Although Alice doesn't mind Bob getting the reputation for himself, Bob has very low self-esteem knowing he doesn't deserve it and eventually breaks down.The constant stress of basing almost his entire public life on a lie slowly wears Bob down, until he finally confesses everything.Discussed: "Sometimes, I wonder if Bob is really as much of a hero as people think he is.".Defied: Bob corrects anyone he hears spreading undeservedly flattering rumors about him.Alternately, someone finds out the truth behind Bob's Fake Ultimate Heroism and uses it to blackmail Bob.Bob's inflated reputation results in people expecting him to act the part and is a constant source of trouble for him.Alice allows Bob to take the spotlight since she doesn't want the attention.Bob likes to be popular, so he pretends to be a hero.As such, he's designed to go down quickly to showcase that he's not as powerful and god-like as he claims.
Zig Zagged: Nobody is really sure how much of Bob's reputation is based in reality, and how much of it is lies not even Bob himself.Parodied: The falseness of Bob's reputation is blatantly obvious, but nobody ever figures it out.until the situation gets bad, and he decides Screw This, I'm Outta Here. Bob was pretending to be a fake hero as part of Trickster Mentor shenanigans, he's actually a hero.Alternatively, while Bob isn't as heroic as his reputation, he always assists the true heroes using his fame.Bob starts off as a Fake Ultimate Hero, but ultimately grows into a true hero.Despite all the build-up the story gives him, Emperor Evulz goes down rather easily and is considered a Fake Ultimate Villain by the fanbase who seem him as anticlimatic.Bob is an infamous villain, but he's never done anything truly evil.Bob is a Hero with Bad Publicity who constantly performs heroic deeds while getting absolutely no public acknowledgment for them.Even if he were to come clean about his lack of heroism, his fans would rather cling to the myths anyway, so he might as well roll with it while it lasts. Bob can't exactly control how the public sees him.Bob is set up as a public hero by the government/media despite his lack of qualifications in order to give the public an inspirational role model.It was really more like five feet tall, and he really just scared it off. He's said to have slain a twenty-foot-tall dragon. Downplayed: Bob's heroic deeds were easier and less impressive than everyone thinks.Exaggerated: Bob is a Dirty Coward who ran away from every battle he's been in, but everyone thinks he's the biggest hero in the army.Straight: Bob gets public credit for heroic deeds he never actually performed.Basic Trope: Everyone thinks a character is The Hero, but their reputation is grossly inflated.
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