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Author: KilgoreTrout

Sep 19th 2011 at 12:34:12 AM

Since we're getting into what an aversion would be here, I guess it's not too early to discuss how PlayingWith should go. I'm thinking something like this:

*'''Played straight:''' Evil Elliott wants to conquer the universe and subjugate everybody in it, and he looks horrible.
*'''Exaggerated:''' ???
*'''Justified:''' Evil Elliott used to be an innocent child who never thought of hurting a fly, but he was bullied relentlessly because of his looks. He became increasingly bitter and hate-filled, and eventually turned to evil.
*'''Inverted:''' ???
*'''Subverted:''' The heroes barge into Evil Elliott's lair and are repulsed when they see his face. Elliott then laughs and explains that it's really just a mask he wears and that there's nothing wrong with his face at all. He explains that he wears the mask in order to appear more fearsome to everybody.
*'''Double Subverted:''' Then he takes the mask off and shows the heroes his ''real'' face, which is even more horrifying than the mask!
*'''Parodied:''' Bob, the hero, lets out a horrified scream when he runs into a hideous monster on the road. He hurriedly composes himself and begins attacking the monster, vowing that its days of terrorizing decent people are over. And then the monster says "What are you talking about?! I don't terrorize people! As a matter of fact, I went to high school with the king and we're best friends. He's right over here, as a matter of fact." Then the king walks up and says "Bob, what the hell are you doing?! Stop trying to kill the godfather of my son here! You're supposed to be going after ''evil'' people! I apologize for this, buddy, Bob's always panicking and attacking 'monsters'. I don't know why I keep giving him quests."
*'''Deconstructed:''' ???
*'''Reconstructed:''' ???
*'''Zig Zagged:''' ???
*'''Averted:''' Evil Elliott is incredibly handsome.
** Evil Elliott is the ugliest man on the planet, but is actually also the kindest man on the planet (despite his misleading name) and is eager to help Bob in his fight to save the world.
** Bob encounters a city populated by a race of beautiful creatures. He soon discovers that they are cruel, bloodthirsty, and determined to capture him and flay him alive just so they can listen to the sweet sound of his screams.
** Bob encounters a city populated by a race of disgusting creatures. He soon discovers that they have no desire to hurt him and only wish to live in peace with the rest of the world.
*'''Enforced:''' The writer wanted to make the villain handsome or the hero ugly, but [[ExecutiveMeddling was told not to]] because [[ViewersAreMorons it would confuse the audience]].
*'''Lampshaded:''' "Hey guys, we've been fighting evil for years now, and I want to ask you something. In all that time, do you remember even ''one'' of our enemies being remotely attractive?"
*'''Invoked:''' ???
*'''Defied:''' Bob sees a group of ugly orcs up ahead. He decides to attempt conversation instead of just assuming that they're evil because they're ugly.
*'''Discussed:''' "In my long life, I've learned that you ''can'' judge a book by its cover. Don't trust anything ugly, Bob; it's bound to be evil."