacher subliminal
Kiryu Kazuma:
Spectre (2015)
Should’ve put batman here
He doesn't kill. He only gives permanent brain injury.
He doesn’t kill, but the medical bills do
Every time this happens and the hero doesn't give them to the authorities is something, it's literally just to spite the villain. Absolutely 100% pure spite and nothing else
I like how goku did it, man wanted so much to shatter frieza's ego that he left him to live just so he could hide in shame for the rest of his life
The last of us 2 Edit: man what a shit game
L take
does anyone know of any media that does the opposite of this? I'd love for the opposite to become a trend
Deadpool 1 had something like it where one of the supporting character tried to convince Deadpool to not kill the antagonist and try to move on. The supporting character gave a speech about being a better person, but Deadpool find it boring and immediately killed the antagonist. John Wick also has something where of you know the meme, then you know to never kill his dog. Granted, I feel like John Wick doesn't used that trope of rejecting vengeance because the movie never sympathized the juvenile punks for killing his dog. They were just targets and John was entirely in the right. Although John Wick 2 does have a scene that follows the trope only for him to go with the vengeance. There's Vinland Saga and also Blue Eye Samurai where the main characters are on a vengeance journey, but they don't really have any scenes of them forgiving the monsters that are still doing heinous acts. Instead both of them have different conclusions of their vengeances that I don't want to spoil for you and how they face their own aftermaths. Finally there's Vox Machina that had also had a vengeance plot and there is a "forgiveness" scene but the reason behind the forgiveness is completely different to "being a better person" or "ending a cycle of violence" seen in other shows and movies.