Basic Trope: A character endures trauma after trauma.
- Straight: Delilah is stuck in a house with abusive parents. She escapes with her brother Ezekiel. Then she gets raped by Frank. Then Ezekiel gets killed.
- Exaggerated: Delilah's parents die. Then she and Ezekiel are sent to numerous abusive foster homes, and in each one Delilah endures trauma. Then they escape, and Ezekiel dies. Then, every friend Delilah makes gets brutally murdered, and Delilah has to watch.
- Downplayed:
- Delilah lives in a loving home, but then Ezekiel dies and she gets raped.
- As a kid, Delilah's pet cat ran away, she changed schools and lost contact with her friends in the progress, and had recurring stomach problems due to unknowingly being lactose intolerant. Her life hasn't been smooth, but not necessarily that rough either.
- Delilah has gone a good amount of trauma, but not in a quick succession - usually her worst moments are several years apart, but they still add up.
- Justified:
- Evulz receives a prophecy that Delilah will defeat him, so he has his henchmen send every trauma they can think of Delilah's way to break her spirit.
- Delilah is Born Unlucky.
- Delilah deserves it.
- Inverted: Delilah endures something good after something good.
- Subverted: Delilah experiences a bunch of traumas- only to wake up and realize it was All Just a Dream.
- Double Subverted: ...a Past Experience Nightmare from the real-life trauma conga line she's been through.
- Parodied:
- The traumas that Henry has been through include fixing a toilet, accidentally denting someone's mailbox, and smelling dog poop.
- Candace is a Hikikomori because she was Born Unlucky and is a Walking Disaster Area whose mere presence causes silly, yet lethal accidents to anyone who knows her.
- Zig Zagged: ???
- Averted:
- Delilah experiences no trauma.
- Delilah only experiences one defining trauma.
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: "I've been through so much trauma, Georgina. It's unbelievable."
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: "This one character's been through so much. I feel so bad for her."
- Implied: ???
- Deconstructed: Delilah's poor life results in severe self-esteem issues and depression.
- Reconstructed: Despite her experiences, Delilah manages to stay genuinely positive, believing that one day everything will start going better for her.
- Played for Laughs: Delilah had a Hilariously Abusive Childhood, and all her misfortunes are over-exaggerated versions of common problems.
- Played for Drama: Delilah experiences a mental breakdown due to her traumas, landing her in a mental hospital.
- Played For Horror: Delilah goes insane from the trauma and winds up becoming a Spree Killer from the sheer impact from the trauma.
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