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This is the general portrayal in fiction that any character who displays any sort of aloofness or indifference to an authority figure, for any reason, must be incredibly cool. A very common trait of the Mary Sue. Quite often the person against whom the "rebellion" is directed is an Obstructive Bureaucrat or some variant. Expect "authority" to be heavily tainted in The War On Straw in some way or another, when the audience inevitably asks "What's so bad about the authority figure, anyway?". Examples of Cool People Rebel Against Authority include:

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  • This is the general portrayal in fiction that any character who displays any sort of aloofness or indifference to an authority figure, for any reason, must be incredibly cool. A very common trait of the Mary Sue. Quite often the person against whom the "rebellion" is directed is an Obstructive Bureaucrat or some variant. Expect "authority" to be heavily tainted in The War On Straw in some way or another, when the audience inevitably asks "What's so bad about the authority figure, anyway?". Examples of Cool People Rebel Against Authority include:
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  • This is the general portrayal in fiction that any character who displays any sort of aloofness or indifference to an authority figure, for any reason, must be incredibly cool. A very common trait of the Mary Sue. Quite often the person against whom the "rebellion" is directed is an Obstructive Bureaucrat or some variant. Expect "authority" to be heavily tainted in The War On Straw in some way or another, when the audience inevitably asks "What's so bad about the authority figure, anyway?". Supertrope of Good Is Old-Fashioned, when coupled with Darker and Edgier. The supertrope of School Is for Losers. If the so-called rebel becomes too culturally influential, expect either Rule-Abiding Rebel or The Man Is Sticking It to the Man. Examples of Cool People Rebel Against Authority include:
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