I've moved the "Nigga Stole My Bike" thing to the New Media section. That was a terribly racist meme, and while the page should mention it, it really shouldn't be highlighted in the description.
Edited by SomeGuy See you in the discussion pages.- Later Pikachu totals May's bike, then Dawn's... neither really minded it though.
- Then it happens again with Barry's bike, though this time a Gible that Ash would catch by the end of the episode ate every bit of it except for the tire rubber.
- Later Pikachu totals May's bike, then Dawn's... neither really minded it though.
My memory of the Pokemon anime isn't exactly fresh; did Ash steal all three bikes or did they just end up getting trashed, like Misty's? It's not clear from the phrasing.
Support stupid freshness, yo.Removed the Grand Theft Auto and The Bicycle Thief examples. The former as I understand it follows a Villain Protagonist (or at least a criminal) and the latter consisted of nothing but a pothole to Exactly What It Says on the Tin which leads me to think *ahem* that it's about a bicycle thief not this trope.
* Subverted in every Grand Theft Auto game, particularly in Vice City when Tommy apologizes to someone he car jacks, then steals the car.
** Of course, the bringing the car/bike/motorcycle back, as per the trope, never happens.
Another 'not a goodguy' example:
Does this count as an example of an aversion? It needs to be filled out if it is.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett