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* '''Justified''': Jade [[Naive Newcomer|has no idea what she's getting herself into]] at the beginning, so when she sees the horrible things she has to do and have happen to her/those around her, she becomes more hardened and cynical. |
* '''Justified''': Jade [[Naive Newcomer|has no idea what she's getting herself into]] at the beginning, so when she sees the horrible things she has to do and have happen to her/those around her, she becomes more hardened and cynical. |
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* '''Inverted''': Jade starts off as a [[Grumpy Bear]] but as time goes on she accepts that the world is far more idealistic than she gave it credit for. |
* '''Inverted''': Jade starts off as a [[Grumpy Bear]] but as time goes on she accepts that the world is far more idealistic than she gave it credit for. |
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* '''Subverted''': Jade [[The Pollyanna|remains idealistic]] despite the things she must do and must see. |
* '''Subverted''': Jade [[The Pollyanna|remains idealistic]] despite the things she must do and must see. |
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...But, [[Beneath the Mask|deep down]], she's actually a [[Knight in Sour Armor]]. |
* '''Double Subverted''': ...But, [[Beneath the Mask|deep down]], she's actually a [[Knight in Sour Armor]]. |
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Basic Trope: A character becomes more cynical throughout the series, due to horrible things happening to them and those around them.
- Straight: Jade starts as a Wide-Eyed Idealist, but during her adventures through the Crapsack World she lives in, she becomes much more cynical.
- Exaggerated: Jade starts out as The Pollyanna, but then something goes wrong and immediately becomes The Snark Knight (or even a Nietzsche Wannabe).
- Justified: Jade has no idea what she's getting herself into at the beginning, so when she sees the horrible things she has to do and have happen to her/those around her, she becomes more hardened and cynical.
- Inverted: Jade starts off as a Grumpy Bear but as time goes on she accepts that the world is far more idealistic than she gave it credit for.
- Rose-Colored Glasses
- Subverted: Jade remains idealistic despite the things she must do and must see.
- Double Subverted: ...But, deep down, she's actually a Knight in Sour Armor.
- Parodied: As Jade becomes more jaded and cynical, the glasses she wears become greener and greener.
- Deconstructed: Jade's newfound cynicism ultimately make her think her world is not worth saving, causing her to leave it to its fate.
- Reconstructed: Jade gains a more idealistic Morality Pet that reminds her that there are indeed reasons to try to save her world.
- Zig Zagged: ???
- Averted: Jade remains idealistic throughout, because she is given no reason to become cynical.
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: "What happened to the young, idealistic girl I knew?" "She grew up."
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: Knowing what she's been through, Raven gives Jade a Hannibal Lecture on how humans are bastards not worth saving, in an attempt to cause her to have a Face Heel Turn.
- Defied: Jade refuses to give up her idealism, regardless of the horrors she must deal with.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
- Played For Drama: ???
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