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* '''Reconstructed''': Colorado learns from the experience, still improvising, but only considering options with the less likely chance of hurting his teammates.
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Colorado learns from the experience, still improvising, but only considering options with the less likely chance of hurting histeammates.teammates.
** Jimmy Detroit, the aforementioned cool-headed science hero, still has many moments when he has to jump into situations without a plan and [[MacGyvering MacGyver]] whatever gizmos he needs on the field. He just is visibly more methodical about certain decisions (like [[ChekhovsGun bringing a number of gadgets]] that [[CrazyPrepared are useful for a wide variety of scenarios]], such as [[DuctTapeForEverything duct tape]]).
** Colorado learns from the experience, still improvising, but only considering options with the less likely chance of hurting his
** Jimmy Detroit, the aforementioned cool-headed science hero, still has many moments when he has to jump into situations without a plan and [[MacGyvering MacGyver]] whatever gizmos he needs on the field. He just is visibly more methodical about certain decisions (like [[ChekhovsGun bringing a number of gadgets]] that [[CrazyPrepared are useful for a wide variety of scenarios]], such as [[DuctTapeForEverything duct tape]]).
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* '''Played For Horror''':
** Colorado Smith is a PracticallyJoker villain, a chaotic madman who [[ConfusionFu is utterly unpredictable]] because all he wants is to murder a lot of people and anything that helps him achieve that goal is acceptable. Furthermore, [[BornLucky he is so absurdly lucky]] that even with the alleged handicap of "roughing it" [[InvincibleVillain he is constantly destroying the world]].
** Colorado Smith's luck runs out, and of course he has no safety net. The result is a very brutal death.
** Colorado Smith is a PracticallyJoker villain, a chaotic madman who [[ConfusionFu is utterly unpredictable]] because all he wants is to murder a lot of people and anything that helps him achieve that goal is acceptable. Furthermore, [[BornLucky he is so absurdly lucky]] that even with the alleged handicap of "roughing it" [[InvincibleVillain he is constantly destroying the world]].
** Colorado Smith's luck runs out, and of course he has no safety net. The result is a very brutal death.
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* '''Inverted''': Colorado meticulously plans his operations ahead of time, taking into account as many likely outcomes as possible. His arch-nemesis Creator/TennesseeWilliams is the perfect {{foil}} to this; an unpredictable ChaoticEvil [[TheTrickster Trickster]].
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* '''Inverted''': Colorado meticulously plans his operations ahead of time, taking into account as many likely outcomes as possible. His arch-nemesis Creator/TennesseeWilliams is the perfect {{foil}} to this; an unpredictable ChaoticEvil [[invoked]]ChaoticEvil [[TheTrickster Trickster]].
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* '''Invoked''': Colorado purposefully places himself in these situations for the adrenaline rush.
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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
** Colorado purposefully places himself in these situations for the adrenalinerush.rush.
** Colorado decides to [[SpannerInTheWorks create a situation as disruptive as possible]] to [[GambitPileup every plan that is in action]], knowing he has everyone beat at the raw, desperate improvisation that follows.
** Colorado purposefully places himself in these situations for the adrenaline
** Colorado decides to [[SpannerInTheWorks create a situation as disruptive as possible]] to [[GambitPileup every plan that is in action]], knowing he has everyone beat at the raw, desperate improvisation that follows.
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* '''Downplayed''': Colorado plans, but deliberately avoids overplanning as much as possible, since no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. His plans are all simple and can be easily modified on the fly.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Colorado plans, but deliberately avoids overplanning as much as possible, since no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. His plans are all simple and can be easily modified on the fly.
** Colorado plans, but deliberately avoids overplanning as much as possible, since no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. His plans are all simple and can be easily modified on the fly.
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** Colorado is thrown into a dangerous situation with so little information that there's no possible way he could plan anything, so he has to wing it.
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* '''Inverted''': Colorado meticulously plans his operations ahead of time, taking into account as many likely outcomes as possible. His arch-nemesis Creator/TennesseeWilliams is the perfect {{foil}} to this; an unpredictable ChaoticEvil {{Trickster}}.
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* '''Inverted''': Colorado meticulously plans his operations ahead of time, taking into account as many likely outcomes as possible. His arch-nemesis Creator/TennesseeWilliams is the perfect {{foil}} to this; an unpredictable ChaoticEvil {{Trickster}}.[[TheTrickster Trickster]].
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**Colorado's fighting style is based on improvisation.
