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* In ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest'', the love interest Cecily imagines her guardians rogue brother as a bad boy from the stories she is told. When they actually meet, she says that she is already in love with him, and says yes to his marriage proposal that came during their introductory conversation.
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* In ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest'', the love interest Cecily imagines her guardians guardian's rogue brother (not really his brother at all, but simply a friend masquerading as his brother, [[spoiler: who does not realize that [[LukeIAmYourFather he is, in fact, his brother]]) as a bad boy from the stories she is told. When they actually meet, she says that she is already in love with him, and says yes to his marriage proposal that came during their introductory conversation.
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* ''Series/{{MADtv}}'' had a sketch called ''The Average Asian'', in which a completely ordinary fellow of stereotypically East Asian phenotype is expected to live up to all kinds of stereotypes.
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* ''Lightnovel/FullmetalPanic'' has this happen to Kurtz Webber, who sees Kaname Chidori's picture, and then upon seeing the real thing assumes she must be an angel, until Kaname chews her friend out for a horrible blind date and begins loudly yelling, causing Kurtz to become very disappointed.
** Played with in regards to Gauron and Sousuke. In the end, it turns out Gauron ''had'' been right, at least at that certain point in time, and to a certain extent. Sousuke himself acknowledges it in the novels, when he tells Leonard: "The only difference between him and me, is what is being enjoyed and what is not being enjoyed." Meaning, Gauron enjoyed killing, while Sousuke didn't. In other matters though, they were indeed similar. To the point where Leonard is outright baffled when Sousuke says exactly the same thing Gauron had, in regards to Leonard's plans.
*** Speaking of Leonard, he's definitely projecting ''a lot'' on Kaname, including forcing her to witness his traumatic memories, and drawing not-always-correct parallels between their lives. And he gets very pissed off when she finally makes it clear that she doesn't agree.
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** Played with in regards to Gauron and Sousuke. In the end, it turns out Gauron ''had'' been right, at least at that certain point in time, and to a certain extent. Sousuke himself acknowledges it in the novels, when he tells Leonard: "The only difference between him and me, is what is being enjoyed and what is not being enjoyed." Meaning, Gauron enjoyed killing, while Sousuke didn't. In other matters though, they were indeed similar. To the point where Leonard is outright baffled when Sousuke says exactly the same thing Gauron had, in regards to Leonard's plans.
*** Speaking of Leonard, he's definitely projecting ''a lot'' on Kaname, including forcing her to witness his traumatic memories, and drawing not-always-correct parallels between their lives. And he gets very pissed off when she finally makes it clear that she doesn't agree.
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** Kurtz Webber, who sees Kaname Chidori's picture, and then upon seeing the real thing assumes she must be anangel, angel. That is, until Kaname chews her friend out for a horrible blind date and begins loudly yelling, causing Kurtz to become very disappointed.
**Played with in regards to Gauron and Sousuke. In the end, it turns out thinks Sousuke is a [[InLoveWithYourCarnage beautiful angel of death]]. Subverted in that Gauron ''had'' been right, at least at that certain point in time, and was right to a certain extent. an extent, which Sousuke himself acknowledges it later in the novels, when he tells Leonard: "The novels.
--->''''Sousuke:''' The only difference between him and me, is what is being enjoyed and what is not beingenjoyed." Meaning, Gauron enjoyed killing, while Sousuke didn't. In other matters though, they were indeed similar. To the point where enjoyed.
** Leonard Testarosa isoutright baffled when Sousuke says exactly the same thing Gauron had, in regards to Leonard's plans.
*** Speaking of Leonard, he'sdefinitely projecting ''a lot'' on Kaname, including forcing her to witness his traumatic memories, and drawing not-always-correct parallels between their lives. And he gets very pissed off when she finally makes it clear that she doesn't agree.
**** ** Leo attempts something similar with his sister Tessa, but she knows him too well, apparently.well for it to work half as well.
