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You can't generalize on how people will behave. Even [[Too Dumb to Live|basic survival instincts]] are frequently [[Crosses the Line Twice|(and humorously!)]] [[Subverted Trope|subverted]] in [[Real Life]]; and [[Hidden Depths]] or a [[Mysterious Past]] mean characters have a lot of [[Out-of-Character Moment|leeway]] to act [[Out of Character]]. However... there are many things people are still ''unlikely'' to do, especially when previous characterization has given them [[Informed Ability|some measure of an attribute]] in contradiction to their new behaviour.


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* [[Contrived Stupidity Tropes]]
* [[Dying Like Animals]]
* [[Poor Communication Kills]]
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Below are a list of tropes relating the different ways characters break [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] by pulling a 180 and doing really weird, nonsenseical and/or stupid. Why does this happen? Two reasons: the author sucks, and [[Rule of Drama|drama requires them to.]]
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Revision as of 08:49, 2 September 2014


You can't generalize on how people will behave. Even basic survival instincts are frequently (and humorously!) subverted in Real Life; and Hidden Depths or a Mysterious Past mean characters have a lot of leeway to act Out of Character. However... there are many things people are still unlikely to do, especially when previous characterization has given them some measure of an attribute in contradiction to their new behaviour.


Below are a list of tropes relating the different ways characters break Willing Suspension of Disbelief by pulling a 180 and doing really weird, nonsenseical and/or stupid. Why does this happen? Two reasons: the author sucks, and drama requires them to.