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* ''DeconstructedCharacterArchetype/TheDCU''
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* ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'' has [[spoiler:Pizzahead, the true identity of Pizzaface]] who is a rare deconstruction of the FightingClown. [[spoiler:Sure, against anyone who hasn't flipped their lid, Pizzahead would be a pretty tough fight despite the amount of slapstick thrown into it. However, that also means he doesn't take it seriously enough to know that his life's in danger and that his plans are one beatdown away from falling apart. His vulnerable state even has him laughing at Peppino, leaving him wide open to getting turned into pizza sauce.]]
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** Alex Campbell deconstructs the TeenGenius. Alex is very intelligent for his age and the master of HollywoodHacking, able to do many impressive things. But despite his genius, he's still a 14 year old kid who doesn't really think things through and, more importantly, he can easily be manipulated by the wrong people. Without the Hitchhiker's intervention and John's help, Alex will become radicalised by Robert and build a bomb for the Brigades, despite being smart enough to understand how dangerous it is.
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* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'':
** The MonsterClown trope is deconstructed in an alternate version of ComicBook/TheJoker. While known to be LaughablyEvil, his jokes are not funny as they're full of references to [[ForTheEvulz spreading anarchy]] and [[StrawNihilist nihilism]], on top of being responsible for the chaos in the Injustice-verse. The sheer horror of his misdeeds [[EvenEvilHasStandards prompts revulsion]] even in other villains in this game and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 its sequel]]. Even Harley Quinn (who is usually depicted as his lover) doesn't like him [[HeelFaceTurn after]] realizing how his actions have made the Injustice-verse miserable by causing Superman's heel turn posthumously. Joker's rants about society's "inner ugliness" and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood assumptions]] that others are [[NotSoDifferentRemark just as bad]] as him reveal how insane and messed-up he truly is.
** Shazam deconstructs WideEyedIdealist as his idealism and naive belief that Superman is right by virtue of being Superman allows Shazam to become a mindless follower of the New Regime. Luthor even calls him out of it, saying no good comes from blind hero worship. [[spoiler: And once Shazam finally does call Superman out for his extremism, Superman kills him in cold blood.]]
** Flash and Shazam are the {{Token Good Teammate}}s of the Regime who aren't involved with the Regime's more atrocious actions but they are deluding themselves into believing that those actions are for the good of the world. However, there is only so much they could be in denial about and it becomes impossible to ignore Regime!Superman's VillainousBreakdown and how he decides to raze cities down and invade parallel universes. In particular, Flash does a HeelFaceTurn once [[spoiler: Superman murders Shazam, who is a ''teenager'' at oldest]] as it was so cruel that even someone like Flash could not support Superman after that.
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* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'':
** The MonsterClown trope is deconstructed in an alternate version of ComicBook/TheJoker. While known to be LaughablyEvil, his jokes are not funny as they're full of references to [[ForTheEvulz spreading anarchy]] and [[StrawNihilist nihilism]], on top of being responsible for the chaos in the Injustice-verse. The sheer horror of his misdeeds [[EvenEvilHasStandards prompts revulsion]] even in other villains in this game and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 its sequel]]. Even Harley Quinn (who is usually depicted as his lover) doesn't like him [[HeelFaceTurn after]] realizing how his actions have made the Injustice-verse miserable by causing Superman's heel turn posthumously. Joker's rants about society's "inner ugliness" and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood assumptions]] that others are [[NotSoDifferentRemark just as bad]] as him reveal how insane and messed-up he truly is.
** Shazam deconstructs WideEyedIdealist as his idealism and naive belief that Superman is right by virtue of being Superman allows Shazam to become a mindless follower of the New Regime. Luthor even calls him out of it, saying no good comes from blind hero worship. [[spoiler: And once Shazam finally does call Superman out for his extremism, Superman kills him in cold blood.]]
