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KTera
Since: Oct, 2010
10th Jul, 2019 05:58:16 AM
I think Gullible Lemmings already covers that.
Is "useful idiot" sufficiently separate from Unwitting Pawn to be its own trope?
Basically, instead of being manipulated by a chessmaster, the useful idiot falls hook, line and sinker for the villain's PR, defending him via Activist-Fundamentalist Antics without any interference necessary from the villain (meaning there's nothing that connects the two). This makes him more prone to Break the Believer and Contempt Crossfire when the villain's actions are revealed.