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1	'''Basic Trope''': Troubled characters with dark aesthetics are typically shown to enjoy morbid things ''because'' of their problems.
2	* '''Straight''': Sam is an EmoTeen who always dresses in black because of [[AbusiveParents his bad home life]].
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Sam has extreme psychological problems, and has a very dark aesthetic.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Sam is somewhat edgy and cynical, and he tends to wear dark colors and find certain gothic things interesting.
5	* '''Justified''': Sam became a goth because appreciating morbid things helps him cope with his trauma and negative worldview.
6	* '''Inverted''': Sam is a PerkyGoth - he likes morbid things because they make him happy.
7	* '''Subverted''': Sam turns out to be a PerkyGoth, or [[TookALevelInCheerfulness takes a level in cheerfulness]].
8	* '''Double Subverted''': Sam then experiences a severely traumatic event, and becomes even more goth.
9	* '''Parodied''':
10	** Sam becomes a goth because... [[FirstWorldProblems his favorite sandwich wasn't available at his typical restaurant]].
11	** A RunningGag is Sam suddenly becoming an emo/goth every time he's even a little upset.
12	* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
13	* '''Averted''': Sam doesn't have a dark aesthetic of any kind.
14	* '''Enforced''': ???
15	* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, look at you. So dark and edgy. Lemme guess, bad home life?"
16	* '''Invoked''': Sam starts dressing in black once he [[TookALevelInCynic takes a level in cynicism]].
17	* '''Exploited''': ???
18	* '''Defied''': Sam [[ThePollyanna refuses to let his life problems affect the way he dresses or acts]].
19	* '''Discussed''': "So, when your parents started fighting, did you immediately go out and buy a bunch of black clothes, or did it happen overtime?"
20	* '''Conversed''': "Goths in TV shows always have some sort of trauma. Are real goths like that?"
21	* '''Played for Laughs''': Sam's morbidness is played for BlackComedy, and he's often TheChewToy because of this.
22	* '''Played for Drama''': Sam is TheWoobie.
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27	%% * '''Implied''': ???
28	%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
29	%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???

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