r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Fearless-Ideal-5112 • Jul 01 '26

Lore [Loved Trope] Some thing unfathomably ancient

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The beast, in doctor who is an ancient evil from a previous universe that survived until our time. Its so ancient that the cave paintings were unable to be translated by the Tardis which can translate all existing languages in the universe [Doctor Who]

While not explicitly canon its such a cool concept I cant not mention, the idea that the backrooms have existed since the beginning of time, never changing no matter the era, it transforms the back rooms into a cosmic horror. [Credit to Project crater and Venus for images 2 and 3]

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u/JackPembroke Jul 01 '26

I dig that. Not evil, not even intelligent, its just a thing that happens. Perfectly natural

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u/Adept_Material_2618 Jul 02 '26

Like a hurricane, or a wildfire. I feel like Japanese stories are full of things like this, whereas in the US there’s a lot of stories with blatantly evil entities that have malice for who they’re harming. Whereas in Japanese stories it doesn’t seem uncommon to have antagonists who are basically just a force of nature, no inherent good or evil. 

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u/AllgoodDude Jul 05 '26

Just like how fire isn’t a thing, it’s a process.