1 | '''Basic Trope''': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A character has no qualms with harming the elderly]]. |
2 | * '''Straight''': [[TheMafia Joseph]] is seen mugging a 75 year old man with a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_submachine_gun Thompson submachine gun]] for an exchange of $579 in his EstablishingCharacterMoment. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** The elderly are the ''only'' people Joseph targets. |
5 | ** Joseph [[CruelAndUnusualDeath horrifically murders a senior in such an inhumane way]], {{rape|Is a special kind of evil}}s [[MoralEventHorizon him]], and [[CrossesTheLineTwice eats him all to top it off]] [[EvilIsFun just because he can]]. |
6 | ** [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Joseph]] is an {{ageis|m tropes}}t who wishes to exterminate all seniors. |
7 | * '''Downplayed''': |
8 | ** Joseph beats up a 52 year old. |
9 | ** Joseph engages in the Neglectful, Verbal, and Emotional/Psychological type of ElderAbuse. Not exactly physical abuse, but otherwise applies to the same implications of this {{trope}}. |
10 | ** While Joseph [[TitleDrop would harm a senior]], he would give a less painful death/hurt the elderly in a less painful manner than adults. |
11 | ** Joseph {{dope slap}}s a ScatterbrainedSenior for saying/doing something stupid. |
12 | ** Joseph has a BlackAndWhiteMorality mentality; He will treat the innocent/good seniors with kindness but ''[[GoodIsNotSoft will]]'' harm [[EvilOldFolks evil seniors]]. |
13 | ** Joseph only attacks seniors from ages 50-57. |
14 | * '''Justified''': |
15 | ** The “[[EvilOldFolks senior]]” Joseph was attacking was {{e|ye for an eye}}vil. |
16 | ** Joseph is a CompleteMonster. |
17 | ** The seniors [[WhenEldersAttack in]] [[NeverMessWithGranny question]] are [[WorldOfBadass genuinely competent fighters]], so refusing to fight back would be downright '''stupid'''. |
18 | ** Joseph is an {{ageis|m tropes}}t. |
19 | *** Alternatively [[PoliticallyCorrectVillain Joseph]] is ''[[EvenEvilHasStandards against]]'' ageism, and [[EqualOpportunityEvil thinks that giving the elderly more preferable treatment]] [[DoubleStandard is an example of it]]. |
20 | ** [[HatesEveryoneEqually Joseph hates everyone regardless of age]]. |
21 | ** [[FreudianExcuse A long time ago]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast when Joseph was a child]], [[AbusiveParents his dad kept abusing him both physically and verbally]]. Now when Joseph is [[BestServedCold finally getting his revenge on him]], his dad had already grown into a senior. |
22 | ** Joseph isn’t aware of the fact that you should be respectful to the elderly, so he doesn’t know whether attacking a senior is right or wrong at all. |
23 | ** Joseph is engaging in ElderAbuse. |
24 | * '''Inverted''': |
25 | ** WouldHurtAChild |
26 | ** [[WhenEldersAttack Joseph gets beaten up]] [[NeverMessWithGranny by the elderly]]. |
27 | * '''Subverted''': |
28 | ** 1.) Joseph is in a shootout, and is shown to have been willingly shooting an old man… [[BaitAndSwitch With a]] [[TranquilizerDart Tranquilizer Gun]] [[PetTheDog to prevent him from being shot by someone else]]. |
29 | ** 2.) The “Senior” turned out to be a robot disguised as one for [[MadScientist Doctor Bob]]’s [[ItMakesSenseInContext unknown purposes]]. |
30 | ** 3.) Joseph kills an old man, albeit [[AccidentalMurder by accident]]. |
31 | ** 4.) Joseph kills an old man, but only because he was BrainwashedAndCrazy. |
32 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
33 | ** 1.) [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk The tranq gun]] [[BaitTheDog was poisoned]]. |
34 | ** 1.) The dose turns out to be too much for a senior, or the old man dies because he’s allergic to the drug. |
35 | ** 1.) But even if it ''was'' for a [[ShootTheDog good purpose]], shooting a senior with a tranquil gun still technically qualifies for this {{trope}}, albeit a {{downplayed|Trope}} example. |
36 | ** 2.) It turns out Joseph had no way of knowing the old man was a robot, and just shot it [[EvilIsFun because he wanted to]]. |
37 | ** 2.) …And then we see him [[MoralEventHorizon harming an actual senior]] later on within the story. |
38 | ** 3.) He killed the old man by {{accident|al murder}} during his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against [[ThoseWackyNazis General Norton]], an [[EvilOldFolks evil, 75 year old]] [[ArmiesAreEvil military]] {{general|Ripper}}. |
39 | ** 4.) Even when he’s not brainwashed, Joseph still WouldHarmASenior. |
