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* DidntSeeThatComing:
** GCBC keep surprising Lord Business, and not in ways he particularly enjoys.
** LB even admits this twice in Chapter 10, first when [[spoiler:Emmet's the only one at the Cops' House]] and again when [[spoiler:Bad Cop tries to fight his way out]].
** GCBC keep surprising Lord Business, and not in ways he particularly enjoys.
** LB even admits this twice in Chapter 10, first when [[spoiler:Emmet's the only one at the Cops' House]] and again when [[spoiler:Bad Cop tries to fight his way out]].
* HeroicSacrifice: In Chapter 10, [[spoiler:Bad Cop draws all of Business' ire by taking control and attempting to fight his way out. Then he reassures Good Cop as he gets his face erased]].
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Lord Business tries to force GCBC to prove his loyalty by [[spoiler:Kragling his parents... only that doesn't work out as planned]].
** Lord Business still orders GCBC to [[spoiler:Kragle his parents]]... However, [[spoiler:he's got an audience this time, and the Cops aren't where he left them]].
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* StabTheSalad: BlindSeer Vitruvius uses a battleaxe to [[spoiler:cut the handcuff chain]].
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** Lord Business still gets to erase one of his lieutenants' faces off. [[spoiler: This time, however, it's Bad Cop that gets it... willingly sacrificing himself, in fact!]]
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* TheEmpath: Metalbeard describes Unikitty as being the most empathic and insightful person he knows; thus, he trusts her judgement about GCBC.
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* TheEmpath: Metalbeard describes Unikitty as being the most empathic and insightful person he knows; thus, he trusts her their judgement about GCBC.
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* LivingLieDetector: Bad Cop briefly wonders whether Unikitty is one of these after hearing how much the others trust her judgement.
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* LivingLieDetector: Bad Cop briefly wonders whether Unikitty is one of these after hearing how much the others trust her their judgement.
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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: When Good Cop tries to comfort Unikitty after [[spoiler:Cloud Cuckoo Land is attacked]], Unikitty's attempt at comforting him in return only makes him feel worse about their plan to betray the Master Builders.
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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: When Good Cop tries to comfort Unikitty after [[spoiler:Cloud Cuckoo Land is attacked]], Unikitty's their attempt at comforting him in return only makes him feel worse about their plan to betray the Master Builders.
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* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Unikitty's expression upon hearing [[spoiler:she can't go home again]].
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* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Unikitty's expression upon hearing [[spoiler:she [[spoiler:they can't go home again]].
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Hooray, Wyldstyle saved Good Cop/Bad Cop after [[spoiler:he got caught again]]! ...Too bad that makes President Business decide to play one of his trump cards. Mainly, calling in [[spoiler:Ma and Pa Cop]]...
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** Hooray, Wyldstyle saved Good Cop/Bad Cop after [[spoiler:he got caught again]]! ...Too bad that makes President Business decide to play one of his trump cards. Mainly, calling in [[spoiler:Ma and PaCop]]...Cop]]...
** ZigZagged in Chapter 9 with how [[spoiler:Benny accidentally calls Emmet]]. On one hand, this makes things ''much'' more complicated for the resistance, since [[spoiler:Emmet calls his boss about it and alerts him that something's going on]]. On the other hand, it has the side-effect of making [[spoiler:Emmet start thinking of the Master Builders less as big, bad bogeymen and more like ''people'']]. ''Buuuuut'' then [[spoiler:he decides to go try and talk to Ma and Pa Cop about this]], which could be a problem, given that [[spoiler:Vitruvius is heading that way]]...
** Hooray, Wyldstyle saved Good Cop/Bad Cop after [[spoiler:he got caught again]]! ...Too bad that makes President Business decide to play one of his trump cards. Mainly, calling in [[spoiler:Ma and Pa
** ZigZagged in Chapter 9 with how [[spoiler:Benny accidentally calls Emmet]]. On one hand, this makes things ''much'' more complicated for the resistance, since [[spoiler:Emmet calls his boss about it and alerts him that something's going on]]. On the other hand, it has the side-effect of making [[spoiler:Emmet start thinking of the Master Builders less as big, bad bogeymen and more like ''people'']]. ''Buuuuut'' then [[spoiler:he decides to go try and talk to Ma and Pa Cop about this]], which could be a problem, given that [[spoiler:Vitruvius is heading that way]]...
