Line #8 PlayingWith/NobleMaleRoguishMale


1	'''Basic Trope''': Two guys embody contrasting forms of masculinity.
2	* '''Straight''': Alex, [[SharpDressedMan dresses well]], prioritizes education, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure advocates law and order]] and [[HeroicSacrifice will die to protect others]]. Frank [[RummageSaleReject has no style]], [[invoked]][[ChaoticNeutral does whatever he wants]], believes that [[HigherEducationIsForWomen learning is unmanly]] and [[LackOfEmpathy ignores the needs and feelings of others]].
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Alex is a [[TheSocialExpert diplomat]] and Frank is an [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]].
5	** Alex is a ByTheBookCop while Frank is a CowboyCop or even a criminal.
6	* ''' Downplayed''':
7	** Alex is [[GentlemanAndAScholar polite and elegant]] while Frank is [[{{Fratbro}} crude and aggressive]].
8	** Alex is HotBlooded in his pursuit for [[ForGreatJustice justice]] while Frank just does what he does because he can.
9	* '''Justified''':
10	** Alex behaves this way to [[IJustWantToBeLoved earn approval]] while Frank [[RebelliousSpirit refuses to conform to societal standards]].
11	** Frank was RaisedByOrcs ([[RaisedByWolves or wolves]]) and Alex is a WarriorPrince.
12	* '''Inverted''': Alex and Frank are both [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide feminine]], but Alex is a sweet, [[{{Otokonoko}} girly cute femboy]] with soft mannerism while Frank is a sassy, {{Camp}}y flamboyant DragQueen.
13	* '''Gender Inverted''':
14	** LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine
15	** BifauxnenAndLadette
16	* '''Subverted''':
17	** Alex is FauxAffablyEvil while Frank is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
18	** Alex is a KnightTemplar or WellIntentionedExtremist while Frank is a BloodKnight with a [[CodeofHonor code of honor]].
19	* '''Double Subverted''': ...Then Alex pulls a HeelFaceTurn while Frank TookALevelInJerkass.
20	* '''Parodied''': Alex and Frank get cast as an [[GoodAngelBadAngel angel and a demon]] in a local play as sidekicks to a {{NEET}}.
21	* '''Zig Zagged''':
22	** Alex and Frank are [[PolarOppositeTwins twins]] who [[TwinSwitch constantly pretend to be one another]].
23	** Following the second Justification, Alex was just some random StreetUrchin who fought for scraps and worked his way to the top, and now acts like such a nice and polite gentleman you'd forget his background, while Frank is a SpoiledBrat with a hot temper and has no regards for the rules because he's either [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney rich]], [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections well known]], or [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem makes them]], from birth till today. Essentially, the personalities and backgrounds do not match.
24	* '''Averted''': [[ImprobablyFemaleCast The story]] [[ChromosomeCasting doesn't have any men]].
25	* '''Enforced''': Alex is established to be the "hero" while Frank is established to be the "antihero".
26	* '''Lampshaded''': "Which is the better [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan bodice]] [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys ripper]]?"
27	* '''Invoked''': ???
28	* '''Exploited''': The BigBad exploits Alex's idealism and Frank's cynicism to turn them against each other.
29	* '''Defied''': Alex and Frank refuse to be friends with people who have different personalities and/or backgrounds.
30	* '''Discussed''': ???
31	* '''Conversed''': ???
32	* '''Deconstructed''': Alex [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids learns the hard way]] that his ideas are incompatible with the ongoing reality in the CrapsackWorld they live in, while Frank is [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers forced to deal with the consequences of his roguish lifestyle]] and realize that he ''can'' be much more than a KnightInSourArmor.
33	* '''Reconstructed''': Or said CrapsackWorld is what causes Alex to be a KnightInShiningArmor and Frank to be a KnightInSourArmor respectively as part of their origin story.
34	* '''Played For Laughs''': Alex and Frank's antics get on each other's nerves for laughs.
35	* '''Played For Drama''': The conflict between Alex's ideals and Frank's cynics causes their relationship to fall apart, possibly turning them into enemies.
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41	%%* '''Implied''': ???
42	%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
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44	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / NobleMaleRoguishMale