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* ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever'':The 1987 Turtles, their cast, and their lighter and softer, more-family friendly attitude. Initially they get treated as a joke with the 1987 cast taking things a lot less seriously and facing villains who play much dirtier than what they're used to, but in the end they still play their part in helping to save existence and are shown to be no less valid to the TMNT name than their 2003 counterparts.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': The series deconstructs the life Batman lives, and shows how dangerous and risky it is to Batman and help with his mission, as during Bruce Wayne's last fight as Batman he suffered from a heart attack, where a thug took this as an opportunity to beat brutally him until he was forced to pick a gun, which horrified him so much, he decided to retire as Batman for good, and his relationships with the people he was closest to such as Barbara Gordon and Tim Drake, [[spoiler:who suffered a very traumatic experience after being tortured by The Joker and forced to kill him in their final fight with him,]] which is why he refused to allow a teenager named Terry [=McGinnis=] take up the mantle of Batman when he discovered his identity at first. However, the series also reconstructs why Gotham City still needs Batman, as there still corrupt people like Derek Powers, and his son Paxton, and criminal gangs, some even inspired by the Joker, running rampant, and the people of Gotham still need Batman to be their protector when nobody else can help them.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': The first 2-3 seasons dismantle [[DeconstructorFleet every trope possible]] surrounding boy adventurers, superheroes, and action/adventure cartoons. After that, the show slowly puts them back together, transforming these silly genres into spectacles of badassery.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': The series deconstructs the life Batman lives, and shows how dangerous and risky it to Batman and help with his mission, as during Bruce Wayne's last fight as Batman he suffered from a heart attack, which a thug to beat brutally until he was forced to pick a gun, which horrified him so much, he decided to retire as Batman for good, and his relationships with the people he was closest to such as Barbara Gordon and Tim Drake, [[spoiler:who suffered a very traumatic experience after being tortured by the joker and forced to kill him in their final fight with him,]] which he refused to allow a teenager named Terry [=McGinnis=] take up the mantle of Batman he discovered his identity. However, the series also reconstructs why Gotham City still needs Batman, as there corrupt people like Derek Powers, and his son Paxton, and criminal gangs, some even inspired by the Joker, running rampant, and the people of Gotham still need Batman to be their protector when nobody else can help them.

* Series/{{Andor}}

%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' was originally about deconstructing the boy adventurer genre (specifically, ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'') to pieces. Later seasons seem to be reconstructing the same tropes it deconstructed in earlier episodes.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': The first 2-3 seasons dismantle [[DeconstructorFleet every trope possible]] surrounding boy adventurers, superheroes, and action/adventure cartoons. After that, the show slowly puts them back together, transforming these silly genres into spectacles of badassery.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' shows this for Mario's most defining trait: he never backs down on his choices or goals. He has a mostly optimistic and cheerful personality, but the fact that he doesn't know when to quit causes issues because he's stubborn and doesn't hesitate when taking risks, resulting in high-risk choices that have equally high consequences: he leaves his job to start his own plumbing company despite not having the experience of running a business and immediately fails their first assignment, tries to fix a broken valve in the city's sewers without permission and gets himself and Luigi sucked into another world, and generally causes problems for himself because he refuses to back down. Once he starts training under Peach, however, Mario's tenacious nature and his perseverance are shown more positively--his stubborn nature may be a hindrance to his relationships sometimes, but it also inspires him to keep trying for success no matter how many times he fails. This attitude is ultimately what helps him defeat Bowser even when all the odds seemed stacked against him.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' shows this for Mario's most defining trait: he never backs down on his choices or goals. He has a mostly optimistic and cheerful personality, but the fact that he doesn't know when to quit causes issues because he's stubborn and doesn't hesitate when taking risks, unlike his brother Luigi, who is more cautious, resulting in risky choices that cause negative consequences for him: he and Luigi leave their job under Foreman Spike because they are fed up with his nasty attitude and start their plumbing company, only to have a disastrous first day, and this results in most of their family being critical of this decision, especially Papa Mario, who is unhappy with this choice and accuses Mario of dragging Luigi in his messes. This is also shown again in a negative light that same night when Brooklyn gets flooded due to a broken valve in the sewers, and Mario leads Luigi here to fix said valve so that they can prove themselves to the world and repair their reputation, but as they do so, they are sucked in a strange pipe and are forcibly separated, with Luigi having the bad luck of ending up in Bowser's kingdom. As a result, Luigi gets captured, gets subjected to torture by Bowser for information about his brother, gets imprisoned and nearly dies in a lava pool, only surviving because Mario manages to save him just in time with his Tanooki Suit. Starting by the point he trains under Peach, Mario's tenacious nature and his perseverance are shown positively, as he impresses Peach because of this despite the fact that he spent an entire day in the training stage and never completed it, even failing his final and best attempt at the last obstacle because he was distracted. As his adventure goes on, he faces all his challenges, including his match with Donkey Kong, ending up in several misadventures and constantly getting himself hurt but still never admitting defeat until he and Luigi defeat Bowser together, becoming heroes in the process, and this also allows him to get his father's approval.

