1 | '''Basic Trope''': An otherwise average or weak character suddenly becomes a lot more powerful and/or competent. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob goes from being an average hero to being a kickass superhero who can beat up bad guys easily. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Bob was a complete failure (No, not even a FailureHero!) who became an InvincibleHero, who [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slaughters]] an EldritchAbomination in a CurbStompBattle. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob goes from a civilian who was always under threat of capture to somebody able to hold their own in a fight with Mooks, but struggles with more competent bad guys. |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** Bob went to a ninja academy which taught him loads of badass skills. |
7 | ** After so many fights, Bob was bound to get better. |
8 | * '''Inverted''': Bob undergoes BadassDecay. |
9 | * '''Subverted''': We think Bob is beating people up, but the people he beats up are even more pathetic than the original Bob. |
10 | * '''Double Subverted''': He then promptly goes and beats up a whole bunch of insanely tough bad guys. |
11 | * '''Parodied''': Bob used to be a nerd, complete with a [[GeekPhysiques geek physique]]. He retains this appearance, and yet is able to [[BadassBookworm beat people up like a]] OneManArmy. |
12 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Bob tries to become extra badass, but by beating up kittens. Then he takes on some real enemies...and loses. But then we discover he [[IAmNotLeftHanded was holding back his power all along!]] |
13 | * '''Averted''': All characters stay at about the same badass level throughout the story. |
14 | * '''Enforced''': "This Bob character is a bit pathetic. Let's spice him up and improve the ratings by adding a few fight scenes!" |
15 | * '''Lampshaded''': "My God, Bob, you used to be pathetic, but you've gotten good at fighting all of a sudden!" |
16 | * '''Invoked''': [[TheMentor Bob's mentor]] sends him to a ninja school in order to make him a better fighter. |
17 | * '''Exploited''': [[TheRival Bob's rival]] beats him up and humiliates him so Bob will put himself through [[TrainingFromHell intense training]] to get revenge and become the [[WorthyOpponent Worthy Opponent]] he wants |
18 | * '''Defied''': |
19 | ** Bob fails to become stronger when faced with DieOrFly circumstances, and cracks under pressure rather than undergo CharacterDevelopment. |
20 | ** Alternatively, he'd rather forego said development because he doesn't want to be a killer. |
21 | * '''Discussed''': "Oh, look, the BigBad is coming - guess Bob is going to show him he's not what he used to be." |
22 | * '''Conversed''': "That Bob is a hell of a lot tougher than he was last episode..." |
23 | * '''Played For Drama''': Bob's newfound ability is built on something incredibly traumatic, and he struggles with regular life while using his superhero life as a way to ignore dealing with it. |
24 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
25 | ** In an effort to [[IJustWantToBeBadass become more badass]], Bob goes through TrainingFromHell to make himself stronger. The torment he undergoes destroys his psyche, which is only revealed later, at a pivotal point in the story. |
26 | ** Bob's attempt to take a level in badass transforms him FromNobodyToNightmare, as he [[TookALevelInJerkass discards his morality and empathy in favor of incredible power]]. |
27 | ** Bob starts off as a ShrinkingViolet ActualPacifist, but the events of the story make him [[GrewASpine grow a spine]] and [[ItGetsEasier less reluctant to kill]] - but at the cost of [[CorruptTheCutie his]] [[BreakTheCutie innocence]]. |
28 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
29 | ** Bob willingly subjects himself to TrainingFromHell to become strong enough to save his beloved Alice. When all is said and done, he decides it was WorthIt. |
30 | ** Bob becomes a KnightInSourArmor and holds on to his original idealism, all while kicking ass. |
31 | ---- |
32 | Oof! You aren't the same wimp you were two seasons ago... I intuit you TookALevelInBadass during the break? |
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34 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
35 | %% |
36 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
37 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
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