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* VillainsNeverLie: Bad Cop honestly believes that President Business meant it when he promised to never [[spoiler:hurt his family]].
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* VillainsNeverLie: VillainsNeverLie:
** Bad Cop honestly believes that President Business meant it when he promised to never [[spoiler:hurt hisfamily]].family]].
** {{Deconstructed}} later, as it becomes clearer that Bad Cop ''needs'' to believe that their BadBoss will keep this promise in order to keep going. Good Cop, on the other hand, finds it harder to cling to that blind belief in their boss -- and finds it harder to trust in general. So much so that when [[spoiler:Vitruvius promises to save his parents no matter what, he can't believe it]].
** Bad Cop honestly believes that President Business meant it when he promised to never [[spoiler:hurt his
** {{Deconstructed}} later, as it becomes clearer that Bad Cop ''needs'' to believe that their BadBoss will keep this promise in order to keep going. Good Cop, on the other hand, finds it harder to cling to that blind belief in their boss -- and finds it harder to trust in general. So much so that when [[spoiler:Vitruvius promises to save his parents no matter what, he can't believe it]].
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* [[GoodCounterpart Rebellious Counterpart]]: Metalbeard's {{Steampunk}} {{Cyborg}} body lets him tower over others and throw his weight around, serving much the same function as the Serious Business suit. However, despite having [[ItsPersonal arguably better reasons]] to toss GCBC around, he immediately stops when Good Cop shows signs of PSTD. What's more, when Good Cop goes into a HeroicBSOD, Metalbeard shows legitimate concern over him -- a sharp contrast with the FauxAffablyEvil airs his BadBoss adopts.
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* TheEmpath: Metalbeard describes Unikitty as being the most empathic and insightful person he knows; thus, he trusts her judgement about GCBC.
* HappilyAdopted: In Chapter 8, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Ma and Pa Cop aren't GCBC's biological parents]].
* HeroicBSOD: Good Cop suffers a panic attack after hearing [[spoiler:his parents are going to be part of a Taco Tuesday 'demonstration']]. Later on, it's brought up that [[spoiler:he has them once or twice a month]].
* HeroicSafeMode: When Good Cop has a major panic attack, Bad Cop switches in.
* HeroicSafeMode: When Good Cop has a major panic attack, Bad Cop switches in.
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* ImagineSpot: [[spoiler:All of the April Fools Day Chapter Six, with various characters imagining their own personal 'Happy End' to the conflict.]]
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* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Loved Ones]]: Being a VillainWithGoodPublicity, Business lets GCBC know this via [[spoiler:a public interview of his parents]]. As one of the only people aware of ThePlan, they know what he ''really'' means.
* ImagineSpot:[[spoiler:All of the April Fools Day [[AprilFoolsPlot Chapter Six, with various characters imagining their own personal 'Happy End' 6]] offers a succession of these, each dreamed up by a different character picturing how they want things to the conflict.]]turn out.
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* TheLeader: Wyldstyle finds herself increasingly thrust into this position, due to how most of their allies trust her more than they do The Special. This also means dealing with [[TheChainsOfCommanding all the responsibilities that come with it]].
* LivingLieDetector: Bad Cop briefly wonders whether Unikitty is one of these after hearing how much the others trust her judgement.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In Chapter 4, this is pulled by [[spoiler:almost all the Master Builders]] after learning who The Special is.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** In Chapter 4,this is pulled by [[spoiler:almost all [[spoiler:most of the Master Builders]] pull this after learning who The Special is.is.
** And four chapters later, [[spoiler:Batman]] cuts and runs for the same reason. In the process, they [[spoiler:steal Benny's spaceship]].
** In Chapter 4,
** And four chapters later, [[spoiler:Batman]] cuts and runs for the same reason. In the process, they [[spoiler:steal Benny's spaceship]].
