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Motivations are the reasons characters do anything. It brings them to action and directs their choices. These are not WHAT characters do, such as SavingTheWorld or TakeOverTheWorld, but WHY they do it, such as ForGreatJustice or ForTheEvulz. See the GoalsAndObjectivesIndex for what characters are trying to accomplish.
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Motivations are the reasons characters do anything. It brings them to action and directs their choices. These are not WHAT ''what'' characters do, such as SavingTheWorld or TakeOverTheWorld, but WHY ''why'' they do it, such as ForGreatJustice or ForTheEvulz. See the GoalsAndObjectivesIndex for what characters are trying to accomplish.
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* EvilMalthusian: A villain who wants to prevent {{overpopulation|Crisis}} by ''any'' means necessary.
* EvilReactionary: A villain whose goal is to remodel the world based on their old-fashioned beliefs and/or interests.
* EvilReactionary: A villain whose goal is to remodel the world based on their old-fashioned beliefs and/or interests.
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* OmnicidalManiac: A villain who maliciously wants to destroy their setting's world and kill '''all''' who live in it.
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* TotalitarianUtilitarian: A villain who wants to make everyone's lives better.
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* LifeAffirmingAesop: An Aesop about accepting life especially the hard parts of it.
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* BucketList: A character who is dying makes a list of things to do before their time is up.
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* OnlyCaresAboutInheritance: A character wants to get their hands on a deceased person's inheritance.
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* ChallengeSeeker: A character who seeks to challenge themselves.
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* {{Revenge}}: A character wants another character to pay for what he's done.
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* {{Revenge}}: A character wants another character to pay for what he's they've done.
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* TheyCalledMeMad: A character is motivated by the mockery he's received in the past.
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* TheyCalledMeMad: A character is motivated by the mockery he's they've received in the past.
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* AmbitiousButLazy: Character wants to achieve success without hard work.
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* NatureLover: a character is driven by an affinity for the natural world
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* NatureLover: a A character is driven by an affinity for the natural worldworld.
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* GlorySeeker: A character wants other people to consider him/her to be a badass.
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* GlorySeeker: A character wants other people to consider him/her them to be a badass.
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* PinocchioSyndrome: A character wants to be human, or to regain their humanity.
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* AttentionWhore: A character wants to be the center of attention.
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* ControlFreak: Someone who wants to have control over themselves, other people and their environment.
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* DesperatelyCravesAffection: A character desperate to be loved, and who may go to some extreme lengths to gain it.
* DesperatelyNeedsOrders: A character who completely lacks any kind of initiative and wants someone else to tell them what to do.
* DesperatelyNeedsOrders: A character who completely lacks any kind of initiative and wants someone else to tell them what to do.
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* TheHedonist: A character wants to be amused and experience various kinds of pleasure, often at the expense of others.
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* SevenHeavenlyVirtues: A classic categorization of virtues into seven basic motivations.
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Example Indentation In Trope Lists: All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. Subtropes should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.
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* AllLovingHero: a character is driven by unconditional love for all
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* AllLovingHero: a A character is driven by unconditional love for allall.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Obsession with self-improvement corrupts.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Obsession with self-improvement corrupts.
* TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget: A character who uses evil means to accomplish a good goal loses sight of the goal over time.
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* DrivenByEnvy: A character wants something someone else has, and resents them for it.
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* DrivenByEnvy: A character wants something someone else has, has and resents them for it.
* EmbodimentOfVice: A character is driven by a negative quality assigned to them as a defining trait.
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* FailureKnight: A character failed to protect someone once, and is determined not to fail again.
* FamilyHonor: A character wants to live up to their family name, and bring credit to their family.
* FightingForAHomeland
* FamilyHonor: A character wants to live up to their family name, and bring credit to their family.
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* FailureKnight: A character failed to protect someone once, once and is determined not to fail again.
* FamilyHonor: A character wants to live up to their familyname, name and bring credit to their family.
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* FamilyHonor: A character wants to live up to their family
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** FreudianExcuseDenial: Nothing in a character's past is the reason/motivation for any of the questionable actions a character commits in the present.
** FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Terrible childhood or not, it still doesn't justify their crimes.
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* GloryHound: A character who wants to be remembered and will commit atrocities in order to achieve that.
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** GloryHound: The more villainous counterpart, a character who wants to be remembered and will commit atrocities in order to achieve that.
* {{Greed}}: Insatiable desire for material possessions and wealth.
* GreenEyedMonster: Someone's desire for what other people have driven them to evil.
* GreenEyedMonster: Someone's desire for what other people have driven them to evil.
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* HopeCrusher: A character who wants to make other people fall into despair and crush their hopes.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Someone wants to raise their self-esteem by adopting an egotistical attitude.
* InHarmsWay: Characters want excitement and danger in their lives.
* InspirationalInsult: A character gets inspiration from the insults hurled at them.
* InHarmsWay: Characters want excitement and danger in their lives.
* InspirationalInsult: A character gets inspiration from the insults hurled at them.
* ItAmusedMe: A character who acts purely for their own entertainment.
* ItIsBeyondSaving: A character or group of characters wants a society destroyed and/or abandoned under the impression that it is beyond saving.
* ItsPersonal: A character does something for a personal reason.
* ItIsBeyondSaving: A character or group of characters wants a society destroyed and/or abandoned under the impression that it is beyond saving.
* ItsPersonal: A character does something for a personal reason.
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* InHarmsWay: Characters want excitement and danger in their lives.
* InspirationalInsult: A character gets inspiration from the insults hurled at them.
