Grew a Spine: Difference between revisions

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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'': Shinji tries to be more self-assertive and confident throughout the series. It backfires horribly until the very end, where his determination to live no matter how much life sucks finally lets him [[Earn Your Happy Ending|earn a happy ending]].

* Yukiteru of ''[[Mirai Nikki]]''.

== Literature ==

** In ''Shards of Honor'', this is combined with [[Sudden Principled Stand]] when Sergeant Bothari refuses to rape {{spoiler|Cordelia}} as per Admiral Vorrutyer's orders.

{{quote|"She's Commodore Vorkosigan's prisoner. Sir."}}

** Ekaterin in ''Komarr'' and ''A Civil Campaign'', though it is probably better to say that she found and nurtured the spine, rather than grew it.

** Donkerri ordering the Caineron troops to their posts in the end-battle in ''Dark of the Moon'', countermanding his grandfather's orders.

** A plot arc for Torisen in his relation to Adric Lord Ardeth in the same book.

* In one episode of ''[[Head of the Class]]'' Jawarhalal (an Indian student) is suddenly well known for agreeing with everyone about everything. Then the class goes to see Mr. Moore's off-off-off-Broaday post-[[Post Modernism|post-Modern]] production of ''[[Hamlet]]''. Everybody hates it except Jawarhalal, who defends it to everyone. They're so caught up in trying to prove him wrong that until the end of the episode they never ask him why he likes it and don't notice that he's disagreeing with them, counter to his personality.

* In some interpretations, Adam and Eve eating the [[Forbidden Fruit|fruit of knowledge]].

* Tavros Nitram, from [[Homestuck]], finally stands up to Vriska and actually goes to fight her when he learns {{spoiler|she created Bec Noir. Too bad it gets him killed.}}

* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', [[Shrinking Violet|Fluttershy]] does this after assertive training under the minotaur Iron Will. [[Took a Level in Jerkass|She takes it a little too far]] [[Gone Horribly Right|for a while, though]].

* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Bart Stops to Smell The Roosevelts", after Chalmers ''again'' scolds Skinner for failing to discipline Bart properly, Skinner finally stands up for himself and tells Chalmers [[Let's See You Do Better]]. Chalmers reluctantly agrees to attempt to do so, and over the main plot, ''he'' manages to grow a spine too.

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[[Category:Drama Tropes]]

[[Category:Characterization Tropes]]