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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "[[ItsAllAboutMe Yes]]".

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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do -->'''Alice''': Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "[[ItsAllAboutMe Yes]]".
you?\\
'''Emperor Evulz''': [[ItsAllAboutMe Yes]].



--> Bob: "Do you think that everyone besides yourself is just pond scum that you can do what ever you want to do with?"
--> Emperor Evulz "Yes, Isn't it obvious?" OR [[DeadpanSnarker Evulz]]: Duh! Is CaptainObvious your new superhero name?

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--> Bob: "Do -->'''Alice''': Do you think that everyone besides yourself is just pond scum that you can do what ever you want to do with?"
--> Emperor Evulz "Yes,
with?\\
'''Emperor Evulz''': Yes,
Isn't it obvious?" OR [[DeadpanSnarker Evulz]]: Duh! Is CaptainObvious your new superhero name?obvious?



-->[[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?
-->Emperor Evulz: "...It is a bit more complex that. But let's keep it simple and say: [[ItsAllAboutMe Yes]]."

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-->[[TheHero Bob]]: "Do -->'''Alice''': Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?
-->Emperor Evulz: "...It
you?\\
'''Emperor Evulz''': …it
is a bit more complex that. But let's keep it simple and say: [[ItsAllAboutMe Yes]]."



--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "Yes! Well... [[EvenEvilHasStandards no of course not!]]".

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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do -->'''Alice''': Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "Yes! Well...
you?\\
'''Emperor Evulz''': Yes! Well…
[[EvenEvilHasStandards no of course not!]]". not!]]



--> "Some people ''die'' to serve me."

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--> "Some -->'''Alice''': Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?\\
'''Emperor Evulz''': Yes! Well… no of course not! Some
people ''die'' to serve me."



--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "[[SarcasmMode Hmm, let me think about]]--yes."

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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do -->'''Alice''': Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "[[SarcasmMode
you?\\
'''Emperor Evulz''': [[SarcasmMode
Hmm, let me think about]]--yes."



--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "Yes... wait, no... wait, that means it's a yes... but then what about..."

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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do -->'''Alice''': Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "Yes...
you?\\
'''Emperor Evulz''': Yes…
wait, no... no… wait, that means it's a yes... yes… but then what about..."about…



--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "No, just my FiveBadBand."

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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do -->'''Alice''': Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "No,
you?\\
'''Emperor Evulz''': No,
just my FiveBadBand."



** Someone tries to get the conversion on tape to show how little Emperor Evulz cares for his/her followers.

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** Someone tries to get the conversion on tape to show how little Emperor Evulz cares for his/her their followers.



--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "Of course not! What do you think I am, some kind of monster?!"

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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do -->'''Alice''': Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "Of
you?\\
'''Emperor Evulz''': Of
course not! What do you think I am, some kind of monster?!"monster?!



* '''Conversed''': "I really expected Evulz to simply say yes, a villain like him wouldn't care about his people."

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* '''Conversed''': "I really expected Evulz to simply say yes, a 'yes'--a villain like him wouldn't care about his people."



--> "Do you think this link leads back to BluntYes?"
--> "Yes."

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--> "Do -->"Do you think this link leads back to BluntYes?"
-->
BluntYes?"\\
"Yes."
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--> Emperor Evulz "Yes, Isn't it obvious?" OR [[DeadpanSnarker Evulz]]: Is CaptainObvious your new superhero alias?

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--> Emperor Evulz "Yes, Isn't it obvious?" OR [[DeadpanSnarker Evulz]]: Duh! Is CaptainObvious your new superhero alias?name?
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--> Emperor Evulz "Yes, Isn't it obvious?"

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--> Emperor Evulz "Yes, Isn't it obvious?" OR [[DeadpanSnarker Evulz]]: Is CaptainObvious your new superhero alias?
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Just a bit of humour.


Back to BluntYes

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Back --> "Do you think this link leads back to BluntYesBluntYes?"
--> "Yes."
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--> Emperor Evulz: "Hmm, let me think about--yes."

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--> Emperor Evulz: "Hmm, "[[SarcasmMode Hmm, let me think about--yes.about]]--yes."

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* '''Exploited''': Someone tries to get the conversion on tape to show how little Emperor Evulz cares for his/her followers.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
**
Someone tries to get the conversion on tape to show how little Emperor Evulz cares for his/her followers.

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* '''Justified''': Evulz really doesn't care about his people.

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* '''Justified''': Evulz really doesn't care about his people.To Evulz, the answer to the question is so obvious it seems pointless to ask in the first place.


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** Bob previously set the MacGuffin's self-destruct activation code to "Yes".

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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???'''Defied''':
--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "Of course not! What do you think I am, some kind of monster?!"
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--> Emperor Evulz: "I'll need to think about that for a bit. (later) I got the answer. It's yes."

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--> Emperor Evulz: "I'll need to "Hmm, let me think about that for a bit. (later) I got the answer. It's yes.about--yes."

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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':

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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
'''Parodied''':


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--> Emperor Evulz: "I'll need to think about that for a bit. (later) I got the answer. It's yes."
* '''Zig Zagged''':
--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "Yes... wait, no... wait, that means it's a yes... but then what about..."
* '''Averted''':
--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Someone tries to get the conversion on tape to show how little Emperor Evulz cares for his/her followers.
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** A person asks a question, excepting a simple yes or no, get a vague answer instead.
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** A person asks a question expecting a yes or a vague answer, but instead get a blunt no.

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** A person asks a question expecting a yes or a vague answer, but instead get a rather blunt no.

