Ded Dreams

''All my hopes... all my dreams... ded... forever ded...''

When someone has given up on their ambitions because it's become impossible to fulfill them or they saw that there's a long path to go down to achieve them that they don't want to bother with. After this, the character with the Ded Dreams becomes the Quitter. It may be possible to revive their dreams with an Optimism Speech or song, but in many cases, the dreams they had stay dead.

Contrast from Ded Ideals. Where someone who wants to change the world (for better or worse) gives up with Ded Ideals, Ded Dreams smaller, more personal, and only really affect the person who has the dream.