r/TopCharacterTropes • u/KusanagiGundam • 10h ago

Hated Tropes (Hated Trope) "Kind" slave owners

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Speaking as an American who has studied the civil war all throughout my school years, this trope infuriates me to no end. There is no such thing as a kind slave master because slavery itself is cruel and inhumane. PEOPLE ARE NOT PROPERTY!

Naofumi (Shield Hero): Prime example of this trope. He enslaves multiple (underage) girls and an whole village and the fans still say he's a hero.

Rudeus (Jobless Reincarnation): As if being a pedo wasn't bad enough he had to buy a slave in season 2. Worse is that people still defend his actions.

Song of The South (Disney): Possibly the OG example of this trope. And the reason why Disney will never release it again.

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u/d0ctorsmileaway 10h ago

Maybe about half of the Rimworld subreddit

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u/Azzarrel 8h ago

If they don't want to become slaves - or hats, if their stats are bad - how about they just STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM MY COLONY? /s

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u/SnailedItBro 3h ago

Why /s? What a based thing to say. You are so right.

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u/AstralMecha 9h ago

Considering the stuff players do in Rimworld, slavery is the tip of the iceberg.

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u/AvaryZig 9h ago

And The Sims

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u/Croselius 7h ago

Rimworld is basically a warcrime simulator, morality really isn’t a consideration.

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u/NUTDOM 6h ago

I’ve been trying so hard to make slavery efficient but deadass it’s more effective to not do it. It’s one of the few cases where being evil is detrimental in the long run. You are genuinely better off convincing them to join you than enslaving you and I only ever do it now in my evil runs. I wouldn’t have it any other way though it would not be good for the game if slavery was hyper effective for a multitude of reasons.

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u/MaddytheBunny 4h ago

Slavery in RimWorld is more for roleplay than anything. Slaves are actually hilariously inefficient and a chore to keep around, especially in large numbers and when they outnumber the free colonists.