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* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend Charlie is DelicateAndSickly. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend Charlie is DelicateAndSickly. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
** The above, but it's more like [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim what does Steven see in his loser lover Charlie that even keeps the two together as a couple]]?
** Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend Charlie is DelicateAndSickly. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
** The above, but it's more like [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim what does Steven see in his loser lover Charlie that even keeps the two together as a couple]]?
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* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend (or at this point spouse) Charlie is DelicateAndSickly. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend (or at this point spouse) Charlie is DelicateAndSickly. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
** Dr. Evilstein, who's wondering about the friendship, is a sociopath; Charlie is too weak for Steven to need him for pragmatic reasons ([[KryptoniteFactor at least, most of the time]]) and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Dr. Evilstein can't think of any reason Steven would]] ''[[EvilCannotComprehendGood want]]'' [[EvilCannotComprehendGood to hang around Charlie unless he can use him somehow]].
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* '''Enforced''': Charlie's Steven's friend because the writer wants Steven to be more of a "people's hero".
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* '''Enforced''': Charlie's In the original script, Steven doesn't have any friends besides other supers. The producers mandate that Charlie be rewritten as Steven's friend because the writer wants to make Steven to be more of a "people's hero".hero".
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* '''Exploited''': Alice the ace reporter finds Steven & Charlie's friendship odd, and uses it as an excuse to interview Steven to learn what their relationship is like, suspicious that Charlie's actually up to something and may be taking advantage of Steven.
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* '''Exploited''': Alice the ace reporter finds Steven & Charlie's friendship odd, odd and uses it as an excuse to interview Steven to learn what their relationship is like, suspicious that Charlie's actually up to something and may be taking advantage of Steven.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend Charlie is DelicateAndSickly. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
* '''Downplayed''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a FlyingBrick; Charlie is a Muggle, but a very strong and smart Muggle. A few people still wonder why Steven hangs out with Charlie.
* '''Downplayed''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a FlyingBrick; Charlie is a Muggle, but a very strong and smart Muggle. A few people still wonder why Steven hangs out with Charlie.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend (or at this point spouse) Charlie is DelicateAndSickly. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
* '''Downplayed''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a FlyingBrick; Charlie is a Muggle, but a verystrong and smart BadassNormal Muggle. A few people still wonder why Steven hangs out with Charlie.
* '''Downplayed''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a FlyingBrick; Charlie is a Muggle, but a very
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* '''Justified''': Charlie [[TheLoad doesn't contribute at all and even gets in the way]] whenever Steven tries to help the greater good. People try to talk Steven out of being Charlie's friend because all Charlie does is drag him down.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Charlie [[TheLoad doesn't contribute at all and even gets in the way]] whenever Steven tries to help the greater good. People try to talk Steven out of being Charlie's friend because all Charlie does is drag himdown.down.
** Conversely, Charlie ''is'' very helpful to Steven -- but in ways that aren't obvious (e.g. being a secret keeper, providing emotional support, offering brutal truths when every else is too scared of Steven's superpowers to do so). But because the public doesn't see that, they think he's useless.
** Charlie [[TheLoad doesn't contribute at all and even gets in the way]] whenever Steven tries to help the greater good. People try to talk Steven out of being Charlie's friend because all Charlie does is drag him
** Conversely, Charlie ''is'' very helpful to Steven -- but in ways that aren't obvious (e.g. being a secret keeper, providing emotional support, offering brutal truths when every else is too scared of Steven's superpowers to do so). But because the public doesn't see that, they think he's useless.
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* '''Conversed''': Steven and Charlie are normal roommates, and while reading ''{{ComicBook/Superman}}'', Charlie remarks to Steven, "Why exactly is Superman friends with Jimmy Olsen again?"
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* '''Conversed''': Steven and Charlie are normal roommates, and while reading ''{{ComicBook/Superman}}'', Charlie remarks to Steven, "Why exactly is Superman friends with [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy Olsen Olsen]] again?"
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* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend Charlie is [[IllBoy weak and sickly]]. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend Charlie is [[IllBoy weak and sickly]].DelicateAndSickly. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
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* '''Defied''': People actively promote Charlie's friendship with Steven.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** People actively promote Charlie's friendship withSteven.Steven.
** Charlie and Steven put their feet down ''hard'' and make clear that, yeah, they're an OddCouple but they are ''friends'', what's it to you people? People decide it's not a good idea (especially for the sake of their health) to continue to question this relationship.
** People actively promote Charlie's friendship with
** Charlie and Steven put their feet down ''hard'' and make clear that, yeah, they're an OddCouple but they are ''friends'', what's it to you people? People decide it's not a good idea (especially for the sake of their health) to continue to question this relationship.
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* '''Justified''': Steven and Charlie are very similar in a lot of other ways and Steven likes him even if he has no powers.
* '''Inverted''': Charlie is seen as "crazy" and "wreckless" for being friends with Steven, a FlyingBrick.
* '''Inverted''': Charlie is seen as "crazy" and "wreckless" for being friends with Steven, a FlyingBrick.
