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* DesignatedHero: She has no likeable traits nor contributes anything to the plot, yet the story revolves around her.

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* DesignatedHero: [[InvokedTrope She has no likeable traits nor contributes anything to the plot, plot]], yet the story revolves around her.
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* AntiSue: She lacks any positive traits, otherwise she would be considered a Mary Sue.

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* AntiSue: [[InvokedTrope She lacks any positive traits, traits]], otherwise she would be considered a Mary Sue.

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* ShoutOut: He looks an awful lot like [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Guts]].

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* ShoutOut: He looks an awful lot like [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Guts]]. Notably, this is [[SubvertedTrope not a]] TakeThat - rather, he's more of a TakeThat to people that have only a surface-level understanding of characters like Guts and copy that.
-->'''Beaubien''': "Unfortunately, success spawns imitators who often fail to imitate the deeper themes and elements that make Berserk such a great character driven story. So no, this video is not a dig at Berserk or Guts. Instead, the video proposes what such a character might be like if a less skilled author read Berserk and decided to try to write an antihero by essentially copying the surface elements and ignoring the deeper themes of the story and more subtle nuances of characterization Guts receives throughout the story."

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* {{Catchphrase}}: "THE LOVE TRIANGLE!"



* {{Catchphrase}}: "All is going according to plan!"



* PublicDomainArtifact: He has a vault of these, containing a dozen perpetual motion machines, the Holy Lance and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the video's sponsor, Skillshare]].

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* PublicDomainArtifact: He has a vault of these, containing a dozen perpetual motion machines, the Holy Lance Lance, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the video's sponsor, Skillshare]].Skillshare.



* {{Catchphrase}}: "Praise Cthulhu" and "Cthulhu Fhtagn".



* {{Catchphrase}}: "Zappers!"

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[[folder:Grim [=McGrimingson=]]]
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The main "hero" of a {{Grimdark}} story.

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A heroine that is definitively not
a {{Grimdark}} story.MarySue.



* DesignatedHero: Invoked, he is supposed to be the main hero of the story, but he lacks any positive traits and does things so heinous it makes the villain look better in comparison.
* FreudianExcuse: His excuse for slaughtering orphans along with the couples who were about to adopt them is "magic made me do it."
* HiddenDepths: PlayedForLaughs, with the grimdark hero being conflicted on if he should wear a giant skull pauldron or a giant pauldron made of skulls.
* InformedAttribute: JP [[SarcasmMode describes]] him as being "morally ambiguous" even though he lacks any redeeming traits and does things like slaughter orphans along with the couples who were about to adopt them.
* InTheBack: He stabbed one of the villains this way.
* NominalHero: Provides the page image and slaughters orphans for seemingly no reason all while JP [[BlatantLies swears]] he’s just a "morally ambiguous" hero.

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* DesignatedHero: Invoked, he is supposed to be the main hero of the story, but he AntiSue: She lacks any positive traits, otherwise she would be considered a Mary Sue.
* BornUnlucky: Nothing goes her way, otherwise she would be considered a Mary Sue.
* ButtMonkey
* DesignatedHero: She has no likeable
traits and does things so heinous it makes nor contributes anything to the villain look better in comparison.
* FreudianExcuse: His excuse for slaughtering orphans along with
plot, yet the couples who were about to adopt them is "magic made me do it."
story revolves around her.
* HiddenDepths: PlayedForLaughs, with the grimdark hero [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: Despite being conflicted on if he should wear a giant skull pauldron or a giant pauldron made of skulls.
unatractive, unlikeable and lack any skill, every other character falls for her.
* InformedAttribute: JP [[SarcasmMode describes]] him as being "morally ambiguous" even though he PinballProtagonist: She lacks any redeeming traits and does kind of objective or skill but she is still dragged into the story because she is supposed to be there.
* TraumaCongaLine: Bad
things like slaughter orphans along with happen to her one after another, to the couples who were about to adopt them.
* InTheBack: He stabbed one of
point that the villains this way.
audience consider it unintentionally hilarious.
* NominalHero: Provides UnSorcerer: In order to make her less special, she will always lack any kind of superpowers… even if every other character in the page image and slaughters orphans for seemingly no reason all while JP [[BlatantLies swears]] he’s just setting has them.
* UselessProtagonist: She doesn't have any skills that can be used to progress the plot forward, otherwise she would considered
a "morally ambiguous" hero.Mary Sue.



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The character that appears in the "Isekai" episode of Terrible Writing Advice and is transported to an Isekai world to collect a Harem party.

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The character that appears in the "Isekai" episode main "hero" of Terrible Writing Advice and is transported to an Isekai world to collect a Harem party.{{Grimdark}} story.



