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* ''Blog/AStudentOutOfTime'': The ''Dianthus Memory'' arc serves as one for both ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' and many of the blog's ongoing elements. Notably, Hajime's insistence that ThouShaltNotKill is revealed to [[spoiler: unintentionally lead to Tsumugi Shirogane escaping capture, and eventually going on to create her underground killing games, eventually leading to the events of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', starring his granddaughter Kaede.]] He doesn't take the revelation well, especially as his allies conclude that ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer.
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*** The CharClone in this series [=McGillis=] is unusually ruthless, and the act of betraying his closest friends is shown to be a demonstration that he is discarding his morality in service of his goals, rather than having a [[TokenGoodTeammate stronger sense of morality than the rest of his faction]]. He eventually acquires a specific rival in Vidar, who seeks to understand what kind of person would do that.
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*** The CharClone Char copy in this series [=McGillis=] is unusually ruthless, and the act of betraying his closest friends is shown to be a demonstration that he is discarding his morality in service of his goals, rather than having a [[TokenGoodTeammate stronger sense of morality than the rest of his faction]]. He eventually acquires a specific rival in Vidar, who seeks to understand what kind of person would do that.
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* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has deconstructed its focus on a [[TheChosenOne "chosen one" narrative]] twice:
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* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has deconstructed its focus on a [[TheChosenOne "chosen one" narrative]] twice:at times, showing how much [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne it would suck]] for a random backwater kid to be pulled into such a plot:
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** The story of the Hero of Time as a whole deconstructs the effects TheHerosJourney would have on TheChosenOne. Having gone through a perilous journey in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' that forced him to quickly mature both physically and mentally, the Zelda of his generation decided to send him back to his original time before he pulled the Master Sword, believing that it would allow him to relive his lost childhood free of the burdens of heroism. Unfortunately, since his FairyCompanion Navi [[ButNowIMustGo decided to leave him]] due to her work being done, Link would go on a journey to chase after her, leading to him being roped into plot to save another world in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]''. Even after saving Termina and leaving said world to continue his quest, he has known nothing in his life other than fighting to save the world, to the point that in [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', despite revealing that he fathered a child leading to a continuing bloodline, he remained so devoted to saving the world that even in death, his ghost was tied to the mortal plane out of regret for not passing down his skills and experiences.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', certain ''Final Fantasy'' staples are examined throughout the game:
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* The ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' series is not the straightest example, since its metaplot really kicked off in ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'', but if you count from there, ''IV'' is extremely idealistic, introducing the series' trademark [[VirtueViceCodification Eight Virtues]] (and pioneering the morality aspect in the RPG genre), but ''[[VideoGame/UltimaV V]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/UltimaVI VI]]'' immediately start to viciously deconstruct them by driving the Virtues to logical (and radical) extremes and by flipping them on their head and showing that the result just as good, respectively. It only gets worse in the final trilogy.
** ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'' is one itself to the previous games, taking on the series' BlackAndWhiteMorality. All the major villains are gone, and instead of becoming a utopia, Britannia falls into moral decay without some kind of great evil to oppose it. To the hero falls the less glamorous task of merely being good, rather than defeating evil.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' deconstructed ThePowerOfFriendship, the defining trope of the series, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. [[spoiler:The villains accuse Sora of only being able to wield the Keyblade because he holds Ven's heart and his bonds with the other heroes strengthen him. On his own, he would never have the Keyblade and wouldn't be strong enough to get one of his own. Also counts as an Internal Reconstruction as Sora acknowledges and is fine with this as it makes him part of something greater than himself.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': As the series continued to grow, many of the tropes and concepts introduced in earlier entries that used to be taken for granted starts to become increasingly questioned. Things such as the tense political climate, cultural isolation, the meaning of being human in a fantasy land, social segregation and more are put under scrutiny revealing that the characters are fighting to maintain what is, at best, an [[CrapsaccharineWorld unstable illusion]]. And with numerous characters and new power-blocks trying to swing it towards their vision of what it should be, it could all come crashing down at a moment's notice.
** ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'' is one itself to the previous games, taking on the series' BlackAndWhiteMorality. All the major villains are gone, and instead of becoming a utopia, Britannia falls into moral decay without some kind of great evil to oppose it. To the hero falls the less glamorous task of merely being good, rather than defeating evil.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' deconstructed ThePowerOfFriendship, the defining trope of the series, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. [[spoiler:The villains accuse Sora of only being able to wield the Keyblade because he holds Ven's heart and his bonds with the other heroes strengthen him. On his own, he would never have the Keyblade and wouldn't be strong enough to get one of his own. Also counts as an Internal Reconstruction as Sora acknowledges and is fine with this as it makes him part of something greater than himself.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': As the series continued to grow, many of the tropes and concepts introduced in earlier entries that used to be taken for granted starts to become increasingly questioned. Things such as the tense political climate, cultural isolation, the meaning of being human in a fantasy land, social segregation and more are put under scrutiny revealing that the characters are fighting to maintain what is, at best, an [[CrapsaccharineWorld unstable illusion]]. And with numerous characters and new power-blocks trying to swing it towards their vision of what it should be, it could all come crashing down at a moment's notice.
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* The ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' series is not the straightest example, since ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' deconstructs its metaplot really kicked off in ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'', but if you count from there, ''IV'' is extremely idealistic, introducing the series' own trademark [[VirtueViceCodification Eight Virtues]] (and pioneering the morality aspect CourtroomAntics and [[ArtisticLicenseLaw zany portrayal of law]] in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' by revealing that four games of [[SerialEscalation growing madness]] in the RPG genre), but ''[[VideoGame/UltimaV V]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/UltimaVI VI]]'' immediately start to viciously deconstruct them by driving courts is causing the Virtues next generation of lawyers to logical (and radical) extremes and by flipping them on realize their head profession is entering TheTysonZone and showing adopt a crazy "win at any cost" attitude in response, resorting to increasingly batshit insane behavior to win and causing courtroom standards to degrade ever further. Older attorneys lament that the result nation's legal system has entered into a "Dark Age of the Law".
* ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'' includes an examination of some of the core elements of the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' franchise.
** The obvious deconstruction is "what happens when you give demon-summoning power to random schlubs?" The locked-down Tokyo quickly becomes a war zone as {{Yakuza}}, [[RabidCop renegade police]], and ordinary citizens kill each other with demons, self-proclaimed "heroes" turn into tyrants, and the only ones who initially seem to have a clue [[spoiler:are being manipulated by the BigBad]]. The demon-summoning power that's at the core of the franchise really isn't a good thing for the average person, and can in fact be just asgood, respectively. It only apocalyptic as the nuclear missiles from the first game.
** The conceit that GodIsEvil also getsworse looked at. In DS, humans have become powerful enough to effectively challenge God, and in fact [[spoiler:they struck the final trilogy.
** ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'' is one itselffirst blow]]. Viewed in this context, putting HumanityOnTrial to the previous games, taking on the series' BlackAndWhiteMorality. All the major villains are gone, and instead of becoming a utopia, Britannia falls into moral decay without some kind of great evil to oppose it. To the hero falls the less glamorous task of merely being good, rather than defeating evil.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' deconstructed ThePowerOfFriendship, the defining trope of the series, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. [[spoiler:The villains accuse Sora of only being able to wield the Keyblade because he holds Ven's heart and his bondsdetermine whether they can still be trusted with free will and stewardship over the Earth looks pretty reasonable, but it also sets God against humanity, and one possible answer to God's Ordeal is to [[spoiler:continue the war the Shomonkai started and defeat God, saving humanity from His retribution and freeing them from divine control]]. On the other heroes strengthen him. On his own, he hand, there are plenty of other solutions to the Ordeal, and God (through Remiel) will do His best to help you succeed. In the end, God can't really be called ''evil'' in this game, but neither is He perfectly good, either.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', certain ''Final Fantasy'' staples are examined throughout the game:
** Eikons are the game's take on the ''Final Fantasy'' Summoning mechanic, usually used as a LimitBreak or a long-lasting buff against tough enemies in prior games, but not otherwise immensely destructive to the surrounding or allies in the team party. This game shows how dangerous the consequences of summoning beings with near godlike powers would ''actually'' be, especially in situations where they're matched against the Eikons of opposing kingdoms who can match their own might. Unopposed, the Eikons can devastate the landscape by the incidental use of their powers, and even the weakest of them can single-handedly destroy entire armies without effort. When locked in combat with each other, the collateral damage from their attacks is equally as devastating to their own side as to the enemies, with Titan and Shiva's clash in the prologue nearly killing Clive and massacring the warring armies around them by accident as the fighting draws nearer them. Accordingly, Eikons are treated like [=WMDs=] and the threat of one priming is considered a grave danger to ''everyone''.
** Hugo Kupka is the Dominant of Titan, powerful enough to be a nigh-implacable fighter on a battlefield even without shield or armaments like the other Dominants use, thanks to his Eikon's ability to clad himself in ElementalArmour along with his hulking physique and incredible strength. [[spoiler:However, without these fantastical abilities, Hugo going into deadly battle without adequate protection is a ''very'' poor choice. When he and Clive exhaust themselves by the end of their first fight and are too weary to draw upon their Eikon's magics, attempting to continue their death-match as ordinary mortals initially results in Hugo having the advantage until Clive uses his non-magical sword against him, severing both his hands. Weapons were built to negate the advantages of an opponent's natural size or strength, and Hugo's inability to fight properly without magic puts him at a huge disadvantage. If not for Sleipnir spiriting him away, Clive likely would've killed Hugo then and there]].
** Mages and the concept of magic are deconstructed. Being one of the rare few able to use magic doesn't make you admired or respected, it makes you a resource to be exploited. Bearers are essentially a slave race that are forced to use their powers to benefit their masters, and the practice is so institutionalized worldwide that to defy or flee your master is a death sentence. Dominants fare better, since they're ''too'' powerful to be bossed around as they are, but they're still used by others while being treated better. Additionally, many previous games have said that excessive use of magic can take a toll on the body and/or the land, but this was usually neverhave examined very closely. This game shows exactly what the Keyblade consequences are: [[spoiler:using too much of their power causes Bearers to suffer a slow, debilitating death as their body is overtaxed to the point they self-petrify and wouldn't die in agonizing pain, and exploitation of the Mothercrystals for their powers is draining the aether of the land, rendering it an inhospitable wasteland where nothing can live anymore. Even [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien the Ultima Collective]] cannot bypass these limitations, and fled their home due to the overuse of their planet's life force.]] In essence, magic is a fantastically useful resource, [[spoiler:but it is still just another resource, and the energy used for it has to come from somewhere, be it the planet itself or people's bodies]].