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* In ''{{Megatokyo}}'', a character finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
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** In Megatokyo, a character receives unrequested assistance from Largo, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he appears to live up to it.
** In Megatokyo, a character receives a railcard from Piro, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
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** Yuki finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
**In Megatokyo, a character Kimiko receives a railcard from Piro, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
**In Megatokyo, a character Erika receives unrequested assistance from Largo, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he appears to live up to it.
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* [[PsychoPsychologist Hugo Strange]] believes that Franchise/{{Batman}} is living out a power fantasy since he's projecting his own lust for power on the hero. [[Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsBatman The Black Glove]] make a similar mistake, believing that Bruce is just playing a twisted game like they are. Both of them believe they know Batman better than he knows himself and both are off the mark.
mark. Some interpretations of TheJoker have him projecting his own nihilism on the entire human race.
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* In ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest, the love interest Cecily imagines her guardians rogue brother as a bad boy from the stories she is told. When they actually meet, she says that she is already in love with him, and says yes to his marriage proposal that came during their introductory conversation.
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* In ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest, ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest'', the love interest Cecily imagines her guardians rogue brother as a bad boy from the stories she is told. When they actually meet, she says that she is already in love with him, and says yes to his marriage proposal that came during their introductory conversation.
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* In The Importance of being Earnest, ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest, the love interest Cecily imagines her guardians rogue brother as a bad boy from the stories she is told. When they actually meet, she says that she is already in love with him, and says yes to his marriage proposal that came during their introductory conversation.
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* Studies have shown that sexual predators believe that '''everyone''' (at least, every man) is a sexual predator, some just hide it better.
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* Studies have shown that sexual predators believe that '''everyone''' (at least, every man) is a sexual predator, some just hide it better.
* The "I'm saying what you're all thinking" excuse for offensive remarks is predicated on the notion that everyone is as much of a bigot as the person making the remarks.
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** In Megatokyo, a character receives a railcard from Piro, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
** In Megatokyo, a character receives unrequested assistance from Largo, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he appears to live up to it.
** In Megatokyo, a character receives unrequested assistance from Largo, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he appears to live up to it.
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* ''FullmetalPanic'' has this happen to Kurtz Webber, who sees Kaname Chidori's picture, and then upon seeing the real thing assumes she must be an angel, until Kaname chews her friend out for a horrible blind date and begins loudly yelling, causing Kurtz to become very disappointed.
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* ''FullmetalPanic'' ''Lightnovel/FullmetalPanic'' has this happen to Kurtz Webber, who sees Kaname Chidori's picture, and then upon seeing the real thing assumes she must be an angel, until Kaname chews her friend out for a horrible blind date and begins loudly yelling, causing Kurtz to become very disappointed.
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* [[PsychoPsychologist Hugo Strange]] believes that Franchise/{{Batman}} is living out a power fantasy since he's projecting his own lust for power on the hero. [[Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsBatman The Black Glove]] make a similar mistake, believing that Bruce is just playing a twisted game like they are. Both of them believe they know Batman better than he knows himself and both are off the mark.
* [[PsychoPsychologist Hugo Strange]] believes that Franchise/{{Batman}} is living out a power fantasy since he's projecting his own lust for power on the hero. [[Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsBatman The Black Glove]] make a similar mistake, believing that Bruce is just playing a twisted game like they are. Both of them believe they know Batman better than he knows himself and both are off the mark.
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* ''{{MAD TV}}'' ''Series/{{MADtv}}'' had a sketch called ''The Average Asian'', in which a completely ordinary fellow of stereotypically East Asian phenotype is expected to live up to all kinds of stereotypes.
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* In the ''FullmetalAlchemist'' manga, Mei Chan hears about the eponymous Fullmetal Alchemist from various people, and forms a mental image of a ''tall'', ''gentle-manly'' ''prince''... and is horrified to find the short, rude reality. She later forms a similar image of Al's real body, after Alphonse, offended that she would think him similar to his brother, provides an exaggerated opinion of his own traits.
