1 | '''Basic Trope''': Someone who goes teetotal, and doesn't drink alcohol. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob never drinks alcoholic beverages. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Bob refuses to consume anything when there's a remote chance that it contains small amounts of alcohol. |
5 | ** Bob makes a huge deal out of the fact that he never drinks, and [[DryCrusader tries to get alcohol banned]]. |
6 | ** In addition to alcohol, Bob won't even touch caffeine. |
7 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob rarely drinks alcohol, and never enough to get intoxicated. |
8 | * '''Justified''': |
9 | ** Bob wants to keep his wits about him. |
10 | ** Bob's father was [[AbusiveDad abusive]] and an [[AlcoholicDad alcoholic]]. Bob doesn't want to end up like him. |
11 | ** In the past, ''Bob himself'' [[RecoveredAddict was]] the [[TheAlcoholic abusive alcoholic]]. He hurt the people around him and [[TheAtoner never wants to do that again]]. |
12 | ** Bob's [[AgainstMyReligion religion]] forbids the consumption of alcohol. |
13 | ** Bob doesn't like the taste of alcoholic drinks. |
14 | ** Bob is on medication, and consuming alcohol could cause the medication to kill him. |
15 | ** Bob's job requires him to be sober at all times. |
16 | ** Alice is pregnant and doesn't want to [[OneDrinkWillKillTheBaby harm her baby]] by drinking alcohol. |
17 | * '''Inverted''': |
18 | ** TheAlcoholic. |
19 | ** AlcoholicParent. |
20 | * '''Subverted''': Bob abstains from drinking with his friends, but it turns out he's taking a medication that shouldn't be combined with alcohol. |
21 | * '''Double Subverted''': When he finishes taking his medication, it's revealed that he was a teetotaler anyway. |
22 | * '''Parodied''': |
23 | ** Bob is a [[TheStoner stoner]] that refuses to consume alcohol "[[HypocriticalHumor because]] DrugsAreBad". |
24 | ** Bob is a BigEater and [[MustHaveNicotine chain smoker]] that claims he doesn't drink "[[HypocriticalHumor because it's unhealthy]]". |
25 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob is a recovering alcoholic trying to be a teetotaler, but he repeatedly falls OffTheWagon. |
26 | * '''Averted''': |
27 | ** No characters are ever seen drinking. Whether they're teetotal is irrelevant. |
28 | ** Bob drinks as much as everyone else. |
29 | * '''Enforced''': |
30 | ** "Because DrugsAreBad, the MoralGuardians will complain if we let the main character drink alcohol." |
31 | ** In a video game full of various BoozeBasedBuff, a player decides to forgo them as a SelfImposedChallenge. There is even an [[CosmeticAward Achievement]] for it. |
32 | * '''Lampshaded''': "That guy is drinking Coke at a bar." "Yes, I've been his friend since childhood and I've never seen him drink alcohol." |
33 | * '''Invoked''': Bob's parents teach him about the dangers of alcohol. Bob actually listens to them. |
34 | * '''Exploited''': |
35 | ** Bob's friends make him a DesignatedDriver because he doesn't drink anyway. |
36 | ** Bob is attacked by a belligerent drunk -- and, being sober and clear-headed, [[CurbStompBattle easily defeats his assailant]]. |
37 | * '''Defied''': Bob's friends convince him to try alcohol. After tasting a few drinks, he reluctantly admits that he [[IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam likes it]]. |
38 | * '''Discussed''': "I have never seen Bob drink. I wonder if he ever does it." |
39 | * '''Conversed''': "Why can't most teenagers see what Bob sees, that you can definitely live a fun and exciting life without alcohol?" "Maybe they will if they read the book about him." |
40 | * '''Implied:''' Bob is always the DesignatedDriver and, in contrast to the rest of the cast, is never seen suffering from a hangover. |
41 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
42 | ** In Bob's culture, drinking alcohol is considered a sign of adulthood and manliness. Bob is considered immature and looked down upon. |
43 | ** Bob has trouble maintaining social relationships, as he is from a culture or a line of work where groups of friends and co-workers are expected to go to bars and drink together. |
44 | * '''Reconstructed''': Bob later proves that he's a badass even though he doesn't drink. Thanks to Bob, teetotallers eventually gain more respect. |
45 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
46 | * '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's friends try to [[IntoxicationEnsues get him drunk]] with a variety of methods, but Bob always outsmarts them and their attempts often backfire hilariously. |
47 | * '''Played For Drama''': Bob is a teenager that doesn't really want to try alcohol, but his [[ToxicFriendInfluence friends]] try to peer pressure him into doing it. |
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