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** The world that ended [[InherentInTheSystem operated in ways]] that people like Bob found to be stifling and alienating. Despite the Lapse in amenities caused by the apocalypse, the absence of that alienation allowed him to find fulfillment in community and invigorated him to do his best to support them.
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* '''Straight''': Bob was initially a [[ConsummateLiar dishonest]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] [[DirtyCoward coward]], but when [[TheEmpire foreign death squads]] invade his country and [[FinalSolution start murdering everyone]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he helps a group of fellow survivors]] escape by [[HeroicSacrifice creating a diversion]].
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* '''Straight''': Bob was initially a [[ConsummateLiar dishonest]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] [[DirtyCoward coward]], but when [[TheEmpire foreign death squads]] invade his country and [[FinalSolution start murdering everyone]] everyone]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he helps a group of fellow survivors]] escape by [[HeroicSacrifice creating a diversion]].
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** Peace brings out the worst in people. Bob is normally a heroic person, but once the Death Squads are defeated and life turns back to normal, Bob gets bored with the newly found peace and starts causing trouble by beating up people for no reason.
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** Peace brings out the worst in people. Bob is normally a heroic person, but once the Death Squads are defeated and life turns back to normal, Bob gets bored with the newly found peace and starts causing trouble by [[ForTheEvulz beating up people for no reason.reason]].
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** Peace brings out the worst in people. Bob is normally a heroic person, but once the Death Squads are defeated and life turns back to normal, Bob gets bored with the newly found peace and starts causing trouble by beating up people for no reason.
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* '''Inverted''': The Apocalypse Brings Out The Worst In People. Bob was an alright guy before, but when Death Squads murder his family be becomes a [[LesCollaborateurs Collaborator]] and helps them find other civilians to murder just so he can save his own skin.
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** The Apocalypse Brings Out The Worst In People. Bob was an alright guy before, but when Death Squads murder his familybe he becomes a [[LesCollaborateurs Collaborator]] and helps them find other civilians to murder just so he can save his own skin. skin.
** The best of people brings out the apocalypse. Bob is normally a mean guy who likes beating people for no reason, but as he slowly tries to change to become a better person, Death Squads come knocking on his town thinking that GoodIsImpotent.
** The Apocalypse Brings Out The Worst In People. Bob was an alright guy before, but when Death Squads murder his family
** The best of people brings out the apocalypse. Bob is normally a mean guy who likes beating people for no reason, but as he slowly tries to change to become a better person, Death Squads come knocking on his town thinking that GoodIsImpotent.
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** RousseauWasRight: If everything goes downhill, then everyone would do their best to improve the chances of survival for all, along with making their lives as comfortable as possible rather.
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* '''Exploited''': A MessianisticArchetype saves a child to inspire people to do good after the apocalypse.
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* '''Exploited''': A MessianisticArchetype MessianicArchetype saves a child to inspire people to do good after the apocalypse.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is genuinely touched by Claire's belief he is a good person, causing him to BecomeTheMask and stop the Death Squads.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is genuinely touched by Claire's belief he is a good person, causing him to BecomeTheMask so he ends up BecomingTheMask and stop the Death Squads.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Claire expects people to become better during the invasion, so Bob uses that to manipulate her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is genuinely touched by Claire's belief he is a good person, causing him to BecomeTheMask and stop the Death Squads.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is genuinely touched by Claire's belief he is a good person, causing him to BecomeTheMask and stop the Death Squads.
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* '''Exaggerated''': [[AxCrazy Bob]] was initially a [[DeathRow death row inmate]] awaiting execution for several counts of [[CopKiller murder]] and one count of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. He escapes during the panic of his country being invaded and wiped out by Death Squads, but instead of helping them he [[HeelFaceTurn repents]] and starts saving people. By the time the war ends he is a [[IncorruptiblePurePureness saintly]] [[TheAtoner atoner]].
