History PlayingWith / IgnoredEpiphany

* '''Downplayed''': Bob sees Troperville is in danger, and places many orders around the city that restrict the lives the of citizens. While he gets complaints, he also sees that his laws work, so he resolves to keep them until he come up with something better to quell the complaints.

'''Basic Trope''': Morally grey character has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment or HeelRealization, but ignores it.

Maybe I should press the 'X' Button and [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife stop Reading TV-Tropes... hmmmmm...]] or maybe I'll just click on a few more... starting with IgnoredEpiphany.

* '''Enforced''': "We can't let Bob pull a HeelFaceTurn, he's [[MoralEventHorizon already done too much to be forgiven for]]!"

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Straight''': KnightTemplar Bob is sent to root out "[[LaResistance corruption]]" in [[DoomedHometown Troperville]]. When this leads to Troperville being set ablaze, Bob cries "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" -- but then corrects himself with "[[NeverMyFault What have]] '''[[NeverMyFault THEY]]''' [[NeverMyFault done?!]]"

** Bob corrects himself again that he's just as responsible for the whole disaster.

** His choice of words are "No. I did this too... What have I... [[IveComeTooFar What '''HAVEN'T''' I done?!]]"

* '''Straight''': KnightTemplar Mason is sent to root out "[[LaResistance corruption]]" in [[DoomedHometown Sunbright Vale]]. When this leads to Sunbright Vale being set ablaze, Mason cries "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" -- but then corrects himself with "[[NeverMyFault What have]] '''[[NeverMyFault THEY]]''' [[NeverMyFault done?!]]"
* '''Exaggerated''': Sunbright Vale is destroyed and several innocents are killed, including Iris, an InnocentFlowerGirl Mason had befriended. Realizing that he caused her death, Mason [[LaughingMad just laughs bitterly]].
* '''Downplayed''': Mason sees Sunbright Vale is in danger, and places many orders around the city that restrict the lives the of citizens. While he gets complaints, he also sees that his laws work, so he resolves to keep them until he come up with something better to quell the complaints.

** Mason has AttentionDeficitOohShiny.
** Mason didn't realize what he had become immediately, and was too caught up in [[AmbitionIsEvil his own]] [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide personal goals]] to understand this until his epiphany. While he has genuine doubts at first that what he did to Iris and Sunbright Vale was right, he rationalizes his actions to himself by saying that [[IveComeTooFar he's gone too far]] to give up his aims, and it's too late for him to change anyway.

** Mason just suddenly changes, no realization of his previous actions or anything.
** Mason realizes that what he's done is wrong... [[EvilFeelsGood and he likes it]], [[JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope diving into outright villainy]] in short order.
* '''Subverted''': Mason, upon his HeelRealization, pulls a HeelFaceTurn and joins LaResistance.
** Mason corrects himself again that he's just as responsible for the whole disaster.

* '''Zig Zagged''': After Sunbright Vale is torched, Mason joins LaResistance -- just so he can hand them over to [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Van Bition]] and end the conflict once and for all. He winds up befriending [[CombatMedic Claudia]] and finds himself BecomingTheMask, only to decide that [[MyCountryRightOrWrong he can't betray the empire]] and goes through with his original plan. Claudia escapes the slaughter, joins the [[PlayerParty other survivors]] and eventually confronts Mason [[WhatTheHellHero with his flawed logic]]. Mason acknowledges this, but insists [[IveComeTooFar he's come too far to give up now]], forcing them to fight.

* '''Enforced''': "We can't let Mason pull a HeelFaceTurn, he's [[MoralEventHorizon already done too much to be forgiven for]]!"

* '''Invoked''': Baron Van Bition has [[MoreThanMindControl conditioned Mason to ignore]] any thoughts that his path might be the wrong one.
* '''Exploited''': Baron Van Bition takes advantage of this moment to convince Mason to do even worst things, on the grounds of sunk cost.