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* In the ''FullmetalAlchemist'' ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' manga, Mei Chan hears about the eponymous Fullmetal Alchemist from various people, and forms a mental image of a ''tall'', ''gentle-manly'' ''prince''... and is horrified to find the short, rude reality. She later forms a similar image of Al's real body, after Alphonse, offended that she would think him similar to his brother, provides an exaggerated opinion of his own traits.
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* In The Importance of being Earnest, the love interest Ceciel imagines her guardians rogue brother as a bad boy from the stories she is told. When they actually meet, she says that she is already in love with him, and says yes to his marrage proposal that came during thier introductory conversation.
* In The Importance of being Earnest, the love interest Ceciel imagines her guardians rogue brother as a bad boy from the stories she is told. When they actually meet, she says that she is already in love with him, and says yes to his marrage proposal that came during thier introductory conversation.
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* In The Importance of being Earnest, the love interest Ceciel imagines her guardians rogue brother as a bad boy from the stories she is told. When they actually meet, she says that she is already in love with him, and says yes to his marrage proposal that came during thier introductory conversation.
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*** Speaking of Leonard, he's definitely projecting ''a lot'' on Kaname, including forcing her to witness his traumatic memories, and drawing not-always-correct parallels between their lives. And he gets very pissed off when she finally makes it clear that she doesn't agree.
**** Leo attempts something similar with Tessa, but she knows him too well, apparently.
*** Speaking of Leonard, he's definitely projecting ''a lot'' on Kaname, including forcing her to witness his traumatic memories, and drawing not-always-correct parallels between their lives. And he gets very pissed off when she finally makes it clear that she doesn't agree.
**** Leo attempts something similar with Tessa, but she knows him too well, apparently.
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ReplacementGoldfish.
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* ''KirbyRightBackAtYa'' has Tiff assume when this legendary Star Warrior Kirby steps out from his containment pod that it will be a tall prince with a slender demeanor and sword, only for it to reveal it is actually a pink puffball that can't even speak. This literally shatters her mental image.
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* ''KirbyRightBackAtYa'' ''KirbyOfTheStars'' has Tiff Fumu assume when this legendary Star Warrior Kirby steps out from his containment pod that it will be a tall prince with a slender demeanor and sword, only for it to reveal it is actually a pink puffball that can't even speak. This literally shatters her mental image.
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* In ''{{Kurohime}}'', the main character Zero has fallen in love with a powerful witch that saved him as a child, but as he grows older everyone tells him that the woman he fell for was an evil $^#%@, the problem is Zero refuses to listen. When Zero finally does meet Kurohime, she turns out to be a selfish brat who thinks men are toys and will use men to get whatever she wants and take over the world, going so far as even branding men with the kanji for "Dog" on their back. [[spoiler: about a third of the way in the manga though, she gets a lot better and actually falls for Zero]].
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* In ''{{Kurohime}}'', the main character Zero has fallen in love with a powerful witch that saved him as a child, but as he grows older everyone tells him that the woman he fell for was an evil $^#%@, the problem is Zero refuses to listen. When Zero finally does meet Kurohime, she turns out to be a selfish brat who thinks men are toys and will use men to get whatever she wants and take over the world, going so far as even branding men with the kanji for "Dog" on their back. [[spoiler: about About a third of the way in the manga manga, though, she gets a lot better and actually falls for Zero]].
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* In the ''FullmetalAlchemist'' manga, Mei Chan hears about the titular Fullmetal Alchemist from various people, and forms a mental image of a ''tall'', ''gentle-manly'' ''prince''... and is horrified to find the short, rude reality. She later forms a similar image of Al's real body, after Alphonse, offended that she would think him similar to his brother, provides an exaggerated opinion of his own traits.
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* In the ''FullmetalAlchemist'' manga, Mei Chan hears about the titular eponymous Fullmetal Alchemist from various people, and forms a mental image of a ''tall'', ''gentle-manly'' ''prince''... and is horrified to find the short, rude reality. She later forms a similar image of Al's real body, after Alphonse, offended that she would think him similar to his brother, provides an exaggerated opinion of his own traits.
