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"World of Cardboard" Speech, Rousing Speech
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^ Don't think you read closely enough.
This is more of a "The Reason You Suck" Speech (protagonist to themselves and fellow heroes form) and What the Hell, Hero? as Bob hits a Despair Event Horizon. Topics discussed include Destructive Saviour, Hero Insurance, Not So Different, and the Superhero Paradox.
Depending on the response of the characters, Bob's particular speech here has a very good chance of becoming a Heroic Heelization Speech or triggering an Armor-Piercing Response: say, Alice responds with something like I Am What I Am, Not So Similar, a "World of Cardboard" Speech, or Shut Up, Hannibal!, and goes off to finish saving the day from worse things than collateral damage, with or without Bob's whining self.
Edited by Scorpion451
A trope where a character gives thought about their superheroics.
Alice and the League of Juvenile Defenders are rattled after a horrific battle at San Francisco. They are casting doubts about their heroics and their efforts to stop their villain. Bob raises his hand and summarizes what they really are:
What type of speech is this and what tropes can be inferred from the speech?