History PlayingWith / FatalFamilyPhoto

* '''Implied''': Bob is seen showing the family photo. He gets shot and is never seen again, however, it is never outright confirmed that he died.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Back at Bob's neighbourhood, Charlie says to Diana "The neighbours are such daredevils. They have a family photo in their hallway and are always showing it off to visitors. Good thing this war isn't taking place at their place or they'd be dead by now!".

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice concludes that family is a distraction, and becomes unwilling to emotionally connect with others, superstituously believing it caused Bob's death.

** Claire sneaks up on Bob, a mook, and kills him. She then sees the photo of his family he was holding, [[OhGodWhatHaveIDone and feels guilty about killing him]].

** Bob pulls out the photo ''because'' he's about to die and he knows it, and felt he should share that bit with Alice before biting it.

* '''Double Subverted''': [[DiabolusExMachina Then a burning piece of debris falls in him,]] [[KaizoTrap simultaneously crushing and incinerating him.]]

** Alternatively, Bob shows his family photo, but he survives and doesn't come close to dying.

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's HeroicSacrifice is a very dramatic scene, complete with Bob saying his final goodbyes and Alice crying.

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

** GenreSavvy [[TheMole mole]] Alice talks Bob into showing her a picture of his family, sealing his fate. He dies shortly afterwards.

* '''Conversed''': "That guy in the show just looked at family photo. He's pretty much dead now."

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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': See below in "Invoked".

* '''Lampshaded''': Game over prompt: [[HaveANiceDeath Perhaps showing Alice that family photo wasn't such a good idea after all.]] [[{{Sierra}} Restore, Restart, Quit?]]

*** But when he shows her the picture, it's a photo of ''her'' family. [[OhCrap She realises he's on to her]], and he shoots her.

** Bob is leathally wounded, and pulls out the family photo a second before his death and says goodbye.

** Bob pulls out the family photo a second before his death and says goodbye.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Justified''': During the part of the fight that required the most intense concentration, the family photo distracted Bob, enabling the Big Bad to strike Bob with one last attack.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice concludes that family is a distraction, and becomes unwilling to emotionally connect with others, superstituously believing it caused Bob's death.
* '''Reconstructed''': But once the world is saved, Alice opens up again; Bob's photo of his family becomes a reminder of what she was fighting ''for''.

* '''Discussed''': "You know, if you had shown your family photo back when we were in the war, I bet you'd be dead by now."

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste:'''
%%* '''Played For Laughs:'''
%%* '''Played For Drama:'''

* '''Exaggerated''': The moment the photo is visible to Alice, a super powerful death ray instantly incinerates Bob.

* '''Inverted''': Bob dies as a result of NOT showing the family photo.

* '''Subverted''': Bob defeats the big bad and emerges triumphantly from the burning, collapsing wreckage of the dungeon.

* '''Averted''': No one ever mentions or shows a family photo.

* '''Invoked''': Bob shows the family photo in order for the enemy soldiers to keep aiming at him, allowing his comrades to kill those enemies with ease.

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

** The Photocase acts as a guard that saves him from a fatal blow, his picture doesn't make it but he does

* '''Reconstructed''': But once the world is saved, Alice opens up again; Bib's photo of his family becomes a reminder of what she was fighting ''for''.

* '''Subverted''': Bob defeats the big bad and emerges triumphantly from the burning, collapsing wreckage of the dungeon.

* '''Averted''': ???