History PlayingWith / AMillionIsAStatistic

** [[TheHero Jeff]] reacts this way after spilling juice on his shirt.

* '''Double Subverted''': [[ComicallyMissingThePoint They killed]] [[TeamPet Luffy]], [[ComicallyMissingThePoint too!!]]

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Then they see that all those people died. And then [[TheHero Jeff]] loses his favorite hat. [[DespairEventHorizon Cue the waterworks.]]

** Jeff carries a group photo of some of the soldiers so he never forgets how important their HeroicSacrifice is.
** "Buddy, [[TitleDrop say that line, 'a million is a statistic']], as many times as you want, but [[GeneralRipper you]] are the one who ordered their deaths and for that you will ''burn''."
* '''Discussed''': "I know it's selfish but I can't help but to mourn Bob's death... even if millions died in that war."

** Alice only mourns Bob's death, even though several thousand people died during the war. Once she realizes this fact, it throws her even deeper into despair.

* '''Played for Horror''': The disproportionate focus on Alice's death at the expense of thousands of others is an early hint that our show follows a group of SociopathicHero[=es=].

* '''Straight''': Through the course of the show, we see many {{Mooks}} and RedShirt[=s=] being killed by both the heroes and the villains, either for the sake of defense or because they have outlived their usefulness. But when the BigBad Emperor Evulz kills {{Plucky|Girl}} ActionGirl [[TheLancer Alice]] in cold blood, all her teammates suffer from HeroicBSOD and mourn for the next few episodes, which was Emperor Evulz' BatmanGambit to slow them down.

** Multiply the RedShirt[=s=] and {{Mook}}s by [[MemeticMutation over nine thousand]], and make Alice TheScrappy.

'''Basic Trope''': A death of a single important character matters more than thousands of {{Redshirt Arm|y}}ies.
* '''Straight''': Through the course of the show, we see many {{Mook}}s and RedShirts being killed by both the heroes and the villains, either for the sake of defense or because they have outlived their usefulness. But when [[PluckyGirl plucky]] [[ActionGirl action]] girl [[TheLancer Alice]] gets killed cold-bloodedly by the BigBad Emperor Evulz, all her teammates suffer from HeroicBSOD and mourn for the next few episodes, which was Emperor Evulz' BatmanGambit to slow them down.

** Multiply the RedShirts and {{Mook}}s by [[MemeticMutation over nine thousand]], and make Alice TheScrappy.
** A character watches an entire planet blow up and suddenly bursts into tears... because it means his pet goldfish died.

** The heroes do sometimes think about the many people (whether it be Mooks or Redshirts) who died because of necessary actions or Emperor Evulz, but then realize that, to defeat Emperor Evulz, some must lose their lives. [[RuleOfEmpathy They just couldn't deal with Alice's death the same way]].
** The cold blooded execution of Alice is listed among various other war crimes, such as mass gassings, bombings, and burnings of innocent villages.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Then they see that all those people died. And then [[TheHero Jeff]] loses his favorite hat. [[DespairEventHorizon Cue the waterworks.]]

* '''Exploited''': Same as above, but Emperor Evulz does it accidentally and later exploits the heroes' reaction.
* '''Defied''':

** "Buddy, say that line about how 'a million is a statistic' as many times as you want, but [[GeneralRipper you]] are the one who ordered their deaths and for that you are going to ''burn''."

* '''Implied''': "Sir, 5000 are dead from the latest attack." "Find one the public emphasizes with and mark his death in public. We have to rally the people."

* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice dies, and [[DueToTheDead everyone briefly mourns her]]. By the end of the episode, however, [[ForgottenFallenFriend they have completely forgotten that Alice ever existed]].
* '''Played For Drama''':

* '''Defied''': Jeff carries a group photo of some of the soldiers so he never forgets how important their HeroicSacrifice is.

* '''Straight''': Through the course of the show, we see many {{Mook}}s and RedShirts being killed by both the heroes and the villains, either for the sake of defense or because they have outlived their usefulness. But when [[PluckyGirl plucky]][[ActionGirl action]] girl [[TheLancer Alice]] gets killed cold-bloodedly by the BigBad Emperor Evulz, all her teammates suffer from HeroicBSOD and mourn for the next few episodes, which was Emperor Evulz' BatmanGambit to slow them down.

** [[WideEyedIdealist Bob]] realizes [[HumansAreBastards how rotten society is to the core for not caring nor giving credit for all the soldiers who died fighting the villains.]] Because of this he [[MaddenIntoMisanthropy grows a loathing for humanity as a result.

** [[WideEyedIdealist Bob]] realizes [[HumansAreBastards how rotten society is to the core for not caring nor giving credit for all the soldiers who died fighting the villains.]] Because of this he [[FaceHeelTurn turns evil just to murder all of them]] [[KnightTemplar to “avenge” the fallen soldier’s deaths.]]

* '''Justified''': Alice was [[DamselInDistress a helpless prisoner]] [[NoQuarter when she]] [[KickThemWhileTheyreDown was killed]].

* '''Straight''': Through the course of the show, we see many {{Mook}}s and RedShirts being killed by both the heroes and the villains, either for the sake of defense or because they have outlived their usefulness. But when [[PluckyGirl Al]][[ActionGirl ic]][[TheLancer e]] gets killed cold-bloodedly by the BigBad Emperor Evulz, all her teammates suffer from HeroicBSOD and mourn for the next few episodes, which was Emperor Evulz' BatmanGambit to slow them down.

* '''Downplayed''': The heroes do sometimes think about the many people (whether it be Mooks or Redshirts) who died because of necessary actions or Emperor Evulz, but then realize that, to defeat Emperor Evulz, some must lose their lives. [[RuleOfEmpathy They just couldn't deal with Alice's death the same way]].

* '''Zig Zagged''': As double subverted, but then they see that all those people died. And then [[TheHero Jeff]] loses his favorite hat. [[DespairEventHorizon Cue the waterworks.]]

* '''Reconstructed''': Then the heroes reveal that the few who died would have been future [[MessianicArchetype saviors of the Earth]] and since they are dead, humanity is doomed.

** [[WideEyedIdealist Bob]] realizes [[HumansAreBastards how rotten society is to the core for not caring nor giving credit for all the soldiers who died fighting the villains.]] Because of this he [[FaceHeelTurn turns evil just to murder all of them.]]