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** The character lives in a CrapsackWorld and wants to make life more bearable for themselves and those around them.
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** The character is a follower of a religion and/or political school of thought that places a high level of importance on maximising pleasure and minimising suffering for all people.
** The character believes that [[TheAntiNihilist there's no greater purpose to our lives, but our lives still have value, and we should make the most of the time we got]].
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** The character cracks jokes and throws parties even as the world is ending.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The character is some kind of MarySue who somehow always manage to make everyone happy.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** The character has a meltdown whenever anyone expresses even slight discontent.
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The character is some kind of MarySue an ExtremeDoormat who somehow always manage to make lets everyone walk all over them to make them happy.
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** The character had a rocky/stressful childhood (parents in a stormy marriage, for example), so they feel the need to make everyone around them happy (or at least [[StepfordSmiler act that way]] to prevent the constant conflict that plagued their youth.

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** The character had a rocky/stressful childhood (parents in a stormy marriage, for example), so they feel the need to make everyone around them happy (or at least [[StepfordSmiler act that way]] way]]) to prevent the constant conflict that plagued their youth.

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* '''Downplayed''': The character only cares for his loved ones' happiness.

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* '''Downplayed''': The character only cares for his their loved ones' happiness.



** Alternately, she's TheEmpath. Happy people are much more comfortable to be around.

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** Alternately, she's they're TheEmpath. Happy people are much more comfortable to be around.



** The character had a rocky/stressful childhood (parents in a stormy marriage, for example), so they feel the need to make everyone around them happy (or at least [[StepfordSmiler act that way]] to prevent the constant conflict that plagued their youth.



* '''Subverted''': The character tells everyone, probably including himself, that he is ForHappiness, but is really self-serving or clueless about what makes people happy... especially in the long term.
* '''Double Subverted''': The character fails to make someone happy, but it was on purpose as a part of a plan to help the person reaching her own happiness and allowing her to take the credit for it herself.

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* '''Subverted''': The character tells everyone, probably including himself, themself, that he is ForHappiness, but is really self-serving or clueless about what makes people happy... especially in the long term.
* '''Double Subverted''': The character fails to make someone happy, but it was on purpose as a part of a plan to help the person reaching her their own happiness and allowing her them to take the credit for it herself.themselves.
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** Alice likes to make people happy so much because [[StepfordSmiler she's depressed]], and it's the only way for her to feel like she's worth anything.
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* '''Subverted''': The character tells everyone, probably including himself, that he is ForHappiness, but is really self-serving or clueless about what make people happy... especially in the long term.

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* '''Subverted''': The character tells everyone, probably including himself, that he is ForHappiness, but is really self-serving or clueless about what make makes people happy... especially in the long term.



* '''Parodied''': The character is a endless source of shallow gestures of happiness.

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* '''Parodied''': The character is a an endless source of shallow gestures of happiness.



* '''Defied''': "He needs time to process his sadness. And if he can't get the strength stand up to the bully on his own, he never will."

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* '''Defied''': "He needs time to process his sadness. And if he can't get the strength to stand up to the bully on his own, he never will."
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** ...But still, it's not good to swell on the negative so much, and while Alice realizes that Bob is going through a bad time and isn't going to be doing cartwheels any time soon, she does her best to make his life suck a little bit less.

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** ...But still, it's not good to swell dwell on the negative so much, and while Alice realizes that Bob is going through a bad time and isn't going to be doing cartwheels any time soon, she does her best to make his life suck a little bit less.
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** Alice does what she can to make people happy. Unfortunately, said people are [[HumansAreBastards bloodthirsty monsters]] whose idea of entertainment is [[BloodSport gory gladiator fights]].


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** Alice teaches those people empathy (or downright forces some in them, akin to the [[Franchise/GreenLantern Indigo Tribe]]) so they're able to find happiness outside others' suffering.
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** Alice just doesn't get that there are times when people ''should'' be unhappy, and her attempts to get Bob to weather a particularly nasty divorce with a smile on his face and a song in his heart only makes the situation more stressful.

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** Alice just doesn't get that there are times when people ''should'' be unhappy, and her attempts to get Bob to weather a particularly nasty divorce with a smile on his face and a song in his heart only makes make the situation more stressful.
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* '''Invoked''': "Puppies, kittens, baby penguins...I think I've got everything I need."

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* '''Invoked''': "Puppies, kittens, " [[PreciousPuppy Puppies]], [[CuteKitten kittens]], baby penguins...[[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]]...I think I've got everything I need."
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* '''Exploited''': A CompleteMonster tricked Bob into doing something for him by showing how it will make everyone happy. In reality, it would lead to the apocalypse.

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* '''Exploited''': A CompleteMonster villain tricked Bob into doing something for him by showing how it will make everyone happy. In reality, it would lead to the apocalypse.
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** HappinessIsMandatory (which eventually does ''not'' result in real happiness)
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** The character feels other people should never be as depressed as they are, or should be as happy as they are.

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* '''Downplayed''': The character only cares for his loved ones' happiness.

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* '''Downplayed''': The character only cares for his loved ones' happiness.



** Alternately, she's TheEmpath. Happy people are much more comfortable to be around.

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** Alternately, she's TheEmpath. Happy people are much more comfortable to be around.



** ForGreatJustice (whenever contradicts).

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** ForGreatJustice (whenever contradicts).([[BeingGoodSucks whenever it goes against happiness]]).



