Pray that he doesn't inquire further

He states questions

I'm pretty sure that the first part is exactly why it became a movie trope: to show that the choker is an unnecessarily strong monster of an adversary.

As for looking down on their assailant, I'm thinking the lack of feet to ground contact rids people of any accidentally perceived superiority 😁

Don't kink shame man.

This isn't a force choke. He's more machine than man.