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** The world being what [[CrapsackWorld it is]], the atrocities Bob has done for the sake of the "build up a reputation as an evil creature so vile the entire world[[note]]with special attentiveness on [[HumansAreBastards the unrelenting assholes]][[/note]] will band together to destroy me" part of the plan are just excessive.

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** The world being what [[CrapsackWorld it is]], the atrocities Bob has done for the sake of the "build up a reputation as an evil creature so vile the entire world[[note]]with special attentiveness on [[HumansAreBastards the unrelenting assholes]][[/note]] assholes]] who would [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame applaud me otherwise]][[/note]] will band together to destroy me" part of the plan are just excessive.
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** The world being what [[CrapsackWorld it is]], the atrocities Bob has done for the sake of the "build up a reputation as an evil creature so vile the entire world[[note]]with special attentiveness on [[HumansAreBastards the unrelenting assholes]][[/note]] will band together to destroy me" part of the plan are just excessive.

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* '''Deconstructed''': [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Skarka%27s_Law Skarka's Law]] comes into effect and Bob's friends defend his behavior, effectively sabotaging the credibility of his new-found bad image.

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[[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Skarka%27s_Law Skarka's Law]] comes into effect and Bob's friends defend his behavior, effectively sabotaging the credibility of his new-found bad image.



* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's friends know what he is trying to do, so they pretend to disown him along with everyone else in order to ensure the plan's success.

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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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Bob's friends know what he is trying to do, so they pretend to disown him along with everyone else in order to ensure the plan's success.success.
** It was still a gambit, albeit one that wasn't planned or implemented correctly by Bob. Charlie studies how Bob did his and where it went wrong, learns from Bob's mistakes and executes a successful one of his own when the need arises.

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* '''Justified''': Bob cares more about what he sees as the greater good than about what people think of him.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob cares more about what he sees as the greater good than about what people think of him. him.
** [[WhiteSheep Bob]] is the newest successor in a lineage of evil rulers who have used their influence to manipulate the populace to embrace cruel tyranny. After years of pretending to be a proper successor, he intends to destroy the reputation of the entire lineage, its power, and its values, by gaining the public's absolute hatred.
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** Bob's scheme involves gaining [[HundredPercentAdorationRating the love and approval of everyone around him.]]

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** Bob's scheme involves gaining [[HundredPercentAdorationRating [[LovedByAll the love and approval of everyone around him.]]
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** Charlie makes sure that Bob's plans backfire as he frames Bobs friends as his accomplices for Bob's alleged misdeeds.


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** Bob's plans horribly backfire as this ends up endangering the people he is trying to protect than saving them.

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???

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"It doesn't matter that they'll all hate me. I need to save them."
* '''Invoked''': ???
Evulz sets up a SadisticChoice between people getting hurt and Bob losing his reputation.
* '''Exploited''': ???Charlie, TheRival to Bob, swoops up Bob's girlfriend while everyone hates him.



* '''Implied''': Bob is assumed to be evil at the start of the work, but it turns out this is not true. Bob at one point comments that being a scapegoat was worth it.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob CantGetInTroubleForNuthin, and there's a humorous montage of his failures.



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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob allows himself to be seen as a CardCarryingVillain in order to save the world from destruction.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob allows himself to be seen as a CardCarryingVillain in order to save the world from destruction. destruction.
** In order to save the entire [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], Bob implements a plan which includes magically making every living being hate him with passion.
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** Or both at the same time. The society cannot agree on how to view Bob after the incident, so he becomes an in-universe BaseBreaker.

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** Or both at the same time. The society cannot agree on how to view Bob after the incident, so he becomes an in-universe BaseBreaker.BaseBreakingCharacter.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob allows himself to be seen as a CompleteMonster in order to save the world from destruction.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob allows himself to be seen as a CompleteMonster CardCarryingVillain in order to save the world from destruction.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???"It's AnAesop; The good deeds you do are more important than the credit you gain for them."

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* '''Inverted''': Bob's scheme involves gaining [[HundredPercentAdorationRating the love and approval of everyone around him.]]

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob's scheme involves gaining [[HundredPercentAdorationRating the love and approval of everyone around him.]]



* '''Zig Zagged''': Public opinion of Bob's deliberately heinous display fluctuates wildly, repeatedly switching between disgust and defensiveness over time.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''':
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Public opinion of Bob's deliberately heinous display fluctuates wildly, repeatedly switching between disgust and defensiveness over time.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's friends know about the plan and that his cause is ultimately just, so they pretend to disown him along with everyone else in order to ensure the plan's success.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's friends know about the plan and that his cause what he is ultimately just, trying to do, so they pretend to disown him along with everyone else in order to ensure the plan's success.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's friends know about the plan and that his cause is ultimately just, so they pretend to disown him along with everyone else in order to further the plan.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's friends know about the plan and that his cause is ultimately just, so they pretend to disown him along with everyone else in order to further ensure the plan.plan's success.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's friends know about the plan and that his cause is ultimately just, so they pretend to disown him along with everyone else in order to further the plan.



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** Or both at the same time. The society cannot agree on how to view Bob after the incident, so he becomes an in-universe BaseBreaker.

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* '''Inverted''':
** Bob makes an ineffectual token gesture in order to gain the approval of everyone
** Bob chooses his bad name in order to gain disapproval of everyone

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* '''Inverted''':
** Bob makes an ineffectual token gesture in order to gain
'''Inverted''': Bob's scheme involves gaining [[HundredPercentAdorationRating the love and approval of everyone
everyone around him.]]
** Bob's scheme involves gaining the above within one single public action.
** The entire society seeks to plant a ZeroPercentApprovalRating on
Bob chooses his bad name in order to gain disapproval of everyonefurther their own collective agenda, possibly by making him TheScapegoat.



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Bob seeks to enact his gambit by punting a kitten in front of everyone.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Public opinion of Bob's deliberately heinous display fluctuates wildly, repeatedly switching between disgust and defensiveness over time.



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* '''Defied''': ???Bob is a SlaveToPR and painstakingly works to ensure that his approval rating is never tarnished.



* '''Deconstructed''': [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Skarka%27s_Law Skarka's Law]] comes into effect and Bob's friends defend his behavior, effectively sabotaging the credibility of his new-found bad image.



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* '''Inverted''': Bob makes an ineffectual token gesture in order to gain the approval of everyone.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob '''Inverted''':
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makes an ineffectual token gesture in order to gain the approval of everyone. everyone
**Bob chooses his bad name in order to gain disapproval of everyone

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': ???



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'''Basic Trope''': Making yourself look bad in order to accomplish good.
* '''Straight''': Bob sacrifices his good name in order to save the people he loves.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob allows himself to be seen as a CompleteMonster in order to save the world from destruction.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob takes the blame for a minor misdemeanor that Alice committed in the heat of the moment and now regrets.
* '''Justified''': Bob cares more about what he sees as the greater good than about what people think of him.
* '''Inverted''': Bob makes an ineffectual token gesture in order to gain the approval of everyone.
* '''Subverted''': Bob appears to sacrifice his good name for a greater cause, but ends up more popular than before.
* '''Double Subverted''': But only for a short time, after which the people hate him.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob does not sacrifice his reputation for any cause.
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* '''Defied''': ???
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