Line #3 PlayingWith/BrainsEvilBrawnGood


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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40	%%* '''Implied''': ???
41	%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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