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* '''Straight''': Bob says, "Virtue isn't weakness." Emperor Evulz spends a whole week thinking of a good answer.

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* '''Straight''': Bob says, "Virtue isn't weakness." Emperor Evulz spends a whole week thinking of a good answer.answer, coming back with "And vice isn't strength!" to a very confused Bob.



* '''Justified''': Not only did Bob fling a KirkSummation at Emperor Evulz, but he also landed a head blow, making him dizzy.
* '''Subverted''': Bob says, "Virtue isn't weakness." Evulz pauses...then smirks and says, "And vice isn't strength, Bob?"

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* '''Justified''': Not only did Bob fling a KirkSummation at Emperor Evulz, but he also landed a head blow, making him dizzy.
dizzy, dazed, and confused.
* '''Subverted''': Bob says, "Virtue isn't weakness." Evulz pauses...then smirks and says, "And vice isn't strength, Bob?"Bob?" without missing a beat.



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

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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob and Evulz exchange quips so good that the two often take ''decades'' to come up with retorts.



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

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* '''Enforced''': ???RuleOfFunny.



* '''Defied''': Emperor Evulz comes up with a book of retorts for every occasion and memorizes it.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Emperor Evulz comes up with a book of retorts for every occasion and memorizes it. it.
** Evulz' [[TheBrute most fearsome, powerful warrior]] and TheRival to Bob, Clay, ''always'' comes back with a quip within seconds, and tells Evulz about these comebacks so that Evulz won't make a dolt out of himself a week later.



* '''Implied''': The emperor's DarkMistress is watching his confrontation with Bob.
-->'''Dark Mistress''': Another week-long search for repartee.

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* '''Implied''': The emperor's DarkMistress Lady Rubliss is watching his confrontation with Bob.
-->'''Dark Mistress''': -->'''Lady Rubliss''': Another week-long search for repartee.
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'''Basic Trope''': A retort comes to mind too late.
* '''Straight''': Bob says, "Virtue isn't weakness." Emperor Evulz spends a whole week thinking of a good answer.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob yells a quip at Emperor Evulz, who takes an entire year to come up with a retort.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob yells a quip at Emperor Evulz. Emperor Evulz doesn't think of a retort for half an hour.
* '''Inverted''': Bob opens his mouth to yell a quip at Emperor Evulz, but Evulz has been using a mind-reading device and snaps out the retort before Bob can get a word in edgewise.
* '''Justified''': Not only did Bob fling a KirkSummation at Emperor Evulz, but he also landed a head blow, making him dizzy.
* '''Subverted''': Bob says, "Virtue isn't weakness." Evulz pauses...then smirks and says, "And vice isn't strength, Bob?"
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob fires back with another quip, and this time Evulz can't come up with a retort for a week.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zigzagged''': Whether a retort comes early, late, or right on time varies throughout the work.
* '''Averted''': The characters don't tend to fight with words.
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Emperor Evulz''': Curses! Why is it I can never think of an answer while I'm facing him?
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Invoked''': While he's talking, Bob throws some kind of potion that slows down thinking at his adversary.
* '''Exploited''': While Emperor Evulz is still groping for words, Bob gets on a roll and sways the populace.
* '''Defied''': Emperor Evulz comes up with a book of retorts for every occasion and memorizes it.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': The emperor's DarkMistress is watching his confrontation with Bob.
-->'''Dark Mistress''': Another week-long search for repartee.
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ComebackTomorrow, and I'll have a blistering retort for you!
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