History PlayingWith / FailureHero

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob is a delusional dumbass who thinks he's the hero when he's really no better than a common muggle. The main characters eat popcorn and watch as he gets wiped out.

'''Basic Trope''': A hero who never wins, thus neuters any tension that involves him.
* '''Straight''': Bob never wins any fights he's in so the fans no longer care about them.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's fights manage to put all who watch to sleep, as they wonder just how long it takes before he gets his eventual asskicking.

* '''Justified''': Fans can only invest their time in watching Bob [[TookALevelInBadass Taking Levels In Bad Ass]] before it becomes pointless.

* '''Subverted''': Bob still loses in every fight he's in, but fans, who still find {{Hope Spot}}s still watch to see if he can finally win.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Only to find that these so-called {{Hope Spot}}s only lead to disappointment.
* '''Parodied''':
** Bob's fights are so boring even ''his opponent'' falls asleep.
** Bob's a BoisterousWeakling, who cannot comprehend he's [[MilesGloriosus nowhere near as strong as he talks himself up to be]], and watching the idiot get creamed is part of the gag.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's fights start off as usual (getting his ass kicked), but HopeSpot after HopeSpot brings up the possibility that it may go different this time, [[StatusQuoIsGod only for it to be business as usual]].

* '''Enforced''': The writers do their best to make Bob's losing battle as least interesting as possible.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why does he even bother fighting, he's just going to get his ass kicked!"
* '''Invoked''': "There is no way I can win. I'm not even gonna try".

** Not only does Bob train everyday to avoid losing, but he adds a few flashy moves to his style, just to keep people interested.
** Creator/ChuckNorris roundhouse kicks Bob away and takes over his hero role.
* '''Discussed''': "Why do you let Bob fight, you know he's just gonna get his ass kicked!"
* '''Conversed''': "Why do you even bother? You just get your ass kicked every time!"

** Bob's is seen so much as an ineffective fighter by fans to the point where he's seen as TheLoad, bordering on being TheScrappy due to his uselessness.

* '''Reconstructed''': But fans come to respect him for, despite how predictable his fights are, [[{{Determinator}} trying to fight against opponents who he has no chance of winning]].
** Failing makes Bob a relatable hero who teaches fans that you can't win them all, but that shouldn't stop you from trying to do the right thing.
** Bob eventually learns from his past failures and eventually ''wins''!
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Bob constantly loses every fight he's in to the point where he's seen as [[ObfuscatingStupidity useless and not a threat in order for his enemies to lower their guard around him]]. Giving him the perfect opportunity to go all out on his enemies at their most vulnerable.

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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's fights manage to put all who watch to sleep, as they wonder just how long before he gets his eventual asskicking.

* '''Defied''': Not only does Bob train everyday to avoid losing, but he adds a few flashy moves to his style, just to keep people interested.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's fights manages to put all who watch to sleep, as they wonder just how long before he gets his eventual asskicking.

* '''Inverted''': InvincibleHero.

* '''Implied''': We don't see the fight onscreen, but only Bob slinking back dejected and wounded, while Alice just [[Facepalm nurses her forehead in her hands]] and says "Again?"

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob never wins any fight and contributes absolutely nothing to help make a community safer or better, leading to other people to no longer care about him -- and he hates himself for it so much that he snaps.

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob never wins any fight and contribute absolutely nothing to help make a community safer or better, leading to other people to no longer care about him -- and he hates himself for it so much that he snaps.

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob never wins any fight and contribute absolutely nothing to help make a community safer or better, leading to other people to no longer care about him -- and he hate himself for it so much that he snaps.

* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob's fights manages to put all who watch to sleep, as they wonder just how long before he gets his eventual asskicking.

** AntiSue

* '''Parodied''': Bob's fights are so boring even ''his opponent'' falls asleep.

** Bob's a BoisterousWeakling, who cannot comprehend he's [[Miles Gloriosus nowhere near as strong as he talks himself up to be]], and watching the idiot get creamed is part of the gag.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Reconstructed''': But fans come to respect him for, despite how predictable his fights are, [[{{Determinator}} trying to fight against opponents who he has no chance of winning]].

* '''Downplayed''': Bob is capable of victories, including several minor ones. However, his ultimate goals rarely get resolved, and if they are he needs help, because he is not strong on his own.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's is seen so much as an ineffective fighter by fans to the point where he's seen as TheLoad, bordering on being TheScrappy due to his uselessness.

* '''Doubly Subverted''': ...Only to find that these so-called {{Hope Spot}}s only lead to disappointment.

'''Basic Trope''': A hero who never wins, thus neuters any tension that involves him.

** AntiSue

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's is seen so much as an ineffective fighter by fans to the point where he's seen as TheLoad, bordering on being TheScrappy due to his uselessness.
* '''Reconstructed''': But fans come to respect him for, despite how predictable his fights are, [[{{Determinator}} trying to fight against opponents who he has no chance of winning]].

* '''Invoked''': "There is no way I can win. I'm not even gonna try."

* '''Plotted A Perfectly Good Waste''': Bob constantly loses every fight he's in to the point where he's seen as [[ObfuscatingStupidity useless and not a threat in order for his enemies to lower their guard around him]]. Giving him the perfect opportunity to go all out on his enemies at their most vulnerable.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's fights manages to put all who watch to sleep, as they wonder just how long before he gets his eventual asskicking.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's fights manages to put all who watch to sleep, as they wonder just how long before he gets his eventual asskicking.