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* {{Delinquents}}: Youths who buck social expectations by not doing their socil duty, i.e. skipping school, being violent, engaging in petty crime, etc.
** JapaneseDelinquents: The specific depiction in Japan of delinquents and all related stereotypes.
* DelinquentHair: Some form of nonconformism or rebellion indicated by unconventional hairstyles.


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* MisfitLabRat: The propensity for punks, goths, and other non-conformists to work as lab technicians and scientists.
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* ChafingAgainstTheDressCode: A character dislikes the dress code and probably moves to resist it in some way.
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* HuntingTheRogue: A rogue agent deserts from an organization they served and they're chased as a result.
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* SymbolicWeaponDiscarding: Leaving behind, discarding, or destroying a weapon as an act of defiance.

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* MilitaryMaverick: A member of a service who is successful despite (or even ''because'' of) their flouting of the rules.
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* SneakingOutAtNight: Going on a late-night adventure against the rules.
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* NonconformistHairDye: Some form of nonconformism or rebellion indicated by unnatural hair color.

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* NonconformistHairDye: NonconformistDyedHair: Some form of nonconformism or rebellion indicated by unnatural hair color.
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* NonconformistHairDye: Some form of nonconformism or rebellion indicated by unnatural hair color.
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* RestrainedResistanceRecklessRebellion: The rebels are split between groups, some of which advocate a more controlled, restrained approach while others simply want to topple or do damage to their shared target at any cost. Alternatively, groups who are so risk-averse they don't take ''any'' action versus those willing to [[IDidWhatIHadToDo get their hands dirty]].
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* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: The hero in question is very rebellious towards the very system created by the villains with good public relations.
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->'''Mon Mothma:''' On your own from the age of fifteen. Reckless, aggressive, and undisciplined.\\
'''Jyn Erso:''' This is a rebellion, isn’t it? I rebel.
-->-- ''Film/RogueOne'' ([[MissingTrailerScene teaser trailer]])
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* DefiantStrip: Removing your cloths as an act of defiance or protest.

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* DefiantStrip: Removing your cloths clothes as an act of defiance or protest.
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* DefiantStrip: Removing your cloths as an act of defiance or protest.
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* RebelPrince: A prince who doesn't like being a prince and defies societal or familial expectations of his title.



* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: How one views the rebels depends on what side your on.

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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: How one views the rebels depends on what side your you're on.


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* RebelPrince: A prince who doesn't like being a prince and defies societal or familial expectations of his title.

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See AReluctantIndex where characters do things even though they don't want to do it. See also TerrorismTropes.

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See AReluctantIndex where characters do things even though they don't want to do it. See also MilitaryAndWarfareTropes and TerrorismTropes.



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: A woman dates or is attracted to a man specifically because he's a rebel (sometimes as an act of rebellion herself).
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Characters who disobey and/or disrespect authority figures are depicted as cool.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: A woman dates or is attracted to a man specifically because he's a rebel (sometimes as an act of rebellion herself).
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Characters who disobey and/or disrespect authority figures are depicted as cool.
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* CultDefector: A person who defects from a religious cult.
* CulturalRebel: A character who rebels against the norms of their culture.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: A person (usually a teen girl) intentionally pursues a relationship with someone their parents don't approve of.



* ForbiddenFruit: Being told you can't have or do something makes you want to have or do it even more.
* FormerTeenRebel: A character who was rebellious as a teen but mellowed out when they got older.



* TheLastDJ: A character who values their personal integrity over career advancement, even if it means being demoted or fired.



* RebelRelaxation: Rebellious characters tend to lean against a flat surface with their arms folded.
* RebelliousPrincess: A princess who doesn't like being a princess and defies societal or familial expectations of her title.



* RebelliousSpirit: A character whose dislike of following rules or being told what to do is a major personality trait.



* RuleAbidingRebel: Outwardly, they appear to be a rebel, but in practice they're rather conventional.



* SneakingSnacks: Stealing snack foods you're not supposed to have.



* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Children of overly-strict parents simply get better at hiding illicit activities from their parents.



* TemptingCookieJar: A hard-to-reach jar or container of cookies that a character tries to get even though they're not supposed to have them.



* VelvetRevolution: A peaceful and non-violent revolution.
* VoiceOfTheResistance: The public face and spokesperson of a resistance movement.



* VampireRefugee: A vampire (or werewolf, zombie etc.) infectee fights to retain their humanity and find a cure (often going head-to-head with the one who infected them).
* VelvetRevolution: A peaceful and non-violent revolution.
* TheVoiceOfAGeneration: A rebel who speaks for a generation that can't talk for themselves.
* VoiceOfTheResistance: The public face and spokesperson of a resistance movement.


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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: How one views the rebels depends on what side your on.