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Prejudices are a funny thing - they can make those who have them delude themselves into believing they know strangers better than the strangers know themselves. Therefore, you sometimes see people in fiction ascribing certain qualities to other people, without having any grounds for doing so. Sometimes, they will even get angry or disappointed if the target does not or cannot live up to their baseless assumptions. If it's a {{Tsundere}} that held the image, expect her to hold the guy up to the standards anyway and yell at him if he falls out of line with her perceptions.
The basic idea of this is that a character will willfully place themselves into a situation where they assume the character will often assume the man will be tall, handsome, strong, kind, and have specific features that the character has imagined. In the form of women, it will often be voluptuous women with sexy attitudes, maybe a powerful demeanor or revealing attire. When this comes true, the characters image of said person will often be shattered entirely.
The basic idea of this is that a character will willfully place themselves into a situation where they assume the character will often assume the man will be tall, handsome, strong, kind, and have specific features that the character has imagined. In the form of women, it will often be voluptuous women with sexy attitudes, maybe a powerful demeanor or revealing attire. When this comes true, the characters image of said person will often be shattered entirely.
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Prejudices are a funny thing - thing; they can make those who have them delude themselves into believing they know strangers better than the strangers know themselves. Therefore, you sometimes see people in fiction ascribing certain qualities to other people, without having any grounds for doing so. Sometimes, they will even get angry or disappointed if the target does not or cannot live up to their baseless assumptions. If it's a {{Tsundere}} that held the image, expect her to hold the guy up to the standards anyway and yell at him if he falls out of line with her perceptions.
The basic idea of this is that a character will willfully place themselves into a situation where they assume the character will often assume the man will be tall, handsome, strong, kind, and have specific features that the character has imagined. In the form of women, it will often be voluptuous women with sexy attitudes, maybe a powerful demeanor or revealing attire. When this comes true, the characters image of said person will often be shattered entirely.
perceptions.
The basic idea of this is that a character will willfully place themselves into a situation where they assume the character will often assume the man will be tall, handsome, strong, kind, and have specific features that the character has imagined. In the form of women, it will often be voluptuous women with sexy attitudes, maybe a powerful demeanor or revealing attire. When this comes true, the characters image of said person will often be shattered entirely.
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* In the FullmetalAlchemist manga, Mei Chan hears about the titular Fullmetal Alchemist from various people, and forms a mental image of a ''tall'', ''gentle-manly'' ''prince''... and is horrified to find the short, rude reality. She later forms a similar image of Al's real body, after Alphonse, offended that she would think him similar to his brother, provides an exaggerated opinion of his own traits.
* FullmetalPanic has this happen to Kurtz Webber, who sees Kaname Chidori's picture, and then upon seeing the real thing assumes she must be an angel, until Kaname chews her friend out for a horrible blind date and begins loudly yelling, causing Kurtz to become very disappointed.
* Kannagi has several moments like this where the main character, Kannagi, will often berate Jin for not being her stereotypical vision of a loyal vassal who doesn't think for himself, just as the goddess expects of him. This often leads to powerful arguments between the two.
* KirbyRightBackAtYa has Tiff assume when this legendary Star Warrior Kirby steps out from his containment pod that it will be a tall prince with a slender demeanor and sword, only for it to reveal it is actually a pink puffball that can't even speak. This literally shatters her mental image.
* In {{Kurohime}}, the main character Zero has fallen in love with a powerful witch that saved him as a child, but as he grows older everyone tells him that the woman he fell for was an evil $^#%@, the problem is Zero refuses to listen. When Zero finally does meet Kurohime, she turns out to be a selfish brat who thinks men are toys and will use men to get whatever she wants and take over the world, going so far as even branding men with the kanji for "Dog" on their back. [[spoiler: about a third of the way in the manga though, she gets a lot better and actually falls for Zero]].
