History PlayingWith / ThePowerOfLove

'''Basic Trope''': Love is the Strongest Force in the Universe.

** The villain [[BreakingSpeech tells the hero that his love interest betrayed him]], but the hero doesn't believe him, and doesn't fall for the villain's trap.

** "The Power of Love" is simple extreme devotion towards a goal or person. Other emotions, such as hatred, would grant the same magnitude of power.

** 2. An AntiHero dismisses the Power of Love and proceeds to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slay the wicked demigod]] with the some other Power, be it [[PowerOfTrust Trust]], [[ThePowerOfHate Hate]], [[ThePowerOfRock Rock]], [[{{Determinator}} Will]], or just sheer [[ShapedLikeItself POWER]].

** 1.1. The hero makes a stirring speech about how his love will prevail, before he is [[TalkToTheFist punched out by the villain]] and left for dead on the floor. The next day, as his love interest is led to her execution, the hero's reincarnation [[BigDamnHeroes charges in, skewers the villain in mid-gloat]], and rides with his love off into the sunset.

** 2.1. However, fighting a demigod is extremely dangerous. While he survives, [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu he was so injured]] in the battle that he can't do anything but wait for the release of death... but is ultimately saved by the WhiteMagicianGirl who worked with him and pined after him in slience. Her AnguishedDeclarationOfLove boosted her HealingHands enough to save him.

** 3. The hero's love interest is apalled that the villain would say such things in front of a ProperLady (and his callous treatment of her boyfriend), and bitchslaps him into next week.

** 3. The hero's love interest is apalled that the villain would say such things in front of a ProperLady (and his callous treatment of her boyfriend), and [[ArmorPiercingSlap bitchslaps him into next week]].

** 2. Aromantic characters are incapable of tapping into the power (for obvious reasons) and find themselves inferior to those who can have love in their hearts.

** 2. UsefulNotes/{{Asexual|ity}} characters are capable of feeling deep affection and kindness for others such as [[ThickerThanWater family]], [[TrueCompanions friends]] or even [[AllLovingHero everybody in the world]]. Love is NOT only about romance, after all!

** 4. [[FantasticScience There is a field devoted to studying the power of love]] and it determines that TheFourLoves are more potent than [[{{Narcissist}} Narcissism]] (because it's little more than an inflated ego) or love for food (because it's shallow and based on wordplay).
** 5. Love is just as destructive a power in the hands of evil as it is in the hands of good, thus leading careless villainous couples to literally become their own downfall.
** 6. Through the [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl gentle guidance and support]] of the person they have fallen in love with, a character learns to take the hate from their past and the love from their present and combine them into a YinYangBomb.

** 6. A character that has been relying on the PowerOfHate falls in love and ends up [[MasterOfNone unable to use either.]]

** 2. {{Asexual|ity}} (technically aromantic) characters are incapable of tapping into the power (for obvious reasons) and find themselves inferior to those who can have love in their hearts.

** 2. {{Asexual|ity}} characters are capable of feeling deep affection and kindness for others such as [[ThickerThanWater family]], [[TrueCompanions friends]] or even [[AllLovingHero everybody in the world]]. Love is NOT only about romance, after all!

** The AntiHero is very aware of the [[LoveHurts dark side of love]], thus he avoids it as much as possible.

** 3. The PowerOfLove [[LoveHurts has a dark side of its own]]. These naturally have consequences like:

** 3. The PowerOfLove [[LoveHurts has a dark side of its own]]. A break-up or an unrequited crush can turn it into a self-destructive force, and make the affected character depressed and/or [[DrivenToSuicide suicidal]]. Then there's the StalkerWithACrush empowered by "love".

** [[WhatIsTHisThingYouCallLove The villain holds no love in his heart; it's something horrifying to him]]. The hero and heroine do. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood The villain becomes too enraged and confused to fight them properly]], and [[GoodHurtsEvil their affections cause him physical injury]].

** We can't just let the hero fail here, but he and his love interest have no weapon or tactic that can get them through this. Let's have their love let them make it through.

** The AntiHero is very aware of the [[LoveHurts dark side of love]], thus avoids it as much as possible.

** The Power of Love" is simple extreme devotion towards a goal or person. Other emotions, such as hatred, would grant the same magnitude of power.

** The power of love is known to work, but the hero never feels it enough to have the chance to use it... [[SociopathicHero except when he's carving peoples' innards out]].

** 2.1. However, [[CaptainObvious fighting a demigod is extremely dangerous]]. While he survives, [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu he was so injured]] in the battle that he can't do anything but wait for the release of death... but is ultimately saved by the WhiteMagicianGirl who worked with him and pined after him in slience. Her AnguishedDeclarationOfLove boosted her HealingHands enough to save him.

** 1. The hero makes a stirring speech about how his love will prevail, before he is [[TalkToTheFist punched out by the villain]] and left for dead on the floor. The next day, as his love interest is led to her execution, the hero's reincarnation [[BigDamnHeroes charges in, skewers the villain in mid-gloat]], and rides with his love off into the sunset.