[ SECRET POST #3811 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3811 ⌋

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Comments

Re: LEAST FAVORITE TROPE

[philippos42]

Because not all protagonists are the Big Damn Hero to start.

I don't find this at all strange.

Re: LEAST FAVORITE TROPE

[feotakahari]

But if there was a person other than the protagonist who could handle the situation, then why did the protagonist need to become a protagonist? Why couldn't the mentor clean up this mess? Or alternatively, if the mentor couldn't clean up this mess, then why do they need to die to get them out of the way, when they're already out of the way by virtue of not being able to solve the problem anyway?

Re: LEAST FAVORITE TROPE

[(Anonymous)]

Because more often than not, the mentor dies as soon as the problem becomes an actual problem they're aware of. I'm tired of the protag already being the one who can solve the problem from the get-go. I like watching them grow. How does a character grow if they start able to solve the problem?

Re: LEAST FAVORITE TROPE

[philippos42]

It's a metaphor for moving into your parents' place in adulthood. It doesn't apply to everybody. It is a pretty common and inoffensive trope.

...word choice

[philippos42]

'Inoffensive' is a poor word choice. I should say it's widely sympathetic. I can see how some people find it offensive, and there is a way of massively overplaying it (Obi-Wan) that has become offensively overused.