History PlayingWith / GreaterScopeParagon

* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes, Alex accredits his deeds to Bob, but to others its clear Alex commited a good deed of his own volition, without any influence from Bob or his ideals.

'''Basic Trope''': A being, force or ideal that TheHero fights for that has little to no direct role in the story.

** When Alex finds out more about Bobs history, he finds out Bob was in fact a KnightTemplar who saw himself as good, but he was actually a GreaterScopeVillain instead.

** “Say, shouldn’t a man so heroic have a more direct role in the quest we just had against [[BigBad Emperor]] {{Ev|il overlord}}ulz?”

Back to GreaterScopeParagon

* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob is merely Alex's boss, where Alex is the sidekick.
** BigGood

* '''Justified''': The world Alex lives in is a CrapsackWorld. The stories about Bob and his adventures inspire Alex to try and better the world.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob is merely Alex's boss, where Alex is the sidekick.

* '''Inverted''': Bob is a GreaterScopeVillain, where Alex is the BigBad.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a GodOfGood who has influence in every hero in every continuity.

* '''Defied''': In order to defeat Bob, Alex's greater scope paragon, Emperor Evulz, the BigBad, [[FaceHeelTurn turns another greater scope paragon to the dark side]] or [[SummonABiggerFish calls upon his own greater scope villain to help him against Bob]] (like a SealedEvilInACan, for example).

* '''Defied''': In order to defeat Bob, Alex's greater scope paragon, emperor Evulz, the big bad, turns another greater scope paragon to the dark side or calls upon his own greater scope villain to help him against Bob(like a SealedEvilInACan, for exemple)

** Bob doesn't play much of a role in the story, but he helps Alex, the main character, by unintentionally inspiring him and giving him hope. Later on, in the story, Bob gets killed by Emperor Evulz(or a GreaterScopeVillain, if there is one). Learning of this, Alex's allies try to keep Bob's death a secret from him out of fear that if Alex learns of Bob's death, he'll lose hope and give up.
** Emperor Evulz(or his greater scope villain, if he has one) manages to capture Bob and turns him to the dark side, thus forcing the hero to fight against his fallen greater scope paragon.

* '''Defied''': In order to defeat Bob, Alex's greater scope paragon, emperor Evulz, the big bad, turns another greater scope paragon to the dark side or calls upon his own greater scope villain to help him against Bob(like a SealedEvilInACan or his master, SuperEvulz)

** Emperor Evulz manages to capture Bob and turns him to the dark side, thus forcing the hero to fight against his fallen greater scope paragon.

* '''Enforced''': In Bobs story, he dies at the hands of Emperor Evulz. The audience ''really'' doesn't like that, so the executives make a sequel where someone inspired by Bob sets out to successfully defeat Emperor Evulz.

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

** During the final fight with Emperor Evulz, Bob is pinned down and it seems as though Emperor Evulz has won...cue Bob making a grand entrance, pulling a BigDamnHeroes moment.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes, Alex accredits his deeds to Bob, others its clear Alex commited a good deed of his own volition, without any influence from Bob or his ideals.

* '''Conversed''': ???