Glyndwr
Since: Jan, 2012
Jan 30th 2012 at 4:51:49 PM
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Harry Potter: " He also sincerely liked Harry, and honestly regretted the hell the poor kid would have to go through.]]"
DD loves DD. DD likes Grindlewald. DD resents Ariana. Those were the only emotions that DD evah felt. DD switched off emotional reaction to everybody else, they were all puppets to be manipulated.
DaibhidC
Wizzard
Since: Jan, 2001
Oct 19th 2011 at 8:21:17 AM
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Pulled this
- When the new boss rolls in, Jane's Omniscient Morality License in The Mentalist is stated outright: "You're golden for anything short of murder." Lisbon, however, is not, and it is made perfectly clear that if Jane does anything illegal, Lisbon will take the heat.
Maybe I'm misreading it, but that doesn't seem to be this at all.
What a mess.
This trope is when a characted does something morally questionable because he knows in advance that the result will be beneficial. Knows. What this trope is not is a character that does morally questionable things despite being a good guy (Pragmatic Antihero), someone who does questionable things in pursuit of noble goals (Well Itentioned Extremist) someone who merely thinks he's a good guy (Knight Templar), someone who thinks he's allowed to do whatever the hell he wants (A God Am I) or whose questionable actions are merely overlooked by the narrative (Designated Hero). Some form of actual prediction is necessary, not just a guess. Don't slap it on any character who is really smart and has a plan.