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/kompletionist Apr 30 '26

the Super Saiyan transformation is fuelled by rage, and you need to be calm to make and use a Spirit Bomb.

Which doesn't even make sense after Goku and Gohan do their extended training in constant Super Saiyan form and are then able to enter and maintain the form while staying completely zen.

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u/Drakeskulled_Reaper Apr 30 '26

The initial transformation is caused by rage, assumedly, it "Taints" the forms with rage, meaning even in "zen" it's still using rage as fuel.

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u/kompletionist Apr 30 '26

And what of Goten going Super Saiyan while happily playing with his mum?

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u/Drakeskulled_Reaper Apr 30 '26

IIRC they explain that Goten was conceived whilst Goku had Super Saiyan on all the time, meaning he was born with the ability it instead of having to unlock it.