1 | ''Basic Trope'': A character that is average and boring to an abnormal degree. |
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3 | * '''Straight''': Bob is a mundane office worker who has little hobbies outside of solitare and knitting. |
4 | * '''Exaggerated''': On top of that, Bob is ObsessivelyNormal. He eats oatmeal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and his dream location would be a trip to the supermarket. |
5 | * '''Logical Extreme''': Bob is comepletely hobbyless. [[TheHermit In fact, he doesn't even leave his house whatsoever all year]]. He is devoid of all human emotion. |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob has some hobbies in sports, but likes to lay down with a book once in a while. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** Bob was seltered very much growing up and has never heard about things more fun than riding an escalator. |
9 | ** Bob is simply uncreative at thinking of fun things to do. |
10 | * '''Subverted''': Bob appears very mundane, but eventually reveals he obtained a world record. |
11 | * '''Double Subverted''': The worlds record is for "world's most boring person." |
12 | * '''Inverted''': Bob is an oddball who cant stand anything not fun. |
13 | * '''Parodied''': Bob is so boring that when met at the sight of an amusement park, he nearly dies. |
14 | * '''Averted''': Bob has a plethora of interesting traits and not one of them is common. He never exactly has one mundane day. |
15 | * '''Defied''': Bob would love to go do something fun, but must stay in character for the runtime. |
16 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob is percieved as boring to many, but from where he lives he's considered way past cool. The rest of society is viewed as lame. |
17 | * '''Enforced''': The author is secretly writing a hitpiece on how their bland coworker acts. |
18 | * '''Lampshaded''': Bob is on par with the cast usually, but when talking about home he seemingly lives an extremely boring life compared to the rest of them. |
19 | * '''Discussed''': "Bob is so bland... has he ever had a fun day in his life?" |
20 | * '''Conversed''': "Ah, Bob doesn't do weekends. He's more of a monday guy." |
21 | * '''Invoked''': |
22 | ** Bob acts like this in order to hide the fact that he's a celebrity and avoid attention. |
23 | ** Bob used to have lots of fun once,but was bullied out of it. |
24 | * '''Exploited''': Bob acts this way so his friends can buy him free tickets to fun events without begging them. |
25 | * '''Played for Laughs''': Bob's consistently bland antics contrast with the more lighthearted and wacky cast. That, or he's a Straightman for the group. |
26 | * '''Played for Drama''': Bob has never known true happiness all his life and lives thinking any semblance of joy will ruin his chances as a career. Bonus points if he has a SoulCrushingDeskJob. |
27 | * '''Played for Horror''': Bob is actually a shape shifting alien, and this is his interpretation of mankind. He does this to trick the cast into getting near him. |
28 | * '''Implied''': The series takes place a long way from the character's homes, and Bob is the most average joe out of the group. |
29 | * '''Unparodied''': Bob is naturally like this all the time and is accepted by the cast. |
30 | * '''Untwisted''': People talk about Bob as the coolest guy ever, but once the protagonist meets him, he's way more boring than they expect. |
31 | * '''Deconstructed''': Bob's interests are actually normal and bring him no harm, but he's ostracized for it. |
32 | * '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
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