coping with excruciating pain theme
A character must endure extreme levels of physical pain.
Examples
In nightgallery2x22a "The Caterpillar", the character Macy was in utter agony while an earwig burrowed its way through his brain from one ear to the other.
14 total · 2 major · 12 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| nightgallery2x22a | major | Macy was in utter agony while an earwig was creeping around in his brain. |
| tz1959e3x31 | major | John suffered such excruciating pain that he had to go ahead and become young without his wife. |
| movie: AntMan and the Wasp (2018) | minor | Ava lived in constant pain as a result of her being able to pas through solid objects. |
| movie: Dune (2021) | minor | Paul had to keep his hand inside of a pain box as part of a Bene Gesserit test. |
| movie: Fortress (1992) | minor | Misbehaving inmates were "intestinated" (i.e. a small device implanted in their was activated, causing them to double over in pain). |
| movie: Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) | minor | Sam Hell was wracked with pain every time his pain chastity belt got activated. |
| movie: PG: Psycho Goreman (2020) | minor | An unnamed thief who Psycho Goreman had flayed and kept alive as a form of art begged to be put out of his misery. A beat cop who Psycho Goreman had flayed and kept alive passed Mimi a note written in blood that read "kill me please". |
| movie: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) | minor | The President suffered from chronic back pain for which he sought a most unusual treatment. |
| movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | minor | Jesus was in utter agony on the cross. |
| movie: The Lawless Land (1988) | minor | Electrified jumper cables were clamped to Falco's nipples for three days in a bid to make him reveal the whereabouts of his wife Diana. |