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* AllLovingHero: a character is driven by unconditional love for all


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* NatureLover: a character is driven by an affinity for the natural world
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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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* DeterminedDoctor: A healer wants to cure their patient, [[{{Determinator}} no matter what.]]



* DeterminedDoctor: A healer wants to cure their patient, [[{{Determinator}} no matter what.]]



* ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil: A character wants to make the world a more evil place.



* ThrillSeeker: A character is motivated by his search for excitement.
* ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil: A character wants to make the world a more evil place.



* ThrillSeeker: A character is motivated by his search for excitement.
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* GettingSickDeliberately: A character wants to get themselves sick, for one reason or another.
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* LegacySeeker: A character is obsessed with leaving a lasting mark on the world.
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* UndyingLoyalty : A character is motivated by desire to help someone or something they care about.

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* UndyingLoyalty : UndyingLoyalty: A character is motivated by desire to help someone or something they care about.
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* TrappedInVillainy: A villain only performs villainous acts because, if they dont, they'll die.

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* TrappedInVillainy: A villain only performs villainous acts because, if they dont, don’t, they'll die.
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* PrizedPossessionGiveaway: A character gives something they hold dearly to another person as a gift, wishing that person to accept it.
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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, not caring about the state things'll be in.
* DisappointedByTheMotive: Disappointment in another character's motivation.
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** EsotericallyWellIntendedExtremist: Their goals (knowingly or otherwise) only benefit a select group of people.
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** EsotericallyWellIntendedExtremist: Their goals (knowingly or otherwise) only benefit a select group of people.
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* PhysicalTherapyPlot: A character becomes disable after severe injuries and begins taking physical therapy to become mobile again. Frequently featuring characters pulling through via their mental willpower and dedication to keep going.
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* PeerPressuredBully: A character is motivated to bully someone due to societal pressure.
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* OpposeWhatYouSuffered: A character is motivated to fight against something that caused them to suffer in their past.
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* HeroismMotiveSpeech: Hero explains why they became a hero.

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* ConceptsAreCheap: Characters have vague one word motivations that could really mean anything.

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* ConceptsAreCheap: Characters have vague one word one-word motivations that could really mean anything.



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

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



* IJustWantToBeYou: A character wants to be literally the person they envy.

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* IJustWantToBeYou: A character wants to be literally be the person they envy.



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



* MotivationalKiss: A character (usually male) becomes more confident and self-determined after recieving a kiss from a LoveInterest.

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* MotivationalKiss: A character (usually male) becomes more confident and self-determined after recieving receiving a kiss from a LoveInterest.



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* IJustWantToBeLoved: A character wants to feel loved.
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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.
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** SignedUpForTheFreeDental

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** SignedUpForTheFreeDentalSignedUpForTheDental
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** SignedUpForTheFreeDental
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* JustHereForTheFreeSnacks
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* AimlesslySeekingHappiness: Characters want to be happy, but don't know how.
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* DeliberateUnderPerformance: A character wants to be average-or-lower in something.
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* DeterminedDoctor: A healer wants to cure their patient, [[{{Determinator}} no matter what.]]
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* HiddenAgendaHero: Undeniably a hero, but the motivation for why they do it is unsure.
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* InspirationalInsult

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* InspirationalInsultInspirationalInsult: A character gets inspiration from the insults hurled at them.
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* PepTalkSong: A song meant to increase the characters' confidence.
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* BetaTestBaddie: A character is driven by an inferiority complex.
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** 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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