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* '''Straight''': Bob is attacked by Alice at his birthday party.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** While everyone's celebrating Bob's party, Alice's forces begin a full scale invasion of the city.

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* '''Straight''': Bob is attacked by [[ABirthdayNotABreak Alice attacks Bob at his birthday party.
party.]]
* '''Exaggerated''':
'''Exaggerated''':
** While everyone's everyone is celebrating Bob's party, Alice's forces begin a full scale invasion of the city.



* '''Inverted''': Bob prevents Alice from attacking him by going to a public place (namely a large party).
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob prevents Alice from attacking him by going to a public place (namely a large party).
** Alice throws a party as cover for her attack on Bob.
* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':



** Alice is initially opposed by a bouncer, who tries to turn her away for lacking an invitation.

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** Alice is initially opposed by a bouncer, who A bouncer tries to turn her Alice away for lacking an invitation.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice turns up to intimidate Bob, but it isn't immediatly clear if it's going to turn into a brawl or she'll leave after making her point.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice turns up to intimidate Bob, but it isn't immediatly immediately clear if it's going to whether it will turn into a brawl or she'll leave after making her point.



** [[StealthPun One of the songs playing in the mix]] was [[Music/{{Sweet}} the song]] that [[TropeNamer gave the trope its name.]]

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** [[StealthPun One of the songs playing in the mix]] was [[Music/{{Sweet}} the song]] that [[TropeNamer [[TropeNamers gave the trope its name.]]



** Alice's "attack" amounts to a pie thrown at Bob. Bob ducks. Charlie picks up a plate of mashed potatoes and hurls it at Alice - and it quickly ends up being a silly FoodFight.

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** Alice's "attack" amounts to a pie thrown at Bob. Bob ducks. Charlie picks up a plate of mashed potatoes and hurls it at Alice - -- and it quickly ends up being becomes a silly FoodFight. FoodFight.



* '''Implied''': Bob goes to the party behind a closed door, and we don't go with him. We do hear scuffling, hard contact of various body parts against each other, and screams of pain before Bob or Alice comes out looking shaken and injured.



This playing with entry's getting a bit tense, maybe you should get back to BallroomBlitz before- *CRASH* ...too late.

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This playing with entry's getting a bit tense, maybe you should get back to BallroomBlitz before- *CRASH* ...before--*CRASH* ...too late.



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** Alice didn't even know that Bob lived in So-and-so town when she raided it [[ButForMeItWasTuesday during the Tuesday]] that just happened to be his birthday.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': The attack is just one of several disasters that afflict the party.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Laughs''':
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The attack is just one of several disasters that afflict the party.party.
** Alice's "attack" amounts to a pie thrown at Bob. Bob ducks. Charlie picks up a plate of mashed potatoes and hurls it at Alice - and it quickly ends up being a silly FoodFight.
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** KingBobTheNth presides over a DeadlyDecadentCourt where life is one long round of DancesAndBalls, royal garden parties, diplomatic functions, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick assassinations and coup attempts]], usually at the same time and several times a night. For Alice, her one-shot attempt at revenge. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday For the King, just another day at the office.]]

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** KingBobTheNth presides over a DeadlyDecadentCourt DecadentCourt where life is one long round of DancesAndBalls, royal garden parties, diplomatic functions, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick assassinations and coup attempts]], usually at the same time and several times a night. For Alice, her one-shot attempt at revenge. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday For the King, just another day at the office.]]
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** The party is one big excuse for everyone to get together and [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery kick ass in all their finery]], because [[CombatSadomasochist that's what they enjoy doing]]. They even try to [[DanceBattler look as if they're dancing]].

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** The party is one big excuse for everyone to get together and [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery kick ass in all their finery]], because [[FriendlyWar that's what]] [[CombatSadomasochist that's what they enjoy doing]]. They even try to [[DanceBattler look as if they're dancing]].
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** The party is one big excuse for everyone to get together and [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery kick ass in all their finery]], because [[CombatSadomasochist that's what they enjoy doing]].

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** The party is one big excuse for everyone to get together and [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery kick ass in all their finery]], because [[CombatSadomasochist that's what they enjoy doing]]. They even try to [[DanceBattler look as if they're dancing]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': While everyone's celebrating Bob's party, Alice's forces begin a full scale invasion of the city.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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While everyone's celebrating Bob's party, Alice's forces begin a full scale invasion of the city.city.
** KingBobTheNth presides over a DeadlyDecadentCourt where life is one long round of DancesAndBalls, royal garden parties, diplomatic functions, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick assassinations and coup attempts]], usually at the same time and several times a night. For Alice, her one-shot attempt at revenge. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday For the King, just another day at the office.]]


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** The party is one big excuse for everyone to get together and [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery kick ass in all their finery]], because [[CombatSadomasochist that's what they enjoy doing]].
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* '''Enforced''': The writers want an excuse to dress everyone up, but the executives still demand a battle of some sort occur.

