Basic Trope: A character's occupation is hunting down monsters or the supernatural.
- Straight: Kari dedicates his life in tracking down werewolves and killing them when a target is found.
- Exaggerated: Every child born in the nation of Troperia is trained and indoctrinated to be a hunter of werewolves.
- Downplayed: Kari dedicates his life in tracking down werewolves and catching them when a target is found. In a game of tag.
- Justified: See the main page for the full list of reasons.
- Inverted:
- A werewolf dedicates its life in tracking down humans and killing them when a target is found.
- Kari dedicates his life to protecting monsters that just want to be left alone from those who hunt them, particularly as Van Helsing Hate Crimes.
- Subverted: Kari quits his job.
- Double Subverted: Kari quits for a short amount of time, and is later back into action.
- Parodied: Kari dedicates his life in tracking down werewolves... and giving them a bone when a target is found.
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted: Neither monster-hunters nor the supernatural exist in the setting.
- Enforced: The executives dislike anthropomorphic animals, so they ordered the writer to include a character (Kari) who would hunt down anthropomorphic animals in the name of monster hunting.
- Lampshaded: "So this guy's a monster hunter. How original."
- Invoked: Chessmaster Evulz engineers a scenario where Kari's family is killed by werewolves, hoping that Kari would enact vengeance by becoming a hunter of werewolves.
- Exploited: Evulz, a Villain with Good Publicity, paints Kari as a speciest, genocidal monster to the public.
- Defied: "Ever thought of being a monster hunter?" "The prospect is tempting, but alas, I refuse. This business is overrated."
- Discussed: "Kari's very driven. I wonder what would cause a good man like him to live a life of hunting werewolves." "From the looks of it, he probably just wants to get paid, like the rest of us."
- Conversed: "This show is about a guy who dedicates his life to hunt down the uglies? Bad. Ass." "Wait until you get to the point where the main character gets killed under ten minutes." "You're spoiling it already? Doesn't sound like a good show to me."
- Played For Drama:
- He Who Fights Monsters
- Evidence emerges that the creatures Kari hunts are Not Always Evil, which casts doubt on whether Kari is doing the right thing in all cases.
- Played For Horror: Kari hunts down all werewolves, down to the last pup, to extinction. During the hunt, Kari is unable to differentiate between werewolves and his fellow humans, sending him on a mindless killing spree.
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