1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character who is on the side of good, but doesn't have heroic motivations. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Brock fights alongside the other heroes, but doesn't have a noble motivation of being a hero. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** [[TokenEvilTeammate Brock]] fights alongside the [[IncorruptiblePurePureness most morally sound heroes ever]], but he lacks any heroic motivations that the heroes will quickly brand him as "evil". |
5 | ** ALighterShadeOfBlack |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': |
7 | ** UnscrupulousHero |
8 | ** Brock does have heroic motivations, but he put that in the backburner. |
9 | ** Brock doesn’t have any heroic motivations, but otherwise acts traditionally heroic. |
10 | * '''Justified''': |
11 | ** Brock thinks he has nothing better to do other than to seek enjoyment in the heroes' adventure. |
12 | ** Brock is OnlyInItForTheMoney. |
13 | ** Brock really would've preferred to not be the hero, but he's TheChosenOne and [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive is forced against his will to go along with the heroes]], so he's here to fulfill [[TheProphecy the sacred prophecy]] his chosen one status gave him, [[IJustWantToBeNormal whether he wants to or not]]. |
14 | ** Brock is a BloodKnight who [[SmitingEvilFeelsGood enjoys beating up the villains.]] |
15 | ** Brock [[IJustWantToBeNormal wishes he had a normal life where there's no drama, crime, or catastrophes]]. |
16 | ** Brock wants to impress [[TheHeart Caitlyn]] whom he has a crush on. |
17 | ** Brock realizes that teaming with the heroes is more efficient way to achieve his goal than to do morally questionable deeds. |
18 | ** Brock [[HeroicNeutral just wants to be alone]], but the villains always threaten his peace so he had to fight against them alongside the heroes. |
19 | ** Brock and the heroes are caught in an impossible situation, and thus, he and they must work together to survive. |
20 | ** Brock has powers that are needed to save the world. As long nothing he cares about gets destroyed, he doesn't bother. |
21 | ** Brock's powers are hereditary, whether it's political power or super power genetics, and thus is forced to fight for good, because he's supposed to. |
22 | ** Brock is a prisoner who agreed to help the heroes in hopes of being free from prison or at least receive a lighter prison sentence. |
23 | ** Brock simply wants revenge. |
24 | * '''Inverted''': |
25 | ** [[TokenGoodTeammate Brock]] fights alongside the other villains, but he [[NominalVillain doesn't have any villainous motives]] to make him a pure villain. |
26 | ** Brock is a PragmaticHero or IdealHero. |
27 | * '''Subverted''': Brock seems to only be fighting the villains for selfish reasons, but he turns out to have a HiddenHeartOfGold. |
28 | * '''Double Subverted''': [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk But it appears that Brock is pretending to be nice just to get them out of his back and return to doing what he usually does]]. Of course, he is forced to come alongside their adventures again. |
29 | * '''Parodied''': The other heroes ask Brock why does he fight on the good side, and Brock explains that it's because the villain broke his Platform/{{Xbox 360}}. |
30 | * '''Zig Zagged''': ??? |
31 | * '''Averted''': Brock is a hero who fights for justice and compassion for others. |
32 | * '''Enforced''': |
33 | ** "It's so boring how good guys always fight ForGreatJustice. Let's make a hero who fights for his own reasons." |
34 | ** “We need a {{foil}} to the WellIntentionedExtremist villain; A hero with selfish motives versus a villain with selfless motives.” |
35 | * '''Lampshaded''': "I'm not a good guy. I just help good guys. No reason really." |
36 | * '''Invoked''': ??? |
37 | * '''Exploited''': ??? |
38 | * '''Defied''': |
39 | ** Brock thought that fighting for his own reasons is selfish and declares that he fights for the good of everybody. |
40 | ** The heroes decide to teach Brock how to fight for the greater good. |
41 | ** Brock, [[RefusalOfTheCall completely ignoring the call to heroism]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere makes a break for the hills]] well before either the heroes or villains even find him. |
42 | * '''Discussed''': "Some say that Brock needs to learn how to be a real hero by fighting for people instead of fighting for himself." |
43 | * '''Conversed''': "Whatever happened to those heroes in the comics who fight for justice and peace? Now we got heroes who fight for anything but." |
44 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
45 | ** After receiving a better offer from the villains to fight on their side against the other heroes, Brock [[FaceHeelTurn quickly switches sides]] and shows ''why'' it's so dangerous to have a person fighting for your cause when they don't even believe in it. |
46 | ** Brock ends up feeling guilty for doing good deeds out of self-interest and questions his worth as a human being. |
47 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
48 | ** Brock realizes that Emperor Evulz is a OmnicidalManiac|AbsoluteXenophobe|StrawNihilist, and that if he wins, things will go sour for '''everyone''', including him. He quickly joins the heroes again on the first opportunity he gets. |
49 | ** Brock might not have heroic motivations, but that doesn't mean [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes he doesn't have loved ones]] that are fighting for the heroes. Knowing that Emperor Evulz's victory will taint their relationship forever, he reconsiders his alliances. |
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53 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
54 | %% |
55 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
56 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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