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This person once had it all. They were wealthy and powerful, sycophants hung on their every word, and it seemed like the world was their oyster. Then they fell, hard. Now their empire has crumbled, their money is gone, and they are scorned by the people who once admired them; there's nothing left for them to do but long for the Glory Days. Other characters may shake their heads in pity and comment, "How the mighty have fallen." Examples of How the Mighty Have Fallen include:

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  • How the Mighty Have Fallen
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  • This person once had it all. They were wealthy and powerful, sycophants hung on their every word, and it seemed like the world was their oyster. Then they fell, hard. Now their empire has crumbled, their money is gone, and they are scorned by the people who once admired them; there's nothing left for them to do but long for the Glory Days. Other characters may shake their heads in pity and comment, "How the mighty have fallen." Examples of How the Mighty Have Fallen include:
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  • This person once had it all. They were wealthy and powerful, sycophants hung on their every word, and it seemed like the world was their oyster. Then they fell, hard. Now their empire has crumbled, their money is gone, and they are scorned by the people who once admired them; there's nothing left for them to do but long for the Glory Days. Other characters may shake their heads in pity and comment, "How the mighty have fallen." Someone powerful and prideful who suffers a Humiliation Conga or Break the Haughty can have this fate waiting for them at the end. However, it can just easily happen offscreen, or to someone who wasn't excessively prideful. Depending on how sympathetic the character is, this can be played for comedy, tragedy, or karmic justice. It may even prove to be a Happy Ending; he avoids Lonely At the Top for true friendship and true love. The Fallen Princess copes with it; the Princess in Rags pretends it hasn't happened. Look on My Works Ye Mighty and Despair is when it happens to a civilization, or Vestigial Empire when it happens to a nation state. Examples of How the Mighty Have Fallen include:
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