Line #14 PlayingWith/TheReliableOne


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character is always there when their friends need them.
2	* '''Straight''': Whenever Alice, Charlie, or Daniel need something done, Bob is always happy to help them.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Whenever anyone, anywhere in the world needs some help, Bob is always there to help.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob is happy to help a lot of the time, but there is a lot of time when he has to do his own thing.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** It's Bob's job to help those around him with whatever they need.
7	** Bob realizes that occasionally in an EnsembleCast, there's one person who keeps everything running smoothly, and that in his group, he's that person, and merely acts accordingly.
8	* '''Inverted''': Whenever Bob needs help with something, everyone tries to help him.
9	* '''Subverted''': Bob helps Alice with the things she needs initially, but later doesn't want to help anymore.
10	* '''Double Subverted''': ...Because he's busy helping someone else out.
11	* '''Parodied''': Bob decides to take a vacation for a week. Since he's such a hardworking guy, the rest of his crew gladly let him. After a while, the crew notice that things aren't really getting done and phrases like "Hey, Bob, can you...oh, wait, he's not here. Dang." start to become more and more common.
12	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is willing to help people on certain days, but on others, he doesn't help anyone out.
13	* '''Averted''': Bob is no more likely to help anyone out than any other character.
14	* '''Enforced''': ???
15	* '''Lampshaded''': "Someone needs help? I expect Bob to appear any second now..."
16	* '''Invoked''': Knowing that Bob will be willing to help out, Charlie sets out on a very ambitious project that he knows he can't do himself.
17	* '''Exploited''': Alice asks for Bob's help on a project, because she knows he will help and she wants to spend time with him.
18	* '''Defied''': Bob briefly considers that his mutation might give him the ability to heal at a superhuman rate... before dismissing it as ridiculous.
19	* '''Discussed''': "The best kind of person is one that is always there to help out his friends... y'know, kind of like Bob."
20	* '''Conversed''': "Bob is my favorite character. Why? Because he always looks out for all the other members of TheTeam."
21	* '''Implied''': Bob is seen helping people more often than not.
22	* '''Deconstructed''':
23	** In the process of helping everyone in town, Bob overextends himself to the point of exhaustion and starts doing more harm than good.
24	** Bob is reliable, yet is never given credit for dealing with the BoringButPractical concerns. Worse, Bob finds himself on the receiving end of an AllTakeAndNoGive relationship.
25	* '''Reconstructed''':
26	** ...so Bob takes a week or two off to rest, and takes care to leave a few hours to himself every week, so he won't wear down again.
27	** When the others see how overworked Bob is, they decide to follow his example, giving him a break and improving overall performance. The result is a team full of reliable ones.
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29	Back to TheReliableOne, who also got us this link. What a guy!
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31	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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33	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
34	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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