** Most ''Final Fantasy'' games treat the Crystals with reverence and awe, and almost always as a force for good, especially in games where they are emphasized to bestow power and blessings upon mortal races. This game explores what such a system would realistically turn into given time -- nations go to war over the Mothercrystals and see them as a resource to be exploited.[[note]]WordOfGod has said outright that the Mothercrystals are an analog for the overuse of fossil fuels[[/note]] Proximity to a Mothercrystal and access to the crystals mined from it serves as a major factor in the quality of life individual towns and villages enjoy, and if a Mothercrystal is lost, the nation that it was supporting would quickly crumble without it. Because so many people are reliant on crystals to live their lives, black market trading and smuggling for them exists, and when people lose access to crystals entirely, they're nearly helpless because they've become ''too'' reliant on them for their daily lives and don't know how to live without the convenience of crystals and magic.
** The ultimate scheme of the villain ends up deconstructing the core concept of a ''Final Fantasy'' game, in that [[spoiler:Ultima essentially designed the state of the world to be an environment for Mythos to awaken in, and then become tempered through travels and battle to be strong enough toget one serve as Ultima's vessel. Even the Chronoliths, which pit Clive against waves of his own. Also counts as an Internal Reconstruction as Sora acknowledges and is fine enemies with this as it makes him part of something greater than himself.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': Asthe series continued to grow, many powers of a single Eikon and serve as a test of the tropes player's battle prowess, are speculated in-universe to have been created by Ultima as a means to test Mythos' power and concepts introduced in earlier entries that used to be taken for granted starts to become increasingly questioned. Things such as the tense political climate, cultural isolation, the meaning of being human in a fantasy land, social segregation and more are put under scrutiny revealing that the characters are fighting to maintain what is, at best, an [[CrapsaccharineWorld unstable illusion]]. And with numerous characters and new power-blocks trying to swing it towards their vision of what it should be, it could all come crashing down at a moment's notice.hone them further.]]
* ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'' includes an examination of some of the core elements of the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' franchise.
** The obvious deconstruction is "what happens when you give demon-summoning power to random schlubs?" The locked-down Tokyo quickly becomes a war zone as {{Yakuza}}, [[RabidCop renegade police]], and ordinary citizens kill each other with demons, self-proclaimed "heroes" turn into tyrants, and the only ones who initially seem to have a clue [[spoiler:are being manipulated by the BigBad]]. The demon-summoning power that's at the core of the franchise really isn't a good thing for the average person, and can in fact be just as
** The conceit that GodIsEvil also gets
** ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'' is one itself
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' deconstructed ThePowerOfFriendship, the defining trope of the series, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. [[spoiler:The villains accuse Sora of only being able to wield the Keyblade because he holds Ven's heart and his bonds
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', certain ''Final Fantasy'' staples are examined throughout the game:
** Eikons are the game's take on the ''Final Fantasy'' Summoning mechanic, usually used as a LimitBreak or a long-lasting buff against tough enemies in prior games, but not otherwise immensely destructive to the surrounding or allies in the team party. This game shows how dangerous the consequences of summoning beings with near godlike powers would ''actually'' be, especially in situations where they're matched against the Eikons of opposing kingdoms who can match their own might. Unopposed, the Eikons can devastate the landscape by the incidental use of their powers, and even the weakest of them can single-handedly destroy entire armies without effort. When locked in combat with each other, the collateral damage from their attacks is equally as devastating to their own side as to the enemies, with Titan and Shiva's clash in the prologue nearly killing Clive and massacring the warring armies around them by accident as the fighting draws nearer them. Accordingly, Eikons are treated like [=WMDs=] and the threat of one priming is considered a grave danger to ''everyone''.
** Hugo Kupka is the Dominant of Titan, powerful enough to be a nigh-implacable fighter on a battlefield even without shield or armaments like the other Dominants use, thanks to his Eikon's ability to clad himself in ElementalArmour along with his hulking physique and incredible strength. [[spoiler:However, without these fantastical abilities, Hugo going into deadly battle without adequate protection is a ''very'' poor choice. When he and Clive exhaust themselves by the end of their first fight and are too weary to draw upon their Eikon's magics, attempting to continue their death-match as ordinary mortals initially results in Hugo having the advantage until Clive uses his non-magical sword against him, severing both his hands. Weapons were built to negate the advantages of an opponent's natural size or strength, and Hugo's inability to fight properly without magic puts him at a huge disadvantage. If not for Sleipnir spiriting him away, Clive likely would've killed Hugo then and there]].
** Mages and the concept of magic are deconstructed. Being one of the rare few able to use magic doesn't make you admired or respected, it makes you a resource to be exploited. Bearers are essentially a slave race that are forced to use their powers to benefit their masters, and the practice is so institutionalized worldwide that to defy or flee your master is a death sentence. Dominants fare better, since they're ''too'' powerful to be bossed around as they are, but they're still used by others while being treated better. Additionally, many previous games have said that excessive use of magic can take a toll on the body and/or the land, but this was usually never
** Most ''Final Fantasy'' games treat the Crystals with reverence and awe, and almost always as a force for good, especially in games where they are emphasized to bestow power and blessings upon mortal races. This game explores what such a system would realistically turn into given time -- nations go to war over the Mothercrystals and see them as a resource to be exploited.[[note]]WordOfGod has said outright that the Mothercrystals are an analog for the overuse of fossil fuels[[/note]] Proximity to a Mothercrystal and access to the crystals mined from it serves as a major factor in the quality of life individual towns and villages enjoy, and if a Mothercrystal is lost, the nation that it was supporting would quickly crumble without it. Because so many people are reliant on crystals to live their lives, black market trading and smuggling for them exists, and when people lose access to crystals entirely, they're nearly helpless because they've become ''too'' reliant on them for their daily lives and don't know how to live without the convenience of crystals and magic.
** The ultimate scheme of the villain ends up deconstructing the core concept of a ''Final Fantasy'' game, in that [[spoiler:Ultima essentially designed the state of the world to be an environment for Mythos to awaken in, and then become tempered through travels and battle to be strong enough to
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': As
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* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'': Chris Avellone ''hated'' how the Force was used in the [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Expanded Universe]], considering it a blatant HappyEndingOverride. As such, he dedicated the game's storyline to deconstructing exactly that.
** The fact that the Sith and the Jedi have existed and warred for millennia have made the two factions indistinguishable from one another to the vast majority of the galaxy, thus the conflict of the first game is referred to as the "Jedi Civil War". The fact that they still exist despite possessing exactly opposite philosophies suggests that neither of them have a grasp on the full nature of the Force that empowers them.
** Several other Star Wars stories constantly mention the "will of the Force," as if it's a good thing, but if the Force does indeed have a destiny for every single being in the galaxy, does that mean every war is caused by the Force? Every death? Every Face–Heel Turn? Darth Traya seems to think so, which is why [[spoiler:she wants to destroy it]].
** Because Revan and Malak were Jedi who turned to the Dark Side, and built their Sith off like-minded Jedi and Republic troops who followed Revan in the Mandalorian Wars, the average citizen of the galaxy doesn't see the events surrounding the first game as a glorious battle of the Jedi and an "army of light" against implacable evil made manifest. Instead, they see a horrifyingly destructive conflict between two sects of Jedi with slightly different ideals. After all, even if you see Jedi and Sith fight each other, the only difference to most observers would be their fashion sense and lightsaber colors.
** The fact that the Sith and the Jedi have existed and warred for millennia have made the two factions indistinguishable from one another to the vast majority of the galaxy, thus the conflict of the first game is referred to as the "Jedi Civil War". The fact that they still exist despite possessing exactly opposite philosophies suggests that neither of them have a grasp on the full nature of the Force that empowers them.
** Several other Star Wars stories constantly mention the "will of the Force," as if it's a good thing, but if the Force does indeed have a destiny for every single being in the galaxy, does that mean every war is caused by the Force? Every death? Every Face–Heel Turn? Darth Traya seems to think so, which is why [[spoiler:she wants to destroy it]].
** Because Revan and Malak were Jedi who turned to the Dark Side, and built their Sith off like-minded Jedi and Republic troops who followed Revan in the Mandalorian Wars, the average citizen of the galaxy doesn't see the events surrounding the first game as a glorious battle of the Jedi and an "army of light" against implacable evil made manifest. Instead, they see a horrifyingly destructive conflict between two sects of Jedi with slightly different ideals. After all, even if you see Jedi and Sith fight each other, the only difference to most observers would be their fashion sense and lightsaber colors.
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* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'': Chris Avellone ''hated'' how the Force was used The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games started as a depiction of Master Chief, a SuperSoldier fighting battle after battle to defend humanity and, despite losing a number of friends in the [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Expanded Universe]], considering war against [[ScaryDogmaticAliens the Covenant]], he always wins the day and looks badass while doing it. ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'' takes a bit of time peeling away the layers of who Master Chief is as a person, as being recruited as a child meant that war and conflict is all he knew. [[VirtualSidekick Cortana]] even quips that they need to figure out who between them is the machine. While he still comes out victorious, it a blatant HappyEndingOverride. As such, is only achieved from [[spoiler:Cortana's HeroicSacrifice]], which is the first time that [[SamaritanSyndrome he allows himself to feel sorrow and guilt rather than just reloading for the next mission]]. ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' brings up similar themes and uses his own experiences to help [[BadassBystander a civilian mechanic]] who [[DareToBeBadass feels he is way out of his depth]].
