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* '''Parodied''': Mega-Swordd has so much muscle mass that he cannot function effectively, and can barely move his arms, let alone wield his weapon. Villains that he challenges feel so sorry for him that they fake their own gruesome deaths to make him feel better.

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Mega-Swordd has so much muscle mass that he cannot function effectively, and can barely move his arms, let alone wield his weapon. Villains that he challenges feel so sorry for him that they fake their own gruesome deaths to make him feel better.better.
** [[RunningGag People keep confusing Mega-Swordd with the villain enough though they look nothing alike.]]
** Alternatively, as a RunningGag; the cops keep confusing him for the villain whenever they show up, letting the actual villain get away.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Mega-Swordd [[HeWhoFightsMonsters is no different than the villains that he fights]], and as a result, he is often seen as a hazard rather than a force for good.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Mega-Swordd [[HeWhoFightsMonsters is no different than the villains that he fights]], and as a result, he is often seen as a hazard rather than a force for good.good.
** A disscusion about what makes a hero a hero and whether or not Mega-Swordd fits the criteria.
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* '''Invoked''': ???A guy wants to get away with killing people & decides the best way to do it is by only killing bad guys.
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** Mega-Swordd is created by editorial mandate to make the comic "edgier" and [[XtremeKoolLetterz "kewl"]].

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** Mega-Swordd is created by editorial mandate to make the comic "edgier" and [[XtremeKoolLetterz "kewl"]]."[[XtremeKoolLetterz kewl]]".
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** The writers are [[NostalgiaFilter a big fan of the 90s]] as well as comic books.

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** The writers are [[NostalgiaFilter a big fan fans of the 90s]] as well as comic books.

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* '''Enforced''': Mega-Swordd is created by editorial mandate to make the comic "edgier" and "kewl".

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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Mega-Swordd is created by editorial mandate to make the comic "edgier" and "kewl".[[XtremeKoolLetterz "kewl"]].
** The writers are [[NostalgiaFilter a big fan of the 90s]] as well as comic books.

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* '''Inverted''':
** Mega-Swordd appears as a complete weakling and only has a wooden sword for a weapon, and he is often seen as a villain. His "enemies" are basically [[WellIntentionedExtremist people with somewhat good ideals]] and [[AntiVillain villains doing things for valid causes.]]
** Mega-Swordd is TheCape who faces a lot of anti-villains.

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'''Inverted''': Mega-Swordd appears as a complete weakling and only has a wooden sword for a weapon, and he is often seen as a villain. His "enemies" are basically [[WellIntentionedExtremist people with somewhat good ideals]] and [[AntiVillain villains doing things for valid causes.]]
** Mega-Swordd is TheCape who faces a lot of anti-villains.
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* '''Inverted''': Mega-Swordd appears as a complete weakling and only has a wooden sword for a weapon, and he is often seen as a villain. His "enemies" are basically [[WellIntentionedExtremist people with somewhat good ideals]] and [[AntiVillain villains doing things for valid causes.]]

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Mega-Swordd appears as a complete weakling and only has a wooden sword for a weapon, and he is often seen as a villain. His "enemies" are basically [[WellIntentionedExtremist people with somewhat good ideals]] and [[AntiVillain villains doing things for valid causes.]]]]
** Mega-Swordd is TheCape who faces a lot of anti-villains.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???Mega-Swordd is created by editorial mandate to make the comic "edgier" and "kewl".



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???"Holy crap, this guy is the hero!? What's the villain like?"

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* '''Averted''': Mega-Swordd is TheCape.

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* '''Averted''': '''Inverted''': Mega-Swordd appears as a complete weakling and only has a wooden sword for a weapon, and he is TheCape.often seen as a villain. His "enemies" are basically [[WellIntentionedExtremist people with somewhat good ideals]] and [[AntiVillain villains doing things for valid causes.]]



* '''Double Subverted''': He only throws traditional villains in prison. [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] are so evil that they set off his BerserkButton, and he hacks them down brutally to prevent them from slaughtering innocents.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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He only throws traditional villains in prison. [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] are so evil that they set off his BerserkButton, and he hacks them down brutally to prevent them from slaughtering innocents.



* '''Inverted''': Mega-Swordd appears as a complete weakling and only has a wooden sword for a weapon, and he is often seen as a villain. His "enemies" are basically [[WellIntentionedExtremist people with somewhat good ideals]] and [[AntiVillain villains doing things for valid causes.]]



* '''Averted''': Mega-Swordd is TheCape.



* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???



* '''Played For Drama''': ???



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* '''Inverted''': Mega-Swordd appears as a complete weakling and only has a wooden sword for a weapon, and he is often seen as a villain. His "enemies" are basically [[WellIntentionedExtremist people with good ideals]] and [[AntiVillain villains doing things for valid causes.]]

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* '''Inverted''': Mega-Swordd appears as a complete weakling and only has a wooden sword for a weapon, and he is often seen as a villain. His "enemies" are basically [[WellIntentionedExtremist people with somewhat good ideals]] and [[AntiVillain villains doing things for valid causes.]]



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Mega-Swordd does not want to be seen as an anti-hero, so he just does things like a normal superhero should.



* '''Deconstructed''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???Mega-Swordd [[HeWhoFightsMonsters is no different than the villains that he fights]], and as a result, he is often seen as a hazard rather than a force for good.

