History DeconstructedTrope / AnimatedFilms

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' deconstructs GodzillaThreshold. Magnifico has a book of forbidden magic in his study room, locked in a magical glass safe and never opened for the fear of magic corruption inside. Magnifico swears he would never use it unless his kingdom is threatened by a completely unknown threat. However, that unknown threat he deems to be necessary emergency is just Star trying to help Asha reclaim her family's ungranted wishes. The fact that the threat is so minuscule in reality yet the consequences of forbidden magic are so great only showcase [[JumpTheSlipperySlope how far off the deep end Magnifico has gone]].

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' deconstructs WhatMeasureIsANonBadass. The village of Berk only values [[MightMakesRight physical brawn]] over smarts and wits. [[TheHero Hiccup]] grows up [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized]] for his intelligence and lack of strength, and he becomes so desperate to prove himself that he ends up causing more harm to the village. It is only until the end [[spoiler:where his smarts help the Vikings defeat the Red Death]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' regularly deconstructs the usual fairy tale tropes. Shrek wasn't any knight or prince going to save Fiona; he only did it so he could live in peace in the swamp, and after he struck a deal with Farquaad. It also deconstructs BeastAndBeauty, as [[spoiler: Fiona transformed into an ogre at night and thus also became a "beast" like Shrek]] and after Shrek gives her TrueLovesKiss [[spoiler: instead of transforming her or Shrek into a human, Fiona becomes an ogre. [[{{Reconstruction}} And realizes, she would be happier this way.]]]]

* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' deconstructs the DeathByOriginStory for ''both'' hero and villain. Hiro is deeply affected by [[spoiler: Tadashi's death]], to the point that he stops eating and refuses to the school that he worked so hard to get into. And when [[spoiler: Callaghan coldly dismisses Tadashi's accidental death as Tadashi's own fault]], he snaps and tries to kill him without a second thought. For [[spoiler: Callaghan]], it was the ''perceived'' death of [[spoiler: his daughter Abigail]] that started everything and led him to his mission of revenge, with no regard for anyone who got caught in the crossfire. While most superhero stories are willing to accept the death of a loved one as a necessary step in a hero's development, ''Big Hero 6'' shows how far the ramifications of such a loss can really spread, and it shows that such a traumatic event can turn someone into a villain just as easily as it can turn them into a hero.

** Has a deconstruction of FourthDateMarriage, ThinksLikeARomanceNovel, and LoveAtFirstSight. Rather than LoveAtFirstSight and FourthDateMarriage being the ''cure'' for isolation and abuse, this movie treats it rather as a ''symptom'', for both Anna and Hans. [[spoiler:After years of isolation and neglect (as Elsa was deliberately acting aloof in order to keep her powers controlled and secret), Anna DesperatelyCravesAffection and ThinksLikeARomanceNovel and so confuse companionability for TrueLove, not having many references for an actual healthy relationship. While she sincerely believes the two of them are meant to be, Hans himself is a {{subversion}} of the PrinceCharming trope and a deconstruction of the PrinceCharmless trope, [[FreudianExcuse his own neglect]] as the youngest of MassivelyNumberedSiblings turning him ruthless, and is deliberately [[GoldDigger exploiting Anna's vulnerability to get closer to a throne.]] Her next relationship is with a guy who's already shown himself to be sincere, and they take it much more slowly.]]

