Line #19 PlayingWith/ContrastingSequelMainCharacter


1	'''Basic Trope''': TheHero of the sequel is nothing like TheHero in the original.
2	* '''Straight''': In Legend of Troperia, [[TheHero Alice]] TheChosenOne is TheCape. In Legend of Troperia II, [[TheHero Bob]] the new [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]] is a LovableRogue.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is TheFettered who commands armies in a RealTimeStrategy game whereas Bob is TheUnfettered who mows down his foes [[OneManArmy solo]] HackAndSlash style.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob is a DeadpanSnarker, but through his actions he proves he's no less moral and heroic than [[TheCape Alice]].
5	* '''Justified''': The prophecy states that while a [[TheParagon heroic of remarkable moral character]] will unite the kingdoms, the hero who preserves the kingdom in its darkest hour will be [[UnscrupulousHero willing to do things the previous hero would not]].
6	* '''Inverted''':
7	** Bob is TheCape, just like Alice before him.
8	** Alice is still the hero. Instead, [[ContrastingSequelAntagonist it's the villain she faces who is totally different]].
9	* '''Subverted''':
10	** Bob's initial characterization is remarkably similar to Alice's...
11	** Bob embraces the [[ValuesDissonance Victorian Values of Alice that don't fit in mainstream society these days]].
12	** [[DecoyProtagonist Bob]] is killed off early on, and is replaced with Charles, who is very similar to Alice.
13	* '''Double Subverted''':
14	** ...Until he solves a riddle she solved the traditional way by CuttingTheKnot.
15	** Charles is like Alice on the surface, but turns out to have HiddenDepths that make him very different from her in the end.
16	* '''Parodied''': In addition to be being decidedly different from her, Bob dislikes Alice so much he keeps her picture on a DartboardOfHate.
17	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob has a customizable personality, which means he may or may not be like Alice.
18	* '''Averted''': Bob is certainly a different person than Alice, but not so much so that viewers remark on how different they are.
19	* '''Enforced''': The prophecy is recurring and the bad guy remains the same so if Bob acted too much like Alice, fans would complain Legends of Troperia II was too similar to Legends of Troperia.
20	* '''Lampshaded''': [[MentorArchetype Charlie]]: "I miss Alice. Alice listened when you gave her advice."
21	* '''Invoked''': [[OurHeroIsDead After Alice dies at the end]] of Legends of Troperia, [[MentorArchetype Charlie]] deliberately raises Bob as his own son in such a way he'll be completely different than Alice.
22	* '''Exploited''': The monks responsible for discovering TheChosenOne ask a series of questions to anyone with potential. If he or she gives the same answer as the previous Chosen One, they know it can't be him or her.
23	* '''Defied''': Bob declares that he is his own person, but he'll listen to Alice and learn from her experiences as well.
24	* '''Discussed''': "Once again, we learn to work with TheChosenOne and fate throws us a new one so we have to [[HereWeGoAgain start from scratch again]]."
25	* '''Conversed''': "What would be the point of introducing the new main character Bob if he was just a gender swapped version of [[TheCape Alice]]? He needed [[LovableRogue some]] [[DeadpanSnarker new]] [[ChaoticGood qualities]] to make him stand out."
26	* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's approach to heroism causes problems that Alice never had to deal with. While Alice could be dignified and polite, Bob noticeably struggles to make friends (especially in high places) and has a distaste for official business. In addition, he struggles more with making the right choice as a result of being less concerned with principle.
27	* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's approach to heroism also [[StickyFingers gives him more resources to work with]], [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim allows him to take down villains that would otherwise become recurring threats]] and understand the motives of his enemies in greater detail - allowing him to exploit those motives. Bob manages to use these assets along with the limited allies he gains to become just as effective a hero as Alice. As a LovableRogue, he is also his own kind of inspiring figure.
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29	The last troper here didn't want to go back to ContrastingSequelMainCharacter, but it looks like you do.
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35	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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