Defusing the Tykebomb: Difference between revisions

 

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't; what matters for trope purposes is the intent.

 

* This pretty much is ''[[Monster]]'' summarized in three words.

* The whole comedic point of ''[[Beelzebub]]''. Poor [[Idiot Hero|Oga]] has his work (and life) cut out for him [[Anti-Anti-Christ|to prevent his adopted demon spawn]] from ''erasing humans off the face of the earth''.

*** Well, on the one hand, he ''wasn't'' a [[Tyke Bomb]], he was a scared little kid with some powerful buried powers. Jiraiya trained him into a [[Tyke Bomb]] in hopes that being a ninja would keep him alive—wasn't particularly worried about who ''Nagato'' might hurt, 'cause he was a good kid who loved his friends. And it was all fine, and Akatsuki was spreading peace and order and possibly even sunshine, though it was Rain country so probably not...and then Danzou and Hanzou got together and offed his leader slash [[Morality Pet]] slash best friend slash [[Restraining Bolt]] in the most traumatic way possible. Nice job there.

* Sven toward Eve in ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]''.

** He didn't try to get rid of the murderous tendencies at all. He just tried to {{spoiler|turn him into [[The Dragon|a personal Tykebomb for him instead of V.V]], with full intent of [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|offing him when he no longer needed him]].}} Unfortunately all this did was show that an unstable [[Tyke Bomb]] is not someone you want on your side if you actually have people other than yourself that you care about.

* Mireille from ''[[Noir]]'' assumes this role toward Kirika, particularly toward the end of the series.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]'s Miles Vorkosigan starts this job with his clone-brother Mark in ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Brothers in Arms]]''. His parents, especially his mother Cordelia, pick up the job in ''Mirror Dance''.

** Technically more of a [[Thicker Than Water]], as in Betan society cloning is a perfectly valid form of reproduction, and as such Mark is a [[Long-Lost Relative]].

* Prof. Marius, the [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]] teacher of Edgewood Academy, from ''[[The Princess 99]]'' manages to defuse the tykebomb in question here {{spoiler|Axel}} before they destroy the entire school.

 

* In ''[[Angel]]'' the titular character tries to do this for Connor, with some success. However, Connor quickly develops other reasons for them not to get along, and in any case never fully gets over his prejudice against Angel.

** At least, not until the season 4 finale {{spoiler|when Angel retcons everyone's memories to give Connor a life with a normal, loving family.}} Even in season 5, {{spoiler|when his original memories are restored, the experience has given him a much greater sense of stability and grounding, so by the end of the series he's patched things up with his real father.}}

* ''[[24]]'' surprisingly let this work, rather than [[Black and Gray Morality|forcing Jack to kill a child soldier.]]

* Odo attempts this with a newborn Jem'Hadar on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. His attempts to raise the fast-growing child to be more empathetic and less violent fail because the Founders are just that good at manipulating them on the genetic level.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Omega Supreme}}:''' I am {{spoiler|Omega Supreme}}. I am yours to command. I am your pupil. Your dependent. Your obedient servant.

'''Ratchet:''' I am Ratchet. I am... your friend. }}

 

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