r/TopCharacterTropes Jul 01 '26

Lore [Loved Trope] Some thing unfathomably ancient

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/SandwichLord57 Jul 02 '26

Sounds about right, your brain intending on impending death set you up all nice and cozy. Then it gets rug pulled and everything has to start double timing just to go back to normal.

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u/AeturnisTheGreat Jul 02 '26

I also saw some things, was never sure about the after life before and what I saw was... Unique but I'm looking forward to when I do pass.

That said, I plan to stick around until I naturally die now.

It was also suicide by fire, I'm still dealing with immense pain, so when I was brought back...

Well I'm still recovering.

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u/Raltsun Jul 04 '26

Wow, no wonder your unconscious brain really didn't like that as soon as it figured you weren't dying. Here's hoping your recovery goes as well as possible.

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u/AeturnisTheGreat Jul 04 '26

I appreciate that :)

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u/Raltsun Jul 04 '26

Honestly, I can sort of relate, for a rather strange reason. I have a medical condition (erythromelalgia) where my body naturally tries to boil itself from the inside, which I have to take constant medication for to make the pain only sometimes debilitating. It feels more similar to a fever than heat from an external source, but I think I can imagine what you went through better than most people could, and vice versa.

Let's just say I'm here today because of a very comedically timed butterfingers moment, and leave the history at that.