** Flash and Shazam are the {{Token Good Teammate}}s of the Regime who aren't involved with the Regime's more atrocious actions but they are deluding themselves into believing that those actions are for the good of the world. However, there is only so much they could be in denial about and it becomes impossible to ignore Regime!Superman's VillainousBreakdown and how he decides to raze cities down and invade parallel universes. In particular, Flash does a HeelFaceTurn once [[spoiler: Superman murders Shazam, who is a ''teenager'' at oldest]] as it was so cruel that even someone like Flash could not support Superman after that.
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** Fanny Campbell deconstructs the TokenGoodCop. Fanny is a good person who deeply loves her son and, despite being pretty conservative politically, doesn't agree with a lot of what her country is doing and is willing to ignore teen runaways when she can. However, despite setting herself up as the ReasonableAuthorityFigure, her few good actions doesn't change that she's part of an incredibly corrupt system than supports unjust laws. While she can let the player go, she's still shown in some encounters to be arresting teens and it's pretty clear that she [[SelectiveObliviousness lives in denial about how bad things truly are]], especially when it comes to things like the pits. And while she can be reasonable when in a good mood, when it comes down to it she can often fall into FuryFueledFoolishness and when pressured react pretty aggressively. In short, regardless of how good she tries to be, the fact she's still a cop means she still follows immoral orders that oppress innocent people and she still chooses to represent a tyrannically government, despite being the mother of a teenage runaway herself.
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*** Karlach deconstructs ThePollyanna and the {{Manchild}}. Karlach's upbeat cheerfulness is very endearing, but it comes from a very dark place. Karlach is effectively a former ChildSoldier who spent her formative years bashing skulls on the streets of Baldur's Gate then cleaving demons in Avernus, and simply wasn't given the time to have a childhood and grow into an emotionally mature person. She flip-flops between chipper and upbeat and horrifyingly violent because those are the only ways she can process her emotions. And the reason she's so upbeat and excitable in the first place? She has what's essentially a car engine for a heart, which is overheating because it can't function properly outside Avernus and ''will'' eventually kill her if she doesn't go back. But Karlach makes it overwhelmingly clear that she's [[NeverGoingBackToPrison never going back]], and repressing the dread of her impending death by trying to live every day like it's her last is the only way she can function in any capacity.
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*** Karlach deconstructs ThePollyanna and the {{Manchild}}. Karlach's upbeat cheerfulness is very endearing, to the point that the entire party doesn't have anything negative to say about her, but it comes from a very dark place. Karlach is place; she's effectively a former ChildSoldier who spent her formative years bashing skulls on the streets of Baldur's Gate then cleaving demons in Avernus, and simply wasn't given the time to have a childhood and or grow into an emotionally mature person. She flip-flops between chipper and upbeat and horrifyingly violent because those are the only ways she can process her emotions. And the reason she's Karlach is so upbeat and excitable in the first place? She has what's essentially a car engine for a heart, which is overheating because it can't function properly outside Avernus Avernus, and it ''will'' [[YourDaysAreNumbered eventually kill her if she doesn't go back. back]]. But Karlach makes it overwhelmingly clear that she's [[NeverGoingBackToPrison never going back]], and so repressing the dread of her impending inevitable death by trying to live every day like it's her last is the only way she can function in any capacity.
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* In ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'', Yuzu Tanikawa is a deconstruction of the everygirl OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent hero seen in many a JRPG. When everything goes to shit and she gets magical powers to survive the lockdown, she doesn't step up to the plate and become a hero - she can barely cope with the horror, and spends most of the week lamenting how she just wants everything to go back to normal. She also doesn't have any coherent plan to solve the crisis beyond "run as far away as possible", and following her advice [[spoiler:leads you to the worst ending short of the NonstandardGameOver]].
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* In ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'', Yuzu Tanikawa is a deconstruction of the everygirl OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent hero seen in many a JRPG. When everything goes to shit and she gets magical powers to survive the lockdown, she doesn't step up to the plate and become a hero - she can barely cope with the horror, and spends most of the week lamenting how she just wants everything to go back to normal. She also doesn't have any coherent plan to solve the crisis beyond "run as far away as possible", and following her advice [[spoiler:leads you to the worst ending short of the NonstandardGameOver]].NonStandardGameOver]].
