Frameups

In all media, A frameup or setup and Punishment is the act of the hero being framed by the villain, antagonist, or a hero, that is, providing false evidence or false testimony in order to falsely prove someone guilty of a crime. Sometimes, the person who is framing someone else is the actual perpetrator of the crime. In other cases it is an attempt by law enforcement to get around due process. Motives include getting rid of political dissidents or "correcting" what they see as the court's mistake. Some lawbreakers will try to claim they were framed as a defense strategy.

The protagonist must prove his/her innocence by evidence from the antagonist, which is not an easy task. When doing so, they may create an alter ego/new identity for hiding their identity, or have someone else do the task instead. Anything could be happened when they managed to prove their innocence:


 * Discovers the antagonist' conspiracy on something that would threatened the safety of their home/planet/universe/current reality.

Video Games

 * Setsuko Hayashi was framed by Akimitsu Mizutani for murdering Hirohito Amai, which they didn't do.
 * Humilitas was framed for assassinating Lady Honorina of the Round Table, which he didn't do
 * He was also later framed by Amorina for vandalizing the pigs' house and stealing their book of magic, which he also didn't do.
 * Teruko Tawaki was framed by Min Jeung for murdering Xander Matthews, which she didn't do.