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** Darrell's drumming style and personality are cold and mechanical.

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** Darrell's drumming style and personality are cold and mechanical. By contrast, everyone else's playing style and personality are HotBlooded and beastly.
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** Darrell's drumming style and personality are cold and mechanical.
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** Darrell is the ConsummateProfessional; In contrast to the more vicious and rockstar heavy clothing the others wear, he's a SharplyDressedMan who uses traditional grip (i.e. Holding your left drumstick like a pencil).

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** Darrell is the ConsummateProfessional; In contrast to the more vicious and rockstar heavy clothing the others wear, he's a SharplyDressedMan SharpDressedMan who uses traditional grip (i.e. Holding your left drumstick like a pencil).
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** Darrell is the ConsummateProfessional; In contrast to the more vicious and rockstar heavy clothing the others wear, he's a SharplyDressedMan who uses traditional grip (i.e. Holding your left drumstick like a pencil).
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** He is a very aggressive drummer, but not much more.

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** He Darrell is a very aggressive drummer, but not much more.



** He's just a [[HotBlooded very passionate]] about what he does.

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** He's just a [[HotBlooded very passionate]] about what he does.
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** Every drummer is [[Series/TheMuppetShow Animal]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': Darrell is such an animal that he dies from it, forcing ''The Tropers'' into TheBandMinusTheFace territory.
* '''Reconstructed''': His replacement drummer is equally aggressive, and engages in as many solos, but is more down-to-earth than Darrell was.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Darrell is such an animal that he dies from it, forcing ''The Tropers'' into TheBandMinusTheFace territory.
** Darrell's wild antics get ''The Tropers'' banned from various venues.
* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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His replacement drummer is equally aggressive, and engages in as many solos, but is more down-to-earth than Darrell was.was.
** ''The Tropers'' find a venue that is amenable to Darrell's insane behavior.
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That last one feels a little racist.


** He has the blood of an African tribesman.
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** He's just a very passionate about what he does.

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** He's just a [[HotBlooded very passionate passionate]] about what he does.
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* '''Subverted''':He appears to fit the stereotype, but is actually [[MeanCharacterNiceActor a very nice man]].

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* '''Subverted''':He '''Subverted''': He appears to fit the stereotype, but is actually [[MeanCharacterNiceActor a very nice man]].
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** Darrell is the StraightMan when compared to everyone else's stage persona.

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** Darrell is the StraightMan OnlySaneMan when compared to everyone else's stage persona.

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* '''Double Subverted''': He's just pretending to be nice to hide his actual craziness.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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He's just pretending to be nice to hide his actual craziness.craziness.
** Alternatively, he's genuinely nice, but ''way'' too excitable.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Man, Darrel sure can beat the hell out of those drums."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Man, Darrel sure can beat the hell out of those drums." "And anything else you put in front of him."
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** Alternatively, ''he is a dog''.

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** Alternatively, ''he is he '''''is''''' a dog''.dog.

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* '''Parodied''': He's also secretly half-dog.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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He's also secretly half-dog.half-dog.
** Alternatively, ''he is a dog''.

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* '''Downplayed''': He is a very aggressive drummer, but not much more.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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He is a very aggressive drummer, but not much more.more.
** He's DumbAndDrummer; still "brutish", but without the "animal attitude".



*** The drums are programmed.

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*** ** The drums are programmed.



** He's not an animal; instead he's DumbAndDrummer.
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** He's not an animal; instead he's DumbAndDrummer.

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* '''Inverted''': Darrell is the StraightMan when compared to everyone else's stage persona.

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* '''Inverted''': Darrell '''Inverted''':
**Darrell
is the StraightMan when compared to everyone else's stage persona. persona.
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** The band are a ProgressiveRock, DeathMetal or some other genre in which viciousness on the drums is required.

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** The band are a ProgressiveRock, DeathMetal or some other genre in which viciousness on the drums is required.

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* '''Implied''': The bandmates each record their parts separately, but when the RecordProducer steps up to the table, you can see him drastically lowering the volume of the drum parts.



* '''Implied''': The bandmates each record their parts separately, but when the RecordProducer steps up to the table, you can see him drastically lowering the volume of the drum parts.
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** The band are a ProgressiveRock or DeathMetal, so viciousness on the drums are needed.

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** The band are a ProgressiveRock ProgressiveRock, DeathMetal or DeathMetal, so some other genre in which viciousness on the drums are needed.is required.

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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???'''Justified''':
** He's just a very passionate about what he does.
** He just has a lot of [[{{Keet}} stamina]].
** He has the blood of an African tribesman.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Zagged''':
** Darrel's mood drastically changes. Sometimes he's a nice guy and sometimes he's crazy.
** The band are a GenreRoulette band and sometimes his play style is fast and vicious, and sometimes it's slow and calm.



