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

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* '''Subverted:'''
'''Subverted:''' Bertram is OlderThanTheyLook and is just about as experienced as Adam.
* '''Double Subverted:'''Subverted:''' Bertram lied to impress Bob. He's just a talented newbie.



* '''Invoked:'''

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* '''Invoked:''''''Invoked:''' Adam is assigned to work with Bertram out of the belief it will help both learn.



* '''Defied:'''

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* '''Defied:''''''Defied:''' Adam outright refuses to interact with the newbies.

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* '''Justified:''' Bertram tries to mirror Adam's public image from back when he was younger and more reckless.

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* '''Justified:''' '''Justified:'''
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Bertram tries to mirror Adam's public image from back when he was younger and more reckless.reckless.
** Bertram is a student at the Westham School of Knighthood… Adam's old school, you know.
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* '''Straight:''' Adam is a old and experienced knight that one day meets Bertram, a young newbie knight that acts much like he used to.

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* '''Straight:''' Adam is a an old and experienced knight that one day meets Bertram, a young newbie knight that acts much like he used to.



* '''Played for Drama:''' Adam is not in the position he dreamed of when he was in Bertram's age, and sees that Bertram has the same dreams the Adam had in his age. This makes Adam feels like he achieved even less than what he actually has and feel like he wasted his youth.

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* '''Played for Drama:''' Adam is not in the position he dreamed of when he was in Bertram's age, and sees that Bertram has the same dreams the that Adam had in his age. This makes Adam feels feel like he achieved even less than what he actually has and feel like that he wasted his youth.

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* '''Inverted:''' Adam meets Carlos, an even OlderAndWiser version of himself.

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* '''Inverted:''' Adam meets Carlos, an even OlderAndWiser version of himself.



* '''Parodied:'''

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* '''Parodied:''''''Parodied:''' Bertram is a baby that reminds Adam of when he was a baby.



* '''Enforced:''' The viewers have accompanied Adam's growth from a newbie and StrongButUnskilled knight to the OlderAndWiser, ExperiencedHero he has become in the current arc, so the writers decide to add Bertram to the plot to remind the viewers of how far he has come by.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Bertram, you remind me a lot of myself when I was younger, reckless, proud and impatient."

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* '''Enforced:''' The viewers have accompanied Adam's growth from a newbie and StrongButUnskilled knight to the OlderAndWiser, ExperiencedHero experienced knight he has become in the current arc, so the writers decide to add Bertram to the plot to remind the viewers of how far he has come by.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Bertram, you remind me a lot of myself when I was younger, younger: reckless, proud and impatient."



* '''Conversed:''' "Man, Bertram reminds me a lot of Adam back in the first season. Remember that?"

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* '''Conversed:''' "Man, Bertram reminds me a lot of Adam back in the first season. Remember that?"that?"
* '''Played for Laughs:''' People [[RunningGag constantly mention]] that Bertram is a younger version of Adam and suspect that he is some sort of secret lovechild of Adam with an unknown woman.
* '''Played for Drama:''' Adam is not in the position he dreamed of when he was in Bertram's age, and sees that Bertram has the same dreams the Adam had in his age. This makes Adam feels like he achieved even less than what he actually has and feel like he wasted his youth.
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'''Basic Trope:''' A character is introduced as a younger foil to a main, older character.

* '''Straight:''' Adam is a old and experienced knight that one day meets Bertram, a young newbie knight that acts much like he used to.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Bertram is a young child who wants to be a knight, and reminds Adam of how he used to be as a child.
* '''Downplayed:''' Bertram is a few years younger than Adam, but has noticeably more unpolished skills and mind than him.
* '''Justified:''' Bertram tries to mirror Adam's public image from back when he was younger and more reckless.
* '''Inverted:''' Adam meets Carlos, an even OlderAndWiser version of himself.
* '''Subverted:'''
* '''Double Subverted:'''
* '''Parodied:'''
* '''Zig Zagged:'''
* '''Averted:''' Adam doesn't meet anyone younger than him.
* '''Enforced:''' The viewers have accompanied Adam's growth from a newbie and StrongButUnskilled knight to the OlderAndWiser, ExperiencedHero he has become in the current arc, so the writers decide to add Bertram to the plot to remind the viewers of how far he has come by.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Bertram, you remind me a lot of myself when I was younger, reckless, proud and impatient."
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* '''Exploited:'''
* '''Defied:'''
* '''Discussed:'''
* '''Conversed:''' "Man, Bertram reminds me a lot of Adam back in the first season. Remember that?"

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