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1'''Basic Trope''': A badass character cries, [[MenDontCry and no one complains]].
2* '''Straight''': HotBlooded HumongousMecha pilot Bob cries when his sister Alice dies.
3* '''Exaggerated''':
4** Bob sheds ManlyTears at ''every single emotional moment'' in the story.
5** Bob is literally crying over spilled milk, and [[ChewingTheScenery his reaction is so over-the-top]], that if it was taken out of context, you'd swear that he was reacting to his family getting murdered in front of him. [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom Everyone notices, and no one cares.]]
6* '''Downplayed''': Bob sheds a SingleTear through the story.
7* '''Justified''':
8** Something ''really'' bad has just happened, is happening, or is about to happen. And, yes, men have feelings too.
9** Alternatively, something ''really'' [[TearsOfJoy joyous or heartwarming]] has just happened, and men have feeling about those too.
10** Bob is ''so'' big and badass that nobody would be stupid enough to [[BullyingADragon mock him for crying]].
11* '''Inverted''':
12** MenDontCry
13** InelegantBlubbering
14* '''Subverted''':
15** Bob's eyes are watering from seasonal allergies.
16** Someone laughed at Bob crying.
17* '''Double Subverted''':
18** [[SandInMyEyes ...at least, that's what he says.]]
19** Only to get [[DudeNotFunny called out harshly]] by his peers.
20* '''Parodied''': Someone asks "What's wrong?" and it's shown that Bob is chopping onions.
21* '''Zig Zagged''': [[BerserkerTears He cries while performing an incredibly badass feat]].
22* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't cry.
23* '''Enforced''': It's done to convey [[GutPunch the full-impact of the tragic event]], as the otherwise [[TheStoic collected and level-headed]] Bob reacts to it with a display of genuine emotion.
24* '''Lampshaded''': [[WhatTheHellHero "Look what you did! Even Bob's crying!"]]
25* '''Invoked''': Alice, the love of Bob's life, [[ADeathInTheLimelight dies suddenly]], just when Bob was going to ask her to marry him.
26* '''Exploited''': The BigBad uses the PostRapeTaunt ploy to make [[TheHero Bob]] too upset and emotional to fight him properly.
27* '''Defied''': [[MenDontCry Bob doesn't want to be seen as a wuss, so he holds back his tears and feelings, no matter what.]]
28* '''Discussed''': "Oh no, Bob's sister has been gone. [[SarcasmMode I hope he won't cry]]."
29* '''Conversed''': "Why did Bob just cry? I thought he was manly." "You don't want to know."
30* '''Implied''': When Bob's sister dies, the screen suddenly fades to black, without any InelegantBlubbering.
31* '''Deconstructed''':
32** Alice sees Bob crying and [[MenDontCry thinks him less of a man because of it]].
33** Bob crying creates a stereotype that all Badasses cry, [[InsaneTrollLogic and ones who don't are not Badass]].
34* '''Reconstructed''':
35** ... but Carol likes him more because he can express his emotions.
36** Bob gives Alice TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for mocking his tears, making it clear that he's still a badass and she's a jerk.
37* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice knew Bob before he TookALevelInBadass. When he cries, she says, "It's good to have the old you back, Bob."
38* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and Carol think that Bob was [[BadassBoast faking his manliness]] all this time. As a result, the PowerTrio splits and TheBadGuyWins.
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