* ItAmusedMe: A character who acts purely for their own entertainment.
* ItIsBeyondSaving: A character or group of characters wants a society destroyed and/or abandoned under the impression that it is beyond saving.
* ItsPersonal: A character does something for a personal reason.
* InspirationalInsult: A character gets inspiration from the insults hurled at them.
* ItAmusedMe: A character who acts purely for their own entertainment.
* ItIsBeyondSaving: A character or group of characters wants a society destroyed and/or abandoned under the impression that it is beyond saving.
* ItsPersonal: A character does something for a personal reason.
* LazyBum: Characters with an extreme ''lack'' of motivation.
* {{Lust}}: Insatiable desire for something that doesn't properly have material existence, typically sexual pleasure or something more abstract (power, respect, knowledge, etc.).
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* MotiveDecay: A character has a great motivation, but forgets it eventually.
** TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget: A character who uses evil means to accomplish a good goal loses sight of the goal over time.
** TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget: A character who uses evil means to accomplish a good goal loses sight of the goal over time.
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* MotiveDecay: A character has a great motivation, motivation but forgets it eventually.
** TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget: * MotiveRant: A character who uses evil means to accomplish villain gives a good goal loses sight of the goal over time.monologue about their motives.
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** OnlyInItForTheMoney: A SubTrope of the above, in which the un-heroic motivation is specifically wealth.
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* {{Pride}}: Characters value themselves and want to feel as if they're worth something.
* {{Sadist}}: A character wants to make others suffer for their own pure enjoyment.
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* SevenDeadlySins
** {{Greed}}: Characters just want more.
** {{Lust}}: Characters just want sex.
** [[GreenEyedMonster Envy]]: Characters want what other people have.
** {{Pride}}: Characters value themselves and want to feel as if they're worth something.
** [[LazyBum Sloth]]: Characters just want to do nothing.
** [[UnstoppableRage Wrath]]: Characters just want you to suffer.
** [[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]]: Characters just want to consume.
** {{Greed}}: Characters just want more.
** {{Lust}}: Characters just want sex.
** [[GreenEyedMonster Envy]]: Characters want what other people have.
** {{Pride}}: Characters value themselves and want to feel as if they're worth something.
** [[LazyBum Sloth]]: Characters just want to do nothing.
** [[UnstoppableRage Wrath]]: Characters just want you to suffer.
** [[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]]: Characters just want to consume.
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* SevenDeadlySins
** {{Greed}}: Characters just want more.
** {{Lust}}: Characters just want sex.
** [[GreenEyedMonster Envy]]: Characters want what other people have.
** {{Pride}}: Characters value themselves and want to feel as if they'reSevenDeadlySins: A classic categorization of vices into seven basic motivations.
* SignedUpForTheDental: The job sucks, but the benefits are worthsomething.
** [[LazyBum Sloth]]: Characters just want to do nothing.
** [[UnstoppableRage Wrath]]: Characters just want you to suffer.
** [[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]]: Characters just want to consume.it.
** {{Greed}}: Characters just want more.
** {{Lust}}: Characters just want sex.
** [[GreenEyedMonster Envy]]: Characters want what other people have.
** {{Pride}}: Characters value themselves and want to feel as if they're
* SignedUpForTheDental: The job sucks, but the benefits are worth
** [[LazyBum Sloth]]: Characters just want to do nothing.
** [[UnstoppableRage Wrath]]: Characters just want you to suffer.
** [[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]]: Characters just want to consume.
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* ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil: A character wants to make the world a more evil place.
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* ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil: A character wants to make the world a more evil an eviller place.
* {{Troll}}: Characters who amuse themselves by provoking others.
* UnstoppableRage: A character becomes furious enough to unleash everything they have on an opponent.
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* WellDoneSonGuy[=/=]WellDoneDadGuy: A character wants someone to acknowledge them.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: A character has noble goals, but goes about achieving them ruthlessly.
** NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Their goals (or what they tell themselves and others about the goals) sound high-minded, but the actual motive isn't very noble at all.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: A character has noble goals, but goes about achieving them ruthlessly.
** NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Their goals (or what they tell themselves and others about the goals) sound high-minded, but the actual motive isn't very noble at all.
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* WellDoneSonGuy[=/=]WellDoneDadGuy: VillainousGlutton: A character wants someone self-indulgent villain with an insatiable appetite.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Someone who yearns for their parent or role model's approval, regardless of whether they're likely toacknowledge them.
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* WellDoneDadGuy: Parents or role models who longs for the approval of their children/followers.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: A character has noblegoals, goals but goes about achieving them ruthlessly.
** NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Their goals (or what they tell themselves and others about the goals) sound high-minded, but the actual motive isn't very noble at all.ruthlessly.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Someone who yearns for their parent or role model's approval, regardless of whether they're likely to
* WellDoneDadGuy: Parents or role models who longs for the approval of their children/followers.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: A character has noble
** NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Their goals (or what they tell themselves and others about the goals) sound high-minded, but the actual motive isn't very noble at all.
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* LivingOutAChildhoodDream: What you could only dream of as a child becomes possible when you're an adult.
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* MyCountryRightOrWrong: A character do what needs to be done for the benefit of his country.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: A character do what needs to be done for the benefit of his master.
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* MyCountryRightOrWrong: A character do what needs to be done for the benefit of his their country.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: A character do what needs to be done for the benefit ofhis their master.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: A character do what needs to be done for the benefit of
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: A character is motivated by his friends.
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* ThrillSeeker: A character is motivated by his search for excitement.
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