* In ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'', Creator/BioWare tore apart their own SignatureStyle, the cliches associated with their games, and [[ActionRPG the genre they helped pioneer]]. [[spoiler:Your PlayerCharacter, rather than being TheChosenOne thrust into adventure, is an UnwittingPawn and TykeBomb who has been carefully manipulated their entire life into being a weapon against the supposed BigBad. Your wise OldMaster who trained you in the magical arts is actually the [[TheStarscream treacherous]] brother of said Big Bad and a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] KnightTemplar who [[KillAndReplace killed and replaced]] your real master, arranged the entire conflict to eliminate his enemies, and purposefully trained you wrong so that he could exploit the flaws in your technique to kill you once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness you outlive your usefulness]].]] That's just [[TheReveal the central plot twist]]; there are ''many'' other storylines dedicatedthe game's storyline to deconstructing exactly that.
the same tropes and conventions that [=BioWare=] used before and would use many times again.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' deconstructed ThePowerOfFriendship, the defining trope of the series, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. [[spoiler:The villains accuse Sora of only being able to wield the Keyblade because he holds Ven's heart and his bonds with the other heroes strengthen him. On his own, he would never have the Keyblade and wouldn't be strong enough to get one of his own. Also counts as an Internal Reconstruction as Sora acknowledges and is fine with this as it makes him part of something greater than himself.]]
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has deconstructed its focus on a [[TheChosenOne "chosen one" narrative]] twice:
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Thefact Wind Waker]]'' opens with a narration detailing the story and aftermath of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', showing that the Sith and the Jedi have existed and warred for millennia have made the two factions indistinguishable from one people of Hyrule wanted another hero to save them when Ganon inevitably broke free of his seal. However, [[spoiler:due to Zelda removing the Hero of Time from the timeline]], no hero came, and so the people were forced to plea to the vast majority gods to save them as a last resort, which would lead to Hyrule being sealed beneath a torrential flood and becoming The Great Sea. During the present day, many people doubt the Hero of Winds's ability to be a new hero as he is explicitly TheUnchosenOne, and only by Link's efforts is he able to prove them wrong.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of thegalaxy, thus Wild]]'' spotlights the conflict emotional consequences of the first game being destined to defeat BigBad Ganon. Link himself is referred forced to hide his emotions in order to portray himself as the "Jedi Civil War". The fact perfect "strong, silent" hero as other Links were. As for Zelda, she undergoes much turmoil in seemingly being unable to awaken the [[RoyaltySuperpower power of her bloodline]], resulting in her growing resentful of Link for his natural talent with fighting and even being chosen by the Master Sword. Zelda would much rather pursue her passions in researching ancient technology due to her inability to use her power, but her father insists that they still exist she focus on her training despite possessing exactly opposite philosophies suggests the lack of information regarding said power [[spoiler:due to the queen's death]]. The story implies that neither of them have a grasp on this turmoil simply [[MagicIsMental worsens the full nature of problem]] with Zelda's dormant power, and by the Force that empowers them.
** Several other Star Wars stories constantly mention the "willtime she awakens her power as a pure [[DieOrFly leap of the Force," as if faith]], it's a good thing, but if the Force does indeed have a destiny too late for every single being in the galaxy, does that mean every war is caused by the Force? Every death? Every Face–Heel Turn? Darth Traya seems to think so, which is why [[spoiler:she wants to destroy it]].
** Because Revanan OnlyMostlyDead Link and Malak were Jedi who turned to the Dark Side, and built mostly destroyed Hyrule, forcing their Sith off like-minded Jedi and Republic troops who followed Revan in the Mandalorian Wars, the average citizen of the galaxy doesn't see the events surrounding the first game as a glorious battle of the Jedi and an "army of light" against implacable evil made manifest. Instead, they see a horrifyingly destructive conflict between two sects of Jedi with slightly different ideals. After all, even if you see Jedi and Sith fight each other, the only difference allies to most observers would be their fashion sense and lightsaber colors.enact a century-long plan to revive Link while Zelda keeps Ganon temporarily sealed during that time.
* In ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'', Creator/BioWare tore apart their own SignatureStyle, the cliches associated with their games, and [[ActionRPG the genre they helped pioneer]]. [[spoiler:Your PlayerCharacter, rather than being TheChosenOne thrust into adventure, is an UnwittingPawn and TykeBomb who has been carefully manipulated their entire life into being a weapon against the supposed BigBad. Your wise OldMaster who trained you in the magical arts is actually the [[TheStarscream treacherous]] brother of said Big Bad and a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] KnightTemplar who [[KillAndReplace killed and replaced]] your real master, arranged the entire conflict to eliminate his enemies, and purposefully trained you wrong so that he could exploit the flaws in your technique to kill you once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness you outlive your usefulness]].]] That's just [[TheReveal the central plot twist]]; there are ''many'' other storylines dedicated
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' deconstructed ThePowerOfFriendship, the defining trope of the series, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. [[spoiler:The villains accuse Sora of only being able to wield the Keyblade because he holds Ven's heart and his bonds with the other heroes strengthen him. On his own, he would never have the Keyblade and wouldn't be strong enough to get one of his own. Also counts as an Internal Reconstruction as Sora acknowledges and is fine with this as it makes him part of something greater than himself.]]
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has deconstructed its focus on a [[TheChosenOne "chosen one" narrative]] twice:
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the
** Several other Star Wars stories constantly mention the "will
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* The Imperial Agent's storyline in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' deconstructs the Sith Empire, showing just how unstable and volatile such a society would be. While the Sith are in charge it is the agents of Imperial Intelligence, average men and women with no force powers, that perform the thankless tasks necessary to actually keep everything running. Mitigating the damage caused by the sith's infighting or incompetence, and making sure that the overzealous and bloodthirsty officers in the military don't do anything too stupid in addition to their regular duties. [[spoiler:When the Sith have Intelligence disbanded things swiftly go down hill for the Empire, since there is no one around to be the OnlySaneEmployee, as well as conduct espionage and keep the Empire safe form unseen threats.]]
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* ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'' includes an examination of some of the core elements of the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' franchise.
** The obvious deconstruction is "what happens when you give demon-summoning power to random schlubs?" The locked-down Tokyo quickly becomes a war zone as {{Yakuza}}, [[RabidCop renegade police]], and ordinary citizens kill each other with demons, self-proclaimed "heroes" turn into tyrants, and the only ones who initially seem to have a clue [[spoiler: are being manipulated by the BigBad]]. The demon-summoning power that's at the core of the franchise really isn't a good thing for the average person, and can in fact be just as apocalyptic as the nuclear missiles from the first game.
** The conceit that GodIsEvil also gets looked at. In DS, humans have become powerful enough to effectively challenge God, and in fact [[spoiler: they struck the first blow]]. Viewed in this context, putting HumanityOnTrial to determine whether they can still be trusted with free will and stewardship over the Earth looks pretty reasonable, but it also sets God against humanity, and one possible answer to God's Ordeal is to [[spoiler: continue the war the Shomonkai started and defeat God, saving humanity from His retribution and freeing them from divine control]]. On the other hand, there are plenty of other solutions to the Ordeal, and God (through Remiel) will do His best to help you succeed. In the end, God can't really be called ''evil'' in this game, but neither is He perfectly good, either.
* In ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'', Creator/BioWare tore apart their own SignatureStyle, the cliches associated with their games, and [[ActionRPG the genre they helped pioneer]]. [[spoiler:Your PlayerCharacter, rather than being TheChosenOne thrust into adventure, is an UnwittingPawn and TykeBomb who has been carefully manipulated their entire life into being a weapon against the supposed BigBad. Your wise OldMaster who trained you in the magical arts is actually the [[TheStarscream treacherous]] brother of said Big Bad and a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] KnightTemplar who [[KillAndReplace killed and replaced]] your real master, arranged the entire conflict to eliminate his enemies, and purposefully trained you wrong so that he could exploit the flaws in your technique to kill you once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness you outlive your usefulness]].]] That's just [[TheReveal the central plot twist]]; there are ''many'' other storylines dedicated to deconstructing the same tropes and conventions that [=BioWare=] used before and would use many times again.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has deconstructed its focus on a [[TheChosenOne "chosen one" narrative]] twice:
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' opens with a narration detailing the story and aftermath of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', showing that the people of Hyrule wanted another hero to save them when Ganon inevitably broke free of his seal. However, [[spoiler:due to Zelda removing the Hero of Time from the timeline]], no hero came, and so the people were forced to plea to the gods to save them as a last resort, which would lead to Hyrule being sealed beneath a torrential flood and becoming The Great Sea. During the present day, many people doubt the Hero of Winds's ability to be a new hero as he is explicitly TheUnchosenOne, and only by Link's efforts is he able to prove them wrong.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' spotlights the emotional consequences of being destined to defeat BigBad Ganon. Link himself is forced to hide his emotions in order to portray himself as the perfect "strong, silent" hero as other Links were. As for Zelda, she undergoes much turmoil in seemingly being unable to awaken the [[RoyaltySuperpower power of her bloodline]], resulting in her growing resentful of Link for his natural talent with fighting and even being chosen by the Master Sword. Zelda would much rather pursue her passions in researching ancient technology due to her inability to use her power, but her father insists that she focus on her training despite the lack of information regarding said power [[spoiler:due to the queen's death]]. The story implies that this turmoil simply [[MagicIsMental worsens the problem]] with Zelda's dormant power, and by the time she awakens her power as a pure [[DieOrFly leap of faith]], it's too late for an OnlyMostlyDead Link and mostly destroyed Hyrule, forcing their allies to enact a century-long plan to revive Link while Zelda keeps Ganon temporarily sealed during that time.
* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' deconstructs its own trademark CourtroomAntics and [[ArtisticLicenseLaw zany portrayal of law]] in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' by revealing that four games of [[SerialEscalation growing madness]] in the courts is causing the next generation of lawyers to realize their profession is entering TheTysonZone and adopt a crazy "win at any cost" attitude in response, resorting to increasingly batshit insane behavior to win and causing courtroom standards to degrade ever further. Older attorneys lament that the nation's legal system has entered into a "Dark Age of the Law".
* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games started as a depiction of Master Chief, a SuperSoldier fighting battle after battle to defend humanity and despite losing a number of friends in the war against [[ScaryDogmaticAliens the Covenant]] he always wins the day and looks badass while doing it. ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'' takes a bit of time peeling away the layers of who Master Chief is as a person, as being recruited as a child meant that war and conflict is all he knew. [[VirtualSidekick Cortana]] even quips that they need to figure out who between them is the machine. While he still comes out victorious it is only achieved from [[spoiler: Cortana's HeroicSacrifice]], which is the first time that [[SamaritanSyndrome he allows himself to feel sorrow and guilt rather than just reloading for the next mission]]. ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' brings up similar themes and uses his own experiences to help [[BadassBystander a civilian mechanic]] who [[DareToBeBadass feels he is way out of his depth]].
