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Four-Philosophy Ensemble
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This is a trope applying to the dynamics of groups of four. While the Four-Temperament Ensemble seeks to classify members by their personality, this trope classifies members by their outlook, or life philosophy, especially as demonstrated when the Group is faced by a problem or challenge. Keep in mind that this trope crops up in more character-driven works and will probably be absent from a work where the group of heroes are more cohesive or single-minded. That is to say, if there isn't much argument within the group, then they never have much chance to demonstrate the differing traits making up this trope. The dynamics for this trope are very effective because it combines the best parts of a Good Cop/Bad Cop or a Red Oni, Blue Oni binary (The Cynic vs The Optimist) and a Power Trio, (The Cynic - The Realist - The Optimist) placing The Realist in between the two opposing views, along with a fourth member (The Apathetic) to contrast all of them at once, including a fourth dimension to the argument, and even the potential for a fifth to be conflicted over the issue, often resulting in a Three Plus Two. All of this in a package that can even be coupled with the Four-Temperament Ensemble for double the fun. This is some serious Cast Calculus. |
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Watchmen: Nite Owl (Optimist), Silk Spectre (Realist), The Comedian (Cynic), Dr. Manhattan (Apathetic), and Rorschach (Conflicted). | |
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In Get Fuzzy: Bucky is the Cynic, Satchel is the Optimist and Rob is both the Realist and the Apathetic. | |
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Empowered: Emp (Optimist), Ninjette (Cynic), Thugboy (Realist) and Caged Demonwolf (Apathetic). Sistah Spooky probably counts as a second Cynic. | |
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Ciel ~The Last Autumn Story~: Yvienne (the Apathetic), Lariatte (the Realist), Daughter (the Cynic), and January (the Optimist). | |
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The Who: Roger Daltrey as the Optimist, Pete Townsend as the Cynic, John Entwistle as the Realist and Keith Moon as the Apathetic. | |
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Tintin: Tintin is the Optimist, who always jumps into adventure and assumes the best in people. Captain Haddock is the Cynic, being Tintin's Foil as a Sour Supporter who does not forgive others easily. Professor Calculus is the Realist, who is often unaware of what goes on around him, but his intelligence and inventing skills drive the plot of several albums. Thomson and Thompson are the Apathetic, as they are well-meaning detectives, but are usually not directly involved in the plot, and tend to cause more problems than they solve. |
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Raph is Cynical (fatalist, prefers fighting to talking), Mikey is the Optimist (assumes the best in people, wants to have fun above all), Leo is the Realist (as a leader, needs to create plans and mediate conflicts), and Donnie is Apathetic (frequently apart to research and develop his gadgets). | |
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Magic: The Gathering: Black is Cynic, Blue is Cynic/Realist, Green is Apathetic/Realist, and White and Red are two wildly different versions of Optimist. | |
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In Pearls Before Swine: Rat is the Cynic, Pig is the Optimist, Goat is the Realist, Zebra is the Apathetic. | |
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Cabin Pressure: Douglas as the Cynic, Arthur as the Optimist, Carolyn as the Realist, Martin as the Conflicted. (In later episodes, complemented by Herc as the Apathetic.) | |
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Fantastic Four: Reed is the Optimist (science can fix it!), Ben the Cynic (that never works, Stretcho), Sue the Realist (will you boys stop arguing?) and Johnny the Apathetic (...sorry, what did you say?) It can also be noted that on the rare occasions when they have nothing to do and no one to fight, they usually slide out of these roles (and become utterly dysfunctional): Johnny is the Optimist (Let's go out and have some fun guys!), Sue is the Cynic (This blows. I hate everything. Why is everyone around me a jackass?), Ben is the Realist (We need to fight someone or we're all going to kill each other, Stretch!), and Reed is the Apathetic (Do Not Disturb. Deep In Thought). |
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The Story of Apollo, Daphne and Luca: An Italian Tragedy: Brooding Vincenzo is the Cynic, level-headed Bianca is the Realist, hopeless romantic Rosa is the Optimist and mischievous Carlos is the Apathetic. | |
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