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* '''Inverted''': Colorado meticulously plans his operations ahead of time, taking into account as many likely outcomes as possible. His arch-nemesis TennesseeWilliams is the perfect {{foil}} to this; an unpredictable ChaoticEvil {{Trickster}}.
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* '''Inverted''': Colorado meticulously plans his operations ahead of time, taking into account as many likely outcomes as possible. His arch-nemesis TennesseeWilliams Creator/TennesseeWilliams is the perfect {{foil}} to this; an unpredictable ChaoticEvil {{Trickster}}.
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* '''Straight''': ActionHero Colorado Smith constantly puts himself InHarmsWay without any plan more detailed than "improvise."
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* '''Straight''': ActionHero [[CaptainErsatz Colorado Smith Smith]] constantly puts himself InHarmsWay without any plan more detailed than "improvise."
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* '''Justified''': Colorado is demonstrably better at thinking on his feet than trying to predict the outcome ahead of time.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Colorado is demonstrably better at thinking on his feet than trying to predict the outcome ahead oftime.time.
** Colorado ''had'' a plan. Circumstances forced him to abandon it, and there's no time for Plan B. Plan C is their only option, and it has yet to be invented.
** Colorado is demonstrably better at thinking on his feet than trying to predict the outcome ahead of
** Colorado ''had'' a plan. Circumstances forced him to abandon it, and there's no time for Plan B. Plan C is their only option, and it has yet to be invented.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The entire FiveManBand are all doing their own improvised plans independent of each other and it still manages to work out.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The entire FiveManBand team are all doing their own improvised plans independent of each other and it still manages to work out.
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* '''Lampshaded''': TheBigBoard in Colorado's HQ reads "Step One: StormTheCastle. [[StepThreeProfit Step Two: ??? Step Three: Triumph!"]]
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* '''Lampshaded''': TheBigBoard in Colorado's HQ reads "Step One: StormTheCastle. [[StepThreeProfit [[MissingStepsPlan Step Two: ??? Step Three: Triumph!"]]
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* '''Played For Drama''': Colorado is actually suicidal and his recklessness steems from deep depression and a death wish.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Colorado is actually suicidal and his recklessness steems stems from [[DeathSeeker deep depression and a death wish.]]
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* '''Invoked''': Colorado pureposefully places himself in these situations for the adrenaline rush.
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* '''Invoked''': Colorado pureposefully purposefully places himself in these situations for the adrenaline rush.
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* '''Defied''': Colorado realizes that his girlfriend/friend/dog/whatever has been captured by the BigBad and he plans everything out carefully in order to ensure he can save them.
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* '''Defied''': Colorado realizes that his girlfriend/friend/dog/whatever has been captured by the BigBad [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and he plans everything out carefully in order to ensure he can save them.them]].
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* '''Implied:''': Someone comments that [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee whatever the plan was]], it's [[LampshadeHanging scarcely believable]] that he [[GambitRoulette managed to predict every last unlikely detail like he did]]. Colorado replies "Uh, yeah... the plan. Which of course there was one... of. Ahem."
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* '''Implied:''': '''Implied''': Someone comments that [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee whatever the plan was]], it's [[LampshadeHanging scarcely believable]] that he [[GambitRoulette managed to predict every last unlikely detail like he did]]. Colorado replies "Uh, yeah... the plan. Which of course there was one... of. Ahem."
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* '''Parodied''': Colorado doesn't plan a thing during his adventures. After he rescues the DamselInDistress, he decides to marry her... on the spot. She tells him they need to plan their wedding but he assures her, he '''really''' never plans anything.
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"Colorado, have you ever had a plan... for anything?"
* '''Conversed''':???Bob and Alice watch the latest Colorado Smith movie and remark how fun it is that he never plans his next move.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Colorado acts in the most insane and impulsive manner possible and somehow, everything falls into place. He later reveals [[NoFourthWall he read the script beforehand and knew he would live.]]
* '''Played For Drama''': Colorado is actually suicidal and his recklessness steems from deep depression and a death wish.
* '''Played For Drama''': Colorado is actually suicidal and his recklessness steems from deep depression and a death wish.
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* '''Justified''': Colorado is an IdiotHero who doesn't have the brains to plan ahead.
* '''Justified''': Colorado is an IdiotHero who doesn't have the brains to plan ahead.
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Colorado plans, but deliberately avoids overplanning as much as possible, since no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. His plans are all simple and can be easily modified on the fly.
