| 1 | ->''"Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, or economic strength of individuals and communities. It often involves the empowered developing confidence in their own capacities."'' |
| 2 | -->-- '''Website/{{Wikipedia}}''', [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empowerment on empowerment]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | There are many kinds of ways in which a character can be empowered. True ways and faux ways, ways that come from within and ways that come from the outside, ways that are mundane and ways that are supernatural. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Not to be confused with SuperEmpowering, which refers to increasing ''tangible/physical'' strength. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | [[index]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | !!Empowerment, True (unless {{subverted|Trope}}) |
| 11 | * BreakingTheGlassCeiling |
| 12 | * CinderellaPlot |
| 13 | * EthicalSlut |
| 14 | * FromNobodyToNightmare (Empowerment is not necessarily a good thing) |
| 15 | * FromZeroToHero |
| 16 | * HelpingWouldBeKillstealing |
| 17 | * PrideParade |
| 18 | * SafeSaneAndConsensual |
| 19 | * TheSuffragette |
| 20 | * SupernaturalAid |
| 21 | * TookALevelInBadass |
| 22 | |
| 23 | !!Empowerment, Faux (unless [[ZigZaggingTrope played with]]) |
| 24 | * ConfidenceBuildingScheme |
| 25 | * CultureJustifiesAnything |
| 26 | * MagicFeather |
| 27 | * MistakenForSuperpowered |
| 28 | * ThePresentsWereNeverFromSanta |
| 29 | * QuestionableConsent |
| 30 | |
| 31 | !!Empowerment, True or Faux |
| 32 | * EasyEvangelism |
| 33 | * EpiphanyTherapy |
| 34 | * FreedomFromChoice |
| 35 | * WoundedGazelleWarcry |
| 36 | |
| 37 | !!Often providers of true empowerment |
| 38 | * TheArmorer: Provides necessary and/or high-tech gear for the hero. |
| 39 | * TheChooserOfTheOne |
| 40 | * TheEngineer: As noted in its description, this character is rarely the protagonist, but is often essential in giving the leads the technical means to reach their goals. |
| 41 | * EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity |
| 42 | * FairyGodmother |
| 43 | * MentorArchetype |
| 44 | * SantaClaus |
| 45 | |
| 46 | !! Often distributors of faux empowerment |
| 47 | * ConMan |
| 48 | * FalseProphet |
| 49 | * PathOfInspiration |
| 50 | * PhonyPsychic |
| 51 | * ScamReligion |
| 52 | * StrawFeminist |
| 53 | |
| 54 | !! Often receives (or builds) true empowerment |
| 55 | * TheChosenOne |
| 56 | * TheOneWhoMadeItOut |
| 57 | * RagsToRiches |
| 58 | * RecruitedFromTheGutter |
| 59 | * MagicalGirl |
| 60 | |
| 61 | !! Often receives (or delude themselves into) faux empowerment |
| 62 | * ArmouredClosetGay |
| 63 | * BoomerangBigot |
| 64 | * MoralGuardian |
| 65 | * EgocentricallyReligious |
| 66 | * StrawFeminist |
| 67 | * StrawLoser |
| 68 | * WindmillCrusader |
| 69 | |
| 70 | !!Tropes about ''averting'' empowerment |
| 71 | * DesperatelyNeedsOrders |
| 72 | * InternalizedCategorism |
| 73 | * NotUsedToFreedom |
| 74 | * OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow |
| 75 | * ParalyzingFearOfSexuality |
| 76 | * TallPoppySyndrome |
| 77 | |
| 78 | [[index]] |
| 79 | |
| 80 | !!Individual examples, not fitting any of the above tropes |
| 81 | * (none added yet) |
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