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* '''Inverted''': Mega-Swordd appears as a complete weakling and only has a wooden sword for a weapon, and he is often seen as a villain. His "enemies" are basically [[WellIntentionedExtremist people with good ideals]] and [[AntiVillain villains doing things for valid causes.]]



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Man, Mega-Swordd is so frigging awesome! He's totally not like the other goody-goody superheroes out there!"



* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? Mega-Swordd is so large and powerful, that he beats up the sadistic bad guys and makes pretzels out of their bodies.



Back to [NinetiesAntiHero]

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Back to [NinetiesAntiHero]NinetiesAntiHero, dude.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Mega-Swordd has cartoonish proportions, and carries a weapon the size of a medium building.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Mega-Swordd has cartoonish proportions, and carries a weapon the size of a medium building. He fights against [[OmnicidalManiac crazed dicators who want to blow up the world]] and [[AGodAmI madmen who think they're gods of the universe]].
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** Bonus points if he also Lampshades and Justifies the act by explaining that the Nineties Anti-Hero method is the only way to take [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] off the streets.

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** Bonus points if he also Lampshades [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] and Justifies [[JustifiedTrope Justifies]] the act by explaining that the Nineties Anti-Hero method is the only way to take [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] off the streets.
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* '''Subverted''': Mega-Swordd ''looks'' like a nineties anti-hero, and acts like one ''initially,'' but when the fight is over and the villain [[GenreSavvy prepares to die]], Mega-Swordd proves to be TheCape, and throws them in prison.

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* '''Subverted''': Mega-Swordd ''looks'' like a nineties anti-hero, and acts like one ''initially,'' but when the fight is over and the villain [[GenreSavvy prepares to die]], Mega-Swordd proves to be TheCape, and [[ThouShaltNotKill throws them in prison.]]
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* '''Double Subverted''': He only throws traditional villains in prison. [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] are so evil that they set off his BerzerkButton, and he hacks them down brutally to prevent them from slaughtering innocents.

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* '''Double Subverted''': He only throws traditional villains in prison. [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] are so evil that they set off his BerzerkButton, BerserkButton, and he hacks them down brutally to prevent them from slaughtering innocents.
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* '''Subverted''': Mega-Swordd ''looks'' like a nineties anti-hero, and acts like one ''initially,'' but when the fight is over and the villain prepares to die, Mega-Swordd proves to be TheCape, and throws them in prison.

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* '''Subverted''': Mega-Swordd ''looks'' like a nineties anti-hero, and acts like one ''initially,'' but when the fight is over and the villain [[GenreSavvy prepares to die, die]], Mega-Swordd proves to be TheCape, and throws them in prison.

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* '''Averted''': Mega-Swordd is TheCape.



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

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* '''Double Subverted''': ???
He only throws traditional villains in prison. [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] are so evil that they set off his BerzerkButton, and he hacks them down brutally to prevent them from slaughtering innocents.
**Bonus points if he also Lampshades and Justifies the act by explaining that the Nineties Anti-Hero method is the only way to take [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] off the streets.
* '''Parodied''': ???Mega-Swordd has so much muscle mass that he cannot function effectively, and can barely move his arms, let alone wield his weapon. Villains that he challenges feel so sorry for him that they fake their own gruesome deaths to make him feel better.



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
Mega-Swordd has cartoonish proportions, and carries a weapon the size of a medium building.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
Mega-Swordd is drawn like a real-world bodybuilder, and carries one of the largest one-man weapons invented in real life.
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* '''Inverted''': ???
Mega-Swordd is the result of a steroid experiment or super-soldier project gone wrong, which has also made him a psychotic killer. His weapon is designed especially for him, as superhuman strength is needed just to lift it.
* '''Subverted''': ???Mega-Swordd ''looks'' like a nineties anti-hero, and acts like one ''initially,'' but when the fight is over and the villain prepares to die, Mega-Swordd proves to be TheCape, and throws them in prison.
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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting CompleteMonsters.

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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting CompleteMonsters.[[CompleteMonster complete monsters]].
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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting CompleteMonster.

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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting CompleteMonster.CompleteMonsters.
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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting [CompleteMonster].

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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting [CompleteMonster].CompleteMonster.
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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting [CompleteMonsters].

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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting [CompleteMonsters].[CompleteMonster].
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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting [[CompleteMonsters]].

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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting [[CompleteMonsters]].[CompleteMonsters].
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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting [[complete monsters]].

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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting [[complete monsters]].[[CompleteMonsters]].
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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon.

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* '''Straight''': Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon. He only appears heroic when he is fighting [[complete monsters]].
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* '''Straight''': MegaSwordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon.

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* '''Straight''': MegaSwordd Mega-Swordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon.
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'''Basic Trope''': [A one sentence summary of the trope]
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'''Basic Trope''': [A one sentence summary The grim and gritty fighting characters popular in superhero comics of the trope]
nineteen nineties.
* '''Straight''': ???MegaSwordd is a ferocious fighter with exaggerated anatomy and an absurdly large weapon.
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Back to [NInetiesAntiHero Nineties Anti Hero]

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Back to [NInetiesAntiHero Nineties Anti Hero][NinetiesAntiHero]
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