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* '''Double Subverted''': That, too, was also a lie to get [[CompleteMonster even more ruthless villains]] off their back.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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That, too, was also a lie to get [[CompleteMonster even more ruthless villains]] off their back.back.
** They still hoped to raise him to be "good", as in "efficient" as a villain. Bob instead becomes a StupidEvil goon.
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** The parents only joined a life of evil due to bad economic circumstances in their youth. Now that times are better, they find it illogical to go down such a route.

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** The parents only joined a life of evil due to bad economic circumstances in their youth. Now that times are better, they find it illogical for their child to go down such a route.



* '''Zig Zagged''': While they raise Bob as good person, they raise the Bob's twin brother, Bobius as evil. And few years later their sister Alice is born, and she's raised as good again.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': While they raise Bob as a good person, they raise the Bob's twin brother, Bobius as evil. And few years later their sister Alice is born, and she's raised as good again.



* '''Exploited''': They want to cleanse reputation of their family for the future.

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* '''Exploited''': They want to cleanse the reputation of their family for the future.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???While they raise Bob as good person, they raise the Bob's twin brother, Bobius as evil. And few years later their sister Alice is born, and she's raised as good again.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???They want to cleanse reputation of their family for the future.



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???
"It's strange, isn't it? Bob's parents are as evil as they come, but he's a genuinely good person. Makes you wonder what kind of childhood he had."
* '''Conversed''': ???"Did you hear that Bob's parents are villains? Yet, he's the nicest guy you'll ever meet."
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** Bob is a delinquent who causes chaos and property damage to his neighbourhood but he wants his mother and father to not end up like him knowing that they're [[GoodIsNotDumb good but]] [[ParentsAsPeople strict people]]

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** Bob is a delinquent who causes chaos chaos, violence, and property damage to in his neighbourhood neighborhood and is nothing but an annoying nuisance, but he wants his mother and father to not end up like him knowing that they're [[GoodIsNotDumb good but]] [[ParentsAsPeople strict people]]
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* '''Invoked''': This trope, by definition, is an invoked trope.

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* '''Invoked''': This trope, by definition, is an invoked trope.Bob brings up the point that BeingEvilSucks and that even if Evulz and Bloodlust don't care about anyone else, they should at least give their kids better lives.
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** As villains, Evulz and Bloodlust cannot give Bob a consistent moral education. They only succeed in raising a KnightTemplar MoralSociopath.

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** As villains, Evulz and Bloodlust cannot give Bob a consistent moral education. They only succeed in raising a KnightTemplar MoralSociopath.with MoralSociopathy.

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** Bob is a RetiredBadass who discourages his kids from heroic acts because BeingGoodSucks.



* '''Enforced''': The creator wants in-depth villains, and [[FlatCharacter static]] [[CardCarryingVillain card carrying]] [[KickTheDog puppy kickers]] won't do the trick.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You know, for a guy who was raised by evil tyrants, he's not half bad."

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The creator wants in-depth villains, and [[FlatCharacter static]] [[CardCarryingVillain card carrying]] [[KickTheDog puppy kickers]] won't do the trick.
** Evulz's and Bloodlust's aesthetics sell a lot of toys, but many parents don't want to buy their kids villain toys, so the execs introduce a heroic child to keep the same aesthetic with a hero.
* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"You know, for a guy who was raised by evil tyrants, he's not half bad.""
** "So, let me guess. You don't want the kid to turn out like you?"



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is conflicted about who he wants to be. He's been raised good, but what if he wants to be a villain like his mom and dad? If they wanted a good boy, why haven't they retired as villains yet? Is there an ulterior motive for his parents to want a good person for a kid?
* '''Reconstructed''': Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust have a heart to heart talk with their son. They discuss that they want him to have what they (as villains) never grew up with. They tell Bob he is his own person, that he can decide what he wants to be. And most importantly, they'll love him no matter what he is.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Bob is conflicted about who he wants to be. He's been raised good, but what if he wants to be a villain like his mom and dad? If they wanted a good boy, why haven't they retired as villains yet? Is there an ulterior motive for his parents to want a good person for a kid?
** As villains, Evulz and Bloodlust cannot give Bob a consistent moral education. They only succeed in raising a KnightTemplar MoralSociopath.
* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust have a heart to heart talk with their son. They discuss that they want him to have what they (as villains) never grew up with. They tell Bob he is his own person, that he can decide what he wants to be. And most importantly, they'll love him no matter what he is.is.
** Evulz and Bloodlust get some outside help for Bob's moral education.
* '''Implied''': After Evulz and Bloodlust die, their son Bob is introduced as a perfectly good person, and he doesn't seem to resent his parents, making it unlikely he's just a WhiteSheep.

