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** Hiro [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech snaps back and tells them WHY he's so unappreciative of how special he is]].
-> Hiro: [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne Well, why the fuck pick someone like ME to do all the work for you!? I'm just some guy from Yamagata Prefecture! Where the fuck is that!? The only place everyone knows about where I live is either Tokyo or Okinawa!]] And yet YOU call me unappreciative of my own goddamn powers!? I NEVER EVEN ASKED FOR THEM! ALL I EVER WANTED TO DO WAS JUST DO THE THINGS I WANNA DO, AND SAVING THIS GODDAMN PLANET AIN'T ONE OF THEM! I'D GLADLY PASS THESE HORRIBLE POWERS TO YOU! ALL OF YOU! I'D RATHER BE A HAPPY NOBODY THAN A DEPRESSED CELEBRITY! LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE, DAMN IT! '''''I DON'T WANT THESE FUCKING POWERS!!!'''''
-->(Hiro snaps and goes on a murderous rampage.
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** Hiro decides that being a hero ''is'' his "normal".
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** Hiro eventually finds himself in a situation where his superpowers would've came in handy if he had them, but since he is now a normal human, he fails to save himself and ends up dying, in obscurity, like another civilian casualty.
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* '''Zig Zagged''':Zagged''': Hire longs for normality, but soon finds himself becoming restless and becomes a superhero again, only to angst over all the responsibility it entails, etc. A never ending cycle.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Every episode Hiro tries to quit being a superhero, only to become bored not even a few hours later and pick the mask back up again. Imagine everyone else's shock if he sticks with it....

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Every episode episode, Hiro tries to quit being a superhero, only to become bored not even a few hours later and pick the mask back up again. Imagine everyone else's shock if he sticks with it....

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* '''Played For Drama''': A guardian angel arrives to show Hiro what he would be like living as a normal person: he gets up every day, works a [[SoulCrushingDeskJob job]] he hates, comes home to a family who does nothing but complain, constantly worrying about bills, rinse and repeat. The guardian angel then asks Hiro [[ArmorPiercingQuestion if this is the life he wants to lead]].

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Every episode Hiro tries to quit being a superhero, only to become bored not even a few hours later and pick the mask back up again. Imagine everyone else's shock if he sticks with it....
* '''Played For Drama''': A guardian angel arrives to show Hiro what he would be like living as a normal person: he gets up every day, works a [[SoulCrushingDeskJob job]] he hates, comes home to a family who does nothing but complain, constantly worrying worries about bills, rinse and repeat. The guardian angel then asks Hiro [[ArmorPiercingQuestion if this is the life he wants to lead]].

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* '''Played For Drama''': A guardian angel arrives to show Hiro what he would be like living as a normal person: he gets up every day, works a [[SoulCrushingDeskJob job]] he hates, comes home to a family who does nothing but complain, constantly worrying about bills, rinse and repeat. The guardian angel then asks Hiro [[ArmorPiercingQuestion if this is the life he wants to lead]].



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** Alternatively, Hiro does become normal and finds that he has trouble adjusting to civilian life, leading to a lot of angst.
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** Hiro was given superpowers against his will by a secret organization or the PowersThatBe who forced him into heroism.
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** Noticing that Hiro's performance is going down, they realize he ''is'' a person and thus support him if he wants to take a break. Hiro also learns to appreciate his superpowers while trying to have a sense of normality in his life.

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** Noticing that Hiro's performance is going down, they realize he ''is'' a person and thus support him if he wants to take a break. Alternately, Hiro also learns to appreciate his superpowers while trying to have a sense of normality in his life.
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** Hiro is [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chewed out]] for being [[UngratefulBastard unappreciative]] of how special he is.

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** Hiro is [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chewed out]] for being [[UngratefulBastard unappreciative]] of how special he is.is and for taking his superpowers for granted.



** Noticing that Hiro's performance is going down, they realize he ''is'' a person and thus support him if he wants to take a break.

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** Noticing that Hiro's performance is going down, they realize he ''is'' a person and thus support him if he wants to take a break. Hiro also learns to appreciate his superpowers while trying to have a sense of normality in his life.
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* '''Enforced''': ???The writer wants to make a point on how the life of a superhero isn't fun.
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* '''Exploited''': [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] picks up on Hiro's desire to be normal, and ends up convincing him to quit being a superhero. [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Cue]] [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]].

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* '''Exploited''': [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] picks up on Hiro's desire to be normal, and ends up convincing him to quit being a superhero. [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Cue]] Cue [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]].

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* '''Invoked''': Hiro deliberately focuses on the downsides of his power, wanting to avoid becomign DrunkWithPower

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* '''Invoked''': Hiro deliberately focuses on the downsides of his power, wanting to avoid becomign becoming DrunkWithPower



%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
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* '''Invoked''': Hiro delbarlty focuses on the downsides of his power, wanting to avoid becomign DrunkWithPower

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* '''Invoked''': Hiro delbarlty deliberately focuses on the downsides of his power, wanting to avoid becomign DrunkWithPower

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Hiro claims he wants to be normal, though gladly exclaims joy in being a hero when he helps people in non-dangerous events. When his life is endangered, his claims of wanting to be normal intensify, yet whenever he does lose his powers he quickly wants them back to help people. However after a particularly bad day he decides being a hero ''at all'' is too much, though is convinced the world still needs heroes by a child he once rescued.
* Hiro wants to be normal, sure, [[IJustWantToBeSpecial but normal for his species]] [[PunyHumans is superpowered by anyone else's standards]] What he's ''really'' sick of is being an UnSorceror

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Hiro claims he wants to be normal, though gladly exclaims joy in being a hero when he helps people in non-dangerous events. When his life is endangered, his claims of wanting to be normal intensify, yet whenever he does lose his powers he quickly wants them back to help people. However after a particularly bad day he decides being a hero ''at all'' is too much, though is convinced the world still needs heroes by a child he once rescued.
* ** Hiro wants to be normal, sure, [[IJustWantToBeSpecial but normal for his species]] [[PunyHumans is superpowered by anyone else's standards]] What he's ''really'' sick of is being an UnSorcerorstandards]].



