"Every Guy With a Tragic Backstory" Comedy Sketch Skewers the Saddest Action Hero Cliché
We've all seen him, the stoic loner with haunted eyes, who only speaks in vague, gravel-voiced riddles about "what happened that day." He’s ex-special forces, or maybe just a guy with a mysterious past, but either way, someone definitely died and now he’s here to brood, punch walls, and save the world (maybe).
A new comedy sketch perfectly roasts this tired movie trope, piling on every tragic backstory imaginable… Dead wife? Check. Lost child? Of course. A dark secret involving the President? Weirdly, yes.
The sketch hilariously leans into the melodrama, reminding us how absurdly common it is for every action hero to be emotionally wrecked and justice-bound. It’s a perfect reminder that sometimes, the only thing more predictable than the villain… is the hero’s trauma.