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* LowTierLetdown: Players hate someone or something for being so weak, there's no reason to use it.
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* HellishCopter: The general tendency of helicopters crashing in various media even if it would not make sense in a real situation.


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* TanksForNothing: When tanks are completely useless for any purpose other than getting blown up for dramatic effect.
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* SchlubbyScummySecurityGuard'': Security guards are useless.

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* SchlubbyScummySecurityGuard'': SchlubbyScummySecurityGuard: Security guards are useless.
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* IrrelevantImportance: Important items cannot be discarded even after having served their purpose.
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* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: Last minute, useless, thoughtless gifts.



* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: Last minute, useless, thoughtless gifts.
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* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: Last minute, useless, thoughtless gifts.
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* PatheticDroopingWeapon: A weapon goes limp to signify that it is practically useless for the current situation.

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* MoneyIsNotPower: A wealthy person accustomed to [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney bribing their way out of trouble]] finds themselves in a situation where no amount of money will prevent them from being held accountable for their transgressions.

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* MoneyIsNotPower: A When wealthy person people accustomed to [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney bribing their way out of trouble]] finds find themselves in a situation where no amount of money will prevent them from being held accountable for their transgressions.



* MoneyIsNotPower: A wealthy person finds themself in a situation that they can't bribe their way out of.
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* MoneyIsNotPower: A wealthy person accustomed to [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney bribing their way out of trouble]] finds themselves in a situation where no amount of money will prevent them from being held accountable for their transgressions.
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* MeaninglessVillainVictory: [[TheBadGuyWins A villain's victory]] doesn't grant them anything.

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* MeaninglessVillainVictory: [[TheBadGuyWins A villain's victory]] at best doesn't grant them anything.anything and at worst leaves them worse off than before.
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* SchlubbyScummySecurityGuard'': Security guards are useless.
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* {{Zonk}}: A prize or reward that isn't worth anything.
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* MoneyIsNotPower: A character in trouble offers money or something of value to whomever can get them out of a though spot, only to be told that bribery won't work this time.

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* MoneyIsNotPower: A character wealthy person finds themself in trouble offers money or something of value to whomever can get them out of a though spot, only to be told situation that bribery won't work this time. they can't bribe their way out of.
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* LittleUselessGun: This gun is completely ineffectual at killing anything.
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* DeckClogger: A card that is useless, only serving to clog up your deck and waste draws.
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* RemovingTheCrucialTeammate: The useless team member they expelled [[IndexBackfire isn't nearly as useless as they thought]].
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* GrayMeansUseless: If something is colored gray, then it's useless.

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* GrayMeansUseless: GrayIsUseless: If something is colored gray, then it's useless.

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* GratuitousMariachiBand: A Mariachi band pops ups into the scene gratuitously or in an unlikely scene.

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* %%* GratuitousMariachiBand: A Mariachi band pops ups into the scene gratuitously or in an unlikely scene.scene.
* GrayMeansUseless: If something is colored gray, then it's useless.



* JokeCharacter: This guy's the worst character to use in a fighting game.
* JokeItem: An item that's intentionally designed as very weak that its use is limited.

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* JokeCharacter: This guy's the worst character to use in a fighting game.
* JokeItem: An item that's intentionally designed as to be very weak that its use is limited.weak.



** OverreactingAirportSecurity: Airport security that's too gungho to do their job competently.

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** OverreactingAirportSecurity: Airport security that's too gungho gung-ho to do their job competently.


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* TheSlacker: This character does as little as possible.
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* RadarIsUseless: Electronic detection systems are about as helpful as a blind lookout.
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* CosmeticReward: A reward that's equivalent to a shiny medal saying "You did it!"

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* CosmeticReward: CosmeticAward: A reward that's equivalent to a shiny medal saying "You did it!"
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* CosmeticReward: A reward that's equivalent to a shiny medal saying "You did it!"
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* HelplessObserverProtagonist: The protagonist literally can't do anything to impact the plot even if they wanted to.
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* PlanesTrainsAndImbeciles: The people who work in travel and transportation are stupid and unhelpful.
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* WorthlessForeignDegree: Credentials earned in the home country allowed a person to work in a highly skilled profession, but in their new country said credentials are inapplicable, thus forcing them to seek work as an unskilled laborer.

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