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* '''Straight''': Alice is holding several hostages in a bank, but her only demands are fifty bucks and a bottle of Merlot.
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* '''Straight''': Alice Bob is holding several hostages in a bank, but her his only demands are fifty bucks a few dollars and a 25 milliliter bottle of Merlot.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The fact Bob is using his advantage to get Nickelback concert tickets and an autographed copy of ''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Feast for Crows]]'' is seen by everybody else, civilian, hero and villain alike, as proof that Bob is a complete idiot (especially if what has allowed Bob to make his demands is something cruelly disproportionate like a hostage situation) [[DisappointedByTheMotive and react quite accordingly]].
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** The fact Bob is using his advantage to get Nickelback concert tickets and an autographed copy of ''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Feast for Crows]]'' is seen by everybody else, civilian, hero and villain alike, as proof that Bob is a complete idiot (especially if what has allowed Bob to make his demands is something cruelly disproportionate like a hostage situation) [[DisappointedByTheMotive and react quiteaccordingly]].accordingly]].
** [[UnclePennybags Uncle Ebenezer]] is one of the richest and most powerful men alive and asked Bob (who he owes his life to) if he wants anything… anything at all… and Bob just asked for a nickel. And made clear that that was it, that was all he wanted. Even if Uncle Ebenezer is [[TheScrooge a hard-core miser]], he is ''outraged'' instead of pleased, because Bob is squandering Ebenezer's gratitude in something so ''little''.
** The fact Bob is using his advantage to get Nickelback concert tickets and an autographed copy of ''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Feast for Crows]]'' is seen by everybody else, civilian, hero and villain alike, as proof that Bob is a complete idiot (especially if what has allowed Bob to make his demands is something cruelly disproportionate like a hostage situation) [[DisappointedByTheMotive and react quite
** [[UnclePennybags Uncle Ebenezer]] is one of the richest and most powerful men alive and asked Bob (who he owes his life to) if he wants anything… anything at all… and Bob just asked for a nickel. And made clear that that was it, that was all he wanted. Even if Uncle Ebenezer is [[TheScrooge a hard-core miser]], he is ''outraged'' instead of pleased, because Bob is squandering Ebenezer's gratitude in something so ''little''.
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** $50 back then is $5000 today.
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** Doesn't matter when it happens, spending $100 for a $50 payoff is still a loss.
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** Doesn't matter when it happens, a loss is a loss when you waste $100 on a robbery with a $50 payout.
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** Doesn't matter when it happens, a loss The complicated plot is just a loss when you waste $100 on a robbery with a $50 payout.way to extort someone else for three hundred dollars.
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* '''Played For Drama''': The "comically small demand" is only comical [[{{Jerkass}} for the asshole demanding it]]. Sure, Bob is only demanding Jerry to hand over his tickets to Metallica in exchange for his girlfriend's life, but Jerry spent all of his life savings buying those tickets and he wouldn't have bothered buying them unless he wanted to woo said girlfriend who is a hard-core fan.
* '''Played For Horror''':
** Bob is TheSociopath and his absurdly petty demand is just more proof of it. After all, how many people are willing to take hostages (the whole nine yards, including [[ProveIAmNotBluffing executions as a show of force]]) for a bottle of champagne? Nobody is safe, and nothing is sacred to him.
** The comically small demand is one more step in his grand plan to take over the world (or ending it) and nobody knew until it was too late. How were they supposed to know that a Susan B. Anthony Dollar was a required step for summoning Nyarlathotep?
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** Bob is TheSociopath and his absurdly petty demand is just more proof of it. After all, how many people are willing to take hostages (the whole nine yards, including [[ProveIAmNotBluffing executions as a show of force]]) for a bottle of champagne? Nobody is safe, and nothing is sacred to him.
** The comically small demand is one more step in his grand plan to take over the world (or ending it) and nobody knew until it was too late. How were they supposed to know that a Susan B. Anthony Dollar was a required step for summoning Nyarlathotep?
