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Basic Trope: A character is humanized by having a soft spot for kids.
Basic Trope: A character is humanized by having a soft spot for kids.
* '''Straight''': Bob is an [[Anti Hero]], but he is established as a good guy overall because he frequently plays with children.
* '''Straight''': Bob is an [[Anti-Hero]], but he is established as a good guy overall because he frequently plays with children.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type V]] sociopath who is only kept from being a [[Complete Monster]] by the fact that he adores and [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child|would never harm]] children of any species and they like him back.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]] sociopath who is only kept from being a [[Complete Monster]] by the fact that he adores and [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child|would never harm]] children of any species and they like him back.
* '''Justified''':
* '''Justified''':
** [[Children Are Innocent]] and Bob knows their innocence will keep him from becoming a full-blown [[Byronic Hero]].
** [[Children Are Innocent]] and Bob knows their innocence will keep him from becoming a full-blown [[Byronic Hero]].
** Or Bob's kids are dead and they remind him of them, in a good way.
** Or Bob's kids are dead and they remind him of them, in a good way.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is a [[Child Hater]] and is portrayed as being evil for it.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is a [[Child-Hater]] and is portrayed as being evil for it.
* '''Subverted''': Bob is constantly seen playing with children, but that's only to earn their trust so he can sacrifice them to a child-eating demon in exchange for power and wealth.
* '''Subverted''': Bob is constantly seen playing with children, but that's only to earn their trust so he can sacrifice them to a child-eating demon in exchange for power and wealth.
* '''Double Subverted''': But it's actually a ruse to lure the demon out of hiding and slay him once and for all to keep his beloved kids safe.
* '''Double Subverted''': But it's actually a ruse to lure the demon out of hiding and slay him once and for all to keep his beloved kids safe.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is a borderline [[Psychopathic Manchild]] who is completely incapable of socializing with those his own age.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is a borderline [[Psychopathic Manchild]] who is completely incapable of socializing with those his own age.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob loves children, but pretends to be a [[Child Hater]] so he doesn't look weak. Children remind him of his own dead son, but sometimes the memories make him angry, causing him to actually hate children for brief periods, and even lash out at them verbally or even physically. But he always instantly regrets this.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob loves children, but pretends to be a [[Child-Hater]] so he doesn't look weak. Children remind him of his own dead son, but sometimes the memories make him angry, causing him to actually hate children for brief periods, and even lash out at them verbally or even physically. But he always instantly regrets this.
* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't treat kids any differently than how he treats anyone else.
* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't treat kids any differently than how he treats anyone else.
* '''Enforced''': "Bob seems like too much of a sociopath. Give him a soft spot for kids."
* '''Enforced''': "Bob seems like too much of a sociopath. Give him a soft spot for kids."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob's a [[Jerkass]], but he [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|can't be all that bad]] because the children love him."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob's a [[Jerkass]], but he [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|can't be all that bad]] because the children love him."
* '''Invoked''': "If I play with kids alot, people will start seeing me as a true hero."
* '''Invoked''': "If I play with kids alot, people will start seeing me as a true hero."
* '''Defied''': "I don't even like kids!"
* '''Defied''': "I don't even like kids!"
* '''Discussed''': "I knew Bob was a good guy. Look how gently he plays with those kids."
* '''Discussed''': "I knew Bob was a good guy. Look how gently he plays with those kids."
* '''Conversed''': "It seems like every [[Anti Hero]], no matter how [[Badass]] and [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|rude]] he is, always has a soft spot for kids."
* '''Conversed''': "It seems like every [[Anti-Hero]], no matter how [[Badass]] and [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|rude]] he is, always has a soft spot for kids."
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's soft spot for kids is a major factor in his [[Start of Darkness]] when they are killed.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's soft spot for kids is a major factor in his [[Start of Darkness]] when they are killed.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Overprotective parents [[Mistaken for Pedophile|assume that Bob is a paedophile.]]
* '''Played For Laughs''': Overprotective parents [[Mistaken for Pedophile|assume that Bob is a paedophile.]]
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{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Friend To All Children]]
[[Category:Friend to All Children]]
[[Category:Playing With]]
[[Category:Playing With]]

Latest revision as of 01:30, 15 April 2014


Basic Trope: A character is humanized by having a soft spot for kids.

  • Straight: Bob is an Anti-Hero, but he is established as a good guy overall because he frequently plays with children.
  • Exaggerated: Bob is a Type V sociopath who is only kept from being a Complete Monster by the fact that he adores and would never harm children of any species and they like him back.
  • Justified:
    • Children Are Innocent and Bob knows their innocence will keep him from becoming a full-blown Byronic Hero.
    • Or Bob's kids are dead and they remind him of them, in a good way.
  • Inverted: Bob is a Child-Hater and is portrayed as being evil for it.
  • Subverted: Bob is constantly seen playing with children, but that's only to earn their trust so he can sacrifice them to a child-eating demon in exchange for power and wealth.
  • Double Subverted: But it's actually a ruse to lure the demon out of hiding and slay him once and for all to keep his beloved kids safe.
  • Parodied: Bob is a babysitter by day and a Vigilante Man at night.
  • Deconstructed: Bob is a borderline Psychopathic Manchild who is completely incapable of socializing with those his own age.
  • Reconstructed: ???
  • Zig Zagged: Bob loves children, but pretends to be a Child-Hater so he doesn't look weak. Children remind him of his own dead son, but sometimes the memories make him angry, causing him to actually hate children for brief periods, and even lash out at them verbally or even physically. But he always instantly regrets this.
  • Averted: Bob doesn't treat kids any differently than how he treats anyone else.
  • Enforced: "Bob seems like too much of a sociopath. Give him a soft spot for kids."
  • Lampshaded: "Bob's a Jerkass, but he can't be all that bad because the children love him."
  • Invoked: "If I play with kids alot, people will start seeing me as a true hero."
  • Defied: "I don't even like kids!"
  • Discussed: "I knew Bob was a good guy. Look how gently he plays with those kids."
  • Conversed: "It seems like every Anti-Hero, no matter how Badass and rude he is, always has a soft spot for kids."
  • Played For Drama: Bob's soft spot for kids is a major factor in his Start of Darkness when they are killed.
  • Played For Laughs: Overprotective parents assume that Bob is a paedophile.

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