History PlayingWith / HistoricalVillainUpgrade

** ''Alice And Bob: The Motion Picture'' is an AlternateHistory story, where Alice is pretty much a different person ForWantOfANail.

** Movie Alice appears worse than her historical counterpart, but turns out to be misunderstood... At least, until she decides that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil if everyone sees her as a villain anyway, she might as well become one]].

* '''Zig-Zagged''': The movie dips in and out of a sympathetic portrayal.

* '''Exaggerated''': In real life, Alice spent her entire life as a nun, doing nothing but praying and worshipping the gods. In TheMovie, she [[DepravedBisexual rapes men and women]], betrays her own country for more money and power, and gleefully carries out a genocide.

* '''Downplayed''':
** The director of ''AliceAndBob: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'' exaggerated Alice's tendency to give {{Embarrassing Nickname}}s to her friends and [[WhenYouComingHomeDad miss her children's dance recitals.]]
** The real Queen Alice was known for her poor treatment of a certain ethnic group, but the movie portrays her as downright genocidal.

* '''Reconstructed''': ''Alice Troper: The Miniseries'' comes out, rehabilitating people's opinions of Alice.

* '''Subverted''': Later historical evidence reveals that Alice Troper did indeed poison her husband for power.

* '''Downplayed''': The director of ''AliceAndBob: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'' exaggerated Alice's tendency to give {{Embarrassing Nickname}}s to her friends and [[WhenYouComingHomeDad miss her children's dance recitals.]]

* '''Parodied''': The character of Alice in the movie rattles off all the good things she did in real life -- and the {{Designated Hero}}es summarily {{hand wave}} them away.

** ...but her other evil actions have been either fabricated or exaggerated.

** [[ValuesDissonance While that made Alice evil by the standards of the previous generation, now most agree that poisoning her husband was justifiable considering that he was going to execute her son on a whim.]]

* '''Zig Zagged''': The movie dips in and out of a sympathetic portrayal.
* '''Averted''': The movie writers decide to do the research and paint the characters correctly.

** "Well, boys, I like the script, but those moronic viewers can't understand subtle, nuanced characters. If you just make Alice an evil, puppy-kicking harpy then I think things will go over much more easily."

* '''Invoked''': The movie makers spew propaganda to paint Alice as a villain.

* '''Defied''': See "Averted".
* '''Discussed''': "The history books may put you down as some kind of hero, Alice. But you'll always know the truth about what you've done!"
* '''Conversed''': "So Alice was a DepravedBisexual who couldn't go twenty-four hours without [[KickTheDog kicking a dog]]? [[SarcasmMode So much for my PhD thesis.]]"

* '''Straight''': Alice Troper was, back in the day, a very ambitious and powerful aristocrat. When ''{{Alice and Bob}}: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'' comes out, she's painted as an irredeemably {{evil matriarch}}.

* '''Downplayed''': The director of ''{{Alice and Bob}}: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'' exaggerated Alice's tendency to give {{Embarrassing Nickname}}s to her friends and [[WhenYouComingHomeDad miss her children's dance recitals]].

** Alice was [[CompositeCharacter combined with a more sinister historical figure]].

* '''Parodied''': The character of Alice in the movie rattles off all the good things she did in real life - and then the heroes summarily {{hand wave}} them away.

** The movie makes are tired of seeing Alice getting {{Historical Hero Upgrade}}s, so they try to avoid this. Unfortunately, they avoid it by going too far the other way.

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

* '''Conversed''': "So Alice was a DepravedBisexual who couldn't go 24 hours without [[KickTheDog kicking a dog]]? [[SarcasmMode So much for my Ph.D. thesis]]."

* '''Played For Laughs''': A historical television show trying to use comedy to teach children about historical figures paints Alice as a Woobie beset upon by lazy writers.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's family, and the people in her hometown, are utterly horrified to see the legacy of their dear friend tarnished. They leave the theater in disgust, then sue the director for defamation.

