Line #28 PlayingWith/BastardBastard


1	'''Basic Trope''': The illegitimate child is evil with ambition, resentment and/or depravity.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob's parents aren't married, which makes him an evil jerk.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Bob's parents aren't married, so he [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds destroys the world]].
5	** Bob's parents weren't married up until he was two. He's still an evil jerk.
6	** Every evil character in the series is illegitimate while all the good characters have married parents.
7	** Bob is both illegitimate and a CompleteMonster.
8	* '''Downplayed''': Bob is illegitimate, but is mostly a nice guy; [[MrViceGuy he's just a bit jealous of his legitimate brother's status]].
9	* '''Justified''':
10	** Bob lives in a society that mistreats illegitimate children. [[FreudianExcuse This makes him bitter and angry]], and he takes out his pain on the world around him.
11	** Bob's father abandoned him, leaving him resentful and angry.
12	* '''Inverted''': [[HeroicBastard The hero is the illegitimate one]].
13	* '''Subverted''':
14	** Bob is a HeroicBastard, who seeks to overthrow the evil man who sired him.
15	** Bob is a [[{{Woobie}} poor bastard]] with every reason to hate the world, but he [[ExtremeDoormat just puts up with it]].
16	* '''Double Subverted''': ...but he [[FaceHeelTurn abandons the path of good]] for the [[WellDoneSonGuy sake of his father's approval]]!
17	* '''Parodied''':
18	** The BastardBastard is a HarmlessVillain.
19	** Bob is a law-abiding, exemplary member of society who helps little old ladies cross the street and volunteers at homeless shelters. The instant he learns his parents weren't married, he becomes a full-blown CardCarryingVillain.
20	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
21	* '''Averted''':
22	** Bob's parents are married.
23	** Or Bob lives in a society with no concept of bastardy.
24	* '''Enforced''':
25	** The work was written under the patronage of a medieval ruler who wanted to make it ''very clear'' that only those with legitimate RoyalBlood have either the right or the character to rule over others.
26	** "We want an AntagonisticOffspring of one of the good guys, and him being illegitimate would save on explanations."
27	* '''Lampshaded''': ???
28	* '''Invoked''': Maria has an affair with the king, hoping that his illegitimate son, Bob, will be his downfall.
29	* '''Exploited''': Bob's adoptive parent fosters his resentment toward his father the king.
30	* '''Defied''': ...But Bob refuses to be controlled by his past, and lives a normal life.
31	* '''Discussed''': Two characters wonder whether newborn bastard Bob will be a problem later on.
32	* '''Conversed''': Alice and Bob see a play about a BastardBastard, and critique it.
33	* '''Deconstructed''': The BastardBastard is a HeroWithBadPublicity.
34	* '''Reconstructed''': ...[[ThenLetMeBeEvil who ultimately turns to evil in frustration and despair]], because his will was weaker than his [[InTheBlood inherited character flaws]].
35	* '''Played For Drama''': Bob--and the rest of his BigScrewedUpFamily--feel the bonds of family warring with political ambition. These powerful, conflicting emotions tear them all apart.
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41	%%* '''Implied''': ???

Context PlayingWith / BastardBastard