Line #8 PlayingWith/TheFace


1	'''Basic Trope''': One person on TheTeam has a specialty in social skills.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob is the [=mediator/spokesman/mission=] control guy for his group.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob knows, and is on good terms with, every {{muggle}}, [[FriendlyEnemy villain]] and [[PalsWithJesus god]] in the world.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Everyone in the group could represent the group as a whole but Bob usually does the talking because he likes to hear his own voice.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Bob is a friendly and empathetic guy.
7	** [[TheLeader Hans]] is both [[TheBore ungodly boring]] and [[HonorBeforeReason often makes unwise decisions for the sake of honor]], [[TheLancer Lance]] is [[DeadpanSnarker too snarky and sarcastic to]] [[{{Jerkass}} even sound remotely polite]], [[TheSmartGuy Simon]] [[NoSocialSkills is socially inept]] and often [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness uses unnecessarily fancy and overcomplicated words in even the most simple sentences]], [[TheHeart Hannah]] is a [[CloudCuckoolander massive loony]] who often talks about [[NonSequitur things not related to the topics at hand]], and [[TheBigGuy Bruce]] is [[DumbMuscle a moron]] that NeverLearnedToTalk in the first place. Bob is the Face because he [[OnlySaneMan is the only one in the group who's reasonable, personable, and fluent.]]
8	** Because the SuperPowerLottery gave Bob {{Telepathy}}, {{Omniglot}} and other communication-based powers, the rest of the group elect him for this role.
9	* '''Inverted''':
10	** Bob is the most socially inept person in the group.
11	** Bob is a {{jerkass}}, and so he is ''never'' the one to talk on behalf of the group.
12	* '''Subverted''': Bob [[AffablyEvil seems nice]] but he's actually a {{jerkass}}.
13	* '''Double Subverted''' Bob's teammates are evil, making him more social in comparison.
14	* '''Parodied''':
15	** The heros prepare to StormTheCastle but Bob, having the BigBad on speed dial, calls him up and talks him out of his EvilPlan.
16	** Bob is [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine eating with the Big Bad]] and unintentionally TalkingTheMonsterToDeath.
17	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob has mood swings where he can slide from a ShrinkingViolet to TheCharmer.
18	* '''Averted''': All the members of Bob's group are equally socially capable.
19	* '''Invoked''': DaChief assigned Bob to his gang of {{Cowboy Cop}}s to deal with the inevitable PR problems.
20	* '''Lampshaded''': "Let me do the talking. I have a way with people."
21	* '''Exploited''': Bob uses his social savvy to pick up chicks.
22	* '''Defied''' : The heroes refuse to recruit a socially capable guy because ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption.
23	* '''Discussed''': "When we meet TheEmperor, I don't want to see a Lance, [[TheCracker laptop]] or hammer come out. Bob's TheSocialExpert here, let him do his thing."
24	* '''Conversed''' : "Bob needs to start DefusingTheTykeBomb before it kills his teammates. [[RuleOfDrama It'll likely happen at the end of the episode.]]"
25	* '''Deconstructed''':
26	** If ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption then Bob feels like TheLoad.
27	** If Bob is regularly successful then the others see little action.
28	* '''Reconstructed''':
29	** After a RousingSpeech, he redefines himself from 'negotiator' to MissionControl and coordinates the group's very violent missions.
30	** When not negotiating, Bob can [[SupportPartyMember coordinate and inspire]] his team to perform better than they would do alone.
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32	Back to TheFace
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34	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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36	%%* '''Implied''': ???
37	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
38	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / TheFace