History PlayingWith / BrilliantButLazy

** Bob is of below-average intelligence, but makes up for it by being incredibly hardworking and determined.

** When Bob puts his mind to a task, he gets the job done very quickly. As a result he has a ''lot'' of free time in between his jobs.

** Bob never had to work hard to learn anything in his life - why should he start working hard now?
** Bob can get the job done so quickly, he has a ''lot'' of free time in between his jobs.

** Bob isn't lazy - just very depressed. When he gets treatment that works he is terrifyingly effective at solving problems.
* '''Double Subverted''': But gets over it.

* '''Averted''': Bob is merely TheSmartGuy.

** He cares about getting what he wants but do to laziness crippling his life. He fails to succeed.

** Bob[[note]]regarding the Magnificent Bastard scenario[[/note]] doesn't have the desire to manipulate people in the usual MagnificentBastard style, and is GenreSavvy enough to realize that, at least for some, things do not end very well for such characters.

* '''Enforced''': "We've got this genius character, but we don't want [[ViewersAreMorons the audience]] to think he's some sort of egghead elitist. So let's just show that he doesn't care about intellect by making him TheSlacker."

** Bob[[hottip:*:regarding the Magnificent Bastard scenario]] doesn't have the desire to manipulate people in the usual MagnificentBastard style, and is GenreSavvy enough to realize that, at least for some, things do not end very well for such characters.

* '''Parodied''': Bob literally sleeps all day, but when the other characters need him, he wakes up only long enough to mumble the correct plan of action.

** In order to skip work, Bob has to come up with increasingly more complicated plans. Which itself is hard work. In fact, his plans are over the top, [[CutLexLuthorACheck it makes people wonder why he'd even bother.]]

* '''Inverted''': Bob is of below-average intelligence, but makes up for it by being incredibly hardworking and determined.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

** Due to Bob's brilliance, he knows how to get what he wants, yet due to his lazyness, he doesn't have the motivation to get it.
** He cares about getting what he wants but do to lazyness crippling his life. He fails to succeed.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob sleeps 23 hours a day and solves Taylor Series in the hour he's awake.

* '''Justified''': Bob never had to work hard to learn anything in his life - why should he start working hard now?

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Bob's incredible laziness essentially sticks him in a dead-end position. He may be brilliant, but the higher-ups want someone who's dependable.
** Bob is brilliant but is seen by everyone is lazy and is treated in a horrible manner.
** Bob ''used'' to be a hard worker...but constantly underappreciated and overworked, he eventually StoppedCaring.
* '''Reconstructed''': Realizing that hard work is valued by society, Bob works his ass off... to get into a position where he can safely ''get away'' with being lazy again, as a ProfessionalSlacker

* '''Played for Drama''': due to Bob's brilliance, he knows how to get what he wants, yet due to his lazyness, he doesn't have the motivation to get it.

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** Alternately, Bob ''wants'' to succeed at whatever it is he does, but the requirements of TheMasquerade, his SecretIdentity or even just other commitments in his life take time away from his work and he ends up looking like this trope.

* '''Played for Drama'''', due to Bob's brilliance, he knows how to get what he wants, yet due to his lazyness, he doesn't have the motivation to get it.

* '''Subverted''': Bob decides to shake off the laziness during a particularly hellish mission.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Realizing that hard work is valued by society, Bob works his ass off... to get into a position where he can safely ''get away'' with being lazy again, as a ProffessionalSlacker

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's incredible laziness essentially sticks him in a dead-end position. He may be brilliant, but the higher-ups want someone who's dependable.
* '''Reconstructed''': Realizing that hard work is valued by society, Bob works his ass off... to get into a position where he can safely ''get away'' with being lazy again.

* '''Subverted''': Bob decides to shake off the laziness during a particularly hellish mission.

Back to BrilliantButLazy.

* '''Inverted''': Bob is of below-average intelligence, but makes up for it by being incredibly hardworking and determined. * '''Subverted''': Bob decides to shake off the laziness during a particularly hellish mission.

* '''Inverted''': [[DumbIsGood Bob is of below-average intelligence, but makes up for it by being incredibly hardworking and determined.]]
* '''Subverted''': Bob decides to shake off the laziness during a particularly hellish mission.