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** Prince Robert is a noble character who rescues Princess Alice, but he drives people away due to being a brutal {{Gonk}}.



* '''Averted''': Prince Robert has some insecurities about the expectations put on him so he deals with it by interacting with people as a [[UnluckyEverydude normal guy]] would.
* '''Enforced''': The writer loves classic fairy tales and includes a PrinceCharming figure as a homage.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Prince Robert has some insecurities about the expectations put on him so he deals with it by interacting with people as a [[UnluckyEverydude normal guy]] would.
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** There are no princes.
* '''Enforced''': The writer loves classic fairy tales and includes executives issue a PrinceCharming figure mandate stating that every story produced ''needs'' a noble, charming prince as a homage.the male protagonist. Any story that doesn't is thrown in the trash.
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** MartyStu.

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** MartyStu.[[invoked]]MartyStu.
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** Prince Robert uses his good lucks, heroic reputation and charm for venal, self-serving ends. He's a MilesGloriosus about his accomplishments and a ruthless [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCasanova casanova]] who uses his reputation to have his way with Alice before coldly and cruelly abandoning her.

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** Prince Robert uses his good lucks, heroic reputation and charm for venal, self-serving ends. He's a MilesGloriosus about his accomplishments and a ruthless [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCasanova [[TheCasanova casanova]] who uses his reputation to have his way with Alice before coldly and cruelly abandoning her.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Prince Robert is a figurehead of a repressive absolute monarchy that cruelly represses the common folk. While Robert might be well loved by his fellow aristocrats for his charm and 'brave' reputation, because they are a DeadlyDecadentCourt he is despised by his subjects, who eventually rise up and overthrow him. Robert ends up being killed by his own people.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Prince Robert is a figurehead of a repressive absolute monarchy that cruelly represses the common folk. While Robert might be well loved by his fellow aristocrats for his charm and 'brave' reputation, because they are a DeadlyDecadentCourt DecadentCourt he is despised by his subjects, who eventually rise up and overthrow him. Robert ends up being killed by his own people.
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** Prince Robert uses his good lucks, heroic reputation and charm for venal, self-serving ends. He's a MilesGloriosus about his accomplishments and a ruthless TheCasanova who uses his reputation to have his way with Alice before coldly and cruelly abandoning her.

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** Prince Robert uses his good lucks, heroic reputation and charm for venal, self-serving ends. He's a MilesGloriosus about his accomplishments and a ruthless TheCasanova [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCasanova casanova]] who uses his reputation to have his way with Alice before coldly and cruelly abandoning her.
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* '''Straight''': Prince Robert is a handsome, noble character who rescues Alice, a helpless DamselInDistress, from danger. They fall in love, and he takes her as [[PrincessClassic his bride and queen-to-be]].

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* '''Straight''': Prince Robert is a handsome, noble character who rescues Princess Alice, a helpless DamselInDistress, from danger. They fall in love, and he takes her as [[PrincessClassic his bride and queen-to-be]].
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The Messiah has been disambiguated between Messianic Archetype and All Loving Hero.


** Prince Robert is TheMessiah reincarnated; he's so handsome it's almost painful to look at him, and he is the bravest and most charming man in the entire kingdom. Ladies throw themselves at his feet, men curse themselves because they'll never be as great as he is, and his name is a byword for heroism where he hails from.

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** Prince Robert is TheMessiah reincarnated; the MessianicArchetype incarnated; he's so handsome it's almost painful to look at him, and he is the bravest and most charming man in the entire kingdom. Ladies throw themselves at his feet, men curse themselves because they'll never be as great as he is, and his name is a byword for heroism where he hails from.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Robert the Rogue dresses as a prince and acts this way to con people into giving him money.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Prince Robert is a nice guy with a royal title, but his role is more of a regular nice guy who's interested in Alice.