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** [[AxCrazy Bob]] was initially a [[DeathRow death row inmate]] awaiting execution for several counts of [[CopKiller murder]] and one count of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. He escapes during the panic of his country being invaded and wiped out by Death Squads, but instead of helping them he [[HeelFaceTurn repents]] and starts saving people. By the time the war ends he is a [[IncorruptiblePurePureness saintly]] [[TheAtoneratoner]].atoner]].
** Everyone in the world becomes an AllLovingHero and transforms the world into a utopia in the face of the apocalypse.
** [[AxCrazy Bob]] was initially a [[DeathRow death row inmate]] awaiting execution for several counts of [[CopKiller murder]] and one count of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. He escapes during the panic of his country being invaded and wiped out by Death Squads, but instead of helping them he [[HeelFaceTurn repents]] and starts saving people. By the time the war ends he is a [[IncorruptiblePurePureness saintly]] [[TheAtoner
** Everyone in the world becomes an AllLovingHero and transforms the world into a utopia in the face of the apocalypse.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Following the apocalypse, Bob enters a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor.
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** Following the apocalypse, Bob enters aHeelFaceRevolvingDoor. HeelFaceRevolvingDoor.
** The apocalypse brings out the best in some people - Bob being one of them - but it also turns other people into [[CompleteMonster monsters]].
** Following the apocalypse, Bob enters a
** The apocalypse brings out the best in some people - Bob being one of them - but it also turns other people into [[CompleteMonster monsters]].
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* '''Discussed''':???"[[HowWeGotHere I was a child when the trouble started]], and I had to live through that nightmare. But in those dark times a lot of unlikely heroes emerged to save us."
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** Bob was already a good person before the apocalypse came - [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold even if that wasn't obvious]] - and when humanity needed him he stepped up to the place.
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** Bob was already a good person before the apocalypse came - -- [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold even if that wasn't obvious]] - -- and when humanity needed him he stepped up to the place.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Following the apocalypse, Bob enters a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor.
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* '''Straight''': Bob was initially a [[ConsummateLiar dishonest]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] [[DirtyCoward coward]], but when [[TheEmpire foreign death squads]] invade his country and [[FinalSolution start murdering everyone]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he helps a group of fellow survivors]] escape by [[HeroicSacrifice creating a diversion].
* '''Exaggerated''': [[AxCrazy Bob]] was initially a [[DeathRow death row inmate]] awaiting execution for several counts of [[CopKiller murder]] and one count of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. He escapes during the panic of his country being invaded and wiped out by Death Squads, but instead of helping them he [[HeelFaceTurn repents]] and starts saving people from.
* '''Exaggerated''': [[AxCrazy Bob]] was initially a [[DeathRow death row inmate]] awaiting execution for several counts of [[CopKiller murder]] and one count of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. He escapes during the panic of his country being invaded and wiped out by Death Squads, but instead of helping them he [[HeelFaceTurn repents]] and starts saving people from.
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* '''Straight''': Bob was initially a [[ConsummateLiar dishonest]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] [[DirtyCoward coward]], but when [[TheEmpire foreign death squads]] invade his country and [[FinalSolution start murdering everyone]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he helps a group of fellow survivors]] escape by [[HeroicSacrifice creating a diversion].diversion]].
* '''Exaggerated''': [[AxCrazy Bob]] was initially a [[DeathRow death row inmate]] awaiting execution for several counts of [[CopKiller murder]] and one count of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. He escapes during the panic of his country being invaded and wiped out by Death Squads, but instead of helping them he [[HeelFaceTurn repents]] and starts savingpeople from.people. By the time the war ends he is a [[IncorruptiblePurePureness saintly]] [[TheAtoner atoner]].
* '''Exaggerated''': [[AxCrazy Bob]] was initially a [[DeathRow death row inmate]] awaiting execution for several counts of [[CopKiller murder]] and one count of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. He escapes during the panic of his country being invaded and wiped out by Death Squads, but instead of helping them he [[HeelFaceTurn repents]] and starts saving
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'''Basic Trope''': The end of the world improves people.
