1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character betrays someone and feels bad about their treachery. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob feels bad about betraying his best friend Alice for Dr. Evulz. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Bob regrets his treachery so much, he's DrivenToSuicide. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob feels a little sorry about betraying Alice, but he can work through it just fine. |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** Bob didn't ''want'' to betray Alice, but it was the only to protect his home town. |
7 | ** Bob and Alice were best friends, so of course he would feel bad about betraying her. |
8 | ** Bob betrayed Alice [[BrainwashedAndCrazy against his will]]. |
9 | * '''Inverted''': Bob is very happy about his betrayal of Alice. |
10 | * '''Subverted''': Bob doesn't seem to have any regrets about betraying Alice... |
11 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...But it's later shown to be eating away at him on the inside. |
12 | * '''Parodied''': ??? |
13 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob feels bad about betraying Alice, but he doesn't seem to have any regrets about betraying Charlie. |
14 | * '''Averted''': Bob does not betray Alice at all. |
15 | * '''Enforced''': The director needs Bob to betray Alice for the upcoming arc, but at the same time needs Bob to remain a sympathetic character. |
16 | * '''Lampshaded''': ??? |
17 | * '''Invoked''': Dr. Evulz threatens to kill Alice unless Bob betrays her. |
18 | * '''Exploited''': Alice uses Bob's remorse as a way to get him to make a HeelFaceTurn. |
19 | * '''Defied''': Knowing that he'd only feel terrible about it later, Bob refuses to betray Alice. |
20 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
21 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
22 | * '''Implied''': While Bob is never ''seen'' showing remorse, he doesn't seem to be too happy about being a traitor, either. |
23 | * '''Deconstructed''': Fearing that Bob will go back to Alice's side, Dr. Evulz [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness kills him as soon as he doesn't need him anymore.]] |
24 | * '''Played for Laughs''': Bob's "treachery" was over something ridiculously trivial, so his angst is completely over-the-top. |
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31 | %%%%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
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