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* '''Justified''': As soon as Bob learned the event that caused his parents' death was no accident, he vowed opposition to the party responsible for it, and learning that it was Evulz gives him a target.

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soon as Bob learned the event that caused his parents' death was no accident, he vowed opposition to the party responsible for it, and learning that it was Evulz gives him a target.target.
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** Bob accepts the compensation, takes his family somewhere safe and resumes his fight against Evilz, outright calling him a sucker for thinking that would work.
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** Evilz is deep down suicidal and knows he is evil, so he consciously or subconsciously chooses someone to spare after traumatizing them with the intention of having that person kill him down the line.

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** [[SuicideByCop Evilz is deep down suicidal and knows he is evil, so he consciously or subconsciously chooses someone to spare after traumatizing them with the intention of having that person kill him down the line.]]
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** Evilz is deep down suicidal and knows he is evil, so he consciously or subconsciously chooses someone to spare after traumatizing them with the intention of having that person kill him down the line.
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** Bob [[Actual Pacifist refuses to fight Evulz in any physical manner,]] believing success to be the best revenge.

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** Bob [[Actual Pacifist [[ActualPacifist refuses to fight Evulz in any physical manner,]] believing success to be the best revenge.
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** Evulz did not kill Bob's Family, but rather Alice's-Bob's family was merely ForcedToWatch.


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** Bob, understandably disgusted by what he witness, deiced to get vengeance on Evulz in Alice's stead.


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** Bob and Evulz were both major figures in the setting's MassSuperEmpoweringEvent, and in an odd way can be considered eachother's creators.


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** Evulz is [[ItAmusedMe very bored, perhaps a little insane]] and [[TheLongGame very patient.]] He seeks out a child with great potential with the deliberate idea to [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive kill his parents in front of them]] and maybe have a decent fight a few decades down the line.


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** [[NotMeThisTime It was not Evulz that killed Bob's parents]], but [[TheTysonZone no-one would believe he wouldn't do it-]] allowing Men-Tor to use this MotivationalLie to get Bob invested in killing his rival.


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** Bob [[Actual Pacifist refuses to fight Evulz in any physical manner,]] believing success to be the best revenge.

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* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz kills a family in a rampage. The surviving child, Bob is spurred into heroism by this tragedy, and grows up to fight Evulz.
* '''Exaggerated''': A huge army of people Evulz hurt someone fights against him.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob already was fighting Evulz, but Evulz made Bob more vehement by killing his family.
* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz kills a family in a rampage. The surviving child, Bob Bob, is spurred into heroism by this tragedy, tragedy and grows up to fight Evulz.
* '''Exaggerated''': A huge army of people Evulz hurt someone fights against him.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob was already was fighting Evulz, but Evulz made Bob more vehement by killing his family.
* '''Justified''': ???As soon as Bob learned the event that caused his parents' death was no accident, he vowed opposition to the party responsible for it, and learning that it was Evulz gives him a target.



* '''Enforced''': The producers want to make Bob's fight against Evulz.

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* '''Enforced''': The producers want to make Bob's fight against Evulz.Evulz more emotionally resonant.



* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Implied''': Bob's backstory is unknown, but Evulz suggests that Bob's quest to stop him is Evulz's own fault.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's motivation is rather flimsy. Evulz offers to ressurect Bob's family, and this is all it takes to stop Bob's quest.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob refuses to accept this as compensation and continues to fight against Evulz.

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Bob: "I hope I don't find out that maniac I'm fighting turned out to have killed my family."
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"Was Evulz holding the VillainBall all those years ago?"
* '''Implied''': Bob's backstory is unknown, but Evulz suggests that Bob's quest to stop him is Evulz's own fault.
fault.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's motivation is rather flimsy. Evulz offers to ressurect resurrect Bob's family, and this is all it takes to stop Bob's quest.
quest.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob refuses to accept this as compensation and continues to fight against Evulz.



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'''Basic Trope''': A villain's actions result in a hero's existence.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz kills a family in a rampage. The surviving child, Bob is spurred into heroism by this tragedy, and grows up to fight Evulz.
* '''Exaggerated''': A huge army of people Evulz hurt someone fights against him.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob already was fighting Evulz, but Evulz made Bob more vehement by killing his family.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': [[CreateYourOwnVillain Bob accidentally kills Evulz's family as collateral damage, driving Evulz to villainy.]]
* '''Subverted''': This is set up as Bob's backstory, but it turns out he was already a hero.
* '''Double Subverted''': But he didn't go after Evulz until his family died.
* '''Parodied''': Bob became a hero to get back five dollars that Evulz owed him.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob's backstory and motivations shift around randomly.
* '''Averted''': Evulz's actions did not make Bob a hero.
* '''Enforced''': The producers want to make Bob's fight against Evulz.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I need to stop killing family. Too many kids grow up wanting to kill me."
* '''Invoked''': A TreacherousAdvisor suggests Evulz kills Bob's family in the hopes that Bob grows up to kill Evulz, allowing the advisor to take over the empire.
* '''Exploited''': A heroic organization recruits at orphanages, knowing it will find people who want to fight Evulz there.
* '''Defied''': Evulz avoids acts of unnecessary violence that could inspire vengeance.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Bob's backstory is unknown, but Evulz suggests that Bob's quest to stop him is Evulz's own fault.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's motivation is rather flimsy. Evulz offers to ressurect Bob's family, and this is all it takes to stop Bob's quest.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob refuses to accept this as compensation and continues to fight against Evulz.
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