* '''Straight''': Bob was initially a [[ConsummateLiar dishonest]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] [[DirtyCoward coward]], but when [[TheEmpire foreign death squads]] invade his country and [[FinalSolution start murdering everyone]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he helps a group of fellow survivors]] escape by [[HeroicSacrifice creating a diversion].
* '''Exaggerated''': [[AxCrazy Bob]] was initially a [[DeathRow death row inmate]] awaiting execution for several counts of [[CopKiller murder]] and one count of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. He escapes during the panic of his country being invaded and wiped out by Death Squads, but instead of helping them he [[HeelFaceTurn repents]] and starts saving people from.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob was initially a tender soul, if somewhat too timid to do what was right. But when the Death Squads start massacring his city he [[TookALevelInBadass personally leads the resistance]] and saves hundreds of innocent lives.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob was already a good person before the apocalypse came - [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold even if that wasn't obvious]] - and when humanity needed him he stepped up to the place.
** Bob was an evil person before the apocalypse came, but it was the wake-up call he needed to make a change for the better.
* '''Inverted''': The Apocalypse Brings Out The Worst In People. Bob was an alright guy before, but when Death Squads murder his family be becomes a [[LesCollaborateurs Collaborator]] and helps them find other civilians to murder just so he can save his own skin.
* '''Subverted''': Bob seems like he's becoming a better person because of the Apocalypse ... until he shoots a prisoner of war in the head despite the man's pleas for mercy.
* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that "Prisoner Of War" was a pedophile who had already raped three children to death. Bob's normally more merciful but for scum like this [[GoodIsNotSoft he makes an exception]].
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': People are just the same during the apocalypse as they were before it.
* '''Enforced''': "I want my story to portray the inherent goodness of humankind, even in the face of true desperation!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Thank God you killed those brutes, I thought I was done for. Please help me take this blindfold off so I can thank you in perso- Bob? [[TheBully Bob who beat up everyone back in High School?]] I wish I'd seen this side of you sooner!"
* '''Invoked''': Alice causes an apocalyptic disaster because she hopes to motivate people to their true potential.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Straight''': Bob was initially a [[ConsummateLiar dishonest]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] [[DirtyCoward coward]], but when [[TheEmpire foreign death squads]] invade his country and [[FinalSolution start murdering everyone]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he helps a group of fellow survivors]] escape by [[HeroicSacrifice creating a diversion].
* '''Exaggerated''': [[AxCrazy Bob]] was initially a [[DeathRow death row inmate]] awaiting execution for several counts of [[CopKiller murder]] and one count of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. He escapes during the panic of his country being invaded and wiped out by Death Squads, but instead of helping them he [[HeelFaceTurn repents]] and starts saving people from.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob was initially a tender soul, if somewhat too timid to do what was right. But when the Death Squads start massacring his city he [[TookALevelInBadass personally leads the resistance]] and saves hundreds of innocent lives.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob was already a good person before the apocalypse came - [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold even if that wasn't obvious]] - and when humanity needed him he stepped up to the place.
** Bob was an evil person before the apocalypse came, but it was the wake-up call he needed to make a change for the better.
* '''Inverted''': The Apocalypse Brings Out The Worst In People. Bob was an alright guy before, but when Death Squads murder his family be becomes a [[LesCollaborateurs Collaborator]] and helps them find other civilians to murder just so he can save his own skin.
* '''Subverted''': Bob seems like he's becoming a better person because of the Apocalypse ... until he shoots a prisoner of war in the head despite the man's pleas for mercy.
* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that "Prisoner Of War" was a pedophile who had already raped three children to death. Bob's normally more merciful but for scum like this [[GoodIsNotSoft he makes an exception]].
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': People are just the same during the apocalypse as they were before it.
* '''Enforced''': "I want my story to portray the inherent goodness of humankind, even in the face of true desperation!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Thank God you killed those brutes, I thought I was done for. Please help me take this blindfold off so I can thank you in perso- Bob? [[TheBully Bob who beat up everyone back in High School?]] I wish I'd seen this side of you sooner!"
* '''Invoked''': Alice causes an apocalyptic disaster because she hopes to motivate people to their true potential.
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* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
