History PlayingWith / TheWorfEffect

%%* '''Exploited''':

'''Basic Trope''': A (supposedly) powerful fighter is defeated, for the narrative purpose of showing how strong is the (usually new) opponent.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob realizes that he's ultimately a jobber, and this starts to take a mental and emotional toll on him, leading him to quit.

* '''Inverted''': Bob is portrayed as a wimp. He beats up the new opponent himself, showing how pathetic this guy is.

* '''Downplayed:''' Bob loses against the BigBad in said villain's introductory chapter in order to demonstrate this but still fares well against the run-of-the-mill {{Mooks}} that pop up later and even defeats a member of the QuirkyMinibossSquad.

** Bob is pretty strong, but overconfident and fights people stronger then him. His defeat serves the double purpose of showing Alice how dangerous those people are, and also not to be overconfident.

** Bob has a mighty HealingFactor [[StoneWall but no other powers]], and so allways charges in first to allow his teammates to gain vital combat data [[GoodThingYouCanHeal whenever he explodes hilariously.]]

* '''Downplayed:''' Bob loses against the BigBad in said villain's introductory chapter in order to demonstrate why this but still fares well against the run-of-the-mill {{Mooks}} that pop up later and even defeats a member of the QuirkyMinibossSquad.

** Charlie defeats Bob, a mighty warrior, and the rest of TheTeam to show off his new ArtifactOfDoom.

* '''Parodied''': Bob, supposedly TheBigGuy, gets his ass kicked by anyone who enters the room. He can't even win arguments against newer people.
** A Toys/{{Furby}} easily kills Bob and is hailed as the mightiest foe the heroes have ever faced.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Straight''': Bob, a supposedly-almighty warrior, is easily defeated by Charlie when he shows off his new ArtifactOfDoom.

** Bob, touted as a PhysicalGod, is knocked out by a monster out of the blue in one blow.
** The team has an entire subdivision of what are supposedly highly-trained, top-of-the-line elites, but are still continually wiped out by a common thug.

* '''Downplayed:''' Bob loses against the BigBad in said villain's introductory chapter, but still fares well against the run-of-the-mill {{Mooks}} that pop up later and even defeats a member of the QuirkyMinibossSquad.

** Bob knows he's not that strong, but he's fighting to help Alice, TheHero.
** Bob has become an ActualPacifist after he gained his reputation.
** [[BadAss He's tough,]] [[EliteMook but they're tougher.]]
** Bob is pretty strong, but overconfident and fights people stronger then him.
** Because Bob is so mighty, he is sent to fight the most powerful enemies.
** Bob doesn't have enough information on Charlie's powers to effectively counter them.
** Bob fights honorably, but his enemy fights ''[[CombatPragmatist dirty]]'', winning not through superior skills but willingness to go after the {{groin|Attack}}.
** Bob is ambushed or otherwise attacked when unprepared.

** WorfHadTheFlu
** It was a feint of some kind.

* '''Double Subverted''': However, when Bob gets better, he is still defeated by Charlie.
* '''Parodied''':
** Bob, supposedly TheBigGuy, gets his ass kicked by anyone who enters the room. He can't even win arguments against newer people.
** Alternatively, the new villain has a poster with Bob's name on it saying "Easy Target"
** A Toys/{{Furby}} easily kills Bob.

* '''Averted''': Bob isn't a jobber and instead has a normal win-loss record.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Can't I ever win a fight?"

** Bob has a mighty HealingFactor [[StoneWall but no other actual powers]], and so allways charges in first to allow his teammates to gain vital combat data [[GoodThingYouCanHeal whenever he explodes hilariously.]]
* '''Exploited''': New characters deliberately attack Bob, knowing that most chances are that he'll lose.
* '''Defied''': Bob, fighting a critical battle, decides to shed his role as a jobber once and for all.
* '''Discussed''': "So, has Bob ever won a fight for this team?"

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob realizes that he's ultimately a jobber, and this starts to take a mental and emotional toll on him, leading him to quit...

** ...However, he decides that his purpose is to lose so his teammates can learn the fighting styles of his opponents, and rejoins.

** Bob actually handles a few of them; the tougher ones, though...

* '''Invoked''': Charlie decides to intimidate Alice with his new powers and chooses the strongest member of her team, Bob, to destroy first.

* '''Downplayed:''' Bob loses against the BigBad, but still fares well against the run-of-the-mill {{Mooks}} that pop up later.

** A {{Furby}} easily kills Bob.