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'''Basic Trope''': A seemingly captive character turns out to be working for there "captures".

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'''Basic Trope''': A seemingly captive character turns out to be working for there their "captures".
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* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz was a mere [[PuppetKing figurehead]] Alice was the true ruler.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz was a mere [[PuppetKing figurehead]] figurehead]], Alice was the true ruler.
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* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Bob]] rescues Alice from [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]], only for her to stab InTheBack.

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* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Bob]] rescues Alice from [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]], only for her to stab him InTheBack.



* '''Downplayed''': Alice is rescued, Evulz still has her sister Claire, so Alice is forced to betray her rescuers.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is rescued, but Evulz still has [[IHaveYourWife her sister Claire, Claire]], so Alice is forced to betray her rescuers.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''': ...but she actually isn't and captures Bob.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Alice is into {{UsefulNotes/BDSM}}.
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'''Basic Trope''': A seemingly captive character turns out to be working for there "captures".
* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Bob]] rescues Alice from [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]], only for her to stab InTheBack.
* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz was a mere [[PuppetKing figurehead]] Alice was the true ruler.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is rescued, Evulz still has her sister Claire, so Alice is forced to betray her rescuers.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Bob seemingly frees Alice from Evulz, only for him to take her to a dingy basement "for her own protection". After being repeatedly smuggled between similar locations, Alice realizes she never was free to begin with.
* '''Subverted''': Alice [[RevealingHug flashes a wicked smirk behind Bob's back]], but she turns out to be innocent.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Bob realizes Alice is secretly working for Evulz, and makes her death look like a random casuality.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Ever since Alice's seeming rescue, Evulz suddenly has access to information he once did not have.
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%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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