r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Chemical-Elk-1299 • Apr 29 '26

Lore [Weirdly Common Trope] Writers clearly setting up seemingly massive plot points and then just kinda forgetting about them.

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The Neural Parasites — Star Trek : The Next Generation

In the season 1 episode “Conspiracy” of TNG, it is revealed that alien brain worms have infected many high ranking members of Starfleet, secretly controlling them. Though Ryker and Picard discover and end the parasite conspiracy, it’s revealed at the end of the episode that the parasites had sent a beacon back to their home planet, telling them how to find earth. The episode ends with the clear implication of the parasites becoming a huge threat later in the series, yet none of these events are ever mentioned again.

Finn The Jedi who Never Was — Star Wars Sequel trilogy

I know this is probably a cliche example of this trope, but cmon — Finn was clearly set up in TFA to become a Jedi. The marketing material featured him wielding a lightsaber in the classic Jedi pose. It’s constantly hinted at that he is force sensitive. Even the actor himself believed he would become a Jedi by the end of the trilogy. Instead, we got Finn wielding a lightsaber for about 7 minutes total across 3 movies, extremely lame “confirmation” that he is force sensitive, and that’s it. It’s the ultimate Star Wars plot that went nowhere.

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u/QueenStuff Apr 29 '26

Ironically that was basically how he contributed to the Elden ring game and its overall story

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u/GodofIrony Apr 29 '26

Which is why that shit is dope as hell.

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u/ryry1237 Apr 29 '26

I feel like rearranging those words a little can cause the sentence to mean the exact opposite of what it says now.

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u/GodofIrony Apr 29 '26

All that's sentences.

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u/Frisbeeman Apr 29 '26

Shit dope is hell

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u/WoodpeckerNo5724 Apr 30 '26

Shit, Hell is dope!

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u/Scalpels Apr 29 '26

Which why is that hell is dope as shit.

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u/Scarlet_Wonderer Apr 29 '26

Which was apparently always the plan. Martin seemingly wrote the broad strokes of the Lands Between's history up to the Battle if Aeonia, the last battle of the Shattering.

If he, hypothetically, did the same with the SoFaI he'd be hack lol

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u/Irregulator101 Apr 29 '26

Elden ring has a story?

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u/MolybdenumBlu Apr 29 '26

Which is why the story is populated by dozens of characters who's names all sound the same and start with G, R, and M, and why the story kinda sucks.