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So, there's someone that you need to impress. Maybe it's a pretty girl that you'd like to date, or maybe it's someone that you need on your side. What's the best way to get their attention? Why, a bit of Engineered Heroics, of course. Basically, this trope is for when a character sets up a situation that seems like a spontaneous feat of derring-do, but is actually a deliberately concocted circumstance. Usually involves the use of a friend as an aggressor, though this runs the risk of an actual aggressor showing up. Examples of Engineered Heroics include:

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  • So, there's someone that you need to impress. Maybe it's a pretty girl that you'd like to date, or maybe it's someone that you need on your side. What's the best way to get their attention? Why, a bit of Engineered Heroics, of course. Basically, this trope is for when a character sets up a situation that seems like a spontaneous feat of derring-do, but is actually a deliberately concocted circumstance. Usually involves the use of a friend as an aggressor, though this runs the risk of an actual aggressor showing up. Examples of Engineered Heroics include:
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  • So, there's someone that you need to impress. Maybe it's a pretty girl that you'd like to date, or maybe it's someone that you need on your side. What's the best way to get their attention? Why, a bit of Engineered Heroics, of course. Basically, this trope is for when a character sets up a situation that seems like a spontaneous feat of derring-do, but is actually a deliberately concocted circumstance. Usually involves the use of a friend as an aggressor, though this runs the risk of an actual aggressor showing up. The inverse of a Wounded Gazelle Gambit. Compare Make It Look Like a Struggle. Supertrope of Monster Protection Racket. Examples of Engineered Heroics include:
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