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** Bob is only licensed to use his bad-ass abilities when the situation gets dire, so most of the time he is forced to walk around as his meeker alter-ego.
* '''Inverted''': On paper, Richard is pathetically weak. But in action, Richard is a BadassNormal who is MadeOfIron.
* '''Inverted''': On paper, Richard is pathetically weak. But in action, Richard is a BadassNormal who is MadeOfIron.
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** Bob Richard is only licensed to use his bad-ass abilities when the situation gets dire, so most of the time he is forced to walk around as his meeker alter-ego.
* '''Inverted''': On paper, Richard ispathetically weak.perhaps ''the'' worst fighter in the series, as in he's so weak that even a mild breeze from someone just a power level above him could knock him down. But in action, Richard is a BadassNormal who is MadeOfIron.
* '''Inverted''': On paper, Richard is
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** Bob is only licensed to use his bad-ass abilities when the situation gets dire, so most of the time he is forced to walk around as his meeker alter-ego.
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** Bob is only licensed to use his bad-ass abilities when the situation gets dire, so most of the time he is forced to walk around as his meeker alter-ego.
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** Bob is only licensed to use his bad-ass abilities when RuleOfFunny.
** [[AnAesop The Aesop Of thesituation gets dire, so most of the time he is forced to walk around as his meeker alter-ego.day]]: Don't judge a book (or BadassBookworm in this case) by its cover.
** [[AnAesop The Aesop Of the
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** [[RetiredBadass It's been 50 years!]] You're lucky he's still alive… [[ScatterBrainedSenior okay, so he's senile.]]
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* '''Reconstructed''': Richard's death only places him in a bigger and tougher pedestal, WartsAndAll, for everybody else on his side to rally around. [[DontCreateAMartyr Oops]].
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* '''Averted''': If you're badass on paper, then you're a badass in real life.
* '''Enforced''': The author wanted the aesop to be "EarnYourHappyEnding".
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait, ''you're'' Richard? I was always told you had big muscles and you carry five guns in your hands." "The last part is true, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall don't believe everything you read on the paper.]]"
* '''Enforced''': The author wanted the aesop to be "EarnYourHappyEnding".
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait, ''you're'' Richard? I was always told you had big muscles and you carry five guns in your hands." "The last part is true, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall don't believe everything you read on the paper.]]"
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* '''Averted''': If you're '''Averted''':
** Bob is badass on paper, thenyou're you find Bob and he really is a badass badass, in real life.
*'''Enforced''': The author wanted '''Enforced''':
** Bob is only licensed to use his bad-ass abilities when theaesop situation gets dire, so most of the time he is forced to be "EarnYourHappyEnding".
walk around as his meeker alter-ego.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait, ''you're'' Richard? I was always told you had big muscles and you carry five guns in your hands." "The last part is true, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall but don't believe everything you readon in the paper.]]"
** Bob is badass on paper, then
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** Bob is only licensed to use his bad-ass abilities when the
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait, ''you're'' Richard? I was always told you had big muscles and you carry five guns in your hands." "The last part is true, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall but don't believe everything you read
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** Bob tries his best to seem like a meek, mild-mannered man in his daily life, to separate it from the danger of his heroic adventures.
** Bob tries his best to seem like a meek, mild-mannered man in his daily life, to separate it from the danger of his heroic adventures.
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** "That's Bob!? How? He looks so ordinary! I thought he was a bad-ass?"
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** Bob explains to Alice that he never wanted to be a famous hero, so he has to hide his bad-ass skill in his daily life.
** "That's Bob!? How? He looks so ordinary! I thought he was a bad-ass?"
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** Bob explains to Alice that he never wanted to be a famous hero, so he has to hide his bad-ass skill in his daily life.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Richard was a below average conscript who destroyed a whole tank column with one rocket by weakening the bridge they were on enough that it collapses under the combined weight. He only fired it off to dodge accusations of cowardice that could get him executed - retreating due to lack of supplies to damage the target is always an acceptable excuse and the weight was slowing him down. He winds up a high priority target because of his past successes and being unequipped to stand against the might.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Legends say that Richard stopped the end of ''TheMultiverse''. However, Richard can't so much as lift a pencil without putting strain on himself.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Legends say that Richard stopped [[ApocalypseHow/ClassZ the end of of]] ''TheMultiverse''. However, Richard can't so much as lift a pencil without putting strain on himself.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character has accomplished badass feats, but they themselves are rather pathetic.
