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* '''Inverted''': Hiro fails at saving the world more often than not, but his self-esteem is incredible.
** Or Hiro, who's a villain, has self-esteem issues.
** [[TedSmall BaxterName, Big Ego]]
* '''Subverted''': Hiro seems depressed in public, but it's just an act. When no one is watching, he acts normally.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...But that's an act too.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': He's depressed in public, but it's an act...or not an act. Then he stops being depressed. Then he is. [[Overly Long Gag|And then...]]
* '''Averted''': Like normal people, Hiro has days where he feels great and days where he feels...not so great.
* '''Enforced''': "My [[Mary Sue|totally awesome character]] needs a flaw, and the whole '[[So Beautiful ItsIt's a Curse|too beautiful to function]]' thing is out...I know! I'll have her be unable to think about anything but her failures!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "You'd think that someone as amazing as Hiro would have better self-esteem."
* '''Invoked''': Hiro purposefully acts depressed so that people will feel sympathy towards him and stroke his ego.
* '''Exploited''': As a plot to keep Hiro down, Emperor Evulz makes sure he mentions his [[Dead Little Sister]] at every opportunity.
* '''Defied''': "''[[Precision F -Strike|Bullshit!]]'' [[He's Back|I kick ass!!]]"
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Why does the hero of this story always act so depressed? It's like the writers wanted to go on about how awesome she is without making her look arrogant."
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Heh, if I was any hero at all, I could do better than provide you with a mere link back to [[Heroic Self -Deprecation]].
 
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[[Category:Heroic Self -Deprecation]]
[[Category:Playing With]]