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'''Basic''': A good-natured [[TheDitz idiot]] [[BornLucky with a lot of luck]].
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'''Basic''': A good-natured [[TheDitz idiot]] with [[BornLucky with a lot of luck]].
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* '''Basic''': A good-natured [[TheDitz idiot]] [[BornLucky with a lot of luck]].
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* '''Reconstructed''': Alec is immortal. (Still stupid, though.)
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Alec is immortal. (Still stupid, though.) )
** Because Alec is still good-hearted despite being notoriously stupid, he actually does much more good than ill with his good fortune, which makes him well-liked and kept around like some lucky charm pet.
** Alec is immortal. (Still stupid, though.
** Because Alec is still good-hearted despite being notoriously stupid, he actually does much more good than ill with his good fortune, which makes him well-liked and kept around like some lucky charm pet.
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** A lifetime of things going his way eventually causes Alec to devolve into a psychopathic hedonist [[CloudCuckooLander with no grasp on reality]]
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** A lifetime of things going his way eventually causes Alec to devolve into a psychopathic hedonist psychopathic, hedonistic man-child [[CloudCuckooLander with no grasp on reality]]reality]] ''on top'' of his stupidity.
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* '''Deconstructed''': After a while, Alec's luck runs out, and when he does something dumb, he just dies.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** After a while, Alec's luck runs out, and when he does something dumb, he justdies. dies.
** A lifetime of things going his way eventually causes Alec to devolve into a psychopathic hedonist [[CloudCuckooLander with no grasp on reality]]
** After a while, Alec's luck runs out, and when he does something dumb, he just
** A lifetime of things going his way eventually causes Alec to devolve into a psychopathic hedonist [[CloudCuckooLander with no grasp on reality]]
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* '''Justified''': Alec was actually [[BornLucky blessed at birth with a permanent good luck charm]], unbeknownst to him or anyone around him, because he is too much of an airhead to actually wish harm on anyone.
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* '''Justified''': Alec was actually [[BornLucky blessed at birth with a permanent good luck charm]], unbeknownst to him or anyone around him, because he is too much of an airhead to actually wish harm on anyone.
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* '''Basic''': [[TheDitz An idiot]] [[BornLucky with a lot of luck.]]
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* '''Basic''': '''Basic''': A good-natured [[TheDitz An idiot]] [[BornLucky with a lot of luck.]]
luck]].
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Freedom from consequence of bad decisions isn't what The Fool is about. The Fool is only lucky because he's not a bad person despite being stupid. Removing the Author Tract.
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* '''Justified''':
** The villain is the only one who can cause the heroes any problems, and he doesn't really feel the need to bother with Alec, because he's an idiot.
** The other characters go out of their way to protect Alec from harm as to preserve his innocence.
* '''Inverted''': Alec is the ButtMonkey, and things always work out for the more intelligent characters in the end.
** The villain is the only one who can cause the heroes any problems, and he doesn't really feel the need to bother with Alec, because he's an idiot.
** The other characters go out of their way to protect Alec from harm as to preserve his innocence.
* '''Inverted''': Alec is the ButtMonkey, and things always work out for the more intelligent characters in the end.
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* '''Justified''':
** The villain is the only one who can cause the heroes any problems, and he doesn't really feel the need to bother'''Justified''': Alec was actually [[BornLucky blessed at birth with Alec, a permanent good luck charm]], unbeknownst to him or anyone around him, because he is too much of an airhead to actually wish harm on anyone.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alec has a very low IQ, but he'san idiot.still the president, won the lottery, and everyone loves him.
**The other Alec is TooDumbToFool.
* '''Downplayed''': Alec's luck is conditoned by the goodness of his actions: if he starts acting selfishly, he has no KarmicProtection.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alec is the ButtMonkey, and things always work out for the more intelligent charactersgo out of their way to protect Alec from harm as to preserve his innocence.in the end.
* '''Inverted''': ** Alec is the ButtMonkey, and things always work out for the more intelligent characters in the end. a BornUnlucky EvilGenius.
** The villain is the only one who can cause the heroes any problems, and he doesn't really feel the need to bother
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alec has a very low IQ, but he's
**
* '''Downplayed''': Alec's luck is conditoned by the goodness of his actions: if he starts acting selfishly, he has no KarmicProtection.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alec is the ButtMonkey, and things always work out for the more intelligent characters
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* '''Parodied''': Alec does a bunch of dumb stuff, like falling into a lava pit, trying to hug a grizzly bear, and leaping off a cliff because he wants to fly, that would realistically kill him, and every time, one of the other characters says something along the lines of "Is he dead this time?" He always emerges without a scratch on him.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Alec does a bunch of dumb stuff, like falling into a lava pit, trying to hug a grizzly bear, and leaping off a cliff because he wants to fly, that would realistically kill him, and every time, one of the other characters says something along the lines of "Is he dead this time?" He always emerges without a scratch onhim. him.
