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* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'':
** Hanako Ikezawa deconstructs the ShrinkingViolet trope. The reason she's so anxious around people is because of the [[CoveredInScars many]] [[PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars scars]] she received from a house fire [[spoiler:that also killed her parents]] when she was only eight. [[spoiler:The bullying and isolation she endured at her old school only made things worse]]. She's painfully aware of how she is and hates when other people coddle her and treat her like a child, thinking they only do it to make themselves feel better. [[spoiler:Doing this too much leads to her DownerEnding, where she completely explodes and tells Hisao she hates him.]]
** Emi Ibarazaki deconstructs the PluckyGirl. Even after losing both her legs, she remains a perpetually cheerful, [[GenkiGirl energetic]] girl. However, the one thing she hasn't managed to recover from was [[spoiler:the loss of her father]]. She knows it's normal to lose relationships with people, and it's best to be strong and move on. However, at the same time, the same stubbornness that enables her to deal with her issues prevents Emi from growing close to anyone because she is afraid that the pain of loss will prevent her from moving onto the future. This prevents anyone from helping her when she needs it.
** Rin Tezuka deconstructs the {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. Her eccentric behavior isn't portrayed as funny or cute, but instead, it makes it difficult for anyone to communicate with her, much less relate with her. She just wants to be understood like any other person but can't express herself properly.
** Shizune Hakamachi deconstructs the SpiritedCompetitor. She's stern, assertive, takes her position as StudentCouncilPresident very seriously, and likes to turn everything into a competition...but it's that very mentality that drove the other members of the council away (including her cousin Lilly), leaving Misha as her OnlyFriend.
** Lilly Satou deconstructs YamatoNadeshiko. Because she appears to be so perfect, Hisao is perfectly content to just lie back and let her handle everything. [[spoiler:So when she's eventually pressured into doing something she ''really'' doesn't want to do (emigrate to Scotland to live with her estranged parents) no one, Hisao included, is willing to question her on it.]]
** Hanako Ikezawa deconstructs the ShrinkingViolet trope. The reason she's so anxious around people is because of the [[CoveredInScars many]] [[PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars scars]] she received from a house fire [[spoiler:that also killed her parents]] when she was only eight. [[spoiler:The bullying and isolation she endured at her old school only made things worse]]. She's painfully aware of how she is and hates when other people coddle her and treat her like a child, thinking they only do it to make themselves feel better. [[spoiler:Doing this too much leads to her DownerEnding, where she completely explodes and tells Hisao she hates him.]]
** Emi Ibarazaki deconstructs the PluckyGirl. Even after losing both her legs, she remains a perpetually cheerful, [[GenkiGirl energetic]] girl. However, the one thing she hasn't managed to recover from was [[spoiler:the loss of her father]]. She knows it's normal to lose relationships with people, and it's best to be strong and move on. However, at the same time, the same stubbornness that enables her to deal with her issues prevents Emi from growing close to anyone because she is afraid that the pain of loss will prevent her from moving onto the future. This prevents anyone from helping her when she needs it.
** Rin Tezuka deconstructs the {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. Her eccentric behavior isn't portrayed as funny or cute, but instead, it makes it difficult for anyone to communicate with her, much less relate with her. She just wants to be understood like any other person but can't express herself properly.
** Shizune Hakamachi deconstructs the SpiritedCompetitor. She's stern, assertive, takes her position as StudentCouncilPresident very seriously, and likes to turn everything into a competition...but it's that very mentality that drove the other members of the council away (including her cousin Lilly), leaving Misha as her OnlyFriend.
** Lilly Satou deconstructs YamatoNadeshiko. Because she appears to be so perfect, Hisao is perfectly content to just lie back and let her handle everything. [[spoiler:So when she's eventually pressured into doing something she ''really'' doesn't want to do (emigrate to Scotland to live with her estranged parents) no one, Hisao included, is willing to question her on it.]]
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* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'':
** Hanako Ikezawa deconstructs the ShrinkingViolet trope. The reason she's so anxious around people''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'': Basically every heroine is because a deconstruction of the [[CoveredInScars many]] [[PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars scars]] she received from a house fire [[spoiler:that also killed her parents]] when she was only eight. [[spoiler:The bullying and isolation she endured at her old school only made things worse]]. She's painfully aware of how she is and hates when other people coddle her and treat her like a child, thinking they only do it to make themselves feel better. [[spoiler:Doing this too much leads to her DownerEnding, where she completely explodes and tells Hisao she hates him.]]
typical dating sim archetype.
** Emi Ibarazaki deconstructs the PluckyGirl. Even after losing both her legs, she remains a perpetually cheerful, [[GenkiGirl energetic]] girl. However, the one thing she hasn't managed to recover from was [[spoiler:the loss of her father]]. She knows it's normal to lose relationships with people, and it's best to be strong and move on. However,at the same time, the same stubbornness that enables her to deal with her issues prevents Emi from growing close to anyone because she is afraid that the pain of loss will prevent her from moving onto the future. This future, and this prevents anyone from helping her when she needs it.
it, which is the main source of conflict between her and Hisao in their relationship.
** Hanako Ikezawa deconstructs the ShrinkingViolet. The reason she's so anxious around people is because of the [[PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars scars]] she received from a house fire [[spoiler:that also killed her parents]] when she was only eight. [[spoiler:The bullying and isolation she endured at her old school]] only made things worse. She's painfully aware of how she is and hates when other people coddle her and treat her like a child, thinking they only do it to make themselves feel better. [[spoiler:Hisao doing this too much in a misguided attempt to "protect" her leads to her DownerEnding, where she completely explodes and tells Hisao she hates him.]]
** Lilly Satou deconstructs YamatoNadeshiko. Because she appears to be so perfect, Hisao is perfectly content to just lie back and let her handle everything. [[spoiler:So when she's eventually pressured into doing something she ''really'' doesn't want to do (emigrate to Scotland to live with her estranged parents) no one, Hisao included, is willing to question her on it; if Hisao chooses not to share his troubles with her throughout her route because he doesn't want to burden her, the story ends with her departure and an end to their relationship.]]
** Rin Tezuka deconstructs the {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. Her eccentric behaviorisn't and thought process is initially portrayed as funny or and cute, but instead, it in her route, Hisao's inability to understand her leads to him feeling like he can't get close to her, causing friction between them when something is clearly paining Rin in her pursuit of an artistic career, but he can't get a straight answer out of her. [[spoiler:It turns out that even she can't fully comprehend her own emotions, which makes it difficult for anyone to communicate with her, much less relate with her. She her; she just wants to be understood like any other person but can't express herself properly.
properly, and paints in the hope that someone will understand her through her art. If Hisao gives up on understanding her or prioritizes her career over her well-being, the route ends with one of them dumping the other.]]
** Shizune Hakamachi deconstructs the SpiritedCompetitor. She's stern, assertive, takes her position as StudentCouncilPresident very seriously, and likes to turn everything into a competition...but it's that very mentality that drove the other members of the council away (including her cousin Lilly), leaving Misha as herOnlyFriend.
** Lilly Satou deconstructs YamatoNadeshiko. BecauseOnlyFriend. It's also implied she appears to be so perfect, Hisao is perfectly content to just lie back gets this mentality from her emotionally abusive father and let her handle everything. [[spoiler:So when she's eventually pressured into doing something she ''really'' simply doesn't want to do (emigrate to Scotland to live know any other way of interacting with others, in part due to her estranged parents) no one, Hisao included, is willing to question her on it.]]deafness.
** Hanako Ikezawa deconstructs the ShrinkingViolet trope. The reason she's so anxious around people
** Emi Ibarazaki deconstructs the PluckyGirl. Even after losing both her legs, she remains a perpetually cheerful, [[GenkiGirl energetic]] girl. However, the one thing she hasn't managed to recover from was [[spoiler:the loss of her father]]. She knows it's normal to lose relationships with people, and it's best to be strong and move on. However,
** Hanako Ikezawa deconstructs the ShrinkingViolet. The reason she's so anxious around people is because of the [[PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars scars]] she received from a house fire [[spoiler:that also killed her parents]] when she was only eight. [[spoiler:The bullying and isolation she endured at her old school]] only made things worse. She's painfully aware of how she is and hates when other people coddle her and treat her like a child, thinking they only do it to make themselves feel better. [[spoiler:Hisao doing this too much in a misguided attempt to "protect" her leads to her DownerEnding, where she completely explodes and tells Hisao she hates him.]]
