Line #18 PlayingWith/NobodyLovesTheBassist


1	'''Basic Trope''': The bassist is the least popular member of the band.
2	* '''Straight''': [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Singer Sally, guitarist Gavin, drummer Diane, keyboardist Katie, and bassist Bob]] are the members of the rock band The Tropers. Fans recognize Sally, Gavin, Diane and Katie easily, but everyone tends to gloss over Bob.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Even the other members forget that Bob's a member of the band and constantly mistake him for a roadie.
5	** Fans even recognize ''the regular roadie, Rick'' -- at Bob's expense.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Bob isn't recognizable to the common public, but Tropers fans recognize his talent.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** The Tropers' music focuses more on bombastic vocals, {{epic riff}}s, and ''really long'' drum solos than on the bassline, so Bob doesn't stand out compared to the rest.
9	** Bob sucks at playing bass, but the rest of the members like him too much to kick him out of the band.
10	** Bob prefers to stay out of the limelight and is perfectly content to let the rest of the members have all the attention.
11	** Bob is the [[ReplacementScrappy not-quite-as-good replacement]] for Bill, [[LeadBassist who was the most popular member of the band]].
12	** Bob's band's producer undermixed the Bass tracks on their record.
13	* '''Inverted''': [[LeadBassist Bob's popularity outshines those of Sally, Gavin, Diane, and Katie.]]
14	* '''Subverted''': Bob gets tired of being ignored, so [[StartMyOwn he starts his own band]], This Troper, where he's the frontman.
15	* '''Double Subverted''': And he becomes the least popular member of ''that'' band, too.
16	* '''Parodied''': When Bob suddenly becomes sick before a show, the rest of the band replaces him with a monkey. Nobody notices.
17	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob has been a member of many bands, some where he was popular, others where he wasn't, a few where he was just sort of in the middle...
18	* '''Averted''':
19	** The Tropers don't have a bassist.
20	** Bob doesn't outshine his bandmates, but neither do they overshadow him.
21	* '''Enforced''': "What, we can't give the bassist any glory? Okay, how 'bout we make it so that nobody else remembers him?"
22	* '''Lampshaded''': "This is my favorite band, The Tropers! This is Sally, Gavin, Rhonda, Diane, Katie, and ... and ... the other guy."
23	* '''Invoked''': Bob becomes a bassist just so he can stay out of the limelight.
24	* '''Exploited''': Bob is an investigator who needs to covertly infiltrate the [[GenreMashup symphonic folkcore psychobilly]] music scene without drawing attention to himself, so he joins The Tropers as the bassist.
25	* '''Defied''': Bob engages in various attention-seeking stunts so that the fans remember him.
26	* '''Discussed''': "Sure, I'll be your bassist. No, I don't mind being relegated to a footnote in ''The Ultimate Symphonic Folkcore Psychobilly Guide''."
27	* '''Conversed''': "Why is Bob even a member of The Tropers in the first place? Nobody even remembers he exists."
28	* '''Implied''': The Tropers are being jointly interviewed, though their bassist is absent for unspecified reasons.
29	* '''Played for Laughs''':
30	** Being unrecognized, Bob rants on Website/{{Twitter}} about it. Nobody notices him even there.
31	** Bob is the ButtMonkey of The Tropers in all interpersonal interactions, incurring AmusingInjuries from their practical jokes and with them finding {{narm}} in most of what he says.
32	* '''Played for Drama''': Bob's lack of attention from the fans or sometimes his own bandmates causes so much tension that he eventually quits, despite being longtime friends with the others.
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