History PlayingWith / Foreshadowing

* '''Justified''': Bob has powers of precognition and thus he knows his Grandmother will have an impact on the story.

** For whatever reason, Bob says his grandmother doesn't have cancer. Later on, he can't help Alice because his grandmother is okay.
** Or Bob's grandmother has cancer and dies. Alice visits her funeral instead and can't help Bob.
** Or Bob's grandmother has cancer, but it's Bob that dies instead.
** Or Bob's grandmother dies from cancer early in the story, then Bob tells Alice about it much later.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's grandmother seems to make a recovery, but dies at the last second. Bob leaves Alice to go to the funeral, but [[BigDamnHeroes bursts into the final battle at the last second]] anyway.

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

* '''Downplayed''': Bob mentions that his grandmother has cancer. Not too long later, she dies, putting him in a temporary HeroicBSOD that he quickly snaps out of. His grandmother and all related events are never mentioned again.

** Bob specifically says he won't be able to help Alice in the future because his grandmother has cancer and will die. [[GenreSavvy This comes true.]]

* '''Justified''': Bob's a nice guy and would want to be at his grandmother's funeral. Wouldn't you?

* '''Parodied''': Bob specifically says he won't be able to help Alice in the future because his grandmother has cancer and will die. [[GenreSavvy This comes true.]]

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

* '''Subverted''': Bob says his grandmother has cancer, but [[{{RedHerring}} this is never addressed again.]]
* '''Double Subverted''': ...until she dies near the end and he is unable to help Alice with an even ''more important'' task.
* '''Parodied''': Bob specifically says he won't be able to help Alice in the future because his grandmother has cancer and will die. This comes true.

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

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

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

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Subverted''': Bob says his grandmother has cancer, but [[{{RedHerring}} this is never addressed again.]]
* '''Double Subverted''': ...until she dies near the end and he is unable to help Alice with an even ''more important'' task.

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Defied''': Even though Bob's grandmother dies, he refuses to go to her funeral and helps Alice instead.

Back to {{Foreshadowing}}. Like Bob said, it would happen.

* '''Inverted''': For whatever reason, Bob says his grandmother doesn't have cancer. Later on, he can't help Alice because his grandmother is okay.