* '''Discussed''': "Oh, don't give me that 'self-loathing-for-not-being-a-[[PunyMortal weakling-human]]' crap. "
* '''Conversed''': "A lot of heros these days want to be anything but. [[RoseColoredGlasses And with writers these days, who can blame them?"]]

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* '''Discussed''': "Oh, don't give me that 'self-loathing-for-not-being-a-[[PunyMortal 'self-loathing-for-not-being-a-[[PunyHumans weakling-human]]' crap. "
* '''Conversed''': "A lot of heros these days want to be anything but. [[RoseColoredGlasses And with writers these days, who can blame them?"]]them?"

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

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* '''Parodied''': ???'''Parodied''': Hiro is very obviously CursedWithAwesome, and absolutely everyone gives him crap for wanting to be normal.



* Hiro wants to be normal, sure, [[IJustWantToBeSpecial but normal for his species]] [[PunyHumans is superpowered by anyone else's standards]] What he's ''really'' sick of is being an UnSorceror



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* '''Invoked''': ???'''Invoked''': Hiro delbarlty focuses on the downsides of his power, wanting to avoid becomign DrunkWithPower



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???
'''Discussed''': "Oh, don't give me that 'self-loathing-for-not-being-a-[[PunyMortal weakling-human]]' crap. "
* '''Conversed''': ???'''Conversed''': "A lot of heros these days want to be anything but. [[RoseColoredGlasses And with writers these days, who can blame them?"]]

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

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Hiro claims he wants to be normal, though gladly exclaims joy in being a hero when he helps people in non-dangerous events. When his life is endangered, his claims of wanting to be normal intensify, yet whenever he does lose his powers he quickly wants them back to help people. However after a particularly bad day he decides being a hero ''at all'' is too much, though is convinced the world still needs heroes by a child he once rescued.



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** However Hiro never wanted to be a hero in the first place due to being forced into the role, and after the initial abandonment nobody really blames him due to realizing it was very stressful for him.
** Noticing that Hiro's performance is going down, they realize he ''is'' a person and thus support him if he wants to take a break.



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* '''Deconstructed''': Hiro desperately wishes to be normal... and so he does just that, abandoning all the people who depended on him for safety.

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Hiro desperately wishes to be normal... and so he does just that, abandoning all the people who depended on him for safety.
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** Hiro is [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chewed out]] for being [[UngratefulBastard unappreciative]] of how special he is.

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* '''Defied''': Hiro doesn't long for normality and proudly continues serving for the greater good.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Hiro doesn't long for normality and proudly continues serving for the greater good.good.
** Hiro tries to look on the bright side of his job as a hero.
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* '''Subverted''': Hiro actually gets to be normal...[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor and finds that he'd rather be special].

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* '''Subverted''': Hiro actually gets to be normal...[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor and finds that he'd rather be special].special]].
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* '''Subverted''': ???Hiro actually gets to be normal...[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor and finds that he'd rather be special].
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Hiro is usually happy with his powers, but when being a hero is at its hardest, he dreams of a normal life.

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* '''Enforced''': "Okay, we have to

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* '''Enforced''': "Okay, we have to ???



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

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* '''Enforced''': ???"Okay, we have to



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???[[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] picks up on Hiro's desire to be normal, and ends up convincing him to quit being a superhero. [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Cue]] [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]].


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* '''Deconstructed''': Hiro desperately wishes to be normal... and so he does just that, abandoning all the people who depended on him for safety.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Hiro uses his superpowers to save lives and destroy ultra-powerful beings, but wishes he was left alone.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Hiro uses his superpowers to save lives and destroy ultra-powerful beings, but wishes he was left alone.anything but a superhero.
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** Hiro is used to being an ordinary person.
** Hiro isn't used to [[SociallyAwkwardHero social situations]].
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* '''Inverted''': Hiro is a normal human being and wants to be a superhero.
* '''Subverted''': CantStayNormal.
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* '''Inverted''': [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Hiro is a normal human being and wants to be a superhero.
superhero]].
* '''Subverted''': CantStayNormal.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???CantStayNormal



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Back to IJustWantToBeNormal.IJustWantToBeNormal
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'''Basic Trope''': The hero wants to have a normal life instead of being granted with [[ComesGreatResponsibility responsibility]].
*'''Straight''': [[TheHero Hiro]] uses his superpowers to save lives, but longs to have a normal life.
*'''Exaggerated''': Hiro uses his superpowers to save lives and destroy ultra-powerful beings, but wishes he was left alone.
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''':
** Hiro hasn't been able to function his life as a human being for quite a while.
** Being a hero takes a heavy toll on Hiro (i.e., he had to lose some of his friends along the way as well as do things that the citizens will hate him for).
*'''Inverted''': Hiro is a normal human being and wants to be a superhero.
*'''Subverted''': CantStayNormal.
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*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Hiro doesn't wish that his life was normal.
*'''Enforced''': ???
*'''Lampshaded''': "You wish you were a human being instead of a hero, don't you?"
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*'''Exploited''': ???
*'''Defied''': Hiro doesn't long for normality and proudly continues serving for the greater good.
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
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