Topic on Talk:Designated Hero

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Lol as much as I have analyzed this video already on this talk page, I could as well write an entire ATT article on it... but I think it would be more important to improve the article on SMG4 first (which at least exists in ATT by now *smile*).

A few things I have already here...

Mario is either Designated Hero or Villain Protagonist
depending on that, Meggy is The Lancer or The Dragon
if Mario is nominally heroic, then Bob is the Token Evil Teammate
Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings are inversions of the Knight Templar Parent
Bowser, and more so his kids, are Anti-Villains
Bowser's kids, and especially Wendy, are Jerkass Woobies; Bob also
the whole Mario Mafia is an example of Knight Templar, especially towards the end
Meggy is The Spock
Luigi is The McCoy
Bowser's clan uses a lot of A-Team Firing
Wendy is probably an antagonist Type III Anti-Hero, since she uses drastic measures only when cornered and otherwise just runs for her life and that of Bowser
Kick Them While They Are Down: the infamous scene where Wendy surrenders and Meggy kicks her out; also when Mario kills his injured foil Po
Meggy and some of the Koopalings are Blood Knights
Crosses The Line Twice
Escalating War
Took A Level In Jerkass: as already mentioned, Meggy, but also Steve at the end, as well as some of the Koopalings (Larry!)
Senseless Sacrifice: anyone who dies through the plot
Crapsack World
Luigi and Bob are the non-lethal Butt Monkeys
Lighter shade of black: Apparently Bowser, but this may be only because of lack of opportunity
Steve becomes a Trojan Horse in the final attack, and then goes Imperial Stormtrooper Markmanship Academy
anyone can be put somewhere on the Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes or Anti-Villains
Too Dumb To Live: Bowser at the end, given that he is a mob boss

etc. pp.

So far, this is no longer an issue to be discussed here. Maybe I will have enough time one day to add a decent list of tropes to the overarching article on SMG4 (or somebody else does if not me), and then we can see further...