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* WindowsOfTheSoul: Part of Unikitty's attempt to read Bad Cop involves staring deep into his eyes.
* WindowsOfTheSoul: Part of Unikitty's attempt to read Bad Cop involves staring deep into his eyes.
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'''Bad Cop:''' Everything. The ''entire world'' has deciced that ''all'' it wants to do is make this the ''worst'' day of our lives. And it is ''darned working''!
'''Bad Cop:''' Everything. The ''entire world'' has deciced that ''all'' it wants to do is make this the ''worst'' day of our lives. And it is ''darned working''!
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'''Bad Cop:''' Everything. The ''entire world'' hasdeciced decided that ''all'' it wants to do is make this the ''worst'' day of our lives. And it is ''darned working''!
'''Bad Cop:''' Everything. The ''entire world'' has
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** Good Cop gets hit by one when [[spoiler:his father]] speaks up on one of Emmet's broadcasts.
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** Good Cop gets hit by one when [[spoiler:his father]] mother]] speaks up on one of Emmet's broadcasts.
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* ItsPersonal: Since Bad Cop/Good Cop has personally hunted and persecuted the Master Builders, they don't take the news that he's The Special well.
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* ItsPersonal: ItsPersonal:
** Since Bad Cop/Good Cop has personally hunted and persecuted the Master Builders, they don't take the news that he's The Specialwell.well.
** Metalbeard has a particularly strong grudge against Bad Cop; turns out Bad Cop [[spoiler:was the one who cornered him during Metalbeard's failed assault on Octan Tower]].
** Since Bad Cop/Good Cop has personally hunted and persecuted the Master Builders, they don't take the news that he's The Special
** Metalbeard has a particularly strong grudge against Bad Cop; turns out Bad Cop [[spoiler:was the one who cornered him during Metalbeard's failed assault on Octan Tower]].
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* NotSoDifferent: Metalbeard uses his brick-built body to intimidate and toss around Good Cop, causing him to have a PSTD-fueled {{Flashback}} to his BadBoss using the Serious Business suit for the same reason. Notably, when Good Cop automatically responds the same way he did to Business' abuse, Metalbeard is visibly taken aback and stops.
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* At first, Benny showing up late to the big Master Builder meeting seems like a case of good bad timing. Later, it turns out [[spoiler:that was due to his being reported to the Super Secret Police]].
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** The Super Secret Police still [[spoiler:find Cloud Cuckooland and destroy it]]. Once again, Emmet is responsible for the event; [[spoiler:his {{Rousing Speech}}es convince citizens to report it to the authorities.]]
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Judging from their flashbacks, Good Cop/Bad Cop is suffering from PTSD caused by Business' BadBoss tendencies. Bad Cop is in complete denial over this.
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* WideEyesShrunkenIrises: WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Unikitty's expression upon hearing [[spoiler:she can't go home again]].
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Wyldstyle learns how heavy these can be when she has to tell everyone [[spoiler:they can't return to Cloud Cuckoo Land when it's being attacked]].
* FalseReassurance: In one of Emmet's broadcasts, President Business himself cheerfully reassures [[spoiler:Ma and Pa Cop]] that he's sure Good Cop/Bad Cop will make it back home in time for Taco Tuesday.
* FlashbackCut: PlayedForDrama when an angry Master Builder threatening and manhandling Good Cop causes him to recall getting tossed around by Lord Business in similar fashion.
* FlashbackCut: PlayedForDrama when an angry Master Builder threatening and manhandling Good Cop causes him to recall getting tossed around by Lord Business in similar fashion.
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** Batman tells Wyldstyle she called him at a bad time, but won't explain why. [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} when it turns out that Batman was just at an awesome party.]]
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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: When Good Cop tries to comfort Unikitty after [[spoiler:Cloud Cuckoo Land is attacked]], Unikitty's attempt at comforting him in return only makes him feel worse about their plan to betray the Master Builders.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Wyldstyle isn't too happy when she learns that [[spoiler:both Vitruvius and Benny]] knew that the Master Builders were being targeted by propaganda and hadn't brought it up before.
-->'''Wyldstyle:''' Why does nobody think it's important to tell people things?
