Line #31 PlayingWith/RedOniBlueOni


1	'''Basic Trope''': Two characters: One is wild, passionate and headstrong (red), while the other is calm, collected and rational (blue).
2	* '''Straight''':
3	** Bob is HotBlooded while Alice is TheStoic.
4	** Ariel Kwon (Red Oni) is hyperactive, aggressive, strong, and even has red as her signature color. Ariel's friend Destiny Henning is quiet, intelligent, rational, introverted, and even has cyan blue as her signature color.
5	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob always wears red, is extremely HotBlooded, and has SuperStrength. Alice always wears blue, is [[NervesOfSteel so calm she is never startled or scared]], and has SuperIntelligence.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Bob is more extroverted, while Alice is more introverted.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Bob is trying to show off how strong he is. Alice, on the other hand, is trying to show off how smart she is.
9	** Alice isn't quite as sure of herself as Bob is, so she tries to be more careful to avoid risks.
10	** Alternatively, Alice is just logical and cautious due to being a trait from her mother.
11	** Alice is from a ProudScholarRace that takes pride in thinking ahead and having control over their emotions. While Bob is from a {{Proud Warrior Race\|Guy}} that takes pride in expressing their feelings and living in the moment.
12	* '''Inverted''': Bob is almost always associated with red and is strong, but is the calm one. Alice is almost always associated with blue and is smart, but is the hotheaded one.
13	* '''Subverted''':
14	** Bob starts off hotheaded, but calms down as the adventure continues.
15	** Alice starts out calm, but as time goes on, she gets excited about the adventure.
16	* '''Double Subverted''':
17	** ...He then learns a plot point that makes him hotheaded all over again.
18	** ...She then nearly falls off a cliff due to her craziness, so she goes back to being calm.
19	* '''Parodied''': Bob is so impulsive that it ends up being hard to take seriously. Bob gets himself into many comical problems as a result. Alice is so calm and collected, that it works against her comically. A situation may arise where impulsive action is beneficial, only for a comical accident to result due to her emotional apathy.
20	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is hotheaded and Alice is calm. However, after learning key plot points, Alice gets excited and Bob becomes calm. A bit later, they come across a strong guard that Bob fights in a HotBlooded way, leaving Alice to watch. After the fight, Bob and Alice become hotheaded and calm again respectively. Until later, when they finally defeat one of their toughest foes, and Alice gets excited over their victory while Bob is calm again with their foe dispatched.
21	* '''Averted''': Bob and Alice are both eager or careful, switching over time.
22	* '''Enforced''':
23	** "We have to contrast the two main characters to create an interesting dynamic! How about making one of them rash and the other one careful?"
24	** The writers wanted to make Ariel and Destiny contrast because they like balance.
25	* '''Lampshaded''':
26	** This:
27	-->'''Bob''': Alice, Do I like the colour Red because it suits my fiery personality so well?
28	-->'''Alice''': I've never thought of it that way, but... I will ask something similar. Do I like the color Blue because it suits my rational personality?
29	--> '''Bob''': Interesting...
30	** This:
31	--> '''Ariel''': Hey Destiny, have you ever heard of the Red Oni Blue Oni trope? I love it!
32	--> '''Destiny''': Actually, yes. Pretty sure we're an example. You're red, I'm blue.
33	--> '''Ariel''': Bonus points for that I wear red and you wear cyan, which is kinda like blue.
34	* '''Invoked''': Bob and Alice teamed up together specifically because they complement each other so well: Bob is never afraid to take action when action is needed, and Alice is there to rein him back should his excitement get a little overboard.
35	* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz attempts to play Bob and Alice's character traits to his advantage by creating friction between them.
36	* '''Defied''':
37	** Alice talks Bob into calming down when their adventure starts and he begins getting excited.
38	** Alice is careful after learning about the journey, but then suddenly realizes how cool it is and gets excited.
39	* '''Discussed''': "Alice and Bob are so different and yet match each other so well! No wonder those two were able to defeat [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] together!"
40	* '''Conversed''':
41	** "Well, the main character is HotBlooded, so I bet his best friend would be the calm and smart type."
42	** "Seems like the writers writing Destiny and Ariel wanted to go for the Red Oni Blue Oni trope, even [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-coding]] it."
43	* '''Implied''': Bob wears red and tends to look livelier and is quicker to go towards a fight than Alice, who wears blue.
44	* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Bob's contrasting personalities causes them to argue a lot.
45	* '''Reconstructed''': Alice and Bob realize that fighting won't solve problems, so they try to bear each other's personality and help one another.
46	* '''Played for Drama''': Alice and Bob are both ruthless murderers, and Bob's frenzied butcherings contrast with Alice's slow-and-steady-wins-the-race styled homicides.
47	* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice and Bob have a humorous VitriolicBestBuds dynamic.
48	----
49	->'''Bob''': OUT OF OUR WAY SO WE CAN GO BACK TO {{RED ONI BLUE ONI}}!
50	->'''Alice''': A more logical solution out of this dilemma would be to advance forth to RedOniBlueOni.
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