** Lilly Satou deconstructs YamatoNadeshiko. Because she appears to be so perfect, Hisao is perfectly content to just lie back and let her handle everything. [[spoiler:So when she's eventually pressured into doing something she ''really'' doesn't want to do (emigrate to Scotland to live with her estranged parents) no one, Hisao included, is willing to question her on it; if Hisao chooses not to share his troubles with her throughout her route because he doesn't want to burden her, the story ends with her departure and an end to their relationship.]]
** Rin Tezuka deconstructs the {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. Her eccentric behavior
** Shizune Hakamachi deconstructs the SpiritedCompetitor. She's stern, assertive, takes her position as StudentCouncilPresident very seriously, and likes to turn everything into a competition...but it's that very mentality that drove the other members of the council away (including her cousin Lilly), leaving Misha as her
** Lilly Satou deconstructs YamatoNadeshiko. Because
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*** Snippy also deconstructs the ButtMonkey and TheChewToy archetypes so many comedies use. He always winds up being the butt of the joke and is constantly subject to misfortune, always receiving NoSympathy even from [[WithFriendsLikeThese his friends]] and being subject to all kinds of ridicule and abuse by literally everyone else. The result is that he's become a grumpy, depressed cynic with low self-esteem, and it's hinted he joined a terrorist group just so he could lash out at the world in the past.
** Pilot deconstructs the lovable {{Cloudcuckoolander}} ManChild archetype. Pilot's as goofy, eccentric, childish, and prone to odd beliefs as these characters usually are; however, here it's made clear this all stems from him being legitimately insane, and Pilot's eccentricities are a sign of how utterly delusional and detached from reality he is, and it's later revealed that his quirks are the results of severe brain damage.
** Pilot deconstructs the lovable {{Cloudcuckoolander}} ManChild archetype. Pilot's as goofy, eccentric, childish, and prone to odd beliefs as these characters usually are; however, here it's made clear this all stems from him being legitimately insane, and Pilot's eccentricities are a sign of how utterly delusional and detached from reality he is, and it's later revealed that his quirks are the results of severe brain damage.
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** Pilot deconstructs the lovable {{Cloudcuckoolander}} ManChild archetype. Pilot's as goofy, eccentric, childish, and prone to odd beliefs as these characters usually are; however, here it's made clear this all stems from him being legitimately insane, and Pilot's eccentricities are a sign of how utterly delusional and detached from reality he is, and it's later revealed that his quirks are the results of severe brain damage. And there are several points where his delusions and eccentricities stop being funny, and become legitimately terrifying and sad.
--> THE CITY OF THE DEAD IS MY HOME. THE DEAD LIKE TO PLAY GAMES AND TALK TO ME, BUT THEY AREN'T VERY INTERACTIVE, UNLESS PROVOKED. IF YOU LOOK FROM THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE, YOU CAN SEE THEM MOVE.
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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': [[Characters/HelluvaBossStolas Stolas]] is a deconstruction of the SympatheticAdulterer. While him seeking love outside of his marriage ''is'' understandable, given his AwfulWeddedLife to a sadistic, abusive wife who he [[ArrangedMarriage was forced into marrying]] and him having had very few emotional connections throughout his life, neither the sympathy that his circumstances afford him nor his paramour gradually starting to fall in love with him do anything to mitigate the misery that his affair brings him and his family, especially since he's a nobleman in literal {{Hell}}; while Stolas' paramour is himself convinced that Stolas is just using him as a bedwarmer since he has little to no reason to expect any better of him after Stolas' early behavior.
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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': [[Characters/HelluvaBossStolas Stolas]] Stolas is a deconstruction of the SympatheticAdulterer. While him seeking love outside of his marriage ''is'' understandable, given his AwfulWeddedLife to a sadistic, abusive wife who he [[ArrangedMarriage was forced into marrying]] and him having had very few emotional connections throughout his life, neither the sympathy that his circumstances afford him nor his paramour gradually starting to fall in love with him do anything to mitigate the misery that his affair brings him and his family, especially since he's a nobleman in literal {{Hell}}; while Stolas' paramour is himself convinced that Stolas is just using him as a bedwarmer since he has little to no reason to expect any better of him after Stolas' early behavior.
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*** His character also deconstructs the HeroicWannabe, in that him not knowing what he's doing is consistently noted to be a serious problem that results in him being far behind everyone else, with his competence constantly questioned. This, in addition to the death of his friend, love interest, and mentor Pyrrha at the end of Volume 3 bears on him for the rest of the series, as he constantly hovers between a sense of hopelessness in his own capabilities unless they're aimed at aiding others, and bursts of violent rage and anger at the failings of others, ''especially Ozpin'' when he finds out the truth about Ozpin's utter lack of preparation for the war they're in. [[spoiler: This reaches a particularly nasty point in Volume 9, where after stewing in his own self-loathing for decades and not even being able to succeed as the heroic Rusted Knight, he ends up blowing up at his friend Ruby while she's in the middle of her own crisis.]]
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*** His character also deconstructs the HeroicWannabe, in that him not knowing what he's doing is consistently noted to be a serious problem that results in him being far behind everyone else, with his competence constantly questioned. This, in addition to the death of his friend, love interest, and mentor Pyrrha at the end of Volume 3 bears on him for the rest of the series, as he constantly hovers between a sense of hopelessness in his own capabilities unless they're aimed at aiding others, and bursts of violent rage and anger at the failings of others, ''especially Ozpin'' when he finds out the truth about Ozpin's utter lack of preparation for the war they're in. [[spoiler: This reaches a particularly nasty point in Volume 9, where after stewing in his own self-loathing for decades and not even being able to succeed as the heroic Rusted Knight, he ends up blowing up at his friend Ruby while she's in the middle of her own crisis.]]
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** [[TheUnchosenOne Ruby Rose]] deconstructs TheParagon. [[BigGood Ozpin]] warns [[LegacyOfTheChosen Oscar]] in Volume 5 that possessing an unquantifiable spark to inspire others even in the darkest times is a terrible burden to carry. In the Atlas Arc, her idealistic resolve increasingly struggles with the reality of their fight: she collapses in tears when Salem uses her MissingMom to counter her belief they can stop her. She's also briefly shattered by the reason Salem wants Silver-Eyed Warriors captured alive. After learning in Volume 9 that her enormous effort to save someone's life has failed, she becomes increasingly withdrawn and despairing. When her past self throws her original determination to be the hero everyone relies on back in her face, it's clear she's put everyone else first for so long that she has no idea how to help herself; as the burden increasingly destroys her from within, she becomes increasingly unable to help others the way she originally wanted to.
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** [[TheUnchosenOne Ruby Rose]] deconstructs TheParagon. [[BigGood Ozpin]] warns [[LegacyOfTheChosen Oscar]] in Volume 5 that possessing an unquantifiable spark to inspire others even in the darkest times is a terrible burden to carry. In the Atlas Arc, [[spoiler: she finds herself struggling to maintain her idealistic resolve composure due to the numerous conflicting hypocrisies she's forced to bear due to Ozpin's failings, as well as balancing out the numerous expectations she never really wanted to bear, but took on out of a sense of responsibility. The increasingly difficult struggles with the reality of their fight: she collapses in tears when Salem uses fight, causes her MissingMom mental state to counter her belief they can stop her. She's also briefly shattered by deteriorate in the face of extremely disturbing revelations, such as the reason Salem wants Silver-Eyed Warriors captured alive. After learning in Volume 9 that her enormous effort to save someone's life has failed, failed due to circumstances far beyond her control, she becomes increasingly withdrawn and despairing. When her past self throws her original determination to be the hero everyone relies on back in her face, it's clear she's put everyone else first for so long that she has no idea how to help herself; as the burden increasingly destroys her from within, she becomes increasingly unable to help others the way she originally wanted to.]]
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*** His character also deconstructs the HeroicWannabe, in that him not knowing what he's doing is consistently noted to be a serious problem that results in him being far behind everyone else, with his competence constantly questioned. This, in addition to the death of his friend, love interest, and mentor Pyrrha at the end of Volume 3 bears on him for the rest of the series, as he constantly hovers between a sense of hopelessness in his own capabilities unless they're aimed at aiding others, and bursts of violent rage and anger at the failings of others, ''especially Ozpin'' when he finds out the truth about Ozpin's utter lack of preparation for the war they're in. [[spoiler: This reaches a particularly nasty point in Volume 9, where after stewing in his own self-loathing for decades and not even being able to succeed as the heroic Rusted Knight, he ends up blowing up at his friend Ruby while she's in the middle of her own crisis.]]