** It also deconstructs OverprotectiveDad with the King and Queen of Arendelle. Their desire to protect their children is very genuine, but it keeps them from developing the skills they end up having to learn during the course of the film. Older sister Elsa becomes an IneffectualLoner who shuts out her emotions and doesn't know how to process them, and who avoids pretty much as much human interaction as possible, including with her sister. Younger sister Anna grows up very naive to how love ''actually'' works, winding up getting engaged to a man she just met [[spoiler: and as mentioned above, goes into more deconstructed tropes]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' deconstructs ConvenientlyAnOrphan, and in turn other [[MissingMom missing]] [[ParentalAbandonment parent]] tropes which were common in Disney movies up to that point. Simba has long-lasting psychological scars from losing his father - and though part of it was because [[ItsAllMyFault he blamed himself]], it served as a reminder that losing a parent can be pretty traumatizing for a kid. Up until ''The Lion King'', Disney movies (even the darker ones) never really delved into the effects of losing a parent, and sometimes didn't even bother to explain ''what happened'' to take the parents out of the picture. From the late-90's onward, there were noticeably more heroes with two parents, any missing parents were at least acknowledged, and the loss of a parent is treated as a significant part of TheHero's development.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'' deconstructs the ButtMonkey trope through Candace. [[spoiler:Specifically, her latest attempt to bust WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb doesn't end in the usual stammering, but a full-on rant about how everything goes right for them while she constantly gets beaten down by the universe. In fact, her desire to escape this trope almost leads her to swearing off her brothers to stay on Feebla-Oot thanks to seemingly finding a kindred spirit in the planet's leader.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' deconstructs and plays around with several tropes regarding the roles that characters play in a given work: What kind of psychological effects that these roles have on the characters outside the stories and what happens when they decide to deviate from the roles they were created for. Ralph is a PunchClockVillain who isn't appreciated for the vital role he plays in his video game and decides to be a hero by going to another game. This causes a lot of havoc that puts several game worlds in jeopardy which he then has to stop and becomes a true hero in the process. Another one is the DarkAndTroubledPast given as a in-game backstory to Sergeant Calhoun. She suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which would prevent her from forming a real romantic relationship, even though the first one may have been her game's fabrication. Another one is the status of the DummiedOut/glitched character and the sort of existence she has in a game that doesn't recognize her as a legitimate character.
** The sequel, ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', deconstructs LivingEmotionalCrutch by exploring the unhealthy aspects of Ralph's friendship with Vanellope. The film starts with Ralph happy and content with his life as he regularly hangs out with Vanellope, but we find out later that Ralph spends so much time with her that they haven't been apart in ''six years''. Furthermore, he's only happy because his self-worth is entirely dependent on Vanellope's opinion of him, to the point that he panics over minor disagreements with her. This clingy behavior in-turn prompts Vanellope to keep important things from him that she knows will upset him, which is why she tells Shank instead of him that she wants to stay in ''Slaughter Race''. Upon discovering this, Ralph makes a series of bad decisions that puts their friendship [[spoiler:(along with Vanellope herself, and eventually the entire internet)]] in jeopardy until he comes to terms with how unhealthy his mindset is.
* Although the main plot of ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' is a missing-animal crime drama and a ConspiracyThriller, the movie also feature a very thorough deconstruction of the WorldOfFunnyAnimals trope along the way. Habitats for animals of different sizes and climates, the need for civilized behavior against base instincts, and prejudices based on [[AnimalStereotypes species stereotypes]] are all essential aspects of the plot.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' deconstructs WhatMeasureIsANonBadass. The village of Berk only values [[MightMakesRight physical brawn]] over smarts and wits. [[TheHero Hiccup]] grows up [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized]] for his intelligence and lack of strength, and he becomes so desperate to prove himself that he ends up causing more harm to the village. It is only until the end [[spoiler:where his smarts help the Vikings defeats the Red Death]].

** AscendedFanboy is deconstructed through [[spoiler: Hal/Titan]]. As a regular human, he secretly despised Metro Man because he thought the girl he had a huge crush on was in love with Metro Man. When [[spoiler: he gains superpowers]], he abuses them to attempt to impress said girl and win her over, only for said girl to reject him. And when she ''does?'' '''Decades''' of pent-up aggression are promptly unleashed, and ''nobody'' is safe from his wrath.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' deconstructs the classic Disney {{Aesop}} "You can be whatever you dream to be". Yeah, Jack ''dreams'' to be Santa, but dear Lord, [[BadSanta does he suck at it]]. Might be sensible ("Look before you leap," "Think of what may happen if you make a mistake") or HardTruthAesop ("Don't try to overcome or change your place in life, it'll only lead to destruction"), depending on how you view it. Or, taking a third option, it could be "If you like a totally different lifestyle, fine, but think twice before taking it for yourself, since it's completely different from what you know, and you might make huge mistakes regardless of your intentions."











* ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'' brutally deconstructs AnthropomorphicFood, as it shows [[NightmareFuel precisely how painful]] it is for such food to be EatenAlive by humans. Since they believed that humans would simply bring them to "The Great Beyond", most of the foods [[GoMadFromTheRevelation don't react well]] upon discovering the truth.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' deconstructs ShesAllGrownUp. The Prince and the Princess were reluctant to have their marriage arranged since they were kids. They meet each other again as young adults and the Prince immediately consents to the marriage after seeing how beautiful the Princess had become. She is instead offended because he can't come up with a reason to marry her besides her beauty. [[LostAesop Unfortunately, it's played straight afterwards for no given reason.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'' deconstructs AllOfTheOtherReindeer. Norman Babcock tries to take the constant bullying with grace but often finds his heroics hampered by [[FatBestFriend almost]] every living person's low opinion of him. It doesn't help that the witch (in fact, an 11-year-old girl) ''died'' because of this.

** Fei Fei is still wracked with grief over her mother's death years after and she refuses to accept that her father has found a new love. She wants her father to always and ''only'' love her mother, just like she had heard in her mother's stories of Chang'e and Houyi. Her inability to move on from her mother's death causes trouble when her father introduces her to her soon-to-be stepmother and stepbrother and Fei Fei misses opportunities to love new people in her life and bond with her otherwise likeable new mother and brother.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' deconstructs WhatMeasureIsANonBadass. The village of Berk only values [[MightMakesRight physical brawn]] over smarts and wits. [[TheHero Hiccup]] grows up [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized]] for his intelligence and lack of strength, and he becomes so desperate to prove himself that he ends up causing more harm to the village. It is only until the end [[spoiler:where his smarts help the Vikings defeats the Red Death]].

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'' deconstructs the ButtMonkey trope through Candace. [[spoiler:Specifically, her latest attempt to bust WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb doesn't end in the usual stammering, but a full-on rant about how everything goes right for them while she constantly gets beaten down by the universe. In fact, her desire to escape this trope almost leads her to swearing off her brothers to stay on Feebla-Oot thanks to seemingly finding a kindred spirit in the planet's leader.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' deconstructs and plays around with several tropes regarding the roles that characters play in a given work: What kind of psychological effects that these roles have on the characters outside the stories and what happens when they decide to deviate from the roles they were created for. Ralph is a PunchClockVillain who isn't appreciated for the vital role he plays in his video game and decides to be a hero by going to another game. This causes a lot of havoc that puts several game worlds in jeopardy which he then has to stop and becomes a true hero in the process. Another one is the DarkAndTroubledPast given as a in-game backstory to Sergeant Calhoun. She suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which would prevent her from forming a real romantic relationship, even though the first one may have been her game's fabrication. Another one is the status of the DummiedOut/glitched character and the sort of existence she has in a game that doesn't recognize her as a legitimate character.
** The sequel, ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', deconstructs LivingEmotionalCrutch by exploring the unhealthy aspects of Ralph's friendship with Vanellope. The film starts with Ralph happy and content with his life as he regularly hangs out with Vanellope, but we find out later that Ralph spends so much time with her that they haven't been apart in ''six years''. Furthermore, he's only happy because his self-worth is entirely dependent on Vanellope's opinion of him, to the point that he panics over minor disagreements with her. This clingy behavior in-turn prompts Vanellope to keep important things from him that she knows will upset him, which is why she tells Shank instead of him that she wants to stay in ''Slaughter Race''. Upon discovering this, Ralph makes a series of bad decisions that puts their friendship [[spoiler:(along with Vanellope herself, and eventually the entire internet)]] in jeopardy until he comes to terms with how unhealthy his mindset is.


