Basic Trope: A character doesn't take losing well.
- Straight: Dave loses to Jason in a game of chess. He angrily and lengthily complains about his loss.
- Exaggerated:
- Dave loses to Jason in chess and gives him a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown until Jason is dead.
- Dave loses to Jason and spits in his face.
- After his loss, Dave prepares to kill himself.
- Dave's reaction to losing is to throw a curse filled temper tantrum for 3 hours.
- The moment it's clear he's losing, Dave throws the chess board away and storms off angrily.
- After he loses, Dave goes into another room and destroys everything within it.
- After he loses, Dave hires an assassin to take out a hit on Jason.
- Dave's standard response to losing or being in danger of losing is to kill his opponent and anybody who gets in the way.
- Prosecutor Dave gets a minor penalty when arguing against Jason's client. Even though he still wins, said penalty pisses him off enough to shoot Jason, raise Jason's son to become everything his father would hate, and then frame the son for another murder several years later.
- In addition to all of the above, Dave uses this loss as an excuse to become a Complete Monster, to which nobody buys.
- Downplayed:
- Dave gives Jason an exceptionally limp (or excessively firm) handshake after his loss and saunters off muttering to himself.
- Dave momentarily sports an angry face before he composes himself.
- Dave is clearly upset about his loss, but the worst thing he does is spout a quick curse word before he calms down.
- Dave reacts passive-aggressively after losing.
- Justified:
- Winning is everything for Dave, so losing is not an option.
- Dave just lost a Duel to the Death and is panicking.
- Dave doesn't want to lose to a rookie chess player like Jason.
- Dave had someone wager on the result of the match on his behalf. He lost the wager as well.
- Dave hates cheaters with a passion. Jason cheated and Dave was fully aware, put two-and-two together...
- Jason does some serious Unsportsmanlike Gloating when he wins. There's only so much a man can take.
- Jason beat Dave an insane number of times. It was only a matter of time before Dave snapped.
- Dave has an ego... Which Jason just broke after beating him.
- Dave was having a pretty bad day and his loss did not do him any favors.
- Dave lost because of several strokes of bad luck that he couldn't possibly have overcome, not any skill on Jason's part.
- Dave has had a losing streak and this one instance of him being a Sore Loser was just the straw that broke the camel's back.
- Dave has a Hair-Trigger Temper.
- Dave's father puts him under extreme pressure to always win. Because he lost, there's gonna be hell to pay.
- Inverted:
- Dave beats Jason in chess and doesn't take the win very well, possibly because he planned on losing.
- Dave congratulates Jason for winning.
- Dave wins and smugly brags about his victory and gets mad when no one showers him with the praise he feels he deserves.
- The moment Dave realizes he has no chance of winning, he willingly throws in the towel to wrap things up.
- Subverted:
- Dave hits the table, then takes a deep breath, formally concedes the game and leaves without incident.
- Dave's pitiful display turns out to be just good fun. He genuinely beliefs that he is helping Jason enjoy his victory by giving him a chance to gloat.
- Double Subverted: Jason is relieved that Dave could control himself, but then it occurs to him that Dave wasn't at all interested in offering congratulations or a rematch - this revelation being brought about by the sound of Dave throwing a tantrum outside.
- Alternatively Dave doesn’t say anything because he’s gone into Tranquil Fury.
- Alternatively to the first situation, Dave is about to leave, but Jason starts Unsportsmanlike Gloating.
- Parodied:
- Dave handles his loss poorly. And by "poorly", we mean becomes a nervous wreck and suicidal, while planning revenge against Jason who stole his honor, since Chess is Serious Business.
- Dave blows himself and Jason up out of rage.
- Dave spits out so many bad words that he eventually runs out and looks through a dictionary for more.
- Zig Zagged:
- Dave appears at first calm after losing, but suddenly throws off a tantrum. It turns out that this anger outburst was caused by a painful bee sting, but deep inside, Dave despised losing, even though he managed to keep his composure. He finally loses it and starts cursing about his loss, but It turns out that the bee sting's venom caused a chemical reaction in his body that removed his emotional inhibitions.
- Dave switches between being a sore loser and a graceful loser depending on how much the loss means to him.
- Averted: No signs of Dave about to blow a fuse are present, the whole match happens in a calm ambiance, ending with a friendly handshake, no fuss nor muss from either side.
- Enforced:
- The story writer intended on writing Dave off as a Jerkass sore loser due to a prejudice they have against people similar to him.
- The wanted Dave to be one as an homage to a similar story where the champion is an Insufferable Genius.
- Lampshaded: "What's the matter, Dave? Can't take a loss?"
- Invoked: The chess match was arranged by a third party so that they could demonstrate to a fourth party what might happen if they became the chess equivalent of an Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy.
- Exploited:
- Dave's reaction is recorded and used to humiliate him as a result of his insufferability.
- A tournament staff member sees Dave making a scene as he loses and disqualifies him for violating their code of conduct.
- Defied:
- Dave's chess instructor specifically makes sure that he handles loss with dignity, since keeping a cool head is important for devising a strategy.
- After winning, Jason wants to see Dave throw a temper tantrum, but Dave refuses to give him the satisfaction.
- Dave does his best to remain calm after losing so people won't hate him.
- Jim, the game's judge, threatens to hurt whoever acts in an unsportsmanlike fashion in a manner that befits said behavior. Being a sour puss gets you a Dope Slap hard enough for a three day coma and six-month Grade 2 concussion. Physically hurting your opponent gets you a broken limb. Anything further gets you killed.
- Jim, the game's judge, makes clear before the game begins that any reports of sore losing, in the arena or out, will lead to instant banning from the gaming circuit.
- Dave realizes he is a bad loser who can't control himself, so he willingly refuses to participate in all competitions.
- Dave starts to lose his temper after losing, but Jason gets in his face with a Death Glare so potent that Dave immediately stops.
- Discussed: "Realistically speaking, it's quite doubtful a professional chess champion would act like a sore loser in front of the public, seeing this could put an end to their career."
- Conversed: Holy Crackers, the chess champion in that cartoon completely lost it upon losing, costing him his entire reputation. I didn't see that coming in a kid's show.
- Implied:
- Jason is winning, only to notice Dave looking it him with an angry glare. He then make a poor move, deciding that winning isn't worth incurring Dave's wrath.
- The judges are talking to Dave after the match. While it's not clear what they are talking about, the fact that it was after his loss suggests that it is regarding his behavior upon losing.
- Deconstructed: Dave's history of hissy-fits leads to people deciding to stop playing with him. If it's a game that he used to play for profit or, worse yet, was the only thing that he liked/was good for in life, he's screwed.
- Reconstructed: Dave is hired by a broadcast company as a sports commentator and he knows what to look for to determine when someone is barely holding back a hissy-fit when they lose.
- Played For Laughs: Dave's reaction is to drop to the ground and (literally) cry like a baby.
- Played For Drama: Dave decides to commit suicide because of this loss.
- Played For Horror: Dave hates losing so much that he kills everybody who beats him.
- Untwisted: Dave seems upset after winning, except his goal was to win in a certain amount of moves. so he still considers himself a loser and is sore about it.
Go back to Sore Loser since how dare you beat me in this game! bitch!
