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I think We Used to Be Friends, Break the Cutie, and Despair Event Horizon are the only ones you can firmly apply here until the plot progresses.
There's scores of directions this could go from here: Start of Darkness, Cynicism Catalyst, Shoot the Dog, Took a Level in Cynic, Villain Corner, Broken Bird, Stopped Caring, Take a Level in Badass, Safety in Indifference, Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!, Knight in Sour Armor, Stepford Smiler, The Unfettered, Death Seeker, Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds, Knight Templar, Necessarily Evil, Never Be Hurt Again, Don't Make Me Destroy You, The Anti-Nihilist ...
Edited by Scorpion451
Hello,
In the latest strip of Zebra Girl, Crystal (who is known for being a Plucky Girl) contemplates the latest events of her life, and is preparing herself to fight her former friend, Sandra, the titular Zebra Girl, who became a demon (for whom she has deep feelings, but recent events, in which she almost lost her life, led her to believe that Sandra is beyond hope and that she must be stopped). She acknowledges that she has been the "always happy" girl of the group (and was effectively The Heart), that her world became Darker and Edgier, and that the circumstances are pushing her to become something else.
So, I'm not quite sure what character tropes apply to her in this case. It isn't a Take a Level in Badass (yet - after all, she is one of the only completly normal human of the cast). It isn't a FaceāHeel Turn (there is a big misunderstanding behind the scenes). Darker and Edgier is about a work, not a character. Too soon to say if she is becoming a Determinator. The Break the Cutie trope is already listed (and I will expand it later on I guess).
I'm pretty sure there are a couple tropes for this situation, but I'm unable to remember them. If you have some ideas, I'd like to hear them.
Edited by NonoRobot