Line #19 PlayingWith/HateSink


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character designed to be disliked for villainous actions and/or intolerable traits.
2	* '''Straight''': Lord Reptilian is a cruel and despicable EvilOverlord that is designed after the author Bob's former RealLife boss, that he hates and everyone hates him.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Lord Reptilian is a CompleteMonster that is also [[EvilIsPetty petty]], [[MilesGloriosus very arrogant]], and a extreme Sadist that caused immense pain and grief to [[TheHero Bob]] and his friends, becoming their ArchEnemy, prone to engaging in ColdBloodedTorture and EvilGloating when tormenting his victims, that number in the [[MoralEventHorizon Millions]], but is ultimately a DirtyCoward that cowers and begs for mercy when facing anyone of his stature, [[KilledOffForReal which the heroes do not give]], and when he dies, everyone, [[EvenEvilHasStandards including other villains]], [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing comemorate his death with a massive party]]
5	** AllLovingHero Bob [[EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes thinks]] [[TheIrredeemableException Lord Reptilian]] is BeyondRedemption.
6	* '''Downplayed''':
7	** Lord Reptilian is designed after the author Bob's former RealLife boss. Said RealLife boss is just a snobbish, annoying bigot, but nothing more.
8	** EvilIsPetty
9	** {{Jerkass}}
10	** Lord Reptilian is very cruel and despicable, however, he showcases some VillainousValour.
11	* '''Justified''': AuthorTract
12	* '''Inverted''':
13	** UnintentionallyUnsympathetic
14	** LovedByAll
15	** NiceGuy
16	** AllLovingHero
17	** TheWoobie
18	** Love Sink: Kayami is an entertaining and iconic [[FunPersonified Fun-loving Heroine]] that is designed after the author Bob's wife, that he loves and everyone loves her.
19	** CreatorsPet: Kayami is intended to be an entertaining and iconic [[FunPersonified Fun-loving Heroine]] that is designed after the author Bob's wife, but the fanbase despises her and the narrative favoritism she gets.
20	** TheScrappy: Lord Reptilian is universally hated by the fanbase even though he was never meant to be hated.
21	** [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Bob canned Lord Reptilian out of the show after he and his team expressed hatred for him]].
22	** Lord Reptilian is massively despise by Bob and his team but can't do anything about it since the audiance loves him.
23	** EnsembleDarkHorse
24	** [[LoveToHate Lord Reptilian's vile personality and actions are meant to make him endaring to the audience.]]
25	* '''Subverted''': Lord Reptilian was designed by Bob as being loathsome, but later evolved into a TragicVillain with several positive traits.
26	* '''Double Subverted''': CharacterRerailment kicks in, and Lord Reptilian returns back to his root characterization.
27	* '''Parodied''':
28	** Lance sticks a piece of gum on a cardboard cutout of the author's boss, with the words "Lord Reptilian" slapped on it.
29	** Lord Reptilian is an inanimate [[VisualPun kitchen sink]], which exists to be hated.
30	** Lord Reptilian is a textbook example of EvilIsPetty and commits [[MoralEventHorizon over-the-top horrendous actions]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice that are]] PlayedForLaughs, such as nuking fast food restaurants [[DisproportionateRetribution that get his order wrong]] or kicking kittens off of cliffs [[ForTheEvulz because he was bored]].
31	** Lord Reptilian sells merchandise [[CardCarryingVillain bragging about how he's made after the author's horrible ex-boss]] and everybody hates him, which no one wants to buy because they all hate him.
32	** Even AnimalsHateHim.
33	** ThisLoserIsYou
34	* '''Zig-Zagged''': There's a lot of plots that either make Lord Reptilian a likable villain or a complete bastard in a snap.
35	* '''Averted''': No character is made intentionally unlikable.
36	* '''Enforced''':
37	** Lord Reptilian is made irredeemably evil so that the audience will sympathize with Hiro and Lance's hatred towards him.
38	** All of Hiro and Lance's previous opponents were sympathetic or [[EvilIsCool cool]] and became subject to RootingForTheEmpire, so Lord Reptilian is written as irredeemable to ensure that people root against him.
39	* '''Lampshaded''':
40	--> '''Lance:''' "Lord Reptilian, are you literally ''written'' to be hated? Because [[StealthInsult mission accomplished]]."
41	* '''Invoked''': ???
42	* '''Exploited''': Lord Reptilian tells the heroes that he's made after "some really annoying and horrible authority" to incite them to make them reckless and/or distract them from his true machinations.
43	* '''Defied''': Lord Reptilian is written with the EvilIsCool trope in mind.
44	* '''Discussed''': Lord Reptilian is a villain in a ShowWithinAShow. After watching it, Hiro asks Lance: "Is this guy made after Bob's former RealLife boss? I heard she's so nasty that he describes her as the worst kind of people he's ever seen."
45	* '''Conversed''': ???
46	* '''Implied''':
47	** There is no direct word from Bob that states that Lord Reptilian is supposed to be hated, but his actions make it very clear that he's intentionally and explicitly made as unlikeable as possible.
48	** Lord Reptilian is [[OffscreenVillainy never shown on-screen]], but Hiro and/or Lance talk about him in a hateful tone.
49	* '''Deconstructed''':
50	** JerksAreWorseThanVillains
51	** LoveToHate
52	* '''Played For Laughs''': Lord Reptilian is made after Bob's class clown in his primary school time that he considers "annoying", and does nothing but play annoying pranks and occasionally nukes fast food restaurants that got his orders wrong. Nobody takes him seriously.
53	* '''Played For Drama''':
54	** Lord Reptilian is designed after an authority figure that you shouldn't trust, and for this reason, he is a horrific EvilOverlord that acts all affable on the outside, while commits all sorts of ColdBloodedTorture and kills anyone he doesn't like in private. When he also tortures and attempts to rape Lance's ex, the audience considers that the breaking point and wants to see him a goner.
55	** KnightOfCerebus
56	* '''Played For Horror''': Lord Reptilian is designed after Bob's abusive and violent ex-girlfriend, and is a CompleteMonster SerialKiller whose hatred from the audience comes from him constantly inflicting {{cruel and unusual death}}s on numerous innocent civilians.
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