* Although the main plot of ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' is a missing-animal crime drama and a ConspiracyThriller, the movie also feature a very thorough deconstruction of the WorldOfFunnyAnimals trope along the way. Habitats for animals of different sizes and climates, the need for civilized behavior against base instincts, and prejudices based on [[AnimalStereotypes species stereotypes]] are all essential aspects of the plot.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' presents a deconstruction of UnskilledButStrong and DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength. As a child and teen, Hercules had no control over his SuperStrength, which led to him unintentionally destroying the marketplace while simply trying to catch a discus; he was treated as a social outcast as a result.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' deconstructs ConvenientlyAnOrphan, and in turn other [[MissingMom missing]] [[ParentalAbandonment parent]] tropes which were common in Disney movies up to that point. Simba has long-lasting psychological scars from losing his father - and though part of it was because [[ItsAllMyFault he blamed himself]], it served as a reminder that losing a parent can be pretty traumatizing for a kid. Up until ''The Lion King'', Disney movies (even the darker ones) never really delved into the effects of losing a parent, and sometimes didn't even bother to explain ''what happened'' to take the parents out of the picture. From the late-90's onward, there were noticeably more heroes with two parents, any missing parents were at least acknowledged, and the loss of a parent is treated as a significant part of TheHero's development.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample. Should name a trope that's being deconstructed.** The song "Hakuna Matata" is presented as a paradise of "just forget about it and have some fun", but this is immediately taken to pieces when Nala shows up and forces an adult Simba to realize that this is just petulant and childish and he needs to step up.
-->'''Simba:''' Look, sometimes, bad things happen, and there's nothing you can do about it! So, why worry?
-->'''Nala:''' Because it's your responsibility!
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample** The musical number "I Just Can't Wait to be King" reflects how a child would think of [[ComingOfAge growing up and becoming an adult]], being able to do whatever you want with no one telling you what to do. Scar as a king takes the logical extreme of that belief, focusing on all the benefits of being an adult without thinking or caring about the responsibilities. Despite being an adult, Scar never outgrew those childish notions and never realized there is more to being a king.

