1 | '''Basic Trope''': A [[TheSmartGuy smart character]] happens to be badass. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob is a {{short|erMeansSmarter}}, genius {{bookworm}} with [[NerdGlasses glasses]] who also happens to be a black belt in karate. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Bob has [[ImprobablyHighIQ an IQ over 200]] with [[MusclesAreMeaningless no muscle mass whatsoever]], but still manages to [[OneManArmy take on an army]]. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': |
5 | ** Bob wears glasses, majored in biology, and has a green belt in karate. |
6 | ** Bob [[NonActionGuy isn't very good at fighting]], but he's still great at using his [[GuileHero cunning]] and [[ScienceHero knowledge]] against enemies. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** All of the books Bob reads are about all different forms of combat. |
9 | ** Bob lives in a post-apocalyptic AfterTheEnd scenario, where you have to be both intelligent and physically capable to have any hope of surviving. |
10 | ** Bob is TheAce, so being both smart and strong is part of his job description. |
11 | * '''Inverted''': |
12 | ** [[GeniusBruiser Bob looks like a typical muscular strongman, but he turns out to have big brains as well.]] |
13 | ** Bob is weak and stupid. |
14 | * '''Subverted''': Bob is short, wears glasses, and has a black belt in karate. But as soon as he [[SimpletonVoice opens his mouth]], it turns out he's not actually very smart. |
15 | * '''Double Subverted''': Actually, he's a SouthernFriedGenius and your preconceived notions about Southerners just made you think he sounds dumb. |
16 | * '''Parodied''': |
17 | ** Bob is portrayed as the typical nerd stereotype (glasses, pocket protector, bad fashion sense, etc.) but he is somehow capable of beating down an entire army while chuckling like a dork. |
18 | ** [[BadassBookworm Badass]] LiteralBookworm. |
19 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is a nerd who gets bullied so he [[TookALevelInBadass Takes a Level in Badass]] and works out, learns some martial arts, and otherwise toughens up. He casually beats down his former bullies but his sudden turn as a badass goes to his head and he stops pursuing academic pursuits. When someone makes him look like a fool in a battle of wits, he realizes he has to get back to studying. |
20 | * '''Averted''': |
21 | ** Bob is just as weak as he looks, and has no physical prowess whatsoever. |
22 | ** Bob is stupid and incompetent. |
23 | * '''Enforced''': The writers wanted to defy stereotypes. |
24 | * '''Lampshaded''': "You may look really weak and into books, but you're pretty tough." |
25 | * '''Invoked''': Bob, bullied for his brilliant grades, decides to train in kick-boxing to defend himself. |
26 | * '''Exploited''': The chess club uses Bob's fighting skills to get back at a JerkJock. |
27 | * '''Defied''': Bob wears contact lenses and bulks up so he'll look more like a badass and less like a bookworm. |
28 | * '''Discussed''': Alice and her friends talk about Bob's mental and physical prowess, trying to figure out which is more impressive. |
29 | * '''Conversed''': "I love this character. He is smart and badass." |
30 | * '''Implied''': Bob is the top of the class and takes martial arts classes. |
31 | * '''Deconstructed''': Bob is really smart but his constant fighting gives him a poor reputation amongst other intellectuals. |
32 | * '''Reconstructed''': That is, until he performs a study and writes a long essay about his findings, detailing the benefits of being both badass and intelligent. He gets his respect. |
33 | * '''Played For Laughs''': Bob beats up the BigBad while schooling him on the finer points of quantum mechanics. |
34 | * '''Played For Drama''': Bob is an intellectual who would rather be left alone but he is thrust into violent situations which call for more "savage responses". |
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