r/TopCharacterTropes • u/FullBrother9300 • 11d ago

Hated Tropes (Hated trope) Remember all these stories and characters we followed for so long? Welp now it’s all reset.

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1: using another flashpoint to create the tomorrowverse (Justice League Dark: Apokolips war) after 80-90% of the cast is killed off and billions lives are fated to die Flash and Constantine hatch up a plan to kill baby Darkseid to prevent the entire story from happening which just leads to an entirely different universe being formed and even erasing some characters from existence.

2: Jim travelling to the beginning (Tales of Arcadia series) after multiple characters die including Toby Jim uses a magic gem to travel back to the very first episode but instead lets Toby find the amulet… this changes things how?

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u/WorryingMars384 11d ago

Yeah it’s not a reset in the traditional sense, it’s more like a reboot which is why it generally works.

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u/peachypeachypeach543 11d ago

This is very true and really is to Araki's credit as he is able to tell a variety of stories, but he did completely reboot the universe after Stone Ocean. I really think Steel Ball Run (and JoJolion and JoJoLands) really showcase Araki's talent and skill as a writer because he is able to do the reboot successfully. He explores the new universe while keeping just enough of the core concepts and names and such that you can see what came before but enjoy it in a way that never feels stale.

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u/ShadowKingthe7 11d ago

It does confuse pretty many people because the reboot came immediately after the universe reset. They think SBR is the resetted universe

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u/WorryingMars384 11d ago

I mean it is in a way, but it’s so totally different is why it works. It’s not an undo all the character development and set everyone exactly as we know to square one even if the original universe is gone.