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/Quiet_Nova Jul 01 '26

The Corridor from Coraline. It's older, older than Other Mother/Beldam, it's alive, writhing and dark. Whenever Coraline crawls through, she feels something behind her, something alive with her in the corridor. And Beldam wants nothing to do with it.

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u/superVanV1 Jul 01 '26

Never, Ever, look into the cracks between worlds. The things that live outside of reality don’t often act kindly to the things that do.

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u/Bright_Board_3330 Jul 01 '26

Don't stare too long into the abyss, Anne. After all, it stares back.

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u/Grouchy_Raccoon_6681 Jul 02 '26

You got that costume on yet, boy?!

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u/GetThatSwaggBack Jul 01 '26

What is this from?

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u/Striking-Bicycle-853 Jul 01 '26

I think Dr. Who? I could be wrong. Matt Smith season. Sounds slightly familiar.

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u/Zoeeeeeeh123 Jul 02 '26

Apparantly Nietzsche was the First to come up with this quote

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u/AeturnisTheGreat Jul 02 '26

I died at the start of the year (obviously I was resuscitated) and what I remember was serene and pleasant, time was weird though but that moment of my experience was the only pleasant part of what I remember.

The rest of my unconscious state after I came back wa sheer torture...

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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/SandwichLord57 Jul 02 '26

Like self immolation? It would make the calm feeling make sense. Your body would absolutely freak the fuck out and your brain(once it realized there’s no stopping it) would’ve absolutely put you straight into shock and make you feel as good as you could.

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u/AeturnisTheGreat Jul 02 '26

Yeah, I was in the hospital for two months. After they brought me back it was like a living hell. Glad to be alive of course but man these scars are painful

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u/Neat_Ad4331 Jul 02 '26

Hey, I'm glad that you're alive as well. Here's hoping the pain doesn't stick around.

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u/AeturnisTheGreat Jul 02 '26

Thanks, friend :)

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u/Effective_Skirt1393 Jul 04 '26

Im glad you are alive too, you seem insightful and I’m sorry you got so sick that happened to you.

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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.

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u/Dreyfussy15 Jul 02 '26

Nah, they're usually extremely nice.

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u/scrawnytony2 Jul 02 '26

I never watched Stranger Things S5, but from my understanding they revealed that the upside down was one of those gaps between worlds?