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* '''Enforced''': The writers want an excuse to dress everyone up, but the executives still demand a battle of some sort to occur.

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** The attackers are mistaken for waiters, and roped into serving drinks.



* '''Played for Laughs''': The attack is just one of several disasters that aflict the party.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': The attack is just one of several disasters that aflict afflict the party.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice is initially opposed by a bouncer, who tries to turn her away for lacking an invitation

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Alice is initially opposed by a bouncer, who tries to turn her away for lacking an invitation invitation.
** The attack uses water pistols.

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* '''Justified''': The party was the perfect time to attack while everyone was distracted.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The party was the perfect time to attack while everyone was distracted.distracted.
** The party is a huge media event, and terrorists target it so that the public will be freaked out.
** The attack is an assassination attempt, and the assassins know full well that the target of the assassination will be at the party and off guard.
** The attack is a mass assassination attempt, and the assassins know that at the party, all their targets will be present and off guard.



* '''Parodied''': Alice is initially opposed by a bouncer, who tries to turn her away for lacking an invitation.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''': Alice is initially opposed by a bouncer, who tries to turn her away for lacking an invitation.invitation

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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Bob makes sure Alice hears about the party so he can spend the evening battling her forces instead of giving an awkward speech.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "I sure hope nobody attacks while we're celebrating."
* '''Invoked''': One of the songs playing in the mix was the [[{{Music/Sweet}} song that]] [[TropeNamer gave the trope its name.]]

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"I sure hope nobody attacks while we're celebrating."
** [[StealthPun One of the songs playing in the mix]] was [[Music/{{Sweet}} the song]] that [[TropeNamer gave the trope its name.]]
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???One of the songs playing in the mix was the [[{{Music/Sweet}} song that]] [[TropeNamer gave the trope its name.]]

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* '''Subverted''': Alice wasn't attacking; she was in on a surprise everyone set up for Bob.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Alice wasn't attacking; she was in on a surprise everyone set up for Bob.
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** Alice creates a minor disturbance while bypassing Bob's party on her way to attack someone else whom Bob cares about.

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* '''Justified''': The party was the perfect time to attack while everyone was distracted.

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* '''Justified''': The party was the perfect time to attack while everyone was distracted.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is too afraid to celebrate his birthday in case Alice attacks while all his friends and family are in one convenient place.
* '''Reconstructed''': Being brave enough to defy Alice by holding it becomes the defining moment of his struggle against her.



* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Bob holds a party in order to use himself as bait to lure Alice out into the open.



* '''Exploited''': Bob holds a party in order to use himself as bait to lure Alice out into the open.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Deconstructed''': Bob holds a party is too afraid to celebrate his birthday in order to use himself as bait to lure case Alice out into attacks while all his friends and family are in one convenient place.
* '''Reconstructed''': Being brave enough to defy Alice by holding it becomes
the open.defining moment of his struggle against her.



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* '''Straight''': Bob attacks Alice at her birthday party.

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* '''Straight''': Bob attacks is attacked by Alice at her his birthday party.

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'''Basic Trope''': The villain attacks during a party.
* '''Straight''': Bob attacks Alice at her birthday party.
* '''Exaggerated''': While everyone's celebrating Bob's party, Alice's forces begin a full scale invasion of the city.
* '''Downplayed''': A fight breaks out at Bob's party when he has an argument with Alice.
* '''Justified''': The party was the perfect time to attack while everyone was distracted.
* '''Inverted''': Bob prevents Alice from attacking him by going to a public place (namely a large party).
* '''Subverted''': Alice wasn't attacking; she was in on a surprise everyone set up for Bob.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...which Alice exploited to sneak in her minions.
* '''Parodied''': Alice is initially opposed by a bouncer, who tries to turn her away for lacking an invitation.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is too afraid to celebrate his birthday in case Alice attacks while all his friends and family are in one convenient place.
* '''Reconstructed''': Being brave enough to defy Alice by holding it becomes the defining moment of his struggle against her.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice turns up to intimidate Bob, but it isn't immediatly clear if it's going to turn into a brawl or she'll leave after making her point.
* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't attend any parties which are at risk of being attacked.
* '''Enforced''': The writers want an excuse to dress everyone up, but the executives still demand a battle of some sort occur.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I sure hope nobody attacks while we're celebrating."
* '''Defied''': Bob holds his party in a secure location and has the HeroSecretService keep it that way.
* '''Discussed''': "When are we attacking, Alice?" "As soon as the party begins."
* '''Conversed''': "A party...you know they'll end up fighting while dressed up."
* '''Exploited''': Bob holds a party in order to use himself as bait to lure Alice out into the open.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The attack is just one of several disasters that aflict the party.
* '''Played for Drama''': The attack on his party serves as a reminder of how hard it is for Bob to have a normal life.
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