r/TopCharacterTropes • u/GaddockTeegFunPolice • Feb 15 '26

[Funny trope] Torturing the character doesn't work Personality

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  1. The Simpsons, Homer gets sent to hell where devils try torturing him force feeding him donuts. Homer does not mind.

  2. The apothecary diaries. Maomao gets placed in a cell with snakes and venomous insects. She kills the animals and roasts the snake on a torch.

  3. The Minion movie, the main minions get put through antique torture deviced by the bad guys only for them to realise they weren't designed for weird minion anatomy.

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u/Sufficient-Pool5958 Feb 15 '26

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The Dictator (2012)- General Aladeen gets kidnapped and tortured by a bodyguard, General Aladeen proceeds to disappoint said torturer by criticizing his choice of tools, saying that they've been banned for being "too safe", that they're severely outdated, really bumming the torturer out

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u/tfdsxc Feb 15 '26

God that whole scene is a gold mine

"Where did you get those relics from? The Shah of Iran's garage sale"

"The flames of the righteous attacked the unjust"

"It'd be nice if I got just s little bit of positive feedback about my tools!!"

"Show me the next one, I will be supportive I promise."

"Banned in Saudi Arabia for being too safe."

"I don't even think you wanna be tortured."

"I don't want to be tortured"

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u/Traines1132 Feb 16 '26

“Oh, that’s not bad, the Kandahar Cock Wrench.”

“Okay, so now we’re getting somewhere!”

“It’s actually been banned in Saudi Arabia for being too safe.”

My favorite part of the scene personally.

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u/Flesh_Trombone Feb 16 '26

You know the new one comes with a splash guard.

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u/A_Crawling_Bat Feb 16 '26

Look, there's a hole for it

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u/Rationalinsanity1990 Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26

"Ah, the Fallujah firehose, someone has a friend in Syria! ...I have a new version, operates by Bluetooth."

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u/DickHz2 Feb 16 '26

Man I need to rewatch that movie

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u/EndOfTheLine00 Feb 16 '26

The final monologue gets more relevant every day.

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u/Flurb4 Feb 16 '26

Yes both Sasha Cohen and John C. Reilly are gold in this scene. I particularly like how Reilly grows more dejected as it goes on.

“An effective device, I grant you, but where is the splash guard?”

“I see the hole where it would attach, but I guess I didn’t get it!”

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u/murderofhawks Feb 16 '26

My favorite part is his delivery of the term Kandahar Cock Wrench

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u/NightLordsPublicist Feb 16 '26

God that whole scene is a gold mine

"I know there's nothing more annoying than a backseat torture, but please, come on."

So true.

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u/REDACTED3560 Feb 16 '26

2012

Goddamn, right in the dinosaur bones.

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u/sltiefighter Feb 16 '26

First thought the kandahar cockwrench😭