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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: A woman dates or is attracted to a man specifically because he's a rebel (sometimes as an act of rebellion herself).
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Characters who disobey and/or disrespect authority figures are depicted as cool.
* CultDefector: A person who defects from a religious cult.
* CulturalRebel: A character who rebels against the norms of their culture.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: A person (usually a teen girl) intentionally pursues a relationship with someone their parents don't approve of.
* ForbiddenFruit: Being told you can't have or do something makes you want to have or do it even more.
* FormerTeenRebel: A character who was rebellious as a teen but mellowed out when they got older.
* TheLastDJ: A character who values their personal integrity over career advancement, even if it means being demoted or fired.
* RebelRelaxation: Rebellious characters tend to lean against a flat surface with their arms folded.
* RebelliousPrincess: A princess who doesn't like being a princess and defies societal or familial expectations of her title.
* RebelliousSpirit: A character whose dislike of following rules or being told what to do is a major personality trait.
* RuleAbidingRebel: Outwardly, they appear to be a rebel, but in practice they're rather conventional.
* SneakingSnacks: Stealing snack foods you're not supposed to have.
* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Children of overly-strict parents simply get better at hiding illicit activities from their parents.
* TemptingCookieJar: A hard-to-reach jar or container of cookies that a character tries to get even though they're not supposed to have them.
* VampireRefugee: A vampire (or werewolf, zombie etc.) infectee fights to retain their humanity and find a cure (often going head-to-head with the one who infected them).
* TheVoiceOfAGeneration: A rebel who speaks for a generation that can't talk for themselves.
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* TheVoiceOfAGeneration: A rebel who speaks for a generation that can't talk for themselves.
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* RichKidTurnedSocialActivist: An idealistic person from a wealthy family who helps the poor personally and acknowledges the unfairness of the society and who often advocates for systemic change. May be done to defy and annoy their parents and other authority figures.
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* TheSmartOneTurnsTraitor: The smartest or wisest of a group defects, deciding to use their intellect against the cause of their former group.
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* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The rebels struggle to have a successful revolution because they can't cooperate with each other.
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* GladiatorRevolt: Gladiators rebel against those that force them to fight.


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* SlaveLiberation: Type 1 (freeing other people's slaves, sometimes by force) and Type 3 (the slaves free themselves, sometimes via an uprising).
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* VampireRefugee: A vampire (or werewolf, zombie etc.) infectee fights to retain their humanity and find a cure (often going head-to-head with the one who infected them).
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* DefectorFromParadise: A character who chooses to defect from a utopian-like society.

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* DefectorFromParadise: A character who chooses to defect from a utopian-like Utopian-like society.



* ForbiddenFruit: Being told you can't have or do something makes you want to have to do it even more.

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* ForbiddenFruit: Being told you can't have or do something makes you want to have to or do it even more.



* ManifestoMakingMalcontent
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry

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* ManifestoMakingMalcontent
ManifestoMakingMalcontent: A rebel writes and makes public a work expressing their subversive ideas and goals.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountryOccupiersOutOfOurCountry: A revolution is started to drive foreign occupiers out of the rebels' country.



* PhlebotinumRebel
* ProtestByObstruction

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* PhlebotinumRebel
PhlebotinumRebel: Someone given powers/abilities by the bad guys via experimentation rebels against them.
* ProtestByObstructionProtestByObstruction: Protesting something being destroyed by physically blocking it or attaching yourself to it.



* SneakingSnacks

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* SneakingSnacksSneakingSnacks: Stealing snack foods you're not supposed to have.



* SuffrageAndPoliticalLiberation

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* SuffrageAndPoliticalLiberationSuffrageAndPoliticalLiberation: Groups fighting to gain political rights and equality, usually the right to vote.



* TemptingCookieJar
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters
* TheWarOfEarthlyAggression

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* TemptingCookieJar
TemptingCookieJar: A hard-to-reach jar or container of cookies that a character tries to get even though they're not supposed to have them.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters
TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Artificial creations rebel against their creators.
* TheWarOfEarthlyAggressionTheWarOfEarthlyAggression: Offworld colonies fight for independence from their home planet.



* YouCannotKillAnIdea

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* YouCannotKillAnIdeaYouCannotKillAnIdea: Even if someone kills a rebel, their ideas live on to inspire others.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: A woman dates or is attracted to a man specifically because he's a rebel.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: A woman dates or is attracted to a man specifically because he's a rebel.rebel (sometimes as an act of rebellion herself).



* TheCoup
* CultDefector

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* TheCoup
TheCoup: Overthrowing a government through illegal or underhanded means, without a full-scale revolution.
* CultDefectorCultDefector: A person who defects from a religious cult.



* DefectorFromDecadence
* DefectorFromParadise

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* DefectorFromDecadence
DefectorFromDecadence: Someone who switches sides because they can't stomach the behavior of their former allies.
* DefectorFromParadiseDefectorFromParadise: A character who chooses to defect from a utopian-like society.



