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=== '''Tropes associated with Randy Orton:''' ===
 
* [[Anti -Hero]]: Compared to most of the smiling, rule-abiding faces in the organization, Orton definitely fits this.
** YMMV on the extent, he can be seen as anywhere from type III-V.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: [[John Cena]] and [[Triple H]] has been his biggest feuds. [[The Undertaker]], [[CM Punk]], [[Christian]], [[Cody Rhodes]], [[Wade Barrett]] and [[Kane (Wrestling)|Kane]].
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** Alternatively some of his physical mannerisms, the snake-related nickname, and the heel persona of being sadistic and merciless could be seen as a nod to [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]].
** [[Older Than They Think|His debut was "hyped" as being the second Third-generation superstar after The Rock.]]
* [[Family -Unfriendly Violence]]: Orton smashing [[Cody Rhodes]] in the head with the announcer's bell in their September 2011 match. He cracked Rhodes' head open, and blood was pouring out. Nauseating to look at, and Rhodes required nine staples to stitch his scalp back together.
** Hell, Orton pre-face turn ''lived'' off this trope.
* [[Fatal Flaw]]: [[Christian]] took advantage of Randy's anger issues in their feud in 2011. [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|He got rather good at it during MiTB PPV.]]
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* [[Groin Attack]]: A couple of his early feuds saw him getting hit in the nuts a lot. Then again, when one of the guys on the other end of the feud is [[Ric Flair]]...
** Delivering one also [[It Makes Sense in Context|cost him his title.]]
* [[Hair -Trigger Temper]]: He said it himself that has anger problems. Just ask Christian who spit in his face and received a [[Groin Attack|boot to the junk]] in response. Or R-Truth who hit him with a water bottle and received a steel chair.
** Or that time when [[Vince McMahon]] tried to [[Kayfabe|fire him]] a few years back. Randy hit him in the face and then hit him with the [[One Hit KO|punt.]] Then there was the time he punted [[Shane McMahon|Shane.]] [[Stephanie McMahon]] tried to tell him off, and guess what? [[Would Hit a Girl|She got]] [[Finishing Move|RKO'd]], too.
** That's nothing compared to what happened to [[Cody Rhodes]] who hit him with his mask again. Only this time, Randy kicked out and hits Cody with his own mask. But then, he hit his head with a ''bell'' which accidentally bust his head open! There was uncensored footage when before he RKO'd Cody, he hit him with a steel chair while Cody's face was in a ''bloody mess''! Wow.
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* [[Manly Tears]]: After winning the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time at ''Summerslam 2004''.
** Also during [[Ric Flair]]'s retirement ceremony the night after [[Wrestlemania]] XXIV.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Orton's character is a [[Complete Monster]], who is merely borderline when he's a face. Compare that to Orton in real life, who once complained on Twitter that his infant daughter was sleeping when he returned home after several days on the road and he couldn't get a hug from her.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: A possible literal example. After smashing [[Cody Rhodes]] across the face with his own [[Mask of Power]] and cracking it, the latter seems to have become even more dangerous than he was before.
* [[Oh Crap]]: After barely beating Wade Barrett who sent Nexus in before the match to take out his leg, Orton slumps against the turnbuckle, hurt and exhausted but still the WWE champion. Then he hears over the loudspeakers: "[[The Miz|AAAAAAAAWESOME!]]" as Miz's music hits and Miz comes to cash in his MITB contract. The look on Orton's face was perfectly understated as he looked into the camera almost as if he was saying [[You Have Got to Be Kidding Me|"Oh, you're shitting me with this..."]]
** Also induced this from time to time, especially during his Heel runs, if for no other reason than the fact that he was such a loose cannon and was liable to [[Finishing Move|RKO]] or [[Kick Them While They Are Down|punt]] anyone that was in his way - that includes his enemies, his ''allies'', [[Would Hit a Girl|women]], guys sitting in the first row (just ask [[John Cena]]'s father) or...[[Complete Monster|his own grandmother]].
* [[One Hit KO]]: The RKO is being pushed as this.
** His signature punt kick cranks it [[Up to Eleven]], as it seems to be reserved solely for when WWE wants to write someone out of the show for an extended period of time.
* [[Out -of -Character Moment]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFPkz7RUcLw&feature=feedrec_grec_index This.]
* [[Perma Stubble]]: As of April 2011.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: While promoting Summerslam 2010 in Los Angeles, he did a charity appearance for MDA.
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** [[Designated Hero|Alternately...]]
* [[Put On a Bus|Punted On The Bus]] - Randy's [[Michael Cole|patented Punt]] is currently being used to write out wrestlers who are being sent back to developmental, need to be written out due to injuries or just taking a break.
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: In Randy's feud with [[Christian]] was focused on Randy's [[Unstoppable Rage|anger]] [[Hair -Trigger Temper|management]] [[Berserk Button|issues]]. Instead, it's came off as Randy actually being [[Up to Eleven|more unhinged than usual]], [[Sliding Scale of Anti -Heroes|and seemed to enjoy his own pain and that of others.]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Expect a pretty painful move to be set up for his opponent when he sports one of these.
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]: Since turning face again. Orton's pretty much the same extremely violent, entirely unpredictable guy he was, he just attacks heels, smiles a bit more, and says [[Catch Phrase|"My name is Randy Orton"]] before every promo.
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** [[Never Live It Down|"STUPID! STUPID!"]]
* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: The announcers usually spend quite a bit of time talking about how good he looks.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
* [[This Is Sparta]]: His promos somehow manages to combine this with [[Dull Surprise]]. The results are interesting to say the least. While it kinda sorta worked when he was a heel, as a face its fairly... lackluster.
** Anytime he ''does'' actually raise his voice (see the [[Large Ham]] reference) he usually invokes this trope.
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* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: Has been known to RKO people who just helped him win a match, [[Moral Dissonance|as a face]], including [[Evan Bourne]] and [[John Cena]].
* [[Unnecessary Roughness]]: It's kind of Randy's M.O. We could be here all day.
* [[The Un -Smile]]: It might simply be because we're so used to seeing him as the Viper, but even when he's [http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/18200000/randy-orton-smile-randy-orton-18214477-400-267.jpg smiling sincerely,] something about it looks a little... off.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: His pre-RKO freak out ground hitting ritual.
** Also, his post-RKO/victory flailing about.
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** And then [[Cody Rhodes]] hit him with the mask again and the [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]] that ensues became [[Extreme Melee Revenge]].
* [[Villain Song]]: Well when he IS a villain, his theme song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWmH_-RxPMk Voices]" could count.
* [[Villain Team -Up]]: With [[Edge]] when they formed Rated-RKO.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: [[John Cena]], whose feud with him goes back to 2001 and their OVW days. After Cena gave his "retirement" speech on the 11.22.10 Raw, Orton met him in the back and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|they hugged goodbye]].
** John has said multiple times that he respects Randy as a competitor. Randy hasn't said it as much, but he has said it before. Albeit reluctantly.
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