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* '''Conversed''': ??????
* '''Implied''': While it's never stated if Bob is blind, he's ''never'' shown without his signature [[BlindPeopleWearSunglasses sunglasses]], even when he's playing in a dimly lit club.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob is a deaf visual artist.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob is a deaf visual artist.artist.
** Or Bob is a musician in spite of his deafness.
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** Because Bob is blind, his hearing improved to compensate, making him a better musician.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???Bob is blind and thinks that the only way to become happy and popular is to be a musician.

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

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* '''Justified''': ???'''Justified''':
** Bob enjoyed music before going blind.
** Bob loves the arts and he chose a field where his disability would not affect his performance.



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

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* '''Parodied''': ???
'''Parodied''':
** The moment Bob goes blind, he becomes a musical savant.
** The more skilled Bob gets with an instrument, the worse his eyesight gets.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???Bob is completely blind and a musical savant but Charlie is also blind and cannot play worth a damn. On the other hand, Donna is sighted and an excellent musician.
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** But then he's blinded again (#1)/for real (#2 and 3.

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** But then he's blinded again (#1)/for real (#2 and 3.3).
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'''Basic Trope''': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A musician who is blind.]]
* '''Straight''': Bob is blind and a musician.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** All the musician characters are blind.
** Bob, who has been completely blind since birth, is a savant who can play most instruments with ease and has composed for entire orchestras despite never being able to read sheet music.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob is partially sighted.
** Bob may not be legally blind, but he sure is BlindWithoutEm.
** Bob enjoys playing at least one instrument as a hobby, but has no plans to professionally pursue music.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Bob is a deaf visual artist.
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob's vision is restored.
** It turns out Bob was ObfuscatingDisability.
** Bob was merely assumed to be blind due to his signature dark sunglasses, and is in fact sighted.
** It turns out Bob doesn't actually write any of his own music or sing or play on any of his recordings.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But then he's blinded again (#1)/for real (#2 and 3.
** For #4; Then he starts doing so.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Bob is blind, but he doesn't even play music as a hobby.
** Bob is a musician, but he's sighted.
** Bob is neither blind nor a musician.
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* '''Lampshaded''':
* '''Invoked''':
** Alice intentionally blinds Bob, who is already a successful musician.
** Alice encourages Bob, who is blind, to pick up music.
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* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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