1 | '''Basic Trope''': The hero gets called out for acting like a bad guy. |
2 | * '''Straight''': TheHero attempts to [[ShootTheDog Shoot A Dog]] and his teammates object. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': [[MoralEventHorizon The action was so heinous]], [[EvenEvilHasStandards that even the Big Bad calls him out]]. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': |
5 | ** TheHero [[FelonyMisdemeanor steals a cookie from the cookie jar]] and gets scolded over it. |
6 | ** The teammates don't straight-up yell at the hero for his actions or even act cold with him, but they were a little disappointed in him nonetheless. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** If TheHero hadn't been called out, he would have kept sliding down the slippery slope. |
9 | ** Up until now, TheHero has been a paragon of justice and humanity, so this act is surprising to his teammates, who can't help but wonder. |
10 | ** The Hero in question is a merciless AntiHero and/or a SociopathicHero, who has no qualms about [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing villains]] and [[RevengeByProxy exacting revenge on their relatives]], and both his teammates [[EvenEvilHasStandards and the villains]] are disgusted by his heinous acts. |
11 | ** The Hero's teammates have every right to point out that what he did was not something a hero should do. |
12 | * '''Inverted''': |
13 | ** YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame. TheHero does something awful, but rather than be called out for it, someone ([[BigBad the villain]] or TheRival) says "Way to go!" which causes the Hero to regret his actions. |
14 | ** The villain ([[VillainProtagonist protagonist]]) or TokenEvilTeammate [[PetTheDog Pets The Dog]], which comes so out of left field that no one can help but point it out. In other words, What the Hell, Villain? |
15 | ** The TokenEvilTeammate scolds the hero for doing good deeds. |
16 | ** The villain scolds the TokenGoodTeammate or AntiVillain for doing something good. |
17 | ** YouMonster |
18 | * '''Subverted''': |
19 | ** The hero has a perfectly good justification for [[ShootTheDog what he did]], and the one calling him out retracts his complaint. |
20 | ** ArsonMurderAndLifesaving. |
21 | ** The one doing the calling out is revealed to be TheMole, causing the hero to dismiss the callout as psychological warfare. |
22 | ** SuperDickery |
23 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
24 | ** The hero has a justification for [[DirtyBusiness what he did]]... but after hearing it, the one calling him out ''still'' says he shouldn't have done it. |
25 | ** VillainHasAPoint, forcing the hero to still take the callout seriously regardless of its source. |
26 | * '''Parodied''': The hero [[PokeThePoodle Pokes The Poodle]], and [[DisproportionateRetribution everyone forms an angry mob over it.]] |
27 | * '''Zig Zagged''': |
28 | ** The objector tends to overreact to the smallest thing; however, when the hero commits a ''truly'' horrible act, he's the only one to call him out. The hero justifies his actions with IDidWhatIHadToDo, which the objector agrees with... until pointing out [[TakeAThirdOption there was another way]]. Said option ''was'' workable, but involved massive risk and could have resulted in HeroicSacrifice; it's left unanswered whether the hero's solution was more pragmatic or not. |
29 | ** The objector calls out the hero arbitrarily, so it's impossible to tell whether it's out of moral objection or something else. |
30 | * '''Averted''': |
31 | ** TheHero does his immoral act and [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality no one complains]]. |
32 | ** TheHero commits no reprehensible acts. |
33 | * '''Enforced''': "We must create tension. Quick, call him out for doing something bad!" |
34 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Aw, man! This is gonna be one of those talks where you guys yell at me for needless property damage again, isn't it?" |
35 | * '''Invoked''': TheHero specifically selects a [[TheLancer Lancer]] who will [[HonestAdvisor call him out]] so as to prevent himself from falling freely to evil. |
36 | * '''Exploited''': The BigBad plans for TheMole to call out TheHero over something at just the right moment to cast doubts and weaken his HeroicSpirit so that the BigBad can take advantage. |
37 | * '''Defied''': |
38 | ** The DesignatedHero surrounds himself with yes-men who will not complain about his actions. |
39 | ** TheHero, before undertaking any DirtyBusiness, talks with his team about it ''before'' going through with it. |
40 | ** ShutUpKirk |
41 | ** "How dare [[{{Hypocrite}} you]] stand there and think that you're in any position to judge me! After all, [[NotSoDifferentRemark haven't you done as many questionable things as I have]]? |
42 | * '''Discussed''': "Ugh, TheHero might be "good and all", but you ''know'' he's going to slip up and we are ''not'' going to let him get away with it then." |
43 | * '''Conversed''': "Finally! Someone called out the hero for being a douche." |
44 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': Sick of his teammates [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished scolding him for]] [[ShootTheDog shooting the dog]] even if he had [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]] behind it, TheHero [[RageBreakingPoint snaps]] and decides that if his teammates are going to treat him as evil, [[ThenLetMeBeEvil then let him be evil]]. |
45 | %%* '''Reconstructed''':??? |
46 | * '''Played For Laughs''': TheHero was caught jaywalking in the street, and everyone, [[EvenEvilHasStandards and even the]] BigBad chastised him for it. |
47 | * '''Played For Drama''': |
48 | ** TheHero got into a HeroicBSOD, and got [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone lead to a big]] GuiltComplex since [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he did something he was up against.]] Eventually leading TheHero to a DespairEventHorizon. |
49 | ** Because TheHero keeps getting called out for what he does, he becomes convinced that he is a HeroWithAnFInGood. This leads him to give up being a hero and either retire or [[ThenLetMeBeEvil do a]] FaceHeelTurn. |
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51 | What's the big idea, leaving a link back to WhatTheHellHero? |
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53 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
54 | %% |
55 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
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