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* '''Deconstructed''': Instead of a dramatic final fight with a dangerous criminal, what eventually does Jack in is either lung cancer, liver failure, or getting shot InTheBack by one of the [[TheMafia mafia goons]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Instead of a dramatic final fight with a dangerous criminal, what eventually does Jack in is either lung cancer, liver failure, or getting shot InTheBack by one of the [[TheMafia mafia goons]].
** Instead of a dramatic final fight with a dangerous criminal, what eventually does Jack in is either lung cancer, liver failure, or getting shot InTheBack by one of the [[TheMafia mafia goons]].
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** Jack's hardboiled mannerisms - depression, alcoholism, world-weariness, abrasiveness - are treated as genuine issues for which he needs serious mental help.
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* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Jack P. Daniels]] is a down-on-his-luck private eye who lives in a run-down part of the city, always keeps a bottle of scotch close by, appears in a fedora and a longcoat whenever he goes out, constantly makes smart remarks ([[DeadpanSnarker aloud]] [[InnerMonologue or not]]), and makes his money by solving various risky cases.
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* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Jack P. Daniels]] is a down-on-his-luck private eye who lives in a run-down part of the city, always keeps a bottle of scotch close by, appears in a fedora and a longcoat trench coat whenever he goes out, constantly makes smart remarks ([[DeadpanSnarker aloud]] [[InnerMonologue or not]]), and makes his money by solving various risky cases.
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* '''Downplayed''': Jack is a well-to-do, respectable private investigator, but the story has him do the snarky PrivateEyeMonologue nontheless.
* '''Justified''': Jack is a former police detective who left the force since his collegaues were [[BadCopIncompetentCop either corrupt or stupid]], and lives in 1930s, which were the heyday of the Hardboiled Detective - so his lifestyle naturally guides him towards that stereotype.
* '''Justified''': Jack is a former police detective who left the force since his collegaues were [[BadCopIncompetentCop either corrupt or stupid]], and lives in 1930s, which were the heyday of the Hardboiled Detective - so his lifestyle naturally guides him towards that stereotype.
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* '''Downplayed''': Jack is a well-to-do, respectable private investigator, but the story has him do the snarky PrivateEyeMonologue nontheless.
nonetheless.
* '''Justified''': Jack is a former police detective who left the force since hiscollegaues colleagues were [[BadCopIncompetentCop either corrupt or stupid]], and lives in the 1930s, which were the heyday of the Hardboiled Detective - so his lifestyle naturally guides him towards that stereotype.
* '''Justified''': Jack is a former police detective who left the force since his
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* '''Subverted''': Jack has all visual marks of the Hardboiled Detective - a tendency to monologue, longcoat and fedora - but when he actually gets to work, he proves to be more of a Holmes-style GreatDetective.
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* '''Subverted''': Jack has all visual marks of the Hardboiled Detective - a tendency to monologue, longcoat wears a trench coat and fedora - but when he actually gets to work, he proves to be more of a Holmes-style GreatDetective.
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** Jack is a [[ByTheBookCop By-The-Book]], StraightEdge GreatDetective.
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** Jack is a [[ByTheBookCop By-The-Book]], StraightEdge UsefulNotes/StraightEdge GreatDetective.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Sometimes I was asking myself... why was I doing all of this? Why was I constantly drinking, or wearing this coat, or getting seduced by beautiful [[LadyInRed dames in red]]? And the answer was simple: because that's how it was."
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Sometimes I was asking myself... why was I doing all of this? Why was I constantly drinking, or wearing this coat, or getting seduced by beautiful [[LadyInRed dames in red]]? red? And the answer was simple: because that's how it was."
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'''Basic Trope''': A private detective who is street-smart, cynical, prone to drinking, and tends to lead a risky life.
* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Jack P. Daniels]] is a down-on-his-luck private eye who lives in a run-down part of the city, always keeps a bottle of scotch close by, appears in a fedora and a longcoat whenever he goes out, constantly makes smart remarks (aloud [[InnerMonologue or not]]), and makes his money by solving various risky cases.
* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Jack P. Daniels]] is a down-on-his-luck private eye who lives in a run-down part of the city, always keeps a bottle of scotch close by, appears in a fedora and a longcoat whenever he goes out, constantly makes smart remarks (aloud [[InnerMonologue or not]]), and makes his money by solving various risky cases.
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'''Basic Trope''': A private detective who is street-smart, cynical, StreetSmart, [[KnightInSourArmour cynical]], [[TheAlcoholic prone to drinking, drinking]], and tends to lead a risky life.
* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Jack P. Daniels]] is a down-on-his-luck private eye who lives in a run-down part of the city, always keeps a bottle of scotch close by, appears in a fedora and a longcoat whenever he goes out, constantly makes smart remarks(aloud ([[DeadpanSnarker aloud]] [[InnerMonologue or not]]), and makes his money by solving various risky cases.
* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Jack P. Daniels]] is a down-on-his-luck private eye who lives in a run-down part of the city, always keeps a bottle of scotch close by, appears in a fedora and a longcoat whenever he goes out, constantly makes smart remarks
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* '''Inverted''': GreatDetective
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* '''Inverted''': GreatDetective'''Inverted''':
** Jack is a [[ByTheBookCop By-The-Book]], StraightEdge GreatDetective.
** Jack is a Hardboiled Criminal - a stereotypical 1930s "small fry" doing odd jobs for TheMafia.
** Jack is a [[ByTheBookCop By-The-Book]], StraightEdge GreatDetective.
** Jack is a Hardboiled Criminal - a stereotypical 1930s "small fry" doing odd jobs for TheMafia.
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* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sometimes I was asking myself... why am I doing all of this? Why am I constantly drinking, or wearing this coat, or getting seduced by beautiful [[LadyInRed dames in red]]? And the answer was simple: because that's how it was."
