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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