History PlayingWith / GoodIsBoring

** Because people find good boring and evil interesting, the townspeople [[UngratefulBastard don't show gratitude for the heroes' good deeds]] and the heroes gradually lose support from the people while the villains gain more power. Not only does this betrayal anger the heroes to the point of [[WhatTheHellTownspeople calling out the townspeople], it makes the heroes struggle even more in their battle against the villains.

** Bob gets Emperor Evulz to keep the heroes alive by pointing out without "boring" heroism, the concept of Evil being "interesting" loses its meaning.

** Because people find good boring and evil interesting, the townspeople [[UngratefulBastard don't show gratitude for the heroes' good deeds]] and the heroes gradually lose support from the people while the villains gain more power. Not only does this betrayal anger the heroes to the point of [[WhatTheHellTownspeople calling out the townspeople]] for their betrayal, it makes the heroes struggle even more in their battle against the villains.

** Good is ''stable'', not boring. If Bob wants to [[HeroesGoneFishing take a day out on the lake]], he can, completely guilt-free, and with that comes a certain amount of peace of mind, the kind Evulz just doesn't have, whether he's [[AxCrazy bat-shit insane]], he's [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife desperate for a purpose in life]], or [[EvilCannotComprehendGood he just can't understand good]].
** Not all of the townspeople abandoned the heroes. They don't care about "coolness" or "boringness", [[HeroicBystander they care about what's right]], and the loyal townspeople do whatever they can to support the heroes as possible.

** Alternatively, a KnightInSourArmor ''verbally'' rips apart this trope and EvilIsCool, [[ShutUpHannibal calls out the villains]] for upholding these beliefs, and deconstructs their views.

** Bob decides that it's better to be "boring" and be morally upstanding than to be "interesting" and distract himself from the task at hand.

** DarknessInducedAudienceApathy - Where the villain becomes so bleak and morally void that the audience starts losing interest.

* '''Exploited''': Bob gets Emperor Evulz to keep the heroes alive by pointing out without "boring" heroism, the concept of Evil being "interesting" loses its meaning.

** [[IdealHero Steve]] shows that not only does GoodFeelsGood, he shows that [[EvilIsCool Evil]] [[SubvertedTrope isn't]] so cool as it looks. How? He shows that the villains may have the flash but they lack the substance, kindness, and other positive qualities that heroes possess. Besides, even if the villains look cool, they're still utterly terrible people who should NEVER be glamorized in the first place.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's upstanding purity causes his teammates to defect to Emperor Evulz, believing there will be more interesting events occurring. They are initially right: A couple of days under Evulz's leadership seems better than what they're used to. However, the longer they stay, [[BoredomMontage the more used to all the hedonism and violence they become]], and they end up just as bored as they used to be when they were with Bob. In the end, they learn their problem wasn't with Good and Evil, but with stagnation and variation.
* '''Reconstructed''': Good is ''stable'', not boring. If Bob wants to [[HeroesGoneFishing take a day out on the lake,]] he can, completely guilt-free, and with that comes a certain amount of peace of mind, the kind Evulz just doesn't have, for [[AxCrazy one reason]] [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife or]] [[EvilCannotComprehendGood another]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so [[IncorruptiblePurePureness pure and righteous]] that the characters (and the audience) would rather go to sleep than to listen to his lectures about morality. Emperor Evulz is so sadistic and ruthless that the characters would rather join him.

** [[IdealHero Steve]] shows that not only GoodFeelsGood, he shows that [[EvilIsCool Evil]] [[SubvertedTrope isn't]] so cool as it looks. How? He shows that the villains may have the flash but they lack the substance, kindness, and other positive qualities that heroes possess.

* '''Reconstructed''': Good is ''stable'', not boring. If Bob wants to [[HeroesGoneFishing take a day out on the lake,]] he can, completely guilt-free, and with that comes a certain amount of peace of mind, the kind Evulz just doesn't have, for [[AxCrazy one reason]] [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife or another]].

