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* '''Double Subverted''': ...before he pulls a more convincing one that successfully deceives her.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
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before he pulls a more convincing one that successfully deceives her.
** …but she understands why Bob is putting up such a facade and chooses to play along.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob acts as a jerk and succeeds in driving Alice away from his dangerous personal life. However, when Bob fights the BigBad, Bob loses to the big bad from the [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp beatdown]] that the big bad had been delivered to him. Now bleeding from his injuries, Bob sees Alice and begs her for her help. Unfortunately for Bob, Alice is [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal unable to forgive him]], so [[MurderByInaction Alice leaves him to die from his injuries.]]

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* '''Played For Drama''': Laughs''': The whole scene is played exactly like [[ShooTheDog your stereotypical Silver Age cinema scene in which the protagonist has to make their loyal animal companion go away]], even having Alice doing PuppyDogEyes and yapping.
* '''Played For Drama''':
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Bob acts as a jerk and succeeds in driving Alice away from his dangerous personal life. However, when Bob fights the BigBad, Bob loses to the big bad from the [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp beatdown]] that the big bad had been delivered to him. Now bleeding from his injuries, Bob sees Alice and begs her for her help. Unfortunately for Bob, Alice is [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal unable to forgive him]], so [[MurderByInaction Alice leaves him to die from his injuries.]]


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** Bob's act of breaking Alice's heart [[GoneHorriblyWrong went awry]] and next time we see her, [[BreakTheCutie her psyche has completely shattered]].
* '''Played For Horror''':
** Bob [[{{Invoked}} crosses]] the MoralEventHorizon to break Alice's heart.
** [[BigBad General Evulz]] makes perfectly clear that [[TargetedToHurtTheHero this tactic didn't saved Alice at all]].
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob acts as a jerk and succeeds in driving Alice away from his dangerous personal life. However, when Bob fights the BigBad, Bob loses to the big bad from the [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp beatdown]] that the big bad had been delivered to him. Now bleeding losing blood from his injuries, Bob sees Alice and begs her for her help. Unfortunately for Bob, Alice is [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal unable to forgive him]], so [[MurderByInaction Alice leaves him to die from his injuries.]]

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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob acts as a jerk and succeeds in driving Alice away from his dangerous personal life. However, when Bob fights the BigBad, Bob loses to the big bad from the [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp beatdown]] that the big bad had been delivered to him. Now bleeding losing blood from his injuries, Bob sees Alice and begs her for her help. Unfortunately for Bob, Alice is [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal unable to forgive him]], so [[MurderByInaction Alice leaves him to die from his injuries.]]

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