Line #8 PlayingWith/DespairEventHorizon


1	'''Basic Trope''': A tragic event that leads a character to lose hope.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob kills Alan, which causes his sister Claire to lose all hope.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Claire loses hope to such a degree that she [[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]].
5	** Claire loses hope to such a degree that she becomes a StrawNihilist.
6	** All of Claire's friends and family die, on the same day she loses her house and her ability to walk. She becomes morbidly depressed.
7	* '''Downplayed''':
8	** CynicismCatalyst
9	** HeroicBSOD
10	** TookALevelInCynic
11	** BreakTheCutie
12	** Claire becomes a KnightInSourArmor.
13	* '''Justified''':
14	** Fate has dealt Claire a losing hand. It's natural to feel that things will never get better.
15	** Claire found out that the cause (religious, political or otherwise) that she dedicated her entire life to was built on lies.
16	** Claire was already having a hard time. Alan's death was just the last straw that broke the camel's back.
17	* '''Inverted''':
18	** The death of Alan motivates Claire to live life to the fullest.
19	** While Claire lost hope ages ago, once the villain is defeated, she manages to recover some of it.
20	** Alice gives birth to Bob, which causes Claire to lose all hope.
21	** Claire was already contemplating suicide, but then Alice gives birth to Bob, and Claire gets better.
22	* '''Subverted''':
23	** DarkestHour - Claire starts to lose all hope after Bob kills Alan, but gets better.
24	** Claire gets on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and murders Bob for avenging her brother.
25	* '''Double Subverted''':
26	** ...except [[StepfordSmiler it was all an act]], and she really has crossed the DespairEventHorizon.
27	** After murdering Bob as a cold-blooded revenge, [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty Claire has become a shell of her former self]].
28	* '''Parodied''':
29	** Bob steals Alan's pencil, which causes Claire to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
30	** Claire spills her milk, which causes her to lose all hope.
31	* '''Zig Zagged''': MoodWhiplash.
32	* '''Averted''': Nothing traumatic happens to Claire.
33	* '''Enforced''':
34	** CreatorBreakdown.
35	** RuleOfDrama.
36	** TrueArtIsAngsty.
37	* '''Lampshaded''': "I'll never feel happiness again."
38	* '''Invoked''': Bob deliberately kills someone close to Claire to break her.
39	* '''Exploited''': ... and attacks her once her guard is down.
40	* '''Defied''': Claire refuses to give up hope, knowing that things will get better through time.
41	* '''Discussed''': "Ever since Alan got killed, his sister Claire's not done anything but sit there, and she barely eats!"
42	* '''Conversed''': "We need to show the heroine at her lowest so we can develop her character and have her recover as a stronger person."
43	* '''Implied''':
44	** Claire is shown to go through a traumatic experience, and even after a six-month TimeSkip she's still not feeling any better.
45	** Claire goes through a traumatic event, and despite not seeming like she's not healing, her browsing history shows she's suffering from suicidal thoughts.
46	* '''Deconstructed''': Because Claire has lost all hope, this eventually leads her to adopt an extremely cynical mindset which would then cause her to go beyond the MoralEventHorizon alienating those who cared for her.
47	* '''Reconstructed''': Sometimes, DespairEventHorizon is exactly what someone needs to break free from a YankTheDogsChain-style EpiphanicPrison, and to move on.
48	* '''Played For Laughs''': She just lives the rest of her life in fetal position.
49	* '''Played For Drama''': Claire completely gives up on life and abandons all hope as a result of a long TraumaCongaLine, and from there, she will either [[DrivenToSuicide commit suicide]], [[GoMadFromTheIsolation alienate herself and go insane]], or crosses the MoralEventHorizon and commits RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
50	* '''Played For Horror''': Alan served as Claire's MoralityChain, constantly stepping in to keep her worst impulses in check and prevent her from doing something rash. Bob ends up realizing too late that Alan was the one thing keeping Claire from butchering people, and in her despair-fueled rage, she [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown brutally maims Bob, almost killing him]] (or even actually doing him in and PummelingTheCorpse right after), all while she alternates between CryLaughing and a DeathWail. All her teammates can do is watch, horrified at what's transpiring and unsure if they should intervene.
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