Line #16 PlayingWith/TheLancer


1	'''Basic Trope''': The second most-capable member of FiveManBand under TheLeader, and the {{Foil}} to TheHero in TheTeam.
2	* '''Straight''': Whereas [[TheHero Hiro]] is a LargeHam, Lance is a DeadpanSnarker or vice versa.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Hiro is a crazy individual who blows almost everything out of proportion while Lance is so emotionless and logical to the point of it being sadistic.
5	** Lance is the most determined, petty CommanderContrarian in history. He only is the second in command because [[JerkassHasAPoint sometimes his ideas work]] and [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership he is only other member of the team capable of kicking as much ass as Hiro]].
6	* '''Downplayed''': Hiro and Lance have only superficial differences. At their core, they're {{Mirror Character}}s
7	* '''Justified''': What Hiro lacks, Lance excels in, and vice versa. Together, they are unstoppable!
8	* '''Inverted''': TheDragon
9	* '''Subverted''':
10	** Lance, a knife wielding rogue, joins TheTeam of KnightInShiningArmor Hiro, but she's more like a BloodKnight, and therefore, a [[TheBigGuy Big Girl]].
11	** In episode 1, Hiro and Lance argue all the time, but then [[TheHeart Hattie]] straightens them out. In episode 2, they act like the same person, and are both the main characters.
12	* '''Double Subverted''':
13	** Her BloodKnight persona is a SuperpoweredEvilSide that she desperately tries to suppress. This forms much conflict between her and Hiro.
14	** Lance becomes the HeroOfAnotherStory that runs parallel to Hiro's and meets in the middle. CharacterDevelopment causes them to bicker again.
15	* '''Parodied''': Lance is a literal lance [[EquippableAlly wielded by Hiro]] and they spend more time arguing with each other over petty things than fighting evil.
16	* '''Zig Zagged''': Hiro starts off as TheLeader while Lance is the second-in-command. Hiro is cool and calm while Lance is snarky and angry. Due to personal issues, Hiro steps down due to the pressure of leadership and allows Lance the position of the leader. The new sense of responsibility makes Lance mature while Hiro grows angry and snarky now that he doesn't have TheChainsOfCommand weighing him down. Lance's bloodknight persona forms a SplitPersonalityTakeOver which forces Hiro to resume leadership; this immediately calms him down and he reigns in the new Lance who becomes his DevilsAdvocate.
17	* '''Averted''': The members of TheTeam all act as a {{foil}} towards TheHero and all fill in as the NumberTwo for TheLeader.
18	* '''Enforced''': "We need someone to contrast our hero to provide for regular conflict. The second in command will be perfect."
19	* '''Lampshaded''': "Lance, you are the Yin to my Yang, the water to my fire, the-" "[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Hiro, we're not a damn couple."]]
20	* '''Invoked''':
21	** [[TheMentor Percius]] felt that Hiro needed a Yin to his Yang, and thus recruited Lance.
22	** Immediately after Hiro, Tony, Will, and Chica form a team, they go out looking for Hiro's perfect foil.
23	* '''Exploited''': At the tryouts, Lance acts the opposite way Hiro would because she believes this will secure her the position.
24	* '''Defied''': Lance finds out she was chosen simply to compliment Hiro's skill set, flips out, and quits.
25	* '''Discussed''': "Hiro and Lance are 100% opposite, right down to their favorite colors." "Yeah, it's like they planned it."
26	* '''Conversed''': " The second-in-command and the leader bicker every episode. They're just that different as characters."
27	* '''Deconstructed''':
28	** Lance grows tired of always having to play second-fiddle to Hiro, so she goes solo.
29	** Lance is clearly out-gunned on every front: not as powerful as [[TheBigGuy Biggs]], not as smart as [[TheSmartGuy Brian]], not so [[TheHeart morally or emotionally grounded]] as [[TheHeart Hattie]], and she doesn't quite have [[TheHero Hiro]]'s natural leadership ability. She develops psychological issues over her [[MasterOfNone inability to stand out]] in TheTeam, which eventually leads to her trying to take on one of the other roles when she's not quite cut out for it.
30	** Hiro and Lance's differences leads to a [[FightingTheLancer nasty fight]].
31	* '''Reconstructed''':
32	** Lance is feeling underappreciated so the BigGood puts her through a PeggySue to show her that TheTeam is more helpless than she thought.
33	** Lance is comfortable in her role because she is a better fighter than [[SquishyWizard Will]], both faster and smarter than [[MightyGlacier Tony]], doesn't have the whole team relying on her emotionally like Chica, and if a plot fails, it's on Hiro's head, not Lance's. Her responsibilities are more suited to her nature, and even if her personality sometimes clashes with Hiro's, they're the best of friends and Hiro relies on Lance both in the heat of battle and in their lives outside of it.
34	** Hiro and Lance fight when their differences boil over, and this is cathartic for them. [[TalkingThroughTechnique What they are unable to express in words is successfully conveyed through blows]]. It upsets Chica, who has to bandage them every time this happens, but it works for them.
35	* '''Played For Laughs''': Lance is also the PluckyComicRelief.
36	* '''Played For Drama''': Lance is completely non-functional as a member of the team, and the only reason Hiro keeps him around is because [[GladHesOnOurSide he really does not wishes to know what disasters will happen if Lance decides to switch sides]].
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40	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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42	%%* '''Implied''': ???
43	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
44	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? ; still kept here in case this gets removed for any reason.

Context PlayingWith / TheLancer