History PlayingWith / FakeUltimateHero

* Despite all the build-up the story gives him, Emperor Evulz goes down rather easily and is considered a Fake Ultimate Villain by the fanbase who seem him as anticlimatic.

* '''Invoked''':

* AnticlimaxBoss

** Bob is a decent guy, but he's utterly unaware that he's a fraud, genuinely believing that he's a hero who did achieve all of the things that he did, despite not being able to pull off the same feats outside of those specific situations. This is because other people keep him in the dark, because they know that he'd be devastated if he found out the truth of his accomplishments. When the truth is finally revealed, he takes it extremely poorly, and the fallout places all of the blame squarely on his shoulders, even though he was just as much of a dupe.

* '''Enforced''': The author is trying to get back at someone who stole credit from them.

'''Basic Trope''': Everyone thinks a character is TheHero, but his/her reputation is grossly inflated.

** Alice, the real hero behind the scenes, allows Bob to take the spotlight since she doesn't want the attention.

* '''Invoked''': Bob likes to be popular, so he pretends to be a hero.

** Bob was pretending to be a fake hero as part of TricksterMentor shenanigans, he;s actually a hero.

* '''Invoked''': ???

** Bob does that again and by some luck, succeeds in a way to convince everyone he's not a phony

* '''Inverted''': Bob is a HeroWithBadPublicity who constantly performs heroic deeds while [[TheGreatestStoryNeverTold getting absolutely no public acknowledgment for them]].

* '''Enforced''': ???

%%* '''Implied''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': Everyone thinks Bob is TheHero, but his reputation is grossly inflated.

** Bob's inflated reputation results in people expecting him to act the part, and is a constant source of trouble for him.
** Alternately, someone finds out the truth behind Bob's Fake Ultimate Heroism, and uses it to blackmail Bob.

* '''Reconstructed''': However, the person Bob confesses to helps Bob deal with his guilt and agrees to keep his secret.

** Bob is every bit the hero that his reputation would suggest.
** Alternately, Bob starts off as a Fake Ultimate Hero, but ultimately [[TookALevelInBadass grows into a true hero]].
** While Bob isn't as heroic as his reputation, he always assists the true heroes using his fame.

* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Averted''': ???

* '''Justified''': Bob is set up as a public hero by the government/media despite his lack of qualifications in order to give the public an inspirational role model.

** Bob can't exactly control how the public sees him. Even if he were to come clean about his lack of heroism, his fans would rather cling to the myths anyway, so he might as well roll with it while it lasts.

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

* '''Defied''': ???

** Alternately, someone finds out the truth behind Bob's Fake Ultimate Hero-dom, and uses it to blackmail Bob.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** The constant stress of basing almost his entire public life on a lie slowly wears Bob down, until he finally confesses everything.
** Although [[TheHero Alice]] doesn't mind Bob getting the reputation for himself, Bob has very low self-esteem knowing he doesn't deserve it and [[DespairEventHorizon eventually breaks down]].
** [[TheHero Alice]] gets frustrated at Bob getting all the reputation for himself and makes a FaceHeelTurn.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, the person Bob confesses to helps Bob deal with his guilt and agrees to keep his secret.

* '''Lampshaded''': "My reputation for heroism is exaggerated."

* '''Played For Laughs:''': Bob has to engage in constant {{Zany Scheme}}s to maintain his fake reputation.
* '''Played For Drama:''': Everyone decides to count on Bob when they need a hero, and he lets them down.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob is every bit the hero that his reputation would suggest.

* '''Deconstructed''': The constant stress of basing almost his entire public life on a lie slowly wears Bob down, until he finally confesses everything.

* '''Exploited''': Bob's inflated reputation results in people expecting him to act the part, and is a constant source of trouble for him.

** While Bob isn't as heroic as his reputation, he alway assist the true heroes using his fame.

* '''Parodied''': The fakeness of Bob's reputation is blatantly obvious, but nobody ever figures it out.

** [[TheHero Alice]] gets frustated at Bob getting all reputation for himself and makes a FaceHeelTurn.

* '''Played For Laughs:''': Bob has to engage is constant {{Zany Scheme}}s to maintain his fake reputation.

** TheHero gets frustated at Bob getting all reputation for himself and makes a FaceHeelTurn.

** Although TheHero doesn't mind Bob get all reputation. Bob has very low self-esteem knowing he doesn't deserve it and eventually break down.
** TheHero get frustate at Bob getting all reoutation and make FaceHeelTurn.

* '''Inverted''': Bob is a HeroWithBadPublicity who constantly performs heroic deeds while getting absolutely no public acknowledgment for them.

** Alternately, Bob starts off as a Fake Ultimate Hero, but ultimately [[BecomingTheMask grows into a true hero]].