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* AmbiguousDisorder: There's likely either something [[SoapOperaDisease physically]] or mentally ill about Curt, if he isn't on drugs. He's neurotic, jumpy, and has a permanent cough. Curt frequently takes pills but they're either over-the-counter or prescription. He insists he's not a junkie but everyone ''thinks'' he is.
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''Fat Kid Rules the World'' is a 2003 coming-of-age novel by K. L. Going. In 2012 it received a film adaptation.
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''Fat Kid Rules the World'' is a 2003 coming-of-age novel by K. L. Going. In 2012 it received a film adaptation.
adaptation, in which Curt is renamed Marcus.
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* NoNameGiven: Troy's father's first name is never given out.
* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers" references ''007'' and ''Austin Powers''.
* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers" references ''007'' and ''Austin Powers''.
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* NoNameGiven: Troy's father's Mr. Billings (Troy's father)'s first name is never given out.
* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers" references ''007'' and ''AustinPowers''.Powers''.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: In the film adaptation, Marcus is this to the Billings. Though Mr. Billings isn't agitated by his freeloading off of food, shower water and bed, he specifically tells Troy that Marcus can only be in the house at night.
* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers" references ''007'' and ''Austin
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: In the film adaptation, Marcus is this to the Billings. Though Mr. Billings isn't agitated by his freeloading off of food, shower water and bed, he specifically tells Troy that Marcus can only be in the house at night.
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* BigBrotherBully: Inverted. Troy's younger brother Dayle is embarrassed by him and bullies him as a result, when he doesn't just ignore Troy.
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* BigBrotherBully: Inverted. AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Troy's younger brother Dayle is embarrassed by him and bullies him as a result, when he doesn't just ignore Troy.
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* ExtremeDoormat: Troy just about lets everyone walk all over him. He has a mentality wired into obeying people to do what they tell him to do regardless of how it affects him.
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* ExtremeDoormat: Troy just about lets everyone walk all over him. He has a mentality wired into obeying people to do what they tell him to do regardless of how it affects him. He does show signs of rebelling against both Curt and his father's orders to pursue drumming, but it's hard for the viewer to sympathize with him for that.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Troy's father is very controlling towards his son, but does learn to let Troy pursue becoming a star drummer.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Troy's father is very controlling towards his son, but genuinely does learn to let Troy pursue becoming a star drummer.have ideal intentions for his son nonetheless.
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* LazyBum: Troy is not just a fat boy with an overeating problem, he also refuses to get any exercise, dislikes the outdoors and mostly plays video games all day.
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* BulliedIntoDepression: The protagonist Troy is an obese teenage boy who's miserable and depressed because of his weight, which is caused by stress eating started after his mother's death and only got worse because of the bullying.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Troy's father dictates his son in a militaristic lifestyle, forcing him to cut down on snacks and run on a daily basis to offset Troy's obesity. The movie even shows Troy's father to be barring him from grocery trips.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Troy's father dictates his son in a militaristic lifestyle, forcing him to cut down on snacks and run on a daily basis to offset Troy's obesity. The movie even shows Troy's father to be barring him from grocery trips.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Troy's father is very controlling towards his son, but does learn to let Troy pursue becoming a star drummer.
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* ExtremeDoormat: Troy just about lets everyone walk all over him. He has a mentality wired into obeying people to do what they tell him to do regardless of how it affects him.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Troy's father dictates his son in a militaristic lifestyle, forcing him to cut down on snacks and run on a daily basis to offset Troy's obesity. The movie even shows Troy's father to be barring him from grocery trips.
* DrivenToSuicide: Averted, Troy tries to literally throw himself under the bus but Curt pulls him out.
* EntitledBastard: Curt keeps dragging Troy into playing drums for a band and asking him for lunch money just for saving Troy's life when Troy intended to commit suicide.
* DrivenToSuicide: Averted, Troy tries to literally throw himself under the bus but Curt pulls him out.
* EntitledBastard: Curt keeps dragging Troy into playing drums for a band and asking him for lunch money just for saving Troy's life when Troy intended to commit suicide.
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* NoNameGiven: Troy's father's first name is never given out.
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* MentalHealthRecoveryArc: ''Fat Kid Rules the World'' is about a depressed, friendless obese teenage boy who meets a Kurt Cobain lookalike and joins his band. Over the course of the book Troy opens his horizons and becomes more sociable.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: There's likely either something physically or mentally ill about Curt, if he isn't on drugs. He's neurotic, jumpy, and has a permanent cough. Curt frequently takes pills but they're either over-the-counter or prescription. He insists he's not a junkie but everyone ''thinks'' he is.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: There's likely either something physically [[SoapOperaDisease physically]] or mentally ill about Curt, if he isn't on drugs. He's neurotic, jumpy, and has a permanent cough. Curt frequently takes pills but they're either over-the-counter or prescription. He insists he's not a junkie but everyone ''thinks'' he is.
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Troy Billings is a miserable teenage boy. At only seventeen, he weighs 296 pounds and is constantly gawked at by peers. His mother died on cancer years ago, his little brother hates him, and his father is disappointed in him. Friendless and ostracized, Troy starts to contemplate suicide.
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Troy Billings is a miserable teenage boy. At only seventeen, he weighs 296 pounds and is constantly gawked at by peers. His mother died on of cancer years ago, his little brother hates him, and his father is disappointed in him. Friendless and ostracized, Troy starts to contemplate suicide.
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* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.
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* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers" references ''007'' and ''Austin Powers''.
* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.
* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.
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* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers" references ''007'' and ''Austin Powers''.
* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.Powers''.
* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.
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* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.
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* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers'' references ''007'' and ''Austin Powers''.
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* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers'' Powers" references ''007'' and ''Austin Powers''.Powers''.
* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.
* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.
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!!''Fat Kid Rules The World'' provides examples of:
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!!''Fat Kid Rules The the World'' provides examples of:
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''Fat Kid Rules The World'' is a 2003 coming-of-age novel by K. L. Going. In 2012 it received a film adaptation.
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''Fat Kid Rules The the World'' is a 2003 coming-of-age novel by K. L. Going. In 2012 it received a film adaptation.
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* MistakenForSuicide: Troy keeps on saying he wasn't really going to jump, he was just thinking about what would happen, but his frequent suicidal ideation brings that into question.
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* MistakenForSuicide: MistakenForSuicidal: Troy keeps on saying he wasn't really going to jump, he was just thinking about what would happen, but his frequent suicidal ideation brings that into question.
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Troy Billings is a miserable teenage boy. At only seventeen, he weighs 296 pounds and is constantly gawked at by peers. His mother died on cancer years ago, his little brother hates him, and his father is disappointed in him. Friendless and ostracized, Troy starts to contemplate suicide.
While staring at subway tracks, wondering whether it'd be funny if he was splattered by a on-coming train, Troy meets a ratty-looking fellow his age. Skinny beyond belief and incredibly dirty looking, Troy is surprised to find out that he's met the local music legend Curt [=MacCrae=]. No one at their school has heard from him in a year and many think he's dead. As it turns out, he's dropped out and is now living as semi-homeless. Troy is even more surprised when Curt tells him he has to pay for his lunch in debt for saving his life.
Before the end of the day, Troy is in a punk rock band with Curt. The problem? Troy can't play drums.
''Fat Kid Rules The World'' is a 2003 coming-of-age novel by K. L. Going. In 2012 it received a film adaptation.
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!!''Fat Kid Rules The World'' provides examples of:
* AbusiveParents: Curt's step-father hates him and repeatedly threatens to kill him (admittedly, because Curt keeps on breaking into his house and stealing his food, but their relationship was bad even before Curt got kicked out).
* AmbiguousDisorder: There's likely either something physically or mentally ill about Curt, if he isn't on drugs. He's neurotic, jumpy, and has a permanent cough. Curt frequently takes pills but they're either over-the-counter or prescription. He insists he's not a junkie but everyone ''thinks'' he is.
* BigBrotherBully: Inverted. Troy's younger brother Dayle is embarrassed by him and bullies him as a result, when he doesn't just ignore Troy.
* BigEater:
** It's heavily implied that Troy began overeating after his mother died.
** Curt is also shown to eat a lot.
* DomesticAbuse: Curt hates his abusive, wife beater of a step-father. His step-father doesn't like him either.
* FriendlessBackground: Curt hasn't had friends since he was in elementary.
* InSeriesNickname: Curt calls Troy "(Big) T". Being nicknamed is one of the reasons Troy became attached to Curt.
* InterruptedSuicide: Curt's small-talk interrupts Troy's suicide attempt at the start.
* LoserProtagonist: Troy's a hormonal, friendless nearly-300 pound 17 year old. He has an element of UnreliableNarrator due to his poor self-esteem, but Troy is still not a popular kid.
* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.
* MistakenForSuicide: Troy keeps on saying he wasn't really going to jump, he was just thinking about what would happen, but his frequent suicidal ideation brings that into question.
* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers'' references ''007'' and ''Austin Powers''.
While staring at subway tracks, wondering whether it'd be funny if he was splattered by a on-coming train, Troy meets a ratty-looking fellow his age. Skinny beyond belief and incredibly dirty looking, Troy is surprised to find out that he's met the local music legend Curt [=MacCrae=]. No one at their school has heard from him in a year and many think he's dead. As it turns out, he's dropped out and is now living as semi-homeless. Troy is even more surprised when Curt tells him he has to pay for his lunch in debt for saving his life.
Before the end of the day, Troy is in a punk rock band with Curt. The problem? Troy can't play drums.
''Fat Kid Rules The World'' is a 2003 coming-of-age novel by K. L. Going. In 2012 it received a film adaptation.
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!!''Fat Kid Rules The World'' provides examples of:
* AbusiveParents: Curt's step-father hates him and repeatedly threatens to kill him (admittedly, because Curt keeps on breaking into his house and stealing his food, but their relationship was bad even before Curt got kicked out).
* AmbiguousDisorder: There's likely either something physically or mentally ill about Curt, if he isn't on drugs. He's neurotic, jumpy, and has a permanent cough. Curt frequently takes pills but they're either over-the-counter or prescription. He insists he's not a junkie but everyone ''thinks'' he is.
* BigBrotherBully: Inverted. Troy's younger brother Dayle is embarrassed by him and bullies him as a result, when he doesn't just ignore Troy.
* BigEater:
** It's heavily implied that Troy began overeating after his mother died.
** Curt is also shown to eat a lot.
* DomesticAbuse: Curt hates his abusive, wife beater of a step-father. His step-father doesn't like him either.
* FriendlessBackground: Curt hasn't had friends since he was in elementary.
* InSeriesNickname: Curt calls Troy "(Big) T". Being nicknamed is one of the reasons Troy became attached to Curt.
* InterruptedSuicide: Curt's small-talk interrupts Troy's suicide attempt at the start.
* LoserProtagonist: Troy's a hormonal, friendless nearly-300 pound 17 year old. He has an element of UnreliableNarrator due to his poor self-esteem, but Troy is still not a popular kid.
* MissingMom: Troy's mother died of cancer when he was in fourth grade.
* MistakenForSuicide: Troy keeps on saying he wasn't really going to jump, he was just thinking about what would happen, but his frequent suicidal ideation brings that into question.
* ShoutOut: The line "Double-O Fat Kid and Curt Powers'' references ''007'' and ''Austin Powers''.
