Line #8 PlayingWith/FutureMeScaresMe


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character's [[MyFutureSelfAndMe future self]] irritates and/or freaks them out.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob, the PluckyComicRelief, is disturbed by his FutureBadass self.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob, an AllLovingHero, is utterly repulsed by his [[HeWhoFightsMonsters future]] [[KnightTemplar self's]] [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans tendencies.]]
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob doesn't like his future self's habit of smoking.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Bob is a pacifist, so seeing himself give this trait up so haphazardly freaks him out.
7	** Alternatively, [[KnightOfCerebus Bob's now-evil self from the future]] is an [[PortentOfDoom omen]] for a much [[CerebusSyndrome darker turn of events]].
8	* '''Inverted''':
9	** Bob admires his FutureLoser self for some obscure quality.
10	** Or "Past Me Scares Me", said by future Bob.
11	** IHatePastMe
12	** Bob is disturbed to find out that he doesn't meet his future self unlike the others and takes it as a sign he will die young.
13	* '''Subverted''':
14	** Bob is disturbed by his FutureBadass self... but another Bob from later on shows up, and it turns out he's back to being [[PluckyComicRelief comic relief.]]
15	** Bob is disturbed by his future self at first, but then he starts to get to know his future self a little bit better and he actually kind of likes the new him.
16	** Or Bob is freaked out about being a FutureBadass, but then he realizes the more awesome aspects of it and calms down.
17	* '''Double Subverted''':
18	** And then ''another'' Bob from even later shows up; he's back to being a FutureBadass.
19	** And it turns out, the new him was just lying to Bob to make him seem more trustworthy/likable. Past Bob find this out and doesn't like him anymore.
20	* '''Parodied''': Bob, a horrible villain, is utterly repulsed by the slight pitch change in his [[MessianicArchetype Messiah-like]] future self's voice.
21	* '''Zig Zagged''': Future versions of several characters are shown: the GranolaGirl became a WellIntentionedExtremist, the JerkJock became a FutureLoser, and the CloudCuckoolander didn't really change at all; each with different reactions that accompanies said changes.
22	* '''Averted''':
23	** Future Bob is more or less the same.
24	** He doesn't show any disturbance whatsoever and listens to his future self's warning.
25	* '''Enforced''': "We need some drama in this time-travel scene!"
26	* '''Lampshaded''': "I know you're scared of me, Past Bob..."
27	* '''Invoked''': Bob openly looks for qualities he hates [[CrazyPrepared in case he ever meets his future self]].
28	* '''Exploited''': [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] sets up circumstances to make Present Bob infuriated at Future Bob.
29	* '''Defied''':
30	** "Screw it, my future self is actually pretty cool!"
31	** Bob is a little weirded out by his FutureBadass self, but he tries to look on the bright side of things.
32	* '''Discussed''': "A time machine? Oh no. What if I turn out to be ''[[EvilMeScaresMe evil]]?!''"
33	* '''Conversed''': "You'd think Bob would be ''excited'' about how cool his future self is."
34	* '''Played For Drama''': Future-Bob makes Present-Bob worry about what he may turn into, and start trying to better himself, only to find himself turning into Future-Bob even quicker. Meanwhile, Future-Bob finds himself pining to be Present-Bob again, when times were simpler and he could afford to joke around. This leads to friction between the two characters, which culminates in one or both of them losing the trust or friendship of the other.
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36	You can go back to my [[FutureMeScaresMe main version if you want]], but he's kinda scary.
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38	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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40	%%* '''Implied''': ???
41	%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
42	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
43	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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