Line #10 PlayingWith/BigGood


1	'''Basic Trope''': The leader and most powerful of the good guys.
2	* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Bob]] is the leader and the most powerful and respected member of the [[TheAlliance Alliance of Heroes]]. Only [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] is capable of challenging him in battle.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Bob is literally [[GodIsGood God]].
5	** [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Bob]] is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Good
6	* '''Downplayed''':
7	** Bob is a powerful hero who has a lot of good strategies for the team but is usually depicted as peer among the others.
8	** TheHero
9	* '''Justified''': Having trained Bob since he was a child, [[TheMentor Master David]] handpicked him to succeed him as leader of the Alliance of Heroes.
10	* '''Inverted''': BigBad
11	* '''Subverted''':
12	** Bob dies and the Alliance is left leaderless.
13	** Bob is a hero, until he does what he needed to do and pulls a FaceHeelTurn.
14	** Bob [[TreacherousAdvisor turns out to be]] the BigBad.
15	* '''Double Subverted''':
16	** Bob [[BackFromTheDead returns from the dead]], [[CameBackStrong stronger than ever]].
17	** ...until he realized that being GoodFeelsGood, and [[HeelFaceTurn stays a good guy]].
18	** Bob is later revealed to be ''both'' the BigGood and the BigBad, by way of GoodRunningEvil. All the evil minions have no idea that their boss is sabotaging them.
19	* '''Parodied''': Bob's superhero outfit has the words '''BIG GOOD''' on the front. In fact, that ''becomes'' his name.
20	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob turns out to be bad but not the BigBad. In fact he was not that powerful at all and turns out to be a highly clumsy villain. His clumsiness actually sabotages the BigBad thus sort of making him a hero. Then it turns out he did this all on purpose because he truly is the BigGood. Everyone cheers as Bob turns out to be a great guy after all. However, in the final stages of the adventure it becomes clear that while Bob was a great guy with great morals he is still a clumsy, lazy, unreliable person with no power whatsoever. The epilogue makes clear that his ''real'' power was in gathering the truly competent and reliable heroes for the Alliance of Heroes.
21	* '''Averted''': Bob is just one of many heroes in the setting.
22	* '''Enforced''': The writers want to create a legendary hero the rest of the team looks up to in order to show what sort of person a superhero would admire.
23	* '''Lampshaded''': "It's Bob! The world's greatest hero!"
24	* '''Invoked''':
25	** Bob sees that the heroes lack leadership and steps up to the plate.
26	** God or some other cosmic deity purposefully sent Bob to Earth in order to lead the heroes, knowing exactly what sort of person they would look up to via mind-reading and simple spying.
27	* '''Exploited''': The BigBad or GreaterScopeVillain [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled]] or infiltrated the Big Good and used this to their advantage, commit their evil deeds, get their opponents out of the way or simply ForTheEvulz.
28	* '''Defied''': The team agrees to share their power and influence equally.
29	* '''Discussed''': The team discusses why they look up to Bob so much.
30	* '''Conversed''': Bob's fans read his comic and talk about how much of a natural leader he is.
31	* '''Implied''': No one ever specifically mentions Bob is the leader but they always follow his orders and seem pretty lost without him.
32	* '''Deconstructed''':
33	** Bob is so iconic amongst his fellow heroes that [[CantCatchUp the others cannot hope to be as effective as him]]. They quit in disillusion, fragmenting the Alliance.
34	** Bob is so central to the Alliance of Heroes that, if he should ever become a FallenHero, it would completely shatter the hopes and principles of the Alliance who think that if even the Best has fallen, it's only a matter of time before they suffer the same fate, leading to them either [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels joining the bad guys]] or giving up completely.
35	* '''Reconstructed''':
36	** Bob sees his role as [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre helping others overcome their doubts]], and so [[OrderReborn perpetually restoring the alliance]] when heroes fall.
37	** The Heroes are [[WhatTheHellHero called out]] on their behavior by a less pessimistic / more idealistic person, who tells them that while Bob may have become a bad guy, the principles they all believed in [[YouCannotKillAnIdea are still meaningful]] and worth fighting for, encouraging them to be better than Bob currently is and [[SuperiorSuccessor become better than he ever was]].
38	* '''Played For Laughs''': Everyone comments how great Bob is, with heavy doses of HoYay thrown in.
39	* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is the reluctant leader who secretly has doubts about his role and fears failure.
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41	Lead the good guys to victory at BigGood.
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