* '''Deconstructed''': The hero demands that Mason own up to what he's done; Mason realizes that he [[HeelRealization knew it was wrong]], and he's been in denial ever since.
* '''Reconstructed''': Mason knows that he was wrong, but realizes that he enjoys it and it's impossible for him to turn away, thus officially pulling the RedemptionRejection.
* '''Played For Laughs:''': Mason lays out, in detail, how he has realized [[CaptainObviousAesop lighting things on fire is bad]] and it's hurting his nation and it made his girlfriend dump him and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking his job has]] [[SignedUpForTheDental bad dental]]... and then decides to keep doing it [[ForTheEvulz on a whim]].
* '''Played For Drama:''' : Mason is so firm in his denial that what he's doing could be wrong that it's trivial for the BigBad to make him an UnwittingPawn.

* '''Straight''': KnightTemplar Mason is sent to root out "[[LaResistance corruption]]" in [[DoomedHometown Sunbright Vale]]. When this leads to Sunbright Vale being set ablaze, Mason cries "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" -- but then corrects himself with "[[NeverMyFault What have '''THEY''' done?!]]"

** ...His choice of words are "[[IveComeTooFar What '''HAVEN'T''' I done?!]]"

* '''Discussed''': "You're not going to learn anything from this, are you?"
* '''Conversed''': "Yeah, like the BigBad will really reform."

* '''Reconstructed''': Of course, even if he quits doing evil, that doesn't mean Mason barely changes his behavior thanks to AesopAmnesia. Besides, he declares that he's [[ReformedButNotTamed downsizing his evil behavior.]]

* '''Straight''': KnightTemplar Mason is sent to root out "[[LaResistance corruption]]" in [[DoomedHometown Sunbright Vale]]. When this leads to Sunbright Vale being set ablaze, Mason cries "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" -- but then corrects himself with "What have '''THEY''' done?!"

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

* '''Zig Zagged''': After Sunbright Vale is torched, Mason joins LaResistance -- just so he can hand them over to [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Van Bition]] and end the conflict once and for all. He winds up befriending [[CombatMedic Claudia]] and finds himself BecomingTheMask, only to decide that [[MyCountryRightOrWrong he can't betray the empire]] and goes through with his original plan. Claudia escapes the slaughter, joins the [[PlayerParty other survivors]] and eventually confronts Mason [[WhatTheHellHero with his flawed logic]]. Mason acknowledges this, but insists [[IHaveComeTooFar he's come too far to give up now]], forcing them to fight.

* '''Straight''': KnightTemplar Mason is sent to root out "[[LaResistance corruption]]" in [[DoomedHometown Sunbright Vale]]. When this leads to Sunbright Vale being set ablaze, Mason cries "MyGodWhatHaveIDone?" -- but then corrects himself with "What have '''THEY''' done?!"

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

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

** Mason didn't realize what he had become immediately, and was too caught up in [[AmbitionIsEvil his own]] [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide personal goals]] to understand this until his epiphany. While he has genuine doubts at first that what he did to Iris and Sunbright Vale was right, he rationalizes his actions to himself by saying that [[IHaveComeTooFar he's gone too far]] to give up his aims, and it's too late for him to change anyway.

* '''Enforced''': "We can't let Mason pull a HeelFaceTurn, he's [[KarmaHoudini already done too much to be forgiven for]]!"

* '''Deconstructed''': The hero demands that Mason own up to what he's done; Mason realizes that he [[HeelRealization knew it was wrong]], and he's been in denial ever since.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???

Maybe I should press the 'X' Button and [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife stop Reading TVTropes... hmmmmm...]] or maybe I'll just click on a few more... starting with IgnoredEpiphany.
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* '''Justified''': Mason has AttentionDeficitOohShiny.

* '''Inverted''': Mason just suddenly changes, no realization of his previous actions or anything.

* '''Defied''': "I'm not going to put off these thoughts any longer."

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs:''': Mason lays out, in detail, how he has realized [[CaptainObviousAesop lighting things on fire is bad]] and it's hurting his nation and it made his girlfriend dump and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking his job has]] [[SignedUpForTheDental bad dental]]... and then decides to keep doing it [[ForTheEvulz on a whim]].

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

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

* '''Played For Laughs:''' ???
* '''Played For Drama:''' Almost always is.

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

* '''Parodied''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': Morally grey character hasa MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment or HeelRealization, but ignores it.

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

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