1 | '''Basic Trope''': A badass character cries, [[MenDontCry and no one complains]]. |
2 | * '''Straight''': HotBlooded HumongousMecha pilot Bob cries when his sister Alice dies. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Bob sheds ManlyTears at ''every single emotional moment'' in the story. |
5 | ** Bob is literally crying over spilled milk, and [[ChewingTheScenery his reaction is so over-the-top]], that if it was taken out of context, you'd swear that he was reacting to his family getting murdered in front of him. [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom Everyone notices, and no one cares.]] |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob sheds a SingleTear through the story. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** Something ''really'' bad has just happened, is happening, or is about to happen. And, yes, men have feelings too. |
9 | ** Alternatively, something ''really'' [[TearsOfJoy joyous or heartwarming]] has just happened, and men have feeling about those too. |
10 | ** Bob is ''so'' big and badass that nobody would be stupid enough to [[BullyingADragon mock him for crying]]. |
11 | * '''Inverted''': |
12 | ** MenDontCry |
13 | ** InelegantBlubbering |
14 | * '''Subverted''': |
15 | ** Bob's eyes are watering from seasonal allergies. |
16 | ** Someone laughed at Bob crying. |
17 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
18 | ** [[SandInMyEyes ...at least, that's what he says.]] |
19 | ** Only to get [[DudeNotFunny called out harshly]] by his peers. |
20 | * '''Parodied''': Someone asks "What's wrong?" and it's shown that Bob is chopping onions. |
21 | * '''Zig Zagged''': [[BerserkerTears He cries while performing an incredibly badass feat]]. |
22 | * '''Averted''': Bob doesn't cry. |
23 | * '''Enforced''': It's done to convey [[GutPunch the full-impact of the tragic event]], as the otherwise [[TheStoic collected and level-headed]] Bob reacts to it with a display of genuine emotion. |
24 | * '''Lampshaded''': [[WhatTheHellHero "Look what you did! Even Bob's crying!"]] |
25 | * '''Invoked''': Alice, the love of Bob's life, [[ADeathInTheLimelight dies suddenly]], just when Bob was going to ask her to marry him. |
26 | * '''Exploited''': The BigBad uses the PostRapeTaunt ploy to make [[TheHero Bob]] too upset and emotional to fight him properly. |
27 | * '''Defied''': [[MenDontCry Bob doesn't want to be seen as a wuss, so he holds back his tears and feelings, no matter what.]] |
28 | * '''Discussed''': "Oh no, Bob's sister has been gone. [[SarcasmMode I hope he won't cry]]." |
29 | * '''Conversed''': "Why did Bob just cry? I thought he was manly." "You don't want to know." |
30 | * '''Implied''': When Bob's sister dies, the screen suddenly fades to black, without any InelegantBlubbering. |
31 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
32 | ** Alice sees Bob crying and [[MenDontCry thinks him less of a man because of it]]. |
33 | ** Bob crying creates a stereotype that all Badasses cry, [[InsaneTrollLogic and ones who don't are not Badass]]. |
34 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
35 | ** ... but Carol likes him more because he can express his emotions. |
36 | ** Bob gives Alice TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for mocking his tears, making it clear that he's still a badass and she's a jerk. |
37 | * '''Played For Laughs''': Alice knew Bob before he TookALevelInBadass. When he cries, she says, "It's good to have the old you back, Bob." |
38 | * '''Played For Drama''': Alice and Carol think that Bob was [[BadassBoast faking his manliness]] all this time. As a result, the PowerTrio splits and TheBadGuyWins. |
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