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** Evulz is StupidEvil, his malevolent actions deliberately cause his own downfall.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz doesn't want to win [[VictoryIsBoring because he already outmatches the other racers so much,]] [[XanatosGambit that he plans are to help improve their skills until they can finally put up a challenge.]]
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* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz doesn't want to win [[VictoryIsBoring because he already outmatches the other racers so much,]] [[XanatosGambit that he plans are to help them improve their skills until they can finally put up a challenge.]]
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* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz doesn't want to win [[XanatosGambit [[VictoryIsBoring because he already outmatches the other racers so much much,]] [[XanatosGambit that his he plans are to help improve their skills until they can finally put up a challenge.]]
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** There is a very ironic juxtaposition between Evulz being incredibly good at the games he plays but a very incompetent cheater, and his opponents being the sorriest bunch of losers who have ever tried to play (no, not even in a "RagtagBunchOfMisfits" way, [[TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket they just plain suck]]) but Evulz’s cheats keep handing them victory on a silver platter, and only a few of them [[DisqualificationInducedVictory because Evulz disqualifies himself]].
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** There is a very ironic juxtaposition between Evulz being incredibly good at the games he plays but a very incompetent cheater, and his opponents being the sorriest bunch of losers who have ever tried to play (no, not even in a "RagtagBunchOfMisfits" way, [[TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket they they]] just [[EpicFail plain suck]]) but Evulz’s cheats keep handing them victory on a silver platter, and only a few of them [[DisqualificationInducedVictory because Evulz disqualifies himself]].
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* '''Played for Drama''': Evulz completely ruins his life by [[CheatersNeverProsper being disqualified and sanctioned when he's caught cheating]] or losing repeatedly because he wastes time cheating (even if he's not caught), but he is just not able to stop himself and maybe even [[SunkCostFallacy thinks that if he cheats just right and often enough, it will all be worth it]].
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* '''Played for Horror''': Evulz is not just an incompetent cheater, he's LethallyStupid at it. Couple that with a compulsion to cheat that leads to SanitySlippage if he cannot fulfill it, and one way or another someone is going to get killed.
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** Cheating and losing are Evulz' {{kayfabe}} on the [[{{Improv}} improv comedy]] that is the way out Zany Races.
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* '''Played for Laughs''':
** Evulz's compulsion to use traps and cheats is [[SuperOCD a literal compulsion]]. He even yells at one point "if I don't cheat in the next minute, I'm going to lose my mind!" and starts to fidget like a strung-out addict.
** There is a very ironic juxtaposition between Evulz being incredibly good at the games he plays but a very incompetent cheater, and his opponents being the sorriest bunch of losers who have ever tried to play (no, not even in a "RagtagBunchOfMisfits" way, [[TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket they just plain suck]]) but Evulz’s cheats keep handing them victory on a silver platter, and only a few of them [[DisqualificationInducedVictory because Evulz disqualifies himself]].
** Evulz's compulsion to use traps and cheats is [[SuperOCD a literal compulsion]]. He even yells at one point "if I don't cheat in the next minute, I'm going to lose my mind!" and starts to fidget like a strung-out addict.
** There is a very ironic juxtaposition between Evulz being incredibly good at the games he plays but a very incompetent cheater, and his opponents being the sorriest bunch of losers who have ever tried to play (no, not even in a "RagtagBunchOfMisfits" way, [[TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket they just plain suck]]) but Evulz’s cheats keep handing them victory on a silver platter, and only a few of them [[DisqualificationInducedVictory because Evulz disqualifies himself]].
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** Evulz does cheat, he succeeds in delaying his opponents more than it delays him.
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** Evulz does cheat, but he succeeds in delaying his opponents more than it delays him.
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** Evulz does cheat, but it ultimately delays his opponents more than it delays him.
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** Evulz does cheat, but it ultimately delays he succeeds in delaying his opponents more than it delays him.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multiple times.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multipletimes.times.
** Evulz is by far the best competitor of the race and in a fair race no other runner would have the slightest chance against him, he decides to cheat anyway and comes last because of that.
** Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multiple
** Evulz is by far the best competitor of the race and in a fair race no other runner would have the slightest chance against him, he decides to cheat anyway and comes last because of that.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz doesn't want to win [[XanatosGambit because he outmatches the other racers so much that his plans are to help improve their skills until they can finally put up a challenge.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''':
** Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multiple times.
** Evulz's car is capable of breaking the sound barrier, and all his competitors are riding bicycles. He still gets out of his car to try to shove sticks in their bike wheels, and in the process, he gets disqualified.
** Evulz has already won, but he realizes that he forgot to cheat. He {{Time Travel}}s back to ensure that he cheats, losing him the race.
** Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multiple times.
** Evulz's car is capable of breaking the sound barrier, and all his competitors are riding bicycles. He still gets out of his car to try to shove sticks in their bike wheels, and in the process, he gets disqualified.
** Evulz has already won, but he realizes that he forgot to cheat. He {{Time Travel}}s back to ensure that he cheats, losing him the race.
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* '''Exaggerated''':
**'''Exaggerated''': Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multiple times.
** Evulz's car is capable of breaking the sound barrier, and all his competitors are riding bicycles. He still gets out of his car to try to shove sticks in their bike wheels, and in the process, he gets disqualified.
** Evulz has already won, but he realizes that he forgot to cheat. He {{Time Travel}}s back to ensure that he cheats, losing him the race.times.
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** Evulz's car is capable of breaking the sound barrier, and all his competitors are riding bicycles. He still gets out of his car to try to shove sticks in their bike wheels, and in the process, he gets disqualified.
** Evulz has already won, but he realizes that he forgot to cheat. He {{Time Travel}}s back to ensure that he cheats, losing him the race.
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* '''Parodied''': Even the ''good guys'' scream at Evulz to just win the race.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Even the ''good guys'' scream at Evulz to just win the race.
** Evulz's car is capable of breaking the sound barrier, and all his competitors are riding bicycles. He still gets out of his car to try to shove sticks in their bike wheels, and in the process, he gets disqualified.
** Evulz has already won, but he realizes that he forgot to cheat. He {{Time Travel}}s back to ensure that he cheats, losing him the race.
** Even the ''good guys'' scream at Evulz to just win the race.
** Evulz's car is capable of breaking the sound barrier, and all his competitors are riding bicycles. He still gets out of his car to try to shove sticks in their bike wheels, and in the process, he gets disqualified.
** Evulz has already won, but he realizes that he forgot to cheat. He {{Time Travel}}s back to ensure that he cheats, losing him the race.
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** Evulz has already won, but he realizes that he forgot to cheat. He {{Time Travel}}s back to ensure that he cheats, losing him the race.
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** "Well, I could stop and cheat, or...instead, I could just win. I'm just gonna do that."
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** "Well, I could stop and cheat, or... instead, I could just win. I'm just gonna do that."
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** Evulz would win too easily if he played fair, and he’s more interested in the challenge than the victory.
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* '''Defied''': "Well, I could stop and cheat, or...instead, I could just win. I'm just gonna do that."
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** "Well, I could stop and cheat, or...instead, I could just win. I'm just gonna do that.""
** "RuleNumberOne: No cheating." (DramaticGunCock '''and gun pointed at Evulz' face''' follows) "I can assume I'm not being cute when I say that [[DeadlyEuphemism we collect some pretty hefty penalties]] if that one's broken...?"
** "Well, I could stop and cheat, or...instead, I could just win. I'm just gonna do that.
** "RuleNumberOne: No cheating." (DramaticGunCock '''and gun pointed at Evulz' face''' follows) "I can assume I'm not being cute when I say that [[DeadlyEuphemism we collect some pretty hefty penalties]] if that one's broken...?"
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* '''Exaggerated''': Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multiple times.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multipletimes.times.
** Evulz's car is capable of breaking the sound barrier, and all his competitors are riding bicycles. He still gets out of his car to try to shove sticks in their bike wheels, and in the process, he gets disqualified.
** Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multiple
** Evulz's car is capable of breaking the sound barrier, and all his competitors are riding bicycles. He still gets out of his car to try to shove sticks in their bike wheels, and in the process, he gets disqualified.
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* Even the ''good guys'' scream at Evulz to just win the race.