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'''Basic Trope:''' A real-life not-completely-evil person who, through the lens of history, is viewed as a villain.
* '''Straight:''' Alice Troper was, back in the day, a very ambitious and powerful aristocrat. When ''{{Alice and Bob}}: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'' comes out, she's painted as an irredeemably {{evil matriarch}}.
* '''Exaggerated:''' In real life, Alice spent her entire life as a nun, doing nothing but praying and worshipping the gods. In TheMovie, she [[DepravedBisexual rapes men and women]], betrays her own country for more money and power, and gleefully carries out a genocide.

* '''Justified:'''

* '''Inverted:'''

* '''Subverted:''' Later historical evidence reveals that Alice Troper did indeed poison her husband for power.
* '''Double Subverted:'''

* '''Parodied:''' The character of Alice in the movie rattles off all the good things she did in real life - and then the heroes summarily {{hand wave}} them away.
* '''Zig Zagged:''' The movie dips in and out of a sympathetic portrayal.
* '''Averted:''' The movie writers decide to do the research and paint the characters correctly.
* '''Enforced:''' "Well, boys, I like the script, but those moronic viewers can't understand subtle, nuanced characters. If you just make Alice an evil, puppy-kicking harpy then I think things will go over much more easily."
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Alice Troper, did you really poison your family members for power? Really?"
* '''Invoked:'''
** The movie makers spew propaganda to paint Alice as a villain.
** The movie is tired of seeing Alice getting HistoricalHeroUpgrades, so they try to avoid this. Unfortunatly, they avoid it by going too far the other way.

* '''Defied:''' See "Averted".
* '''Discussed:''' "The history books may put you down as some kind of hero, Alice. But you'll always know the truth about what you've done!"
* '''Conversed:''' "So Alice was a DepravedBisexual who couldn't go 24 hours without [[KickTheDog kicking a dog]]? [[SarcasmMode So much for my Ph.D. thesis]]."
* '''Deconstructed:''' Popular opinion of Alice Troper never recovers, causing her to be viewed unfavorably throughout history for a very, very long time.
* '''Reconstructed:''' ''Alice Troper: The Miniseries'' comes out, rehabilitating people's opinions of Alice.

** [[ValueDissonance While that made Alice evil by the standards of the previous generation, now most agree that poisoning her husband was justifiable considering that he was going to execute her son on a whim.]]

* '''Reconstructed:''' "Alice Troper: The Miniseries" comes out, rehabilitating people's opinions of Alice.
* '''Played For Laughs''': "A historical television show trying to use comedy to teach children about historical figures paints Alice as a Woobie beset upon by lazy writers.
* '''Played For Drama''': "Alice's family, and the people in her hometown, are utterly horrified to see the legacy of their dear friend tarnished. They leave the theater in disgust, then sue the director for defamation.

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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Invoked:''' The movie makers spew propaganda to paint Alice as a villain.

* '''Exaggerated:''' In real life, Alice spent her entire life as a nun, doing nothing but praying and worshipping the gods. In TheMovie, she rapes men and women, betrays her own country for more money and power, and gleefully carries out a genocide.

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

** Earlier historical records were biased against Alice.

* '''Parodied:''' The character of Alice in the movie rattles off all the good things she did in real life - and then the heroes summarily {{hand wave}}s them away.
* '''Deconstructed:''' Popular opinion of Alice Troper never recovers, causing her to be viewed unfavorably throughout history for a very, very long time.
* '''Reconstructed:''' "Alice Troper: The Miniseries" comes out, rehabilitating people's opinions of Alice.

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* '''Straight:''' Alice Troper was, back in the day, a very ambitious and powerful aristocrat. When ''{{Alice and Bob}}: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'' comes out, she's painted as [[CompleteMonster an irredeemably]] [[EvilMatriarch evil matriarch.]]