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* '''Inverted''': PrinceCharmless
** Or, a young man who is good-hearted and heroic, but a commoner.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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PrinceCharmless
** Or, a A young man who is good-hearted and heroic, but a commoner.
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** Or, a young man who is good-hearted and heroic, but a commoner.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Prince Robert is TheMessiah reincarnated; he's so handsome it's almost painful to look at him, and he is the bravest and most charming man in the entire kingdom. Ladies throw themselves at his feet, men curse themselves because they'll never be as great as he is, and his name is a byword for heroism where he hails from.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Prince Robert is TheMessiah reincarnated; he's so handsome it's almost painful to look at him, and he is the bravest and most charming man in the entire kingdom. Ladies throw themselves at his feet, men curse themselves because they'll never be as great as he is, and his name is a byword for heroism where he hails from.



* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Subverted''': Prince Robert uses his good lucks, heroic reputation and charm for venal, self-serving ends. He's a MilesGloriosus about his accomplishments and a ruthless TheCasanova who uses his reputation to have his way with Alice before coldly and cruelly abandoning her.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Prince Robert uses his good lucks, heroic reputation and charm for venal, self-serving ends. He's a MilesGloriosus about his accomplishments and a ruthless TheCasanova who uses his reputation to have his way with Alice before coldly and cruelly abandoning her.



* '''Deconstructed''': Prince Robert is a figurehead of a repressive absolute monarchy that cruelly represses the common folk. While Robert might be well loved by his fellow aristocrats for his charm and 'brave' reputation, because they are a DeadlyDecadentCourt he is despised by his subjects, who eventually rise up and overthrow him. Robert ends up being killed by his own people.
* '''Reconstructed''': Although his family's reign is cruel, Robert himself is a genuinely decent and noble man who is unaware of what is truly happening in his land; once he learns the truth of what his reign means, he is outraged, and leads a movement that establishes Robert as a constitutional monarch.



* '''Invoked''': The King and Queen raise their son to have values of nobility, classical heroism and decency installed in him.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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The King and Queen raise their son to have values of nobility, classical heroism and decency installed in him.



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



* '''Deconstructed''': Prince Robert is a figurehead of a repressive absolute monarchy that cruelly represses the common folk. While Robert might be well loved by his fellow aristocrats for his charm and 'brave' reputation, because they are a DeadlyDecadentCourt he is despised by his subjects, who eventually rise up and overthrow him. Robert ends up being killed by his own people.
* '''Reconstructed''': Although his family's reign is cruel, Robert himself is a genuinely decent and noble man who is unaware of what is truly happening in his land; once he learns the truth of what his reign means, he is outraged, and leads a movement that establishes Robert as a constitutional monarch.



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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''':
%%* '''Played For Laughs''':
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Waste''': ???
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* '''Subverted''': Prince Robert uses his good lucks, heroic reputation and charm for venal, self-serving ends. He's a MilesGloriosus about his accomplishments and a ruthless {{Casanova}} who uses his reputation to have his way with Alice before coldly and cruelly abandoning her.

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* '''Subverted''': Prince Robert uses his good lucks, heroic reputation and charm for venal, self-serving ends. He's a MilesGloriosus about his accomplishments and a ruthless {{Casanova}} TheCasanova who uses his reputation to have his way with Alice before coldly and cruelly abandoning her.

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* '''Justified''': Prince Robert is the son of noble, decent rulers who taught him how to be charismatic so as to make his subjects like him.

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** MartyStu.
* '''Justified''': Prince Robert is the son of noble, decent rulers who taught him how to be charismatic so as to make his subjects like him.
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* '''Justified''': Prince Robert is the son of noble, decent rulers.

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* '''Justified''': Prince Robert is the son of noble, decent rulers.rulers who taught him how to be charismatic so as to make his subjects like him.



* '''Averted''': Robert acts as a normal person would.

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* '''Averted''': Prince Robert acts has some insecurities about the expectations put on him so he deals with it by interacting with people as a [[UnluckyEverydude normal person would.guy]] would.
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** Prince Charming is [[MoralMyopia considerably less charming when dealing with those beneath his station]].

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** Prince Charming Robert is [[MoralMyopia considerably less charming when dealing with those beneath his station]].
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** Prince Charming is [[MoralMyopia considerably less charming when dealing with those beneath his station]].

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