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-> '''Bob:''' I'll sell it to you for one hundred dollars!\\
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'''Basic Trope''': A person makes an underwhelmingly small, simple request after going to great lengths to negotiate in the first place.
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'''Basic Trope''': A person makes an underwhelmingly small, simple request after going to great lengths to negotiate in the first place.for it.
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** Doesn't matter when it happens, a loss is a loss when you waste $100 on a robbery with a $50 payout.
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* '''Subverted''': Bob agrees to sell a painting for a fraction of its worth, until a friend advises him to increase the price. The painting ends up selling for a reasonable amount because of this.
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob raises the price of the painting but it is ''still'' ridiculously low.
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** Bob agrees to sell a painting for a fraction of its worth, until a friend advises him to increase the price. The painting ends up selling for a reasonable amount because ofthis.
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** Bob's moral compass and common sense, the things that would normally yell at him that maybe he should ask more, are ''[[BlueAndOrangeMorality that]]'' screwed up.
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* '''Reconstructed''': On the other hands, after the latest barrage of villains coming out of the woodwork with demands as obscene as one hundred billion dollars or the extermination of certain political figures (demands that not only cannot be obtained at all, they definitely can be seen as proof that [[TerroristsWithoutACause the villains just wanted to cause a lot of mayhem for mayhem's sake and were not going to be bought off]]), the fact that Bob makes clear he will stand down if he's given a Diet Coke is actually a relief.
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** [[TheDrifter Bob]] knows [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Timmy]] only owns a penny, so taking it as his fee to [[BullyHunter bodyguard Timmy from bullies]] is a purely symbolic transaction.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The fact Bob is using his advantage to get Nickelback concert tickets and an autographed copy of ''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Feast for Crows]]'' is seen by everybody else, civilian, hero and villain alike, as proof that Bob is a complete idiot (especially if what has allowed Bob to make his demands is something cruelly disproportionate like a hostage situation).
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* '''Deconstructed''': The fact Bob is using his advantage to get Nickelback concert tickets and an autographed copy of ''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Feast for Crows]]'' is seen by everybody else, civilian, hero and villain alike, as proof that Bob is a complete idiot (especially if what has allowed Bob to make his demands is something cruelly disproportionate like a hostage situation).situation) [[DisappointedByTheMotive and react quite accordingly]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': The fact Bob is using his advantage to get Nickelback concert tickets and an autographed copy of ''[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Feast for Crows]]'' is seen by everybody else, civilian, hero and villain alike, as proof that Bob is a complete idiot (especially if what has allowed Bob to make his demands is something cruelly disproportionate like a hostage situation).
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* '''Deconstructed''': The fact Bob is using his advantage to get Nickelback concert tickets and an autographed copy of ''[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire ''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Feast for Crows]]'' is seen by everybody else, civilian, hero and villain alike, as proof that Bob is a complete idiot (especially if what has allowed Bob to make his demands is something cruelly disproportionate like a hostage situation).
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': The villain rambles his list of demands for [[OverlyLongGag several minutes]], which ranges from a private jet to a combo meal from his favorite fish joint. The gag lies in the sheer length of the list rather than its contents in particular.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': The villain rambles his list of demands for [[OverlyLongGag several minutes]], which ranges from a private jet to a combo meal from an all-expenses-paid visit to his favorite fish joint. The gag lies in the sheer length of the list rather than its contents in particular. And the one that sounded most humble (the visit to the fish joint) ends up costing the government one and a half million dollars [[BigEater because of the villain's endless hunger]].
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* '''Downplayed''': After striking a billion-dollar deal with a megacorporation, Bob casually asks them to pick up the bill at the restaurant they are dining at. Unlike most other implementations of this trope, it is mentioned in passing rather than being played for laughs.
* '''Justified''': Bob agrees to testify in court against the local mob boss in exchange for a plea deal... and a decent cheeseburger. However, this is because Bob has been in jail for 30 years and has been eating nothing but prison food for a very long time.