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* Franchise/{{Hellaverse}}:
** ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': [[Characters/HelluvaBossStolas Stolas]] is a deconstruction of the SympatheticAdulterer. While him seeking love outside of his marriage ''is'' understandable, given his AwfulWeddedLife to a sadistic, abusive wife who he [[ArrangedMarriage was forced into marrying]] and him having had very few emotional connections throughout his life, neither the sympathy that his circumstances afford him nor his paramour gradually starting to fall in love with him do anything to mitigate the misery that his affair brings him and his family, especially since he's a nobleman in literal {{Hell}}; while Stolas' paramour is himself convinced that Stolas is just using him as a bedwarmer since he has little to no reason to expect any better of him after Stolas' early behavior.
** ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
*** The show's protagonist Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar, [[AntiAntichrist Princess of Hell]], is what you'd get if a Franchise/DisneyPrincess was the princess of a CityOfTheDamned instead of the archetype's usual idyllic, medieval kingdom. While Charlie has all the personality traits down to a tee -- benevolent, all-loving, optimistic, and has a habit of breaking into song, at times running through the town along the way -- the nature of her kingdom means that she's neither beloved nor respected by her subjects in general, because they view her personality as gross weakness in a realm where only the strong and wicked thrive, and her efforts to help them via redeeming them into Heaven to escape the annual population culls are largely met with scorn and cynicism.
*** In a sense, Adam -- yes, ''[[OriginalMan that]]'' [[OriginalMan Adam]], who's now the leader of the Exorcist angels of Heaven in the present day -- is a deconstruction of the archetypal saved soul. Since he's apparently achieved eternal salvation in Heaven, he thinks he can spend his afterlife doing whatever he wants without ever reaping consequences from there: from treating a Virtue he dated less-than-respectfully and being an all-round jerk, to conducting routine ''genocides'' for his own cruel entertainment.
** ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': [[Characters/HelluvaBossStolas Stolas]] is a deconstruction of the SympatheticAdulterer. While him seeking love outside of his marriage ''is'' understandable, given his AwfulWeddedLife to a sadistic, abusive wife who he [[ArrangedMarriage was forced into marrying]] and him having had very few emotional connections throughout his life, neither the sympathy that his circumstances afford him nor his paramour gradually starting to fall in love with him do anything to mitigate the misery that his affair brings him and his family, especially since he's a nobleman in literal {{Hell}}; while Stolas' paramour is himself convinced that Stolas is just using him as a bedwarmer since he has little to no reason to expect any better of him after Stolas' early behavior.
** ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
*** The show's protagonist Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar, [[AntiAntichrist Princess of Hell]], is what you'd get if a Franchise/DisneyPrincess was the princess of a CityOfTheDamned instead of the archetype's usual idyllic, medieval kingdom. While Charlie has all the personality traits down to a tee -- benevolent, all-loving, optimistic, and has a habit of breaking into song, at times running through the town along the way -- the nature of her kingdom means that she's neither beloved nor respected by her subjects in general, because they view her personality as gross weakness in a realm where only the strong and wicked thrive, and her efforts to help them via redeeming them into Heaven to escape the annual population culls are largely met with scorn and cynicism.
*** In a sense, Adam -- yes, ''[[OriginalMan that]]'' [[OriginalMan Adam]], who's now the leader of the Exorcist angels of Heaven in the present day -- is a deconstruction of the archetypal saved soul. Since he's apparently achieved eternal salvation in Heaven, he thinks he can spend his afterlife doing whatever he wants without ever reaping consequences from there: from treating a Virtue he dated less-than-respectfully and being an all-round jerk, to conducting routine ''genocides'' for his own cruel entertainment.
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* Franchise/{{Hellaverse}}:
**''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': [[Characters/HelluvaBossStolas Stolas]] is a deconstruction of the SympatheticAdulterer. While him seeking love outside of his marriage ''is'' understandable, given his AwfulWeddedLife to a sadistic, abusive wife who he [[ArrangedMarriage was forced into marrying]] and him having had very few emotional connections throughout his life, neither the sympathy that his circumstances afford him nor his paramour gradually starting to fall in love with him do anything to mitigate the misery that his affair brings him and his family, especially since he's a nobleman in literal {{Hell}}; while Stolas' paramour is himself convinced that Stolas is just using him as a bedwarmer since he has little to no reason to expect any better of him after Stolas' early behavior.
** ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
*** The show's protagonist Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar, [[AntiAntichrist Princess of Hell]], is what you'd get if a Franchise/DisneyPrincess was the princess of a CityOfTheDamned instead of the archetype's usual idyllic, medieval kingdom. While Charlie has all the personality traits down to a tee -- benevolent, all-loving, optimistic, and has a habit of breaking into song, at times running through the town along the way -- the nature of her kingdom means that she's neither beloved nor respected by her subjects in general, because they view her personality as gross weakness in a realm where only the strong and wicked thrive, and her efforts to help them via redeeming them into Heaven to escape the annual population culls are largely met with scorn and cynicism.
*** In a sense, Adam -- yes, ''[[OriginalMan that]]'' [[OriginalMan Adam]], who's now the leader of the Exorcist angels of Heaven in the present day -- is a deconstruction of the archetypal saved soul. Since he's apparently achieved eternal salvation in Heaven, he thinks he can spend his afterlife doing whatever he wants without ever reaping consequences from there: from treating a Virtue he dated less-than-respectfully and being an all-round jerk, to conducting routine ''genocides'' for his own cruel entertainment.behavior.
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** ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
*** The show's protagonist Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar, [[AntiAntichrist Princess of Hell]], is what you'd get if a Franchise/DisneyPrincess was the princess of a CityOfTheDamned instead of the archetype's usual idyllic, medieval kingdom. While Charlie has all the personality traits down to a tee -- benevolent, all-loving, optimistic, and has a habit of breaking into song, at times running through the town along the way -- the nature of her kingdom means that she's neither beloved nor respected by her subjects in general, because they view her personality as gross weakness in a realm where only the strong and wicked thrive, and her efforts to help them via redeeming them into Heaven to escape the annual population culls are largely met with scorn and cynicism.
*** In a sense, Adam -- yes, ''[[OriginalMan that]]'' [[OriginalMan Adam]], who's now the leader of the Exorcist angels of Heaven in the present day -- is a deconstruction of the archetypal saved soul. Since he's apparently achieved eternal salvation in Heaven, he thinks he can spend his afterlife doing whatever he wants without ever reaping consequences from there: from treating a Virtue he dated less-than-respectfully and being an all-round jerk, to conducting routine ''genocides'' for his own cruel entertainment.
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* ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' deconstructs the AlmightyJanitor through Gordon himself. ''Half-Life'' canon and Gordon's ramblings about managers imply that he's pretty low in the pecking order at Black Mesa, yet when disaster strikes he's the most competent person around and everyone ends up relying on him. But as the series goes on, Gordon grows increasingly frustrated with how the higher-ups and the G-Man throw him into more dangerous situations with no warning or context out of the expectation he'll survive and solve the problem, and lampshades how he doesn't ''want'' to be a OneManArmy but his only options in any given situation are "do everything [himself] or die".
* The ''Website/SCPFoundation'' is full of examples of this. The particular character type that seems to get deconstructed the most is the RealityWarper and other closely related tropes.
** SCP-239 had to be put permanently into a coma because of problems her unconscious alteration of reality caused (though she can't fully be blamed since she's a ''child'' and Dr. Clef's suspicion of her ended up sparking the trouble in the first place.) SCP-76-2, an overpowered BloodKnight, got sealed away because the Foundation could not provide him with enough enemies to kill to keep him satisfied. SCP-056, a shapeshifter who turns into a better version of anything that looks at him is an InsufferableGenius that everybody hates. 531-D an extremely destructive RealityWarper who could only keep his powers under control while happy ended up abusing this fact to force women to have sex with him and was killed by Dr. Clef. Several other RealityWarper [=SCPs=] were also killed because they were too dangerous to keep around and not interesting enough to justify keeping them alive ForScience. One of the few RealityWarper [=SCPs=] who didn't get officially deconstructed is SCP-343, who refuses to do anything helpful but is otherwise cooperative enough to be classified as Safe. The AuthorAvatar responsible for killing these people have also been deconstructed in several tales, partly because they started to [[HeWhoFightsMonsters become too OP like themselves.]] All other characters with such traits that are not deconstructions are either [[ParodySue Parody Sues]], or have some other trait that cancels out their broken Traits, or otherwise are well written well enough to not be accused of being one.
