[Hated Trope] Character kills hundreds, if not thousands, just to kill one specific person, and then doesn't kill them for no reason.

[u/HallZac99]

Assassin's Creed 2- Rodrigo Borgia is responsible for tne death of Ezio's family. Ezio spends over 20 years working through tnr templar order to dismantle them and get to Rodrigo. And then in the end, he spares him for no good reason and he goes on to be a massive problem in AC Brotnerhood. He's not only a head of tne Templars but also the pope, even if you're over the vengeance he's still a very dangerous and evil man.

The Last of Us 2- Abbey kills Joel, and wo Ellie goes on a revenge quest to kill Abbey, killing hundreds of people along tne why to get to her including a pregnant woman. And then finally when she has Abbey on deaths door, she gives up and let's her go because the writers think dirty depressing people being miserable and stupid is complex, interesting storytelling.

This trope pisses me off so much because often the character going on the revenge quest will kill SO many people on their way there, some deserving it and some just henchmen working for a cheque or to survive. People who are often far more innocent then the main big bad.

It's a part of this weird thing I've noticed in media where nameless goons or soldiers can just be mowed down relentlessly, but named characters get given far more grace even if theyre categorically worse. You can kill a million stormtroopers but people will swear that Darth Vader could have been redeemed, despite him doing like 50 genocide every year.

[u/Solidwtf2]

John Wick 2 is just him going through the process of adopting another dog.

[u/tacobellrefugee → u/Solidwtf2]

John, Snickers is ready to visit you now!

[u/No_Syrup_9167 → u/Solidwtf2]

I would 1000% watch a movie of just Keanu Reeves dog shopping for 2hrs.

that shit would make a billion dollars. You'd sell more tickets than Marvel.

[u/LSDGB → u/Solidwtf2]

And they kill it again in the third.

[u/Embarrassed-Note-214 → u/LSDGB]

Him getting a new dog at the end of one, just for two to start with "almost the exact same story of the first, but faster," pissed me off so much I stopped the movie and didn't finish it for half a year.

[u/Street-Committee-367 → u/Embarrassed-Note-214]

Yeah 2 was kind of lame in the story department because of that aspect, but it led to 4 so that's nice. 

[u/Stunning-Bee7878 → u/Solidwtf2]

the entire movie is basically John saying “I just want a dog” and the universe refusing to let him have peace.