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This technique is often used to build [[The Woobie]]. Writers have to be careful though, else it seems [[The Cutie]] becomes the universe's [[The Chew Toy|Chew Toy]]. |
This technique is often used to build [[The Woobie]]. Writers have to be careful though, else it seems [[The Cutie]] becomes the universe's [[The Chew Toy|Chew Toy]]. |
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Be careful about tormenting [[Beware the Nice Ones|sweet little things]], though -- sometimes instead of breaking, they ''[[Freak-Out|snap]]''. If they do, you'd better hope your [[Unstoppable Rage|life insurance policy]] [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|is up to date]], [[Bullying a Dragon|especially]] if the cutie was quite the [[Badass Adorable]] to begin with. If they do break but refuse to show it, they could be a type-a [[Stepford Smiler]]. |
Be careful about tormenting [[Beware the Nice Ones|sweet little things]], though -- sometimes instead of breaking, they ''[[Freak-Out|snap]]''. If they do, you'd better hope your [[Unstoppable Rage|life insurance policy]] [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|is up to date]], [[Bullying a Dragon|especially]] if the cutie was quite the [[Badass Adorable]] to begin with. If they do break but refuse to show it, they could be a type-a [[Stepford Smiler]]. |
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Sometimes it can be [[Corrupt the Cutie]], where via [[Pygmalion Plot]] or [[Wife Husbandry]], the girl in question breaks it by herself. Frequently a part of a character crossing the [[Despair Event Horizon]]. Also, this is frequently part of the backstory of the [[Broken Bird]], and instrumental in the [[Freudian Excuse]] of a villain who [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]. Compare [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]. |
Sometimes it can be [[Corrupt the Cutie]], where via [[Pygmalion Plot]] or [[Wife Husbandry]], the girl in question breaks it by herself. Frequently a part of a character crossing the [[Despair Event Horizon]]. Also, this is frequently part of the backstory of the [[Broken Bird]], and instrumental in the [[Freudian Excuse]] of a villain who [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]. Compare [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]. |
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[[Category:Sadness Tropes]] |
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[[Category:index]] |
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[[Category:Break the Cutie]] |
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[[Category:No Real Life Examples, Please]] |
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