* '''Justified:''' The makers of ''Alice and Bob: The Motion Picture'' sided against Alice Troper, so naturally they'd want to make her look bad.

* '''Inverted:''' HistoricalHeroUpgrade

* '''Double Subverted:''' ...but her other evil actions have been either fabricated or exaggerated.

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* '''Invoked:''' In the movie, Bob spews propaganda to paint Alice as a villain.

'''Basic Trope:''' A real-life (relatively) good person who, through the lens of history, is viewed as a villain.
* '''Straight:''' Alice Troper was, back in the day, a kindhearted, hard-working person who happened to oppose the political views of Bob Editor. When ''{{Alice and Bob}}: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'' comes out, she's painted as an evil shrew, which causes popular opinion of her to sway in that direction.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Alice was practically TheMessiah compared to the evil, hideous Bob. The movie still paints her as an evil shrew.
* '''Justified:''' The makers of ''Alice and Bob: The Motion Picture'' sided with Bob politically, so naturally they'd want to make him look good -- and her look bad.

* '''Subverted:''' It seems like the movie is going to paint her sympathetically...
* '''Double Subverted:''' ...but it doesn't and she's made to look fairly bad.
* '''Parodied:''' The character of Alice in the movie rattles off all the good things she did in real life - and then Bob summarily {{hand wave}}s them away.

* '''Reconstructed:''' "Alice and Bob: The Miniseries" comes out, rehabilitating people's opinions of Alice.

* '''Lampshaded:''' "You'd think a girl like Alice would be nicer."

[-Salieri wants you to go back to HistoricalVillainUpgrade. Don't worry, he's actually a good guy.-]

* '''Invoked:''' See "Enforced".

* '''Enforced:''' "Well, boys, I like the script, but those moronic viewers can't understand subtle, nuanced characters. If you just make Alice an evil, puppy-kicking harpy then I think things will go over much easier."

'''Basic Trope''': A real-life (relatively) good person whom, through the lens of history, is viewed as a villain.
* '''Straight''': Alice Troper was, back in the day, a kindhearted, hard-working person who happened to oppose the political views of Bob Editor. When ''Alice and Bob: The Motion Picture'' comes out, she's painted as an evil shrew, which causes popular opinion of her to sway in that direction.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice was practically TheMessiah compared to the evil, hideous Bob. The movie still paints her as an evil shrew.
* '''Justified''': The makers of ''Alice and Bob: The Motion Picture'' sided with Bob politically, so naturally they'd want to make him look good - and her look bad.
* '''Inverted''': HistoricalHeroUpgrade
* '''Subverted''': It seems like the movie is going to paint her sympathetically...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but it doesn't and she's made to look fairly bad.
* '''Parodied''': The character of Alice in the movie rattles off all the good things she did in real life - and then Bob summarily handwaves them away.
* '''Deconstructed''': Popular opinion of Alice Troper never recovers, causing her to be viewed unfavorably throughout history for a very, very long time.
* '''Reconstructed''': "Alice and Bob: The Miniseries" comes out, rehabilitating people's opinions of Alice.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The movie dips in and out of a sympathetic portrayal.
* '''Averted''': The movie writers decide to do the research and paint the characters correctly.
* '''Enforced''': "Well, boys, I like the script, but those moronic viewers can't understand subtle, nuanced characters. If you just make Alice an evil, puppy-kicking harpy then I think things will go over much easier."
* '''Lampshaded''': "You'd think a girl like Alice would be nicer."
* '''Invoked''': See "Enforced".
* '''Defied''': See "Averted".
* '''Discussed''': "The history books may put you down as some kind of hero, Alice. But you'll always know the truth about what you've done!"
* '''Conversed''': "So Alice was a DepravedBisexual who couldn't go 24 hours without kicking a dog? [[SarcasmMode So much for my Ph.D. thesis]]."

Salieri wants you to go back to HistoricalVillainUpgrade. Don't worry, he's actually a good guy.