* Even the ''good guys'' scream at Evulz to just win the race.
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* '''Parodied''':
*'''Parodied''': Even the ''good guys'' scream at Evulz to just win the race.
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** "Oh, we predicted Emperor Evulz would cheat during the race. That's why we [[WhatTheHellHero snuck into his garage the night before and cut all the wires under the hood.]]"
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** "Oh, we predicted Emperor Evulz would cheat during the race. That's why we [[WhatTheHellHero ''[[WhatTheHellHero snuck into his garage the night before and cut all the wires under the hood.]]"]]''"
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* '''Exploited''': The good guys can take it easy for most of the race, because they know Evulz is going to screw himself over by trying to cheat.
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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
** The good guys can take it easy for most of the race, because they know Evulz is going to screw himself over by trying tocheat.cheat.
** "Oh, we predicted Emperor Evulz would cheat during the race. That's why we ''[[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine installed a few cheating devices]] [[WhatTheHellHero of our own]] [[CombatPragmatist to counter his.]]''"
** "Oh, we predicted Emperor Evulz would cheat during the race. That's why we [[WhatTheHellHero snuck into his garage the night before and cut all the wires under the hood.]]"
** The good guys can take it easy for most of the race, because they know Evulz is going to screw himself over by trying to
** "Oh, we predicted Emperor Evulz would cheat during the race. That's why we ''[[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine installed a few cheating devices]] [[WhatTheHellHero of our own]] [[CombatPragmatist to counter his.]]''"
** "Oh, we predicted Emperor Evulz would cheat during the race. That's why we [[WhatTheHellHero snuck into his garage the night before and cut all the wires under the hood.]]"
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** The good guys are having engine trouble and suspect Evulz of foul play, [NotMeThisTime but ultimately realize he's playing fair and something else is the source of their problems.]
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** The good guys are having engine trouble and suspect Evulz of foul play, [NotMeThisTime [[NotMeThisTime but ultimately realize he's playing fair and something else is the source of their problems.]]]
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* '''Parodied''': Even the ''good guys'' scream at Evulz to just win the race.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
* Even the ''good guys'' scream at Evulz to just win the race.
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** Evulz has numerous cheating devices built into his car, but frequently has second thoughts about cheating and hesitates to deploy them, until he eventually does, but later comes to regret them, [[MustMakeAmends leading to him forfeiting the race out of guilt (or at least slowing his car for a few moments to compensate).]]
** Evulz deploys cheating devices throughout the race, but occasionally gives his opponents an advantage to challenge himself.
* Even the ''good guys'' scream at Evulz to just win the race.
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** Evulz has numerous cheating devices built into his car, but frequently has second thoughts about cheating and hesitates to deploy them, until he eventually does, but later comes to regret them, [[MustMakeAmends leading to him forfeiting the race out of guilt (or at least slowing his car for a few moments to compensate).]]
** Evulz deploys cheating devices throughout the race, but occasionally gives his opponents an advantage to challenge himself.
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'''Discussed''':
** The good guys are having engine trouble and suspect Evulz of foul play, [NotMeThisTime but ultimately realize he's playing fair and something else is the source of their problems.]
** The good guys wonder if Evulz is cheating during the race, but they win anyway and cast the thought aside.
* '''Conversed''':???"This would probably be the part of the race when Emperor Evulz deploys his cheating devices and wins. Good thing he's not even competing."
** The good guys are having engine trouble and suspect Evulz of foul play, [NotMeThisTime but ultimately realize he's playing fair and something else is the source of their problems.]
** The good guys wonder if Evulz is cheating during the race, but they win anyway and cast the thought aside.
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** "This show focuses only on races. How do we show that the bad guy is, indeed, the bad guy?"
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* '''Invoked''': ???Evulz is a professional villain, ergo, in order to participate in a race he is contractually required to cheat at least once.
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* '''Deconstructed''': because deep down inside Evulz doesn't want to win, because he knows he doesn't deserve it, but because of his pride or hatred he doesn't want to forfeit to the hero, so he comes up with ridiculously complex plan that he knows is doomed to fail.