* PoorCommunicationKills: Wyldstyle isn't too happy when she learns that [[spoiler:both Vitruvius and Benny]] knew that the Master Builders were being targeted by propaganda and hadn't brought it up before.
-->'''Wyldstyle:''' Why does nobody think it's important to tell people things?
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-->'''Batman:''' It's not like a whole ton of money that I can do whatever I want with is going to fall out of nowhere, right into my arms! Right? ''Right?''
-->'''Batman:''' It's not like a whole ton of money that I can do whatever I want with is going to fall out of nowhere, right into my arms! Right? ''Right?''
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* WideEyesShrunkenIrises: Unikitty's expression upon hearing [[spoiler:she can't go home again]].
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** Good Cop gets hit by one when [[spoiler:his father]] speaks up on one of Emmet's broadcasts.
** ...Followed by another gutpunch for him and everyone with him when Emmet asks [[spoiler:"I understand that, uh, President Business invited you here for a demonstration of some sort for Taco Tuesday?"]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain:
** One of Good Cop/Bad Cop's deepest fears is that something will happen to their parents and they won't be able to go back to them.
** As of Chapter 7, [[spoiler:poor Unikitty can't go back to Cloud Cuckoo Land because it was discovered by the Super Secret Police]].
** ...Followed by another gutpunch for him and everyone with him when Emmet asks [[spoiler:"I understand that, uh, President Business invited you here for a demonstration of some sort for Taco Tuesday?"]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain:
** One of Good Cop/Bad Cop's deepest fears is that something will happen to their parents and they won't be able to go back to them.
** As of Chapter 7, [[spoiler:poor Unikitty can't go back to Cloud Cuckoo Land because it was discovered by the Super Secret Police]].
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* DivergenceFic: Splits off from {{Canon}} when Emmet reports the strange incident he witnessed rather than investigating himself.
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* DivergenceFic: Splits off from {{Canon}} when Emmet reports the strange incident he witnessed rather than investigating himself. himself.
* DramaticIrony:
** GCBC decides early on to attempt a FakeDefector gambit while staying loyal to Lord Business. This is more effective on his boss than it is on most of the Master Builders.
** Bad Cop reassuring Good Cop that the President will stay true to his word when a prior scene with their former boss has already shown him telling his Computer to [[spoiler:call the Cop family]].
* DramaticIrony:
** GCBC decides early on to attempt a FakeDefector gambit while staying loyal to Lord Business. This is more effective on his boss than it is on most of the Master Builders.
** Bad Cop reassuring Good Cop that the President will stay true to his word when a prior scene with their former boss has already shown him telling his Computer to [[spoiler:call the Cop family]].
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* EvenMooksHaveLovedOnes: GCBC obviously love Ma and Pa, and Lord Business ''promised them'' that they'd be spared on Taco Tuesday and they could retire afterwards and live happily with their folks. While Good Cop has come to doubt this promise, Bad Cop remains convinced [[VillainsNeverLie he'll keep it]], although [[spoiler:his subconscious reveals he's worried about that, too]].
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* MoodWhiplash: While [[AprilFoolsPlot Chapter 6]] is largely comedic, the DramaticIrony is laid on thick in several places, such as the matter of which of the Master Builders trusts Good Cop the most/least and Bad Cop's blind loyalty/complete denial of all the evidence that Business has betrayed them. Good Cop seems to be on the verge of a guilt-induced breakdown, and while Emmet's scenario is sweet, DramaticIrony lends a bitter aftertaste.
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* AprilFoolsPlot: Chapter 6 winds up being each character (except [[BigBad Lord Business]] and [[OnlySaneMan Wyldstyle]]) dreaming of their ideal future/
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* CareBearStare: Unikitty imagines unleashing ThePowerOfFriendship on Business to make him realize the error of his ways and turn into a good guy.
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* ImagineSpot: [[spoiler:All of the April Fools Day Chapter Six, with various characters imagining their own personal 'Happy End' to the conflict.]]
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* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Valued Employee" Guy]]: Emmet constantly looks to President Business for praise and approval.