** Alec is actually a colourful starfish with good luck.
** Alec does a bunch of dumb stuff, like falling into a lava pit, trying to hug a grizzly bear, and leaping off a cliff because he wants to fly, that would realistically kill him, and every time, one of the other characters says something along the lines of "Is he dead this time?" He always emerges without a scratch on
** Alec is actually a colourful starfish with good luck.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Over the course of the series, the core group, including Alec, goes into a lot of battles and dangerous situations together, and people die protecting Alec. The survivors begin to resent Alec for it.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alec made a deal with the devil, trading his goodness for everything working out. He gets crueler and crueler, until he snaps and kills Belinda in her sleep.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alec's IQ is quite literally 10, but he's still the president, won the lottery, and everyone loves him.
** Alec is TooDumbToFool.
* '''Downplayed''': Alec can't die or be permanently injured by his bad decisions, but he is still mildly injured, embarrassed, and shamed for them.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alec made a deal with the devil, trading his goodness for everything working out. He gets crueler and crueler, until he snaps and kills Belinda in her sleep.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alec's IQ is quite literally 10, but he's still the president, won the lottery, and everyone loves him.
** Alec is TooDumbToFool.
* '''Downplayed''': Alec can't die or be permanently injured by his bad decisions, but he is still mildly injured, embarrassed, and shamed for them.
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* '''Defied''': Belinda goes out of her way to cause trouble for Alec.
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* '''Defied''': Belinda goes out Lady Fortune herself appears in front of her way Alec and tells him his good fortune charm is over, after one stupid accident of his doing actually causes harm to cause trouble for Alec.other people, even though he himself didn't suffer any damage.
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* '''Conversed''': "Alec's so annoying, he makes these dumb decisions and never has to suffer the consequences of his actions. He's my least favorite character."
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* '''Conversed''': "Alec's so annoying, he makes these "Don't you just hate it when an idiot always wins because of dumb decisions and luck?" "It's not just luck, it's good karma: Alec would never has to suffer be that successful if he were a bad person."
* '''Played for Drama''': Over theconsequences course of the series, the core group, including Alec, goes into a lot of battles and dangerous situations together, and people die protecting Alec. The survivors begin to resent Alec for it.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alec made a deal with the devil, trading hisactions. He's my least favorite character."goodness for everything working out. He gets crueler and crueler, until he snaps and kills Belinda in her sleep.
* '''Played for Drama''': Over the
* '''Played for Horror''': Alec made a deal with the devil, trading his
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* Seems like everything works out for Alec, but turns out that's just because the villains wanted to give him a particularly painful fate, and he dies torturously.
* Seems like Alec's an idiot who gets lucky, but he's actually a genius who uses ObfuscatingStupidity and uses complex algorithms to ensure everything works out.
* Seems like Alec's an idiot who gets lucky, but he's actually a genius who uses ObfuscatingStupidity and uses complex algorithms to ensure everything works out.
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* '''Straight''': Alec is a bumbling moron who has no idea how to do anything, but because he's a good person, everything turns out okay for him.
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* '''Straight''': Alec is a bumbling moron who has no idea how to do anything, but because [[DumbIsGood he's a good person, person,]] everything turns out okay for him.
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* '''Basic''': An idiot with a lot of luck.
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* '''Basic''': [[TheDitz An idiot idiot]] [[BornLucky with a lot of luck.
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*'''Basic''': An idiot with a lot of luck.
* '''Straight''': Alec is a bumbling moron who has no idea how to do anything, but because he's a good person, everything turns out okay for him.
* '''Justified''':
** The villain is the only one who can cause the heroes any problems, and he doesn't really feel the need to bother with Alec, because he's an idiot.
** The other characters go out of their way to protect Alec from harm as to preserve his innocence.
* '''Inverted''': Alec is the ButtMonkey, and things always work out for the more intelligent characters in the end.
* '''Subverted''':
*Seems like everything works out for Alec, but turns out that's just because the villains wanted to give him a particularly painful fate, and he dies torturously.
* Seems like Alec's an idiot who gets lucky, but he's actually a genius who uses ObfuscatingStupidity and uses complex algorithms to ensure everything works out.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** ...except that wasn't Alec after all but his identical twin, and Alec is alive, well, and as cheerfully stupid as ever.
**... which were provided to him by his friend Belinda, and he's actually quite clueless.
* '''Parodied''': Alec does a bunch of dumb stuff, like falling into a lava pit, trying to hug a grizzly bear, and leaping off a cliff because he wants to fly, that would realistically kill him, and every time, one of the other characters says something along the lines of "Is he dead this time?" He always emerges without a scratch on him.
* '''Deconstructed''': After a while, Alec's luck runs out, and when he does something dumb, he just dies.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alec is immortal. (Still stupid, though.)
