They Were Holding You Back: Difference between revisions

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'''Scot:''' If they're holding me back from becoming a psychotic nutjob like you? I'm okay with that.|''[[Teen Wolf (TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'' episode 10.}}

 

** Another Star Wars example: In [[The Force Unleashed]] 2, Darth Vader tells Starkiller to give up on his love interest Juno because she is holding back his progress in the Dark Side, his exact words being, "Rise above this, she means nothing" and, "She was holding you back." Vader tells Starkiller this after Vader had just mortally wounded his girlfriend right in front of his eyes, and this does not bode well for Vader winning back his apprentice.

* In ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' {{spoiler|this is Ares' rationale for tricking Kratos into murdering his wife and daughter. Naturally, this backfired.}}

{{spoiler|'''Kratos''': ''You succeeded.'' ''[stabs Ares]''}} }}

* In ''[[The Darkness]]'', the titular creature prevents Jackie from saving {{spoiler|his girlfriend, Jenny}}, claiming that {{spoiler|she}} was a restriction on his personal freedoms.

** The sequel reveals that {{spoiler|the Darkness was actually lying; as the vessel of the [[Light Is Not Good|Angelus]], Jenny was a serious threat, even if she didn't know it herself. So, the Darkness allowed her to die and captured her soul to prevent her from ever becoming dangerous- which backfires spectacularly when Jackie finds out and decideds to free her.}}

* In ''[[Infamous (video game series)|In Famous]]'', Kessler killed Cole's future wife Trish because having a family will hold Cole back against the Beast in the future.