Alex Edurus/Tropes

These are all the Tropes for Alex Edurus.
==Character Tropes==
*Anti-Hero: He is usually the Pragmatic Hero of the main trio, though there are occasions where he does act like a Unscrupulous Hero. He's firmly on the side of good, but is a very arrogant, cynical, brash, and sometimes short-tempered troublemaker with a large handful of moments of kindness, loyalty, and compassion.
*Berserk Button: Alex has some things that make him angry or annoyed by default.
**Don't mess with his friends or loved ones.
**Don't EVER call him "Snake-bite".
**While he doesn't mind constructive criticism, don't insult his cooking skills for no reason.
*Big Brother Instinct: He's this towards his friends and loved ones and does have a soft spot for Sid's little sister, Rana. He's also very supportive of others when they need it.
*Big Ego, Hidden Depths: Alex usually has a very arrogant view of himself and gets upset when something contradicts him, but most of his episodes focus on how it's all a façade to numb the emotional and physical pain from his childhood and, despite his ego, has a strong sense of loyalty and is very supportive and good-natured when his loved ones and others need him.
*Brilliant, but Lazy: As seen in Hidden Depths, despite not putting in much effort into his academics, he's much more competent, street-wise, and quick-witted than he seems, especially when it comes to cooking.
*Bruiser With A Soft Center: Alex has a very tough, sarcastic, and action-loving attitude, but he also has a softer and more good-natured side to him underneath, especially towards his friends.
*Deadpan Snarker: Alex has a very cynical, brash, and sarcastic attitude. This can be done for either laughs, drama, or both. He got this from one of his older siblings.
*Fatal Flaw:
**Arrogance: He usually thinks very highly of himself and gets offended when the contrary happens.
**Cynicism: Usually the most jaded and cynical out of his friends. He does get called out by them, though.
**Distrust: He usually has a hard time trusting others that he views as suspicious, except his friends and loved ones. This is especially shown in his interactions with Mike Brawler and his gang.
**Laziness: Alex barely puts in any effort in his academics and chores, except for cooking and training.
**Constant remembering of one's misdeeds: Deep down, he hates himself for both being the cause of his mother's death during his birth and his actions towards others for being an arrogant, cynical, and sarcastic jerk.
*Good Is Not Nice: Alex is one of the main heroes in the series and he does have his kind-hearted and compassionate moments, but he's still the rudest, most action-oriented, most cynical, most arrogant, and most short-tempered at times.
*Hidden Depths: 
**Despite not putting much effort in his academics, he is more competent, street-wise, and quick-witted than he seems, especially when it comes to cooking.
**Deep down, he hates himself for acting like an arrogant jerk, but thinks it's necessary in order for people to like him and think that he's cool and deserving of love, as well as to numb the emotional pain that he endured during his childhood.
**Alex's favorite place is the movies since he loves films, especially action-adventure.
**His favorite show is secretly Passion Ponies, an parody of MLP, due to its three-dimensional characters, world-building, morals, and dramedy.
*Hurting Hero: Despite his attitude, Alex's heart is always in the right place and has done a lot of genuine good with his friends and loved ones. It's when we see his background that we not only find out why he has this attitude, but also want to give him a hug because of it. His caring mother died via childbirth, causing his father to hate him because of that and forced his older siblings to torment and abuse him for his entire childhood under the guise that he deserved it for not being cool or deserving of love (which they genuinely regret, but had no choice out of fear of being disowned). Once they moved out, his father routinely neglected and brutalized him whenever he even remotely went out of line and made him do most of the chores and responsibilities by himself, especially cooking. Alex genuinely feels guilt, grief, and pain due to these events and thinks that he's irredeemable despite his good deeds.
*Jerkass Woobie: Despite his good and heroic qualities, he's an arrogant and disrespectful person. However, once you realize what he’s been through, you can’t help but want to hug him. He lost his mother right after his birth, his father hated him for this reason and forced his older siblings to torture and abuse him during his youth, making them believe that he deserved it for not being cool, and once they moved out, his father neglected him and made him learn how to do most of the chores and responsibilities himself, especially cooking. One of the reasons why he acts the way he does is to numb the emotional pain that he endured during his younger years and make him look cool and tough in order to feel like he’s deserving of love.
*Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Alex is a cynical, sarcastic, sometimes short-tempered, brash, and ill-mannered attitude. He hates boredom and having to show or share his feelings. That being said, he also has a strong sense of loyalty and a good natured heart deep down. He cares deeply about his friends and loved ones and will do whatever it takes to protect them from any harm. He's also quick to see the error of his ways when his attitude goes too far.
*Nice, Mean, and Inbetween: Usually Mean. He does have the most attitude out of the trio, though he does have moments of kindness and compassion.
*OOC Is Serious Business: Alex normally puts on a cynical and arrogant Tough Guy who doesn't feel comfortable with sharing his feelings. But when he starts to calmly pet an innocent creature, admits that he's not as tough as others think, or shows how upset, guilty, or afraid he is, it tends to stick out, for better or worse. He also has his moments of cuteness and blushes whenever he's visibly nervous, embarrassed, or flustered.
*Pet the Dog: In spite of his attitude, Alex does have moments of compassion and kindness.
**He once stood up for Sid against the bullies when they were younger, despite barely knowing him before. This is because he doesn't want others to face the same horrible turmoil that he faced when it came to bullies, especially from his older siblings.
**After learning that Clover was being bullied as well, he began to feel sympathy towards her despite their differences and constant arguing and even apologized to her for it, albeit a bit reluctantly.
**During the cold opening of Sid's New Beginning, he does apologize to Sid for yelling at him while he was under grief. It was because he couldn't stand to see him like that since he's one of his closest friends.
*Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red Oni to both Sid and Clover's Blue Oni.
*Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Sid's Sensitive Guy.
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