Basic Trope: A character (usually a villain) destroys someone's prized possession to Kick the Dog.
- Straight: Hiro often carries around a necklace his mother gave him before she died. Emperor Evulz smashes it just to Kick the Dog.
- Exaggerated: Emperor Evulz makes a point of destroying all of Hiro's most beloved possessions just to spite him.
- Downplayed: Evulz breaks the necklace, but it can still be easily put back together.
- Justified:
- Evulz knew that Hiro's deceased mother gave him the necklace - he's destroying it to spite him.
- The necklace is an important MacGuffin.
- Inverted: Someone fixes Hiro's broken necklace to Pet the Dog.
- Subverted: Evulz breaks Hiro's necklace during the battle, but it was an accident.
- Double Subverted: He later intentionally destroys Lance's medal.
- Parodied: ???
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted: Evulz never destroys anyone's possessions.
- Enforced: To have Evulz Kick the Dog.
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: Unbeknownst to Evulz, the necklace can be easily weaponized when it's broken.
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
- Played for Drama: Having the last remember of his deceased mother destroyed is what sends Hiro into a Heroic BSoD.
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