40 | ** Joseph mugs someone out of the blue, and then realizes it’s a senior whom he’s mugging… And then still shoots anyways [[DisproportionateRetribution all because the old man refused to pay him his Ninety bucks]]. |
41 | * '''Parodied''': Joseph inflicts {{slapstick}} [[AmusingInjuries injuries]] on an old man. |
42 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': |
43 | ** (Continue from the second example of #1 of {{Double Subver|sion}}ted) But Joseph didn’t know this, so it’s {{a|lternative character interpretation}}mbigious on whether Joseph WouldHarmASenior, or not. |
44 | ** DependingOnTheWriter, sometimes Joseph has no qualms with attacking the elderly, while at other times, he does. |
45 | * '''Averted''': [[EveryoneHasStandards Malicious as he is, Joseph refuses to harm seniors]]. |
46 | * '''Enforced''': “Joseph is a HateSink and intentionally killing seniors can serve as a KickTheDog moment for him.” |
47 | * '''Lampshaded''': “What the hell, did you just harm a [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] ''senior'' Joseph? [[YouMonster You Heartless Bastard!]]” |
48 | * '''Invoked''': |
49 | ** Joseph is a CardCarryingVillain who [[EvilIsFun sets out to be]] [[ChaoticEvil as horrifically evil as possible]] even if it meant targeting the elderly, and [[TheUnfettered refuses to have any qualms about doing so]]. |
50 | ** An {{Evil Old Folk|s}} goads Joseph into attacking him. |
51 | * '''Exploited''': |
52 | ** [[ProfessionalKiller Jos]][[BountyHunter eph]], an [[OnlyInItForTheMoney amoral mercenary]], is [[PsychoForHire hired]] to assassinate seniors, {{evil|Old folks}} or not, due to the fact that he has no compunctions about hurting the elderly. |
53 | ** [[SitcomArchNemesis Charlie]] gets a recording of [[VigilanteMan Joseph]] {{shoot|The dog}}[[AntiHero ing]] an {{Evil Old Folk|s}}, and uses the said recording to {{blackmail}} him into doing his bidding. |
54 | * '''Defied''': |
55 | ** See {{Averted|Trope}}. |
56 | ** TheDon [[KingOfThieves of the mafia Joseph’s in]], enforces a [[CodeOfHonor strict moral code]], in which protects seniors from getting harmed by the [[{{Gangbangers}} clan]] [[GentlemanThief members]]. ([[NobleDemon Robbing them is fair game, but using violence in any sort of way while doing so]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards isn’t]]) Those who violate the said rules will be punished via ordered “dispatched” and be iced as a result. |
57 | * '''Discussed''': “[[JerkJustifications To make money in this]] CrapsackWorld, {{A|ction girl}}li{{c|ontrasting sequel protagonist}}e you gotta steal from other people, and I will ''not'' hesitate to harm '''anyone''' who stands in the way of my thievery, be it {{wo|uld hit a girl}}men, [[WouldHurtAChild children]], and the elderly.” |
58 | * '''Conversed''': “Have you ever noticed that nearly ''everytime Joseph is on-screen'', human mortality starts skyrocketing, statistically speaking, and that he has no qualms with hurting anyone at all, even the ''elderly''?” |
59 | * '''Implied''': We see in a news report about [[SerialKiller Joseph]]’s new [[SpreeKiller killing spree]], that it took place in a bar, and we can see the corpse of an old man in [[NightmareFuel the many]] [[AtopAMountainOfCorpses piles of corpses]]. |
60 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
61 | ** Joseph is viewed InUniverse as a [[ThisIsUnforgivable social pariah by society]] for daring to viciously assault a senior, [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating and spends the rest of his days alone and hated]]. |
62 | ** Joseph beats up General Norton, an {{Evil Old Folk|s}}, [[PayEvilUntoEvil for his crimes]]. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome However due to being a senior, Norton can’t assault Joseph back with an equal amount of brutality]]. This leads to Norton indulging in DisproportionateRetribution[=/=]NoKillLikeOverkill in order to get even with Joseph. (Let’s just say ordering a squadron of 75 through 97 ProfessionalKiller EliteMooks to attack Joseph [[CrazyPrepared for]] [[TheManyDeathsOfYou example]]) NiceJobBreakingItHero. |
63 | * '''Reconstructed''': Joseph is a CardCarryingVillain who doesn’t care about, if not, ''{{en|emies equals greatness}}joys'', the hatred from society due to his evil deeds. |
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65 | The WouldHarmASenior page doesn’t believe in respecting the elderly, and [[HatesEveryoneEqually hurts people all the same]]. |
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71 | %% * '''Played for Laughs''': ??? |
72 | %% * '''Played for Drama''': ??? |
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