** alternatively he just doesn't want to win, he wants to break the hero's spirit. The hero has embarrassed him so many times now he just wants to make him suffer.
** alternatively he just doesn't want to win, he wants to break the hero's spirit. The hero has embarrassed him so many times now he just wants to make him suffer.
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* '''Deconstructed''': because '''Deconstructed''':
** Because deep down inside Evulz doesn't want to win, because he knows he doesn't deserve it, but because of his pride or hatred he doesn't want to forfeit to the hero, so he comes up with ridiculously complexplan plans that he knows is are doomed to fail.
**alternatively he He just doesn't want to win, he wants to break the hero's spirit. The hero has embarrassed him so many times now he just wants to make him suffer.
** Because deep down inside Evulz doesn't want to win, because he knows he doesn't deserve it, but because of his pride or hatred he doesn't want to forfeit to the hero, so he comes up with ridiculously complex
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* '''Deconstructed''': because deep down inside Evulz doesn't want to win, because he knows he doesn't deserve it, but because of his pride or hatred he doesn't want to forfeit to the hero, so he comes up with ridiculously complex plan that he knows is doomed to fail.
** alternatively he just doesn't want to win, he wants to break the hero's spirit. The hero has embarrassed him so many times now he just wants to make him suffer.
** alternatively he just doesn't want to win, he wants to break the hero's spirit. The hero has embarrassed him so many times now he just wants to make him suffer.
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* '''Averted''': He just races to win, no cheating needed.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** He just races to win, no cheatingneeded.needed.
** Evulz does cheat, but it ultimately delays his opponents more than it delays him.
** He just races to win, no cheating
** Evulz does cheat, but it ultimately delays his opponents more than it delays him.
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* '''Justified''': Evulz is a notorious carrier of the VillainBall, and feels like he ''can't'' win legitimately.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Evulz is a notorious carrier of the VillainBall, and feels like he ''can't'' winlegitimately.legitimately.
** Evulz doesn't care about winning the race; he just wants to humiliate [[TheHero Alice]] and it's more important to him that she won't finish.
** Evulz is a notorious carrier of the VillainBall, and feels like he ''can't'' win
** Evulz doesn't care about winning the race; he just wants to humiliate [[TheHero Alice]] and it's more important to him that she won't finish.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???Evulz' car has built-in cheating devices, but has to slow down to deploy them. The traps wind up delaying him more than they delay the good guys, who overtake Evulz even though he was legitimately in the lead for a bit.
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* '''Exploited''': ???The good guys can take it easy for most of the race, because they know Evulz is going to screw himself over by trying to cheat.
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'''Basic Trope''': A villainous character loses an (often legitimate) lead in a contest thanks to cheating.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz is ahead by a country mile in the Zany Races, but he stops to sabotage the other racers, costing him the lead.
* '''Exaggerated''': Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multiple times.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Evulz is a notorious carrier of the VillainBall, and feels like he ''can't'' win legitimately.
* '''Inverted''': DudleyDoRightStopsToHelp
* '''Subverted''': It looks like Evulz is going to cheat, but then he decides against it and wins the race legitimately.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then it's revealed he cheated after the fact, so he ends up losing his win.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': He just races to win, no cheating needed.
* '''Enforced''': "The bad guy can't win! He has to lose in the most contrived way possible!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "You'd think I'd learn from this, but no."
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "Well, I could stop and cheat, or...instead, I could just win. I'm just gonna do that."
* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz is ahead by a country mile in the Zany Races, but he stops to sabotage the other racers, costing him the lead.
* '''Exaggerated''': Evulz cheats as often as he can during the races, meaning he loses the lead multiple times.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Evulz is a notorious carrier of the VillainBall, and feels like he ''can't'' win legitimately.
* '''Inverted''': DudleyDoRightStopsToHelp
* '''Subverted''': It looks like Evulz is going to cheat, but then he decides against it and wins the race legitimately.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then it's revealed he cheated after the fact, so he ends up losing his win.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': He just races to win, no cheating needed.
* '''Enforced''': "The bad guy can't win! He has to lose in the most contrived way possible!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "You'd think I'd learn from this, but no."
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "Well, I could stop and cheat, or...instead, I could just win. I'm just gonna do that."
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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