** Emperor Evulz wins over the populace by citing this trope, but as they soon find out, [[EvilIsCool "interesting"]] [[CrapsackWorld doesn't necessarily mean "fun"]].

* '''Defied''': Bob decides that there's no point toppling the tyrannical regime of evil if the forces of good are just going to be rigid and stuffy and oppress people the same amount from a different angle. So he [[ForHappiness goes a different route]].

* '''Downplayed''': Bob is so much of a NiceGuy that this bores Alice [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys who would rather go out with Brad.]]

--> '''Bob''': Emperor Evulz Has the time and the money to look cool. [[DoomsdayClock We]] [[PerpetualPoverty don't]].

** Bob's intersting, relateable development sets himself apart from Emperor Evulz's [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Generic Doomsday Villainy]].

* '''Defied''': Bob decides that there's no point toppling the tyrannical regime of evil if the forces of good are just going to be rigid and stuffy and oppress people the same amount from a different angle. So he [[ForHappiness goes a different route.]]

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's upstanding purity causes his teammates to defect to Emperor Evulz, believing there will be more interesting events occuring. They are initially right: A couple of days under Evulz's leadership seems better than what they're used to. However, the longer they stay, [[BoredomMontage the more used to all the hedonism and violence they become]], and they end up just as bored as they used to be when they were with Bob. In the end, they learn their problem wasn't with Good and Evil, but with stagnation and variation.
* '''Reconstructed''': Good is ''stable'', not boring. If Bob wants to [[HeroesGoneFishing take a day out on the lake,]] he can, completely guilt-free, and with that comes a certain amount of peace of mind, the kind Evulz just doesn't have, for [[AxCrazy one reason]] [[DesperatelySeekingAPurposeInLife or another]].

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy - Where the villain becomes so bleak and morally void that the audience starts losing interest.

** Bob decides that it'says better to be "boring" and be morally upstanding than to be "interesting" and distract himself from the task at hand.

* '''Invoked''': ???

** Bob decides that it'says better to be "boring" and be moralying upstanding than to be "interesting" and distract himself from the task at hand.

* '''Justified''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's upstanding purity causes his teammates to defect to Emperor Evulz, believing there will be more interesting events occuring. They are initially right: A couple of days under Evulz's leadership seems better than what they're used to. However, the longer they stay, [[BoredomMontage the more used to all the hedonism and violence they become]], and they end up just as bored as they used to be when they were with Bob.

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's upstanding purity causes his teammates to defect to Emperor Evulz, believing there will be more interesting events occuring. They are initially right: A couple of days under Evulz's leadership seems better than what they're used to. However, the longer they stay, [[BoredomMontage the more used to all the hedonism and violence they become]], and they end up just as bored as they were when they were with Bob.

* '''Parodied''': Bob's mere presence puts the enemy to sleep. His teammates use his moral nature as a natural Evil repellent.

* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''':

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

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Deconstructed'': Bob's upstanding purity causes his teammates to defect to Emperor Evulz, believing there will be more interesting events occuring. They are initially right: A couple of days under Evulz's leadership seems better than what they're used to. However, the longer they stay, [[BoredomMontage the more used to all the hedonism and violence they become]], and they end up just as bored as they were when they were with Bob.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

** Good and evil are cool!

%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???

* '''Inverted:''' Bob's morality and righteousness sets himself apart from Emperor Evulz's [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Generic Doomsday Villainy]].
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

* '''Inverted:''' Bob's morality and righteousness sets himself apart from Emperor Evulz's [[GenericDoomsdayVillain GenericDoomsdayVillain Doomsday Villainy]].

* '''Inverted''': Evil is boring and goodness is cool.

* '''Enforced''': The writer believes that EvilIsCool and wants to reflect on that by intending his heroes as boring.

* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Averted''': ???

* '''Discussed''': ??

Back to the morally righteous main page. But I don't think you want to do that, because GoodIsBoring.

* '''Defied''': Bob decides that there's no point toppling the tyranical regime of evil if the forces of good are just going to be rigid and stuffy and opress people the same amount from a different angle. So he [[ForHappiness goes a different route.]]
* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???