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Role Reversal describes situations where two or more characters of a pre-established setting displaying behaviour or other traits opposite their normally established, or expected characterization.
This can also apply to predator/prey situations, where the character of a prey species is behaving in a dominant manner, while the character of a predator species is submissive.

Examples

In most cases, this implies a normally submissive, or normally dominant character (in a broad sense, not necessarily sexually dominant or submissive), behaving dominant or submissive respectively. Below are some examples of role reversal that are not necessarily sexual or along dominant/submissive lines:

• A character in a position of authority being put in the role of, or treated or acting subserviently to their "lesser", someone who would typically be under their authority
• A teacher being subservient or submissive to their student
• A character in a managerial role or high ranking business position being treated as a servant by a "lower" office worker
• A pokemon catching, or training a human character
• A human or anthro character being treated as, and/or acting like the pet of a feral animal, or acting as a feral character while feral characters act like humans/anthro characters
• A male character acting as the bride, and a female character acting as the groom at a wedding - wearing opposite outfits and performing the typically opposite gendered role
• size swap - a typically small character and typically large character have their physical size swapped and their roles are therefore reversed

See Also

• top turned bottom
• versatile