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* '''Justified''': Alice has a very dry wit, and [[IdiotHero Bob's moronic antics]] give her plenty of opportunities to display it.

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Alice has a very dry wit, and [[IdiotHero Bob's moronic antics]] give her plenty of opportunities to display it.
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** Alice is [[BritishHumour British]].
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** This kind of comedy and all related tropes (such as CasualDangerDialogue) have become the new hotness in heroic characterization (TruthInTelevision with the spikes in TheEighties and TheNewTens post-''Film/TheAvengers2012'') so the writers are following the leader.

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* '''Played For Drama''': [[StepfordSnarker Alice is hiding a deep inner hurt]], and uses sarcasm because she's afraid to get close to people after her grandmother died.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
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[[StepfordSnarker Alice is hiding a deep inner hurt]], and uses sarcasm because she's afraid to get close to people after her grandmother died.died.
** Alice's girlfriend Janet, the ActionSurvivor part of the ActionDuo, finally [[RageBreakingPoint has had it]] after one quip too many from Alice (maybe [[BondOneLiner said after killing one goon too many]]): "Would it kill ya to [[BigShutUp CUT IT OUT]] with the [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] INSULTS already!?" Alice's answer will either be an explanation of how she is a SadClown, a deadpan response that [[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure will make Janet swear they are through (for a while)]] and/or [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Alice having a short moment of horrified silence]].
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** Again, there is a time and a place for satire. When Alice decides reserve her snark to little moments that break the ice spread throughout her exposition, the point she tries to bring is better accepted.

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** Again, there is a time and a place for satire. When Alice decides reserve her snark to little moments that break the ice spread throughout her exposition, exposition instead of sneering through the whole damned thing, the point she tries to bring is better accepted.

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** Using this type of voice, language and mannerisms when trying to [[JerkassHasAPoint make a point]] unfortunately places her in "too much {{Jerkass}}, not enough of a point" territory. [[AnAesop The lesson here]] being "there is a time and place for satire”, and Alice learns it the hard way.



** Using this type of voice, language and mannerisms when trying to [[JerkassHasAPoint make a point]] unfortunately places her in "too much {{Jerkass}}, not enough of a point" territory. [[AnAesop The lesson here]] being "there is a time and place for satire”.

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** Using this type of voice, language and mannerisms when trying to [[JerkassHasAPoint make a point]] unfortunately places her in "too much {{Jerkass}}, not enough of a point" territory. [[AnAesop The lesson here]] being "there Again, there is a time and a place for satire”.satire. When Alice decides reserve her snark to little moments that break the ice spread throughout her exposition, the point she tries to bring is better accepted.
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** Using this type of voice, language and mannerisms when trying to [[JerkassHasAPoint make a point]] unfortunately places her in "too much {{Jerkass}}, not enough of a point" territory. [[AnAesop The lesson here]] being "there is a time and place for satire”.
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** Bob pulls a gun out on Alice, who shots him dead with her concealed gun and lets out [[BondOneLiner one last quip over his dead body]].

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** Bob pulls a gun out on Alice, who shots shoots him dead with her concealed gun and lets out [[BondOneLiner one last quip over his dead body]].
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* '''Played For Humor''': Alice is the comedy sidekick and GenreSavvy OnlySaneMan of the ensemble, constantly pointing out the suicidal stupidity of everybody else's GenreBlindness (which may or may not be [[ContractualGenreBlindness contractually obligated]], for further humor).
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** ''Bob smacks Alice to stun her, shoves her against a wall and puts a gun in her mouth before [[DramaticGunCock thumbing back the hammer]]'' "[[TranquilFury I believe]] [[ImpliedDeathThreat this]] makes perfectly clear my ''[[OffingTheMouth very]]'' low tolerance for people talking bullshit, don't you think?"

