All The Tropes Wiki Project, Part XXVIII

[GethN7]

Had an idea for a new trope, but I figure TV Tropes take on it is too circumscribed. They have trope called "Man of the City", basically for someone who, despite everything, gives their all to make their city a better place, no matter how bad off it is. Thing is, that strikes me as too narrow (this can apply to towns of any size, not just cities) and too broad (any superhero could qualify).

I was thinking we could have a variant called "Community Pillar". Basically, someone who, in their private and public life, always try to make wherever they live a better place.

Bruce Wayne as both his public identity and as Batman tries to do this for Gotham. In the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series, Kazuma Kiryu and successor protagonist Ichiban Kasuga, even back when they were in the yakuza, they always tried to do what was best for where they lived, and regardless what aliases or situations they found themselves in, they try to serve the community.

I was thinking to avoid the issues of the TV Tropes take, our version would apply to wherever the subject of the trope finds themselves, and they have to do so regardless of the public or private persona, either way they must be a net positive to their community and provide it a vital service.