Line #31 PlayingWith/PermaStubble


1	'''Basic Trope''': Stubble is badass.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob is the badass hero in a grizzly action movie and has stubble.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Every badass character has stubble, and anyone who is not badass is clean-shaven.
5	** Alternatively, the [[ManlyFacialHair macho beard]].
6	* '''Downplayed''': Bob is a badass with a slight five-o'-clock shadow -- visible, but not grown out enough to feel stubbly to the touch.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Bob has no time to shave cause of his badass lifestyle, but doesn't want to let his stubble grow out so he trims it.
9	** Bob just likes the way stubble looks.
10	** Bob is unable to grow a beard
11	** Bob's facial hair is a side effect of superpowers.
12	* '''Inverted''':
13	** The least badass character is the only one with stubble.
14	** The ActionHero (the most badass and the main character) is the only one with a clean-shaven face, all other men have stubble.
15	* '''Subverted''': Bob has stubble, but he turns out to be a wimp.
16	* '''Double Subverted''': ...Until Bob pulls a LetsGetDangerous and reveals that he was just ObfuscatingStupidity.
17	* '''Parodied''':
18	** Every character who is remotely badass has stubble, even the girls.
19	** It is physically impossible for Bob to shave his stubble, or for his stubble to grow any longer. Or it grows back the instant he shaves it off.
20	** Bob can (and does) use his face as sandpaper.
21	** Generally wimpy characters automatically become badass after not shaving for a few days.
22	* '''Zig Zagged''':
23	** Characters with stubble seem to be either end of the extreme. Either they are a wimp and loser or they are a stone cold badass. And the few who fall into CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass and appear to be losers but are actually very powerful.
24	** Bob the badass starts with facial hair that realistically goes back and forth between stubble and a beard as he grows it out and shaves it.
25	* '''Averted''':
26	** Stubble is purely a fashion statement and has nothing to do with badassitutde.
27	** The cast is entirely female, or only the female characters are badass.
28	** No one has a stubble. Or if someone has it, it's temporary and only because he didn't have time to shave.
29	* '''Enforced''': The audience needs to know right away which character is a gritty badass, and stubble = gritty.
30	* '''Lampshaded''':
31	** "A true badass never shaves! Razors are for the weak!"
32	** "He's so manly, you could sand wood with his face!"
33	* '''Invoked''': "Bob, you'd look a lot tougher if you grew some stubble."
34	* '''Exploited''': Bob has lost confidence in his abilities for whatever reason. So he lets himself grow a bit of PermaStubble, which makes him look badass enough to restore his self-confidence.
35	* '''Defied''': Bob is a total badass, but doesn't like the feel of stubble so he continues shaving.
36	* '''Discussed''': "That guy must be badass. He looks like he hasn't shaved in a week."
37	* '''Conversed''': "That character must be badass. He looks like he hasn't shaved in a week."
38	* '''Deconstructed''':
39	** Everyone who grows stubble is immediately badass and society is thrown into turmoil. For instance, teen males who grow stubble earlier end up dominating their schools, be they {{nice guy}}s or {{jerk\|ass}}s.
40	** Bob's stubble is the first step towards a full-blown BeardOfSorrow.
41	** Bob focusing on maintaining his perpetual stubble is shown as a sign that he's more vain than actually badass.
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44	Back to PermaStubble, Mr. Sandpaper.
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46	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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48	%%* '''Implied''': ???
49	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
50	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / PermaStubble