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Um... I'm not quite getting what you are trying to say. Could you please do a TL;DR?
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A troper thinks Aquaman is a Designated Hero because he let a criminal die instead of saving him.
I'm sure we have a trope for "the hero does a bad thing", but Designated Hero isn't it.
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
Maybe What the Hell, Hero?
Edit: Ah, no, that one requires the unheroic act to be called out in story.
Edited by homogenized
It was already removed from the YMMV page, so it's safe to say this matter has been settled.
Actually hold up didn't Forenpensor just edit war here.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/article_history.php?article=YMMV.Aquaman2018
Yes, he did. Forenspensor added the Designated Hero example, Master Hero deleted it, and then Forenspensor re-added. It was deleted again by Chaotic Novelist.
That is defined as an Edit War on Forenspensor's part.
For future reference, this type of question (whether something is an example of a trope or equivalent (e.g. YMMV)) should be asked in Is This An Example instead.
I don't think we can ignore the Edit Warring, though.
The query has since been added to the Is This An Example? thread, if anyone wants to chime in there.
I wrote there but I'll write here as well. As someone who's seen the film I'd cut it. It is Save the Villain, Defied, not a Designated Hero. The guy Aquaman refused to save has just murdered people and was about to murder dozens more, got trapped as a result of his own actions and ultimately got what he deserved.
Edit: Also a case of Villains Want Mercy
Edited by Asherinka
So uh..Is a Mod gonna comment on the Edit War that happened
"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
We're calling them in to talk about it. Locking this query since it's now in the "Is this an example?" thread.
Edited by nombretomado
According to Forenperser, Aquaman from the movie of the same name is a Designated Hero because because he leaves Black Manta's father to drown in front of his son even though he could have easily saved him and just have him imprisoned was definitely an un-heroic thing to do. He states that the standard procedure for criminals is not being left to drown, but to be taken into custody in our justice system. A Designated Hero is a character in a story who, despite being presented as heroic, is actually a Jerkass at best and an arguable villain at worst. This is not the same as the deliberately morally ambiguous Anti-Hero. From the praise they receive from other characters, the narrative, and perhaps Word of God, it is plain that the audience is expected to like and root for the Designated Hero; instead, they have problems that can even inspire pity or, on rare occasions, disgust. They are often mean people with no redeeming qualities aside from some superficial virtues. They do not undergo appreciable character development and they're generally given a pass by the writers, freeing them from the consequences of their actions.
Edited by MasterHero