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* '''Justified''': Adnan was wounded while fighting in a long-standing RobotWar and hates that he has become like [[CrushKillDestroy humanity's greatest enemy]].
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* '''Justified''': Adnan was wounded while fighting in a long-standing RobotWar and hates that he has become like [[CrushKillDestroy humanity's greatest enemy]].enemy.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character looks into a mirror and, realizing what kind kind of monstrosity he or she has become (at least by his or her own standard), punches the mirror in disgust and/or self-loathing.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character looks into a mirror and, realizing what kind kind of monstrosity he or she has become (at least by his or her own standard), punches the mirror in disgust and/or self-loathing.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': ???Stores that sell mirrors make sure to market to cyborgs, as they are sure they will need new ones soon after they break the old ones in disgust.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Instead of punching the mirror to bits with his cyborg arms, Adnan tosses something, like a potted plant or a paperweight, at it.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Adnan [[{{Vanity}} has some serious issues]] with his augmentations and their function-over-form design, and whenever he gets in the proximity of a mirror, he nonchalantantly smashes it with an OffhandBackhand.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Adnan [[{{Vanity}} has some serious issues]] with his augmentations and their function-over-form design, and whenever he gets in the proximity of a mirror, he nonchalantantly smashes it with an OffhandBackhand.
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* '''Parodied''': The mirror punches Adnan back. "Man up, buddy. Do you think it's easy being a mirror for people like you?"
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** The mirror punches Adnan back. "Man up, buddy. Do you think it's easy being a mirror for people like you?"
** The mirror punches Adnan back. "Man up, buddy. Do you think it's easy being a mirror for people like you?"
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** The mirror proves surprisingly sturdy; after hitting it three times without leaving a scratch, Adnan settles for tossing it in the trashcan.
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* '''Subverted''': Adnan raises his cyborg-arm to shatter the offending reflection... and stops. He tells himself, "Always look at the bright side of life. At least I'm not six feet under right now."
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Adnan raises his cyborg-arm to shatter the offending reflection... and stops. He tells himself, "Always look at the bright side of life. At least I'm not six feet under right now."
** Adnan raises his cyborg-arm to shatter the offending reflection... and stops. He tells himself, "Always look at the bright side of life. At least I'm not six feet under right now."
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* '''Double Subverted''': And then he punches the mirror to bits with his other cyborg-arm. "[[PrecisionFStrike DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!]] I'd rather be dead than becoming a cog-man!"
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** And then he punches the mirror to bits with his other cyborg-arm. "[[PrecisionFStrike DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!]] I'd rather be dead than becoming a cog-man!"
** And then he punches the mirror to bits with his other cyborg-arm. "[[PrecisionFStrike DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!]] I'd rather be dead than becoming a cog-man!"
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** It turns out Adnan's breaking the mirror wasn't out of anger. Just being [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength unaccustomed to his stronger cyborg limbs]]. He was trying to wipe it off with a towel but pushed against it too hard.
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** Which was a lie because he was ashamed of breaking the mirror out of anger and feeling that his reaction was an insult to both those who had died and other cyborgs.
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* '''Enforced''': ???
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* '''Enforced''': ???"It's the perfect combination of simple symbolism and violence! And it looks cool."
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* '''Justified''': Adnan was wounded while fighting in a long-standing RobotWar and hates that he has become like [[KillAllHumans humanity's greatest enemy]].
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* '''Justified''': Adnan was wounded while fighting in a long-standing RobotWar and hates that he has become like [[KillAllHumans [[CrushKillDestroy humanity's greatest enemy]].
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Adnan raises his cyborg arm to punch the mirror, then stops and tells himself to look on the bright side, but then punches the mirror to bits anyway, but then, in an attempt to better himself, he gathers the pieces of the mirror and glues them back together, but then the mirror's cracked surface makes him look even more horrible than before so he gets depressed again. Then, the mirror punches Adnan.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Adnan raises his cyborg arm to punch the mirror, then stops and tells himself to look on the bright side, but then punches the mirror to bits anyway, but then, in an attempt to better himself, he gathers the pieces of the mirror and glues them back together, but then the mirror's cracked surface makes him look even more horrible than before so he gets depressed again. Then, the mirror punches Adnan.Adnan for being a jackass to it.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"And now we'll get a mirror smashed in three... two.. one..." *sound of a mirror shattering comes from offscreen*
* '''Invoked''':???Someone [[{{Troll}} who doesn't like Adnan]] taunts him when he looks in a mirror, wanting this trope to come into effect.
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Adnan's friends replaced a mirror with a plastic or metallic surface that he wouldn't be able to shatter.
* '''Discussed''':???"Adnan, surely there must be a better way to get across your feelings than just smashing every mirror you see!"
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* '''Implied''': We see Adnan's mirror before his cyborg conversion, and then a different mirror afterwards.
* '''Deconstructed''': Adnan gets hurt by the mirror's shards after breaking it, and berates himself for being so stupid.