* '''Straight''': Legends say that Richard stopped a bank heist and saved the hostages. While it ''is'' true, he's actually a fairly weak person.
* '''Exaggerated''': Legends say that Richard stopped the end of ''TheMultiverse''. However, Richard can't so much as lift a pencil without putting strain on himself.
* '''Downplayed''': Richard did stop a bank heist and he ''is'' fairly strong, but people tend to exaggerate his strength a bit.
* '''Justified''':
** Richard's feat was a case of AchievementsInIgnorance, whatever his feat may be, he did it on accident.
** Richard is WeakButSkilled, he ''earned'' his badass moment.
* '''Inverted''': On paper, Richard is pathetically weak. But in action, Richard is a BadassNormal who is MadeOfIron.
* '''Subverted''': Richard ''looks'' like he has a plan to stop the heist, but when it's set into motion, he's promptly shot by the criminals.
* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that was a ThanatosGambit, allowing them to be distracted long enough to be tackled by the police, Richard is taken to the hospital and he's even ''more'' badass on paper.
* '''Parodied''': There are posters up with Richard being portrayed as a big, strong, muscular man with a strong jawline. Then the ''real'' Richard walks next to it, and he's relatively small, ''extremely'' skinny and his jawline is effeminate.
* '''Zig Zagged''': On paper, he's capable of ConfusionFu.
* '''Averted''': If you're badass on paper, then you're a badass in real life.
* '''Enforced''': The author wanted the aesop to be "EarnYourHappyEnding".
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait, ''you're'' Richard? I was always told you had big muscles and you carry five guns in your hands." "The last part is true, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall don't believe everything you read on the paper.]]"
* '''Invoked''': Richard wanted to impress his LoveInterest by accomplishing a badass feat. Too bad he didn't get any muscles out of it.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Richard started working out so that he could also look the part.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': A character has accomplished badass feats, but they themselves are rather pathetic.
* '''Straight''': Legends say that Richard stopped a bank heist and saved the hostages. While it ''is'' true, he's actually a fairly weak person.
* '''Exaggerated''': Legends say that Richard stopped the end of ''TheMultiverse''. However, Richard can't so much as lift a pencil without putting strain on himself.
* '''Downplayed''': Richard did stop a bank heist and he ''is'' fairly strong, but people tend to exaggerate his strength a bit.
* '''Justified''':
** Richard's feat was a case of AchievementsInIgnorance, whatever his feat may be, he did it on accident.
** Richard is WeakButSkilled, he ''earned'' his badass moment.
* '''Inverted''': On paper, Richard is pathetically weak. But in action, Richard is a BadassNormal who is MadeOfIron.
* '''Subverted''': Richard ''looks'' like he has a plan to stop the heist, but when it's set into motion, he's promptly shot by the criminals.
* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that was a ThanatosGambit, allowing them to be distracted long enough to be tackled by the police, Richard is taken to the hospital and he's even ''more'' badass on paper.
* '''Parodied''': There are posters up with Richard being portrayed as a big, strong, muscular man with a strong jawline. Then the ''real'' Richard walks next to it, and he's relatively small, ''extremely'' skinny and his jawline is effeminate.
* '''Zig Zagged''': On paper, he's capable of ConfusionFu.
* '''Averted''': If you're badass on paper, then you're a badass in real life.
* '''Enforced''': The author wanted the aesop to be "EarnYourHappyEnding".
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait, ''you're'' Richard? I was always told you had big muscles and you carry five guns in your hands." "The last part is true, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall don't believe everything you read on the paper.]]"
* '''Invoked''': Richard wanted to impress his LoveInterest by accomplishing a badass feat. Too bad he didn't get any muscles out of it.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Richard started working out so that he could also look the part.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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