Line #29 PlayingWith/NiceGuy


1	'''Basic Trope''': A person who is genuinely affable and kind-hearted.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob is a friendly, kind-hearted and well-rounded person with no overwhelming negative traits.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** TheHero
5	** AllLovingHero
6	** IncorruptiblePurePureness
7	** TheCutie
8	** GoodSamaritan
9	** PuritySue[[invoked]]
10	* '''Downplayed''':
11	** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Bob isn't the most polite, but his heart's definitely in the right place.]]
12	** Bob is nice only [[KindnessBall every other episode]].
13	** Bob [[MrViceGuy has his flaws and vices]] but is otherwise a decent person.
14	* '''Justified''':
15	** Bob is sociable, and wants to make friends.
16	** Bob doesn't see any reason to be mean to people.
17	** Bob thinks that being nice [[invoked]][[LawfulGood is the law]].
18	** Bob was raised in a loving environment by [[GoodParents good parents]].
19	** Bob is an AntiNihilist or a KnightInSourArmour who believes he should be nice because it's the right thing to do.
20	** Alternatively, Bob was abused and ostracized for a significant period of time in his life, and knows how painful and lonely being on the receiving end of such cruelty can be. He is so kind because he doesn't want anybody around him to experience what he did.
21	* '''Inverted''':
22	** {{Jerkass}}
23	** LackOfEmpathy
24	** TheSociopath
25	* '''Subverted''':
26	** Bob turns out to be a BitchInSheepsClothing or FauxAffablyEvil.
27	** AffablyEvil: When a character is nice, just not good.
28	** Bob WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency.
29	** Bob grabs the JerkassBall.
30	** TookALevelInJerkass.
31	* '''Double Subverted''':
32	** It was actually Bob's [[EvilTwin twin brother]] who was doing evil things behind people's backs -- [[SheepInSheepsClothing Bob himself]] wouldn't hurt a fly.
33	** Bob was just having a bad day. Other than that, he became nice again.
34	** SuperDickery
35	** The "reward" that Bob demands is being treated with basic human decency.
36	** Bob has a JerkassRealization and apologizes to those he's wronged.
37	* '''Parodied''': Bob's constant attempts of being nice to people always fail miserably, due to misunderstandings that are never his fault.
38	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob has split personality disorder -- one day he'll hold a door open for you, the next he'll slam it in your face.
39	* '''Averted''':
40	** Bob is sometimes nice, but not to the point where it defines his personality.
41	** Bob is somehow neither nice nor mean.
42	* '''Enforced''':
43	** TookALevelInKindness.
44	** KindnessBall.
45	** Bob, the main character, is intentionally made likeable so that the audience will find it easy to sympathize him.
46	* '''Lampshaded''':
47	--> '''Alice''': ''"Bob, you're a pretty nice guy."''\
48	'''Bob''': ''"I know."''
49	* '''Invoked''': Bob acts nice, so that no one will suspect that he's [[BewareTheNiceOnes secretly badass]].
50	* '''Defied''': Despite being taught from a young age to act this way -- Bob's parents want him to be a decent, well-rounded person -- Bob refuses to be a NiceGuy.
51	* '''Exploited''': The villain accomplishes a BatmanGambit based on Bob's predictable decency.
52	* '''Implied''': Bob is [[TheGhost unseen]], but Alice, Charles, and the other characters gush about how gentle and kind he is.
53	* '''Discussed''': "Bob is such a nice guy. [[ThisIsReality If this was a story]] he'd probably be [[FriendlyTarget dead]] long ago."
54	* '''Conversed''': "Nice guys are pretty rare in fiction, aren't they?"
55	* '''Deconstructed''':
56	** [[TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity People begin to take advantage of Bob's kind nature, and manipulate him into doing what they want]].
57	** ExtremeDoormat
58	** Bob is so nice that everyone treat him like a pushover. This causes Bob to [[BewareTheNiceOnes stop being nice]] and [[DisproportionateRetribution brutalizes his tormentors nearly to death]], without [[TranquilFury saying a single word]].
59	** Bob happens to be nice to everyone, even to those [[StupidGood who don't even deserve his kindness]].
60	** Bob is genuinely empathetic, but his Nice Guy persona [[BeneathTheMask is a defense]]. During his DarkAndTroubledPast, Bob's survived by pretending to be a sugary EmptyShell. His life may be better now, but Bob remains too afraid to live more honestly.
61	* '''Reconstructed''':
62	** Bob's real friends stand up for him and call off said people. Bonus points when they outnumber those people.
63	** Over time, Bob learns how to be a NiceGuy without being a pushover.
64	** Bob might be nice to everyone, but he is [[GoodIsNotDumb not dumb]]. He might treat even his enemies nicely, but when push comes to shove he is not afraid [[LetsGetDangerous to stand up for himself and those he cares about]] and is smart enough to not fall for the manipulations of others. This inspires many villains to have a [[HeelFaceTurn change of heart thanks to his kindness]] and those who don't know better than [[BewareTheNiceOnes trying to take advantage of his kindness]].
65	** Bob’s kindness earns him trouble but he eventually wins a KarmicJackpot due to his kindness.
66	* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob is an ExtremeDoormat who will do anything anyone asks him to do, regardless of how much trouble it causes him.
67	* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's niceness causes him much {{angst}}, because of all the people [[TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity trying to take advantage of him]].
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