1 | '''Basic Trope''': Evil uses brains, good uses brawn. |
2 | * '''Straight''': [[TheGoodCaptain Captain]] [[TheHero Bob]] is stronger than [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Doctor]] [[BigBad Evulz]]; Doctor Evulz is more intelligent than Bob. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Bob is DumbMuscle; Evulz is a SquishyWizard. |
5 | ** Every heroic character is also an idiot. Every evil character is a genius. |
6 | ** Reason and logic are intrinsically evil. All the intelligent people are criminals and every single scientist a CompleteMonster. Meanwhile, every single strongman has IncorruptiblePurePureness. |
7 | * '''Downplayed''': |
8 | ** Bob is a GeniusBruiser; Evulz is a BadassBookworm. |
9 | ** SmartJerkAndNiceMoron |
10 | * '''Justified''': |
11 | ** In this setting, the [[TheMagocracy intelligent and well-educated]] [[FantasticRacism have a great deal of contempt]] for others. |
12 | ** Doctor Evulz is a CombatPragmatist, while Captain Bob relies more on fighting honorably. |
13 | ** Evulz suffers from ComplexityAddiction, while [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim using Captain Bob isn't above using brute force]]. |
14 | * '''Inverted''': Bob is TheSmartGuy; Evulz is TheBrute. |
15 | * '''Subverted''': After playing the trope straight for most of the work, Bob overcomes Evulz by [[IndyPloy outsmarting him]]. |
16 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...Except Evulz had anticipated Bob's trump card and Bob ultimately wins by [[ShutUpHannibal punching out Evulz]]. |
17 | * '''Parodied''': Bob is wearing a dunce cap; Evulz is wearing a graduation cap. |
18 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Bob and Evulz take turns outsmarting one another. |
19 | * '''Averted''': Bob and Evulz aren't contrasted by their strength and intelligence. |
20 | * '''Enforced''': |
21 | ** A magical artifact requires a person to sell your soul to gain true knowledge. |
22 | ** The author is aiming for an [[AntiIntellectualism anti-intellectualistic]] message. |
23 | * '''Lampshaded''': Bob: "Let's find smart guys doing very bad things and hit them with sticks, like heroes do." |
24 | * '''Invoked''': ??? |
25 | * '''Exploited''': ??? |
26 | * '''Defied''': Bob and Evulz are equally clever and equally strong. |
27 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
28 | * '''Conversed''': "I hate it when the brainy guys are all villainous and the good guys only survive thanks to random fairies helping them." |
29 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
30 | ** Things get worse after Bob kills Evulz because [[AndThenWhat he didn't have a plan about what to do afterwards]] whereas under Evulz TheTrainsRunOnTime. |
31 | ** Because all villains seem to use brains, a stigma arises against intelligent people, so Alex and Daniel, a pair of [[GuileHero Guile Heroes]], are treated with suspicion. |
32 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
33 | ** Bob ultimately wins because he knows his intellectual limitations and isn't afraid to ask others for help whereas Evulz is too proud to consult others. |
34 | ** Eventually, Bob and the other people realize that your intelligence and your strength does not determine your morality, and they accept Alex and Daniel. |
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38 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
39 | %% |
40 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
41 | %%* '''Played For Drama''': ??? |
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