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** MoralEventHorizon

* '''Exaggerated''': Alex is forced to kill Betty, the only person who cares about his existence, and as a result, goes on a rampage around the world.

* '''Defied''': Alex outright refuses to explain his StartOfDarkness, with the rationalisation that it doesn't change the fact that he's a villain now.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alex tells TheHero that the reason that he became a psychopath is to avenge the death of Betty, [[LoveMakesYouEvil who he loved]]. However, TheHero later learns that Bob [[ILied lied]] about his FreudianExcuse. He recaptures Alex and is told a completely different story altogether.

* '''Discussed''': "Why is Alex evil, anyway? [[FreudianExcuse Childhood trauma?]] [[LoveMakesYouEvil The tragic death of a loved one?]] ParentalAbandonment? [[RaisedByOrcs His upbringing?]] [[ForTheEvulz Just because he could?]]"

** [[RousseauWasRight No one is born evil, after all.]] Something had to [[MoralEventHorizon change]] Alex into a villain.

** Alice saves Alex, a CardCarryingVillain, who from then on steadily acts more morally thanks to Alice's kindness. Eventually becoming one of the good guys.
** We see a FlashBack or the BackStory of Alex that's meant to show why he became TheHero in the first place and his ascent into goodness.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alex is [[PerspectiveFlip telling the story himself]], and he [[UnreliableNarrator isn't exactly being honest.]]

** However, he is in fact [[VillainsNeverLie telling the truth]]... [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality as he sees it, of course.]]

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alex tells TheHero that the reason that he became a psychopath is to avenge the death of Betty, [[LoveMakesYouEvil who he loved.]] However, TheHero later learns that Bob [[ILied lied]] about his FreudianExcuse. He recaptures Alex and is told a completely different story altogether.

** Alex had a normal background. He became evil for simple reasons, like [[{{Greed}} wanting money.]]

* '''Conversed''': "What made Alex so utterly heartless?" "[[FreudianExcuse Bad parenting.]]"

** Because he despises evil so much, Alex [[KnightTemplar decides that killing may be a viable way to prevent more killing]], backtracks on his personal oath and gets used to committing atrocities.

** We see a FlashBack or the BackStory of Alex that's meant to show why he became TheHero in the first place and his descent into goodness.

** Alex sees his girlfriend get killed and kills the murderer, he then sees how horrible it is to be evil and swears to [[ThouShaltNotKill never kill again]].
* '''Double Subverted''': However, he is in fact [[VillainsNeverLie telling the truth]]... [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality as he sees it, of course.]]

* '''Straight''': Alex sees his girlfriend, Betty, got killed and becomes a murderer to avenge her death.

* '''Downplayed''': Alex's girlfriend Betty dies of an incurable disease. This made Alex not a murder, but an unpleasant and callous {{Jerkass}}.

* '''Defied''': Alex outright refuses to explain his StartOfDarkness.

** Alex sees his girlfriend get killed and kills the murderer, He then sees how horrible it is to be evil and becomes TheMessiah

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

** It is revealed Alex decided to become evil after learning [[FelonyMisdemeanor someone ate the last Tasty Snack in the fridge]].

* '''Parodied''': Alex, upon capturing TheHero, reveals [[ShaggyFrogStory a ridiculously nonsensical backstory]] [[TheUnreveal that doesn't really explain anything]] about Alex or [[FaceHeelTurn how he became evil]].

** We see a FlashBack or the BackStory of Alex that's meant to show why he became TheHero in the first place.

* '''Downplayed''': Alex's girlfriend Betty dies of an incurable disease. This made Alex not an murder, but an callous {{Jerkass}}.

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

** Alex had a normal background. He became evil for simple reasons, like [[Greed wanting money.]]

* '''Averted''': The reason why Alex is evil or amoral is never revealed.

* '''Justified''': [[RousseauWasRight No one is born evil, after all.]] Something had to [[MoralEventHorizon change]] Alex into a villain.

* '''Inverted''': The story is about Alex, a CardCarryingVillain who spends his days [[PokeThePoodle poking poodles]] and [[KickTheDog kicking dogs]], and [[HeelFaceTurn discovers]] that he is GoodAllAlong.

* '''Subverted''': Alex is [[PerspectiveFlip telling the story himself]], and he [[UnreliableNarrator isn't exactly being honest.]]

* '''Deconstructed''': Alex's reasons for becoming evil, although true, are not the reason he became evil - he was a JerkAss long before Betty was killed.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, Betty was Alex's MoralityChain and, with her dead, Alex has crossed the MoralEventHorizon.

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* '''Reconstructed''': However, Betty was Alex's MoralityChain and, with her dead, Alex has crossed the MoralEventHorizon from simply being a JerkAss to being a CompleteMonster.

** Alice saves Alex, a CardCarryingVillain, who from then one steadily acts more morally thanks to Alice's kindness. Eventually becoming one of the good guys.

* '''Parodied''': Alex, upon capturing TheHero, reveals [[ShaggyFrogStory a ridiculously non-nonsensical backstory]] [[TheUnreveal that doesn't really explain anything]] about Alex or [[FaceHeelTurn how he became evil]].

* '''Parodied''': Alex, upon capturing TheHero, reveals a ridiculous backstory [[TheUnreveal that doesn't really explain anything]] about Alex or [[FaceHeelTurn how he became evil]].