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' deconstructs PromotionToParent with the well-intentioned and loving Nani struggling to be a competent guardian and raise Lilo to the satisfaction of the Social Services, as well as balancing her job, dealing with Lilo's strange coping methods and coping with their parents' death herself. They still argue like sisters and Lilo even says, "I like you better as a sister than a mom."
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'':
** Deconstructs ScrewDestiny. So Merida wants to totally defy tradition, without back-up plans or thoughts of how this could affect her ''and'' others? [[spoiler:Her mother Queen Elinor and her three little siblings shall forcibly be transformed into bears, when she asks a ''very'' mischievous witch for help to "change her mom" [[ExactWords without specifying anything]].]] And for worse, [[spoiler: when a ReasonableAuthorityFigure like Elinor disappears, then the clans that she and Fergus held together start fighting against each other, and that means war will start soon... with one of the reasons being Merida's "PluckyGirl" action of [[TakeAThirdOption "winning her own hand"]], which [[BerserkButton the noblemen saw as a massive insult]] from their royalty.]] So it's up to Merida to go into a quest not ''just'' to prove her worth as a person, but to [[spoiler: rescue her bear-ized mother and siblings]] and fix up the '''massive''' mess that has been left - alongside becoming physically, mentally ''and'' emotionally stronger on the way.
** In general, ''Brave'' is a punch to the face of the typical "TomboyPrincess hates girly things, is a rude asshole [[FemaleMisogynist to any women she views as 'inferior' to herself]], treats people like crap because SHE'S STRONG, and wants to be the Head Bitch In Charge without any back-up plans AND without facing consequences for her entitled behavior" fantasy." The super feminine Elinor turns out to be [[spoiler: [[SilkHidingSteel the one who actually holds the whole realm together]] ]], so when Merida tries to be a "Strong And Empowered Wimmen" she unintentionally [[spoiler: throws off the VERY delicate balance between the clans and the royalty, AND her family as well as herself end up suffering massive consequences]], then she has to become a sort-of [[OnlySaneMan only sane girl]] [[spoiler: as Bear!Elinor begins to lose her human conscience]], and by the end of the movie the same girl who fought hotly with her mother [[spoiler: is crying her heart out at the prospect of losing her and her siblings ''forever''.]]
** In regard to the TomboyPrincess trope itself... Merida's frustration at society's expectations of her is treated sympathetically, as her distress doesn't come out of nowhere and you can understand her fear of being seen as just a pawn in her family's plans through the prospect ArrangedMarriage. However, as said above, the negative consequences of her headstrong and selfish backlash are what set the plot in motion, forcing her to atone for her actions and find a compromise between her desires and her responsibilities. [[spoiler: Actually [[BreakTheHaughty admitting that she was too proud for her sake]] is the catalyst for the spell breaking.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'':
** Has a deconstruction of FourthDateMarriage, ThinksLikeARomanceNovel, and LoveAtFirstSight. Rather than LoveAtFirstSight and FourthDateMarriage being the ''cure'' for isolation and abuse, this movie treats it rather as a ''symptom'', for both Anna and Hans. [[spoiler:After years of isolation and neglect (as Elsa was deliberately acting aloof in order to keep her powers controlled and secret), Anna DesperatelyCravesAffection and ThinksLikeARomanceNovel and so confuses companionability for TrueLove, not having much reference for an actual healthy relationship. While she sincerely believes the two of them are meant to be, Hans himself is a {{subversion}} of the PrinceCharming trope and a deconstruction of the PrinceCharmless trope, [[FreudianExcuse his own neglect]] as the youngest of MassivelyNumberedSiblings turning him ruthless, and is deliberately [[GoldDigger exploiting Anna's vulnerability to get closer to a throne.]] Her next relationship is with a guy who's already shown himself to be sincere, and they take it much more slowly.]]
** It also deconstructs OverprotectiveDad with the King and Queen of Arendelle. Their desire to protect their children is very genuine, but it keeps them from developing the skills they end up having to learn during the course of the film. Older sister Elsa becomes an IneffectualLoner who shuts out her emotions and doesn't know how to process them, and who avoids pretty much as much human interaction as possible, including with her sister. Younger sister Anna grows up very naive to how love ''actually'' works, winding up getting engaged to a man she just met [[spoiler: and as mentioned above, goes into more deconstructed tropes]].
** Elsa herself deconstructs the EmotionlessGirl trope. Because her powers are affected by her emotions, she is told by her parents to keep them in check - [[SurvivalMantra "Conceal it, don't feel it."]] However, all that does is cause her to bottle up her feelings within her, rather than being completely emotionless. It only takes a few {{Armor Piercing Question}}s from the ''very'' LockedOutOfTheLoop Anna ("What did I ever DO to you?! (...) [[{{Hikikomori}} Why do you shut me out?! Why do you shut the world out]]?! [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes What are you so afraid of?!]]") to '''really''' get to Elsa, who then snaps and nearly impales a crowd of people with icicles.
* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' deconstructs the DeathByOriginStory for ''both'' hero and villain. Hiro is deeply affected by [[spoiler: Tadashi's death]], to the point that he stops eating and refuses to the school that he worked so hard to get into. And when [[spoiler: Callaghan coldly dismisses Tadashi's accidental death as Tadashi's own fault]], he snaps and tries to kill him without a second thought. For [[spoiler: Callaghan]], it was the ''perceived'' death of [[spoiler: his daughter Abigail]] that started everything and led him to his mission of revenge, with no regard for anyone who got caught in the crossfire. While most superhero stories are willing to accept the death of a loved one as a necessary step in a hero's development, ''Big Hero 6'' shows how far the ramifications of such a loss can really spread, and it shows that such a traumatic event can turn someone into a villain just as easily as it can turn them into a hero.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}''
