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* '''Straight''': [[AlliterativeName Bobby Buford]] is a massive superhero fan who gains superpowers in a freak accident, so he decides to become a hero as well

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* '''Straight''': [[AlliterativeName Bobby Buford]] is a massive superhero fan who gains superpowers in a freak accident, so he decides to become a hero as wellwell.

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* '''Inverted''': Bobby was an established superhero who was BroughtDownToNormal, so he reads superhero comics to reminisce about the glory days.

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Bobby was an established superhero who was BroughtDownToNormal, so he reads superhero comics to reminisce about the glory days.days.
** Bobby, a [[invoked]][[{{Hatedom}} hater of superheroes]] becomes a supervillain.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...until [[DieOrFly his powers awaken at the last minute]].

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
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until [[DieOrFly his powers awaken at the last minute]].minute]].
** Bobby just decides to go with GoodOldFisticuffs and being a BadassNormal. Even with Superpowers, it's good to have something for back up.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bobby suffers a HeroicBSOD from not being able to live up to the heroes in his comics.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Bobby suffers a HeroicBSOD from not being able to live up to the heroes in his comics.comics.
* '''Meta''': Bobby is a huge fan of Captain Justice, and then, when a studio sets to work making a Captain Justice movie, they cast Bobby as him.
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'''Basic Trope''': A fan of something suddenly gets able to join that world.
* '''Straight''': [[AlliterativeName Bobby Buford]] is a massive superhero fan who gains superpowers in a freak accident, so he decides to become a hero as well
* '''Exaggerated''': Bobby is the only superhero in his world and won the SuperpowerLottery so he remakes the entire world to be like the comic books he loves.
* '''Downplayed''': Bobby commits minor acts of heroism with his powers, but continues to keep a low profile.
* '''Justified''': The freak accident [[IWishItWereReal granted the deepest wish of whoever was involved]] and Bobby wanted to be a superhero.
* '''Inverted''': Bobby was an established superhero who was BroughtDownToNormal, so he reads superhero comics to reminisce about the glory days.
* '''Subverted''': Bobby is told he has the chance to gain superpowers after his accident, so he attempts to become a hero, only to find out that he doesn't have any powers after all.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...until [[DieOrFly his powers awaken at the last minute]].
* '''Parodied''': Bobby doesn't actually gain powers, but he thinks he did and attempts to be a superhero anyways.
* '''Averted''': Bobby thinks the accident would give him powers like the heroes he idolizes, but it doesn't.
* '''Enforced''': [[EveryoneIsASuper People often gain superpowers like this]] but most people are uninterested in using them so only the ones who want to be superheroes do so.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, imagine if someone boring got these powers."
* '''Invoked''': A HeroesRUs group caused the accident [[SuperEmpowering in order to gave Bobby his powers]] because they knew his love of superheroes would make him a great one.
* '''Exploited''': Bobby knows that people randomly gain powers all the time so he studied superheroes in the off-chance he'd get them.
* '''Defied''': Bobby [[IJustWantToBeNormal just wants to be normal]] because he believes that [[WantingIsBetterThanHaving being a superhero isn't all it's cracked up to be]], so he [[WillfullyWeak hides his powers]].
* '''Discussed''': "I dread what would happen if Bobby actually had super powers."
* '''Conversed''': "This main character of this comic is a comic book fan who gained his own powers and became a hero. [[IWishItWereReal I wish it would happen to me.]]"
* '''Implied''': Bobby doesn't talk about comics or act GenreSavvy, but will occasionally make off-hand statements about other superheroes.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bobby's idealism about how superheroes should act [[NiceJobBreakingItHero ends up hurting more people than he helps]].
* '''Reconstructed''': ...but he later learns how to use his powers responsibly and ends up being seen as TheParagon due to his idealism.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bobby frequently makes GenreSavvy quips and {{ShoutOut}}s to other series while fighting crime.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bobby suffers a HeroicBSOD from not being able to live up to the heroes in his comics.

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