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sometimes I was asking myself... why am I doing all of this? Why am I constantly drinking, or wearing this coat, or getting seduced by beautiful [[LadyInRed dames in red]]? And the answer was simple: because that's how it was."
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* '''Averted''': ???
Jack is an ordinary private detective without any "hardboiled" traits about him.
* '''Enforced''':???
The author was contracted to do something in FilmNoir style, and out of the options given, he liked a detective story the most.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sometimes I was asking myself... whyam was I doing all of this? Why am was I constantly drinking, or wearing this coat, or getting seduced by beautiful [[LadyInRed dames in red]]? And the answer was simple: because that's how it was."
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sometimes I was asking myself... why
* '''Deconstructed''': Instead of a dramatic final fight with a dangerous criminal, what eventually does Jack in is either lung cancer, liver failure, or getting shot InTheBack by one of the [[TheMafia mafia goons]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Jack is careful not to overdo the habits that are dangerous to his health, and generally [[CrazyPrepared plans ahead]] to sidestep most of the dangers his lifestyle presents.
* '''Reconstructed''': Jack is careful not to overdo the habits that are dangerous to his health, and generally [[CrazyPrepared plans ahead]] to sidestep most of the dangers his lifestyle presents.
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* '''Inverted''': ???GreatDetective
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'''Basic Trope''': A private detective who is street-smart, cynical, prone to drinking, and tends to lead a risky life.
* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Jack P. Daniels]] is a down-on-his-luck private eye who lives in a run-down part of the city, always keeps a bottle of scotch close by, appears in a fedora and a longcoat whenever he goes out, constantly makes smart remarks (aloud [[InnerMonologue or not]]), and makes his money by solving various risky cases.
* '''Exaggerated''': Jack is a Platonic ideal of a Hardboiled Detective, checking off every stereotype that's on the list ([[TropeMaker and even some that aren't]]).
* '''Downplayed''': Jack is a well-to-do, respectable private investigator, but the story has him do the snarky PrivateEyeMonologue nontheless.
* '''Justified''': Jack is a former police detective who left the force since his collegaues were [[BadCopIncompetentCop either corrupt or stupid]], and lives in 1930s, which were the heyday of the Hardboiled Detective - so his lifestyle naturally guides him towards that stereotype.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Jack has all visual marks of the Hardboiled Detective - a tendency to monologue, longcoat and fedora - but when he actually gets to work, he proves to be more of a Holmes-style GreatDetective.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, even if Jack's methods are based on careful observation, that doesn't stop him from being hard-boiled.
* '''Parodied''': The movie Jack is in is a modern crime comedy filmed in color - but whenever he appears on-screen, [[ArtShift the movie turns black-and-white]], it starts raining, and Jack starts [[PrivateEyeMonologue monologuing]] like no tomorrow.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sometimes I was asking myself... why am I doing all of this? Why am I constantly drinking, or wearing this coat, or getting seduced by beautiful [[LadyInRed dames in red]]? And the answer was simple: because that's how it was."
* '''Invoked''': Jack deliberately emulates the style of Hardboiled Detectives, because that's what he always wanted to be.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Jack is a detective, but he thinks the "hardboiled" stereotype is damaging to his work, and so keeps a low profile.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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...I tried to do something else... something different... but no matter what I did, I always came back... back to HardboiledDetective.
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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Jack P. Daniels]] is a down-on-his-luck private eye who lives in a run-down part of the city, always keeps a bottle of scotch close by, appears in a fedora and a longcoat whenever he goes out, constantly makes smart remarks (aloud [[InnerMonologue or not]]), and makes his money by solving various risky cases.
* '''Exaggerated''': Jack is a Platonic ideal of a Hardboiled Detective, checking off every stereotype that's on the list ([[TropeMaker and even some that aren't]]).
* '''Downplayed''': Jack is a well-to-do, respectable private investigator, but the story has him do the snarky PrivateEyeMonologue nontheless.
* '''Justified''': Jack is a former police detective who left the force since his collegaues were [[BadCopIncompetentCop either corrupt or stupid]], and lives in 1930s, which were the heyday of the Hardboiled Detective - so his lifestyle naturally guides him towards that stereotype.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Jack has all visual marks of the Hardboiled Detective - a tendency to monologue, longcoat and fedora - but when he actually gets to work, he proves to be more of a Holmes-style GreatDetective.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, even if Jack's methods are based on careful observation, that doesn't stop him from being hard-boiled.
* '''Parodied''': The movie Jack is in is a modern crime comedy filmed in color - but whenever he appears on-screen, [[ArtShift the movie turns black-and-white]], it starts raining, and Jack starts [[PrivateEyeMonologue monologuing]] like no tomorrow.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sometimes I was asking myself... why am I doing all of this? Why am I constantly drinking, or wearing this coat, or getting seduced by beautiful [[LadyInRed dames in red]]? And the answer was simple: because that's how it was."
* '''Invoked''': Jack deliberately emulates the style of Hardboiled Detectives, because that's what he always wanted to be.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Jack is a detective, but he thinks the "hardboiled" stereotype is damaging to his work, and so keeps a low profile.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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...I tried to do something else... something different... but no matter what I did, I always came back... back to HardboiledDetective.
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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
