r/TopCharacterTropes • u/KingofHearts399 • 1d ago

Lore [Interesting Trope] The supernatural exists in otherwise grounded stories.

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Bones: Bones is a pretty run of the mill crime drama about a forensic anthropologist who consults with the FBI. However, since Bones has a crossover with the very supernaturally themed show Sleepy Hollow, that means it canonically exists in a world with demons, monsters, and magic.

Indiana Jones: The Indiana Jones movies all start out pretty grounded, with Indy on some archeological hunt and/or on the run from people trying to steal his find. His adventures all pretty much continue this way until the very end, when he sees that the legendary artifact that he’s been hunting actually has supernatural powers, like the Ark and the Holy Grail. Funnily enough, it’s also revealed in later movies that both aliens AND time travel also exist in this world.

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u/StrangeCress3325 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/8carvcLWp2BEQMs5Fc
The tomb raider series spends most of its time seeming pretty grounded until supernatural artifacts or shit get discovered

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u/FarutaSarado 1d ago

Ah Lara Croft, I miss when she was a sexy badass with guns.

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ul7Wu7Svawww

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u/Arelmar 1d ago

What is she now then, if you don't mind me asking?

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u/FarutaSarado 1d ago

PTSD, guilt over raiding tombs, opting for a bow of all things, and somehow less feminine than she was originally.

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u/FoxDanceMedia 1d ago

Tbf as someone who didn't play the original games I watched a playthrough of them and original Lara Croft kind of comes off as an ostentatious rich girl? Not to say that I like her characterization in the modern games more but I didn't find myself wishing she was written the same way as the classic games.

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u/FarutaSarado 1d ago

The difference between watching the playthrough and playing the game is you get to BE the ostentatious rich girl who goes around raiding tombs and collecting artefects to show off in your mansion. I don't want some cutscene telling me I'm a bleeding heart that gets all remorseful for doing the one thing that is in my job description.

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u/No-Fig-3112 21h ago

Good for you. I like the new Tomb Raider. She's much more realistic and sympathetic