1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character responds to a compliment by minimizing its sincerity. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Aurora is told she is the most talented wizard in her class; she retorts that Bernand has not lost his touch for flattery and that he probably tells all his students that. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Bernand finds out the hard way that the compliment was Aurora's BerserkButton. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Somebody comments on how awestruck they are by Aurora's magic skills. While she does claim it's not as hard as it looks, she does say thanks for the compliment. |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** Aurora has [[HeroicSelfDeprecation self-esteem issues]]. |
7 | ** Aurora is a shy HumbleHero. |
8 | ** Aurora has reasons to doubt Bernand's sincerity. |
9 | ** While the compliment is sincere, Aurora knows that it says more about how isolated Bernard (and by extent the town he's from) is, than about how good she is. |
10 | * '''Inverted''': |
11 | ** Bernand says that Aurora must be {{The Ditz}}iest woman he has ever met, but Aurora shrugs it off with "I bet you call all the girls that at some point." |
12 | ** Bernand tells Aurora that she's the most beautiful woman in the kingdom, and Aurora tells him to tell her more. She's just really vain. |
13 | * '''Subverted''': "I bet you tell all your students that -- to practice up to tell it to me." |
14 | * '''Double Subverted''': "... I really don't deserve it, though..." |
15 | * '''Parodied''': When Aurora hears any praise of anyone or anything (like "Nice weather we’re having"), she ''always'' says "I bet you say it to everyone." |
16 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Aurora thanks Bernand for his congratulations on her accomplishment, but then he praises her for another thing she did [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame but wishes she hadn't]]. Then he commends her skill in an unrelated field and she doesn't respond, and then he commends her skill in ''another'' unrelated field and she thanks him. |
17 | * '''Averted''': Aurora accepts the compliment without any fuss. |
18 | * '''Enforced''': "We can't have people praising Aurora and her accepting that; she'll come off as arrogant!" |
19 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Aurora, would you just accept the good parts about yourself already?!" |
20 | * '''Invoked''': ??? |
21 | * '''Exploited''': Bernand compliments Aurora in front of somebody they need to impress. That way, they'll know how modest she is. |
22 | * '''Defied''': While Aurora doubts that the compliment is sincere, she makes an effort to thank Bernand for it anyway. |
23 | * '''Discussed''': "Believe me, I've tried telling Aurora how beautiful she is! But she just pushed that aside..." |
24 | * '''Conversed''': "Ah, great, another character who DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength and comes off as a classic MarySue."[[invoked]] |
25 | * '''Implied''': We don't hear Aurora's reply to the compliment, but we ''do'' hear Bernand asking his coworker whether he thinks he is too generous with his compliments or not. |
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27 | Back to DismissingACompliment |
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29 | %%Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
30 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
31 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
32 | %%* '''Played for Laughs''': ??? |
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