* FaustianRebellion

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* FaustianRebellionFaustianRebellion: Someone uses power granted to them by another person to then rebel against them.



* FullCircleRevolution

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* FullCircleRevolutionFullCircleRevolution: The rebels successfully overthrow oppressive leadership but end up becoming just as tyrannical as they were.



* RebelPrince

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* RebelPrinceRebelPrince: A prince who doesn't like being a prince and defies societal or familial expectations of his title.



* ResistanceAsPlanned
* RevolutionariesWhoDontDoAnything
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeBureaucratized

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* ResistanceAsPlanned
ResistanceAsPlanned: The supposed rebellion was actually all part of the villain's plan.
* RevolutionariesWhoDontDoAnything
RevolutionariesWhoDontDoAnything: They're opposed to tyranny and oppression, but don't actually do very much to change this.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeBureaucratizedTheRevolutionWillNotBeBureaucratized: The rebels are great at overthrowing the tyrannical government, but not so good at establishing an effective government themselves.



* RevolvingDoorRevolution
* RobotWar

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* RevolvingDoorRevolution
RevolvingDoorRevolution: A country continually overthrows and installs governments.
* RobotWarRobotWar: Robots rebel against their creators.



* SparkOfTheRebellion

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* SparkOfTheRebellionSparkOfTheRebellion: One small act of defiance kickstarts a full-blown rebellion.



* VelvetRevolution
* VoiceOfTheResistance

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* VelvetRevolution
VelvetRevolution: A peaceful and non-violent revolution.
* VoiceOfTheResistanceVoiceOfTheResistance: The public face and spokesperson of a resistance movement.



* ZerothLawRebellion

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* ZerothLawRebellionZerothLawRebellion: A character lacking free will manages to rebel within the confines of their programming/training.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys
AllGirlsWantBadBoys: A woman dates or is attracted to a man specifically because he's a rebel.
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthorityCoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Characters who disobey and/or disrespect authority figures are depicted as cool.



* CulturalRebel

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* CulturalRebelCulturalRebel: A character who rebels against the norms of their culture.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: A person (usually a teen girl) intentionally pursues a relationship with someone their parents don't approve of.
* DefectingForLove: A character working with the villains defects after falling in love with one of the heroes.



* DefiantToTheEnd
* DefiantStoneThrow

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* DefiantToTheEnd
DefiantToTheEnd: Even when facing eminent defeat and death, a character remains defiant.
* DefiantStoneThrowDefiantStoneThrow: A comparatively weaker character publicly defies a more powerful character, often inspiring others to fight back too.



* ForbiddenFruit
* FormerTeenRebel

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* ForbiddenFruit
ForbiddenFruit: Being told you can't have or do something makes you want to have to do it even more.
* FormerTeenRebelFormerTeenRebel: A character who was rebellious as a teen but mellowed out when they got older.



* IconOfRebellion
* InternalReformist
* TheLastDJ

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* IconOfRebellion
IconOfRebellion: A symbol associated with a rebel movement.
* InternalReformist
InternalReformist: Someone who tries to improve a corrupt system from within.
* TheLastDJTheLastDJ: A character who values their personal integrity over career advancement, even if it means being demoted or fired.



* TheParagonAlwaysRebels

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* TheParagonAlwaysRebelsTheParagonAlwaysRebels: An inspirational and heroic character defects, resulting in many others following their example.



* RebelLeader

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* RebelLeaderRebelLeader: The leader of a group of rebels.



* RebelRelaxation
* RebelliousPrincess
* RebelliousRebel
* RebelliousSpirit
* LaResistance

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* RebelRelaxation
RebelRelaxation: Rebellious characters tend to lean against a flat surface with their arms folded.
* RebelliousPrincess
RebelliousPrincess: A princess who doesn't like being a princess and defies societal or familial expectations of her title.
* RebelliousRebel
RebelliousRebel: A rebel rebelling against other rebels.
* RebelliousSpirit
RebelliousSpirit: A character whose dislike of following rules or being told what to do is a major personality trait.
* LaResistanceLaResistance: An organized group of rebels fighting against a tyrannical government.



* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified

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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized
TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The rebels are just as brutal as the oppressors they're fighting against.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilifiedTheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified: The rebels have a clear moral high ground over the oppressors and don't fight dirty.



* RuleAbidingRebel

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* RuleAbidingRebelRuleAbidingRebel: Outwardly, they appear to be a rebel, but in practice they're rather conventional.



* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids

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* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKidsStrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Children of overly-strict parents simply get better at hiding illicit activities from their parents.



* TheSuffragette

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* TheSuffragetteTheSuffragette: A woman who fights for women's right to vote.



* YouRebelScum

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* YouRebelScumYouRebelScum: Villains like to insult rebels with this line or variations thereof.

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