Hello fellow Pop Culture Enthusiasts! It’s time for another tropes post! I hope you guys are ready for some awesome knowledge. Now, let’s begin!
- Blind Weaponmaster: An incredibly fun trope that’s used in several forms of media. It deals with a fighter that has excellent skills, despite being blind. Some examples include; Daredevil from Marvel. He lost his sight at a very young age, but he doesn’t let that keep him down. He was trained in a special fighting style by the blind master Stick, and can kick villain ass in a variety of creative ways. On top of all of that, he’s also an amazingly talented lawyer. Next, we have Kenshi from the Mortal Kombat series. He has phenomenal skill with the blade, and has some quite impressive telekinetic powers. Did I mention that he’s blind? Lastly, we have Toph from Avatar: The Last Airbender. She was blind since birth, but is one of the strongest, if not the strongest Earthbender in the series.
- Achilles’ Heel: One of the most common tropes used in media today. It deals with a character having an easily exploitable weakness. They could be one of the strongest characters around, but need this particular trope to not have a series run stale. Some examples include; The obvious, Superman. The Man of Steel is one of the most popular and powerful characters in the DC Universe. He can almost do anything, but has a major weakness that can slow him down. Like most Krytonians, Superman is weak to a glowing green rock, known as Kryptonite. The rock will significantly weaken the hero, and can completely absorb his powers. Next, we have the universal weakness of all Devil Fruit users in One Piece, water. It’s pretty funny that a series that revolves around Pirates has water as a weakness. However, it makes sense, because devil fruit powers are ridiculously strong.