History PlayingWith / AlasPoorVillain

* '''Lampshaded''': "Sheesh, you'd think the bad guys couldn't even bring us to tears...guess we're wrong."

'''Basic Trope''': A villain's downfall is painted as a solemn affair which arouses a moment of pity for them.

** RedemptionEqualDeath

'''Basic Trope''': A hero mourns over a villain's death.

** Evil Bob just got hit with the HeelFaceDoorSlam. It looked like he ''was'' turning away from evil, but his BadBoss or a WellIntentionedExtremist shot him first.

Man! Playing With AlasPoorVillain was such a lousy page![[note]]And prime {{troll}} and {{flame war}} bait, nonetheless![[/note]]... But now that it has ended, I kinda miss it. ''(sniff)''

* '''Straight''': [[MeaningfulName Hiro]]'s enemy, Evil Bob, dies, which leads to tears from Hiro.

** Evil Bob was an AntiVillain with a fleshed out motivation for his actions.

** [[BigBadFriend Evil Bob]] [[WeUsedToBeFriends actually was Hiro's friend in the past]]. His death was physically and emotionally devastating for Hiro, because he hoped until the very end that his friend could be redeemed.

* '''Inverted''': AntagonistInMourning

* '''Zig Zagged''': Evil Bob dies, and Hiro remain unemotional about it. However, he is later found crying in the privacy of his room. However, it turns out that he was merely mourning for his fallen comrades, and not Evil Bob. However, when Evil Bob's tragic past is revealed, Hiro does genuinely break down.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Sheesh, you'd think the bad guys couldn't ever bring us to tears...guess we're wrong."

* '''Discussed''': "When all of this is over and we kill Evil Bob... think you'll regret his death? You gotta admit, despite everything, you've known him longer than most of your friends... the one's he hasn't killed, granted..."

* '''Implied''': The characters are depressed after Evil Bob's defeat.

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** Evil Bob dies doing something dick-ish, and nobody mourns him.

** Evil Bob is an AssholeVictim.

** Evil Bob dies doing something dickish, and nobody mourns him.

** AssholeVictim

** AssholeVictim.

** Evil Bob is an AssholeVictim.

** AssholeVictim

** Evil Bob was pretty evil, but he wasn't completely evil and at least had [[PetTheDog some]] [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes good]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards moments.]] His death was physically and emotionally devastating for Hiro, because, under different circumstances, [[WorthyOpponent they could have]] [[FriendlyEnemy been great friends.]]

** While Evil Bob was a villain, his death is so horrific and agonizing that Hiro can't help but feel sorry for him.

* '''Straight''': Charles' enemy, Evil Bob, dies, which leads to tears from Charles.
* '''Exaggerated''': Evil Bob does many unforgivable, terrifying things to our heroes. Yet Charles still cries like a baby when Evil Bob dies.
* '''Downplayed''': Evil Bob dies, and Charles gives him a moment of silence before continuing.

** Evil Bob was pretty evil, but he wasn't completely evil and at least had [[PetTheDog some]] [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes good]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards moments.]] His death was physically and emotionally devastating for Charles, because, under different circumstances, [[WorthyOpponent they could have]] [[FriendlyEnemy been great friends.]]
** [[BigBadFriend Evil Bob]] [[WeUsedToBeFriends actually was Charles' friend in the past]]. His death was physically and emotionally devastating for Charles, because he hoped until the very end that his friend could be redeemed.

** Evil Bob did in fact [[RedemptionEqualsDeath turn away from evil]], and even died [[HeroicSacrifice saving Charles' life]].

* '''Subverted''': Despite Evil Bob's tragic death scene, Charles still can't bring himself to shed tears after all the horrible things he's done.
* '''Double Subverted''': Something tragic is revealed about his past and Charles breaks down after all.
* '''Parodied''': Charles mourns the death of Evil Bob, the ultimate [[PokeThePoodle jaywalker]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Evil Bob dies, and Charles remain unemotional about it. However, he is later found crying in the privacy of his room. However, it turns out that he was merely mourning for his fallen comrades, and not Evil Bob. However, when Evil Bob's tragic past is revealed, Charles does genuinely break down.

* '''Exploited''': Evil Bob, knowing he is about to die and seeing how sad it is making his killer, reveals to Charles the AwfulTruth which had driven him to villainy. The revelation [[DespairEventHorizon drives the already depressed Charles into despair]], and Evil Bob dies content with having broken his enemy's will.

* '''Deconstructed''': Evil Bob orchestrated his own death with the intention of garnering sympathy from Charles and manipulating him into considering Evil Bob's intentions as justified. Charles falls into a deep depression and starts to wonder if maybe Evil Bob really did have a point.
* '''Reconstructed''': Charles comes to understand that while Evil Bob had reasons for going to the lengths he did, they still didn't justify his actions. Charles chooses to mourn the life that led Evil Bob into villainy and respect the man for being as strong as he was.