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* '''Inverted''': A person asks a rhetorical question and gets an answer they didn't expect.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
**
A person asks a rhetorical question and gets an answer they didn't expect. expect.
** A person asks a question expecting a yes or a vague answer, but instead get a blunt no.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The writer wanted to {{establish|ingCharacterMoment}} Emperor Evulz as a DeadpanSnarker, and this was the quickest and most potent way to do it.



* '''Invoked''': The writer wanted to [[EstablishingCharacterMoment establish]] Emperor Evulz as a DeadpanSnarker, and this was the quickest and most potent way to do it.

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* '''Invoked''': The writer wanted to [[EstablishingCharacterMoment establish]] Emperor Evulz as a DeadpanSnarker, and this was the quickest and most potent way to do it.???

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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?

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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you? you?"



--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?

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--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you? you?"



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???'''Averted''':
--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?"
--> Emperor Evulz: "No, just my FiveBadBand."



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

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* '''Invoked''': ???The writer wanted to [[EstablishingCharacterMoment establish]] Emperor Evulz as a DeadpanSnarker, and this was the quickest and most potent way to do it.
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-->Emperor Evulz: "...I wouldn't exactly put it that bluntly. But, in a sense... [[ItsAllAboutMe yes]]."

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-->Emperor Evulz: "...I wouldn't exactly put It is a bit more complex that. But let's keep it that bluntly. But, in a sense... simple and say: [[ItsAllAboutMe yes]].Yes]]."
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-->Emperor Evulz: "...I wouldn't exactly put it that bluntly. But, in a sense.. [[ItsAllAboutMe yes]]."

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-->Emperor Evulz: "...I wouldn't exactly put it that bluntly. But, in a sense..sense... [[ItsAllAboutMe yes]]."

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* '''Downplayed''': Evulzs briefly considers Bob's question before saying Yes.

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* '''Downplayed''': Evulzs briefly considers Bob's question before saying Yes. '''Downplayed''':
-->[[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?
-->Emperor Evulz: "...I wouldn't exactly put it that bluntly. But, in a sense.. [[ItsAllAboutMe yes]]."
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--> "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Some people ''die'' to serve me.]]"

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--> "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Some "Some people ''die'' to serve me.]]" "
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--> Emperor Evulz: "[[EvenEvilHasStandards Of course not!]]".

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--> Emperor Evulz: "[[EvenEvilHasStandards Of "Yes! Well... [[EvenEvilHasStandards no of course not!]]".

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* '''Subverted''':--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?

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* '''Subverted''':--> '''Subverted''':
-->
[[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?



* '''Double Subverted''':--> "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Some people ''die'' to serve me.]]"

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* '''Double Subverted''':--> Subverted''':
-->
"[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Some people ''die'' to serve me.]]"
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* '''Double Subverted''':--> [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Some people ''die'' to serve me.]]

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* '''Double Subverted''':--> [[ComicallyMissingThePoint "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Some people ''die'' to serve me.]] ]]"

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--> Bob: "Do you think that everyone besides yourself is just pond scum that you can do what ever you want to do with."

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--> Bob: "Do you think that everyone besides yourself is just pond scum that you can do what ever you want to do with."with?"



* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''':???

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* '''Inverted''': ???
A person asks a rhetorical question and gets an answer they didn't expect.
* '''Subverted''': ???
'''Subverted''':--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?
--> Emperor Evulz: "[[EvenEvilHasStandards Of course not!]]".
* '''Double Subverted''':??? Subverted''':--> [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Some people ''die'' to serve me.]]
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--> Bob: "Do you think that everyone besides yourself is just pond scum that you can do what ever yo want to do with."
--> Emperor Evulz "Why would you even ask such a question? Isn't it obvious?"

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--> Bob: "Do you think that everyone besides yourself is just pond scum that you can do what ever yo you want to do with."
--> Emperor Evulz "Why would you even ask such a question? "Yes, Isn't it obvious?"



* '''Lampshaded''': "You really don't care about your people? I should have expected something from a Tyrant like you"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "You really don't care about your people? I should have expected something from a Tyrant like you"you!"
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Go back to AbsentAliens if you like, but you won't find any intelligent life there.

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Go back Back to AbsentAliens if you like, but you won't find any intelligent life there.BluntYes

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* '''Parodied''': ???



* '''Parodied''': ???



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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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--> Bob: "Do you think that everyone besides yourself is just pond scum that you can do what ever he wants to do with."

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--> Bob: "Do you think that everyone besides yourself is just pond scum that you can do what ever he wants yo want to do with."
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'''Basic Trope''': A person asks a question expecting a no or a vague answer, but instead gets a no.

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'''Basic Trope''': A person asks a question expecting a no or a vague answer, but instead gets a no.yes.
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'''Basic Trope''': A person asks a question expecting a no or a vague answer, but instead gets a no.
* '''Straight''':
--> [[TheHero Bob]]: "Do you think that everyone lives to serve you?
--> Emperor Evulz: "[[ItsAllAboutMe Yes]]".
* '''Exaggerated''':
--> Bob: "Do you think that everyone besides yourself is just pond scum that you can do what ever he wants to do with."
--> Emperor Evulz "Why would you even ask such a question? Isn't it obvious?"
* '''Downplayed''': Evulzs briefly considers Bob's question before saying Yes.
* '''Justified''': Evulz really doesn't care about his people.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''':???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "You really don't care about your people? I should have expected something from a Tyrant like you"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "I really expected Evulz to simply say yes, a villain like him wouldn't care about his people."
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