* BattleHarem: Upon arriving to the Isekai world, he receives a Harem party as support to battle the villain he will eventually face.
* HerosSlaveHarem: To show how "[[SarcasmMode virtuous]]" he is, he contributes to the concept of slavery and buys a slave girl as a way to protect her. Even though it would be more heroic to destroy the system of slavery, the Isekai Protagonist buys slaves as a way to expand the harem.
* InvincibleHero: His level is so strong that he practically considers the level 99 Dark Lord, who is considered a powerful character, as a low-level boss that won't provide him much EXP.
* {{Tsundere}}: Played for Laughs. His Tsundere girl has so much Tsun-Tsun that she ends up beating him up with little provocation. To make the Tsundere girl more likable, the Isekai Protagonist suggests turning down her Tsun-Tsun and add more Dere.

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* BattleHarem: Upon arriving DesignatedHero: Invoked, he is supposed to be the Isekai world, main hero of the story, but he receives a Harem party as support to battle lacks any positive traits and does things so heinous it makes the villain he will eventually face.
look better in comparison.
* HerosSlaveHarem: To show how "[[SarcasmMode virtuous]]" he is, he contributes to FreudianExcuse: His excuse for slaughtering orphans along with the concept couples who were about to adopt them is "magic made me do it."
* HiddenDepths: PlayedForLaughs, with the grimdark hero being conflicted on if he should wear a giant skull pauldron or a giant pauldron made
of slavery and buys a slave girl skulls.
* InformedAttribute: JP [[SarcasmMode describes]] him
as a way to protect her. Even being "morally ambiguous" even though it would be more heroic to destroy the system of slavery, the Isekai Protagonist buys slaves as a way to expand the harem.
* InvincibleHero: His level is so strong that
he practically considers the level 99 Dark Lord, who is considered a powerful character, as a low-level boss that won't provide him much EXP.
* {{Tsundere}}: Played for Laughs. His Tsundere girl has so much Tsun-Tsun that she ends up beating him up
lacks any redeeming traits and does things like slaughter orphans along with little provocation. To make the Tsundere girl more likable, couples who were about to adopt them.
* InTheBack: He stabbed one of
the Isekai Protagonist suggests turning down her Tsun-Tsun villains this way.
* NominalHero: Provides the page image
and add more Dere.slaughters orphans for seemingly no reason all while JP [[BlatantLies swears]] he’s just a "morally ambiguous" hero.



[[folder:Love Triangle Man]]
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An overpowered self insert character.

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The character that appears in the "Isekai" episode of Terrible Writing Advice and is transported to an Isekai world to collect a Harem party.


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* BattleHarem: Upon arriving to the Isekai world, he receives a Harem party as support to battle the villain he will eventually face.
* HerosSlaveHarem: To show how "[[SarcasmMode virtuous]]" he is, he contributes to the concept of slavery and buys a slave girl as a way to protect her. Even though it would be more heroic to destroy the system of slavery, the Isekai Protagonist buys slaves as a way to expand the harem.
* InvincibleHero: His level is so strong that he practically considers the level 99 Dark Lord, who is considered a powerful character, as a low-level boss that won't provide him much EXP.
* {{Tsundere}}: Played for Laughs. His Tsundere girl has so much Tsun-Tsun that she ends up beating him up with little provocation. To make the Tsundere girl more likable, the Isekai Protagonist suggests turning down her Tsun-Tsun and add more Dere.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: By "How Not To Write A Mary Sue," he's finally caught on that Mary Sues are something a writer should avoid creating. Unfortunately, his advice on avoiding them is just to invert the Mary Sue's typical qualities to the opposite extreme, leading into even more subtypes of Sue.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Zig-zagged. Despite his general enthusiasm for most forms of bad writing, [[EveryoneHasStandards he usually draws the line at anything which promotes racism or homophobia.]] However, he's a bit more lax when it comes to sexism; if he's discussing a genre where misogynistic tropes have traditionally been common, he'll usually recommend that authors continue to use them.
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* ForTheEvulz: All are pretty much embodiments of this.

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* ObviouslyEvil: As if his [[CardCarryingVillain openly and unrepentantly villainous attitude]] wasn't enough, he's a huge, imposing figure with dark, spiky armor and glowing red eyes who lives in a volcanic wasteland.



* CharacterDerailment: This is JP's advice in-universe for handling him. When fans start seeing him as more sympathetic than the protagonist, the writer should make them do something that crosses the MoralEventHorizon, no matter how jarring or out-of-character it is for what's been established about the character so far.