** The obvious deconstruction is "what happens when you give demon-summoning power to random schlubs?" The locked-down Tokyo quickly becomes a war zone as {{Yakuza}}, [[RabidCop renegade police]], and ordinary citizens kill each other with demons, self-proclaimed "heroes" turn into tyrants, and the only ones who initially seem to have a clue [[spoiler: are being manipulated by the BigBad]]. The demon-summoning power that's at the core of the franchise really isn't a good thing for the average person, and can in fact be just as apocalyptic as the nuclear missiles from the first game.
** The conceit that GodIsEvil also gets looked at. In DS, humans have become powerful enough to effectively challenge God, and in fact [[spoiler: they struck the first blow]]. Viewed in this context, putting HumanityOnTrial to determine whether they can still be trusted with free will and stewardship over the Earth looks pretty reasonable, but it also sets God against humanity, and one possible answer to God's Ordeal is to [[spoiler: continue the war the Shomonkai started and defeat God, saving humanity from His retribution and freeing them from divine control]]. On the other hand, there are plenty of other solutions to the Ordeal, and God (through Remiel) will do His best to help you succeed. In the end, God can't really be called ''evil'' in this game, but neither is He perfectly good, either.
* In ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'', Creator/BioWare tore apart their own SignatureStyle, the cliches associated with their games, and [[ActionRPG the genre they helped pioneer]]. [[spoiler:Your PlayerCharacter, rather than being TheChosenOne thrust into adventure, is an UnwittingPawn and TykeBomb who has been carefully manipulated their entire life into being a weapon against the supposed BigBad. Your wise OldMaster who trained you in the magical arts is actually the [[TheStarscream treacherous]] brother of said Big Bad and a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] KnightTemplar who [[KillAndReplace killed and replaced]] your real master, arranged the entire conflict to eliminate his enemies, and purposefully trained you wrong so that he could exploit the flaws in your technique to kill you once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness you outlive your usefulness]].]] That's just [[TheReveal the central plot twist]]; there are ''many'' other storylines dedicated to deconstructing the same tropes and conventions that [=BioWare=] used before and would use many times again.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has deconstructed its focus on a [[TheChosenOne "chosen one" narrative]] twice:
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' opens with a narration detailing the story and aftermath of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', showing that the people of Hyrule wanted another hero to save them when Ganon inevitably broke free of his seal. However, [[spoiler:due to Zelda removing the Hero of Time from the timeline]], no hero came, and so the people were forced to plea to the gods to save them as a last resort, which would lead to Hyrule being sealed beneath a torrential flood and becoming The Great Sea. During the present day, many people doubt the Hero of Winds's ability to be a new hero as he is explicitly TheUnchosenOne, and only by Link's efforts is he able to prove them wrong.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' spotlights the emotional consequences of being destined to defeat BigBad Ganon. Link himself is forced to hide his emotions in order to portray himself as the perfect "strong, silent" hero as other Links were. As for Zelda, she undergoes much turmoil in seemingly being unable to awaken the [[RoyaltySuperpower power of her bloodline]], resulting in her growing resentful of Link for his natural talent with fighting and even being chosen by the Master Sword. Zelda would much rather pursue her passions in researching ancient technology due to her inability to use her power, but her father insists that she focus on her training despite the lack of information regarding said power [[spoiler:due to the queen's death]]. The story implies that this turmoil simply [[MagicIsMental worsens the problem]] with Zelda's dormant power, and by the time she awakens her power as a pure [[DieOrFly leap of faith]], it's too late for an OnlyMostlyDead Link and mostly destroyed Hyrule, forcing their allies to enact a century-long plan to revive Link while Zelda keeps Ganon temporarily sealed during that time.
* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' deconstructs its own trademark CourtroomAntics and [[ArtisticLicenseLaw zany portrayal of law]] in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' by revealing that four games of [[SerialEscalation growing madness]] in the courts is causing the next generation of lawyers to realize their profession is entering TheTysonZone and adopt a crazy "win at any cost" attitude in response, resorting to increasingly batshit insane behavior to win and causing courtroom standards to degrade ever further. Older attorneys lament that the nation's legal system has entered into a "Dark Age of the Law".
* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games started as a depiction of Master Chief, a SuperSoldier fighting battle after battle to defend humanity and despite losing a number of friends in the war against [[ScaryDogmaticAliens the Covenant]] he always wins the day and looks badass while doing it. ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'' takes a bit of time peeling away the layers of who Master Chief is as a person, as being recruited as a child meant that war and conflict is all he knew. [[VirtualSidekick Cortana]] even quips that they need to figure out who between them is the machine. While he still comes out victorious it is only achieved from [[spoiler: Cortana's HeroicSacrifice]], which is the first time that [[SamaritanSyndrome he allows himself to feel sorrow and guilt rather than just reloading for the next mission]]. ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' brings up similar themes and uses his own experiences to help [[BadassBystander a civilian mechanic]] who [[DareToBeBadass feels he is way out of his depth]].
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* ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'' includes an examination of some of ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'': Chris Avellone ''hated'' how thecore elements of the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' franchise.
** The obvious deconstruction is "what happens when you give demon-summoning power to random schlubs?" The locked-down Tokyo quickly becomes a war zone as {{Yakuza}}, [[RabidCop renegade police]], and ordinary citizens kill each other with demons, self-proclaimed "heroes" turn into tyrants, and the only ones who initially seem to have a clue [[spoiler: are being manipulated by the BigBad]]. The demon-summoning power that's at the core of the franchise really isn't a good thing for the average person, and can in fact be just as apocalyptic as the nuclear missiles from the first game.
** The conceit that GodIsEvil also gets looked at. In DS, humans have become powerful enough to effectively challenge God, and in fact [[spoiler: they struck the first blow]]. Viewed in this context, putting HumanityOnTrial to determine whether they can still be trusted with free will and stewardship over the Earth looks pretty reasonable, but it also sets God against humanity, and one possible answer to God's Ordeal is to [[spoiler: continue the war the Shomonkai started and defeat God, saving humanity from His retribution and freeing them from divine control]]. On the other hand, there are plenty of other solutions to the Ordeal, and God (through Remiel) will do His best to help you succeed. In the end, God can't really be called ''evil'' in this game, but neither is He perfectly good, either.
* In ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'', Creator/BioWare tore apart their own SignatureStyle, the cliches associated with their games, and [[ActionRPG the genre they helped pioneer]]. [[spoiler:Your PlayerCharacter, rather than being TheChosenOne thrust into adventure, is an UnwittingPawn and TykeBomb who has been carefully manipulated their entire life into being a weapon against the supposed BigBad. Your wise OldMaster who trained youForce was used in the magical arts is actually the [[TheStarscream treacherous]] brother of said Big Bad and [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Expanded Universe]], considering it a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] KnightTemplar who [[KillAndReplace killed and replaced]] your real master, arranged the entire conflict to eliminate his enemies, and purposefully trained you wrong so that blatant HappyEndingOverride. As such, he could exploit the flaws in your technique to kill you once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness you outlive your usefulness]].]] That's just [[TheReveal the central plot twist]]; there are ''many'' other storylines dedicated the game's storyline to deconstructing exactly that.
*** The fact that thesame Sith and the Jedi have existed and warred for millennia have made the two factions indistinguishable from one another to the vast majority of the galaxy, thus the conflict of the first game is referred to as the "Jedi Civil War". The fact that they still exist despite possessing exactly opposite philosophies suggests that neither of them have a grasp on the full nature of the Force that empowers them.
*** Several other Star Wars stories constantly mention the "will of the Force," as if it's a good thing, but if the Force does indeed have a destiny for every single being in the galaxy, does that mean every war is caused by the Force? Every death? Every Face–Heel Turn? Darth Traya seems to think so, which is why [[spoiler:she wants to destroy it]].
*** Because Revan and Malak were Jedi who turned to the Dark Side, and built their Sith off like-minded Jedi and Republic troops who followed Revan in the Mandalorian Wars, the average citizen of the galaxy doesn't see the events surrounding the first game as a glorious battle of the Jedi and an "army of light" against implacable evil made manifest. Instead, they see a horrifyingly destructive conflict between two sects of Jedi with slightly different ideals. After all, even if you see Jedi and Sith fight each other, the only difference to most observers would be their fashion sense and lightsaber colors.
** The Imperial Agent's storyline in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' deconstructs the Sith Empire, showing just how unstable and volatile such a society would be. While the Sith are in charge, it is the agents of Imperial Intelligence, average men and women with no force powers, that perform the thankless tasks necessary to actually keep everything running, mitigating the damage caused by the Sith's infighting or incompetence, and making sure that the overzealous and bloodthirsty officers in the military don't do anything too stupid in addition to their regular duties. [[spoiler:When the Sith have Intelligence disbanded, things swiftly go downhill for the Empire, since there is no one around to be the OnlySaneEmployee, as well as conduct espionage and keep the Empire safe form unseen threats.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': As the series continued to grow, many of the tropes andconventions concepts introduced in earlier entries that [=BioWare=] used before to be taken for granted starts to become increasingly questioned. Things such as the tense political climate, cultural isolation, the meaning of being human in a fantasy land, social segregation and would use many times again.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has deconstructed its focus on a [[TheChosenOne "chosen one" narrative]] twice:
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' opensmore are put under scrutiny revealing that the characters are fighting to maintain what is, at best, an [[CrapsaccharineWorld unstable illusion]]. And with numerous characters and new power-blocks trying to swing it towards their vision of what it should be, it could all come crashing down at a narration detailing moment's notice.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' series is not thestory straightest example, since its metaplot really kicked off in ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'', but if you count from there, ''IV'' is extremely idealistic, introducing the series' trademark [[VirtueViceCodification Eight Virtues]] (and pioneering the morality aspect in the RPG genre), but ''[[VideoGame/UltimaV V]]'' and aftermath of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[VideoGame/UltimaVI VI]]'' immediately start to viciously deconstruct them by driving the Virtues to logical (and radical) extremes and by flipping them on their head and showing that the people of Hyrule wanted another hero to save them when Ganon inevitably broke free of his seal. However, [[spoiler:due to Zelda removing result just as good, respectively. It only gets worse in the Hero of Time from the timeline]], no hero came, and so the people were forced to plea final trilogy.
** ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'' is one itself to thegods to save them as a last resort, which would lead to Hyrule being sealed beneath a torrential flood previous games, taking on the series' BlackAndWhiteMorality. All the major villains are gone, and instead of becoming The Great Sea. During a utopia, Britannia falls into moral decay without some kind of great evil to oppose it. To the present day, many people doubt the Hero of Winds's ability to be a new hero as he is explicitly TheUnchosenOne, and only by Link's efforts is he able to prove them wrong.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath offalls the Wild]]'' spotlights the emotional consequences less glamorous task of merely being destined to defeat BigBad Ganon. Link himself is forced to hide his emotions in order to portray himself as the perfect "strong, silent" hero as other Links were. As for Zelda, she undergoes much turmoil in seemingly being unable to awaken the [[RoyaltySuperpower power of her bloodline]], resulting in her growing resentful of Link for his natural talent with fighting and even being chosen by the Master Sword. Zelda would much rather pursue her passions in researching ancient technology due to her inability to use her power, but her father insists that she focus on her training despite the lack of information regarding said power [[spoiler:due to the queen's death]]. The story implies that this turmoil simply [[MagicIsMental worsens the problem]] with Zelda's dormant power, and by the time she awakens her power as a pure [[DieOrFly leap of faith]], it's too late for an OnlyMostlyDead Link and mostly destroyed Hyrule, forcing their allies to enact a century-long plan to revive Link while Zelda keeps Ganon temporarily sealed during that time.
* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' deconstructs its own trademark CourtroomAntics and [[ArtisticLicenseLaw zany portrayal of law]] in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' by revealing that four games of [[SerialEscalation growing madness]] in the courts is causing the next generation of lawyers to realize their profession is entering TheTysonZone and adopt a crazy "win at any cost" attitude in response, resorting to increasingly batshit insane behavior to win and causing courtroom standards to degrade ever further. Older attorneys lament that the nation's legal system has entered into a "Dark Age of the Law".
* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games started as a depiction of Master Chief, a SuperSoldier fighting battle after battle to defend humanity and despite losing a number of friends in the war against [[ScaryDogmaticAliens the Covenant]] he always wins the day and looks badass while doing it. ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'' takes a bit of time peeling away the layers of who Master Chief is as a person, as being recruited as a child meant that war and conflict is all he knew. [[VirtualSidekick Cortana]] even quips that they need to figure out who between them is the machine. While he still comes out victorious it is only achieved from [[spoiler: Cortana's HeroicSacrifice]], which is the first time that [[SamaritanSyndrome he allows himself to feel sorrow and guiltgood, rather than just reloading for the next mission]]. ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' brings up similar themes and uses his own experiences to help [[BadassBystander a civilian mechanic]] who [[DareToBeBadass feels he is way out of his depth]].defeating evil.
** ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'': Chris Avellone ''hated'' how the
** The obvious deconstruction is "what happens when you give demon-summoning power to random schlubs?" The locked-down Tokyo quickly becomes a war zone as {{Yakuza}}, [[RabidCop renegade police]], and ordinary citizens kill each other with demons, self-proclaimed "heroes" turn into tyrants, and the only ones who initially seem to have a clue [[spoiler: are being manipulated by the BigBad]]. The demon-summoning power that's at the core of the franchise really isn't a good thing for the average person, and can in fact be just as apocalyptic as the nuclear missiles from the first game.
** The conceit that GodIsEvil also gets looked at. In DS, humans have become powerful enough to effectively challenge God, and in fact [[spoiler: they struck the first blow]]. Viewed in this context, putting HumanityOnTrial to determine whether they can still be trusted with free will and stewardship over the Earth looks pretty reasonable, but it also sets God against humanity, and one possible answer to God's Ordeal is to [[spoiler: continue the war the Shomonkai started and defeat God, saving humanity from His retribution and freeing them from divine control]]. On the other hand, there are plenty of other solutions to the Ordeal, and God (through Remiel) will do His best to help you succeed. In the end, God can't really be called ''evil'' in this game, but neither is He perfectly good, either.
* In ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'', Creator/BioWare tore apart their own SignatureStyle, the cliches associated with their games, and [[ActionRPG the genre they helped pioneer]]. [[spoiler:Your PlayerCharacter, rather than being TheChosenOne thrust into adventure, is an UnwittingPawn and TykeBomb who has been carefully manipulated their entire life into being a weapon against the supposed BigBad. Your wise OldMaster who trained you
*** The fact that the
*** Several other Star Wars stories constantly mention the "will of the Force," as if it's a good thing, but if the Force does indeed have a destiny for every single being in the galaxy, does that mean every war is caused by the Force? Every death? Every Face–Heel Turn? Darth Traya seems to think so, which is why [[spoiler:she wants to destroy it]].
*** Because Revan and Malak were Jedi who turned to the Dark Side, and built their Sith off like-minded Jedi and Republic troops who followed Revan in the Mandalorian Wars, the average citizen of the galaxy doesn't see the events surrounding the first game as a glorious battle of the Jedi and an "army of light" against implacable evil made manifest. Instead, they see a horrifyingly destructive conflict between two sects of Jedi with slightly different ideals. After all, even if you see Jedi and Sith fight each other, the only difference to most observers would be their fashion sense and lightsaber colors.
** The Imperial Agent's storyline in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' deconstructs the Sith Empire, showing just how unstable and volatile such a society would be. While the Sith are in charge, it is the agents of Imperial Intelligence, average men and women with no force powers, that perform the thankless tasks necessary to actually keep everything running, mitigating the damage caused by the Sith's infighting or incompetence, and making sure that the overzealous and bloodthirsty officers in the military don't do anything too stupid in addition to their regular duties. [[spoiler:When the Sith have Intelligence disbanded, things swiftly go downhill for the Empire, since there is no one around to be the OnlySaneEmployee, as well as conduct espionage and keep the Empire safe form unseen threats.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': As the series continued to grow, many of the tropes and
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has deconstructed its focus on a [[TheChosenOne "chosen one" narrative]] twice:
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' opens
* The ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' series is not the
** ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'' is one itself to the
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of
* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' deconstructs its own trademark CourtroomAntics and [[ArtisticLicenseLaw zany portrayal of law]] in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' by revealing that four games of [[SerialEscalation growing madness]] in the courts is causing the next generation of lawyers to realize their profession is entering TheTysonZone and adopt a crazy "win at any cost" attitude in response, resorting to increasingly batshit insane behavior to win and causing courtroom standards to degrade ever further. Older attorneys lament that the nation's legal system has entered into a "Dark Age of the Law".
* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games started as a depiction of Master Chief, a SuperSoldier fighting battle after battle to defend humanity and despite losing a number of friends in the war against [[ScaryDogmaticAliens the Covenant]] he always wins the day and looks badass while doing it. ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'' takes a bit of time peeling away the layers of who Master Chief is as a person, as being recruited as a child meant that war and conflict is all he knew. [[VirtualSidekick Cortana]] even quips that they need to figure out who between them is the machine. While he still comes out victorious it is only achieved from [[spoiler: Cortana's HeroicSacrifice]], which is the first time that [[SamaritanSyndrome he allows himself to feel sorrow and guilt
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* The Majin Buu Saga of ''Manga/DragonBall'' deconstructs the [[MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours growing reliance on power upgrade after power upgrade]] by introducing a villain which raw force just ''would not work against,'' and the heroes constantly trying to get more power only ends up repeatedly making things worse. The Super Saiyan 3 transformation subverts NoConservationOfEnergy and cuts Goku's limited time that he's available to help short, as well as greatly tiring him in the final confrontation. The FusionDance proves useless because the only ones available for it are kids who don't entirely understand the dire nature of their situation. And Gohan [[TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential having his full potential unlocked]] makes him cocky and ends up making ''Buu'' stronger instead. Even forming Vegito to decisively overpower Buu doesn't work, as rescuing Buu's hostages runs out the fusion's time limit and unleashes the chaotic Kid Buu. It takes an elaborate strategy to finish off the evil majin once and for all, and even that very nearly failed. The arc also does a good job of showing ''why'' Goku being on the side of good was the best course of action for Earth--by showing Majin Buu as an unhinged EvilCounterpart to Goku's younger years.
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* The Majin Buu Saga of ''Manga/DragonBall'' ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' deconstructs the [[MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours growing reliance on power upgrade after power upgrade]] by introducing a villain which raw force just ''would not work against,'' and the heroes constantly trying to get more power only ends up repeatedly making things worse. The Super Saiyan 3 transformation subverts NoConservationOfEnergy and cuts Goku's limited time that he's available to help short, as well as greatly tiring him in the final confrontation. The FusionDance proves useless because the only ones available for it are kids who don't entirely understand the dire nature of their situation. And Gohan [[TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential having his full potential unlocked]] makes him cocky and ends up making ''Buu'' stronger instead. Even forming Vegito to decisively overpower Buu doesn't work, as rescuing Buu's hostages runs out the fusion's time limit and unleashes the chaotic Kid Buu. It takes an elaborate strategy to finish off the evil majin once and for all, and even that very nearly failed. The arc also does a good job of showing ''why'' Goku being on the side of good was the best course of action for Earth--by showing Majin Buu as an unhinged EvilCounterpart to Goku's younger years.
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* The Imperial Agent's storyline in Star Wars ''VideoGame/TheOldRepublic'' deconstructs the Sith Empire, showing just how unstable and volatile such a society would be. While the Sith are in charge it is the agents of Imperial Intelligence, average men and women with no force powers, that perform the thankless tasks necessary to actually keep everything running. Mitigating the damage caused by the sith's infighting or incompetence, and making sure that the overzealous and bloodthirsty officers in the military don't do anything too stupid in addition to their regular duties. [[spoiler:When the Sith have Intelligence disbanded things swiftly go down hill for the Empire, since there is no one around to be the OnlySaneEmployee, as well as conduct espionage and keep the Empire safe form unseen threats.]]
