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From a tragic change in the plot, where the three are victims of a [[CrapsackWorld Crapsack World]]. The Id will more than likely become a [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized rebellious non-conformist]] whose angry with how society is run. For the Superego, they instead become obsessed with [[TyrantTakesTheHelm taking control]] believing only their standards are good enough for everyone. Tragically this leaves the Ego, in many cases the worst effected. Since they're often the Middle Man, most people will either [[HumansAreBastards ignore or take little consideration]] towards their thoughts and feelings, turning the Ego in this case into an [[EmptyShell Empty Shell]]. This can be a [[TruthInTelevision very real]] situation.

A ComicTrio uses the same ingredients, but the leader is crazy, the action one is stupid, and the thinking one is powerless. Depending on the {{fandom}} and its tendency for {{shipping}}, a Freudian Trio may easily become a OneTrueThreesome. Compare also GoodAngelBadAngel if you see the "Shoulder Devil" as the Id, the "Shoulder Angel" as the Superego and the person whose shoulders they stand on as the Ego.

From a tragic change in the plot, where the three are victims of a [[CrapsackWorld Crapsack World]]. The Id will more than likely become a [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized rebellious non-conformist]] whose angry with how society is run. For the Superego, they instead become obsessed with [[TyrantTakesTheHelm taking control]] believing only their standards are good enough for everyone. Tragically this leaves the Ego, in many cases the worst effected. Since they're often the Middle Man, most people will either [[HumansAreBastards ignore or take little consideration]] towards their thoughts and feelings, turning the Ego in this case into an [[EmptyShell Empty Shell]].

Traditionally, when it comes to the moral behaviors of the three. The Id typically leans towards the [[BlitheSpirit Chaotic]] alignments, the Ego settles into the [[AboveGoodAndEvil Neutral]] alignments, leaving the Superego adhering to the [[TheFettered Lawful]] alignments. This divide often has the Id and Superego commonly feuding one another due to conflicting standpoints. Leaving the Ego either in-between or generally not involved, with the other two.

Can overlap with FourTemperamentEnsemble: choleric and sanguine are both impetuous enough to be Id; melancholic and sometimes phlegmatic can be Superego, for being a good moral voice. Phlegmatic, its blend with sanguine, and eclectic are all reconciliatory enough to be Ego. With the correct gender makeup, they can also be the ThreeAmigos

Traditionally, when it comes to the moral behaviors of the three. The Id typically leans towards the [[BlitheSpirit Chaotic]] alignments, the Ego settles into the [[AboveGoodAndEvil Neutral]] alignments, leaving the Superego adhering to the [[TheFettered Lawful]] alignments.

* FreudianTrio/{{Fanfiction}}

[[caption-width-right:350:L - R: [softreturn] Asuka as Id: [[TheMcCoy Brash, arrogant, quick to action]] [softreturn] Shinji as Ego: [[TheKirk Torn between the two of them]] [softreturn] Rei as Superego: [[TheSpock Stoic, unemotional, insightful]]]]

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* FreudianTrio/FanFic

* FreudianTrio/NewspaperComics

* FreudianTrio/{{Theater}}

* FreudianTrio/WebMedia (includes Web Comics)

* the Superego, which represented the rules, and social conventions;

* the Ego, which represented the logical and intellectual reasoning (or rules and social conventions, which is how Freud actually used the term);
* the Superego, which reconciled the Id and Ego.

Sometimes the [[RedOniBlueOni Id/Ego dynamics play out with just two characters]], but in those cases the representatives of opposing sides must learn to negotiate with each other. In a PowerTrio, they are free to be more extreme, and it falls to TheKirk to [[MessianicArchetype lay the smack down]] and keep the group integrated. The leader of a Freudian Trio may not necessarily be TheKirk but often is. The second most likely to be the leader is TheMcCoy, the most passionate and caring one. It might be that TheHero is the emotional [[TheMcCoy id]], his [[TheLancer lancer]] is the practical [[TheKirk ego]] and TheSmartGuy is [[TheSpock superego]].

* the Superego, which represented the logical and intellectual reasoning (or rules and social conventions, which is how Freud actually used the term);
* the Ego, which reconciled the Id and Superego.

Sometimes the [[RedOniBlueOni Id/Superego dynamics play out with just two characters]], but in those cases the representatives of opposing sides must learn to negotiate with each other. In a PowerTrio, they are free to be more extreme, and it falls to TheKirk to [[MessianicArchetype lay the smack down]] and keep the group integrated. The leader of a Freudian Trio may not necessarily be TheKirk but often is. The second most likely to be the leader is TheMcCoy, the most passionate and caring one. It might be that TheHero is the emotional [[TheMcCoy id]], his [[TheLancer lancer]] is the practical [[TheKirk ego]] and TheSmartGuy is [[TheSpock superego]].

* FreudianTrio/RealLife

A PowerTrio of the "two Foils + balance" variety, has three characters playing psychological positions based on the [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian Freudian]] idea of the Id, the Ego and the Superego.

Among a PowerTrio of the "two Foils + balance" variety, one of the most common subtropes has the three characters have psychological positions based on the [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian Freudian]] idea of the Id, the Ego and the Superego.

Sometimes the [[RedOniBlueOni Id/Superego dynamics play out with just two characters]], but in those cases the representatives of opposing sides must learn to negotiate with each other. In a PowerTrio, they are free to be more extreme, and it falls to TheKirk to [[MessianicArchetype lay the smack down]] and keep the group integrated. The leader of a FreudianTrio may not necessarily be TheKirk but often is. The second most likely to be the leader is TheMcCoy, the most passionate and caring one. It might be that TheHero is the emotional [[TheMcCoy id]], his [[TheLancer lancer]] is the practical [[TheKirk ego]] and TheSmartGuy is [[TheSpock superego]].

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* [b]The Annoying Creepy Product Mascots[/b]
** Ego- The Rabbids from Rayman, cute, but lets out screams.
** Id- The Crazy Squares for Cinnamon Toast Crunch, very creepy anthropomorphic cereal pieces that are cannibals, and have frog-like tongues.
** Superego- The Minions from Despicable Me, yellow trained, goggle-wearing creations that do what they want for the main character.