* '''Averted''':
** Alec is intelligent.
** When Alec does things that should kill/injure him, they kill/injure him.
* '''Enforced''': Alec is an idiot who the writers and producers were planning to kill off in episode 3, but he became a fan favorite, so they have everything work out for him instead.
* '''Implied''': In episode 2, Belinda tells her brother, Caleb, who is the POV character, that she's going on a quest with Alec, who is an idiot and will probably be dead in a week. When they return, Belinda and the others are all beaten-up, injured or dead- except Alec, who doesn't have a scratch on him.
* '''Played for Drama''': Over the course of the series, the core group, including Alec, goes into a lot of battles and dangerous situations together, and people die protecting Alec. The survivors begin to resent Alec for it.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alec made a deal with the devil, trading his goodness for everything working out. He gets crueler and crueler, until he snaps and kills Belinda in her sleep.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alec's IQ is quite literally 10, but he's still the president, won the lottery, and everyone loves him.
* '''Downplayed''': Alec can't die or be permanently injured by his bad decisions, but he is still mildly injured, embarrassed, and shamed for them.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Alec's a moron, but everything seems to turn out okay for him- always. I wish I were Alec, honestly."
* '''Invoked''': One of the gods in the heavens protects Alec from all harm even though he is an idiot so he stays alive long enough to learn of his powers.
* '''Exploited''': The genius boss of a secret society, Damon, recruits Alec because nothing bad seems to happen to him.
* '''Defied''': Belinda goes out of her way to cause trouble for Alec.
* '''Discussed''': "Looks like it's time for Alec to join the ranks of invincible idiots."
* '''Conversed''': "Alec's so annoying, he makes these dumb decisions and never has to suffer the consequences of his actions. He's my least favorite character."
* '''Straight''': Alec is a bumbling moron who has no idea how to do anything, but because he's a good person, everything turns out okay for him.
* '''Justified''':
** The villain is the only one who can cause the heroes any problems, and he doesn't really feel the need to bother with Alec, because he's an idiot.
** The other characters go out of their way to protect Alec from harm as to preserve his innocence.
* '''Inverted''': Alec is the ButtMonkey, and things always work out for the more intelligent characters in the end.
* '''Subverted''':
*Seems like everything works out for Alec, but turns out that's just because the villains wanted to give him a particularly painful fate, and he dies torturously.
* Seems like Alec's an idiot who gets lucky, but he's actually a genius who uses ObfuscatingStupidity and uses complex algorithms to ensure everything works out.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** ...except that wasn't Alec after all but his identical twin, and Alec is alive, well, and as cheerfully stupid as ever.
**... which were provided to him by his friend Belinda, and he's actually quite clueless.
* '''Parodied''': Alec does a bunch of dumb stuff, like falling into a lava pit, trying to hug a grizzly bear, and leaping off a cliff because he wants to fly, that would realistically kill him, and every time, one of the other characters says something along the lines of "Is he dead this time?" He always emerges without a scratch on him.
* '''Deconstructed''': After a while, Alec's luck runs out, and when he does something dumb, he just dies.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alec is immortal. (Still stupid, though.)
* '''Averted''':
** Alec is intelligent.
** When Alec does things that should kill/injure him, they kill/injure him.
* '''Enforced''': Alec is an idiot who the writers and producers were planning to kill off in episode 3, but he became a fan favorite, so they have everything work out for him instead.
* '''Implied''': In episode 2, Belinda tells her brother, Caleb, who is the POV character, that she's going on a quest with Alec, who is an idiot and will probably be dead in a week. When they return, Belinda and the others are all beaten-up, injured or dead- except Alec, who doesn't have a scratch on him.
* '''Played for Drama''': Over the course of the series, the core group, including Alec, goes into a lot of battles and dangerous situations together, and people die protecting Alec. The survivors begin to resent Alec for it.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alec made a deal with the devil, trading his goodness for everything working out. He gets crueler and crueler, until he snaps and kills Belinda in her sleep.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alec's IQ is quite literally 10, but he's still the president, won the lottery, and everyone loves him.
* '''Downplayed''': Alec can't die or be permanently injured by his bad decisions, but he is still mildly injured, embarrassed, and shamed for them.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Alec's a moron, but everything seems to turn out okay for him- always. I wish I were Alec, honestly."
* '''Invoked''': One of the gods in the heavens protects Alec from all harm even though he is an idiot so he stays alive long enough to learn of his powers.
* '''Exploited''': The genius boss of a secret society, Damon, recruits Alec because nothing bad seems to happen to him.
* '''Defied''': Belinda goes out of her way to cause trouble for Alec.
* '''Discussed''': "Looks like it's time for Alec to join the ranks of invincible idiots."
* '''Conversed''': "Alec's so annoying, he makes these dumb decisions and never has to suffer the consequences of his actions. He's my least favorite character."