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* BerserkButton: "''You stay away from our Ma and Pa!''"
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* EurekaMoment: While arguing among themselves, Good Cop says they'd have a better time if Bad Cop was a little nicer. This inspires Bad Cop's HeelFaceMole plan.
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* EurekaMoment: While arguing among themselves, Good Cop says they'd have a better time if Bad Cop was a little nicer. This inspires Bad Cop's HeelFaceMole plan.plan to pretend Good Cop is a beleagured good side.
* EvilOverlooker: Business appears this way with a SlasherSmile when [[spoiler:symbolizing Bad Cop's fear of him coming after his parents]].
* EvilOverlooker: Business appears this way with a SlasherSmile when [[spoiler:symbolizing Bad Cop's fear of him coming after his parents]].
** Good Cop's reaction after the JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind implies [[spoiler:he doesn't know what happened/was temporarily severed from Bad Cop]].
* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Fear, Authority and Indoctrination are Lord Business' favorite methods. He's self-aware enough to recognize that while Emmet falls under the latter two, applying the first will probably break him.
** Vitruvius still [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind ventures into the Special's head]], but with [[spoiler:Benny and Unikitty instead of Wyldstyle]].
* VillainsNeverLie: Bad Cop honestly believes that President Business meant it when he promised to never [[spoiler:hurt his family]].
* VillainousDemotivator: It says a lot about how Lord Business is [[BadBoss used to running things]] when one of his biggest complaints about Emmet is knowing that threatening him will probably just make him FreakOut instead of properly motivating him.
* VillainousDemotivator: It says a lot about how Lord Business is [[BadBoss used to running things]] when one of his biggest complaints about Emmet is knowing that threatening him will probably just make him FreakOut instead of properly motivating him.
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** For Wyldstyle and her crew, Bad Cop casually revealing [[spoiler:Business Kragles some of his craft, including the police car he was in]].
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe:Wildstyle's Wyldstyle's reaction upon seeing who she's saving.
** For Wyldstyle and her crew, Bad Cop casually revealing [[spoiler:Business Kragles some of his craft, including the police car he was in]].
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** When Wyldstyle notes just [[spoiler:how many Master Builders are missing]] and angrily asks if they're [[spoiler:skipping]], Vitruvius replies that he sincerely hopes that's the case.
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** When Wyldstyle notes just [[spoiler:how many Master Builders are missing]] and angrily asks if they're [[spoiler:skipping]], [[spoiler:skipping the meeting]], Vitruvius replies that he sincerely hopes that's the case.case.
* FriendlyAddressPrivileges: Benny doesn't seem to mind Wyldstyle not knowing his name, and is in the middle of telling her she can call him Benny before overhearing what she's dragging him into.
* FriendlyAddressPrivileges: Benny doesn't seem to mind Wyldstyle not knowing his name, and is in the middle of telling her she can call him Benny before overhearing what she's dragging him into.
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** Batman tells Wyldstyle she called him at a bad time, but won't explain why.
** When Wyldstyle notes just [[spoiler:how many Master Builders are missing]] and angrily asks if they're [[spoiler:skipping]], Vitruvius replies that he sincerely hopes that's the case.
** Batman tells Wyldstyle she called him at a bad time, but won't explain why.
** When Wyldstyle notes just [[spoiler:how many Master Builders are missing]] and angrily asks if they're [[spoiler:skipping]], Vitruvius replies that he sincerely hopes that's the case.
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** Emmet still gets to give a few {{Rousing Speech}}es... but as a representative of Octan rallying the masses ''against'' the Master Builders.
** Emmet still gets to give a few {{Rousing Speech}}es... but as a representative of Octan rallying the masses ''against'' the Master Builders.
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* HeelFaceTurn: What Vitruvius and the Master Builders need Good Cop/Bad Cop to do if they're going to have a chance of stopping Lord Business.
