1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character values familial ties above all else. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Alice stands by her twin brother Bob, no matter what he does, because he's her brother. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Bob is Alice's second cousin, and she still stands by him because he's still family of a sort. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Alice is loyal to Bob, but only to a certain degree. After his MoralEventHorizon, she cuts all ties with him. |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** Alice and Bob are very close. They're [[SiblingTeam a team]]. |
7 | ** Even if Alice personally dislikes Bob, she is from a society where it is commonly understood and accepted that loyalty towards your own family must come before everything else. |
8 | * '''Inverted''': |
9 | ** Alice abandons her loving family for her [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] who treat her poorly. |
10 | ** BigScrewedUpFamily |
11 | ** CainAndAbel |
12 | * '''Subverted''': Alice claims she'll stand by her brother no matter what, but then breaks her word. |
13 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...but goes back to his side in the 11th hour. |
14 | * '''Parodied''': Alice is ''very'' picky with boyfriends and friends -- and constantly dumps them over very minor things -- but will forgive Bob no matter what he does. |
15 | * '''Zig Zagged''': You can never be sure when Alice will stand with her brother and when she's turned against him. |
16 | * '''Averted''': Alice is willing to see the faults in anyone, including her family. |
17 | * '''Enforced''': The author is dedicating this book to a family member. |
18 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Bob's my brother, no matter what he does." |
19 | * '''Invoked''': Bob gets a false DNA test, claiming that he's also related to Alice, in order to get her undying loyalty. |
20 | * '''Exploited''': |
21 | ** Bob is constantly pulling crazy stunts, knowing Alice will fix it for him. |
22 | ** Bob manipulates Alice into doing his bidding by PlayingTheFamilyCard. |
23 | * '''Defied''': Bob pleads for his sister's help and plays the family card, but Alice says that she owes Bob nothing more than she owes her friends. |
24 | * '''Discussed''': "Alice would never betray Bob -- she's his sister!" |
25 | * '''Conversed''': "Hey, why do families on TV have this weird loyalty thing?"\ |
26 | "I dunno, I mean, they'd never do that for their friends." |
27 | * '''Implied''': Bob's sister Alice stands by and supports him, though her reasons for doing so are never stated. |
28 | * '''Deconstructed:''' Alice supports Bob because she feels she has to support her brother, even though he is unmistakably evil. |
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34 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
35 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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