Line #9 PlayingWith/RegretfulTraitor

Context PlayingWith / RegretfulTraitor

Go To


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.
25	----
26	Back to RegretfulTraitor.
27	----
28	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
29	%%
30	%%
31	%%%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
32	%%

Context PlayingWith / RegretfulTraitor