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From my understanding. Both tropes are mutually exclusive. and they tend to require a certain role in the story to qualify.
To elaborate. I find that most examples of DILP are usually aimed at antagonists (ranging from the Greater-Scope Villain all the way to mere schoolyard bullies like the trope namer) while RTDE tends to be aimed at protagonists (thought looking at that page I can include Anti Villains and Ineffectual Sympathetic Villains as well).
Then again, I also think both tropes tend to be caused by Ship-to-Ship Combat as well. Regardless I'd say that Base-Breaking Character fits your example better.
Edited by MorningStar1337The character I had in mind is actually an Anti-Villain, but somehow listed as Draco in Leather Pants. Is that kind of possible? If a character is an Anti-Villain, is the proper trope DILP or RTDE?
That I cannot say without more context. It depends on how they are portrayed in Fanon. To use extreme examples, If the person in question comes off a Complete Monster in fanworks then that's RTDH. If they are treated like the All-Loving Hero instead of a villain in fanworks than that might be DILP. If both...then that might actually be grounds for Alternate Character Interpretation
Edited by MorningStar1337If you have links to fanworks doing both, it can qualify.
Come to think of it, several In-Universe examples of Ron the Death Eater actually seem to be Demonization.
IE: Rock Bottom in the Simpsons in Homer Badman altering the interview with Homer to make him look bad isn't Ron the Death Eater because he's actually a real person within the universe.
Anyone mind if I move them?
Edited by MonsundTo put it simply, Draco in Leather Pants is when someone has their bad qualities downplayed and is made to be more sympathetic by certain parts of a fandom, and Ron the Death Eater is when someone has their good qualities downplayed and is made to be less sympathetic by certain parts of a fandom. I suppose it could work both ways with morally gray characters like Deadpool or The Punisher.
Edited by supergod For we shall slay evil with logic...Of course it can work both ways. Some fans over-emphasize it one way, another group of fans see it the other way. Just look at Code Geass, or anything else with characters who are opposed to each other but neither is supposed to be a "good guy" or "bad guy". Or really, anything with three-dimensional characters, as opposed to "good guys" and "bad guys".
However, DILP and RTDE are generally impossible to apply to the same character, since one is about taking a villainous character and making them a misunderstood (and sexy) good guy, while the other is taking a heroic character and making them Eeeeeevil (usually to get them out of the way of whatever ship the author prefers). The issue is the source material, not what use is made of it. Making an already evil character more evil is not RTDE.
Edited by Fighteer "It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Here's something simpler about this question. Can you apply DILP to an Anti-Villain? At all? Because I had a thought that perhaps DILP would count if the character is an actual villain, no Anti-Villain or sympathetic qualities, but gets the treatment because they happen to be very attractive.
This is why I personally have beef against tropes like DILP, because it can easily be misused as accusing other people's tastes, like saying that "This character shouldn't be sympathized or liked, you wouldn't even do it if they're not attractive, which means, you only liked them because of looks, you shallow person!" ... Sometimes, that's not always the case, you know? Like for instance, Anti-Villain. Maybe people like the character because of its more noble quality, but still gets slapped by DILP because some guys won't see shades of grey, there's only pure heroes (to be RTDE'd) and pure villains (to be DILP'd))
Edited by ChrisXAn Anti-Villain is intended to display sympathetic traits; that's what distinguishes them from a run-of-the-mill villain. DILP'ing them would seem to be redundant.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I'll take it as 'no you can't DILP an Anti-Villain'?
On the other hand, can you RTDE an Anti-Villain?
EDIT: This can be locked. The original question has been answered, and the next ones kind of deviate from the original question, that it warrants a new topic. Thank you.
Edited by ChrisX

Can it co-exist together? I had in mind that a character exudes both good points and bad points. The character is considered on DILP when some fans felt like the good points were exaggerated, while the bad points was ignored. However, in the same time, the other camp gave the character RTDE when some fans felt like the bad points were exaggerated and the good points ignored.
What does this mean, a coexistence of Draco in Leather Pants and Ron the Death Eater or merely Base-Breaking Character? Please note that the character itself isn't that hated, it's just their good qualities overexaggerated or their bad qualities overexaggerated, at the cost of the other one.