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Personally, Robespierre was a slight, somewhat fastidious man who maintained immaculate dress and cleanliness at all times, although said dress was perpetually worn and out of fashion. His nickname was "The Incorruptible," and it was not ironic in any way. One biography of Robespierre is entitled "Fatal Purity."
Personally, Robespierre was a slight, somewhat fastidious man who maintained immaculate dress and cleanliness at all times, although said dress was perpetually worn and out of fashion. His nickname was "The Incorruptible," and it was not ironic in any way. One biography of Robespierre is entitled "Fatal Purity."


A highly controversial person, the level of sympathy allotted to him depends on the work. Compare with [[Richardof Gloucester]], the English king similarly known for falling anywhere between [[Complete Monster]] and [[Silent Scapegoat]] depending on the author's perspective.
A highly controversial person, the level of sympathy allotted to him depends on the work. Compare with [[Richard of Gloucester]], the English king similarly known for falling anywhere between [[Complete Monster]] and [[Silent Scapegoat]] depending on the author's perspective.


It's worth noting that many of the morality tropes listed here differ in different works/character representations.
It's worth noting that many of the morality tropes listed here differ in different works/character representations.
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* [[French Revolution]]: Obviously.
* [[French Revolution]]: Obviously.
* [[Full-Circle Revolution]]: His downfall was related to one.
* [[Full-Circle Revolution]]: His downfall was related to one.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: He was eventually executed via guillotine, the fate he and his regime assigned to so many others.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: He was eventually executed via guillotine, the fate he and his regime assigned to so many others.
* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]: Going from 'lawyer highly respected by the common people' to 'main figure in a [[Reign of Terror]] who winds up being [[Hoist By His Own Petard|Hoisted By His Own Petard]]' would be bad enough, but a little bit of [[Verbal Irony|irony]] makes it [[It Got Worse|worse]]: in the early phases of the Revolution, Robespierre wrote a little pamphlet about ''how the death penalty is wrong, and should not be used''<ref>He went very quickly from 'maybe it can be justified, in certain extreme circumstances' to 'it is a useful tool', thus ''Jumping Off'' The Slippery Slope</ref>.
* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]: Going from 'lawyer highly respected by the common people' to 'main figure in a [[Reign of Terror]] who winds up being [[Hoist by His Own Petard|Hoisted By His Own Petard]]' would be bad enough, but a little bit of [[Verbal Irony|irony]] makes it [[It Got Worse|worse]]: in the early phases of the Revolution, Robespierre wrote a little pamphlet about ''how the death penalty is wrong, and should not be used''<ref>He went very quickly from 'maybe it can be justified, in certain extreme circumstances' to 'it is a useful tool', thus ''Jumping Off'' The Slippery Slope</ref>.
** More generally, his actions throughout his revolutionary career were directed at creating a just society and preserving a nation in crisis. He jumped off the slope (according to some) by using terror to achieve this.
** More generally, his actions throughout his revolutionary career were directed at creating a just society and preserving a nation in crisis. He jumped off the slope (according to some) by using terror to achieve this.
* [[Just the First Citizen]]: deputy and Member of the Committee of Public Safety
* [[Just the First Citizen]]: deputy and Member of the Committee of Public Safety
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* [[Moe]]: Especially in fanart.
* [[Moe]]: Especially in fanart.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: at the beginning of his political career, journalists chronicling the goings-on at the National Assemby called him everything from Robespierrot to Robests-piesse, Robertz-Pierre to Rabesse-Pierre.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: at the beginning of his political career, journalists chronicling the goings-on at the National Assemby called him everything from Robespierrot to Robests-piesse, Robertz-Pierre to Rabesse-Pierre.
* [[Off With His Head]]: His Terror regime brought many, ''many'' people to the guillotine. And it was his ultimate fate.
* [[Off with His Head]]: His Terror regime brought many, ''many'' people to the guillotine. And it was his ultimate fate.
* [[Overly Long Name]]: see Unfortunate Names below.
* [[Overly Long Name]]: see Unfortunate Names below.
* [[Pure Is Not Good]]
* [[Pure Is Not Good]]
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=== Works featuring this character: ===
=== Works featuring this character: ===
* ''[[Rose of Versailles (Manga)|Rose of Versailles]]''
* ''[[Rose of Versailles]]''
* ''[[Le Chevalier d'Eon (Anime)|Le Chevalier d'Eon]]''
* ''[[Le Chevalier d'Eon]]''
* ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (Literature)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]''
* ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (novel)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]''
* ''[[Look to The West (Literature)|Look to The West]]'' (Though it's actually an [[Alternate History]] "brother", Jean-Baptiste Robespierre)
* ''[[Look to the West]]'' (Though it's actually an [[Alternate History]] "brother", Jean-Baptiste Robespierre)
* ''[[Requiem Chevalier Vampire (Comic Book)|Requiem Chevalier Vampire]]''
* ''[[Requiem Chevalier Vampire]]''
* [[Victor Hugo (Creator)|Victor Hugo]]'s ''93''
* [[Victor Hugo]]'s ''93''
* ''A Place of Greater Safety''
* ''A Place of Greater Safety''
* ''The Black Book''
* ''The Black Book''
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* ''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'', "Thermidor"
* ''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'', "Thermidor"
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Reign of Terror"
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Reign of Terror"
* ''[[Honor Harrington (Literature)|Honor Harrington]]'' has the Havenite political leader Rob S. Pierre running the Committee of Public Safety.
* ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' has the Havenite political leader Rob S. Pierre running the Committee of Public Safety.


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