Basic Trope: A character who doesn't abide by the rules.
- Straight: Alice likes doing what she wants and doesn't care what society thinks.
- Exaggerated: Alice takes pride in breaking every society's rules, even her own.
- Downplayed: There is a line Alice would never cross, though.
- Justified:
- Alice doesn't agree with society's rules.
- Alice just hates being told what to do, no matter what the rules are.
- Alice thinks that it's cool.
- Inverted: Alice loves to abide by society's rules.
- Subverted: ???
- Double Subverted: ???
- Parodied:
- Alice makes a checklist of the rules she has broken.
- Alice's disdain for rules is so intense, that she can even defy concepts like 'Newton's Laws of Motion' and the 'Laws of Thermodynamics' by merely stating things like: "I don't abide by your rules!".
- Zig Zagged: Alice swings from rebellious to obedient.
- Averted: The desire of breaking the rules or obeying them doesn't totally define Alice's character.
- Enforced:
- The author doesn't like the rules herself and creates Alice as a reflection of this.
- "We need to make a foil to the law-abiding Bob."
- Lampshaded: "Seems like you're the type of girl who doesn't like the word 'obedience'."
- Invoked: Cool People Rebel Against Authority
- Exploited: Reverse Psychology
- Defied: Alice decides to follow the rules whether she likes it or not.
- Discussed: "Can anyone get a hold on that rebel?"
- Conversed: "I wonder what rule Alice will break in the next episode."
- Deconstructed: Alice is so rebellious to the point that she doesn't care who she harms. Thus, she alienates everyone around her.
- Reconstructed:
- Alice is too rebellious to care about what others think.
- Alice agrees to be rebellious as long as she doesn't hurt people.
Back to Rebellious Spirit.