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* CharacterDerailment: This is JP's advice in-universe for handling him. When fans start seeing him as more sympathetic than [[NominalHero the protagonist, protagonist]], the writer should make them do something that crosses the MoralEventHorizon, no matter how jarring or out-of-character it is for what's been established about the character so far.



* UnintentionallySympathetic: A rare InUniverse example, he is meant to be the BigBad of a grimdark story, but he ends up coming across as more sympathetic than the "hero." Naturally, the author should respond by making him a HateSink who crosses the MoralEventHorizon.

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* UnintentionallySympathetic: A rare InUniverse example, example; he is meant to be the BigBad of a grimdark story, but he ends up coming across as more sympathetic than the "hero." Naturally, the author should respond by making him a HateSink who crosses the MoralEventHorizon.

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* PaletteSwap: Just like the other Inners, Inner Creativity looks exactly like J.P. The only difference Inner Creativity has compared to J.P. are his paintbrush, red book, and blue clothing.

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* PaletteSwap: Just like the other Inners, Inner Creativity looks exactly like J.P. The only difference differences Inner Creativity has compared to J.P. are his paintbrush, red book, and blue clothing.



* CyberCyclops: Only has one eye, albeit a very large one.



* CyberCyclops: Only has one eye, albeit a very large one.



* CaptainErsatz: Of many other PluckyComicRelief characters, primarily Jar Jar Binks.

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* CaptainErsatz: Of many other PluckyComicRelief characters, primarily [[Franchise/StarWars Jar Jar Binks.Binks]].


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* KnightOfCerebus: Inverted; his purpose is to keep the tone of the story light.
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* PragmaticVillainy: Part of his goal for conquering the world is to lift up all those currently in poverty, because greed won't truly rule the world until everyone has all their needs met and still craves more.
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* HerosSlaveHarem: To show how [[SarcasmMode virtuous]] he is, he contributes to the concept of slavery and buys a slave girl as a way to protect her. Even though it would be more heroic to destroy the system of slavery, the Isekai Protagonist buys slaves as a way to expand the harem.

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* HerosSlaveHarem: To show how [[SarcasmMode virtuous]] "[[SarcasmMode virtuous]]" he is, he contributes to the concept of slavery and buys a slave girl as a way to protect her. Even though it would be more heroic to destroy the system of slavery, the Isekai Protagonist buys slaves as a way to expand the harem.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He expresses disgust and throws shade at the Inner Critic for "destroying far more worlds than [he] ever could."


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* GoldColoredSuperiority: His Season 3 outfit differentiates him from the other members of the Ancient Conspiracy by having his cloak be outlined by gold lines as opposed to purple like the others.
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* HerosSlaveHarem: To show how virtuous he is, he contributes to the concept of slavery and buys a slave girl as a way to protect her. Even though it would be more heroic to destroy the system of slavery, the Isekai Protagonist buys slaves as a way to expand the harem.

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* HerosSlaveHarem: To show how virtuous [[SarcasmMode virtuous]] he is, he contributes to the concept of slavery and buys a slave girl as a way to protect her. Even though it would be more heroic to destroy the system of slavery, the Isekai Protagonist buys slaves as a way to expand the harem.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Played for Laughs. His Tsundere girl has so much Tsun-Tsun that she ends up beating him up with little provocation. To make the Tsundere girl more likable, the Isekai Protagonist suggests turning down her Tsun-Tsun and add more Dere.
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[[folder:Love Triangle Man]]
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An overpowered self insert character.

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The character that appears in the "Isekai" episode of Terrible Writing Advice and is transported to an Isekai world to collect a Harem party.


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* BattleHarem: Upon arriving to the Isekai world, he receives a Harem party as support to battle the villain he will eventually face.
* HerosSlaveHarem: To show how virtuous he is, he contributes to the concept of slavery and buys a slave girl as a way to protect her. Even though it would be more heroic to destroy the system of slavery, the Isekai Protagonist buys slaves as a way to expand the harem.
* InvincibleHero: His level is so strong that he practically considers the level 99 Dark Lord, who is considered a powerful character, as a low-level boss that won't provide him much EXP.
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* HighPressureBlood: He kills his enemies by slicing their body parts off with his sword, and the amount of blood he spills ends up turning the screen to dark mode with hid edginess.

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* HighPressureBlood: He kills his enemies by slicing their body parts off with his sword, and the amount of blood he spills ends up turning the screen to dark mode with hid his edginess.
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* HighPressureBlood: He kills his enemies by slicing their body parts off with his sword, and the amount of blood he spills ends up turning the screen to dark mode with hid edginess.


