1 | '''Basic Trope''': Stubble is badass. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob is the badass hero in a grizzly action movie and has stubble. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Every badass character has stubble, and anyone who is not badass is clean-shaven. |
5 | ** Alternatively, the [[ManlyFacialHair macho beard]]. |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob is a badass with a slight five-o'-clock shadow -- visible, but not grown out enough to feel stubbly to the touch. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** Bob has no time to shave cause of his badass lifestyle, but doesn't want to let his stubble grow out so he trims it. |
9 | ** Bob just likes the way stubble looks. |
10 | ** Bob is unable to grow a beard |
11 | ** Bob's facial hair is a side effect of superpowers. |
12 | * '''Inverted''': |
13 | ** The least badass character is the only one with stubble. |
14 | ** The ActionHero (the most badass and the main character) is the only one with a clean-shaven face, all other men have stubble. |
15 | * '''Subverted''': Bob has stubble, but he turns out to be a wimp. |
16 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...Until Bob pulls a LetsGetDangerous and reveals that he was just ObfuscatingStupidity. |
17 | * '''Parodied''': |
18 | ** Every character who is remotely badass has stubble, even the girls. |
19 | ** It is physically impossible for Bob to shave his stubble, or for his stubble to grow any longer. Or it grows back the instant he shaves it off. |
20 | ** Bob can (and does) use his face as sandpaper. |
21 | ** Generally wimpy characters automatically become badass after not shaving for a few days. |
22 | * '''Zig Zagged''': |
23 | ** Characters with stubble seem to be either end of the extreme. Either they are a wimp and loser or they are a stone cold badass. And the few who fall into CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass and appear to be losers but are actually very powerful. |
24 | ** Bob the badass starts with facial hair that realistically goes back and forth between stubble and a beard as he grows it out and shaves it. |
25 | * '''Averted''': |
26 | ** Stubble is purely a fashion statement and has nothing to do with badassitutde. |
27 | ** The cast is entirely female, or only the female characters are badass. |
28 | ** No one has a stubble. Or if someone has it, it's temporary and only because he didn't have time to shave. |
29 | * '''Enforced''': The audience needs to know right away which character is a gritty badass, and stubble = gritty. |
30 | * '''Lampshaded''': |
31 | ** "A true badass never shaves! Razors are for the weak!" |
32 | ** "He's so manly, you could sand wood with his face!" |
33 | * '''Invoked''': "Bob, you'd look a lot tougher if you grew some stubble." |
34 | * '''Exploited''': Bob has lost confidence in his abilities for whatever reason. So he lets himself grow a bit of PermaStubble, which makes him look badass enough to restore his self-confidence. |
35 | * '''Defied''': Bob is a total badass, but doesn't like the feel of stubble so he continues shaving. |
36 | * '''Discussed''': "That guy must be badass. He looks like he hasn't shaved in a week." |
37 | * '''Conversed''': "That character must be badass. He looks like he hasn't shaved in a week." |
38 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
39 | ** Everyone who grows stubble is immediately badass and society is thrown into turmoil. For instance, teen males who grow stubble earlier end up dominating their schools, be they {{nice guy}}s or {{jerk|ass}}s. |
40 | ** Bob's stubble is the first step towards a full-blown BeardOfSorrow. |
41 | ** Bob focusing on maintaining his perpetual stubble is shown as a sign that he's more vain than actually badass. |
42 | |
43 | ---- |
44 | Back to PermaStubble, Mr. Sandpaper. |
45 | ---- |
46 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
47 | %% |
48 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
49 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
50 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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