Line #13 PlayingWith/HoldingOutForAHero


1	'''Basic Trope''': A person or society becomes dependent on heroes and heroism in lieu of other measures to solve problems.
2	* '''Straight''': The [[LovableCoward primrose]] citizens of [[CityOfAdventure Victoria City]] rely mainly on the [[BoisterousBruiser rough-and-tumble]] [[SuperTeam Gentlemen Gregarious]] for protection from crime and natural disasters.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': The Gentlemen Gregarious are the city's ''de facto'' police force, firefighters, paramedics, justices, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking pizza deliverers]].
4	* '''Downplayed''': While the Gentlemen are often called upon to resolve bar brawls and [[CatUpATree stuck kittens]], the Victoria City police do most of the heavy lifting regarding high-level crimes.
5	* '''Justified''': [[WretchedHive Victoria City has seen better days]], and its police are [[DirtyCop less]] [[BadCopIncompetentCop than]] [[PoliceAreUseless effective]]. The Gentlemen, being "men of the people", are more trusted.
6	* '''Inverted''': The Gentlemen are just a social club whose efforts mainly consist of aiding [[TheRealHeroes the police]] in their investigations.
7	* '''Subverted''': Victoria City [[ItIsBeyondSaving is so far gone]] that [[DontBeAHero heroism is a sucker's game]]. The Gentlemen are in actuality a glorified street gang at best.
8	* '''Double Subverted''': But after the Gentlemen stop their first small crime thanks to their own actions, they give people [[HopeSpot a ray of hope that they'll become true heroes]].
9	* '''Parodied''': The citizens of Victoria City outright ignore encroaching threats, [[GenreSavvy confident that the Gentlemen or some other do-gooder will step in]] [[JustInTime at the last minute]].
10	* '''Zig-Zagged''': The Gentlemen serve as a temporary security force for Victoria City whenever its police aren't up to snuff for the task at hand, [[{{Cincinnatus}} handing power back to the city only after the crisis has passed]].
11	* '''Averted''': Heroism is rare in Victoria City, or [[CrapsackWorld nonexistent]].
12	* '''Enforced''': Fans have started complaining that Victoria City's government doesn't seem to do anything, so the creators make it canonically lazy and ineffective.
13	* '''Lampshaded''': Citizens of Victoria City often walk around asking [[AskAStupidQuestion "Can't someone do something?"]] about the city's problems.
14	* '''Invoked''':
15	** [[MayorPain Mayor]] [[FisherKing King]]'s flagrant corruption has caused the city's situation to decay to the point where it needs a heroic force like the Gentlemen to restore order.
16	** The Gentlemen have a secret "gentlemen's agreement" with the local criminal outfits [[MonsterProtectionRacket to ensure their services will always be in demand]].
17	* '''Exploited''': The city's gangs [[SuperheroParadox use the Gentlemen's presence]] as an excuse to take the kid gloves off.
18	* '''Defied''': Despite chafing at the current situation, the citizens of Victoria City rebuke any attempts at heroism, mainly because it [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer "simply isn't proper"]].
19	* '''Discussed''': The Gentlemen open dialogues with the city government to try and take the load off their members.
20	* '''Conversed''': Concerned citizens begin to hold rallies for a more effective and well-trained police force in lieu of the Gentlemen.
21	* '''Implied''': The people of Victoria City [[ApatheticCitizens aren't very proactive when it comes to danger]], [[BystanderSyndrome nor, indeed, their own problems]].
22	* '''Deconstructed''': At the end of the day, the Gentlemen's heroics are [[DestructiveSavior dangerous]], [[VigilanteMan unregulated]] and [[HeroWithAnFInGood ineffective]], employed as an attention-grabbing stopgap by the city's leaders in lieu of genuine reform. The City's situation fails to improve, [[BreadAndCircuses though the spectacle delights the masses]].
23	* '''Reconstructed''': Even the most inept heroism inspires [[HopeSpringsEternal hope]], and an ''ad hoc'' system of vigilantes is preferable to a [[ObstructiveBureaucrat tyrannical civil government]]. With time, the Gentlemen become more professional and produce lasting peace in Victoria City.
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