- Pretty much any elf in ElfQuest gets this one, but not for lack of trying or because the story exonerates them for their crimes: it's because a living elf is much less dangerous than a dead one. The closest anyone comes to getting properly punished for their misdeeds are Winnowill and Rayek, whose eternal punishment is, essentially, being stuck with each other for the rest of Rayek's (eternal, unless he's killed) life.
Rayek got punished hard by being brought down to normal for a while, and now must serve as Winnowill's living prison. (She really is more dangerous dead than alive.)
Winnowill is imprisoned, even though she really wants out, but she's been shut down the two times she tried. (Once by Ekuar, and once by the spirits in a shard of the palace.) Plus she lost Voll's trust, and eventually her position at Blue Mountain when it fell.
Door was killed by a massive blow to the head, from another elf.
Kureel was killed by Strongbow, after trying to kill Dart and Geoki.
I could go on, but few characters in ElfQuest go without any punishment at all, and most get slammed hard at some point.
Edited by Candi Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
This whole thing needs to be cleaned up. It's a Karma Houdini ONLY if no comeuppance has taken place and the work is finished, i.e. there's no more opportunity for said comeuppance. But comic books go on and on and on, so until it is wrapped up, there can be no Karma Houdini.
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I gave a pass to Moose from Archie Comics because Status Quo Is God in that universe.
I really disagree. If they make it through the end of an arc with no comeuppance, that's good enough for me. Given the Fleeting Demographic Rule and avoiding Cnotinuity Lockout they usually don't try to dig up random karmic backlash for sins way in the past.
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Looks like the entry on Superboy-Prime could be deleted. He no longer fits the trope. What's the trope for a long-delayed comeuppance?
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