* '''Justified''': Bob agrees to testify in court against the local mob boss in exchange for a plea deal... and a decent cheeseburger. However, this is because Bob has been in jail for 30 years and has been eating nothing but prison food for a very long time.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** After striking a billion-dollar deal with a megacorporation, Bob casually asks them to pick up the bill at the restaurant they are dining at. Unlike most other implementations of this trope, it is mentioned in passing rather than being played for laughs.
* '''Justified''': ** Bob agrees to testify in court against the local mob boss in exchange for a plea deal... and a decent cheeseburger. However, this The plea deal is because a pretty big request on its own, but Bob has been in jail for 30 years and has been eating nothing but prison food for a very long time. time, so he may as well ask for a little something to sweeten the deal.
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** Bob seeks a HumbleGoal and the demand would help him accomplish it.
** The demanded item is SeriousBusiness to Bob.
** Bob is an idiot who is aiming too low.
** Bob knows he already is in hot water over the chain of events that have led to him being able to make a demand, so he decides to get a reward that hopefully won't make things get any worse.
** It's proof of the power Bob holds over everybody else.
** After striking a billion-dollar deal with a megacorporation, Bob casually asks them to pick up the bill at the restaurant they are dining at. Unlike most other implementations of this trope, it is mentioned in passing rather than being played for laughs.
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** Bob seeks a HumbleGoal and the demand would help him accomplish it.
** The demanded item is SeriousBusiness to Bob.
** Bob is an idiot who is aiming too low.
** Bob knows he already is in hot water over the chain of events that have led to him being able to make a demand, so he decides to get a reward that hopefully won't make things get any worse.
** It's proof of the power Bob holds over everybody else.
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* '''Implied''': We don't hear Bob's demands, but Alice reacts to them with a "...that's all you want to ask? C'mon, pal you have them by the ''balls'', dream ''bigger''!"
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* '''Implied''': We don't hear Bob's demands, but Alice reacts to them with a "...that's all you want to ask? C'mon, pal pal, you have them by the ''balls'', dream ''bigger''!"
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* '''Implied''': We don't hear Bob's demands, but Alice reacts to them with a "...that's all you want to ask? C'mon, pal you have them by the ''balls'', dream ''bigger''!"
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'''Basic Trope''': A person makes an underwhelmingly small, simple request after going through great lengths to negotiate in the first place.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone makes a request that is hilariously inconsequential when compared to the scale of the situation.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone makes a request that is hilariously inconsequential when compared to the scale of the situation.
* '''Straight''': Alice is holding several hostages in a bank, but her only demands are fifty bucks and a bottle of Merlot.
* '''Exaggerated''': Hundreds of workers at an office go on strike, demanding the management change the brand of table salt supplied in the break room, because the current brand tastes like chalk.
* '''Downplayed''': After striking a billion-dollar deal with a megacorporation, Bob casually asks them to pick up the bill at the restaurant they are dining at. Unlike most other implementations of this trope, it is mentioned in passing rather than being played for laughs.
* '''Justified''': Bob agrees to testify in court against the local mob boss in exchange for a plea deal... and a decent cheeseburger. However, this is because Bob has been in jail for 30 years and has been eating nothing but prison food for a very long time.
* '''Inverted''': A despot with twenty nuclear weapons at his disposal blackmails the government for more money than the total global economy.
* '''Subverted''': Bob agrees to sell a painting for a fraction of its worth, until a friend advises him to increase the price. The painting ends up selling for a reasonable amount because of this.
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob raises the price of the painting but it is ''still'' ridiculously low.
-> '''Bob:''' I'll sell it to you for one hundred dollars!\\
'''Alice:''' That seems... awfully low. You realize this is a Picasso original, right?\\
'''Bob:''' Hey, you're right! That is pretty low. I won't sell it for less than ''two'' hundred dollars!\\
'''Alice:''' ''facepalm''
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The villain rambles his list of demands for [[OverlyLongGag several minutes]], which ranges from a private jet to a combo meal from his favorite fish joint. The gag lies in the sheer length of the list rather than its contents in particular.
