History PlayingWith / DidNotGetTheGirl

* '''Played For Drama:''' Hiro is oblivious to how Lance and Princess Alice are falling in love behind his back. Both feel guilty about it, but can't stop their feelings from developing, even as it's repeatedly implied to the audience that if Hiro found out they were "betraying" him, he wouldn't take it well...

** Alice is just plain not into him.

** Princess Alice chooses Lance over Hiro; unfortunately for her, Lance chooses ''[[HoYay Hiro]]'' over her, and Hiro gladly accepts Lance. In the end, it's Alice who fails to get either of the guys.

* '''Downplayed''': While Hiro's rejection is upsetting, to say the least, the near destruction and wellbeing of the kingdom is prioritized rather than his love life.

** Hiro expected the StandardHeroReward and does not cope well with the loss, to the point that it ruins his friendship with Lance and he refuses to assist them when trouble threatens Alice's kingdom once more.

* '''Straight''': [[MeaningfulName Hiro]] TheChosenOne [[SaveThePrincess rescues]] [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Alice]], but she chooses his partner, [[TheLancer Lance]], over him.

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** Alice finds Hiro to be "[[NiceGuysFinishLast too nice and boring]]" and prefers Lance for being [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys more aggressive and rougher.]]

** Hiro was bitten by a zombie, he would [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie inevitably become one]], soon or later.

** Princess Alice chooses Lance over Hiro; unfortunately for her, Lance chooses ''[[HoYay Hiro]]'' over her, and Hiro gladly accepts Lance. In the end, it's Alice who fails to get either of the guy.

** Princess Alice chooses Lance over Hiro; unfortunately for her, Lance chooses ''[[HoYay Hiro]]'' over her, and Hiro changes his mind and gladly accepts Lance. In the end, it's Alice who fails to get either of the guy.

* '''Parodied''': Princess Alice chooses Lance over Hiro; unfortunately for Lance, she's ''not'' a PrincessClassic... she's an overbearing ClingyJealousGirl who won't take no for an answer. While Hiro [[TheDulcineaEffect had fallen for her]], upon seeing how she treats Lance he quickly bounces back and cheerfully continues his adventuring.

** Hiro took a [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar sacred vow to never have sex]], and he intends to [[CelibateHero keep his vows]].

* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Hiro]] TheChosenOne [[SaveThePrincess rescues]] [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Alice]], but she chooses his [[TheLancer partner, Lance]] over him.

* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Chance]] TheChosenOne [[SaveThePrincess rescues]] [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Pearl]], but she chooses his [[TheLancer partner Lance]] over him.

** Chance keeps falling in love with different women, only to see each of them choose somebody else over him.
** The whole series highlights Chance and Pearl's romance, only for Pearl to drop him completely at the very end of the series.
* '''Downplayed''': While Chance's rejection is upsetting, to say the least, the near destruction and wellbeing of the kingdom is prioritized rather than his love life.

** Chance is a presumptuous {{Jerkass}} who just assumes the princess will fall for him because "that's what damsels in distress ''do''" whereas Lance is a down-to-Earth NiceGuy.
** Chance [[IncompatibleOrientation doesn't swing that way]] or otherwise doesn't look at Princess Pearl as a love interest.
** Chance is a ShipperOnDeck for Lance/Pearl for one of several reasons (IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy knowing that Pearl loves Lance, may prefer to WalkTheEarth alone, etc.)
** [[Franchise/StarWars Pearl turns out to be Chance's sister]].
** Chance is a PunchClockHero who [[OnlyInItForTheMoney only wanted to get paid]].
** Chance took a [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar sacred vow to never have sex]], and he intends to [[CelibateHero keep his vows]].
** Chance has a SelfSacrificeScheme all along.
** Chance has [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended to a higher place of existence]].
** Chance has a [[LivingonBorrowedTime terminal disease]], [[YourDaysAreNumbered his days are numbered]].
** Chance was bitten by a zombie, he would [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie inevitably become one]], soon or later.
** Chance has become a BarrierMaiden.
* '''Inverted''': Princess Pearl falls in love with Chance, but Chance refuses her love, instead going for her older sister Jade.
* '''Subverted''': After being rescued by Chance, Princess Pearl looks to Lance, but kisses Chance instead.