** There is also a collection of tales called the [=lolFoundation=] canon. It is an alternate reality where several workers of the Foundation gained reality warping powers but now see the world ThroughTheEyesOfMadness. From their perspective, they are all too OP and everything is awesome and funny and nothing really bad ever happens, but in reality, they are unable to perceive any consequences of their actions, and those people who can properly perceive reality see them as a MadGod squad. When Dr. Clef realized what was going on, but was unable to do anything about it, being a poorly written character became AndIMustScream for him.
** SCP-6747, which is set in a different universe from [=lolFoundation=], later implies that [[spoiler:the entire [=lolFoundation=] universe itself is the IronicHell of an alternate Dr. King, who himself is a deconstruction of the ButtMonkey. Having been subject to a RunningGag involving apple seeds for decades, he snaps the instant he is given a chance at greater power and importance out of repressed anger over his situation (or in literary terms, he gained CharacterDevelopment despite being framed as a FlatCharacter, and his ascent finally gives him an opportunity to take it out on someone. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Viewing it this way is vital to the plot of the SCP revealing the above]].)]]
* Website/{{Cracked}} deconstructs ManicPixieDreamGirl. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hyIlrfGR5g The Dark Secret Behind Quirky Romantic Comedies]] shows the implications of the trope if taken to a logical conclusion.
* The ''Website/SCPFoundation'' is full of examples of this. The particular character type that seems to get deconstructed the most is the RealityWarper and other closely related tropes.
** SCP-239 had to be put permanently into a coma because of problems her unconscious alteration of reality caused (though she can't fully be blamed since she's a ''child'' and Dr. Clef's suspicion of her ended up sparking the trouble in the first place.) SCP-76-2, an overpowered BloodKnight, got sealed away because the Foundation could not provide him with enough enemies to kill to keep him satisfied. SCP-056, a shapeshifter who turns into a better version of anything that looks at him is an InsufferableGenius that everybody hates. 531-D an extremely destructive RealityWarper who could only keep his powers under control while happy ended up abusing this fact to force women to have sex with him and was killed by Dr. Clef. Several other RealityWarper [=SCPs=] were also killed because they were too dangerous to keep around and not interesting enough to justify keeping them alive ForScience. One of the few RealityWarper [=SCPs=] who didn't get officially deconstructed is SCP-343, who refuses to do anything helpful but is otherwise cooperative enough to be classified as Safe. The AuthorAvatar responsible for killing these people have also been deconstructed in several tales, partly because they started to [[HeWhoFightsMonsters become too OP like themselves.]] All other characters with such traits that are not deconstructions are either [[ParodySue Parody Sues]], or have some other trait that cancels out their broken Traits, or otherwise are well written well enough to not be accused of being one.
** There is also a collection of tales called the [=lolFoundation=] canon. It is an alternate reality where several workers of the Foundation gained reality warping powers but now see the world ThroughTheEyesOfMadness. From their perspective, they are all too OP and everything is awesome and funny and nothing really bad ever happens, but in reality, they are unable to perceive any consequences of their actions, and those people who can properly perceive reality see them as a MadGod squad. When Dr. Clef realized what was going on, but was unable to do anything about it, being a poorly written character became AndIMustScream for him.
** SCP-6747, which is set in a different universe from [=lolFoundation=], later implies that [[spoiler:the entire [=lolFoundation=] universe itself is the IronicHell of an alternate Dr. King, who himself is a deconstruction of the ButtMonkey. Having been subject to a RunningGag involving apple seeds for decades, he snaps the instant he is given a chance at greater power and importance out of repressed anger over his situation (or in literary terms, he gained CharacterDevelopment despite being framed as a FlatCharacter, and his ascent finally gives him an opportunity to take it out on someone. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Viewing it this way is vital to the plot of the SCP revealing the above]].)]]
* Website/{{Cracked}} deconstructs ManicPixieDreamGirl. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hyIlrfGR5g The Dark Secret Behind Quirky Romantic Comedies]] shows the implications of the trope if taken to a logical conclusion.
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* ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'' uses its take on Alucard to deconstruct the JerkSue. This version of Alucard lacks any sense of true loyalty to Integra and, as a result, can quite literally get away with anything he wants InUniverse. While people will complain, they won't do ''anything'' to stop him because nobody ''can''. Integra shows just how infuriating and hate-inspiring such a character would be on several occasions. On the plus side, she does find ways to use his power/capriciousness to her advantage.
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' deconstructs the HateSink through D-Bag. He's so easy to hate, and actually ''begs'' people to hate him, but Critic finds it so pointless to hate him because it takes more effort to be kind and find ways to ''relate'' to someone else.
* ''WebVideo/SuperMario64CLASSIFIED'' deconstructs the DigitalAbomination villain archetype from gaming {{Creepypasta}}s. Stanley, the personalization AI (or "[[InsistentTerminology automatic enhancer]]") has the human intelligence, powers, and disturbing appearance of a typical villain, and was seemingly created for evil. However, the series shows that his malicious programming does not immediately translate to a malicious being, as a lot of his harmful actions are due to manipulations by an unknown GreaterScopeVillain and PowerIncontinence, and underneath that shell is a burning hatred... directed at his creators who are delusional at best and misanthropic at worst. It's implied the self-conflict, guilt, and pain has turned him suicidal, and rather than being a generic ObviouslyEvil AI, [[AntiVillain he's a well-meaning person that wants to save everyone but will end up having to hurt innocents no matter what he does]]. [[spoiler:Though the series ending reveals that at no point was Stanley in danger of being released to the world, thus subverting the alleged existence of the previously-mentioned conflict, it drops another separate deconstruction: self-aware AI represents a ''massive'' headache of ethical quandaries, and while gaming {{Creepypasta}}s tend to have them be created willy-nilly in retro games without much consideration for this, ''CLASSIFIED'' reveals Jim ([[GoodAllAlong the alleged villain mentioned above]]) ''did'' [[EveryoneHasStandards acknowledge and object to this]]. As a result, he actually took as much of Stanley's data as possible and got the hell out of Nintendo, and the series only lasts as long as it does because numerous factors led him to inadvertently prolong Stanley's suffering alone with him; a [[PoorCommunicationKills communication failure]] and [[SanitySlippage brain damage]] are involved]].
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' deconstructs the HateSink through D-Bag. He's so easy to hate, and actually ''begs'' people to hate him, but Critic finds it so pointless to hate him because it takes more effort to be kind and find ways to ''relate'' to someone else.
* ''WebVideo/SuperMario64CLASSIFIED'' deconstructs the DigitalAbomination villain archetype from gaming {{Creepypasta}}s. Stanley, the personalization AI (or "[[InsistentTerminology automatic enhancer]]") has the human intelligence, powers, and disturbing appearance of a typical villain, and was seemingly created for evil. However, the series shows that his malicious programming does not immediately translate to a malicious being, as a lot of his harmful actions are due to manipulations by an unknown GreaterScopeVillain and PowerIncontinence, and underneath that shell is a burning hatred... directed at his creators who are delusional at best and misanthropic at worst. It's implied the self-conflict, guilt, and pain has turned him suicidal, and rather than being a generic ObviouslyEvil AI, [[AntiVillain he's a well-meaning person that wants to save everyone but will end up having to hurt innocents no matter what he does]]. [[spoiler:Though the series ending reveals that at no point was Stanley in danger of being released to the world, thus subverting the alleged existence of the previously-mentioned conflict, it drops another separate deconstruction: self-aware AI represents a ''massive'' headache of ethical quandaries, and while gaming {{Creepypasta}}s tend to have them be created willy-nilly in retro games without much consideration for this, ''CLASSIFIED'' reveals Jim ([[GoodAllAlong the alleged villain mentioned above]]) ''did'' [[EveryoneHasStandards acknowledge and object to this]]. As a result, he actually took as much of Stanley's data as possible and got the hell out of Nintendo, and the series only lasts as long as it does because numerous factors led him to inadvertently prolong Stanley's suffering alone with him; a [[PoorCommunicationKills communication failure]] and [[SanitySlippage brain damage]] are involved]].
