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'''Basic Trope''': Everyone thinks he's evil...but he's not.
* '''Straight''': Everyone makes up rumors that Bob, a local loner, is an unsavory character. When Alice gets to know him, he turns out to be anything but.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is on several watchlists and can't step outside for fear of inciting nationwide riots. He turns out to be one of the nicest people - if not ''the'' nicest person - in existence.
* '''Justified''': Bob can't control what other people say about him, plus, he figures that anyone who would take the time to get to know him would be a worthwhile friend.
* '''Inverted''': [[Villain with Good Publicity]], [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
* '''Subverted''': It turns out the rumors were true. Bob is a serial killer with a penchant for killing whoever comes to his door.
* '''Double Subverted''': But ''he'' knows it too, as well as anyone, so that's why he keeps to himself.
* '''Parodied''': It becomes obvious that Bob isn't hated by the community; he just acts like he is a cultivate a "cool loner" stereotype.
* '''Deconstructed''': After the rumors that Bob is a freak get spread enough, they start to get ingrained in the society's consciousness. As a result, Bob is unable to be treated as anything but a freakish monster.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob likes it that way.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': He keeps to himself because he is [[Not Good with People]]; not because he's a freak.
* '''Enforced''': "Let's teach the kiddies the ever-popular 'don't judge a book by its cover' lesson."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': "I say, I dun like that Bob feller. Son, you best not go near him, lest he eat your face off."
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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