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** ''Bob ''[[NoNonsenseNemesis Jane]] smacks Alice to stun her, shoves her against a wall and puts a gun in her mouth before [[DramaticGunCock thumbing back the hammer]]'' "[[TranquilFury I believe]] [[ImpliedDeathThreat this]] makes perfectly clear my ''[[OffingTheMouth very]]'' low tolerance for people talking bullshit, don't you think?"
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** [[HaHaHaNo Alice's raucous laughter ends up being another piece of sarcasm as well]].

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** [[HaHaHaNo Alice's raucous laughter ends up being another piece of sarcasm as well]].well.]]



** [[CloudCuckoolander Jim]] DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm at all and it leads to quite a lot of tragedy between him and Alice.

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** [[CloudCuckoolander [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Jim]] DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm at all is SarcasmBlind and it leads to quite a lot of tragedy between him and Alice.
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** [[CloudCuckoolander Jim]] DoesNotUnderstandsSarcasm at all and it leads to quite a lot of tragedy between him and Alice.

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** [[CloudCuckoolander Jim]] DoesNotUnderstandsSarcasm DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm at all and it leads to quite a lot of tragedy between him and Alice.
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** [[CloudCuckoolander Jim]] DoesNotUnderstandsSarcasm at all and it leads to quite a lot of tragedy between him and Alice.


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** Alice [[InvertedTrope decides]] to [[JerkassToOne never be sarcastic to Jim]], knowing that she has literally all of the other fish in the sea to be rude to.

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* '''Played For Drama''':
** [[StepfordSnarker Alice is hiding a deep inner hurt]], and uses sarcasm because she's afraid to get close to people after her grandmother died.
** Thanks to snarking at everybody, Alice’s friends have came to the conclusion that she’s a {{bitch}} and [[WeUsedToBeFriends outright disown her.]] (Bonus points if [[HatedByAll everyone else rejects her]])

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* '''Played For Drama''':
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Drama''': [[StepfordSnarker Alice is hiding a deep inner hurt]], and uses sarcasm because she's afraid to get close to people after her grandmother died.
** Thanks to snarking at everybody, Alice’s friends have came to the conclusion that she’s a {{bitch}} and [[WeUsedToBeFriends outright disown her.]] (Bonus points if [[HatedByAll everyone else rejects her]])
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** They don't care that they're driving everyone away, or thrive on it.

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** They Alice don't care that they're driving everyone away, or thrive on it.it.
** Alice is a KnightInSourArmor; their fundamental decency keeps their friendships intact despite the barbed quips.

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** The snarker being an asshole drives everyone else away from them, and they feel the burn.
** OffingTheMouth.

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** The snarker Alice being an asshole drives everyone else away from them, and they feel she feels the burn.
** OffingTheMouth.[[OffingTheMouth Bob puts a bullet through Alice's head from her latest quip]].



** The snarker is a KnightInSourArmor; their fundamental decency keeps their friendships intact despite the barbed quips.
** Others learn from the guy [[OffingTheMouth who got killed for his snark]], and learn to be more subtle about it, or realize when it's appropriate or inappropriate to be snarky.
*** Alternatively: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome The person who killed the snarker gets arrested]].

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** The snarker is Bob pulls a KnightInSourArmor; their fundamental decency keeps their friendships intact despite the barbed quips.
** Others learn from the guy [[OffingTheMouth
gun out on Alice, who got killed for shots him dead with her concealed gun and lets out [[BondOneLiner one last quip over his snark]], and learn to be more subtle about it, or realize when it's appropriate or inappropriate to be snarky.
*** Alternatively: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome The person who killed the snarker gets arrested]].
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*** Alternatively: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome The person who killed the snarker gets arrested]].
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** Thanks to snarking at everybody, Alice’s friends have came to the conclusion that she’s a [[JerkAss jerkass]] and [[WeUsedToBeFriends outright disown her.]] (Bonus points if [[HatedByAll everyone else rejects her]])

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** Thanks to snarking at everybody, Alice’s friends have came to the conclusion that she’s a [[JerkAss jerkass]] {{bitch}} and [[WeUsedToBeFriends outright disown her.]] (Bonus points if [[HatedByAll everyone else rejects her]])

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