Line #23 PlayingWith/IAmSpartacus


1	'''Basic Trope''': When the BigBad comes looking for the hero, others defiantly claim to be him.
2	* '''Straight''': [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Lord Darkspike]] and his soldiers come for The Masked Hero. The Hero's allies all stand up and claim to be him/her.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Everyone in earshot claims to be the Hero, [[MookFaceTurn even some of the soldiers]].
5	** There is no single person who is The Masked Hero. Anyone who claims to be to be him is telling the truth.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Only the real Hero and [[TheLancer the Hero's best friend]] claim to be The Masked Hero.
7	* '''Justified''': Lord Darkspike is [[invoked]]LawfulEvil; if he can't identify The Masked Hero, he won't punish innocent parties.
8	* '''Inverted''':
9	** Since [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Lord Darkspike]] is well liked by the people and [[HeroWithBadPublicity The Masked Hero is not]], everyone fingers the hero as him.
10	** Lord Darkspike encounters a group of people surrounding the Masked Hero, and they individually fess up to who they really are, saying "No, I'm not the Masked Hero, I'm Bob, I'm Alice," etc. Even the real Masked Hero might deny being the Masked Hero.
11	** When Lord Darkspike proclaims amnesty for The Masked Hero, a dozen prisoners claim to be him/her.
12	** The man who has spoken of The Masked Hero admits it was mere fiction, but at the same time, he tells the soldiers that they are all The Masked Hero.
13	* '''Subverted''':
14	** First one person stands up and claims to be The Masked Hero, then... nobody else. Not even the real Hero.
15	** Everyone stands up, until Lord Darkspike threatens to execute them all, then they all chicken out.
16	** Lord Darkspike has his own men do this so that he can recover his undercover spies and capture the real Hero without anyone knowing.
17	** Everyone claims to be the Masked Hero, except for the [[DirtyCoward coward in the group]] who reveals the true Masked Hero.
18	* '''Double Subverted''':
19	** ...but as the fake Hero is about to be executed, dozens of Masked Heroes emerge and surround Lord Darkspike.
20	** Then Lord Darkspike threatens to execute them anyway, and they all decide that if they know they will die, they might as well stand up to him.
21	* '''Parodied''': Everyone and every thing claims to be The Masked Hero, including the little girl, the dog, and Lord Darkspike.
22	* '''Zig Zagged''':
23	** The Masked Hero knows that Lord Darkspike won't harm innocent people just to flush the Hero out, so he/she stays in hiding. But a random villager steps forward and claims to be The Masked Hero. The villager stands tall, waiting for others to do the same, but nobody does. He tries to recant as the soldiers drag him away. Aghast, the real Hero and his/her compatriots plan to all come forth as "The Masked Hero". But the villager was a plant by Lord Darkspike, to get the Hero and allies to do just that. It backfires, and when the Hero and allies all step forward, [[YouAreNotAlone so do hundreds of complete strangers]].
24	* '''Averted''':
25	** Lord Darkspike never asks The Masked Hero to reveal him/herself.
26	** Nobody stands up and claims to be The Masked Hero.
27	* '''Enforced''': The story is an adaptation of the historical Spartacus's uprising, and so everyone expects to see this happen.
28	* '''Lampshaded''':
29	-->'''Lord Darkspike:''' "Would The Masked Hero please come forth and end this suffering?"
30	-->'''Peasant:''' "I'm The Masked Hero!"
31	-->'''Lord Darkspike:''' "Yes, yes, and I bet your name is Spartacus, too. Would the real Masked Hero please come forth?"
32	* '''Invoked''': The Masked Hero and his/her allies make plans to pull this if Lord Darkspike comes for him.
33	* '''Exploited''': Lord Darkspike knows who The Masked Hero is, but he pushes for him/her to reveal him/herself in order to flush out sympathizers.
34	* '''Defied''':
35	-->'''Lord Darkspike:''' "...and please, if I have more than one person claim to be The Masked Hero, I ''will'' just kill you all. And your families."
36	** Lord Darkspike grins, raises his gun and shoots into the crowd, [[ImprobableAimingSkills nailing the real Masked Hero]] right between the eyes.
37	-->'''Lord Darkspike:''' You are all ''terrible'' liars.
38	* '''Discussed''':
39	-->'''Lord Darkspike:''' "I would ask The Masked Hero to step forward and spare the rest of you from punishment, but then I'd probably have ten of you claim to be him. Guards! Kill them all!"
40	* '''Conversed''':
41	-->'''Alice ([[ShowWithinAShow on screen]]):''' "I'm The Masked Hero!"
42	-->'''Bob ([[ShowWithinAShow on screen]]):''' "No, I'm The Masked Hero!"
43	-->'''Charlie and Dana (watching):''' "I'm Spartacus!"
44	* '''Deconstructed''': Lord Darkspike gets fed up of the demonstration and tries killing everyone.
45	* '''Reconstructed''': Lord Darkspike finds out that the Masked Hero is actually there to kick his ass, surrounded and backed by everyone who just stood up for him.
46	* '''Played For Laughs''': Lord Darkspike is shown to get increasingly confused, and even joins in at one point.
47	----
48	->[[IAmSpartacus I'm a link back to I Am Spartacus]]!
49	->[[IAmSpartacus No, I'm a link back to I Am Spartacus]]!
50	----
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52	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
53	%%* '''Implied:''': ???
54	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

Context PlayingWith / IAmSpartacus