can the ego be the spock? and superego the morality chain? and also the id ax-crazy?
Edited by tetrahedronX790
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Definition?
, started by BigglesTh9 on Jan 5th 2012 at 7:41:55 AM
Took down the Good Omens example. The troper(s) seemed perfectly aware that it wasn't an example.
Don't feed the plants!
I think that the difference between the "honor her memory, go good all the way" and "she's gone, time to Face–Heel Turn" uses of this trope are nicely demonstrated by the difference between the endings of Little Shop of Horrors and Dr Horribles Sing Along Blog. In the former, once Audrey dies, it causes Seymour to realize what he's been doing for the whole time is wrong. He attacks the villain (though it's too late, so his attempt is futile). In the latter, once Penny dies, it makes Billy quit caring about any sort of idealism he might have had before hand, and he slips into being Dr. Horrible entirely.
I'm feeling strangely happy now, contented and serene. Oh don't you see, finally I'll be, somewhere that's green...
Morality Pet and Morality chain are opposites, but can they can overlap? I swear they can.
But tell me if you agree.
I was looking for my favorite example from DQB 2 (wasn't there) and found the characters Rose and Psara from DQIV to be on both pages, which seems accurate So I think someone could be both Morality Pet and Chain if they being along and positively influence someone who was intended to be evil (like an Anti Anti Christ) because he likes hanging around them and seeing them happy, and maybe finds that Good Feels Good. But then the MP/MC does something that is Mistaken For Betrayal, and the AAC goes full Then Let Me Be Evil, making it both tropes.
Does that all sound right to you?
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