Line #9 PlayingWith/HeroicVow


1	'''Basic Trope''': A commitment or standard that a character will not cross for whatever reason, usually made known to other characters.
2	* '''Straight''': "[[TheHero I, Bob of Troperia,]] [[ThouShaltNotKill shall not murder]]; [[NeverHurtAnInnocent neither shall I harm innocents]], [[WouldntHurtAChild nor those of tender age]]. This I swear upon [[ThePowersThatBe the holy names of the highest of gods]]."
3	* '''Exaggerated''': "I, Bob of Troperia, [[CelibateHero shall not pursue pleasure of flesh]], [[DoesNotLikeGuns shall not employ dishonorable weapons]], shall not harm innocents, shall not murder, shall not hurt those of fairer sex, nor children, nor the elderly, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial neither shall I pursue pleasure of flesh]], nor shall I desecrate the abode of the gods, nor shall I sleep upon the Northwind, [[RunningGag nor shall I pursue the pleasure of flesh]]. This I swear upon the holy names of the highest of gods: [[Myth/NorseMythology Wotan the Wise]], [[Myth/GreekMythology Hermes the Thrice-Magnificent]], [[AncientEgypt Seth the Terrible]], and [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Amaterasu the Bright]]. [[TemptingFate Should I violate this oath]], may unspeakable {{doom\|yDoomsOfDoom}} befall me."
4	* '''Downplayed''': "I, Bob of Troperia, shall not murder unless there is no other option, neither shall I harm the fairer sex [[ActionGirl unless they are capable to hold their own]], nor hurt those of tender age unless they may be a [[EnfantTerrible serious threat to society]]. This I swear upon the holy names of the highest gods."
5	* '''Justified''': The road of TheHero is long, straight and narrow, those incapable of adhering to high standard will succumb to depravity in no time.
6	* '''Inverted''': Bob is an AntiHero with little to no moral standard, he ''will'' do terrible things as long as those worse than him are ruined. And he boasts about those things to anyone who has the stomach to listen.
7	* '''Subverted''': Bob violates one (or more) of his vows.
8	* '''Double Subverted''': Or so it seems; Bob abuses every single loophole of his vows.
9	* '''Parodied''': JerkassGods make Bob a CosmicPlaything thanks to his oaths.
10	* '''Zig Zagged''': The whole team made a heroic vow, but [[TokenEvilTeammate Shifty Stu]] had his fingers crossed...
11	* '''Averted''': [[EmptyPromise Words are cheap]] in the CrapsackWorld of the ''Heroes of Troperia'', no one bothers making a vow.
12	* '''Enforced''': This trope is almost always used because the author want to deliver AnAesop; ''what'' the aesop exactly is depends on the author.
13	* '''Lampshaded''': "That's one [[SophisticatedAsHell damn awesome]] oath Bob, I hope you live up to it."
14	* '''Invoked''': Legends say that the [[BigGood Goddess Sophia]] aids those who swear oaths of morality, so that's what Bob does before embarking on his epic journey.
15	* '''Exploited''': [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] manipulates things in such a way that Bob can't avoid violating his vows, thus losing Sophia's support.
16	* '''Defied''': Bob avoids making vows, believing that the inflexibility will only create obstacles in his quests.
17	* '''Discussed''': ???
18	* '''Conversed''': ???
19	* '''Deconstructed''': After one too many ShootTheDog moments, Bob loses the spirit of his vow and only adheres to its letters. Bob become a KnightTemplar.
20	* '''Reconstructed''': Exactly adhering to the letters prevents him from losing moral high ground, and by remaining on it he slowly re-learns the spirit behind his vow.
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26	%%* '''Implied''': ???
27	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
28	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / HeroicVow