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* '''Invoked''': Alice destroys Bob's mind as a way of getting rid of him without being technically guilty of murder (obviously the legal system doesn't work that way, but nobody told Alice that).

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* '''Invoked''': Alice '''Invoked''':
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destroys Bob's mind as a way of getting rid of him without being technically guilty of murder (obviously the legal system doesn't work that way, but nobody told Alice that).that).
**Bob intentionally erases his own personality as a form of suicide out of guilt for what a horrible person he is, hoping that the "new" Bob will be better than him.
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* '''Justified''': Everything that made Bob Bob is gone. "Bob" is for all intents and purposes a different person in the same body.

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* '''Justified''': Everything that made Bob Bob is gone. "Bob" is is, for all intents and purposes purposes, a different person in the same body.



* '''Discussed''': "What if I fall over and bang my head!? Even if I don't die my brain'll all be messed up and the Bob you know and love would be gone!" "We'd try and deal with the grief."
* '''Conversed''': "So the brain tumour destroyed his personality without killing him?" "Well technically he is dead; I heard they wanted a new character but couldn't afford to hire a new actor or get rid of the guy playing Bob."

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* '''Discussed''': "What if I fall over and bang my head!? Even if I don't die my brain'll be all be messed up and the Bob you know and love would be gone!" "We'd try and deal with the grief."
* '''Conversed''': "So the brain tumour tumor destroyed his personality without killing him?" "Well technically technically, he is ''is'' dead; I heard they wanted a new character but couldn't afford to hire a new actor or get rid of the guy playing Bob."



* '''Reconstructed''': Ultimately, Bob and everyone around him, come to terms with what happened and he's accepted as who he is.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Ultimately, Bob and everyone around him, him come to terms with what happened happened, and he's accepted as who he is.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob's entire civilisation is "killed" by having their personalities erased.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob's entire civilisation civilization is "killed" by having their personalities erased.



* '''Parodied''': Bob shows some CharacterDevelopment and Alice acts as if he's become a completely different person.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bob shows some CharacterDevelopment and Alice acts as if he's become a completely different person.



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** Same as before, but up to the point where Alice plans a funeral for Bob, even though he's not dead.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob shows signs of regaining his old personality, but only in periodic spurts. For the most part, he's "dead".

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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Alice destroys Bob's mind as a way of getting rid of him without being technically guilty of murder (obviously the legal system doesn't work that way, but nobody told Alice that).



* '''Defied''': When Bob takes a series blow to the head, Alice gives him a MercyKill to avoid this trope.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Defied''': When Bob takes a series serious blow to the head, Alice gives him a MercyKill to avoid this trope.
* '''Discussed''': ???
"What if I fall over and bang my head!? Even if I don't die my brain'll all be messed up and the Bob you know and love would be gone!" "We'd try and deal with the grief."
* '''Conversed''': ???"So the brain tumour destroyed his personality without killing him?" "Well technically he is dead; I heard they wanted a new character but couldn't afford to hire a new actor or get rid of the guy playing Bob."
* '''Implied''': Bob is a [[RedShirt minor character]] who our heroes find with a severe head injury. It cuts to them explaining to Alice that he might never be the same again without elaborating (or showing what Bob was like before or after the injury).
* '''Deconstructed''': Whether or not Bob still counts as Bob or a new person is explored thoroughly, including the legal and ethical consequences of his unique status.
* '''Reconstructed''': Ultimately, Bob and everyone around him, come to terms with what happened and he's accepted as who he is.
* '''Played For Laughs''': "New Bob" tries to reclaim "Old Bob"'s life, with hilarious consequences.
* '''Played For Drama''': Everyone struggles to cope with the change in Bob's personality and accept that he's truly dead. In some ways, having "New Bob" around as a reminder makes things even worse!



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Back to DeathOfPersonality.DeathOfPersonality...if it still counts as that, I mean.



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* '''Invoked''': Alice "kills" Bob so that she can use his empty body to [[CloneByConversion create a copy]] of Charlie.
* '''Exploited''': Alice uses the still living but personality-less body of Bob as a slave.

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* '''Exploited''':
** Alice uses the still living but personality-less body of Bob as a slave.
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Alice "kills" Bob so that she can use his empty body to [[CloneByConversion create a copy]] of Charlie.
* '''Exploited''': Alice uses the still living but personality-less body of Bob as a slave.
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'''Basic Trope''': A person is effectively killed by losing their "self".
* '''Straight''': Bob has his personality erased by AppliedPhlebotinum. Alice mourns as if he were dead.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob's entire civilisation is "killed" by having their personalities erased.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob suffers a blow to the head and has his personality changed noticeably.
* '''Justified''': Everything that made Bob Bob is gone. "Bob" is for all intents and purposes a different person in the same body.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is killed, but has a [[BrainUploading copy of his memories backed up]].
* '''Subverted''': It turns out that Bob was just a bit dazed. He's still there.
* '''Double Subverted''': "New Bob" was just pretending to be "Old Bob". Old Bob's still "dead".
* '''Parodied''': Bob shows some CharacterDevelopment and Alice acts as if he's become a completely different person.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Nobody is killed, physically or metaphorically.
* '''Enforced''': The MoralGuardians won't allow Bob to actually be killed. The writers use this trope as the next best (well, tragic) thing.
* '''Lampshaded''': "What do you mean Bob's dead? He's standing right there."
* '''Invoked''': Alice "kills" Bob so that she can use his empty body to [[CloneByConversion create a copy]] of Charlie.
* '''Exploited''': Alice uses the still living but personality-less body of Bob as a slave.
* '''Defied''': When Bob takes a series blow to the head, Alice gives him a MercyKill to avoid this trope.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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