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* The Imperial Agent's storyline in Star Wars ''VideoGame/TheOldRepublic'' ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' deconstructs the Sith Empire, showing just how unstable and volatile such a society would be. While the Sith are in charge it is the agents of Imperial Intelligence, average men and women with no force powers, that perform the thankless tasks necessary to actually keep everything running. Mitigating the damage caused by the sith's infighting or incompetence, and making sure that the overzealous and bloodthirsty officers in the military don't do anything too stupid in addition to their regular duties. [[spoiler:When the Sith have Intelligence disbanded things swiftly go down hill for the Empire, since there is no one around to be the OnlySaneEmployee, as well as conduct espionage and keep the Empire safe form unseen threats.]]
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** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' had a few instances of Deconstructing tropes from previous ''Gundam'' series, such as showing the corpse of [[spoiler:Neil Dylandy]] to show everyone that he is indeed ''very dead'', a ''very'' realistic portrayal of just how hopeless RebelliousPrincess's Marina's situation is (her nation is now gone and her country never gotten better beforehand) and Wang Liu Mei as a more realistic representation of a celebrity gaining political power.
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** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' had a few instances of Deconstructing tropes from previous ''Gundam'' series, such as showing the corpse of [[spoiler:Neil Dylandy]] to show everyone that he is indeed ''very dead'', a ''very'' realistic portrayal of just how hopeless RebelliousPrincess's Marina's situation is (her nation is now gone and her country never gotten got better beforehand) and Wang Liu Mei as a more realistic representation of a celebrity gaining political power.
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* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games started as a depiction of Master Chief, a SuperSoldier fighting battle after battle to defend humanity and despite losing a number of friends in the war against [[ScaryDogmaticAliens the Covenant]] he always wins the day and looks badass while doing it. ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'' takes a bit of time peeling away the layers of who Master Chief is as a person, as being recruited as a child meant that war and conflict is all he knew. [[VirtualSidekick Cortana]] even quips that they need to figure out who between them is the machine. While he still comes out victorious it is only achieved from [[spoiler: Cortana's HeroicSacrifice]], which is the first time that [[SamaritanSyndrome he allows himself to feel sorrow and guilt rather than just reloading for the next mission]]. ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'' brings up similar themes and uses his own experiences to help [[BadassBystander a civilian mechanic]] who [[DareToBeBadass feels he is way out of his depth]].
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* The final addition to Art/NorthAmericaPortraitOfAContinent is a cartouche that essentially divides it into its two major elements: the minimap depicts North America itself in a more natural state, free of the myriad details seen on the main body, whereas the surrounding frame is comprised entirely of a selection of said details and iconography. Of note is Thomas' sign-off being carried by a macaw, symbolic of how the content is what carries him up, not the other way around.
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* ''Anime/PokemonHorizonsTheSeries'' picks apart a few aspects of Ash's tenure using entirely new characters.
** In Episode 18, the audience learns that Professor Friede, the series' new mentor figure, [[spoiler:''hated'' his job as a traditional Pokémon Professor. While previous professors like Oak had nothing but praise for their efforts, Friede found it a SoulCrushingDeskJob and quit researching for a while because all that time being stuck in a lab didn't fuel his passions for Pokémon like he would have hoped.]]
** Episode 20 picks apart Ash and co.'s NiceGuy tendencies. Though the heroes would always stop to help despite it delaying their journeys, they rarely, if ever, suffered any consequences down the line for doing so. However, Liko proves that this only worked in Ash and friends' favor for so long because they stayed true to their goals and personalities. [[spoiler:Liko being an ExtremeDoormat who bends over backwards to please everyone stunts her own growth as a trainer, and her lacking a goal only does her more harm than good. When she throws a fight against Wakaba to make sure she wins, Wakaba and Liko's Sprigatito are not happy about Liko just giving up like that. Kabu has to tell Liko that she's only hurting herself with this attitude, however noble it may be.]]
** In Episode 18, the audience learns that Professor Friede, the series' new mentor figure, [[spoiler:''hated'' his job as a traditional Pokémon Professor. While previous professors like Oak had nothing but praise for their efforts, Friede found it a SoulCrushingDeskJob and quit researching for a while because all that time being stuck in a lab didn't fuel his passions for Pokémon like he would have hoped.]]
** Episode 20 picks apart Ash and co.'s NiceGuy tendencies. Though the heroes would always stop to help despite it delaying their journeys, they rarely, if ever, suffered any consequences down the line for doing so. However, Liko proves that this only worked in Ash and friends' favor for so long because they stayed true to their goals and personalities. [[spoiler:Liko being an ExtremeDoormat who bends over backwards to please everyone stunts her own growth as a trainer, and her lacking a goal only does her more harm than good. When she throws a fight against Wakaba to make sure she wins, Wakaba and Liko's Sprigatito are not happy about Liko just giving up like that. Kabu has to tell Liko that she's only hurting herself with this attitude, however noble it may be.]]
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* Creator/WarrenEllis deconstructed much of his own oeuvre in ''ComicBook/DoktorSleepless'', in which a very typical Ellis protagonist, who in particular is a [[CompositeCharacter hybrid]] of the motivations and objectives of Elijah Snow from ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'' with the personality of Spider Jerusalem from ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'', is finally revealed to be an OmnicidalManiac VillainProtagonist.
* IDW’s ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' comics deconstruct many of the franchise’s hallmarks:
* IDW’s ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' comics deconstruct many of the franchise’s hallmarks:
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* ''ComicBook/DoktorSleepless'': Creator/WarrenEllis deconstructed much of his own oeuvre in ''ComicBook/DoktorSleepless'', the series, in which a very typical Ellis protagonist, who in particular is a [[CompositeCharacter hybrid]] of the motivations and objectives of Elijah Snow from ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'' with the personality of Spider Jerusalem from ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'', is finally revealed to be an OmnicidalManiac VillainProtagonist.
* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': The ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' is an Internal Deconstruction of the Hulk and the Franchise/MarvelUniverse as a whole, [[GenreThrowback returning to Marvel's Atomic Age horror comic roots]] to show how [[CosmicHorrorStory absolutely nightmarish]] it would be to live in a world where DeathIsCheap, [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers radiation gives people superpowers]], AllMythsAreTrue, and [[AlienInvasion alien terrors invade every other week]].
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': The ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski Back in Black]]'' storyline deconstructed Kingpin's BadassNormal status and his ability to fight on an even level with Spider-Man, who could [[SuperStrength lift trucks]], [[SuperSpeed move faster than the eye can see]] and [[CombatClairvoyance see the Kingpin's attacks coming before he even tried to launch them]]. Usually, they can still have a fight, but then the Kingpin had Aunt May shot just for giggles. Spider-Man broke into the prison where the Kingpin was held and [[CurbStompBattle utterly floored the Fat Man]], coming within a hair's breadth of ''killing'' him without even being touched, and made it extremely clear to everyone that the only reason that the Kingpin had ever fought effectively against him was because Spidey [[ThouShaltNotKill didn't want to kill him]] and [[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech was holding back]].
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''ComicBook/StarWarsLegacy'' is one of several Internal Deconstructions, and a lot of both volumes are spent discussing, subverting, and toying with the franchise's conventions:
** A young, heroic Jedi [[TheChosenOne brimming with potential, hailing from a great family, and destined to bring balance to the Force]]? Cade Skywalker ''used'' to be like that... until he spent most of his childhood having all that Chosen One crap shoved down his throat, only to subsequently watch his father be murdered by the Sith while he could do nothing despite all his power. Now, he's a bitter, cynical, and self-destructive AntiHero who just wants to be left alone and stays as far away from Jedi business as possible, and the Jedi are arguably better off without him. Then volume two twists it in a different way; the new hero is Ania Solo, another descendant of the Skywalker family, but one who wasn't lucky enough to get cool Force powers and now leads a boring, obscure life running a junkyard with nothing to show for her lineage... [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive until the adventure she always wanted finds her in the worst way possible]].
** [[BlackAndWhiteMorality A strict dichotomy between light and dark, good and evil]]? Not here. The Empire is no longer [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire a bunch of straw villains]], but a genuinely noble government with just as many heroes as the Alliance, and is arguably more effective to boot. Speaking of the Alliance, [[spoiler:they're willing to let mass murderers like Darth Wredd rampage about [[NotInMyBackyard as long as its not in their backyard]].]] Meanwhile, not all of the Jedi are role models to aspire to (see Cade Skywalker above), and some Sith are actually pretty decent folks who were just unlucky enough to be raised in a cruel, inherently toxic culture. Not to mention, [[BackgroundMagicField the Force itself]] is not nearly so simple and clear cut as people are led to believe; using the Force to heal injured or dead people, for instance, is a ''Dark Side'' power. The story ''starts'' in a MoralityKitchenSink and only gets more complicated from there.
** Darth Wredd seems like he's going to be this comic's equivalent of Darth Vader, being a disfigured Sith Lord hiding behind armour. But then he independently turns on the Sith, because he would never be loyal to the people who ruined his life, killed his family, and tried to use him as a weapon. It isn't a HeelFaceTurn; he's just going to destroy the Sith right alongside the Jedi and anybody else who gets in his way, rejecting attempts to make him copy Darth Vader and forging his own villainous identity. Oh, and villains aren't the only ones who can be Darth Vader Clones; [[ActionGirl Azlyn]] ''also'' becomes one, just one that stays on the side of good, [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse undermining the Freudian Excuses of all the previous Vader Clones]].
** [[RobotBuddy Wacky, lovable robot sidekick that exists for comic relief]]? R2-D2 returns, but [[BreakTheCutie spends much of his screentime being cruelly abused and dismissed]] by Cade, who treats him not as a loyal family friend but as a dumb little nuisance that should [[BridgeBunnies just shut up and fly the ship]]. And instead of being relegated to the role of PluckyComicRelief, he gets several chances to prove himself as an invaluable ally, such as risking his life to save the other heroes from crashing into a sun.