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* ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'' uses its take on Alucard to deconstruct the JerkSue. This version of Alucard lacks any sense of true loyalty to Integra and, as a result, can quite literally get away with anything he wants InUniverse. While people will complain, they won't do ''anything'' to stop him because nobody ''can''. Integra shows just how infuriating and hate-inspiring such a character would be on several occasions. On the plus side, she does find ways to use his power/capriciousness to her advantage.
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''''Website/{{Cracked}}'' deconstructs the HateSink through D-Bag. He's so easy to hate, and actually ''begs'' people to hate him, but Critic finds it so pointless to hate him because it takes more effort to be kind and find ways to ''relate'' to someone else.
* ''WebVideo/SuperMario64CLASSIFIED'' deconstructs the DigitalAbomination villain archetype from gaming {{Creepypasta}}s. Stanley, the personalization AI (or "[[InsistentTerminology automatic enhancer]]") has the human intelligence, powers, and disturbing appearance of a typical villain, and was seemingly created for evil. However, the seriesManicPixieDreamGirl. "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hyIlrfGR5g The Dark Secret Behind Quirky Romantic Comedies]]" shows that his malicious programming does not immediately translate to a malicious being, as a lot of his harmful actions are due to manipulations by an unknown GreaterScopeVillain and PowerIncontinence, and underneath that shell is a burning hatred... directed at his creators who are delusional at best and misanthropic at worst. It's implied the self-conflict, guilt, and pain has turned him suicidal, and rather than being a generic ObviouslyEvil AI, [[AntiVillain he's a well-meaning person that wants to save everyone but will end up having to hurt innocents no matter what he does]]. [[spoiler:Though the series ending reveals that at no point was Stanley in danger of being released to the world, thus subverting the alleged existence implications of the previously-mentioned conflict, it drops another separate deconstruction: self-aware AI represents a ''massive'' headache of ethical quandaries, and while gaming {{Creepypasta}}s tend trope if taken to have them be created willy-nilly in retro games without much consideration for this, ''CLASSIFIED'' reveals Jim ([[GoodAllAlong the alleged villain mentioned above]]) ''did'' [[EveryoneHasStandards acknowledge and object to this]]. As a result, he actually took as much of Stanley's data as possible and got the hell out of Nintendo, and the series only lasts as long as it does because numerous factors led him to inadvertently prolong Stanley's suffering alone with him; a [[PoorCommunicationKills communication failure]] and [[SanitySlippage brain damage]] are involved]].logical conclusion.
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* ''WebVideo/SuperMario64CLASSIFIED'' deconstructs the DigitalAbomination villain archetype from gaming {{Creepypasta}}s. Stanley, the personalization AI (or "[[InsistentTerminology automatic enhancer]]") has the human intelligence, powers, and disturbing appearance of a typical villain, and was seemingly created for evil. However, the series
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** Schlatt deconstructs the EvilOverlord. After being elected as President of L'Manburg, Schlatt immediately banished Wilbur and Tommy and begins [[TakeOverTheWorld a campaign of imperialism]], all the while [[KickTheDog kicking every dog in sight]] and [[BadBoss abusing his underlings]] much like a typical Evil Overlord. It's made abundantly clear that Schlatt's behavior shoots him in the foot; by indulging in so much pointless cruelty, his allies either turn on him or keep him around because he's seen as a useful tool. Eventually, even Dream, his sole remaining ally, realizes that Schlatt's too much of a short-sighted fool to actually accomplish any of his objectives and cuts ties with him.
** Dream, meanwhile, deconstructs being a ManipulativeBastard and TheChessmaster. His habit of PlayingBothSides and manipulating the people around him frequently nets him what he wants, but it gradually alienates him from his friends as it becomes clear that the reason he's so comfortable with manipulating people is because [[TheSociopath he is genuinely unable to see the people around him as anything but tools]]. By the end of Season 2, he's burned so many bridges that pretty much everyone realizes his true nature and he's imprisoned as punishment; the only reason he's not outright killed is because his knowledge of resurrection makes him too valuable to kill.
** Dream, meanwhile, deconstructs being a ManipulativeBastard and TheChessmaster. His habit of PlayingBothSides and manipulating the people around him frequently nets him what he wants, but it gradually alienates him from his friends as it becomes clear that the reason he's so comfortable with manipulating people is because [[TheSociopath he is genuinely unable to see the people around him as anything but tools]]. By the end of Season 2, he's burned so many bridges that pretty much everyone realizes his true nature and he's imprisoned as punishment; the only reason he's not outright killed is because his knowledge of resurrection makes him too valuable to kill.
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** Schlatt deconstructs the EvilOverlord. After being elected as President of L'Manburg, Schlatt immediately banished banishes Wilbur and Tommy and begins [[TakeOverTheWorld a campaign of imperialism]], all the while [[KickTheDog kicking every dog in sight]] and [[BadBoss abusing his underlings]] much like a typical Evil Overlord. It's made abundantly clear that Schlatt's behavior shoots him in the foot; by indulging in so much pointless cruelty, his allies either turn on him or keep him around because he's seen as a useful tool. Eventually, even Dream, his sole remaining ally, realizes that Schlatt's too much of a short-sighted fool to actually accomplish any of his objectives and cuts ties with him.
** Dream, meanwhile, deconstructs being a ManipulativeBastard and TheChessmaster. His habit of PlayingBothSides and manipulating the people around him frequently nets him what he wants, but it gradually alienates him from his friends as it becomes clear that the reason he's so comfortable with manipulating people is because [[TheSociopath he is genuinely unable to see the people around him as anything but tools]]. By the end of Season 2, he's burned so many bridges that pretty much everyone realizes his true nature and he's imprisoned as punishment; the only reason he's not outright killed is because his knowledge of resurrection makes him too valuable tokill. kill.
* ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' deconstructs the AlmightyJanitor through Gordon himself. ''Half-Life'' canon and Gordon's ramblings about managers imply that he's pretty low in the pecking order at Black Mesa, yet when disaster strikes he's the most competent person around and everyone ends up relying on him. But as the series goes on, Gordon grows increasingly frustrated with how the higher-ups and the G-Man throw him into more dangerous situations with no warning or context out of the expectation he'll survive and solve the problem, and lampshades how he doesn't ''want'' to be a OneManArmy but his only options in any given situation are "do everything [himself] or die".
* ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'' uses its take on Alucard to deconstruct the JerkSue. This version of Alucard lacks any sense of true loyalty to Integra and, as a result, can quite literally get away with anything he wants InUniverse. While people will complain, they won't do ''anything'' to stop him because nobody ''can''. Integra shows just how infuriating and hate-inspiring such a character would be on several occasions. On the plus side, she does find ways to use his power/capriciousness to her advantage.
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' deconstructs the HateSink through D-Bag. He's so easy to hate, and actually ''begs'' people to hate him, but Critic finds it so pointless to hate him because it takes more effort to be kind and find ways to ''relate'' to someone else.
* The ''Website/SCPFoundation'' is full of examples of this. The particular character type that seems to get deconstructed the most is the RealityWarper and other closely related tropes.
** SCP-239 had to be put permanently into a coma because of problems her unconscious alteration of reality caused (though she can't fully be blamed since she's a ''child'' and Dr. Clef's suspicion of her ended up sparking the trouble in the first place.) SCP-76-2, an overpowered BloodKnight, got sealed away because the Foundation could not provide him with enough enemies to kill to keep him satisfied. SCP-056, a shapeshifter who turns into a better version of anything that looks at him is an InsufferableGenius that everybody hates. 531-D an extremely destructive RealityWarper who could only keep his powers under control while happy ended up abusing this fact to force women to have sex with him and was killed by Dr. Clef. Several other RealityWarper [=SCPs=] were also killed because they were too dangerous to keep around and not interesting enough to justify keeping them alive ForScience. One of the few RealityWarper [=SCPs=] who didn't get officially deconstructed is SCP-343, who refuses to do anything helpful but is otherwise cooperative enough to be classified as Safe. The AuthorAvatar responsible for killing these people have also been deconstructed in several tales, partly because they started to [[HeWhoFightsMonsters become too OP like themselves.]] All other characters with such traits that are not deconstructions are either [[ParodySue Parody Sues]], or have some other trait that cancels out their broken Traits, or otherwise are well written well enough to not be accused of being one.
