| rdfs:comment | - At one point in one character's life, things really go downhill for them. Either they're humiliated in public, their reputation ruined, people they're close with die, and most of all they could never make those who make them suffer pay for their crimes, making the culprit a Karma Houdini. But wait... why is he happy? Why is he moving on with a smile in his face, as if nothing happened? Or as if it's for the best? He can enact revenge to the culprit, and hit them with the hammer of karma as payback for making him suffer, but why didn't he? Contrast Pyrrhic Victory. Compare Silent Scapegoat.
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| abstract | - At one point in one character's life, things really go downhill for them. Either they're humiliated in public, their reputation ruined, people they're close with die, and most of all they could never make those who make them suffer pay for their crimes, making the culprit a Karma Houdini. But wait... why is he happy? Why is he moving on with a smile in his face, as if nothing happened? Or as if it's for the best? He can enact revenge to the culprit, and hit them with the hammer of karma as payback for making him suffer, but why didn't he? This is the character who we'd like to call Victorious Loser. He may have lost on the outside, but in the inside, he certainly is victorious... In many ways, this can mean his personality and conviction remains untouched despite the outer humiliations that have been inflicted upon him, he can still live on the way he is, the way he originally wanted. Perhaps he realizes that the things on the outside doesn't matter much compared to what's inside, or perhaps there is a greater good to be achieved by accepting the humiliation in full brunt, or perhaps he fears that achieving that victory comes at the cost of his personality or mentality and he wants to preserve them all, or perhaps despite his death, his philosophies prevail. So... while he would accept the ridicule and all at first, he will be the one who had the last laugh, as usually those who ridicule him would end up miserable or unable to achieve their goal. In short, they want to avoid unnecessary Pyrrhic Victories as much as possible. Sometimes, they have the mindset of If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him. This may be the outcome of the Nerdy heroes who endured bullies from the Jerk Jock (or Alpha Bitch), and eventually came out on top. Honor Before Reason may be this, from the character's point of view. Contrast Pyrrhic Victory. Compare Silent Scapegoat. Examples:
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