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{{quote|''"Well, lad, the brain be a funny thing. Sometimes, it just stops workin' right when ye've been through a bad scene."''
|'''Durkon''', ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'', [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0247.html Strip #247].}}
Heroic Blue Screen of Death: An earth-shattering [[Go Mad
Reasons for the BSOD vary, but usually involves something that shakes the very core of the character's being. Classic examples include [[Dead Little Sister|losing a loved one]] (especially one that the character [[I Let Gwen Stacy Die|failed to protect or save]]); discovering that the character is [[Tomato in
The result is a form of
The best thing that can happen to a person suffering from a
▲The result is a form of non-consensual [[Ten Minute Retirement]]. The aftermath may cause the hero to become [[The Stoic|emotionally]] [[Angst Coma|comatose]], [[Out Damned Spot|obsessive and guilt-ridden]], [[Dumb Struck|mute]], or in really bad cases, a [[Jade Colored Glasses|jaded]] violent [[Amnesiac Dissonance|amnesiac]]. The most literal BSOD effect would be catatonia. Such personality changes may also scare the hell out of people who are now worried the hero is [[Fallen Hero|as much a danger as the villain was]]. If the incident happened before the story takes place, it provides a rationale for him to be the [[Shell Shocked Senior]]. Compare [[Freak Out]]. In [[Real Life]] psychology, this is known as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_stress_reaction acute stress reaction].
▲The best thing that can happen to a person suffering from a [[Heroic BSOD]] is meeting a friendly [[Warrior Therapist]], or for an extra layer of awesome, [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man|getting rebooted with percussive force]]. Meeting a hostile [[Warrior Therapist]], on the other hand, is the ''worst'' thing that can happen to them, as they'd [[Hannibal Lecture|make damn sure]] that [[Despair Event Horizon|the character crashes completely]].
[[Hope Is Scary]] is a frequent reaction to the beginning of recovery.
The villain version of a
A subtrope of
A particularly literal version would include a character (preferably a supercomputer or such AIs) literally getting the infamous Blue Screen Of Death, and if it is something further ridiculous. Like your logic-spouting fridge or lampshade-factory toaster.
Named in honor of the infamous [
[[He's Back]] is what happens when the character recovers from a [[Heroic BSOD]] and returns to being the person he or she used to be. It is usually accompanied by a [[World of Cardboard Speech]]. If the character never recovers from the [[Heroic BSOD]] or abandons his cause or moral outlook because of it, however, they've fallen over the [[Despair Event Horizon]]. [[Alone in A Crowd]] typically requires a milder form of [[Heroic BSOD]].▼
▲[[He's Back]] is what happens when the character recovers from a
See also [[Thousand Yard Stare]], one of the visible symptoms. Often becomes synonymous with [[Go Mad From the Revelation]], but in that trope it's more of a BSOD caused by [[Things Man Was Not Meant to Know]]. Compare [[Heroic RROD]] (the physical equivalent). Sometimes inflicted by [[Mind Rape]]. One common reaction is [[I Think You Broke Him]]. Characters can attempt to reboot the affected character by performing a [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]] or telling them to [[Quit Your Whining]]. Compare [[Deer in The Headlights]] ▼
▲See also [[Thousand
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