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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice's ineffectiveness in battle due to her being a loner is used as a [[AntiRoleModel cautionary tale]] that TheMentor Albert imparts towards young cadets in training, in order to encourage teamwork and dissuade standoffish "IWorkAlone" behaviour.



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* '''Conversed''': "You think she were to join the heroes and stop relying too much on herself by now?"

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* '''Discussed''': ???
"Alice seems to be blind to the fact that she's getting [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] left and right when she's on her lonesome, while the only time she's ever won a battle is by joining TheTeam." "Well, it'd take a long while for her to learn, I suppose."
* '''Conversed''': "You think she were to join the heroes and stop relying too much on herself by now?"now?" "From how this show is one of those 'friendship is cool' shows, she's gonna join them because the plot says so."

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice doesn't work alone because she rejects friendship, she works alone because [[AllTheOtherReindeer all of her potential friends bullied, rejected, and tried to kill her]]. When TheHero condemns her for not relying on ThePowerOfFriendship, it comes off less as rebuking her for not letting others in and more as victim-blaming her for being a loser who nobody loves.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Alice doesn't work alone because she rejects friendship, she works alone because [[AllTheOtherReindeer all of her potential friends bullied, rejected, and tried to kill her]]. When TheHero condemns her for not relying on ThePowerOfFriendship, it comes off less as rebuking her for not letting others in and more as victim-blaming her for being a loser who nobody loves.loves.
** Alice's ineffectiveness as a loner only applies to combat, due to absence of numerical advantage. Otherwise, it's not problematic. During non-combat related situations, Alice proves to be a happier person because she is an introvert who enjoys the peace and quiet provided by solitude. To her, being a loner is a preference, a lifestyle, and there's nothing wrong with that.
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** Alice is stronger than all of her peers, but struggles to find friends or teammates to work with and suffers from loneliness.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice loses in fights due to inevitably being outnumbered. However she excels in stealth as she leaves no trace and is self-reliant enough that attempts to track her down by things like going for food fails. She is a decent assassin but only if she can get away cleanly afterwards.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice doesn't work alone because she rejects friendship, she works alone because [[AllTheOtherReindeer all of her potential friends bullied, rejected, and tried to kill her]]. When TheHero condemns her for not relying on ThePowerOfFriendship, it comes off less as rebuking her for not letting others in and more as victim-blaming her for being a loser who nobody loves.



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* '''Invoked''': ???The BigBad deliberately isolates Alice from her friends to defeat her.



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* '''Defied''': ???Alice saves the day [[UnwantedAssistance without the help of her friends]].
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* '''Straight''': Ichigo is a loner who is capable in fighting, but his effectiveness is limited because he doesn't have friends.
* '''Exaggerated''': Ichigo is the most badass character in the series, but is rather vulnerable in the biggest battles because he always does things alone.
* '''Downplayed''': Ichigo would've been an even stronger fighter if he actually led others to help him.

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* '''Straight''': Ichigo Alice is a loner who is capable in fighting, but his her effectiveness is limited because he she doesn't have friends.
* '''Exaggerated''': Ichigo Alice is the most badass character in the series, but is rather vulnerable in the biggest battles because he she always does things alone.
* '''Downplayed''': Ichigo Alice would've been an even stronger fighter if he she actually led others to help him.her.



** Ichigo really isn't strong without the support of friends, but is [[LeaveMeAlone too stubborn to have them help him.]]
** Ichigo used to accept the help of others, but [[FairWeatherFriend they abandoned him when things went badly]].

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** Ichigo Alice really isn't strong without the support of friends, but is [[LeaveMeAlone too stubborn to have them help him.]]
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** Ichigo Alice used to accept the help of others, but [[FairWeatherFriend they abandoned him her when things went badly]].



** A character is empowered because of [[ThePowerOfFriendship his companionship with his teammates]].
** Ichigo is mostly inefficient because of his friends.
** Ichigo is a [[OneManArmy force to be reckoned with]] because of his [[IWorkAlone solitary nature]].
* '''Subverted''': Ichigo looks like he's this way for most of his introduction, but at the end, we find out he belongs to a team already.

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** A character is empowered because of [[ThePowerOfFriendship his her companionship with his her teammates]].
** Ichigo Alice is mostly inefficient because of his her friends.
** Ichigo Alice is a [[OneManArmy force to be reckoned with]] because of his her [[IWorkAlone solitary nature]].
* '''Subverted''': Ichigo Alice looks like he's she's this way for most of his her introduction, but at the end, we find out he she belongs to a team already.



* '''Averted''': Ichigo is averagely skilled regardless of whether or not he's alone.
* '''Enforced''': The author wants to create Ichigo as a loner for the sake of teaching viewers about teamwork and friendship.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Need any help, Ichigo? You know you could use it."

