History PlayingWith / ImNotAHeroIm

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob single-handedly saves everyone on the planet from certain death from a meteor. When the news reporter calls him a hero, Bob goes on a long rant explaining why he's not a hero.

** Bob is an Anti-Hero and he does not consider himself worthy to be called a hero or he prefers his more accurate denomination.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob single-handedly saves everyone on the planet from a certain death by meteor crash. When the news reporter calls him a hero, Bob goes on a long rant explaining why he's not a hero.

* '''Straight''': Bob single-handedly save the passengers of an out-of-control train. When the news reporter claim him a hero, Bob utter this trope.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob single-handedly save everyone on the planet from a certain death by meteor crash. When the news reporter claim him a hero, Bob goes on a long rant explaining why he's not a hero.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob single-handedly saved the passengers of an out-of-control train. When the news reporter claim him a hero, Bob says that it's because he has the competence to do so and it doesn't come out as boasting.

** Bob is a HumbleHero..

* '''Parodied''': "I'm not a hero, I'm just a social reject with no jobs, no money, no hope of the future. This is just a momentary flash of altruism in the infinitely cold darkness that is my life. Now if you will excuse me, I'll cut myself."

** Bob is a humble person.

** When Bob rescues Alice from her kidnappers, Alice calls him a hero. Bob tells her that he is not one, and then takes her back to the kidnappers telling Alice that he: [[SarcasticConfession "warned her"]]

* '''Subverted''': "I'm not hero, I'm a SUPERHERO. Write THAT down in your newspaper!"
* '''Double Subverted''': "...is what I'd like to say, but I guess anyone will do what I do if they were in my position. ThinkNothingOfIt."

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob does something heroic but won't call himself a hero. Instead he calls himself a ''SuperHero'', but he's really [[GodIsGood the local deity]] and claims to be an arrogant mortal because [[StopWorshippingMe he's embarrassed by worship]].

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

* '''Averted''': No one acts like a hero, no one can praise them, and thus no one can deny the claim.

** Bob [[DestructiveSavior caused a great deal of damage in the process of the rescue]] and feels too guility to call himself a hero.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob single-handedly save the passengers of an out-of-control train. When the news reporter claim him a hero, Bob says that it's because he has the competence to do so and it doesn't come out as boasting.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob single-handedly save the passengers of an out-of-control train. When the news reporter claim him a hero, Bob says that it's because he has the competence to do so, and it doesn't come out as boasting.

** Bob's saving the passengers resulted in serious damage, probably the equal amount if he don't save the passengers.
** Bob had legitimately self-serving motives for his seeming act of heroism, and spells them out in no uncertain terms. He doesn't really care if a bunch of complete strangers lived or died as a result of his actions.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No one acts like a hero, no one can praise them, thus no one can deny the claim.

* '''Lampshaded''': "You don't seem to be the flashy type, aren't you?"

* '''Exploited''': The reporter then proceed to barrage Bob with HannibalLecture, because she's a minion of [[BigBad Dr. Evulz]]. It worked.
* '''Defied''': "I'm not a hero, I'm-" "He's the hero, folks! Give him an applause!" "Yeah! Bob is the man!" "Guess I'm the hero."

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* '''Justified''': Bob is a humble person.