Heroic BSOD/Anime and Manga: Difference between revisions

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** {{spoiler|Jun Ushiro}} has another in the manga, during his battle. {{spoiler|He almost cracks because of the pressure on him and his situation as a [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]] and [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot|throws up]] over his clothes. After putting on a [[Custom Uniform]], though, he gets somewhat better and finishes his match, passing away afterwards.}}

* This happens with Ayato in ''[[RahXephon]]'' during episode 19 after realizing that the Dolem he destroyed was {{spoiler|directly connected to his friend, Hiroko Asahina, killing her in the process}}. What's especially brutal is that {{spoiler|he realizes this after reading her confession of love and a goodbye written in city lights}}.

* The titular character in ''[[Ranma ~~One Half~~]]'' all but shuts down when he believes {{spoiler|Akane has died}}. He snaps back to form when he finds out {{spoiler|she hasn't, not ''yet'', but is in desperate danger anyway}}.

* The titular character in ''[[Ranma ½]]'' all but shuts down when he believes {{spoiler|Akane has died}}. He snaps back to form when he finds out {{spoiler|she hasn't, not ''yet'', but is in desperate danger anyway}}.

* Half the HiME throughout ''[[Mai-HiME]]'' suffer this as their loved ones are eliminated one by one in the [[There Can Be Only One|"HiMElander"]] arc (almost the only reason the other half didn't go into [[Heroic BSOD]] is because they died. {{spoiler|The only ones not BSOD'ing are Yukino and Nao, and even ''then'' they don't look good: Yukino is ''even more'' of a [[Shrinking Violet]] and Nao gets beaten up by the thugs she robbed and humiliated as revenge for her childhood trauma}} ).

** Mai Tokiha herself gets quite a few of these, even in situations that aren't really that dramatic, but in which a real person would probably react this way. For example, in the first episode, after becoming an unexpected witness of the fight between Natsuki and Mikoto that wrecks her ship to Fuuka, Mai is so shocked that she wanders aimlessly through the garage, nearly catatonic, until Yuuichi rescues her.

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*** The way he acts after {{spoiler|waking up after Ace's death and realizing that it actually happened}} is even worse, with him {{spoiler|attacking everything in sight in order to try to dispel the memories of Ace's death}}. It's pointed out that the emotional strain of such a tragedy, {{spoiler|fighting so hard to save Ace, only for Ace to die saving him}} would easily break a normal person.

{{quote| '''Ikanov''': And to think that {{spoiler|that same elder brother died in front of his very eyes, so that he would be saved…}} What God or Buddha would permit that…?! That’s something that could easily crumble one, nay, two minds!!! }}

*** The latest chapters {{spoiler|[[Flash Back|tell the story]] of Luffy, Ace, and [[Death By Origin Story|surrogate brother Sabo]] and how they came become the men they were, with Ace's promise that they would survive, and Luffy's vow to get stronger and become the Pirate King.}} By the end, {{spoiler|everything that has happened has caused Luffy's dream to come crashing down on him. For a series about chasing your dreams, this is heartbreaking.}}

*** The latest chapters {{spoiler|[[Flash Back|tell the story]] of Luffy, Ace, and [[Death by Origin Story|surrogate brother Sabo]] and how they came become the men they were, with Ace's promise that they would survive, and Luffy's vow to get stronger and become the Pirate King.}} By the end, {{spoiler|everything that has happened has caused Luffy's dream to come crashing down on him. For a series about chasing your dreams, this is heartbreaking.}}

** [[media:Luffy-King_of_the_Heroic_BSOD.gif|Is he already the King of the Heroic BSOD trope?]]

** While his status as a hero is questionable, a recent manga chapter shows that, {{spoiler|Squad seems to go into one after realizing how thoroughly the Marines had manipulated him into stabbing Whitebeard.}}