** There is also a collection of tales called the [=lolFoundation=] canon. It is an alternate reality where several workers of the Foundation gained reality warping powers but now see the world ThroughTheEyesOfMadness. From their perspective, they are all too OP and everything is awesome and funny and nothing really bad ever happens, but in reality, they are unable to perceive any consequences of their actions, and those people who can properly perceive reality see them as a MadGod squad. When Dr. Clef realized what was going on, but was unable to do anything about it, being a poorly written character became AndIMustScream for him.
** SCP-6747, which is set in a different universe from [=lolFoundation=], later implies that [[spoiler:the entire [=lolFoundation=] universe itself is the IronicHell of an alternate Dr. King, who himself is a deconstruction of the ButtMonkey. Having been subject to a RunningGag involving apple seeds for decades, he snaps the instant he is given a chance at greater power and importance out of repressed anger over his situation. (Or in literary terms, he gained CharacterDevelopment despite being framed as a FlatCharacter, and his ascent finally gives him an opportunity to take it out on someone. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Viewing it this way is vital to the plot of the SCP revealing the above]].)]]
* ''WebVideo/SuperMario64CLASSIFIED'' deconstructs the DigitalAbomination villain archetype from gaming {{Creepypasta}}s. Stanley, the personalization AI (or "[[InsistentTerminology automatic enhancer]]") has the human intelligence, powers, and disturbing appearance of a typical villain, and was seemingly created for evil. However, the series shows that his malicious programming does not immediately translate to a malicious being, as a lot of his harmful actions are due to manipulations by an unknown GreaterScopeVillain and PowerIncontinence, and underneath that shell is a burning hatred... directed at his creators who are delusional at best and misanthropic at worst. It's implied the self-conflict, guilt, and pain has turned him suicidal, and rather than being a generic ObviouslyEvil AI, [[AntiVillain he's a well-meaning person that wants to save everyone but will end up having to hurt innocents no matter what he does]]. [[spoiler:Though the series ending reveals that at no point was Stanley in danger of being released to the world, thus subverting the alleged existence of the previously-mentioned conflict, it drops another separate deconstruction: self-aware AI represents a ''massive'' headache of ethical quandaries, and while gaming {{Creepypasta}}s tend to have them be created willy-nilly in retro games without much consideration for this, ''CLASSIFIED'' reveals Jim ([[GoodAllAlong the alleged villain mentioned above]]) ''did'' [[EveryoneHasStandards acknowledge and object to this]]. As a result, he actually took as much of Stanley's data as possible and got the hell out of Nintendo, and the series only lasts as long as it does because numerous factors led him to inadvertently prolong Stanley's suffering alone with him; a [[PoorCommunicationKills communication failure]] and [[SanitySlippage brain damage]] are involved]].
** Dream, meanwhile, deconstructs being a ManipulativeBastard and TheChessmaster. His habit of PlayingBothSides and manipulating the people around him frequently nets him what he wants, but it gradually alienates him from his friends as it becomes clear that the reason he's so comfortable with manipulating people is because [[TheSociopath he is genuinely unable to see the people around him as anything but tools]]. By the end of Season 2, he's burned so many bridges that pretty much everyone realizes his true nature and he's imprisoned as punishment; the only reason he's not outright killed is because his knowledge of resurrection makes him too valuable to
* ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' deconstructs the AlmightyJanitor through Gordon himself. ''Half-Life'' canon and Gordon's ramblings about managers imply that he's pretty low in the pecking order at Black Mesa, yet when disaster strikes he's the most competent person around and everyone ends up relying on him. But as the series goes on, Gordon grows increasingly frustrated with how the higher-ups and the G-Man throw him into more dangerous situations with no warning or context out of the expectation he'll survive and solve the problem, and lampshades how he doesn't ''want'' to be a OneManArmy but his only options in any given situation are "do everything [himself] or die".
* ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'' uses its take on Alucard to deconstruct the JerkSue. This version of Alucard lacks any sense of true loyalty to Integra and, as a result, can quite literally get away with anything he wants InUniverse. While people will complain, they won't do ''anything'' to stop him because nobody ''can''. Integra shows just how infuriating and hate-inspiring such a character would be on several occasions. On the plus side, she does find ways to use his power/capriciousness to her advantage.
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' deconstructs the HateSink through D-Bag. He's so easy to hate, and actually ''begs'' people to hate him, but Critic finds it so pointless to hate him because it takes more effort to be kind and find ways to ''relate'' to someone else.
* The ''Website/SCPFoundation'' is full of examples of this. The particular character type that seems to get deconstructed the most is the RealityWarper and other closely related tropes.
** SCP-239 had to be put permanently into a coma because of problems her unconscious alteration of reality caused (though she can't fully be blamed since she's a ''child'' and Dr. Clef's suspicion of her ended up sparking the trouble in the first place.) SCP-76-2, an overpowered BloodKnight, got sealed away because the Foundation could not provide him with enough enemies to kill to keep him satisfied. SCP-056, a shapeshifter who turns into a better version of anything that looks at him is an InsufferableGenius that everybody hates. 531-D an extremely destructive RealityWarper who could only keep his powers under control while happy ended up abusing this fact to force women to have sex with him and was killed by Dr. Clef. Several other RealityWarper [=SCPs=] were also killed because they were too dangerous to keep around and not interesting enough to justify keeping them alive ForScience. One of the few RealityWarper [=SCPs=] who didn't get officially deconstructed is SCP-343, who refuses to do anything helpful but is otherwise cooperative enough to be classified as Safe. The AuthorAvatar responsible for killing these people have also been deconstructed in several tales, partly because they started to [[HeWhoFightsMonsters become too OP like themselves.]] All other characters with such traits that are not deconstructions are either [[ParodySue Parody Sues]], or have some other trait that cancels out their broken Traits, or otherwise are well written well enough to not be accused of being one.
** There is also a collection of tales called the [=lolFoundation=] canon. It is an alternate reality where several workers of the Foundation gained reality warping powers but now see the world ThroughTheEyesOfMadness. From their perspective, they are all too OP and everything is awesome and funny and nothing really bad ever happens, but in reality, they are unable to perceive any consequences of their actions, and those people who can properly perceive reality see them as a MadGod squad. When Dr. Clef realized what was going on, but was unable to do anything about it, being a poorly written character became AndIMustScream for him.
** SCP-6747, which is set in a different universe from [=lolFoundation=], later implies that [[spoiler:the entire [=lolFoundation=] universe itself is the IronicHell of an alternate Dr. King, who himself is a deconstruction of the ButtMonkey. Having been subject to a RunningGag involving apple seeds for decades, he snaps the instant he is given a chance at greater power and importance out of repressed anger over his situation. (Or in literary terms, he gained CharacterDevelopment despite being framed as a FlatCharacter, and his ascent finally gives him an opportunity to take it out on someone. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Viewing it this way is vital to the plot of the SCP revealing the above]].)]]
* ''WebVideo/SuperMario64CLASSIFIED'' deconstructs the DigitalAbomination villain archetype from gaming {{Creepypasta}}s. Stanley, the personalization AI (or "[[InsistentTerminology automatic enhancer]]") has the human intelligence, powers, and disturbing appearance of a typical villain, and was seemingly created for evil. However, the series shows that his malicious programming does not immediately translate to a malicious being, as a lot of his harmful actions are due to manipulations by an unknown GreaterScopeVillain and PowerIncontinence, and underneath that shell is a burning hatred... directed at his creators who are delusional at best and misanthropic at worst. It's implied the self-conflict, guilt, and pain has turned him suicidal, and rather than being a generic ObviouslyEvil AI, [[AntiVillain he's a well-meaning person that wants to save everyone but will end up having to hurt innocents no matter what he does]]. [[spoiler:Though the series ending reveals that at no point was Stanley in danger of being released to the world, thus subverting the alleged existence of the previously-mentioned conflict, it drops another separate deconstruction: self-aware AI represents a ''massive'' headache of ethical quandaries, and while gaming {{Creepypasta}}s tend to have them be created willy-nilly in retro games without much consideration for this, ''CLASSIFIED'' reveals Jim ([[GoodAllAlong the alleged villain mentioned above]]) ''did'' [[EveryoneHasStandards acknowledge and object to this]]. As a result, he actually took as much of Stanley's data as possible and got the hell out of Nintendo, and the series only lasts as long as it does because numerous factors led him to inadvertently prolong Stanley's suffering alone with him; a [[PoorCommunicationKills communication failure]] and [[SanitySlippage brain damage]] are involved]].