* In ''{{Megatokyo}}'', a character finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
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* FullmetalPanic has this happen to Kurtz Webber, who sees Kaname Chidori's picture, and then upon seeing the real thing assumes she must be an angel, until Kaname chews her friend out for a horrible blind date and begins loudly yelling, causing Kurtz to become very disappointed.
* Kannagi has several moments like this where the main character, Kannagi, will often berate Jin for not being her stereotypical vision of a loyal vassal who doesn't think for himself, just as the goddess expects of him. This often leads to powerful arguments between the two.
* KirbyRightBackAtYa has Tiff assume when this legendary Star Warrior Kirby steps out from his containment pod that it will be a tall prince with a slender demeanor and sword, only for it to reveal it is actually a pink puffball that can't even speak. This literally shatters her mental image.
* In {{Kurohime}}, the main character Zero has fallen in love with a powerful witch that saved him as a child, but as he grows older everyone tells him that the woman he fell for was an evil $^#%@, the problem is Zero refuses to listen. When Zero finally does meet Kurohime, she turns out to be a selfish brat who thinks men are toys and will use men to get whatever she wants and take over the world, going so far as even branding men with the kanji for "Dog" on their back. [[spoiler: about a third of the way in the manga though, she gets a lot better and actually falls for Zero]].
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* In the FullmetalAlchemist ''FullmetalAlchemist'' manga, Mei Chan hears about the titular Fullmetal Alchemist from various people, and forms a mental image of a ''tall'', ''gentle-manly'' ''prince''... and is horrified to find the short, rude reality. She later forms a similar image of Al's real body, after Alphonse, offended that she would think him similar to his brother, provides an exaggerated opinion of his own traits.
*FullmetalPanic ''FullmetalPanic'' has this happen to Kurtz Webber, who sees Kaname Chidori's picture, and then upon seeing the real thing assumes she must be an angel, until Kaname chews her friend out for a horrible blind date and begins loudly yelling, causing Kurtz to become very disappointed.
*Kannagi ''{{Kannagi}}'' has several moments like this where the main character, Kannagi, will often berate Jin for not being her stereotypical vision of a loyal vassal who doesn't think for himself, just as the goddess expects of him. This often leads to powerful arguments between the two.
*KirbyRightBackAtYa ''KirbyRightBackAtYa'' has Tiff assume when this legendary Star Warrior Kirby steps out from his containment pod that it will be a tall prince with a slender demeanor and sword, only for it to reveal it is actually a pink puffball that can't even speak. This literally shatters her mental image.
* In{{Kurohime}}, ''{{Kurohime}}'', the main character Zero has fallen in love with a powerful witch that saved him as a child, but as he grows older everyone tells him that the woman he fell for was an evil $^#%@, the problem is Zero refuses to listen. When Zero finally does meet Kurohime, she turns out to be a selfish brat who thinks men are toys and will use men to get whatever she wants and take over the world, going so far as even branding men with the kanji for "Dog" on their back. [[spoiler: about a third of the way in the manga though, she gets a lot better and actually falls for Zero]].
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* In ''{{Megatokyo}}'', a character finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
* In ''{{Megatokyo}}'', a character finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
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* In {{Kurohime}}, the main character Zero has fallen in love with a powerful witch that saved him as a child, but as he grows older everyone tells him that the woman he fell for was an evil $^#%@, the problem is Zero refuses to listen. When Zero finally does meet Kurohime, she turns out to be a selfish brat who thinks men are toys and will use men to get whatever she wants and take over the world, going so far as even branding men with the kanji for "Dog" on their back. [[spoiler: about a third of the way in the manga though, she gets a lot better and actually falls for Zero]].
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* FullmetalPanic has this happen to Kurtz Webber, who sees Kaname Chidori's picture, and then upon seeing the real thing assumes she must be an angel, until Kaname chews her friend out for a horrible blind date and begins loudly yelling, causing Kurtz to become very disappointed.
