History PlayingWith / HeroicSelfDeprecation

** Or Hiro, [[NonindicativeName who's a villain]], has self-esteem issues.

* '''Implied''': Hiro doesn't openly self-criticize, but he is never upset when others admonish his actions or say something InnocentlyInsensitive about him. He just stays silent, as if in quiet agreement.

* '''Parodied''': Hiro continually whines about how he is unable to do anything. And he's a PhysicalGod. And he's angsting while he's kicking ass, sleeping with many women, and is honestly enjoying a hedonistic lifestyle.
* '''Zig Zagged''': He's depressed in public, but it's an act...or not an act. Then he stops being depressed. Then he is. [[OverlyLongGag And then...]]

* '''Enforced''': "My totally awesome character needs a flaw, and the whole '[[SoBeautifulItsACurse too beautiful to function]]' thing is out...I know! I'll have her be unable to think about anything but her failures!"

* '''Enforced''': "My [[MarySue totally awesome character]] needs a flaw, and the whole '[[SoBeautifulItsACurse too beautiful to function]]' thing is out...I know! I'll have her be unable to think about anything but her failures!"

* '''Exaggerated''': Saving existence itself is a daily occurrence for Hiro; however, he is practically suicidal in terms of self-esteem, as his little sister once scraped her knee.

** Or Hiro regularly saves the day, but the people around him keep criticizing and nitpicking ways he could've done it better, constantly calling him inadequate. He takes it to heart, which plummets his self-esteem.

* '''Downplayed''': Hiro has decent self-esteem, but he considers it more important to remember defeats so he doesn't repeat them than bask in his victories.

* '''Discussed''': "I know you hate yourself, but trust me, you're better than you think you are."

* '''Straight''': Hiro has saved the world on more than one occasion. He also has very, very poor self-esteem, only being able to think of the time he couldn't save his dead sister.

** SmallNameBigEgo

* '''Defied''': "''[[PrecisionFStrike Bullshit!]]'' [[HesBack I kick ass!!]]"

** Hiro comes from a BadassFamily with a long HeroicLineage. No matter how {{Badass}} his own deeds, he still has to live up to the precedents set by [[BattleCouple his parents]], [[TheAce older brother]], [[ActionGirl older sister]], and even the [[BattleButler family]] [[NinjaMaid servants]].

* '''Implied''': Hiro doesn't openly self-criticise, but he is never upset when others admonish his actions or say something InnocentlyInsensitive about him. He just stays silent, as if in quiet agreement.

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** Or Hiro, who's a villain, has self-esteem issues.

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

* '''Justified''': While the outsiders can only see Hiro's good deeds, Hiro himself spends a lot of time thinking about what he's ''unable'' to do; as a result, this causes him to view reality quite negatively.

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

* '''Exploited''': As a plot to keep Hiro down, Emperor Evulz makes sure he mentions his DeadLittleSister at every opportunity.

* '''Straight''': Hiro has saved the world on more than one occasion. He also has very, very poor self-esteem, only being able to think of the time he couldn't save his DeadLittleSister.

** SmallNameBigEgo

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Hiro's low self-esteem takes its toll; he eventually gets so depressed that he's virtually unable to focus as a hero or even a person.
** Or Hiro regularly saves the day, but the people around him keep criticizing and nitpicking ways he could've done it better, constantly calling him inadequate. He takes it to heart, which plummets his self-esteem.
* '''Reconstructed''': So he channels this low self-esteem into self-improvement, and becomes an even greater hero than before.
** ...but when his non-existent self-esteem incapacitates him as hero, the others realize their harmful effect on Hiro. Since a good but imperfect hero is better than no hero at all, they let up and even praise him to bring him back.

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** TedBaxter

* '''Inverted''': Hiro fails at saving the world more often than not, but his self-esteem is incredible.

* '''Deconstructed''': Hiro's low self-esteem takes its toll; he eventually gets so depressed that he's virtually unable to focus as a hero or even a person.

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

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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

** Or Hiro, who's a villain has self-esteem issues.
** SmallNameBigEgo

** Or Hiro, who's a villain has self-esteem issues.