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Someone's own {{evil plan}}[=/=]weapon backfires on them.

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Someone's own {{evil plan}}[=/=]weapon backfires tactics backfire on them.
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Someone's own EvilPlan[=/=]weapon backfires on them.

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Someone's own EvilPlan[=/=]weapon {{evil plan}}[=/=]weapon backfires on them.
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A person's own plan or device backfires on them.

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A person's Someone's own plan or device EvilPlan[=/=]weapon backfires on them.



-->[-Don't visit the unabridged version [[HoistByHisOwnPetard HERE]] or your mouse pointer will stab you in the face.-]

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-->[-Don't visit the unabridged version [[HoistByHisOwnPetard HERE]] or your mouse pointer will stab you in the your face.-]
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Defeated by one's own device or plan.

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Defeated by one's A person's own plan or device or plan.backfires on them.
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Defeated by one's own fault.

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Defeated by one's own fault.device or plan.
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A character is defeated as a result of their own actions.

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A character is defeated as a result of their Defeated by one's own actions.fault.
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A character, usually a villain, is defeated by their own action/weapon/trap/power backfiring on them.

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A character, usually a villain, character is defeated by as a result of their own action/weapon/trap/power backfiring on them.actions.
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-->[-Visit unabridged version [[HoistByHisOwnPetard HERE]]-]

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-->[-Visit -->[-Don't visit the unabridged version [[HoistByHisOwnPetard HERE]]-]HERE]] or your mouse pointer will stab you in the face.-]
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A character, usually a villain, is defeated by their own weapon/trap/power backfiring on them.

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A character, usually a villain, is defeated by their own weapon/trap/power action/weapon/trap/power backfiring on them.
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Character gets injured/killed by their own action.

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Character gets injured/killed A character, usually a villain, is defeated by their own action.weapon/trap/power backfiring on them.
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Character gets killed by their own action.

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Character gets killed injured/killed by their own action.
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Character gets killed by his own action.

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Character gets killed by his their own action.
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This trope is broader than the previous.


Villain gets killed by his own weapon.

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Villain Character gets killed by his own weapon.action.

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