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* CareerBuildingBlunder: When an early mistake provides the motivation for a character

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* CareerBuildingBlunder: When an early mistake provides the motivation for a character character's motivation.

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* FreudianExcuse: Something in a villain's past causes them to act the way they do, often [[AbusiveParents parental abuse]].

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* FreudianExcuse: Something in a villain's past causes them to act the way they do, often for example [[AbusiveParents parental abuse]].abuse]].
** FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Terrible childhood or not, it still doesn't justify their crimes.
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Motivational Kiss and Motivational Lie are two different types of motivation hence the title
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Motivational Kiss and Motivational Lie are two different types of motivation hence the title

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* MotivationalKiss: A character (usually male) becomes more confident and self-determined after recieving a kiss from a LoveInterest.
* MotivationalLie: A character is motivated into doing something they were initially reluctant to do after being lied to about it.

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Tropes that start with "I" get listed before tropes that start with words beginning with that letter


* InHarmsWay: Characters want excitement and danger in their lives.
* InspirationalInsult



* 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.


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* InHarmsWay: Characters want excitement and danger in their lives.
* InspirationalInsult
* 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.
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* ThePowerOfApathy: The character's ''lack'' of motivation saves the day.
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* FreudianExcuse: Something in a villain's past causes them to act the way they do, often parental abuse.

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* FreudianExcuse: Something in a villain's past causes them to act the way they do, often [[AbusiveParents parental abuse.abuse]].

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* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Bad guys who want only power and will do anything to achieve it

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* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Bad guys who want only power and will do anything to achieve it it.


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* HealthcareMotivation: A character desperately needs money to pay for medical treatment.
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* ForScience: A character wants to make scientific discoveries with no real practical purposes.

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* ForScience: A character wants to make scientific discoveries with discoveries, even if they have no real practical purposes.



* MissionCreep: The mission you signed up for, you are going to have to do a lot of grinding, sidetracking and unrelated tasks to achieve it, risking compromise and failure.

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* MissionCreep: The mission you signed up for, you are going to have to do a lot of grinding, sidetracking sidetracking, and unrelated tasks to achieve it, risking compromise and failure.
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* SamaritanSyndrome: A character feels guilt over the people they could save, but don't.
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* MissionCreep: The mission you signed up for, you are going to have to do a lot of grinding, sidetracking and unrelated tasks to achieve it, risking compromise and failure.
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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 to be a {{Badass}}.badass.



* NeverBeHurtAgain: A character seeks to ensure that no one will ever hurt or take advantage of them again, usually by becoming a {{Badass}}.

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* NeverBeHurtAgain: A character seeks to ensure that no one will ever hurt or take advantage of them again, usually by becoming a {{Badass}}.badass.
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* ThrillSeeker: A character is motivated by his search for excitement.
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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.
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* MoralPragmatist: You can turn a villain into a hero, if you can convince them that their methods hurt their motivation.
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* LovesOnlyGold: A character is obsessed with a particular form of wealth and will do anything to obtain it.
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* PinocchioSyndrome: A character wants to be a real human.

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* PinocchioSyndrome: A character wants to be a real human.human, or to regain their humanity.
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* MotivatedByFear: Fear is a powerful motivator.
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* CommunityThreateningConstruction: When a planned construction site motivates residents to defend their home, which is subject for demolition.
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* FightingForAHomeland
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** {{Envy}}: Characters want what other people have.

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** {{Envy}}: [[GreenEyedMonster Envy]]: Characters want what other people have.



** {{Sloth}}: Characters just want to do nothing.
** {{Wrath}}: Characters just want you to suffer.
** [[{{VillainousGlutton}} Gluttony]]: Characters just want to consume.

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** {{Sloth}}: [[LazyBum Sloth]]: Characters just want to do nothing.
** {{Wrath}}: [[UnstoppableRage Wrath]]: Characters just want you to suffer.
** [[{{VillainousGlutton}} [[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]]: Characters just want to consume.
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* TragicDream: The character is motivated by the desire for something they can never have.
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That\'s not a motivation; it\'s a goal, or a step towards a goal.


* AbstractApotheosis: Character become an abstract concept like hope or love, whether literally or in a metaphorical sense.
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* SeeksAnothersResurrection: One character seeks to resurrect another character who has died.

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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A character does something heroic only for the money.

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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: A character is involved in an admirable pursuit for un-heroic reasons. Not necessarily evil, just not heroic.
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OnlyInItForTheMoney: A character does something heroic only for SubTrope of the money.above, in which the un-heroic motivation is specifically wealth.
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** {{Wrath}}: Characters just hope you fry in hell.

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** {{Wrath}}: Characters just hope want you fry in hell.to suffer.
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* ThePowerOfHate: A character desires what's worst for others; for others to suffer.

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* ThePowerOfHate: A character desires what's worst for others; for others to suffer.others.



** {{Wrath}}: Characters just want to hurt you.

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** {{Wrath}}: Characters just want to hurt you.hope you fry in hell.
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* ThePowerOfHate: A character desires for others to suffer.

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* ThePowerOfHate: A character desires what's worst for others; for others to suffer.
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* ThePowerOfHate: A character desires for others to suffer.
* ThePowerOfLove: A character desires good.
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* EveryonesBabySister: Threats on a character that everyone cares about gets characters to act against the threat.

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