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* MookHorrorShow: Whether it be to satisfy his desire for revenge or to fulfill his power fantasy, he kills off mooks in absurdly brutal ways. AntiHero kills them by slicing their bodies open with his giant sword, resulting in their bodies spilling a lot of blood.
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Defied. In his discussions on creating backstories for character, he wants the past of villains to justify whatever morally grey or evil actions they commit. [[TropesAreTools This is primarily because he believes that the only good villains]] in fiction are the tragic ones and whatever heinous crime they commit will never invalidate the tragedy.

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** Even before he official makes his debut in the Terrible Writing Advice Cinematic Universe, the mere mention of his name from one of the hand-monsters is taken seriously since it defeats the Baron and the Conspiracy Guy.

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** Even before he official makes his debut in the Terrible Writing Advice Cinematic Extended Universe, the mere mention of his name from one of the hand-monsters is taken seriously since it defeats the Baron and the Conspiracy Guy.



* SealedEvilinACan: Was sealed behind [[spoiler:Project IG until the villain's collective greed set him free]].
* WalkingSpoiler: Throughout the Season 2 Sponsorship Wars, he is occasionally teased as the true source of all ads, but his appearance and name are never revealed. As season 2 reaches closer towards the end, he finally makes his debut and explains the entire existence of the Terrible Writing Advice Cinematic Universe.

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* SealedEvilinACan: SealedEvilInACan: Was sealed behind [[spoiler:Project IG until the villain's collective greed set him free]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Compared to Inner Critic, Inner Creativity, and J.P. himself, he is not a critic like them, but is instead a genuinely competent villain that wishes to ruin the entire Terrible Writing Advice Extended Universe with sponsorships. As for J.P. and his other inners, their goals is to mostly focus on giving viewers advice, even if they are too horrible to be applied.
* WalkingSpoiler: Throughout the Season 2 Sponsorship Wars, he is occasionally teased as the true source of all ads, but his appearance and name are never revealed. As season 2 reaches closer towards the end, he finally makes his debut and explains the entire existence of the Terrible Writing Advice Cinematic Extended Universe.



* NiceGuy: In his quick appearance, he shows himself as a NiceGuy excited to join Cinematic Terrible Writing Advice Universe and is glad to be a new helper for J.P. Unfortunately for him, his affable attitude isn't enough to save his life.

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* NiceGuy: In his quick appearance, he shows himself as a NiceGuy excited to join Cinematic Terrible Writing Advice Universe and is glad to be a new helper for J.P. Unfortunately for him, his affable attitude isn't enough to save his life.



* WeHardlyKnewYe: He is glad to become a new character of the Terrible Writing Advice Cinematic Universe, but gets killed off by J.P. before he is able to be properly characterized.

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* WeHardlyKnewYe: He is glad to become a new character of the Terrible Writing Advice Cinematic Universe, but gets killed off by J.P. before he is able to be properly characterized.



* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Even though J.P. accidentally made him an InvincibleVillain that can only be killed by a MacGuffin, the Terrible Writing Advice Cinematic Universe shows that he is NotSoInvincibleAfterAll. Even with his great powers, he is no match for [[spoiler: Greed's increasing powers from the constant advertisements.]]

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* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Even though J.P. accidentally made him an InvincibleVillain that can only be killed by a MacGuffin, the Terrible Writing Advice Cinematic Extended Universe shows that he is NotSoInvincibleAfterAll. Even with his great powers, he is no match for [[spoiler: Greed's increasing powers from the constant advertisements.]]



* DamnedByFaintPraise: The praise he receives from his soldiers in the video, "PLOTTING A STORY", has one of them accidentally reveal that their Evil Emperor is a hardcore Fortnite player and is an incredibly old man. The soldier begs to not be killed for offering insufficient praise to him.

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* DamnedByFaintPraise: The praise he receives from his soldiers in the video, "PLOTTING A STORY", "Plotting a Story", has one of them accidentally reveal that their Evil Emperor is a hardcore Fortnite player and is an incredibly old man. The soldier begs to not be killed for offering insufficient praise to him.
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* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: She had to deal with an abusive orphanage and a bunch of jerk orphans that is constantly being stacked with different types of tragedies, until it causes her to be unable to carry all them for gaining more pity points.


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* SoleSurvivor: Played for Laughs. Her entire tragic backstory consist of her family, orphan friends, adoptive family, and boyfriends dying, with her emerging as the only survivor. However, her entire backstory is simply "unnecessary BS" since it only serves her pity points.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Played for Laughs. She had her parents murdered, got abused by an orphanage, had her orthant friends die, fount an adoptive family but they all died, had her middle school and high school boyfriend die, and has "Orphanitis". Her entire tragedy is so big that it results in Mary Sue being unable to carry the "unnecessary BS" that her backstory represents.

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