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* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Quigley is a brutal deconstruction of the CrusadingWidow. While he did murder those responsible for killing his wife and recover her life's work it was on a suicide mission he didn't plan to survive, and while he spends the rest of his life a miserable DeathSeeker whose only purpose is trying to preserve her work and son it turns out [[spoiler:no matter how much he now regrets it he's the one who turned her in to authorities out of fear for his own life and of torture]], leading to her being killed.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Quigley is a brutal deconstruction of the CrusadingWidow. While he did murder those responsible for killing his wife and recover her life's work work, it was on a suicide mission he didn't plan to survive, and while he spends the rest of his life a miserable DeathSeeker whose only purpose is trying to preserve her work and son son, it turns out [[spoiler:no matter how much he now regrets it he's the one who turned her in to authorities out of fear for his own life and of torture]], leading to her being killed.
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*** The show's protagonist Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar, [[AntiAntichrist Princess of Hell]], is what you'd get if a Franchise/DisneyPrincess was the princess of an unfriendly, crime-ridden kingdom instead of the archetype's usual idyllic medieval kingdom. While Charlie has all the personality traits down to a tee -- benevolent, all-loving, optimistic, and has a habit of breaking into song, at times running through the town along the way -- [[CityOfTheDamned the nature of her kingdom]] means that she's neither beloved nor respected by her subjects in general, and her efforts to help them via redeeming them into Heaven to escape the annual population culls are largely met with scorn and cynicism.
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*** The show's protagonist Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar, [[AntiAntichrist Princess of Hell]], is what you'd get if a Franchise/DisneyPrincess was the princess of an unfriendly, crime-ridden kingdom a CityOfTheDamned instead of the archetype's usual idyllic idyllic, medieval kingdom. While Charlie has all the personality traits down to a tee -- benevolent, all-loving, optimistic, and has a habit of breaking into song, at times running through the town along the way -- [[CityOfTheDamned the nature of her kingdom]] kingdom means that she's neither beloved nor respected by her subjects in general, because they view her personality as gross weakness in a realm where only the strong and wicked thrive, and her efforts to help them via redeeming them into Heaven to escape the annual population culls are largely met with scorn and cynicism.
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** ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': [[Characters/HelluvaBossStolas Stolas]] is a deconstruction of the SympatheticAdulterer. While him seeking love outside of his marriage ''is'' understandable, given his AwfulWeddedLife to a sadistic, abusive wife who he [[ArrangedMarriage was forced into marrying]] and him having had very few emotional connections throughout his life, neither the sympathy that his circumstances afford him nor his paramour gradually starting to fall in love with him do anything to mitigate the misery that his affair brings him and his family, especially since he's a nobleman in literal {{Hell}}; while Stolas' paramour is himself convinced that Stolas is just using him as a bedwarmer since he has little to no reason to expect any better of him after Stolas' early behavior.
** ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
*** The show's protagonist Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar, [[AntiAntichrist Princess of Hell]], is what you'd get if a Franchise/DisneyPrincess was the princess of an unfriendly, crime-ridden kingdom instead of the archetype's usual idyllic medieval kingdom. While Charlie has all the personality traits down to a tee -- benevolent, all-loving, optimistic, and has a habit of breaking into song, at times running through the town along the way -- [[CityOfTheDamned the nature of her kingdom]] means that she's neither beloved nor respected by her subjects in general, and her efforts to help them via redeeming them into Heaven to escape the annual population culls are largely met with scorn and cynicism.
*** In a sense, Adam -- yes, ''[[OriginalMan that]]'' [[OriginalMan Adam]], who's now the leader of the Exorcist angels of Heaven in the present day -- is a deconstruction of the archetypal saved soul. Since he's apparently achieved eternal salvation in Heaven, he thinks he can spend his afterlife doing whatever he wants without ever reaping consequences from there: from treating a Virtue he dated less-than-respectfully and being an all-round jerk, to conducting routine ''genocides'' for his own cruel entertainment.
** ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': [[Characters/HelluvaBossStolas Stolas]] is a deconstruction of the SympatheticAdulterer. While him seeking love outside of his marriage ''is'' understandable, given his AwfulWeddedLife to a sadistic, abusive wife who he [[ArrangedMarriage was forced into marrying]] and him having had very few emotional connections throughout his life, neither the sympathy that his circumstances afford him nor his paramour gradually starting to fall in love with him do anything to mitigate the misery that his affair brings him and his family, especially since he's a nobleman in literal {{Hell}}; while Stolas' paramour is himself convinced that Stolas is just using him as a bedwarmer since he has little to no reason to expect any better of him after Stolas' early behavior.
** ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
*** The show's protagonist Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar, [[AntiAntichrist Princess of Hell]], is what you'd get if a Franchise/DisneyPrincess was the princess of an unfriendly, crime-ridden kingdom instead of the archetype's usual idyllic medieval kingdom. While Charlie has all the personality traits down to a tee -- benevolent, all-loving, optimistic, and has a habit of breaking into song, at times running through the town along the way -- [[CityOfTheDamned the nature of her kingdom]] means that she's neither beloved nor respected by her subjects in general, and her efforts to help them via redeeming them into Heaven to escape the annual population culls are largely met with scorn and cynicism.
*** In a sense, Adam -- yes, ''[[OriginalMan that]]'' [[OriginalMan Adam]], who's now the leader of the Exorcist angels of Heaven in the present day -- is a deconstruction of the archetypal saved soul. Since he's apparently achieved eternal salvation in Heaven, he thinks he can spend his afterlife doing whatever he wants without ever reaping consequences from there: from treating a Virtue he dated less-than-respectfully and being an all-round jerk, to conducting routine ''genocides'' for his own cruel entertainment.
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* ''WebAnimation/BidoofsBigStand'' deconstructs what it's like for a Pokemon to be stuck in the role of an [[UtilityPartymember HM Slave]]. It is absolutely ''degrading'' since their only worth is to be used with whatever HM they are being taught and can't be utilizied for battle. Bidoof doesn't get experience in battle since she's always recalled by her trainer, making her under leveled and under powered, something the trainer realizes first hand when their Bidoof is their last mon standing in a battle.
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* ''WebAnimation/BidoofsBigStand'' deconstructs what it's like for a Pokemon to be stuck in the role of an [[UtilityPartymember [[UtilityPartyMember HM Slave]]. It is absolutely ''degrading'' since their only worth is to be used with whatever HM they are being taught and can't be utilizied utilized for battle. Bidoof doesn't get experience in battle since she's always recalled by her trainer, making her under leveled underleveled and under powered, underpowered, something the trainer realizes first hand when their Bidoof is their last mon standing in a battle.
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* ''WebAnimation/BidoffsBigStand'' deconstructs what it's like for a Pokemon to be stuck in the role of an HM Slave. It is absolutely ''degrading'' since their only worth is to be used with whatever HM they are being taught and can't be utilizied for battle. Bidoof doesn't get experience in battle since she's always recalled by her trainer, making her under leveled and under powered, something the trainer realizes first hand when their Bidoof is their last mon standing in a battle.
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* ''WebAnimation/BidoffsBigStand'' ''WebAnimation/BidoofsBigStand'' deconstructs what it's like for a Pokemon to be stuck in the role of an [[UtilityPartymember HM Slave.Slave]]. It is absolutely ''degrading'' since their only worth is to be used with whatever HM they are being taught and can't be utilizied for battle. Bidoof doesn't get experience in battle since she's always recalled by her trainer, making her under leveled and under powered, something the trainer realizes first hand when their Bidoof is their last mon standing in a battle.
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** In some ways Shin-Ae is of the stereotypical K-Drama protagonist. She might not be rich or popular but she's beautiful and smart and quickly catches the attention of the rival sons of a wealthy family, and the family matriarch takes a shine to her and wants her to marry the family heir, Kousuke. Having an attractive older man as your boss who is also interested in you is a common K-Drama trope. However, Shin-Ae wants nothing to do with the family's drama, only wants enough money to ensure she and her dad can live comfortably. Nol, who has many traits of the bad boy [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]] of the love triangle who often loses the leading lady, is the one who respects Shin-Ae and gets along with her, so she naturally gravitates towards him.