*** The drums are programmed.



* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???
'''Enforced''':
** The Tropers are a parody of over the top 70s HardRock and the drummer's antics are supposed to reflect how crazy drummers back then were.
** The band are a ProgressiveRock or DeathMetal, so viciousness on the drums are needed.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"Man, Darrel sure can beat the hell out of those drums."
* '''Invoked''': ???
'''Invoked''':
** Darrel's parents were drummers too and just raised him in the drummer lifestyle.
** The [[IAmTheBand band leader]] tells Darrel to put everything he has into his playing and then some.
* '''Exploited''': ???
The other bandmates use Darrel as their mascot to market their bands to people.
* '''Defied''': ???
Darrel despite having high stamina and the ability to beat the drums till they break chooses to play softly to take on a calm demeanor so as not to attract too much attention to himself.
* '''Discussed''': ???
"Hey Darrel, mind cooling it down a bit so our fans can hear more instruments than just the drums?"
* '''Conversed''': ???"I wonder how many times The Troper's drummer has had to go to the hospital for wrist injuries."



* '''Implied''': The bandmates each record their parts separately, but when the RecordProducer steps up to the table, you can see him drastically lowering the volume of the drum parts.



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* '''Played Straight''': Drummer Darrell of the fictional band "The Tropers" is known for his long drum solos, and turning his sticks around so he can hit harder

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* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': Drummer Darrell of the fictional band "The Tropers" ''The Tropers'' is known for his long drum solos, and turning his sticks around so he can hit harderharder.



* '''Subverted''': He appears to fit the stereotype, but is actually [[MeanCharacterNiceActor a very nice man]].
* '''Double Subverted''': He's just pretending to be nice to hide his actual craziness.

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* '''Subverted''': He appears to fit the stereotype, but is actually [[MeanCharacterNiceActor a very nice man]].
* '''Double Subverted''': He's just pretending to be nice to hide his actual craziness.
'''Justified''': ???



* '''Averted''': There is no drummer.
** Alternatively, there is a drummer, but he is more casual, and doesn't engage in any of these antics.

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* '''Averted''': There is no drummer.
** Alternatively, there is a drummer,
'''Subverted''':He appears to fit the stereotype, but he is more casual, and doesn't engage in any of these antics.actually [[MeanCharacterNiceActor a very nice man]].
* '''Double Subverted''': He's just pretending to be nice to hide his actual craziness.



* '''Deconstructed''': Darrell is such an animal that he dies from it, forcing "The Tropers" into TheBandMinusTheFace territory.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** There is no drummer.
** There is a drummer, but he is more casual, and doesn't engage in any of these antics.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Darrell is such an animal that he dies from it, forcing "The Tropers" ''The Tropers'' into TheBandMinusTheFace territory.



* '''Played for Laughs''': During "The Tropers'" guest appearance on TheMuppetShow, Darrell gets into a drum battle with Animal. Neither of them wins.

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'''Played for For Laughs''': During "The Tropers'" guest appearance on TheMuppetShow, Darrell gets into a drum battle with Animal. Neither of them wins.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': During "The Tropers'" guest appearance on TheMuppetShow, Darrell gets into a drum battle with Animal. Neither of them wins.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': During "The Tropers'" guest appearance on TheMuppetShow, Darrell gets into a drum battle with Animal. Neither of them wins.wins.

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'''Basic Trope''': A band's drummer is best remembered for his wild stage antics, aggressive drumming style, and/or engaging in drum solos.
*'''Played Straight''': Drummer Darrell of the fictional band "The Tropers" is known for his long drum solos, and turning his sticks around so he can hit harder
*'''Exaggerated''': He's also known for regularly engaging in street fights with urchins who try to rob him off-stage, and for using fans' heads for drums if they happen to make their way onto the stage.
*'''Downplayed''': He is a very aggressive drummer, but not much more.
*'''Subverted''': He appears to fit the stereotype, but is actually [[MeanCharacterNiceActor a very nice man]].
*'''Double Subverted''': He's just pretending to be nice to hide his actual craziness.
*'''Inverted''': Darrell is the StraightMan when compared to everyone else's stage persona.
*'''Averted''': There is no drummer.
**Alternatively, there is a drummer, but he is more casual, and doesn't engage in any of these antics.
*'''Parodied''': He's also secretly half-dog.
*'''Deconstructed''': Darrell is such an animal that he dies from it, forcing "The Tropers" into TheBandMinusTheFace territory.
*'''Reconstructed''': His replacement drummer is equally aggressive, and engages in as many solos, but is more down-to-earth than Darrell was.
*'''Played for Laughs''': During "The Tropers'" guest appearance on TheMuppetShow, Darrell gets into a drum battle with Animal. Neither of them wins.

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