These Hands Have Killed: Difference between revisions

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During an important part of the story, our hero, or just the character in focus, kills someone or something. This death could be popping his [[It Gets Easier|murder cherry]], or it could just be one of the first kills [[Kick the Morality Pet|he thinks is wrong]]. Even if it was self-defense and completely justified, he still feels guilt-ridden. He looks down in a [[My God, What Have I Done?]] moment, shocked at his hands because they just became accomplices in taking a life.

 

This is a [[Sub-Trope]] to [[My God, What Have I Done?]] -- the character in question experiences that guilt while staring horrified at his hands -- and [[Blood On These Hands]]. If this trope is in a character's backstory, it's [[Sympathetic Murder Backstory|Sympathetic Murder Backstory.]] If a character is contemplating his or hands for an entirely different reason, usually drug-related, then see [[Contemplating Your Hands]].

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* In [[Fullmetal Alchemist]], Ed tells {{spoiler|Winry}} not to kill Scar, so that they don't have to go through this.

{{quote| '''Ed:''' You delivered a baby. You {{spoiler|game me an arm and a leg}}. These hands...were not made for killing.}}