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Pisthetairos
Since: Apr, 2018
Omeganian
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
BattleMaster
Since: Feb, 2015

is there a trope for this situation:
The Victim of the Week was in the middle of being kidnapped, assaulted, or murdered. Suddenly, the badass protagonist rushes in and beats up the people attempting to harm the victim. What does the victim do? Does the victim thank the protagonist for his timely rescue? Nope, instead the victim will run away as if the protagonist is also attempting to kill them. Often, the victim will run into the waiting arms of more people who are attempting to kidnap/assault/murder them.