** [[{{Mooks}} Faceless henchmen and soldiers]] that exist for the main characters to fight or to fill backgrounds? Here, a lot of time is taken to show that [[WhatMeasureIsAMook all those generic mooks are people with lives all their own]], and it is repeatedly shown that just because you aren't a superpowered warrior of noble descent, doesn't mean you can't [[BadassNormal be a really awesome hero in your own right]]. Indeed, [[FourLinesAllWaiting one of the running plotlines]] revolves around a lovable squad of stormtroopers loyally serving their country as they grapple with being a bunch of normal folks caught in the middle of war amongst TheChosenMany... and one of the first notable things they do is ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu kill a Sith Lord]]''.
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': IDW’s''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' comics deconstruct many of the franchise’s hallmarks:
* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': The ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' is an Internal Deconstruction of the Hulk and the Franchise/MarvelUniverse as a whole, [[GenreThrowback returning to Marvel's Atomic Age horror comic roots]] to show how [[CosmicHorrorStory absolutely nightmarish]] it would be to live in a world where DeathIsCheap, [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers radiation gives people superpowers]], AllMythsAreTrue, and [[AlienInvasion alien terrors invade every other week]].
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': The ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski Back in Black]]'' storyline deconstructed Kingpin's BadassNormal status and his ability to fight on an even level with Spider-Man, who could [[SuperStrength lift trucks]], [[SuperSpeed move faster than the eye can see]] and [[CombatClairvoyance see the Kingpin's attacks coming before he even tried to launch them]]. Usually, they can still have a fight, but then the Kingpin had Aunt May shot just for giggles. Spider-Man broke into the prison where the Kingpin was held and [[CurbStompBattle utterly floored the Fat Man]], coming within a hair's breadth of ''killing'' him without even being touched, and made it extremely clear to everyone that the only reason that the Kingpin had ever fought effectively against him was because Spidey [[ThouShaltNotKill didn't want to kill him]] and [[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech was holding back]].
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''ComicBook/StarWarsLegacy'' is one of several Internal Deconstructions, and a lot of both volumes are spent discussing, subverting, and toying with the franchise's conventions:
** A young, heroic Jedi [[TheChosenOne brimming with potential, hailing from a great family, and destined to bring balance to the Force]]? Cade Skywalker ''used'' to be like that... until he spent most of his childhood having all that Chosen One crap shoved down his throat, only to subsequently watch his father be murdered by the Sith while he could do nothing despite all his power. Now, he's a bitter, cynical, and self-destructive AntiHero who just wants to be left alone and stays as far away from Jedi business as possible, and the Jedi are arguably better off without him. Then volume two twists it in a different way; the new hero is Ania Solo, another descendant of the Skywalker family, but one who wasn't lucky enough to get cool Force powers and now leads a boring, obscure life running a junkyard with nothing to show for her lineage... [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive until the adventure she always wanted finds her in the worst way possible]].
** [[BlackAndWhiteMorality A strict dichotomy between light and dark, good and evil]]? Not here. The Empire is no longer [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire a bunch of straw villains]], but a genuinely noble government with just as many heroes as the Alliance, and is arguably more effective to boot. Speaking of the Alliance, [[spoiler:they're willing to let mass murderers like Darth Wredd rampage about [[NotInMyBackyard as long as its not in their backyard]].]] Meanwhile, not all of the Jedi are role models to aspire to (see Cade Skywalker above), and some Sith are actually pretty decent folks who were just unlucky enough to be raised in a cruel, inherently toxic culture. Not to mention, [[BackgroundMagicField the Force itself]] is not nearly so simple and clear cut as people are led to believe; using the Force to heal injured or dead people, for instance, is a ''Dark Side'' power. The story ''starts'' in a MoralityKitchenSink and only gets more complicated from there.
** Darth Wredd seems like he's going to be this comic's equivalent of Darth Vader, being a disfigured Sith Lord hiding behind armour. But then he independently turns on the Sith, because he would never be loyal to the people who ruined his life, killed his family, and tried to use him as a weapon. It isn't a HeelFaceTurn; he's just going to destroy the Sith right alongside the Jedi and anybody else who gets in his way, rejecting attempts to make him copy Darth Vader and forging his own villainous identity. Oh, and villains aren't the only ones who can be Darth Vader Clones; [[ActionGirl Azlyn]] ''also'' becomes one, just one that stays on the side of good, [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse undermining the Freudian Excuses of all the previous Vader Clones]].
** [[RobotBuddy Wacky, lovable robot sidekick that exists for comic relief]]? R2-D2 returns, but [[BreakTheCutie spends much of his screentime being cruelly abused and dismissed]] by Cade, who treats him not as a loyal family friend but as a dumb little nuisance that should [[BridgeBunnies just shut up and fly the ship]]. And instead of being relegated to the role of PluckyComicRelief, he gets several chances to prove himself as an invaluable ally, such as risking his life to save the other heroes from crashing into a sun.
** [[{{Mooks}} Faceless henchmen and soldiers]] that exist for the main characters to fight or to fill backgrounds? Here, a lot of time is taken to show that [[WhatMeasureIsAMook all those generic mooks are people with lives all their own]], and it is repeatedly shown that just because you aren't a superpowered warrior of noble descent, doesn't mean you can't [[BadassNormal be a really awesome hero in your own right]]. Indeed, [[FourLinesAllWaiting one of the running plotlines]] revolves around a lovable squad of stormtroopers loyally serving their country as they grapple with being a bunch of normal folks caught in the middle of war amongst TheChosenMany... and one of the first notable things they do is ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu kill a Sith Lord]]''.
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': IDW’s
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* One ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' storyline deconstructed Kingpin's BadassNormal status and his ability to fight on an even level with Spider-Man, who could [[SuperStrength lift trucks]], [[SuperSpeed move faster than the eye can see]] and [[CombatClairvoyance see the Kingpin's attacks coming before he even tried to launch them]]. Usually, they can still have a fight, but then the Kingpin had Aunt May shot just for giggles. Spider-Man broke into the prison where the Kingpin was held and [[CurbStompBattle utterly floored the Fat Man]], coming within a hair's breadth of ''killing'' him without even being touched, and made it extremely clear to everyone that the only reason that the Kingpin had ever fought effectively against him was because Spidey [[ThouShaltNotKill didn't want to kill him]] and [[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech was holding back]].
* ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' is an Internal Deconstruction for the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] and the Franchise/MarvelUniverse as a whole, [[GenreThrowback returning to Marvel's Atomic Age horror comic roots]] to show how [[CosmicHorrorStory absolutely nightmarish]] it would be to live in a world where DeathIsCheap, [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers radiation gives people superpowers]], AllMythsAreTrue, and [[AlienInvasion alien terrors invade every other week]].
* ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' is an Internal Deconstruction for the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] and the Franchise/MarvelUniverse as a whole, [[GenreThrowback returning to Marvel's Atomic Age horror comic roots]] to show how [[CosmicHorrorStory absolutely nightmarish]] it would be to live in a world where DeathIsCheap, [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers radiation gives people superpowers]], AllMythsAreTrue, and [[AlienInvasion alien terrors invade every other week]].
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* ''ComicBook/StarWarsLegacy'' is one of several ''Franchise/StarWars'' Internal Deconstructions, and a lot of both volumes are spent discussing, subverting, and toying with the franchise's conventions:
** A young, heroic Jedi [[TheChosenOne brimming with potential, hailing from a great family, and destined to bring balance to the Force]]? Cade Skywalker ''used'' to be like that... until he spent most of his childhood having all that Chosen One crap shoved down his throat, only to subsequently watch his father be murdered by the Sith while he could do nothing despite all his power. Now, he's a bitter, cynical, and self-destructive AntiHero who just wants to be left alone and stays as far away from Jedi business as possible, and the Jedi are arguably better off without him. Then volume two twists it in a different way; the new hero is Ania Solo, another descendant of the Skywalker family, but one who wasn't lucky enough to get cool Force powers and now leads a boring, obscure life running a junkyard with nothing to show for her lineage... [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive until the adventure she always wanted finds her in the worst way possible]].
** [[BlackAndWhiteMorality A strict dichotomy between light and dark, good and evil]]? Not here. The Empire is no longer [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire a bunch of straw villains]], but a genuinely noble government with just as many heroes as the Alliance, and is arguably more effective to boot. Speaking of the Alliance, [[spoiler:they're willing to let mass murderers like Darth Wredd rampage about [[NotInMyBackyard as long as its not in their backyard]].]] Meanwhile, not all of the Jedi are role models to aspire to (see Cade Skywalker above), and some Sith are actually pretty decent folks who were just unlucky enough to be raised in a cruel, inherently toxic culture. Not to mention, [[BackgroundMagicField the Force itself]] is not nearly so simple and clear cut as people are led to believe; using the Force to heal injured or dead people, for instance, is a ''Dark Side'' power. The story ''starts'' in a MoralityKitchenSink and only gets more complicated from there.
** Darth Wredd seems like he's going to be this comic's equivalent of Darth Vader, being a disfigured Sith Lord hiding behind armour. But then he independently turns on the Sith, because he would never be loyal to the people who ruined his life, killed his family, and tried to use him as a weapon. It isn't a HeelFaceTurn; he's just going to destroy the Sith right alongside the Jedi and anybody else who gets in his way, rejecting attempts to make him copy Darth Vader and forging his own villainous identity. Oh, and villains aren't the only ones who can be Darth Vader Clones; [[ActionGirl Azlyn]] ''also'' becomes one, just one that stays on the side of good, [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse undermining the Freudian Excuses of all the previous Vader Clones]].
** [[RobotBuddy Wacky, lovable robot sidekick that exists for comic relief]]? R2-D2 returns, but [[BreakTheCutie spends much of his screentime being cruelly abused and dismissed]] by Cade, who treats him not as a loyal family friend but as a dumb little nuisance that should [[BridgeBunnies just shut up and fly the ship]]. And instead of being relegated to the role of PluckyComicRelief, he gets several chances to prove himself as an invaluable ally, such as risking his life to save the other heroes from crashing into a sun.
** [[{{Mooks}} Faceless henchmen and soldiers]] that exist for the main characters to fight or to fill backgrounds? Here, a lot of time is taken to show that [[WhatMeasureIsAMook all those generic mooks are people with lives all their own]], and it is repeatedly shown that just because you aren't a superpowered warrior of noble descent, doesn't mean you can't [[BadassNormal be a really awesome hero in your own right]]. Indeed, [[FourLinesAllWaiting one of the running plotlines]] revolves around a lovable squad of stormtroopers loyally serving their country as they grapple with being a bunch of normal folks caught in the middle of war amongst TheChosenMany... and one of the first notable things they do is ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu kill a Sith Lord]]''.
