wwkirk
Divine
Just for laughs:
In most superheroes movies and TV (as well as the original comics), along with other Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror shows, non super-powered, non-supernatural persons are often thwapped by a powerful being. Typically, the twapped person goes flying through the air 10s of yards. Sometimes, upon landing, the impact smashes furniture or some other significant structure. But, more often than not, maybe 95% of the time if the thwapp victim is a hero, they will recover very quickly with little to no injuries. Sometimes they lose consciousness briefly, but soon they are back into the fray. Who knew ordinary humans had rubberized bodies!
The best trope though is when the villain has the chance to finally kill his archenemy, the hero, but chooses an intricate, diabolical, sometimes Rube Goldberg-esque method of doing so, instead of a bullet to the brain. - Dude, I get it, you want your enemy's death to stand out as a memorable climax to a long-standing rivalry. But why the hell don't you stick around to watch?! As soon as you leave, that's when he'll somehow escape. Like he's done countless times before!
(Of course, if we want to get Freudian, maybe the villain really doesn't want to kill the hero. Maybe he needs the presence of the hero to validate, or at least highlight, his villainy. )
In most superheroes movies and TV (as well as the original comics), along with other Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror shows, non super-powered, non-supernatural persons are often thwapped by a powerful being. Typically, the twapped person goes flying through the air 10s of yards. Sometimes, upon landing, the impact smashes furniture or some other significant structure. But, more often than not, maybe 95% of the time if the thwapp victim is a hero, they will recover very quickly with little to no injuries. Sometimes they lose consciousness briefly, but soon they are back into the fray. Who knew ordinary humans had rubberized bodies!
The best trope though is when the villain has the chance to finally kill his archenemy, the hero, but chooses an intricate, diabolical, sometimes Rube Goldberg-esque method of doing so, instead of a bullet to the brain. - Dude, I get it, you want your enemy's death to stand out as a memorable climax to a long-standing rivalry. But why the hell don't you stick around to watch?! As soon as you leave, that's when he'll somehow escape. Like he's done countless times before!
(Of course, if we want to get Freudian, maybe the villain really doesn't want to kill the hero. Maybe he needs the presence of the hero to validate, or at least highlight, his villainy. )