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** In some ways Shin-Ae is of the stereotypical K-Drama KoreanDrama protagonist. She might not be rich or popular but she's beautiful and smart and quickly catches the attention of the rival sons of a wealthy family, and the family matriarch takes a shine to her and wants her to marry the family heir, Kousuke. Having an attractive older man as your boss who is also interested in you is a common K-Drama trope. However, Shin-Ae wants nothing to do with the family's drama, only wants enough money to ensure she and her dad can live comfortably. Nol, who has many traits of the bad boy [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]] of the love triangle who often loses the leading lady, is the one who respects Shin-Ae and gets along with her, so she naturally gravitates towards him.
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** Like Yoo, Alyssa Cho seems to deconstruct common K-Drama tropes. In many ways she's the fantasy of the up and coming idol: She is beautiful, rich, popular, and due to her unique circumstances she gets to ignore the no dating rule and get into a relationship with one of the sons of a wealthy and powerful family. However, ''I Love Yoo'' is not a typical K-Drama. Through her we see the dark side of the entertainment industry. Her drive to obtain fame and success pushes her to do selfish things and blinds her to the harm she's caused. Unlike Yoo, she refuses to see that these things are very bad outside of the realm of fiction and cannot accept that Yui is a bad person.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Quigley is a brutal deconstruction of the CrusadingWidow. While he did murder those responsible for killing his wife and recover her life's work it was on a suicide mission he didn't plan to survive, and while he spends the rest of his life a miserable DeathSeeker whose only purpose is trying to preserve her work and son it turns out [[spoiler:no matter how much he now regrets it he's the one who turned her in to authorities out of fear for his own life and of torture]], leading to her being killed.
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* ''Webcomic/ILoveYoo''
** In some ways Shin-Ae is of the stereotypical K-Drama protagonist. She might not be rich or popular but she's beautiful and smart and quickly catches the attention of the rival sons of a wealthy family, and the family matriarch takes a shine to her and wants her to marry the family heir, Kousuke. Having an attractive older man as your boss who is also interested in you is a common K-Drama trope. However, Shin-Ae wants nothing to do with the family's drama, only wants enough money to ensure she and her dad can live comfortably. Nol, who has many traits of the bad boy [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]] of the love triangle who often loses the leading lady, is the one who respects Shin-Ae and gets along with her, so she naturally gravitates towards him.
*** Also of the NotLikeOtherGirls trope. Shin-Ae is vocally a tomgirl and doesn't take much interest in make-up or boys. However, it's later revealed that this was not of her own volition and that her inexperience in girly interests is largely circumstantial: she had no female figures in her life growing up and tight finances meant she had very little money or time to experiment with makeup and the like. She also doesn't look down on others with more girly interests and it is implied that it is her fear of being ridiculed for it, not her dislike of it that stops her from pursuing more feminine interests.
* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Quigley is a brutal deconstruction of the CrusadingWidow. While he did murder those responsible for killing his wife and recover her life's work it was on a suicide mission he didn't plan to survive, and while he spends the rest of his life a miserable DeathSeeker whose only purpose is trying to preserve her work and son it turns out [[spoiler:no matter how much he now regrets it he's the one who turned her in to authorities out of fear for his own life and of torture]], leading to her being killed.
** In some ways Shin-Ae is of the stereotypical K-Drama protagonist. She might not be rich or popular but she's beautiful and smart and quickly catches the attention of the rival sons of a wealthy family, and the family matriarch takes a shine to her and wants her to marry the family heir, Kousuke. Having an attractive older man as your boss who is also interested in you is a common K-Drama trope. However, Shin-Ae wants nothing to do with the family's drama, only wants enough money to ensure she and her dad can live comfortably. Nol, who has many traits of the bad boy [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]] of the love triangle who often loses the leading lady, is the one who respects Shin-Ae and gets along with her, so she naturally gravitates towards him.
*** Also of the NotLikeOtherGirls trope. Shin-Ae is vocally a tomgirl and doesn't take much interest in make-up or boys. However, it's later revealed that this was not of her own volition and that her inexperience in girly interests is largely circumstantial: she had no female figures in her life growing up and tight finances meant she had very little money or time to experiment with makeup and the like. She also doesn't look down on others with more girly interests and it is implied that it is her fear of being ridiculed for it, not her dislike of it that stops her from pursuing more feminine interests.
* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Quigley is a brutal deconstruction of the CrusadingWidow. While he did murder those responsible for killing his wife and recover her life's work it was on a suicide mission he didn't plan to survive, and while he spends the rest of his life a miserable DeathSeeker whose only purpose is trying to preserve her work and son it turns out [[spoiler:no matter how much he now regrets it he's the one who turned her in to authorities out of fear for his own life and of torture]], leading to her being killed.
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* ''WebAnimation/BidoffsBigStand'' deconstructs what it's like for a Pokemon to be stuck in the role of an HM Slave. It is absolutely ''degrading'' since their only worth is to be used with whatever HM they are being taught and can't be utilizied for battle. Bidoof doesn't get experience in battle since she's always recalled by her trainer, making her under leveled and under powered, something the trainer realizes first hand when their Bidoof is their last mon standing in a battle.
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* Starting in the late 2010s, Flo from Advertising/{{Progressive}} has become a deconstruction of the quirky, lovable salesperson that she popularized. While her complete enthusiasm for her job makes her a great saleswoman, it also means that she's terrible at holding normal conversations that aren't related to insurance, meaning that she doesn't have any friends. This, along with her quirkiness, is repeatedly shown to greatly annoy her family, to the point where they prefer discussing insurance with her colleagues instead of her. The closest things to friends that Flo has are her coworkers, and even then they're implied to dislike her (or are at the very least annoyed by her). Overall, she doesn't seem to have that much of a life outside of insurance. All of this would be pretty depressing were she not so cheerful all the time and if the commercials didn't have a comedic tone.
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* Starting in the late 2010s, Flo from Advertising/{{Progressive}} has become a deconstruction of the quirky, lovable salesperson that she popularized. While her complete enthusiasm for her job makes her a great saleswoman, it also means that she's terrible at holding normal conversations that aren't related to insurance, meaning that she doesn't have any friends. This, along with her quirkiness, is repeatedly shown to greatly annoy her family, to the point where they prefer discussing insurance with her colleagues instead of her. The closest things to friends that Flo has are her coworkers, her associate Jamie in particular, and even then they're implied to dislike her (or are at the very least annoyed by her). Overall, she doesn't seem to have that much of a life outside of insurance. All of this would be pretty depressing were she not so cheerful all the time and if the commercials didn't have a comedic tone.
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* ''VisualNovel/CollarXMalice'':
** {{Otaku}} is taken apart when Sasazuka confronts Souda, a man obsessed with online gaming. Souda isn't able to do anything well in real life and immerses himself in his gaming where he is a "god". But when he loses his status and his followers abandon him for it, Souda becomes a broken immature man who was willing to [[spoiler: murder people, including people uninvolved with him]]. Sasazuka taunts him that even after doing that, Souda is still a broken, immature man.
** While some of the X-Day victims are AssholeVictims, there are also some of them who did not deserve such horrible deaths, such as a classroom of middle-school children and [[spoiler: Enomoto's police colleague]], the latter who had genuine regret over their actions but was brutally tortured and killed in the middle of their attempt to make up for their honest mistake.
** {{Otaku}} is taken apart when Sasazuka confronts Souda, a man obsessed with online gaming. Souda isn't able to do anything well in real life and immerses himself in his gaming where he is a "god". But when he loses his status and his followers abandon him for it, Souda becomes a broken immature man who was willing to [[spoiler: murder people, including people uninvolved with him]]. Sasazuka taunts him that even after doing that, Souda is still a broken, immature man.
** While some of the X-Day victims are AssholeVictims, there are also some of them who did not deserve such horrible deaths, such as a classroom of middle-school children and [[spoiler: Enomoto's police colleague]], the latter who had genuine regret over their actions but was brutally tortured and killed in the middle of their attempt to make up for their honest mistake.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Charlie is a deconstruction of the PrincessClassic. She fits almost every trope of the average Franchise/DisneyPrincess, being an AllLovingHero who's a FriendToAllLivingThings that often breaks into saccharine music numbers. In your standard Disney setting, this attitude would make her a well-respected, UniversallyBelovedLeader. However, her domain is Hell, which is a hedonistic, ultra-violent CrapsackWorld. As a result, her royal status doesn't mean much when none of the citizens are willing to so much as give her the time of day, and the sheer horribleness of the environment means that most of the denizens see her determined altruism as [[WideEyedIdealist hopelessly naive]] at best and [[StupidGood dangerous]] at worst.
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