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** Bob can't stay loyal to any faction more than one episode at a time, sometimes even less.

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** [[NewJobsAsThePlotDemands Bob can't stay loyal to any faction more than one episode at a time, sometimes even less.]]
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** Bob becomes a time traveler and even manages to backstab his future self. Then he goes ''back'' in time to backstab his past self. But then he remembers that his past self was a loyal person, so he had already backstabbed his past self....except [[StableTimeLoop his betraying of his past self was the reason he's a chronic backstabber in the first place.]]

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** [[UpToEleven Bob becomes a time traveler and even manages to backstab his future self. self.]] Then he goes ''back'' in time to backstab his past self. [[RunningGag But then he remembers that his past self was a loyal person, so he had already backstabbed his past self....except [[StableTimeLoop ]][[StableTimeLoop his betraying of his past self was the reason he's a chronic backstabber in the first place.]]

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** Bob is actually Schrodinger's cat: nobody knows which faction he's on until they observe him.
** Bob becomes a time traveler and even manages to backstab his future self. Then he goes ''back'' in time to backstab his past self. But then he remembers that his past self was a loyal person, so he had already backstabbed his past self....except [[StableTimeLoop his betraying of his past self was the reason he's a chronic backstabber in the first place.]]



* '''Up To Eleven''': Bob becomes a time traveler and even manages to backstab his future self!
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** [[MindScrew Bob betrays his allies every few seconds. How he accomplishes this is a mystery.]]
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* '''UpToEleven'': Bob becomes a time traveler and even manages to backstab his future self!

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* '''UpToEleven'': '''Up To Eleven''': Bob becomes a time traveler and even manages to backstab his future self!
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* '''UpToEleven'': Bob becomes a time traveler and even manages to backstab his future self!

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Well, I an't say I'm surprised you stabbed us in the back, after what you did to thos misfits".

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"Well, I an't can't say I'm surprised you stabbed us in the back, after what you did to thos misfits".those misfits".
** "Whose side are you on?" "You mean right now?"
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* '''Enforced''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for TheEmpire, but wasn't originally supposed to betray TheEmpire as well, but when the producers wanted more drama out of Bob, they demanded he betray TheEmpire and work for theFederation.

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* '''Enforced''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for TheEmpire, but wasn't originally supposed to betray TheEmpire as well, but when the producers wanted more drama out of Bob, they demanded he betray TheEmpire and work for theFederation.TheFederation.
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* '''Enforced''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for TheEmpire, but wasn't originally supposed to betray the TheEmpire as well, but when the producers wanted more drama out of Bob, they demanded he betray TheEmpire and work for theFederation.

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* '''Enforced''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for TheEmpire, but wasn't originally supposed to betray the TheEmpire as well, but when the producers wanted more drama out of Bob, they demanded he betray TheEmpire and work for theFederation.
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* '''Enforced''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for theEmpire, but wasn't originally supposed to betray the TheEmpire as well, but when the producers wanted more drama out of Bob, they demanded he betray TheEmpire and work for theFederation.

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* '''Enforced''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for theEmpire, TheEmpire, but wasn't originally supposed to betray the TheEmpire as well, but when the producers wanted more drama out of Bob, they demanded he betray TheEmpire and work for theFederation.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob takes advantage of whichever side he's working for to line his own pockets, but won't actively ''betray'' them beyond that.

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** Bob turns on his allies, even if doing so puts him at a disadvantage.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob takes advantage of whichever side he's working for to line his own pockets, but won't actively ''betray'' betray them beyond that.



** He keeps a ''checklist'' of the people he's betrayed.

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** He keeps a ''checklist'' [[LongList enormous checklist]] of the people he's betrayed.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob requires to have a clause in his contract that explicitly allows him to betray.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bob requires to have a clause in his contract that explicitly allows him to betray.

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** He keeps a ''checklist'' of the people he's betrayed.



* '''Implied''': A character will mention Bob has been in several alliances before, but Bob was never invited back due to bad blood.



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* '''Inverted''': All of Bob's allies keeps betraying him.

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* '''Inverted''': All of Bob's allies keeps betraying him.Every single time Bob attempts to collaborate with someone, he always ends up getting betrayed at some point by the other party.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob can't stay loyal to any faction more than one episode at a time, sometimes even less.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob can't stay loyal to any faction more than one episode at a time, sometimes even less.less.
** Bob is a PersonOfMassDestruction who turns on any faction that appears to be winning, so the war will never end.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Word of Bob's tendency to betray his allies quickly spreads wide and far, to the point where no one trusts him and he is eventually RewardedAsATraitorDeserves.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Word of Bob's tendency to betray his allies quickly spreads wide and far, to the point where no one trusts him and he is eventually RewardedAsATraitorDeserves.
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** Bob and his "friends" are so busy backstabbing each other, jockying for power, and following their own agendas that nothing gets done, and the "slow, inefficient, lesser" members of the QuirkyMinibossSquad manage to all but walk past them and get what they want without too much trouble.

