![]() They can be arrested, killed in a cycle of revenge, they can lose their personal freedom, or they can become guilt-ridden for only perpetuating the cycle of violence. This trope is often accompanied by a Pyrrhic Victory for the one seeking revenge as it can cost everything dear to them. Sins of Our Fathers is one of the biggest motivators of this, a character wants revenge but targets the child of the aggressor because they either resemble them in some way or they are desperately looking for closure by any means necessary even if the child did nothing to deserve it. (Bonus points if that very suffering is caused, directly or otherwise, by the accused's wrongdoings.) One way to accomplish this is a small round of Misery Poker, specifically by pointing out others who have suffered just the same, if not more, and still chose not to commit the same misdeeds as the accused. At the very least, an explicit statement must be made by the omniscient Narrator. Whoever gives the rebuke, there needs to be a voiced acknowledgement that the character's vengeful drive doesn't justify how they've hurt others. A character has to receive a "The Reason You Suck" Speech, a Kirk Summation, see that someone's Disappointed by the Motive, or some other kind of speech on why they're wrong. This trope only happens when there's an in-universe acknowledgement of this. This trope comes into play when a character (possibly even the character with the excuse themselves, if they're going through Character Development) acknowledges that their actions are wrong no matter what they have been put through, one bad action won't justify another. Sometimes, characters that have gone through something horrible believe that they have the moral high ground or that they are in the right for their actions, no matter how evil those actions are or who the targets are. This trope is a standard Deconstruction of Pay Evil unto Evil and the Well-Intentioned Extremist. ![]() Uther The Lightbringer to his student, prior to battle, Warcraft III
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