History PlayingWith / SociallyAwkwardHero

* '''Double Subverted''': ...except he was just imagining it.

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

* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Hiro decides to ignore his nervousness and, while definitely nervous about it, asks Alice out on his first try.

* '''Reconstructed''': Until she learns that there's nothing to fear about Hiro and he's much nicer than she thought.

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

** Hiro has been diagnosed with severe Social Anxiety Disorder.

** Socially Awkward Villain. Jim "The Mastermind", is a ruthless [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is mostly [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen hidden in the shadows]] and rarely meets anyone face to face, preferring to communicate with his henchmen and contacts mainly through written instructions he sends as letters or emails, or, if talk is directly needed, sending [[MouthOfSauron a trusted representative to speak for him]]. It turns that these quirks are not really a result of Jim being secretive or mysterious, but rather because he feels extremely anxious and unconformable around other people.

** Socially Awkward Villain. Jim "The Mastermind", is a ruthless [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is mostly [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen hidden in the shadows]] and rarely meets anyone face to face, preferring to communicate with his henchmen and contacts mainly through written instructions he sends as letters or emails, or, if talk is directly needed, sending [[MouthOfSauron a representative]]. It turns that these quirks are not really a result of Jim being secretive or mysterious, but rather because he feels extremely anxious and unconformable around other people.

* '''Downplayed''': Hiro has saved many people in the past and been recognized for his heroics, but still can't find the courage to ask Alice out on a date.

* '''Exaggerated''': Hiro regularly gets people out of active warzones that others think impossible to traverse, yet is too scared to talk to anyone, especially Alice.

** Socially Awkward Villain: Jim "The Mastermind", is a ruthless [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is mostly [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen hidden in the shadows]] and rarely meets anyone face to face, preferring to communicate with his henchmen and contacts mainly through written instructions he via sends letters or emails, or [[MouthOfSauron a representative]]. It turns that these quirks are not really a result of Jim being secretive or mysterious, but rather because he feels extremely anxious and unconformable around other people.

** Jim "The Mastermind", is a ruthless [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is mostly [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen hidden in the shadows]] and rarely meets anyone face to face, preferring to communicate with his henchmen and contacts mainly through written instructions he via sends letters or emails, or [[MouthOfSauron a representative]]. It turns that these quirks are not really a result of Jim being secretive or mysterious, but rather because he feels extremely anxious and unconformable around other people.

* '''Lampshaded''': "You're not afraid to run into burning buildings, but you're afraid to go talk to a girl?" "Yeah, pretty much."

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

* '''Lampshaded''': "You can run into burning buildings, but you're afraid to go talk to a girl?" "Yeah, pretty much."

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

** Jim "The Mastermind", is a ruthless [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is mostly [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen hidden in the shadows]] and rarely meets anyone face to face, preferring to communicate with his henchmen and contacts mainly trough written instructions he via sends letters or emails, or [[MouthOfSauron a representative]]. It turns that these quirks are not really a result of Jim being secretive or mysterious, but rather because he feels extremely anxious and unconformable around other people.

** Jim "The Mastermind", is a ruthless [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is mostly hidden in the shadow and rarely meets anyone face to face, preferring to communicate with his henchmen and contacts mainly trough written instructions he via sends letters or emails, or [[MouthOfSauron a representative]]. It turns that these quirks are not really a result of Jim being secretive or mysterious, but rather because he feels extremely anxious and unconformable around other people.

** Jim "The Mastermind", is a ruthless [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is mostly hidden in the shadow and rarely meets anyone face to face, preferring to communicate with his henchmen and contacts trough mainly written instructions he via sends letters or emails, or [[MouthOfSauron a representative]]. It turns that these quirks are not really a result of Jim being secretive or mysterious, but rather because he feels extremely anxious and unconformable around other people.

** Jim "The Mastermind", is a ruthless [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is mostly hidden in the shadow, communicates with his henchmen mainly trough written instructions he via sends letters or emails. It turns that both of these quirks is not a result of Jim being secretive or mysterious, but rather a result of him feeling extremely anxious and unconformable around other people.

** Jim "The Mastermind", is a ruthless [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] who is mostly hidden in the shadow communicates with his henchmen mainly trough written instructions he via sends letters or emails. It turns that both of these quirks is not a result of Jim being secretive or mysterious, but rather a result of him feeling extremely anxious and unconformable other people.

* '''Inverted''': Hiro shamelessly flirts with Alice, but runs away when she's in trouble.

* '''Straight''': Tom runs into burning buildings to save people on a regular basis, but he's too scared to talk to Megan, who he has a crush on, even after saving her.
* '''Exaggerated''': Tom regularly gets people out of active warzones that others think impossible to traverse, yet is too scared to talk to anyone, especially Megan.
* '''Downplayed''': Tom has saved many people in the past and been recognized for his heroics, but still can't find the courage to ask Megan out on a date.

** Tom has been diagnosed with severe Social Anxiety Disorder.
** Tom is trained to deal with dangerous situations. Unfortunately, [[SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining flirting and social interaction weren't on the curriculum.]]
* '''Inverted''': Tom shamelessly flirts with Megan, but runs away when she's in trouble.
* '''Subverted''': Tom, after working up his courage for a bit, asks Megan out on a date...

* '''Parodied''': Tom yawns and [[TheSnackIsMoreInteresting snacks on an apple]] while facing interdimensional {{Kaiju}}, but goes into a TroubledFetalPosition at the slightest hint that Megan is nearby.

* '''Averted''': Tom is a somewhat shy badass, but seems to not have it stand in the way of his social life.

* '''Defied''': Tom decides to ignore his nervousness and, while definitely nervous about it, asks Megan out on his first try.
* '''Discussed''': "Didn't Tom just save your life, Megan? So why is he avoiding you like that?"

* '''Implied''': Tom is seen rescuing Megan in one scene, and in a later scene, he's standing near her, acting shy and awkward, seeming to want to say something to her but [[CantSpitItOut unable to spit it out]].

* '''Straight''': Tom runs into burning buildings to save people on a regular basis, is too scared to talk to Megan, who he has a crush on, even after saving her.

** Tom is trained to deal with dangerous situations. Unfortunately, flirting and [[SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining social interaction wasn't on the curriculum.]]

* '''Parodied''': Tom yawns and [[TheSnackIsMoreInteresting snacks on an apple]] while facing Godzilla, but goes into a TroubledFetalPosition at the slightest hint that Megan is nearby.

** Tom is trained to deal with dangerous situations. Unfortunately, flirting wasn't on the curriculum.

* '''Lampshaded''': "You wanna run into burning buildings, but you're afraid to go talk to a girl?"

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Justified''': Tom has been diagnosed with severe Social Anxiety Disorder.
* '''Inverted''': ???

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