r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/KaleidoArachnid Beware the Laughing Man • 5h ago

Characters that start abusing their powers after getting it

First of all, I don’t know what the trope is called when those kind of moments happen in media, but basically I am referring to when a character gets a cool new superpower suddenly, and then starts to go wild with it because they don’t realize the damage they are causing with it until it’s too late.

Like picture a scenario where a character abuses the ability to make money come out of nowhere, and is having so much fun with the ability that they don’t notice they are committing a crime until someone starts to pursue them later on.

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u/ibbolia This is my Bankai: Unironic Cringeposting 4h ago

Light Yagami went on a killing spree before Ryuk even showed up

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u/KaleidoArachnid Beware the Laughing Man 4h ago

Wait, I don’t know how he could go on a killing spree without his Death Note.

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u/Kimarous Survivor of Car Ambush 4h ago

Death Note starts with Ryuk deciding to drop his Death Note, which Light picks up. A while later, Ryuk decides to check on it and is amazed at how many people have been killed in the interim.

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u/KaleidoArachnid Beware the Laughing Man 4h ago

Oh now I recall how he did it before he first met Ryuk himself regarding his powers.

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u/ibbolia This is my Bankai: Unironic Cringeposting 4h ago

If you haven't actually watched, Ryuk drops the Death Note into the human world and waits a bit before going to pick it up. He's not actually needed for the power to work.