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* '''Justified''': Bob is an opportunist who doesn't believe in pledging loyalty to any organization, ideal or higher power, but is only concerned with what benefits him.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob is an opportunist who doesn't believe in pledging loyalty to any organization, ideal or higher power, but is only concerned with what benefits him.
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** Bob's agenda doesn't align perfectly to any of the factions-if something looks better for his plans than his current allegiances, he jumps ship.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob requires to have a cause in his contract that explicitly allows him to betray.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob requires to have a cause clause in his contract that explicitly allows him to betray.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob requires to have a cause in his contract explicitly allowing him to betray.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob requires to have a cause in his contract that explicitly allowing allows him to betray.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob requires to have a contract explicitly allowing him to betray.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob requires to have a cause in his contract explicitly allowing him to betray.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob takes advantage of whichever side he's working for to line his own pockets, but won't actively ''betray'' them beyond that.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Word of Bob's tendency to betray his allies quickly spreads wide and far, to the point where no one trusts him and he is eventually RewardedAsATraitorDeserves.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob reveals that he only left the RagtagBunchOfMisfits after learning that their leader was a WellIntentionedExtremist, and he left TheEmpire after learning that joining them was also a mistake. Bob's loyalty is to his [[NeutralGood ideals]], not to any one group.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Well, I an't say I'm surprised you stabbed us in the back, after what you did to thos misfits."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Well, I an't say I'm surprised you stabbed us in the back, after what you did to thos misfits."misfits".



* '''Conversed''': "Bob already betrayed RagTagBunchOfMisfits and TheEmpire, he'll probably betray TheFederation, too."

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* '''Conversed''': "Bob already betrayed RagTagBunchOfMisfits and TheEmpire, he'll probably betray TheFederation, too."too".
* '''Deconstructed''': Word of Bob's tendency to betray his allies quickly spreads wide and far, to the point where no one trusts him and he is eventually RewardedAsATraitorDeserves.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob reveals that he only left the RagtagBunchOfMisfits after learning that their leader was a WellIntentionedExtremist, and he left TheEmpire after learning that joining them was also a mistake. Bob's loyalty is to his [[NeutralGood ideals]], not to any one group.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for TheEmpire, betrayed TheEmpire for TheFederation, then revealed that he never really betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits and only partially betrayed TheEmpire on the Misfits' behalf. In consequence, betraying TheFederation.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for TheEmpire, betrayed TheEmpire for TheFederation, then revealed that he never really betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits and only partially betrayed TheEmpire on the Misfits' behalf. In consequence, betraying TheFederation. In the end, it turns-out he was a high-ranking member of TheCartel playing the RagTagBandOfMisfits for profit until his experiences "protecting" the misfits by pretending to betray them made him go-through a change of heart... and betray said cartel.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for TheEmpire, betrayed TheEmpire for TheFederation, then revealed that he never really betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits, and only partially betrayed TheEmpire on the Misfits' behalf, in consequence betraying TheFederation.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for TheEmpire, betrayed TheEmpire for TheFederation, then revealed that he never really betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits, RagTagBunchOfMisfits and only partially betrayed TheEmpire on the Misfits' behalf, in consequence behalf. In consequence, betraying TheFederation.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for theEmpire, but wasn't originally supposed to betray the TheEmpire as well, but when the producers wanted more drama out of Bob, they demanded he betray TheEmpire and work for theFederation.
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* '''Exploited''': Queen Alice of The Empire already knew Bob had ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, and ran a BatmanGambit hinging-upon the fact he would betray TheEmpire and defect to TheFederation.

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* '''Exploited''': Queen Alice of The Empire TheEmpire already knew Bob had ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, and ran a BatmanGambit hinging-upon the fact he would betray TheEmpire and defect to TheFederation.
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* '''Conversed''': "Bob already betrayed TheRagTagBunchOfMisfits and TheEmpire, he'll probably betray TheFederation, too."

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* '''Conversed''': "Bob already betrayed TheRagTagBunchOfMisfits RagTagBunchOfMisfits and TheEmpire, he'll probably betray TheFederation, too."

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits for TheEmpire, betrayed TheEmpire for TheFederation, then revealed that he never really betrayed the RagTagBunchOfMisfits, and only partially betrayed TheEmpire on the Misfits' behalf, in consequence betraying TheFederation.



* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???
Alice wants to betray the RagTagBunchOfMisfits and expects Bob to do so as well, so she prepares to betray the Misfits with him.
* '''Exploited''': Queen Alice of The Empire already knew Bob had ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, and ran a BatmanGambit hinging-upon the fact he would betray TheEmpire and defect to TheFederation.
* '''Defied''': ???
TheEmpire tempts Bob to betray the RagTagBunchOfMisfits, but Bob stands strong and refuses.
* '''Discussed''': ???
"Bob betrayed you guys, too?"
* '''Conversed''': ???"Bob already betrayed TheRagTagBunchOfMisfits and TheEmpire, he'll probably betray TheFederation, too."
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob requires to have a contract explicitly allowing him to betray.

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