* '''Deconstructed''': Adnan gets hurt by the mirror's shards after breaking it, and berates himself for being so stupid.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Adnan raises his cyborg arm to punch the mirror, then stops and tells himself to look on the bright side, but then punches the mirror to bits anyway, but then, in an attempt to better himself, he gathers the pieces of the mirror and glues them back together, but then the mirror's cracked surface makes him look even more horrible than before so he gets depressed again. Then, the mirror punches Adnan.
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* '''Straight''': [[CaptainErsatz Adnan Jackson]] had a crippling accident while on duty, and the doctors had (what was left of) him refitted with augmentations to save his life, i.e. making him a cyborg. The first time he has a chance to look into a mirror, he shatters it to pieces with his cyborg-arms.
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* '''Straight''': [[CaptainErsatz Adnan Jackson]] had a crippling accident while on duty, and the doctors had (what what was left of) of him refitted with augmentations to save his life, i.e. effectively making him a cyborg. The first time he has a chance to look into a mirror, he shatters it to pieces with his cyborg-arms.
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* '''Justified''': He hates what he has become. Perhaps he hates augmentations and people who have it in their body.
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* '''Justified''': He Adnan was wounded while fighting in a long-standing RobotWar and hates what that he has become. Perhaps he hates augmentations and people who have it in their body.become like [[KillAllHumans humanity's greatest enemy]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A character look in a mirror and realize what kind of monstrosity he or she has become (at least by his or her own standard). The character punch the mirror in a combination of disgust and self-loathing.
* '''Straight''': [[CaptainErsatz Adnan Jackson]] had a crippling accident while on duty, and the doctors had (what was left of) him refitted with augmentations to save his life, i.e. making him a cyborg. The first time he had a chance to look at the mirror, he shattered the mirror to pieces with his cyborg-arms.
* '''Straight''': [[CaptainErsatz Adnan Jackson]] had a crippling accident while on duty, and the doctors had (what was left of) him refitted with augmentations to save his life, i.e. making him a cyborg. The first time he had a chance to look at the mirror, he shattered the mirror to pieces with his cyborg-arms.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character look in looks into a mirror and realize and, realizing what kind kind of monstrosity he or she has become (at least by his or her own standard). The character punch standard), punches the mirror in a combination of disgust and and/or self-loathing.
* '''Straight''': [[CaptainErsatz Adnan Jackson]] had a crippling accident while on duty, and the doctors had (what was left of) him refitted with augmentations to save his life, i.e. making him a cyborg. The first time hehad has a chance to look at the into a mirror, he shattered the mirror shatters it to pieces with his cyborg-arms.
* '''Straight''': [[CaptainErsatz Adnan Jackson]] had a crippling accident while on duty, and the doctors had (what was left of) him refitted with augmentations to save his life, i.e. making him a cyborg. The first time he
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* '''Downplayed''': Adnan quietly looked away from the mirror, and then never look at mirrors again for the rest of his life.
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* '''Downplayed''': Adnan quietly looked looks away from the mirror, and then never look looks at mirrors again for the rest of his life.
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* '''Inverted''': Adnan looked at the mirror, and promptly overjoyed. "Damn, I'm awesome."
* '''Subverted''': Adnan raised his cyborg-arm to shatter the offending reflection... and stopped. He told himself, "Always look at the bright side of life. At least I'm not six-feet under right now."
* '''Double Subverted''': And then he punched the mirror to bits with his other cyborg-arm. "[[PrecisionFStrike DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!]] I'd rather be dead than becoming a cog-man!"
* '''Parodied''': The mirror punched Adnan back. "Man up, buddy. Do you think it's easy being a mirror for people like you?", said the mirror.
* '''Subverted''': Adnan raised his cyborg-arm to shatter the offending reflection... and stopped. He told himself, "Always look at the bright side of life. At least I'm not six-feet under right now."
* '''Double Subverted''': And then he punched the mirror to bits with his other cyborg-arm. "[[PrecisionFStrike DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!]] I'd rather be dead than becoming a cog-man!"
* '''Parodied''': The mirror punched Adnan back. "Man up, buddy. Do you think it's easy being a mirror for people like you?", said the mirror.
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* '''Inverted''': Adnan looked looks at the mirror, mirror and is promptly overjoyed. "Damn, I'm awesome."
* '''Subverted''': Adnanraised raises his cyborg-arm to shatter the offending reflection... and stopped. stops. He told tells himself, "Always look at the bright side of life. At least I'm not six-feet six feet under right now."
* '''Double Subverted''': And then hepunched punches the mirror to bits with his other cyborg-arm. "[[PrecisionFStrike DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!]] I'd rather be dead than becoming a cog-man!"
* '''Parodied''': The mirrorpunched punches Adnan back. "Man up, buddy. Do you think it's easy being a mirror for people like you?", said the mirror.you?"
* '''Subverted''': Adnan
* '''Double Subverted''': And then he
* '''Parodied''': The mirror
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* '''Averted''': No one punch mirror in the story, even those who have become things they hate.
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* '''Averted''': No one punch punches a mirror in the story, even those who have become things they hate.