** A young, heroic Jedi [[TheChosenOne brimming with potential, hailing from a great family, and destined to bring balance to the Force]]? Cade Skywalker ''used'' to be like that... until he spent most of his childhood having all that Chosen One crap shoved down his throat, only to subsequently watch his father be murdered by the Sith while he could do nothing despite all his power. Now, he's a bitter, cynical, and self-destructive AntiHero who just wants to be left alone and stays as far away from Jedi business as possible, and the Jedi are arguably better off without him. Then volume two twists it in a different way; the new hero is Ania Solo, another descendant of the Skywalker family, but one who wasn't lucky enough to get cool Force powers and now leads a boring, obscure life running a junkyard with nothing to show for her lineage... [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive until the adventure she always wanted finds her in the worst way possible]].
** [[BlackAndWhiteMorality A strict dichotomy between light and dark, good and evil]]? Not here. The Empire is no longer [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire a bunch of straw villains]], but a genuinely noble government with just as many heroes as the Alliance, and is arguably more effective to boot. Speaking of the Alliance, [[spoiler:they're willing to let mass murderers like Darth Wredd rampage about [[NotInMyBackyard as long as its not in their backyard]].]] Meanwhile, not all of the Jedi are role models to aspire to (see Cade Skywalker above), and some Sith are actually pretty decent folks who were just unlucky enough to be raised in a cruel, inherently toxic culture. Not to mention, [[BackgroundMagicField the Force itself]] is not nearly so simple and clear cut as people are led to believe; using the Force to heal injured or dead people, for instance, is a ''Dark Side'' power. The story ''starts'' in a MoralityKitchenSink and only gets more complicated from there.
** Darth Wredd seems like he's going to be this comic's equivalent of Darth Vader, being a disfigured Sith Lord hiding behind armour. But then he independently turns on the Sith, because he would never be loyal to the people who ruined his life, killed his family, and tried to use him as a weapon. It isn't a HeelFaceTurn; he's just going to destroy the Sith right alongside the Jedi and anybody else who gets in his way, rejecting attempts to make him copy Darth Vader and forging his own villainous identity. Oh, and villains aren't the only ones who can be Darth Vader Clones; [[ActionGirl Azlyn]] ''also'' becomes one, just one that stays on the side of good, [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse undermining the Freudian Excuses of all the previous Vader Clones]].
** [[RobotBuddy Wacky, lovable robot sidekick that exists for comic relief]]? R2-D2 returns, but [[BreakTheCutie spends much of his screentime being cruelly abused and dismissed]] by Cade, who treats him not as a loyal family friend but as a dumb little nuisance that should [[BridgeBunnies just shut up and fly the ship]]. And instead of being relegated to the role of PluckyComicRelief, he gets several chances to prove himself as an invaluable ally, such as risking his life to save the other heroes from crashing into a sun.
** [[{{Mooks}} Faceless henchmen and soldiers]] that exist for the main characters to fight or to fill backgrounds? Here, a lot of time is taken to show that [[WhatMeasureIsAMook all those generic mooks are people with lives all their own]], and it is repeatedly shown that just because you aren't a superpowered warrior of noble descent, doesn't mean you can't [[BadassNormal be a really awesome hero in your own right]]. Indeed, [[FourLinesAllWaiting one of the running plotlines]] revolves around a lovable squad of stormtroopers loyally serving their country as they grapple with being a bunch of normal folks caught in the middle of war amongst TheChosenMany... and one of the first notable things they do is ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu kill a Sith Lord]]''.
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* Perfectly encapsulated by this quote from [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Cyclops]]'s page: "He's a fearless rebel leader who's been trained his whole life to fight for mutantkind. If you read that as 'fanatical ChildSoldier terrorist,' congratulations! You now understand his character arc."
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* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Perfectly encapsulated by this quote from [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Cyclops]]'s page: "He's a fearless rebel leader who's been trained his whole life to fight for mutantkind. If you read that as 'fanatical ChildSoldier {{Child Soldier|s}} terrorist,' congratulations! You now understand his character arc."
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': The Season 10 episode "Martian Manhunter VS Silver Surfer" deconstructs how the show often uses {{Excuse Plot}}s, [[OutOfCharacterMoment Out-of-Character Moments]], and NoPlotNoProblem to make the combatants fight each other to the death. In this episode's climax, the Silver Surfer wonders why they're even fighting, seemingly realizing that some higher power (likely referring to [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the show's creators themselves]]) is causing the battle to happen for reasons he does not understand.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'':
** The analysis for both characters of any Death Battle are often presented as the hosts going over the characters fresh, aside from when they're already legitimate fans of them. In "[=SpongeBob=] VS Aquaman", doing it like this with only the understanding of the connections between [=SpongeBob=] and Aquaman means they don't understand just how big the gap between both characters truly is. While Boomstick is presented as a more neutral and reasonable party, Wiz enters each analysis expecting [=SpongeBob=] to be a legitimate joke and Aquaman an impressively broken character... only for those to flip incredibly quickly.
** The Season 10 episode "Martian Manhunter VS Silver Surfer" deconstructs how the show often uses {{Excuse Plot}}s, [[OutOfCharacterMoment Out-of-Character Moments]], and NoPlotNoProblem to make the combatants fight each other to the death. In this episode's climax, the Silver Surfer wonders why they're even fighting, seemingly realizing that some higher power (likely referring to [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the show's creators themselves]]) is causing the battle to happen for reasons he does not understand.
** The analysis for both characters of any Death Battle are often presented as the hosts going over the characters fresh, aside from when they're already legitimate fans of them. In "[=SpongeBob=] VS Aquaman", doing it like this with only the understanding of the connections between [=SpongeBob=] and Aquaman means they don't understand just how big the gap between both characters truly is. While Boomstick is presented as a more neutral and reasonable party, Wiz enters each analysis expecting [=SpongeBob=] to be a legitimate joke and Aquaman an impressively broken character... only for those to flip incredibly quickly.
** The Season 10 episode "Martian Manhunter VS Silver Surfer" deconstructs how the show often uses {{Excuse Plot}}s, [[OutOfCharacterMoment Out-of-Character Moments]], and NoPlotNoProblem to make the combatants fight each other to the death. In this episode's climax, the Silver Surfer wonders why they're even fighting, seemingly realizing that some higher power (likely referring to [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the show's creators themselves]]) is causing the battle to happen for reasons he does not understand.
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** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' had a few instances of Deconstructing tropes from previous ''Gundam'' series examples of which would be showing the corpse of [[spoiler:Neil Dylandy]] to show everyone that he is indeed ''very dead'', a ''very'' realistic portrayal of just how hopeless RebelliousPrincess's Marina's situation is (her nation is now gone and her country never gotten better beforehand) and Wang Liu Mei as a more realistic representation of a celebrity gaining political power.
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** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' had a few instances of Deconstructing tropes from previous ''Gundam'' series examples of which would be series, such as showing the corpse of [[spoiler:Neil Dylandy]] to show everyone that he is indeed ''very dead'', a ''very'' realistic portrayal of just how hopeless RebelliousPrincess's Marina's situation is (her nation is now gone and her country never gotten better beforehand) and Wang Liu Mei as a more realistic representation of a celebrity gaining political power.
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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': Millie’s status as a SatelliteCharacter is portrayed rather realistically in episode "[[Recap/HelluvaBossS2E5UnhappyCampers Unhappy Campers]]". She expresses how she never has any moments to shine, and for how supportive she’s been toward Moxxie, he hasn’t been supportive of her own ambitions. As such, once Millie gets a lot of popularity as "Millerd" among the campers, she revels in the attention.
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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': Millie’s status as a SatelliteCharacter is portrayed rather realistically in episode "[[Recap/HelluvaBossS2E5UnhappyCampers Unhappy Campers]]". She expresses how she never has any moments to shine, and for how supportive she’s been toward Moxxie, [[AllTakeAndNoGive he hasn’t been supportive of her own ambitions. ambitions.]] As such, once Millie gets a lot of popularity as "Millerd" among the campers, she revels in the attention.attention.
** In the same episode, Moxxie's ButtMonkey status is deconstructed by showing the InferioritySuperiorityComplex he's developed as a result and how annoying that can be for Millie to deal with. As usual, he takes the brunt of physical and verbal abuse and humiliation in this episode (Which is made worse here by his failed attempts at acting like a [[AlphaBitch popular girl]], resulting in him becoming HatedByAll); Here, though, it's juxtaposed with Millie [[LovedByAll effortlessly winning the hearts of the other campers]], and seeing her become so popular so easily [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption whereas he ends up becoming an outcast no matter what he tries]] results in Moxxie [[GreenEyedMonster becoming envious of her]] instead of supportive out of sheer wounded pride. Millie [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls him out on this]] during the couple's first on-screen fight.
** In the same episode, Moxxie's ButtMonkey status is deconstructed by showing the InferioritySuperiorityComplex he's developed as a result and how annoying that can be for Millie to deal with. As usual, he takes the brunt of physical and verbal abuse and humiliation in this episode (Which is made worse here by his failed attempts at acting like a [[AlphaBitch popular girl]], resulting in him becoming HatedByAll); Here, though, it's juxtaposed with Millie [[LovedByAll effortlessly winning the hearts of the other campers]], and seeing her become so popular so easily [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption whereas he ends up becoming an outcast no matter what he tries]] results in Moxxie [[GreenEyedMonster becoming envious of her]] instead of supportive out of sheer wounded pride. Millie [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls him out on this]] during the couple's first on-screen fight.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': The Season 10 episode "Martian Manhunter VS Silver Surfer" deconstructs how the show often uses {{Excuse Plot}}s, [[OutOfCharacterMoment Out-of-Character Moments]], and NoPlotNoProblem to make the combatants fight each other to the death. In this episode's climax, the Silver Surfer wonders why they're even fighting, seemingly realizing that some higher power (likely referring to [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the show's creators themselves]]) is causing the battle to happen for reasons he does not understand.
