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Overprotective Dad has been disambiguated


** Bob is an OverprotectiveDad who doesn't want Tom to marry a prostitute.

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** Bob is an OverprotectiveDad who doesn't want Tom to marry a prostitute.
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** [[BrotherSisterIncest Bob is disgusted by siblings Tom and Alice dating each other]].
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* '''Played for Horror''': [[SerialKiller Bob]], subjects Tom to prolonged ColdBloodedTorture and locks him up for several days without food or water to force him to break up with Alice, whom Bob has an unhealthy obsession with, [[{{Squick}} and wants all for himself.]]

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* '''Played for Horror''': [[SerialKiller Bob]], subjects Tom to prolonged ColdBloodedTorture and locks him up for several days without food or water to force make him to break up with Alice, whom Bob has an unhealthy obsession with, [[{{Squick}} and wants all for himself.]]
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* '''Played for Horror''': [[SerialKiller Bob]], subjects Tom to prolonged ColdBloodedTorture and locks him up for several days without food or water to force him to break up with Alice, whom Bom has an unhealthy obsession with, [[Squick and wants to have her all for himself]]...

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* '''Played for Horror''': [[SerialKiller Bob]], subjects Tom to prolonged ColdBloodedTorture and locks him up for several days without food or water to force him to break up with Alice, whom Bom Bob has an unhealthy obsession with, [[Squick [[{{Squick}} and wants to have her all for himself]]...
himself.]]

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* '''Implied''': [[GreenEyedMonster Bob]], who everyone knows has a crush on Alice, asks Tom to go with him for a little "chat". Tom shows up in the next scene with a black eye and a bruised lip and starts avoiding his girlfriend Alice like the plague.



* '''Played for Horror''': [[SerialKiller Bob]], subjects Tom to prolonged ColdBloodedTorture and locks him up for several days without food or water to force him to break up with Alice, whom Bom has an unhealthy obsession with, [[Squick and wants to have her all for himself...]]

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* '''Played for Horror''': [[SerialKiller Bob]], subjects Tom to prolonged ColdBloodedTorture and locks him up for several days without food or water to force him to break up with Alice, whom Bom has an unhealthy obsession with, [[Squick and wants to have her all for himself...]]
himself]]...



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%%* '''Implied''': [[GreenEyedMonster Bob]], who everyone knows has a crush on Alice, asks Tom to go with him for a little "chat". Tom shows up in the next scene with a black eye and a bruised lip and starts avoiding his girlfriend Alice out of the blue.

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%%* '''Implied''': [[GreenEyedMonster Bob]], who everyone knows has a crush on Alice, asks Tom to go with him for a little "chat". Tom shows up in the next scene with a black eye and a bruised lip and starts avoiding his girlfriend Alice out of the blue.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character forces someone to breakup with another person.
* '''Straight''': Bob beats up Tom and threatens him to breakup with Alice.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob blows up Tom's garden, points a shotgun towards Tom's cat and forces him to breakup.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character forces someone to breakup break up with another person.
* '''Straight''': Bob beats up Tom and threatens him to breakup break up with Alice.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob blows up Tom's garden, points a shotgun towards Tom's cat and forces him to breakup.break up.



** Bob is an OverprotectiveDad who doesn't want Tom to marry a prostitude.

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** Bob is an OverprotectiveDad who doesn't want Tom to marry a prostitude.prostitute.



* '''Subverted''': It appears that Bob is forcing Tom to breakup with Alice, except it is a SecretTest for the both.
* '''Doubly Subverted''': But then Bob takes out his shotgun and forces Tom to breakup or he will blow up Tom's legs.
* '''Parodied''': Bob threatens Tom to breakup with Alice... with a BB gun.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': It appears that Bob is forcing Tom to breakup break up with Alice, except it is a SecretTest for the both.
* '''Doubly '''Double Subverted''': But then Bob takes out his shotgun and forces Tom to breakup break up or he will blow up Tom's legs.
* '''Parodied''': Bob threatens Tom to breakup break up with Alice... with a BB gun.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bom threatens Tom to breakup with Alice but takes pity on them and changes his mind and leaves Tom alone. However, [[MoodSwinger he snaps upon seeing them all lovey-dovey together]] and threatens Tom to break up with her ''[[MoodSwinger again]]'' but for real this time.



** Bob doesn't threaten anyone to breakup.

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** Bob doesn't threaten anyone to breakup.break up.



** Bob decided he has a better way for sabotaging relationships.

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** Bob decided he has a better way for of sabotaging relationships.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's method of forcing people to breakup eventually drove away all of his relationship potential, everyone only remembers how he frequently beat up the others, but not how much he loved Alice.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's method of forcing people to breakup break up eventually drove away all of his relationship potential, everyone only remembers how he frequently beat up the others, but not how much he loved Alice.



* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob locks Tom, his cat into a cage and threatens it to breakup with Alice.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob, a mobster boss, frequently sends his mobs to beat up whoever is in love with Alice, and they often subject to NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. The victims are alive, but they wish they would had never met Alice.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob locks Tom, his cat into a cage and threatens it to breakup break up with Alice.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob, a mobster boss, frequently sends his mobs to beat up whoever is in love with Alice, and they often subject to NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. The victims are alive, but they wish they would had never had met Alice.Alice.
* '''Played for Horror''': [[SerialKiller Bob]], subjects Tom to prolonged ColdBloodedTorture and locks him up for several days without food or water to force him to break up with Alice, whom Bom has an unhealthy obsession with, [[Squick and wants to have her all for himself...]]



%%* '''Implied''': ???

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%%* '''Implied''': ???[[GreenEyedMonster Bob]], who everyone knows has a crush on Alice, asks Tom to go with him for a little "chat". Tom shows up in the next scene with a black eye and a bruised lip and starts avoiding his girlfriend Alice out of the blue.

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* '''Inverted''':
** Bob [[ShipperOnDeck ships Tom and Alice]] and [[ShotgunWedding demand them to marry together]].
* '''Subverted''':
** It appears that Bob is forcing Tom to breakup with Alice, except it is a SecretTest for the both.

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* '''Inverted''':
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'''Inverted''': Bob [[ShipperOnDeck ships Tom and Alice]] and [[ShotgunWedding demand them to marry together]].
* '''Subverted''':
**
'''Subverted''': It appears that Bob is forcing Tom to breakup with Alice, except it is a SecretTest for the both.



%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''':
???
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** Bob is in love with Alice, he wants to [[RelationshipSabotage sabotage the relation between Tom and Alice]] but he doesn't want to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill]] them.

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** Bob is in love with Alice, he wants to [[RelationshipSabotage sabotage the relation between Tom and Alice]] bluntly but he doesn't want to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill]] them.
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** Bob is in love with Alice, he wants to [[RelationshipSabotage sabotage the relation between Tom and Alice]] but he doesn't want to [[MurderTheHypotenase kill]] them.

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** Bob is in love with Alice, he wants to [[RelationshipSabotage sabotage the relation between Tom and Alice]] but he doesn't want to [[MurderTheHypotenase [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill]] them.
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** Bob is in love with Alice, he wants to [[RelationshipSabotage sabotage the relation between Tom and Alice]] but he doesn't want to [[MurderTheHypoteanse kill]] them.

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** Bob is in love with Alice, he wants to [[RelationshipSabotage sabotage the relation between Tom and Alice]] but he doesn't want to [[MurderTheHypoteanse [[MurderTheHypotenase kill]] them.
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** Bob is in love with Alice, he wants to [[RelationshipSabotage sabotage the relation between Tom and Alice]] but he doesn't want to kill them.

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** Bob is in love with Alice, he wants to [[RelationshipSabotage sabotage the relation between Tom and Alice]] but he doesn't want to kill [[MurderTheHypoteanse kill]] them.
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** Bob wants to [[ArrangedMarriage pair Tom with Ruby]] instead.
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** Bob is an OverlyProtectiveDad who doesn't want Tom to marry Alice.

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** Bob is an OverlyProtectiveDad OverprotectiveDad who doesn't want Tom to marry Alice.a prostitude.



* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
Bob's method of forcing people to breakup eventually drove away all of his relationship potential, everyone only remembers how he frequently beat up the others, but not how much he loved Alice.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
But then Bob actually successfully forced Tom to breakup, and both Bob and Alice are HappilyMarried.
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
Bob locks Tom, his cat into a cage and threatens it to breakup with Alice.
* '''Played for Drama''': ???Bob, a mobster boss, frequently sends his mobs to beat up whoever is in love with Alice, and they often subject to NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. The victims are alive, but they wish they would had never met Alice.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character forces someone to breakup with another person.
* '''Straight''': Bob beats up Tom and threatens him to breakup with Alice.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob blows up Tom's garden, points a shotgun towards Tom's cat and forces him to breakup.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob threatens Tom to breakup with Alice.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is an OverlyProtectiveDad who doesn't want Tom to marry Alice.
** Bob is in love with Alice, he wants to [[RelationshipSabotage sabotage the relation between Tom and Alice]] but he doesn't want to kill them.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob [[ShipperOnDeck ships Tom and Alice]] and [[ShotgunWedding demand them to marry together]].
* '''Subverted''':
** It appears that Bob is forcing Tom to breakup with Alice, except it is a SecretTest for the both.
* '''Doubly Subverted''': But then Bob takes out his shotgun and forces Tom to breakup or he will blow up Tom's legs.
* '''Parodied''': Bob threatens Tom to breakup with Alice... with a BB gun.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Bob doesn't threaten anyone to breakup.
** There is no relationship.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Tom, how many times do I need to point my shotgun at you? Just give it up already!"
* '''Invoked''': Bob is a mobster boss with relationship trouble, and this is how he deals with people who are in love with Alice.
* '''Exploited''': [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] mislead Bob into doing this only to ruin his reputation so Evulz can marry Alice.
* '''Defied''':
** Tom delivers a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown as soon as Bob is about to threaten him.
** Bob decided he has a better way for sabotaging relationships.
* '''Discussed''': "There goes Bob. He's probably trying to beat up Tom again."
* '''Conversed''': "You know what, I wouldn't have to beat you up if you just get over it and admit that Alice loves me!"
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': ???
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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