* '''Parodied''': Princess Pearl chooses Lance over Chance; unfortunately for Lance, she's ''not'' a PrincessClassic... she's an overbearing ClingyJealousGirl who won't take no for an answer. While Chance [[TheDulcineaEffect had fallen for her]], upon seeing how she treats Lance he quickly bounces back and cheerfully continues his adventuring.
* '''Zig Zagged''': However, Chance rescuing Pearl's kingdom ''again'', this time for purely selfless reasons, makes her realize how much she cares about him, and she leaves Lance for Chance.
* '''Averted''': After being rescued, Princess Pearl says "My hero!" and embraces Chance, rewarding him with a kiss.

** The creators want to leave Chance open for future love interests and partners, so they decide to have Lance marry Princess Pearl and stay with her while Chance continues his adventures.

** The creators want to have [[FallenHero Chance]] as the [[FaceHeelTurn villain]] in the future, out of [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]].
** The creators want to script a HeroicSacrifice for Chance.
** The creators want to have Chance as DecoyProtagonist who will die out soon, while TheChosenOne was actually Lance.

* '''Invoked''': "Chance, I'll always think of you as my big brother!" (kisses Lance)
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz exploited the relation of Lance and Princess Pearl to corrupt Chance.
* '''Defied''': "Arranged marriages are for the birds! This is the twelfth century! (kisses Chance)
* '''Discussed''': "I'm sure one of the hundreds of other royal ladies in the court will be able to console Chance in the aftermath of his rejection. It might even take two or three of them. In shifts, perhaps".
* '''Conversed''': Chance and Lance discuss Chance's chances of winning Pearl's heart, and decide he doesn't have a hope. Lance points out that at least Chance will still be a hero.

** Chance expected the StandardHeroReward and does not cope well with the loss, to the point that it ruins his friendship with Lance and he refuses to assist them when trouble threatens Pearl's kingdom once more.
** Chance does not cope well with the loss to the point that he immediately [[FaceHeelTurn betrays both Lance and the kingdom]], and becomes the next Emperor Evulz.
** Chance becomes either insane, depressed, angry or all of them upon the fact that he didn't get the girl.

** Princess Pearl didn't pick Chance ''because'' she could tell he just thought of her as part of the StandardHeroReward package. She tells him this; while upset at first, Chance eventually recognizes her reasoning as valid and accepts the loss. When her kingdom is threatened again, he helps defend it, this time without expecting someone's hand just because of his heroics.
** When Lance finally confronted Emperor Chance and defeated him, Lance apologized to Chance and corrected him what love is, Chance eventually [[HeelRealization recognized his own fault]], forgave Lance and accepted the loss in his dying breath.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' Chance is an IdiotHero completely oblivious to how Princess Pearl and Lance are falling in love with each other. When he does hear the princess fawning over his friend, he mistakes it for her fawning over ''him''. Ultimately, they wind up spelling it out for him; upon finally getting it, Chance is upset... for about five seconds. Then he shrugs and asks if Pearl's got a sister.
* '''Played For Drama:''' Chance is oblivious to how Lance and Princess Pearl are falling in love behind his back. Both feel guilty about it, but can't stop their feelings from developing, even as it's repeatedly implied to the audience that if Chance found out they were "betraying" him, he wouldn't take it well...

** Chance took a [[TheKnightsTemplar sacred vow to never have sex]], and he intends to [[CelibateHero keep his vows]].

** The creators want to have [[FallenHero Chance]] as DesignatedVillain in the future, out of [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]].

** Chance has a [[Living on Borrowed Time terminal disease]], [[YourDaysAreNumbered his days are numbered]].

** Chance has a terminal disease, [[YourDaysAreNumbered his days are numbered]].

** When Lance finally confronted Emperor Chance and defeated him, Lance apologized to Chance and corrected him what love is, Chance eventually [[HeelRealization recognizes his own fault]], forgave Lance and accepted the loss in his dying breath.

** The next time when Lance confronted Emperor Chance and defeated him, Lance apologized to Chance and corrected him what love is, Chance eventually [[HeelRealization recognizes his own fault]], forgave Lance and accepted the loss in his dying breath.

** The next time when Lance confronted Emperor Chance and defeated him, Lance apologized to Chance and corrected him what makes love, Chance eventually [[HeelRealization recognizes his own fault]] and accepted the loss in his last breath.

* '''Reconstructed''': Princess Pearl didn't pick Chance ''because'' she could tell he just thought of her as part of the StandardHeroReward package. She tells him this; while upset at first, Chance eventually recognizes her reasoning as valid and accepts the loss. When her kingdom is threatened again, he helps defend it, this time without expecting someone's hand just because of his heroics.