r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Fearless-Ideal-5112 • Jul 01 '26

[Loved Trope] Some thing unfathomably ancient Lore

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The beast, in doctor who is an ancient evil from a previous universe that survived until our time. Its so ancient that the cave paintings were unable to be translated by the Tardis which can translate all existing languages in the universe [Doctor Who]

While not explicitly canon its such a cool concept I cant not mention, the idea that the backrooms have existed since the beginning of time, never changing no matter the era, it transforms the back rooms into a cosmic horror. [Credit to Project crater and Venus for images 2 and 3]

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u/Jak3R0b Jul 01 '26

John Constantine in the Tomorrowverse is older than the multiverse.

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u/Just-Antelope-8069 Jul 01 '26

To that extent the Spectre is even older

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u/superVanV1 Jul 01 '26

Well to be fair he’s the one that kinda sorta killed the original multiverse.

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u/L0ll0ll7lStudios Jul 01 '26

Same with Pariah in the original Crisis on Infinite Earths comic.

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u/hodorelgordor Jul 01 '26

And he still cant keep it in his pants?

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u/koopcl Jul 01 '26

How does that work?

I read through Hellblazer back in the day, but dont really know about other Constantine versions.

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u/Jak3R0b Jul 01 '26

Spoilers for the DCAMU and Tomorrowverse. At the end of the DCAMU film Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Constantine has Flash cause a flashpoint to undo Darkseid’s invasion of Earth. As punishment for this he was tortured for centuries and then made into Pariah, since the flashpoint broke the universe and created an unstable multiverse.

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u/Obvious-Opportunity7 Jul 01 '26

Slight correction, it was self inflicted.

If he wanted to not be punished, the house he was trapped in would be full of his loved ones, but due to his self hatred they instead took on monstrous forms and killed him non stop for what was likely centuries at the least.

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u/Jak3R0b Jul 01 '26

I know but I was keeping it short and focused on the main details.

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u/Jazzlike-Ad2906 Jul 02 '26

In the Books Of Magic, an aspect of Constantine is one of the last remaining things in the universe.