* '''Averted''': the BigBad has no demands or goals whatsoever and is being evil just for the hell of it.
* '''Enforced''': Alice will only agree to help save to world if the government gives her a refreshing ice cold Pepsi®™. A more blatant form of ProductPlacement.
* '''Lampshaded''': A mook, while delivering a ransom message to the heroes, comments on how low their demands seem to be, and wonders if he was delivering the right message.
* '''Exploited''': Bob explains to Alice, a friend, his reasoning behind his small demands:
-> '''Bob:''' You see, if the first demand is small and inconsequential, they let their guard down and don't take you seriously. ''That's'' when you strike.
* '''Discussed''': Bob is being trained by Alice on how to be a villain. Alice tells Bob that all great villains make strange demands in order to confuse and unnerve the government.
* '''Conversed''': When watching an action movie, Bob and Alice comment on this.
-> '''Alice:''' Shouldn't he be asking for a lot more money than that?\\
'''Bob:''' Nah, all the bad guys do that. Maybe they're crazy, or maybe they don't care. Maybe both.\\
'''Alice:''' Probably both.
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* '''Straight''': Alice is holding several hostages in a bank, but her only demands are fifty bucks and a bottle of Merlot.
* '''Exaggerated''': Hundreds of workers at an office go on strike, demanding the management change the brand of table salt supplied in the break room, because the current brand tastes like chalk.
* '''Downplayed''': After striking a billion-dollar deal with a megacorporation, Bob casually asks them to pick up the bill at the restaurant they are dining at. Unlike most other implementations of this trope, it is mentioned in passing rather than being played for laughs.
* '''Justified''': Bob agrees to testify in court against the local mob boss in exchange for a plea deal... and a decent cheeseburger. However, this is because Bob has been in jail for 30 years and has been eating nothing but prison food for a very long time.
* '''Inverted''': A despot with twenty nuclear weapons at his disposal blackmails the government for more money than the total global economy.
* '''Subverted''': Bob agrees to sell a painting for a fraction of its worth, until a friend advises him to increase the price. The painting ends up selling for a reasonable amount because of this.
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob raises the price of the painting but it is ''still'' ridiculously low.
-> '''Bob:''' I'll sell it to you for one hundred dollars!\\
'''Alice:''' That seems... awfully low. You realize this is a Picasso original, right?\\
'''Bob:''' Hey, you're right! That is pretty low. I won't sell it for less than ''two'' hundred dollars!\\
'''Alice:''' ''facepalm''
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The villain rambles his list of demands for [[OverlyLongGag several minutes]], which ranges from a private jet to a combo meal from his favorite fish joint. The gag lies in the sheer length of the list rather than its contents in particular.
* '''Averted''': the BigBad has no demands or goals whatsoever and is being evil just for the hell of it.
* '''Enforced''': Alice will only agree to help save to world if the government gives her a refreshing ice cold Pepsi®™. A more blatant form of ProductPlacement.
* '''Lampshaded''': A mook, while delivering a ransom message to the heroes, comments on how low their demands seem to be, and wonders if he was delivering the right message.
* '''Exploited''': Bob explains to Alice, a friend, his reasoning behind his small demands:
-> '''Bob:''' You see, if the first demand is small and inconsequential, they let their guard down and don't take you seriously. ''That's'' when you strike.
* '''Discussed''': Bob is being trained by Alice on how to be a villain. Alice tells Bob that all great villains make strange demands in order to confuse and unnerve the government.
* '''Conversed''': When watching an action movie, Bob and Alice comment on this.
-> '''Alice:''' Shouldn't he be asking for a lot more money than that?\\
'''Bob:''' Nah, all the bad guys do that. Maybe they're crazy, or maybe they don't care. Maybe both.\\
'''Alice:''' Probably both.
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