* '''Justified''': Colorado isan IdiotHero who doesn't have demonstrably better at thinking on his feet than trying to predict the brains to plan ahead.outcome ahead of time.
* '''Justified''': Colorado is
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* '''Averted''': BatmanGambit.
Colorado does not risk himself without planning ahead first.
* '''Enforced''':???"He has to be cooler - make sure it's clear that he's improvising."
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* '''Subverted''': It looks like Colorodo is improvising, but he actually planned it the whole time.
* '''Double Subverted''': Colorodo was lying about planning ahead and was actually improvising.
* '''Double Subverted''': Colorodo was lying about planning ahead and was actually improvising.
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* '''Subverted''': It looks like Colorodo Colorado is improvising, but he actually planned it the whole time.
* '''Double Subverted''':Colorodo Colorado was lying about planning ahead and was actually improvising.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Colorodo improvises everything, which causes unintended injuries and deaths of his allies as everything gets out of control. Colorodo feels guilty because of the effects of his reckless behavior.
* '''Reconstructed''': Colorodo learns from the experience, still improvising, but only considering options with the less likely chance of hurting his teammates.
* '''Deconstructed''': Colorodo improvises everything, which causes unintended injuries and deaths of his allies as everything gets out of control. Colorodo feels guilty because of the effects of his reckless behavior.
* '''Reconstructed''': Colorodo learns from the experience, still improvising, but only considering options with the less likely chance of hurting his teammates.
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Someone comments that [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee whatever the plan was]], it's [[LampshadeHanging scarcely believable]] that he [[GambitRoulette managed to predict every last unlikely detail like he did]]. Colorado replies "Uh, yeah... the plan. Which of course there was one... of. Ahem."
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** Colorado improvises everything, which causes unintended injuries and deaths of his allies as everything gets out of control.Colorodo Colorado feels guilty because of the effects of his reckless behavior.
** Colorado is a DecoyProtagonist who kills himself through recklessness. His [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]] takes over and proves to be a cool-headed ScienceHero.
* '''Reconstructed''':Colorodo Colorado learns from the experience, still improvising, but only considering options with the less likely chance of hurting his teammates.
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** Colorado improvises everything, which causes unintended injuries and deaths of his allies as everything gets out of control.
** Colorado is a DecoyProtagonist who kills himself through recklessness. His [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]] takes over and proves to be a cool-headed ScienceHero.
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%%* '''Deconstructed''': Colorodo improvises everything, which causes unintended injuries and deaths of his allies as everything gets out of control. Colorodo feels guilty because of the effects of his reckless behavior.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???The entire FiveManBand are all doing their own improvised plans independent of each other and it still manages to work out.
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'''Basic Trope''': TheHero prefers to improvise on the fly rather than making detailed plans.
* '''Straight''': ActionHero Colorado Smith constantly puts himself InHarmsWay without any plan more detailed than "improvise."
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Colorado is an IdiotHero who doesn't have the brains to plan ahead.
* '''Inverted''': Colorado meticulously plans his operations ahead of time, taking into account as many likely outcomes as possible. His arch-nemesis TennesseeWilliams is the perfect {{foil}} to this; an unpredictable ChaoticEvil {{Trickster}}.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': It's a RunningGag that no-one can tell if Colorado is incredibly lucky or a Grand Master of XanatosSpeedChess.
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': TheBigBoard in Colorado's HQ reads "Step One: StormTheCastle. [[StepThreeProfit Step Two: ??? Step Three: Triumph!"]]
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Knowing Colorado's skill at improvising, Tennessee forgoes his usual BondVillainStupidity and wordlessly shoots the hero on sight.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Straight''': ActionHero Colorado Smith constantly puts himself InHarmsWay without any plan more detailed than "improvise."
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Colorado is an IdiotHero who doesn't have the brains to plan ahead.
* '''Inverted''': Colorado meticulously plans his operations ahead of time, taking into account as many likely outcomes as possible. His arch-nemesis TennesseeWilliams is the perfect {{foil}} to this; an unpredictable ChaoticEvil {{Trickster}}.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': It's a RunningGag that no-one can tell if Colorado is incredibly lucky or a Grand Master of XanatosSpeedChess.
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': TheBigBoard in Colorado's HQ reads "Step One: StormTheCastle. [[StepThreeProfit Step Two: ??? Step Three: Triumph!"]]
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Knowing Colorado's skill at improvising, Tennessee forgoes his usual BondVillainStupidity and wordlessly shoots the hero on sight.
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