* '''Deconstructed''':
** TotalitarianUtilitarian
** Alice avoids [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope the above problem]], but develops SamaritanSyndrome as she goes out of her way to cause as much happiness as possible.
** Alice just doesn't get that there are times when people ''should'' be unhappy, and her attempts to get Bob to weather a particularly nasty divorce with a smile on his face and a song in his heart only makes the situation more stressful.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** ...combined with StrawmanHasAPoint
** Bob reminds her that if she focuses on her own happiness once in a while, she'll be in a better frame of mind to help others.
** ...But still, it's not good to swell on the negative so much, and while Alice realizes that Bob is going through a bad time and isn't going to be doing cartwheels any time soon, she does her best to make his life suck a little bit less.



* '''Lampshaded''': "No, Bob. I want people around me to be happy. When my pals are unhappy, I can't be all that happy myself."

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"No, Bob. I want people around me to be happy. When my pals are unhappy, I can't be all that happy myself."



* '''PlayedForLaughs''': Alice is nowhere to be found. Bob tracks her down by finding out whose birthday it is and showing up at the party.

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* '''PlayedForLaughs''': '''Deconstructed''':
** TotalitarianUtilitarian
** Alice avoids [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope the above problem]], but develops SamaritanSyndrome as she goes out of her way to cause as much happiness as possible.
** Alice just doesn't get that there are times when people ''should'' be unhappy, and her attempts to get Bob to weather a particularly nasty divorce with a smile on his face and a song in his heart only makes the situation more stressful.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** ...combined with StrawmanHasAPoint
** Bob reminds her that if she focuses on her own happiness once in a while, she'll be in a better frame of mind to help others.
** ...But still, it's not good to swell on the negative so much, and while Alice realizes that Bob is going through a bad time and isn't going to be doing cartwheels any time soon, she does her best to make his life suck a little bit less.
* '''Played For Laughs''':
Alice is nowhere to be found. Bob tracks her down by finding out whose birthday it is and showing up at the party.



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** "I swear, every time I see Alice, part of me expects her to start passing out cupcakes..." "Oh, hi Bob! Want a cupcake?"



* '''PlayedForLaughs''': Alice is nowhere to be found. Bob tracks her down by finding out whose birthday it is and showing up at the party.



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Back Come on back to ForHappinessForHappiness! We promise you'll love it!

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** Alice just doesn't get that there are times when people ''should'' be unhappy, and her attempts to get Bob to weather a particularly nasty divorce with a smile on his face and a song in his heart only makes the situation more stressful.



** ...But still, it's not good to swell on the negative so much, and while Alice realizes that Bob is going through a bad time and isn't going to be doing cartwheels any time soon, she does her best to make his life suck a little bit less.



* '''Exploited''': A CompleteMonster tricked Bob into doing something for him by showing how it will make eveyone happy. In reality, it would lead to the apocalypse.

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* '''Exploited''': A CompleteMonster tricked Bob into doing something for him by showing how it will make eveyone everyone happy. In reality, it would lead to the apocalypse.

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* '''Justified''': The character likes happiness (duh!) ''and'' has a good-natured disposition.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The character likes happiness (duh!) ''and'' has a good-natured disposition.



* '''Inverted''': ForTheEvulz

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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ForTheEvulz



* '''Deconstructed''': TotalitarianUtilitarian

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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TotalitarianUtilitarian



* '''Reconstructed''': ...combined with StrawmanHasAPoint

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* '''Reconstructed''': ...'''Reconstructed''':
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combined with StrawmanHasAPoint
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* '''Downplayed''': The character only cares for his loved ones' happiness.


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* '''Exploited''': A CompleteMonster tricked Bob into doing something for him by showing how it will make eveyone happy. In reality, it would lead to the apocalypse.
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* '''Justified''': The character likes happiness (duh!) ''and'' have a good-natured disposition.

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* '''Justified''': The character likes happiness (duh!) ''and'' have has a good-natured disposition.
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** Alice avoids [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope the above problem]], but develops SamaritanSyndrome as she goes out of her way to cause as much happiness as possible.


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** Bob reminds her that if she focuses on her own happiness once in a while, she'll be in a better frame of mind to help others.
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* '''Justified''': The character likes happiness (duh!) ''and'' have a good-natured disposiotion.

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* '''Justified''': The character likes happiness (duh!) ''and'' have a good-natured disposiotion.disposition.
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* '''Averted''': Meh. We're all gonna die anyway. And besides, hedonists are immoral, aren't htey?

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* '''Averted''': Meh. We're all gonna die anyway. And besides, hedonists are immoral, aren't htey?they?



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"No, Bob. I want people around me to be happy. When my pals are unhappy, I can't be all that happy myself."



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

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* '''Defied''': ???
"He needs time to process his sadness. And if he can't get the strength stand up to the bully on his own, he never will."
* '''Discussed''': ???"And there's Alice hard at work trying to reverse frowns."
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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ??????
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** Alternately, she's TheEmpath. Happy people are much more comfortable to be around.
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* '''Averted''': Meh. We're all gonna die anyway. And besides, hedonists are immoral, arn't tey?

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* '''Averted''': Meh. We're all gonna die anyway. And besides, hedonists are immoral, arn't tey?aren't htey?
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** ForGreatJustice (whenever contradicts).
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???"Puppies, kittens, baby penguins...I think I've got everything I need."
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* '''Straight''': The character is a Ethical Hedonist or simply an empathic person.

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* '''Straight''': The character is a Ethical Hedonist an EthicalHedonist or simply an empathic person.

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