* In ''Literature/IDidNOTGiveThatSpiderSuperhumanIntelligence'', the Superheroes vs Supervillains issue shows how {{Capepunk}} can result in many innocents being caught in the crossfire, but then reconstructs how heroes and villains would co-exist with both each other and society at large by justifying a treaty to keep things civil and not unmask each other, enforced by ''literally'' feeding the most extreme members of both communities to monsters.

* WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie shows this for Mario's most defining trait: he never backs down on his choices or goals. He has a mostly optimistic and cheerful personality, but the fact that he doesn't know when to quit causes issues because he's stubborn and doesn't hesitate when taking risks, unlike his brother Luigi, who is more cautious, resulting in risky choices that cause negative consequences for him: he and Luigi leave their job under Foreman Spike because they are fed up with his nasty attitude and start their plumbing company, only to have a disastrous first day, and this results in most of their family being critical of this decision, especially Papa Mario, who is unhappy with this choice and accuses Mario of dragging Luigi in his messes. This is also shown again in a negative light that same night when Brooklyn gets flooded due to a broken valve in the sewers, and Mario leads Luigi here to fix said valve so that they can prove themselves to the world and repair their reputation, but as they do so, they are sucked in a strange pipe and are forcibly separated, with Luigi having the bad luck of ending up in Bowser's kingdom. As a result, Luigi gets captured, gets subjected to torture by Bowser for information about his brother, gets imprisoned and nearly dies in a lava pool, only surviving because Mario manages to save him just in time with his Tanooki Suit. Starting by the point he trains under Peach, Mario's tenacious nature and his perseverance are shown positively, as he impresses Peach because of this despite the fact that he spent an entire day in the training stage and never completed it, even failing his final and best attempt at the last obstacle because he was distracted. As his adventure goes on, he faces all his challenges, including his match with Donkey Kong, ending up in several misadventures and constantly getting himself hurt but still never admitting defeat until he and Luigi defeat Bowser together, becoming heroes in the process, and this also allows him to get his father's approval.

* ''Literature/{{Hench}}'': ''Hench'' opens with the idea of superheroes being DestructiveSavior types and our heroine being a PunchClockVillain who suffered terrible injuries at their hands. By the end, we meet some genuinely decent heroes and our heroine has crossed the MoralEventHorizon mutliple times.

* ''{{WebVideo/Jreg}}'', deconstructs political ideologies both radical and moderate by creating {{anthropomorphic personification}}s of them and portraying them as {{unsympathetic comedy protagonist}}s to satirize their flaws but also reconstructs them inasmuch as each one (with the possible exception of Nazi, the {{token evil teammate}}) is acknowledged as having some {{villainous virtues}} and as sometimes having a point.

{{WebVideo/Jreg}}, deconstructs political ideologies both radical and moderate by creating {{anthropomorphic personification}}s of them and portraying them as {{unsympathetic comedy protagonist}}s to satirize their flaws but also reconstructs them inasmuch as each one (with the possible exception of Nazi, the {{token evil teammate}}) is acknowledged as having some {{villainous virtues}} and as sometimes having a point.

* WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie shows this for Mario's most defining trait: he never back down on his choices or goals. He has a mostly optimistic and cheerful personality, but the fact that he doesn't know when to quit causes issues because he's stubborn and doesn't hesitate when taking risks, unlike his brother Luigi, who is more cautious, resulting in risky choices that cause negative consequences for him: he and Luigi leave their job under Foreman Spike because they are fed up with his nasty attitude and start their plumbing company, only to have a disastrous first day, and this results in most of their family being critical of this decision, especially Papa Mario, who is unhappy with this choice and accuses Mario of dragging Luigi in his messes. This is also shown again in a negative light that same night when Brooklyn gets flooded due to a broken valve in the sewers, and Mario leads Luigi here to fix said valve so that they can prove themselves to the world and repair their reputation, but as they do so, they are sucked in a strange pipe and are forcibly separated, with Luigi having the bad luck of ending up in Bowser's kingdom. As a result, Luigi gets captured, gets subjected to torture by Bowser for information about his brother, gets imprisoned and nearly dies in a lava pool, only surviving because Mario manages to save him just in time with his Tanooki Suit. Starting by the point he trains under Peach, Mario's tenacious nature and his perseverance are shown positively, as he impresses Peach because of this despite the fact that he spent an entire day in the training stage and never completed it, even failing his final and best attempt at the last obstacle because he was distracted. As his adventure goes on, he faces all his challenges, including his match with Donkey Kong, ending up in several misadventures and constantly getting himself hurt but still never admitting defeat until he and Luigi defeat Bowser together, becoming heroes in the process, and this also allows him to get his father's approval.

