1 | ->'''Sue:''' All the popular kids are in the penthouse, all the nerds playing wizards and trolls in the forest - bottom floor.\ |
2 | '''Will:''' Where do the glee kids lie?\ |
3 | '''Sue:''' Sub-basement. |
4 | -->-- ''Series/{{Glee}}'' |
5 | |
6 | What the BrainChain is to [[IntelligenceTropes intellect]], this trope is to HighSchool popularity. Where you are on this list determines how smoothly your high school existence goes, who sits with you at lunch, and what your [[CharactersAsDevice role]] in the story is. Compare CliqueTour when this is pointed out. In relative descending order of popularity: |
7 | ---- |
8 | [[index]] |
9 | |
10 | !!Most Popular: |
11 | * BlackHoleSue |
12 | * AlphaBitch |
13 | ** LovableAlphaBitch |
14 | ** AcademicAlphaBitch |
15 | * TheAce |
16 | * BigManOnCampus |
17 | * BigJerkOnCampus |
18 | * SchoolIdol |
19 | * JerkJock (may overlap with DumbJock or BarbaricBully) |
20 | * TheBeautifulElite |
21 | * BetaBitch |
22 | ** InnocentBetaBitch |
23 | * CarloadOfCoolKids (these are the people ''in'' the car) |
24 | * ClassPrincess |
25 | * ClassRepresentative |
26 | * CruelCheerleader |
27 | * CuteSportsClubManager |
28 | * DumbJock |
29 | * ExtracurricularEnthusiast |
30 | * GirlPosse |
31 | * The HighSchoolHustler is an odd one, often very popular, but sometimes a: |
32 | ** TheSnarkKnight |
33 | ** ScholarshipStudent |
34 | * TheQuarterback |
35 | * TheSocialExpert |
36 | * SpoiledSweet |
37 | * StudentCouncilPresident |
38 | ** The rest of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil (in Japanese works. In Western works they are often ''much'' lower down the chain.) |
39 | * Sympathetic Athletes |
40 | ** AcademicAthlete |
41 | ** LovableJock |
42 | ** PomPomGirl |
43 | * [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority Teenage Rebels]] |
44 | ** {{Delinquents}} |
45 | ** NaughtyIsGood |
46 | ** RebelliousSpirit |
47 | * TokenRichStudent |
48 | |
49 | !!Middle Ground: |
50 | * [[RecurringExtra Recurring Background Teens]] |
51 | * OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent (though other times this character can be an UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter) |
52 | * {{The Generic Guy}}/{{The Everyman}} |
53 | * WastedBeauty (they ''could'' have been at the top if not for that one flaw/quirk) |
54 | |
55 | !!Least Popular: |
56 | * BarbaricBully (who isn't a JerkJock) |
57 | * GradeSkipper (may be a target for bullies due to being younger than his or her classmates) |
58 | * CarloadOfCoolKids (the losers standing on the side of the road who are being spoken to) |
59 | * UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter |
60 | * FallenPrincess |
61 | * BullyMagnet |
62 | * EmoTeen |
63 | ** {{Goth}} (often though not always conflated with the above) |
64 | * MisfitLabRat |
65 | * FatBestFriend |
66 | * {{Geek}} |
67 | ** {{Otaku}} |
68 | ** SicklyNeuroticGeek |
69 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer |
70 | * {{Loners|AreFreaks}} in general (except when they are TroubledButCute) |
71 | * NoSocialSkills |
72 | * {{Shrinking Violet}}s who are BeautifulAllAlong |
73 | * StereotypicalNerd |
74 | * TeachersPet |
75 | * LoserTeamMascot |
76 | * TheStoolPigeon (especially if they rat out on their so-called "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]") |
77 | |
78 | !![[TakeAThirdOption Outside the System]]: |
79 | * ChildProdigy / TeenGenius (depends on whether they're an InnocentProdigy or [[ActingYourIntellectualAge Acting Their Intellectual Age]]) |
80 | * DramaClub (Depending on the type of school, may either be at the top or bottom of the chain.) |
81 | * ForeignExchangeStudent (usually winds up higher on the popularity food chain) |
82 | * NewTransferStudent (can wind up anywhere in terms of popularity depending on the situation) |
83 | * PopularityCycle (the point is the cycle, so people tend to switch between being loved and ostracized) |
84 | * {{Class Clown}}/{{The Prankster}} (varies heavily depending on whether they're beloved or just annoying) |
85 | |
86 | [[/index]] |
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