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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The character is either a [[This Loser Is You]] (i.e. the audience identifies with a terribly flawed character), [[Escapist Character]] (i.e. the audience identifies with a highly idealized character), or a [[Mary Sue]] (i.e. the audience does ''not'' identify with the highly idealized character).
* '''Enforced''': "Okay, [[Viewers Areare Morons]] but we have to make it look like we don't think they're morons... I know, I'll put in [[The Ditz|a character so stupid they'll feel smart next to them!]].
* '''Lampshaded''': "Danny, you're so stupid that you make everyone around you feel smarter!"
* '''Invoked''': ???