Some works {{deconstruct|edTrope}} a {{trope}}, whereas others {{reconstruct|ion}} [[ReconstructedTrope them]]. Some [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs do both at the same time]]. This trope applies to works in which a trope or genre is deconstructed and later reconstructed. This can take place over a short period of time, where there is an immediate {{reconstruction}} of a deconstructed trope, or it can be long and drawn out, where a trope is initially deconstructed, and then reconstructed later on. (Rarely is it done the other way around.)

Some works {{deconstruct|edTrope}} a {{trope}}, whereas others {{reconstruct|ion}} them. Some [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs do both at the same time]]. This trope applies to works in which a trope or genre is deconstructed and later reconstructed. This can take place over a short period of time, where there is an immediate {{reconstruction}} of a deconstructed trope, or it can be long and drawn out, where a trope is initially deconstructed, and then reconstructed later on. (Rarely is it done the other way around.)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' deconstructs [[GenreDeconstruction the superhero genre]] for the first half of the movie, with massive public backlash against superheroes, the heroes pretending to be normal and hating it, etc. But the villain, it turns out, is a [[FromNobodyToNightmare superhero fanboy gone maniac,]] and his passion for all of the classic superhero tropes still drives his EvilPlan. His plan was easily put together for a superhero, and only a superhero, to stop it - and the good guys had the advantages of teamwork and experience over him. So, it's reconstructed.

* WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie shows this for Mario's most defining trait: he never back down on his choices or goals. He has a mostly optimistic and cheerful personality, but the fact that he doesn't know when to quit causes issues because he's stubborn and doesn't hesitate when taking risks, unlike his brother Luigi, who is more cautious, resulting in risky choices that cause negative consequences for him: he and Luigi leave their job under Foreman Spike because they are fed up with his nasty attitude and start their plumbing company, only to have a disastrous first day, and this results in most of their family being critical of this decision, especially Papa Mario, who is unhappy with this choice and accuses Mario of dragging Luigi in his messes. This is also shown again in a negative light that same night when Brooklyn gets flooded due to a broken valve in the sewers, and Mario leads Luigi here to fix said valve so that they can prove themselves to the world and repair their reputation, but as they do so, they are sucked in a strange pipe and are forcibly separated, with Luigi having the bad luck of ending up in Bowser's kingdom. As a result, Luigi gets captured, gets subjected to torture by Bowser for information about his brother, gets imprisoned and nearly dies in a lava pool, only surviving because Mario manages to save him just in time with his Tanooki Suit. Starting by the point he trains under Peach, Mario's tenacious nature and his perseverance are shown positively and impress Peach despite the fact that he spent an entire day in the training stage and never completed it, even failing his final and best attempt at the last obstacle because he was distracted. As his adventure goes on, he faces all his challenges, including his match with Donkey Kong, ending up in several misadventures and constantly getting himself hurt but still never admitting defeat until he and Luigi defeat Bowser together, becoming him heroes in the process, and this also allows him to get his father's approval.

* ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful'' takes advantage of a darker setting to deconstruct the MagicalGirl genre, by pointing out [[ChildSoldiers all the consequences fighting evil would have on young girls]] ([[ShellShockedVeteran trauma from battle]], exhaustion caused by [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld the workload of a double-life]], confrontation with [[VileVillainSaccharineShow sometimes horrifying opponents]]), acknowledging that not all the problems in the world can be fixed by a speech on friendship, that [[GreyAndGrayMorality good and evil aren't always clear-cut]] and that sometimes, [[TheBadGuyWins evil winning]] and [[TheHeroDies death]] are very real possibilities. It also doesn't shy away from [[BeingGoodSucks how difficult it would be to be a genuinely good person]] in [[CrapsackWorld a place as dangerous and rotted]] as the [[TabletopGame/ChroniclesOfDarkness World of Darkness]]. However, it also justifies a lot of the abilities Magical Girls have, give them very real power, plays up [[GoodFeelsGood how good it is to bring hope to such a world]], and acknowledges that, [[EarnYourHappyEnding for all the hardship, they can still win]].

''Literature/SoonIWillbeInvincible'' shows a CapePunk world with a VillainProtagonist with a SympatheticPOV and flawed heroesthat fall apart when they lose TheHeart of the team. And yet, at the end, it really does come down to a RagtagBunchOfMisfits, just trying to do the best they can, against a guy that is trying to TakeOverTheWorld. Some of the dark sides of the heroes we see actually have good explainations - Rainbow Triumph, caught popping pills, is actually taking medication she needs to hanlde the side effects of her powers.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'': Throughout the series Peter’s SecretIdentity as Spider-Man is deconstructed, as it causes him to put strains on his relationships with his loved ones, but it also gets reconstructed as things manage to work out for him, and it is the only way protect himself and them from the supervillains and other criminals he fights on regular basis, something Captain Stacy has made a note of.