Basic Trope: Rock music tends to be associated with villains.
- Straight: Local Barbaric Bully Jerk Jock Flash Young has a signature Leitmotif in the form of a growling, distorted guitar.
- Exaggerated: Complete Monster, Hate Sink, And Scrappy Flash's whole leitmotif consists of a guitar that goes from growling, distorted, and deep to rapidly shredding hundreds of the highest of high notes within seconds.
- Downplayed: Jerk with a Heart of Gold Flash has a leitmotif that consists of a guitar; But whenever he's leaning on the "jerk" side, the guitar is growling and sometimes shredding, but whenever he's leaning on the "heart of gold" side, the guitar is much softer.
- Justified: Flash does side gigs as a guitarist; In-Universe, the guitar recordings are his.
- Inverted:
- Flash is a firm believer that Rock is Authentic, Pop is Shallow.
- Gentle Giant and Lovable Jock Maximilian Khan has a Leitmotif in the form of a soft piano.
- Subverted: As it turns out, Flash turns out to be a case of Scary Musician, Harmless Music.
- Double Subverted: Wait, was it mentioned it was harmless? It's actually meant to be harmful; Flash is Faux Affably Evil.
- Parodied: Anyone who picks up a guitar or any instrument related to rock automatically gets possessed by the spirit of Asmodeus to go on a Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll rampage.
- Zig-Zagged: See downplayed; Flash's guitar leitmotif swings from growling and aggressive in his jerkish mode, and soft and gentle in his heart-of-gold mode.
- Averted:
- Flash doesn't have a leitmotif.
- Rock and Roll isn't associated with evil.
- Enforced:
- Rock and Roll is known to be rebellious and loud, pretty much being the bane of any Moral Guardians out there. As such, they use Rock and Roll as the leitmotif for the primary villain.
- Rock and Roll already sounds loud and aggressive, which fits perfectly with Flash's character and his abrasive, irreverent attitude.
- Lampshaded: "'Course I play the guitar in a rock band. It's a necessity for any asshole worth their salt!"
- Invoked: Flash, after going through a Trauma Conga Line, decides that he should start listening to more rock, because it allows him to take his anger out through music. This gives him a rougher and tougher attitude.
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: Flash, as tempted as he is to want to associate himself with Rock and Roll, decides that he shouldn't be associating with the same industry that fully supports a hedonistic lifestyle and goes for a Creepy Jazz Music Smug Straight Edge.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
Turn off that Rotten Rock & Roll, it's gonna turn your brains into mush!