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* '''Justified''': Steven and Charlie are very similar in a lot of other ways [[TheLoad doesn't contribute at all and even gets in the way]] whenever Steven likes tries to help the greater good. People try to talk Steven out of being Charlie's friend because all Charlie does is drag him even if he has no powers.
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* '''Inverted''': Charlie is seen as "crazy" and"wreckless" "reckless" for being friends with Steven, a FlyingBrick.
* '''Inverted''': Charlie is seen as "crazy" and
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* '''Enforced''': ???Charlie's Steven's friend because the writer wants Steven to be more of a "people's hero".
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* '''Invoked''': ???Charlie sets out to become the superhero Steven's friend because he himself is an attention whore and wants to be in the spotlight no matter what it takes or [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity what exactly people think of him]].
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* '''Defied''': ???People actively promote Charlie's friendship with Steven.
* '''Implied''': Nobody says anything, but they always give Charlie weird looks whenever they walk away from him and Steven.
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* '''Subverted''': Then Charlie develops a number of superpowers of his own that make him just as formidable as Steven.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he sacrifices them to save Steven from a {{Death Trap}}. Now the populace feels just the way they always have about him.
* '''Parodied''': [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Steven has never actually done anything with his superpowers]], but he takes all the credit whenever his BadassNormal friend Charlie stops a supervillain- about every week or so. Charlie's friends wonder why he's still friendly towards Steven.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he sacrifices them to save Steven from a {{Death Trap}}. Now the populace feels just the way they always have about him.
* '''Parodied''': [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Steven has never actually done anything with his superpowers]], but he takes all the credit whenever his BadassNormal friend Charlie stops a supervillain- about every week or so. Charlie's friends wonder why he's still friendly towards Steven.
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* '''Subverted''': Then Charlie develops a number of superpowers of his own that make him just as formidable as Steven.
Steven, earning everyone's respect and approval.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he sacrifices them to save Steven from a{{Death Trap}}.DeathTrap. Now the populace feels just the way they always have about him.
* '''Parodied''': [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Steven has never actually done anything with his superpowers]], but he takes all the credit whenever his BadassNormal friend Charlie stops asupervillain- supervillain - about every week or so. Charlie's friends wonder why he's still friendly towards Steven.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he sacrifices them to save Steven from a
* '''Parodied''': [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Steven has never actually done anything with his superpowers]], but he takes all the credit whenever his BadassNormal friend Charlie stops a
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* '''Averted''': ???Their friendship doesn't draw any questions and no one thinks Charlie is any less of a badass than Steven.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Yeah, I get those questions all the time - he's a badass, I'm not, why are we friends again?"
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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice the ace reporter finds Steven & Charlie's friendship odd, and uses it as an excuse to interview Steven to learn what their relationship is like, suspicious that Charlie's actually up to something and may be taking advantage of Steven.
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* '''Conversed''': ???Steven and Charlie are normal roommates, and while reading ''{{ComicBook/Superman}}'', Charlie remarks to Steven, "Why exactly is Superman friends with Jimmy Olsen again?"
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* '''Inverted''': ???Charlie is seen as "crazy" and "wreckless" for being friends with Steven, a FlyingBrick.
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* '''Parodied''': ???[[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Steven has never actually done anything with his superpowers]], but he takes all the credit whenever his BadassNormal friend Charlie stops a supervillain- about every week or so. Charlie's friends wonder why he's still friendly towards Steven.
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'''Basic Trope''': An outsider questions why one person has a friend that the other regards as less respect-worthy in some fashion.
* '''Straight''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a FlyingBrick; his best friend Charlie is a {{Muggle|BestFriend}}. A lot of people wonder why Steven hangs out with Charlie.
* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend Charlie is [[IllBoy weak and sickly]]. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
* '''Downplayed''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a FlyingBrick; Charlie is a Muggle, but a very strong and smart Muggle. A few people still wonder why Steven hangs out with Charlie.
* '''Justified''': Steven and Charlie are very similar in a lot of other ways and Steven likes him even if he has no powers.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Then Charlie develops a number of superpowers of his own that make him just as formidable as Steven.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he sacrifices them to save Steven from a {{Death Trap}}. Now the populace feels just the way they always have about him.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
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* '''Straight''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a FlyingBrick; his best friend Charlie is a {{Muggle|BestFriend}}. A lot of people wonder why Steven hangs out with Charlie.
* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper; his best friend Charlie is [[IllBoy weak and sickly]]. The whole world pressures him to dump Charlie and find someone more impressive.
* '''Downplayed''': Steven Ulysses Perhero is a FlyingBrick; Charlie is a Muggle, but a very strong and smart Muggle. A few people still wonder why Steven hangs out with Charlie.
* '''Justified''': Steven and Charlie are very similar in a lot of other ways and Steven likes him even if he has no powers.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Then Charlie develops a number of superpowers of his own that make him just as formidable as Steven.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he sacrifices them to save Steven from a {{Death Trap}}. Now the populace feels just the way they always have about him.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
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