** HeelFaceMole: GCBC's plan to exploit this, though from their point of view it's a [[FakeDefector Fake Defection]].
** BecomingTheMask: Good Cop starts showing signs of this early on, after [[spoiler:getting captured again]].
** HeelFaceMole: GCBC's plan to exploit this, though from their point of view it's a [[FakeDefector Fake Defection]].
** BecomingTheMask: Good Cop starts showing signs of this early on, after [[spoiler:getting captured again]].
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* GotVolunteered: Benny gets himself volunteered for [[spoiler:saving GCBC]] simply by virtue of showing up a little late for the Master Builder meeting.
* IHaveManyNames:
-->'''Wyldstyle:''' [[HeyYou Space guy]]!\\
'''Benny:''' Girl whose name I can never remember because she keeps changing it!
* IHaveManyNames:
-->'''Wyldstyle:''' [[HeyYou Space guy]]!\\
'''Benny:''' Girl whose name I can never remember because she keeps changing it!
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* {{Retirony}}: Chapter 4 reveals that [[spoiler:Bad Cop sincerely believes that they'll be allowed to retire after Taco Tuesday and live happily back home with their parents. Good Cop isn't so certain.]]
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* TemptingFate: Bad Cop makes the mistake of saying "At least things can't get any worse." Immediately afterwards, the [[spoiler:spaceship]] shows up.
-->'''Good Cop:''' ''Oh no, what's going wrong now?\\
'''Bad Cop:''' Everything. The ''entire world'' has deciced that ''all'' it wants to do is make this the ''worst'' day of our lives. And it is ''darned working''!
-->'''Good Cop:''' ''Oh no, what's going wrong now?\\
'''Bad Cop:''' Everything. The ''entire world'' has deciced that ''all'' it wants to do is make this the ''worst'' day of our lives. And it is ''darned working''!
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* ForWantOfANail: Emmet's decision to stick to the instructions and report what he saw causes GCBC to find the Piece instead.
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* ForWantOfANail: Emmet's decision to stick to the instructions and report what he saw causes GCBC to find the Piece instead. instead.
* FromACertainPointOfView: When he gets to play MrExposition for Emmet, President Business claims that he had the worlds seperated in order to protect everyone from the Master Builders, and created instructions so that everybody'd know what to do.
* FromACertainPointOfView: When he gets to play MrExposition for Emmet, President Business claims that he had the worlds seperated in order to protect everyone from the Master Builders, and created instructions so that everybody'd know what to do.
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* RousingSpeech: Emmet delivers these as part of President Business' propaganda:
-->'''Emmet:''' The Master Builders think they're more important than ordinary people, but they're not. You, me, all of us -- we're important, too! So, just remember that, and, uh, remember to follow the instructions. If you do, then not even Master Builders will be able to stop us. Thank you.
-->'''Emmet:''' The Master Builders think they're more important than ordinary people, but they're not. You, me, all of us -- we're important, too! So, just remember that, and, uh, remember to follow the instructions. If you do, then not even Master Builders will be able to stop us. Thank you.
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* BewareTheSuperman: According to President Business, the Master Builders are {{Smug Super}}s who want to do whatever they want and don't care what happens to ordinary, instruction-following folk.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: BCGC believes they could've avoided the nasty misunderstanding if his robots just let him ''talk'' to President Business.
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* ForWantOfANail: Emmet's decision to stick to the instructions and report what he saw causes GCBC to find the Piece instead.
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* PropagandaMachine: Since Emmet's such a nice, ordinary guy who always follows the instructions, President Business sets him up with one of these to warn all the worlds about the threat the Master Builders pose.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: What Emmet is led to think the Master Builders are like.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Since Good Cop was the one who mistakenly touched the Piece of Resistance, he keeps blaming himself for everything spinning out from that. Bad Cop keeps reassuring him that it's not.
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* StabTheSalad: BlindSeer Vitruvius uses a battleaxe to [[spoiler:cut the handcuff chain]].
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Vitruvius dismisses Wyldstyle's concerns about anyone noticing that they're taking a handcuffed GCBC through the roof of the saloon.
-->'''Vitruvius:''' Oh, don't worry about it. They'll just think it's me again.\\
'''Wyldstyle:''' What do you get up to without me, Vitruvius?
-->'''Vitruvius:''' Oh, don't worry about it. They'll just think it's me again.\\
'''Wyldstyle:''' What do you get up to without me, Vitruvius?
