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I guess as an alternative this could be titled, \\\"Metaphorically Myopic Scientist Saves The Whole Damn Day After Terrible Ordeal Whereby They Are Abducted Into Some Military Or Other Hierarchical Institution Only To Be Ignored For What Seemed Like Hours\\\".

Military people collecting oddball, esoteric-focus scientists only to ignore them right up until they \\\"I was right all along!\\\" their way into success perhaps is maybe too specific.

It really is a frankentrope, isn\\\'t it. Composed of \\\"Science Hero\\\" + \\\"Unlikely Hero\\\" + \\\"Wise Council Ignored\\\" + \\\"Reluctant Mad Scientist\\\" (see the neutral will-work-for-food-and-funding \\\"morality\\\") + some kind of military abduction, no-civilians-anymore, post-WWII \\\"homefront\\\" mentality.

There is a fine line between enough specificity to be a trope distinct from others, and too much specificity to be a trope worth mentioning, but I guess I would cut out at least one main criterion (or demote it to defining some sub-trope), whether that be the military abduction part, or the \\\"turns out to be correct\\\" part. Perhaps it could just be about scientists being absconded away into larger institutions in situations of dubious consent.

One last try at renaming it:

\\\"Suddenly Relevant Special Interest Captive Scientist\\\"

\\\"Scientist As Pokémon For Institutions\\\"

\\\"Battle Boffins\\\"

\\\"The Worm Guy II\\\"

I guess as an alternative this could be titled, \\\"Metaphorically Myopic Scientist Saves The Whole Damn Day After Terrible Ordeal Whereby They Are Abducted Into Some Military Or Other Hierarchical Institution Only To Be Ignored For What Seemed Like Hours\\\".

Military people collecting oddball, esoteric-focus scientists only to ignore them right up until they \\\"I was right all along!\\\" their way into success perhaps is maybe too specific.

It really is a frankentrope, isn\\\'t it. Composed of \\\"Science Hero\\\" + \\\"Unlikely Hero\\\" + \\\"Wise Council Ignored\\\" + \\\"Reluctant Mad Scientist\\\" (see the morally neutral \\\"will work for food and funding\\\" mentality) + some kind of military abduction, no-civilians-anymore, post-WWII \\\"homefront\\\" mentality.

There is a fine line between enough specificity to be a trope distinct from others, and too much specificity to be a trope worth mentioning, but I guess I would cut out at least one main criterion (or demote it to defining some sub-trope), whether that be the military abduction part, or the \\\"turns out to be correct\\\" part. Perhaps it could just be about scientists being absconded away into larger institutions in situations of dubious consent.

One last try at renaming it:

\\\"Suddenly Relevant Special Interest Captive Scientist\\\"

\\\"Scientist As Pokémon For Institutions\\\"

\\\"Battle Boffins\\\"

\\\"The Worm Guy II\\\"

I guess as an alternative this could be titled, \\\"Metaphorically Myopic Scientist Saves The Whole Damn Day After Terrible Ordeal Whereby They Are Abducted Into Some Military Or Other Hierarchical Institution Only To Be Ignored For What Seemed Like Hours\\\".

Military people collecting oddball, esoteric-focus scientists only to ignore them right up until they \\\"I was right all along!\\\" their way into success perhaps is maybe too specific.

It really is a frankentrope, isn\\\'t it. Composed of \\\"Science Hero\\\" + \\\"Unlikely Hero\\\" + \\\"Wise Council Ignored\\\" + \\\"Reluctant Mad Scientist\\\" (see the myopic, morally neutral \\\"will work for food and funding\\\" mentality) + some kind of military abduction, no-civilians-anymore, post-WWII \\\"homefront\\\" mentality.

There is a fine line between enough specificity to be a trope distinct from others, and too much specificity to be a trope worth mentioning, but I guess I would cut out at least one main criterion (or demote it to defining some sub-trope), whether that be the military abduction part, or the \\\"turns out to be correct\\\" part. Perhaps it could just be about scientists being absconded away into larger institutions in situations of dubious consent.

One last try at renaming it:

\\\"Suddenly Relevant Special-Interest Captive Scientist\\\"

\\\"Scientist As Pokémon For Institutions\\\"

\\\"Battle Boffins\\\"

\\\"The Worm Guy II\\\"

I guess as an alternative this could be titled, \\\"Metaphorically Myopic Scientist Saves The Whole Damn Day After Terrible Ordeal Whereby They Are Abducted Into Some Military Or Other Hierarchical Institution Only To Be Ignored For What Seemed Like Hours\\\".

Military people collecting oddball, esoteric-focus scientists only to ignore them right up until they \\\"I was right all along!\\\" their way into success perhaps is maybe too specific, but there appears to be enough entries to justify it.

Though, it really is a frankentrope, isn\\\'t it. Composed of \\\"Science Hero\\\" + \\\"Unlikely Hero\\\" + \\\"Wise Council Ignored\\\" + \\\"Reluctant Mad Scientist\\\" (see the myopic, morally neutral \\\"will work for food and funding\\\" mentality) + some kind of military abduction, no-civilians-anymore, post-WWII \\\"homefront\\\" mentality trope.

There could be too much going on here. There is a fine line between enough specificity to be a trope distinct from others, and too much specificity to be a trope worth mentioning, but I guess I would cut out at least one main criterion (or demote it to defining some sub-trope), whether that be the military abduction part, or the \\\"turns out to be correct\\\" part. Perhaps it could just be about scientists being absconded away into larger institutions in situations of dubious consent.