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* '''Inverted''': DaddysLittleVillain.

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* '''Inverted''': DaddysLittleVillain.'''Inverted''':
** DaddysLittleVillain.
** Bob is a delinquent who causes chaos and property damage to his neighbourhood but he wants his mother and father to not end up like him knowing that they're [[GoodIsNotDumb good but]] [[ParentsAsPeople strict people]]
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** A WellIntentionedExtremist pair of parents wants their kids to not have to ditch the extremist part.

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** A WellIntentionedExtremist pair of parents wants their kids to not have to ditch the extremist part.
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** A WellIntentionedExtremist pair of parents wants their kids to not have to ditch the extremist part.

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* '''Downplayed''': They want Bob to be slightly better than them, like an AntiHero or [[AntiVillain villain]].

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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They want Bob to be slightly better than them, like an AntiHero or [[AntiVillain villain]].villain]].
** Evulz and Bloodlust were already sympathetic {{Anti Villain}}s, raising their child to be just that bit better.
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** The parents only joined a life of evil due to bad economic circumstances in their youth. Now that times are better, they find it illogical to go down such a route.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming have a heart to heart talk with their son]]. They discuss that they want him to have what they (as villains) never grew up with. They tell Bob he is his own person, that he can decide what he wants to be. And most importantly, they'll love him no matter what he is.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming have a heart to heart talk with their son]].son. They discuss that they want him to have what they (as villains) never grew up with. They tell Bob he is his own person, that he can decide what he wants to be. And most importantly, they'll love him no matter what he is.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is conflicted about who he wants to be. He's been raised good, but what if he wants to be a villain like his mom and dad? If they wanted a good boy, why haven't they retired as villains yet? Is there an ulterior motive for his parents to want a good person for a kid?
* '''Reconstructed''': Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming have a heart to heart talk with their son]]. They discuss that they want him to have what they (as villains) never grew up with. They tell Bob he is his own person, that he can decide what he wants to be. And most importantly, they'll love him no matter what he is.
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* '''Parodied''': Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust are DastardlyWhisplash type villains, but for some reason they want Bob to be a hero. They even dress him up in angel wings and a halo.

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* '''Parodied''': Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust are DastardlyWhisplash DastardlyWhiplash type villains, but for some reason they want Bob to be a hero. They even dress him up in angel wings and a halo.



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'''Basic Trope''': An evil mom[=/=]dad[=/=]set of parents want their kids to be better than them.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust try and raise Bob to be a good person, if not TheHero.
* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust, people who have constantly crossed the MoralEventHorizon over and over, try and raise Bob to be IncorruptiblePurePureness
* '''Downplayed''': They want Bob to be slightly better than them, like an AntiHero or [[AntiVillain villain]].
* '''Justified''':
** BeingEvilSucks and they don't want Bob to go through the exact same pain they did.
** Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust are {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s or {{Knight Templar}}s. They believe they're good, too.
* '''Inverted''': DaddysLittleVillain.
* '''Subverted''': They ''pretend'' to be raising Bob to be a good person, only to be ''actually'' raising him as FauxAffablyEvil.
* '''Double Subverted''': That, too, was also a lie to get [[CompleteMonster even more ruthless villains]] off their back.
* '''Parodied''': Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust are DastardlyWhisplash type villains, but for some reason they want Bob to be a hero. They even dress him up in angel wings and a halo.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No villain[=/=]villainess has children. Or rather they do, but they raise them to be as wicked as them.
* '''Enforced''': The creator wants in-depth villains, and [[FlatCharacter static]] [[CardCarryingVillain card carrying]] [[KickTheDog puppy kickers]] won't do the trick.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You know, for a guy who was raised by evil tyrants, he's not half bad."
* '''Invoked''': This trope, by definition, is an invoked trope.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': An adviser suggests that Emperor Evulz and Lady Bloodlust raise Bob with compassion. [[BadBoss They swiftly kill the adviser.]]
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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