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* '''Averted''': Ichigo Alice is averagely skilled regardless of whether or not he's she's alone.
* '''Enforced''': The author wants to create Ichigo Alice as a loner for the sake of teaching viewers about teamwork and friendship.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Need any help, Ichigo? Alice? You know you could use it."



* '''Conversed''': "You think he were to join the heroes and stop relying too much on himself by now?"

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* '''Conversed''': "You think he she were to join the heroes and stop relying too much on himself herself by now?"



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* '''Exaggerated''': Ichigo is the most {{badass}} character in the series, but is rather vulnerable in the biggest battles because he always does things alone.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Ichigo is the most {{badass}} badass character in the series, but is rather vulnerable in the biggest battles because he always does things alone.
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** Ichigo is a force to be reckoned with because of his solitary nature.

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** Ichigo is a [[OneManArmy force to be reckoned with with]] because of his [[IWorkAlone solitary nature.nature]].
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** Ichigo is a force to be reckoned because of his solitary nature.

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** Ichigo is a force to be reckoned with because of his solitary nature.
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** Ichigo is a force to be reckoned because of his solitary nature.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Need any help, Ichigo? You know you could use it."
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* Ichigo really isn't strong without the support of friends, but is [[LeaveMeAlone too stubborn to have them help him.]]
* Ichogo used to accept the help of others, but [[FairWeatherFriend they abandoned him when things went badly]].

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* ** Ichigo really isn't strong without the support of friends, but is [[LeaveMeAlone too stubborn to have them help him.]]
* Ichogo ** Ichigo used to accept the help of others, but [[FairWeatherFriend they abandoned him when things went badly]].

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* '''Justified''': Ichigo really isn't strong without the support of friends, but is [[LeaveMeAlone too stubborn to have them help him.]]

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Ichigo really isn't strong without the support of friends, but is [[LeaveMeAlone too stubborn to have them help him.]]]]
* Ichogo used to accept the help of others, but [[FairWeatherFriend they abandoned him when things went badly]].



* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Ichigo looks like he's this way for most of his introduction, but at the end, we find out he belongs to a team already.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???A team made up of other Ineffectual Loners who engage in TeethClenchedTeamwork and run off to do their own things as often as possible.
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Fixed an incorrect word. Nothing major (Changed Along to Alone)


* '''Exaggerated''': Ichigo is the most {{badass}} character in the series, but is rather vulnerable in the biggest battles because he always does things along.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Ichigo is the most {{badass}} character in the series, but is rather vulnerable in the biggest battles because he always does things along.alone.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Ichigo is the most {{badass}} character in the series, but is rather vulnerable in the biggest battles due to [[LeaveMeAlone being dismissive of help]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Ichigo is the most {{badass}} character in the series, but is rather vulnerable in the biggest battles due to [[LeaveMeAlone being dismissive of help]].because he always does things along.



* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': A character is empowered because of [[ThePowerOfFriendship his companionship with his teammates]].

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* '''Justified''': ???
Ichigo really isn't strong without the support of friends, but is [[LeaveMeAlone too stubborn to have them help him.]]
* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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A character is empowered because of [[ThePowerOfFriendship his companionship with his teammates]].teammates]].
** Ichigo is mostly inefficient because of his friends.



* '''Averted''': Fighting alone doesn't make Ichigo any less efficient.

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* '''Averted''': Fighting alone doesn't make Ichigo any less efficient.is averagely skilled regardless of whether or not he's alone.
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* '''Downplayed''': Ichigo would've been a more strong fighter if he actually led others to help him.

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* '''Downplayed''': Ichigo would've been a more strong an even stronger fighter if he actually led others to help him.



* '''Enforced''': The author wants to create Ichigo as a loner for the sake of teaching people about teamwork and friendship.

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* '''Enforced''': The author wants to create Ichigo as a loner for the sake of teaching people viewers about teamwork and friendship.
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???A character is empowered because of [[ThePowerOfFriendship his companionship with his teammates]].



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

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* '''Enforced''': ???The author wants to create Ichigo as a loner for the sake of teaching people about teamwork and friendship.



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

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* '''Conversed''': ???"You think he were to join the heroes and stop relying too much on himself by now?"
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'''Basic Trope''': A solitary character whose efficiency is limited because of the lack of friends.
*'''Straight''': Ichigo is a loner who is capable in fighting, but his effectiveness is limited because he doesn't have friends.
*'''Exaggerated''': Ichigo is the most {{badass}} character in the series, but is rather vulnerable in the biggest battles due to [[LeaveMeAlone being dismissive of help]].
*'''Downplayed''': Ichigo would've been a more strong fighter if he actually led others to help him.
*'''Justified''': ???
*'''Inverted''': ???
*'''Subverted''': ???
*'''Double Subverted''': ???
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Fighting alone doesn't make Ichigo any less efficient.
*'''Enforced''': ???
*'''Lampshaded''': ???
*'''Invoked''': ???
*'''Exploited''': ???
*'''Defied''': ???
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
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