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* '''Subverted''': ''The Early Tropes'' is a spin-off that takes place at the same time as ''The Main Tropes'', and while sharing a universe, the events of ''The Main Tropes'' are largely unaffected by the events of the series...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but ''The Additional Tropes'', TheMovie for the series, features characters from both ''The Early Tropes'' and ''The Main Tropes'', and Bob, the main character from ''The Early Tropes'' is shown to be dead in ''The Additional Tropes'', which came out before ''The Early Tropes''.

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Early Tropes'' is a spin-off that takes place at the same time as ''The Main Tropes'', and while sharing a universe, the events of ''The Main Tropes'' are largely unaffected by the events of the series...
**''The Early Tropes'' begins with Bob's grave and flashes back to Bob still alive, but it turns out that [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated reports of Bob's death were greatly exaggerated]].
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but ''The Additional Tropes'', TheMovie for the series, features characters from both ''The Early Tropes'' and ''The Main Tropes'', and Bob, the main character from ''The Early Tropes'' is shown to be dead in ''The Additional Tropes'', which came out before ''The Early Tropes''.Tropes''.
**...But sometime after that, Bob dies again, [[HowWeGotHere and this time we see him lowered into the grave from the beginning]].

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* '''Subverted''': ''The Early Tropes'' is a spin-off that takes place at the same time as ''The Main Tropes'', and while sharing a universe, the events of ''The Main Tropes'' are largely unaffected by the events of the series...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but ''The Additional Tropes'', TheMovie for the series, features characters from both ''The Early Tropes'' and ''The Main Tropes'', and Bob, the main character from ''The Early Tropes'' is shown to be dead in ''The Additional Tropes'', which came out before ''The Early Tropes''.



** "The Early Tropes" is set in an alternate universe.

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** "The ''The Early Tropes" Tropes'' is set in an alternate universe.



* '''Subverted''': ''The Early Tropes'' is a spin-off that takes place at the same time as ''The Main Tropes'', and while sharing a universe, the events of ''The Main Tropes'' are largely unaffected by the events of the series...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but ''The Additional Tropes'', TheMovie for the series, features characters from both ''The Early Tropes'' and ''The Main Tropes'', and Bob, the main character from ''The Early Tropes'' is shown to be dead in ''The Additional Tropes'', which came out before ''The Early Tropes''.
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** Bob wasn't mentioned in "The Main Tropes", so it doesn't matter what his fate is.
* '''Subverted''': "The Early Tropes" is a spin-off that takes place at the same time as "The Main Tropes", and while sharing a universe, the events of "The Main Tropes" are largely unaffected by the events of the series...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but "The Additional Tropes", TheMovie for the series, features characters from both "The Early Tropes" and "The Main Tropes", and Bob, the main character from "The Early Tropes" is shown to be dead in "The Additional Tropes", which came out before "The Early Tropes".

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** Bob wasn't mentioned in "The ''The Main Tropes", Tropes'', so it doesn't matter what his fate is.
* '''Subverted''': "The ''The Early Tropes" Tropes'' is a spin-off that takes place at the same time as "The ''The Main Tropes", Tropes'', and while sharing a universe, the events of "The ''The Main Tropes" Tropes'' are largely unaffected by the events of the series...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but "The ''The Additional Tropes", Tropes'', TheMovie for the series, features characters from both "The ''The Early Tropes" Tropes'' and "The ''The Main Tropes", Tropes'', and Bob, the main character from "The ''The Early Tropes" Tropes'' is shown to be dead in "The ''The Additional Tropes", Tropes'', which came out before "The ''The Early Tropes".Tropes''.
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'''Basic Trope:''' A prequel seals the fate of one or more characters in order to maintain the continuity with later installments.

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'''Basic Trope:''' A prequel or interquel seals the fate of one or more characters in order to maintain the continuity with later installments.
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* '''Exploited''': Bob ''knows'' he's going to die due to seeing a vision of his death, so he decides to invoke TakingYouWithMe to take out the BigBad or TheDragon.

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* '''Exploited''': Bob ''knows'' he's going to die due to seeing a vision of his death, so he decides to invoke TakingYouWithMe to take out the BigBad or TheDragon.TheDragon.
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'''Basic Trope:''' Bob is going to die in "The Early Tropes", and the audience ''knows'' it.
* '''Straight:''' The story begins with the rest of the heroes visiting Bob's grave, and the story then flashes back to it's beginning, with Bob alive.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Not only is Bob established to die at the beginning of the series, but "The Early Tropes" explicitly states how, when, and why he dies.

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'''Basic Trope:''' Bob is going to die in "The Early Tropes", and A prequel seals the audience ''knows'' it.
fate of one or more characters in order to maintain the continuity with later installments.
* '''Straight:''' The story ''The Early Tropes'' begins with the rest of the heroes visiting Bob's grave, and the story then flashes back to it's its beginning, with Bob alive.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Not only is Bob established to die at the beginning of the series, but "The ''The Early Tropes" Tropes'' explicitly states how, when, and why he dies.



* '''Justified''': "The Early Tropes" is a prequel that was released after the main entry, "The Main Tropes", which states that Bob died during the time "The Early Tropes" took place.

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* '''Justified''': "The ''The Early Tropes" Tropes'' is a prequel that was released after the main entry, "The ''The Main Tropes", Tropes'', which states that Bob died during the time "The ''The Early Tropes" Tropes'' took place.
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'''Basic Trope:''' Bob is going to die in "The Early Tropes", and the audience ''knows'' it.
* '''Straight:''' The story begins with the rest of the heroes visiting Bob's grave, and the story then flashes back to it's beginning, with Bob alive.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Not only is Bob established to die at the beginning of the series, but "The Early Tropes" explicitly states how, when, and why he dies.
* '''Downplayed''': The characters state that Bob is no longer with them, but it's left ambiguous as to what happened to him.
* '''Justified''': "The Early Tropes" is a prequel that was released after the main entry, "The Main Tropes", which states that Bob died during the time "The Early Tropes" took place.
* '''Inverted''': SavedByCanon
* '''Averted''':
** "The Early Tropes" is set in an alternate universe.
** Bob wasn't mentioned in "The Main Tropes", so it doesn't matter what his fate is.
* '''Subverted''': "The Early Tropes" is a spin-off that takes place at the same time as "The Main Tropes", and while sharing a universe, the events of "The Main Tropes" are largely unaffected by the events of the series...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but "The Additional Tropes", TheMovie for the series, features characters from both "The Early Tropes" and "The Main Tropes", and Bob, the main character from "The Early Tropes" is shown to be dead in "The Additional Tropes", which came out before "The Early Tropes".
* '''Invoked''': Bob's death is stated to be a catalyst for Alice's CharacterDevelopment in "The Main Tropes".
* '''Exploited''': Bob ''knows'' he's going to die due to seeing a vision of his death, so he decides to invoke TakingYouWithMe to take out the BigBad or TheDragon.

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