One last try at renaming it:

\\\"Suddenly Relevant Special-Interest Captive Scientist\\\"

\\\"Scientist As Pokémon For Institutions\\\"

\\\"Battle Boffins\\\"

\\\"The Worm Guy II\\\"

I guess as an alternative this could be titled, \\\"Metaphorically Myopic Scientist Saves The Whole Damn Day After Terrible Ordeal Whereby They Are Abducted Into Some Military Or Other Hierarchical Institution Only To Be Ignored For What Seemed Like Hours, If Not Days\\\"

Military people collecting oddball, esoteric-focus scientists only to ignore them right up until they \\\"I was right all along!\\\" their way into success perhaps is maybe too specific, but there appears to be enough entries to justify it.

Though, it really is a frankentrope, isn\\\'t it. Composed of \\\"Science Hero\\\" + \\\"Unlikely Hero\\\" + \\\"Wise Council Ignored\\\" + \\\"Reluctant Mad Scientist\\\" (see the myopic, morally neutral \\\"will work for food and funding\\\" mentality) + some kind of military abduction, no-civilians-anymore, post-WWII \\\"homefront\\\" mentality trope.

There could be too much going on here. There is a fine line between enough specificity to be a trope distinct from others, and too much specificity to be a trope worth mentioning, but I guess I would cut out at least one main criterion (or demote it to defining some sub-trope), whether that be the military abduction part, or the \\\"turns out to be correct\\\" part. Perhaps it could just be about scientists being absconded away into larger institutions in situations of dubious consent.

One last try at renaming it:

\\\"Suddenly Relevant Special-Interest Captive Scientist\\\"

\\\"Scientist As Pokémon For Institutions\\\"

\\\"Battle Boffins\\\"

\\\"The Worm Guy II\\\"

I guess as an alternative this could be titled, \\\"Metaphorically Myopic Scientist Saves The Whole Damn Day After Terrible Ordeal Whereby They Are Abducted Into Some Military Or Other Hierarchical Institution Only To Be Ignored For What Seemed Like Hours, If Not Days\\\"

Military people collecting oddball, esoteric-focus scientists only to ignore them right up until they \\\"I was right all along!\\\" their way into success perhaps is maybe too specific, but there appears to be enough entries to justify it.

Though, it really is a frankentrope, isn\\\'t it. Composed of \\\"Science Hero\\\" + \\\"Unlikely Hero\\\" + \\\"Wise Council Ignored\\\" + \\\"Reluctant Mad Scientist\\\" (see the myopic, morally neutral \\\"will work for food and funding\\\" mentality) + some kind of military abduction, no-civilians-anymore, post-WWII \\\"homefront\\\" mentality trope.

There\\\'s almost a little too much going on, most notably the need for the scientist in question to be captured or otherwise carted-off by the military/other institution. I was going to add Dr. Newton Geiszler of Pacific Rim to this page as example but realized he didn\\\'t meet one of the main criteria (wasn\\\'t necessarily pulled away from some esoteric project, that\\\'s an unknown).

There is a fine line between enough specificity to be a trope distinct from others, and too much specificity to be a trope worth mentioning, but I guess I would cut out at least one main criterion (or demote it to defining some sub-trope), whether that be the military abduction part, or the \\\"turns out to be correct\\\" part. Perhaps it could just be about scientists being absconded away into larger institutions in situations of dubious consent.

One last try at renaming it:

\\\"Suddenly Relevant Special-Interest Captive Scientist\\\"

\\\"Scientist As Pokémon For Institutions\\\"

\\\"Battle Boffins\\\"

\\\"The Worm Guy II\\\"

I guess as an alternative this could be titled, \\\"Special-Interest Scientist Saves The Whole Damn Day After Terrible Ordeal Whereby They Are Abducted Into Some Military Or Other Hierarchical Institution Only To Be Ignored For What Seemed Like Hours, If Not Days\\\"

Military people collecting oddball, esoteric-focus scientists only to ignore them right up until they \\\"I was right all along!\\\" their way into success perhaps is maybe too specific, but there appears to be enough entries to justify it.

Though, it really is a frankentrope, isn\\\'t it. Composed of \\\"Science Hero\\\" + \\\"Unlikely Hero\\\" + \\\"Wise Council Ignored\\\" + \\\"Reluctant Mad Scientist\\\" (see the myopic, morally neutral \\\"will work for food and funding\\\" mentality) + some kind of military abduction, no-civilians-anymore, post-WWII \\\"homefront\\\" mentality trope.

There\\\'s almost a little too much going on, most notably the need for the scientist in question to be captured or otherwise carted-off by the military/other institution. I was going to add Dr. Newton Geiszler of Pacific Rim to this page as example but realized he didn\\\'t meet one of the main criteria (wasn\\\'t necessarily pulled away from some esoteric project, that\\\'s an unknown).

There is a fine line between enough specificity to be a trope distinct from others, and too much specificity to be a trope worth mentioning, but I guess I would cut out at least one main criteria (or demote it to defining some sub-trope), whether that be the military abduction part, or the \\\"turns out to be correct\\\" part. Perhaps it could just be about scientists being absconded away into larger institutions in situations of dubious consent.

One last try at renaming it:

\\\"Suddenly Relevant Special-Interest Captive Scientist\\\"

\\\"Scientist As Pokémon For Institutions\\\"

\\\"Battle Boffins\\\"

\\\"The Worm Guy II\\\"