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Prejudices are a funny thing - they can make those who have them delude themselves into believing they know strangers better than the strangers know themselves. Therefore, you sometimes see people in fiction ascribing certain qualities to other people, without having any grounds for doing so. Sometimes, they will even get angry or disappointed if the target does not or cannot live up to their baseless assumptions.
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Prejudices are a funny thing - they can make those who have them delude themselves into believing they know strangers better than the strangers know themselves. Therefore, you sometimes see people in fiction ascribing certain qualities to other people, without having any grounds for doing so. Sometimes, they will even get angry or disappointed if the target does not or cannot live up to their baseless assumptions.
assumptions. If it's a {{Tsundere}} that held the image, expect her to hold the guy up to the standards anyway and yell at him if he falls out of line with her perceptions.
The basic idea of this is that a character will willfully place themselves into a situation where they assume the character will often assume the man will be tall, handsome, strong, kind, and have specific features that the character has imagined. In the form of women, it will often be voluptuous women with sexy attitudes, maybe a powerful demeanor or revealing attire. When this comes true, the characters image of said person will often be shattered entirely.
The basic idea of this is that a character will willfully place themselves into a situation where they assume the character will often assume the man will be tall, handsome, strong, kind, and have specific features that the character has imagined. In the form of women, it will often be voluptuous women with sexy attitudes, maybe a powerful demeanor or revealing attire. When this comes true, the characters image of said person will often be shattered entirely.
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* In ''{{Megatokyo}}'', a character finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
* ''{{MAD TV}}'' had a sketch called ''The Average Asian'', in which a completely ordinary fellow of stereotypically East Asian phenotype is expected to live up to all kinds of stereotypes.
* ''{{MAD TV}}'' had a sketch called ''The Average Asian'', in which a completely ordinary fellow of stereotypically East Asian phenotype is expected to live up to all kinds of stereotypes.
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* Kannagi has several moments like this where the main character, Kannagi, will often berate Jin for not being her stereotypical vision of a loyal vassal who doesn't think for himself, just as the goddess expects of him. This often leads to powerful arguments between the two.
* KirbyRightBackAtYa has Tiff assume when this legendary Star Warrior Kirby steps out from his containment pod that it will be a tall prince with a slender demeanor and sword, only for it to reveal it is actually a pink puffball that can't even speak. This literally shatters her mental image.
* In ''{{Megatokyo}}'', a character finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
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* ''{{MAD TV}}'' had a sketch called ''The Average Asian'', in which a completely ordinary fellow of stereotypically East Asian phenotype is expected to live up to all kinds of stereotypes.
* KirbyRightBackAtYa has Tiff assume when this legendary Star Warrior Kirby steps out from his containment pod that it will be a tall prince with a slender demeanor and sword, only for it to reveal it is actually a pink puffball that can't even speak. This literally shatters her mental image.
* In ''{{Megatokyo}}'', a character finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
-> Live Action Television
* ''{{MAD TV}}'' had a sketch called ''The Average Asian'', in which a completely ordinary fellow of stereotypically East Asian phenotype is expected to live up to all kinds of stereotypes.
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* In ''Megatokyo'', a character finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
* ''MAD TV'' had a sketch called ''The Average Asian'', in which a completely ordinary fellow of stereotypically East Asian phenotype is expected to live up to all kinds of stereotypes.
* ''MAD TV'' had a sketch called ''The Average Asian'', in which a completely ordinary fellow of stereotypically East Asian phenotype is expected to live up to all kinds of stereotypes.
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* In ''Megatokyo'', ''{{Megatokyo}}'', a character finds Piro's sketchbook, creates a fantasy about what he must be like, and then gets hostile when he fails to live up to it.
*''MAD TV'' ''{{MAD TV}}'' had a sketch called ''The Average Asian'', in which a completely ordinary fellow of stereotypically East Asian phenotype is expected to live up to all kinds of stereotypes.
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