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Basic Trope: Giraffes that are heroic and/or friendly.

  • Straight: Gerald the giraffe is a kindhearted character who likes to help others.
  • Exaggerated:
  • Downplayed:
  • Justified: Somewhat Truth in Television; giraffes are generally non-aggressive animals unless threatened.
  • Inverted: Gerald is a villain and/or Jerkass.
  • Subverted: Gerald only acts friendly.
  • Double Subverted: But he later pulls a Heel–Face Turn.
  • Parodied: ???
  • Zig-Zagged: Several giraffes appear, some of which are friendly, and some of which aren't.
  • Averted: Giraffes aren't in the work.
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Invoked: ???
  • Exploited: Gerald uses his tall height to help someone reach a place they're too short for.
  • Defied: ???
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: "Giraffes are often pretty nice in fiction, are they really that nice in real life?"

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