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* [[GollumMadeMeDoIt Bad Cop Made Me Do It]]: While this isn't actually the case, Bad Cop wants to exploit how nobody else understands that as part of Good Cop's cover.
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* DivergenceFic: Splits off from {{Canon}} when Emmet reports the strange incident he witnessed rather than investigating himself.
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* EurekaMoment: While arguing among themselves, Good Cop says they'd have a better time if Bad Cop was a little nicer. This inspires Bad Cop's HeelFaceMole plan.
* FakeDefector: Bad Cop/Good Copthinks decides to try this ploy, specifically by having Good Cop has a better chance of convincing the Master Builders claim he wants to change his ways.defect over Bad Cop's protests.
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[[DoNotSpoilThisEnding TV Tropes Warning]]: As a DivergenceFic for ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', this entry naturally contains '''spoilers for said movie'''. So please, if you haven't seen this film yet, '''go see it first'''. YouHaveBeenWarned.
Emmet was just an [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy ordinary construction worker]]. A NiceGuy dutifully following all the instructions, day after day. Someone who never ''dreamed'' of disobeying all the rules President Business set up, let alone that one impulsive decision -- giving in to temptation and curiousity -- would see him labeled [[TheHero The Special]] and send him on an epic, life-changing journey.
...So [[WhatIf what if]] he'd kept following the instructions?
What if Bad Cop/Good Cop, President Business' most loyal officer, was the one who found the Piece of Resistance... and made one ''tiny'' mistake while securing it?
Mattecat's ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1297885/chapters/2694055 A Piece of Rebellion]]'' explores this scenario, as the two-faced cop finds himself dragged into a wild adventure very much against his will. With Lord Business convinced he's changed sides, 'saved' by one of his mortal enemies -- who's none too thrilled to see him either -- can he spin this very Special misunderstanding to his advantage?
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!!This ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' FanFic includes examples of:
* BadBoss: Even before the whole misunderstanding with the Piece, President Business doesn't treat Bad Cop/Good Cop very well. Especially not Good Cop.
* ClingyMacGuffin: Bad Cop/Good Cop would ''gladly'' hand over the Piece of Resistance if it wasn't [[spoiler:stuck to their back]].
* DivergenceFic: Splits off from {{Canon}} when Emmet reports the strange incident he witnessed rather than investigating himself.
* FakeDefector: Bad Cop thinks Good Cop has a better chance of convincing the Master Builders he wants to change his ways.
* FlatWhat:
** Bad Cop says this when he's informed that [[spoiler:he's fused with the Piece]].
** Vitruvius' reaction when Wildstyle breaks the news that GCBC was the one who found the Piece of Resistance.
* GoodCopBadCop: Our reluctant protagonist.
* GoshDangItToHeck: As in the movie, Bad Cop is a certified {{Badbutt}} who lets out a mental [[ClusterFBomb Cluster Darn Bomb]] when he realizes how bad their situation is.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Good Cop and Bad Cop have distinct faces, and can swap control. The one who's not facing out can mentally communicate with the other, but can't see or feel anything. They can still hear, though, and the one in control often speaks aloud to fill them in.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: PlayedWith. While he's the one in control when they first find the Piece, Bad Cop cedes control to Good Cop and tells him ''he'' should be the one who brings it in, because their boss treats Good Cop worse and this could help him get back into his good graces. Good Cop then accidentally kicks off the whole plot. So if Lord Business had been a little nicer, he would've won then and there.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Bad Cop/Good Cop ''wants'' to, but the darned piece won't LET them!
* TalkingToThemself: Whoever's in control of BCGC's body usually addresses the other out loud. Since nobody else can hear the other's thoughts, it earns them some strange looks.
* TrappedInVillainy: Part of Bad Cop's plan is having Good Cop claim he's been ForcedIntoEvil by his darker side.
* UnwittingPawn: President Business decides Emmet's such a RidiculouslyAverageGuy that he'd make a ''perfect'' mouthpiece for encouraging people to resist the Master Builders.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Wildstyle's reaction upon seeing who she's saving.
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