Line #20 PlayingWith/GoodIsBoring


1	'''Basic Trope''': Good guys are portrayed as boring and uninteresting.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob is portrayed as a generic IdealHero in contrast to the [[EvilIsCool more exciting]] Emperor Evulz.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so [[IncorruptiblePurePureness pure and righteous]] that the characters (and the audience) would rather go to sleep than to listen to his lectures about morality. Emperor Evulz is so stylish despite being sadistic and ruthless that the characters would rather join him.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob is so much of a NiceGuy that this bores Alice [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys who would rather go out with Brad]].
5	* '''Justified''':
6	--> '''Alice''': Emperor Evulz has cool weapons, cool venues, and he's even kind of cool himself! Why aren't you more like that?
7	--> '''Bob''': Emperor Evulz Has the time and the money to look cool. [[DoomsdayClock We]] [[PerpetualPoverty don't.]]
8	** Bob decides that [[BoringButPractical it's better to be "boring"]] and be [[TheFettered morally upstanding]] than to be "interesting" and distract himself from the task at hand.
9	* '''Inverted:'''
10	** Bob's interesting, relatable development sets himself apart from Emperor Evulz's {{Generic Doomsday Villain}}y.
11	** In a sea of emotionally compromised {{Anti Hero}}es, Bob's surprising moral purity [[PopularityPolynomial makes him interesting to look at]].
12	** TooBleakStoppedCaring - Where the villain becomes so bleak and morally void that the audience starts losing interest.
13	** The good guys are fun and quirky, while the bad guys are banal, pompous jerks with petty motives.
14	** The status quo has flipped: What was once considered 'cool' and 'evil' has become so commonplace that it bores the audience. Meanwhile, the once 'boring' moral values has become so uncommon that it's treated like a breath of fresh air.
15	* '''Subverted''': Bob's motivations are just as interesting as Emperor Evulz's...
16	* '''Double Subverted''': Unfortunately, Bob's development treads the same notes as other heroes who try to "break the mold", effectively looking generic by comparison.
17	* '''Parodied''': Bob's mere presence puts the enemy to sleep. His teammates use his moral nature as a natural remedy for insomnia.
18	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
19	* '''Averted''':
20	** Coolness is not a main focus in hero vs villain stories.
21	** Due to the series running on RuleOfCool, both the good guys ''and'' the bad guys have at least one cool thing they did, [[ThrowTheDogABone even the]] local ButtMonkey and IneffectualSympatheticVillain.
22	* '''Enforced''':
23	** The writer believes that EvilIsCool and wants to reflect on that by intending his heroes to be boring.
24	** VillainProtagonist [[EvilChancellor Chancellor Wantstorule's]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard doomed-to-fail-by-his-own-actions]] attempts to take over are the focus of the stories, characterizing King Bob beyond being the king of the land could easily take away what makes the stories so comedic.
25	* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh great. Here comes Mr. Goody-Lamey-Two-Shoes."
26	* '''Invoked''':
27	** Emperor Evulz uses a strawman to convince the public that he is worth noticing.
28	** ThePowersThatBe decide that the safest bet to pick as TheChosenOne is the most moral, unwavering, and uninteresting person around. It just happens that Bob fit the description.
29	* '''Exploited''':
30	** Bob gets Emperor Evulz to keep the heroes alive by pointing out without "boring" heroism, the concept of villainy being "interesting" loses its meaning.
31	** Emperor Evulz gains followers by upholding this trope and EvilIsCool.
32	* '''Defied''':
33	** Bob decides that there's no point toppling the tyrannical regime of evil if the forces of good are just going to be rigid and stuffy and oppress people the same amount from a different angle. So he [[ForHappiness goes a different route]].
34	** [[IdealHero Steve]] shows that not only does GoodFeelsGood, he shows that [[BeingEvilSucks Evil isn't]] so cool as it looks by showing that the villains may have the flash but they lack the substance, kindness, and other positive qualities that heroes possess. He not only shows the horrific nature of evil itself, but how evil can be banal. Besides, even if the villains look cool, it doesn't excuse their atrocities and rotten character.
35	** Alternatively, a KnightInSourArmor [[ShutUpHannibal calls out the villains]] for upholding both this trope and EvilIsCool by ''[[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers verbally]]'' [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers ripping their cynical beliefs apart]].
36	** The Author creates charming and fleshed-out heroes to counter this trope and prove that villains aren't the only characters that can be interesting.
37	* '''Discussed''': "Why is it that good guys always manage to make people go to sleep?"
38	* '''Conversed''': "Bob is on television again. Yawn."
39	* '''Deconstructed''':
40	** Bob's upstanding purity causes his teammates to defect to Emperor Evulz, believing there will be more interesting events occurring. They are initially right: A couple of days under Evulz's leadership seems better than what they're used to. However, the longer they stay, [[BoredomMontage the more used to all the hedonism and violence they become]], and they end up just as bored as they used to be when they were with Bob. In the end, they learn their problem wasn't with Good and Evil, but with stagnation and variation.
41	** Because people find good boring and evil interesting, the townspeople [[UngratefulBastard don't show gratitude for the heroes' good deeds]] and the heroes gradually lose support from the people while the villains gain more power. Not only does this betrayal anger the heroes to the point of [[WhatTheHellTownspeople calling out the townspeople]], it makes the heroes struggle even more in their battle against the villains.
42	* '''Reconstructed''':
43	** Good is ''stable'', not boring. If Bob wants to [[HeroesGoneFishing take a day out on the lake]], he can, completely guilt-free, and with that comes a certain amount of peace of mind, the kind Evulz just doesn't have, whether he's [[AxCrazy bat-shit insane]], [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife desperate for a purpose in life]], or [[EvilCannotComprehendGood just can't understand good]].
44	** Not all of the townspeople abandoned the heroes. They don't care about "coolness" or "boringness"; they care about what's right, and [[HeroicBystander the loyal townspeople do whatever they can to support the heroes as possible]].
45	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
46	* '''Played For Drama''':
47	** Bob points out that it says a lot about his teammates when their concept of "entertainment" is making their own lives interesting at the expense of everyone else.
48	** Emperor Evulz wins over the populace by citing this trope, but as they soon find out, [[EvilIsCool "interesting"]] [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome doesn't necessarily]] [[CrapsackWorld mean "fun"]].
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50	Here's a link to the morally righteous yet tedious [[GoodIsBoring main article]].
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52	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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54	%%* '''Implied''': ???

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