Despair Event Horizon/Playing With

Basic Trope: A tragic event that leads a character to lose hope.

• Straight: Ken kills Sayaka, which causes Chihaya to lose all hope.
• Exaggerated:
  • Chihaya loses hope to such a degree that she commits suicide.
  • Chihaya loses hope to such a degree that she becomes a Nietzsche Wannabe.
  • All of Chihaya's friends and family die, on the same day she loses her house and her ability to walk. She'll never be able to dance again.
• Downplayed: Heroic BSOD
• Justified: Fate has dealt Chihaya a losing hand. It's natural to feel that things will never get better.
• Inverted: The death of Sayaka motivates Chihaya to live life to the fullest.
• Subverted: Chihaya starts to lose all hope after Ken kills Sayaka, but gets better.
• Double Subverted: ...except it was all an act, and she really has crossed the Despair Event Horizon.
• Parodied: Ken steals Sayaka's pencil, which causes Chihaya to make a Face Heel Turn and become an Omnicidal Maniac.
• Zig Zagged: ???
• Averted: Nothing traumatic happens to Chihaya.
• Enforced: Creator Breakdown
• Lampshaded: "I'll never feel happiness again."
• Invoked: ???
• Exploited: ???
• Defied: Chihaya refuses to give up hope, knowing that things will get better through time.
• Discussed: ???
• Conversed: ???

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