** Miguel's great-great grandfather was UnPerson and any reminders of him was banned by his family and for generations after. But because of this, the family missed glaring clues about the real reason why he didn't come home, the fact that [[spoiler: Ernesto de la Cruz was using Héctor's guitar]] and that [[spoiler: all the songs Ernesto was singing was suspiciously similar to those in the letters Héctor had written to Coco.]] This also leads Miguel to mistake his great-great grandfather as someone else since no one in his family would talk about it. All of this results in [[spoiler: hastening Héctor's Final Death and almost ensuring that no one living or dead would know that Ernesto had murdered Héctor and stolen his songs.]]
** The villain shows all the downsides of fully embracing their passions with a BeYourself mindset (being selfish, opportunistic, willing to hurt others) and the lengths they were willing to go to secure their goals, where they [[spoiler: poisoned and murdered their best friend Héctor and stole their songs to achieve the fame Ernesto always wanted.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'':
** The KnightTemplar and TheFundamentalist tropes are deconstructed through Judge Claude Frollo.
*** For TheFundamentalist: As far as he's concerned, Frollo thinks he's HolierThanThou than others, and so, ''anything'' he does, no matter how horrible it is, is justified by default. On top of this, he'll repeatedly use PsychologicalProjection to [[NeverMyFault blame]] others for all of his issues. Ironically, it means he's not the pious Christian he thinks he is, and repeated attention is drawn to his hypocrisy. Plus, add some creepy lust for another gypsy woman and ''[[SanitySlippage things really go downhill]]''.
*** For the KnightTemplar: He believes that AllCrimesAreEqual, that the punishment for every single one is death, and [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain assumes]] the gypsies are an AlwaysChaoticEvil race who cloud people's minds with "unholy" thoughts. While the gypsies have committed crimes, they have not done anything to bring this kind of punishment down on them. He even torches a family's house, even though said family didn't even know about the gypsies. It causes Phoebus to turn against him, and Frollo to try to kill him in return. Frollo demonstrates why a Knight Templar, logically and realistically, would be a horrible person, especially if they're an authority figure.
** The MadonnaWhoreComplex with regards to Esmeralda. Both Quasimodo and Frollo each see her as one of them. Quasimodo only sees her as a pure Madonna because she stood up for him when he left Notre Dame for the first time. Therefore he idealizes her heavily and becomes her DoggedNiceGuy. On the flip-side, Frollo only views her as a Whore because she is a gypsy and tries to force her to be with him so she can become a Madonna and therefore "respectable". Phoebus on the other hand is attracted to her ''real'' personality in itself; the reason he ends up with her is because, out of the three, ''he's the only one that sees her as an actual person and goes beyond these strict definitions''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' deconstructs both ImpossiblyCoolClothes and BadassCape with the character of Edna Mode, superhero costume designer. One of Edna's most memorable scenes comes when she points out the unfortunate side effect of making costumes out of bulletproof "Mega-mesh": cape-related accidents are ''deadly'', and the accidents happen more often than you think.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' deconstructs the classic Disney {{Aesop}} "You can be whatever you dream to be". Yeah, Jack ''dreams'' to be Santa, but dear Lord, [[BadSanta does he suck at it]]. Might be sensible ("Look before you leap," "Think of what may happen if you make a mistake") or HardTruthAesop ("Don't try to overcome or change your place in life, it'll only lead to destruction"), depending on how you view it. Or, taking a third option, it could be "If you like a totally different lifestyle, fine, but think twice before taking it for yourself, since it's completely different from what you know, and you might make huge mistakes regardless of your intentions."

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' deconstructs RedOniBlueOni through Moses and Rameses, respectively, by showing the qualities associated with them evolving in positive and negative ways as they mature.

** AscendedFanboy is deconstructed through [[spoiler: Hal/Titan]]. As a regular human, he secretly despised Metro Man because he thought the girl he had a huge crush on was in love with Metro Man. When [[spoiler: he gains superpowers]], he abuses them to attempt to impress said girl and win her over, only for said girl to reject him. And when he ''does?'' '''Decades''' of pent-up aggression are promptly unleashed, and ''nobody'' is safe from his wrath.

** AscendedFanboy is deconstructed through [[spoiler: Hal/Titan]]. As a regular human, he secretly despised Metro Man because he thought the girl he had a huge crush on was in love with Metro Man. When [[spoiler: he gains superpowers]], he abuses them to attempt to impress said girl and win her over, only for said girl to reject him.