History PlayingWith / IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim

** Bob let Keith go. Unfortunately, Keith was beyond redemption and the only way to prevent him from doing evil again. So he continues recking havoc upon the town & some people blame Bob because he didn't kill him when he had the chance.

* '''Deconstructed''': Keith continues his reign of terror, and when Bob and Alice return home, instead of being welcomed as heroes, they are demonized, condemned, spat upon, called disgusting words, and later are tried and executed for dereliction of duty and extreme negligence.

'''Keith''': "Bob, forgive me! I know nothing I say or do could give you your DeadLittleSister back, but I am truly, truly sorry."\\

* '''Subverted''': Alice begs Bob not to sink to Keith's level...by torturing ''and'' killing him.

** * Smiling, holding several NoodleImplements *"Oh, I won't kill him. There are better things to do to him..."
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice corrects herself: torturing ''or'' killing.
** When he refuses to hurt him, she says that she is proud of him, and that she didn't want to frighten him, but that he would have gotten just as bad as him.

* '''Zig Zagged''':
-->Alice: "Bob, don't kill him. Don't sink to his level! I don't think you can live with his blood on your hands!"
-->Bob: "Okay... hey! Wait a minute! I just butchered my way through 500 of his minions to get to him! [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope What's one more life to me now?]]
-->Keith: "Bob, forgive me! I know nothing I say or do could give you your DeadLittleSister back, but I am truly, truly sorry."
-->Bob: "OK!" (turns to leave)
-->Keith: "Fool..." (OffhandBackhand) "* Hurk... bleagh* "
-->Bob: "Oopsie... Darned reflexes."(smug look)
* '''Averted''': Bob kills Keith without flinching.
* '''Enforced''': The show has a young audience, and the executives don't want to convey the message that killing solves problems.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Are you really comparing me to Keith after what he's done?"
* '''Invoked''': "What will make you any better then me if you kill me? We're NotSoDifferent, when you think about it."
* '''Defied''':
** Bob gives [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech a speech as to why he is justified in killing Keith]] before doing so.
** " I have to kill him, It's the only way to be sure he never does it again"
* '''Discussed''': "If you have a chance to kill Keith, would it be right?"
* '''Conversed''': "Wait, you're going to fight your way to Keith and then just let him go?"

** Oh, I won't kill him. There are better things to do to him...

** Alice tells Bob not to kill him, even though he could never stoop as low as him. This guy has feelings and it would be bad, though not as bad as what he had done.

* '''Double Subverted''': Alice corrects herself: torturing ''or'' killing.

** A moment after Alice begs Bob not to sink to Keith's level, she found that Keith's attack also leave her brand new car a scratch. And she tell Bob "Just kill him, NOW."

** Alice begs Bob not to sink to Keith's level as the camera pans across [[WhatMeasureIsAMook the hundreds of soldiers Steve slaughtered to reach Keith.]]

* '''Exaggerated''': [[CompleteMonster Keith has personally tortured, enslaved, and massacred millions of innocent people]], and Bob lets him go after Keith merely says "I'm sorry, I can change."

* '''Justified''': [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt Keith was being controlled by a dangerous entity, and if Keith is killed,]] [[KlingonPromotion the entity will merely possess Keith's]] [[DemonicPossession killer instead]].

* '''Parodied''': Alice begs Bob not to sink to Keith's level as the camera pans across [[WhatMeasureIsAMook the hundreds of soldiers Steve slaughtered to reach Keith.]]

* '''Reconstructed''': Keith is moved by Bob's gesture of mercy and reforms.

* '''Defied''': Bob gives [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech a speech as to why he is justified in killing Keith]] before doing so.

->Alice: "Bob, don't kill him. Don't sink to his level! I don't think you can live with his blood on your hands!"
->Bob: "Okay... hey! Wait a minute! I just butchered my way through 500 of his minions to get to him! [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope What's one more life to me now?]]
->Keith: "Bob, forgive me! I know nothing I say or do could give you your DeadLittleSister back, but I am truly, truly sorry."
->Bob: "OK!" (turns to leave)
->Keith: "Fool..." (OffhandBackhand) "* Hurk... bleagh* "
->Bob: "Oopsie... Darned reflexes."(smug look)

* '''Subverted''': Alice begs Bob not to sink to Keiths's level...by torturing ''and'' killing him.

* '''Straight''': After Keith, the villain, killed several people, Bob, the hero, fights his way to Keith. When Steve has Bob at his mercy, he lets Keith go, after Alice, his girlfriend, begs Bob not to "sink to Keith's level".

* '''Straight''': After Bob, the villain, killed several people, Steve, the hero, fights his way to Bob. When Steve has Bob at his mercy, he lets Bob go, after Alice, his girlfriend, begs Steve not to "sink to Bob's level".
* '''Exaggerated''': [[CompleteMonster Bob has personally tortured, enslaved, and massacred millions of innocent people]], and Steve lets him go after Bob merely says "I'm sorry, I can change."
* '''Justified''': [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt Bob was being controlled by a dangerous entity, and if Bob is killed,]] [[KlingonPromotion the entity will merely possess Bob's]] [[DemonicPossession killer instead]].
* '''Inverted''': Alice urges Steve to KillHimAlready.
* '''Subverted''': Alice begs Steve not to sink to Bob's level...by torturing ''and'' killing him.

* '''Parodied''': Alice begs Steve not to sink to Bob's level as the camera pans across [[WhatMeasureIsAMook the hundreds of soldiers Steve slaughtered to reach Bob.]]
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob continues his reign of terror, and when Steve and Alice return home, instead of being welcomed as heroes, they are demonized, condemned, spat upon, called disgusting words, and later are tried and executed for dereliction of duty and extreme negligence.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is moved by Steve's gesture of mercy and reforms.
** Bob is taken down by a KarmicDeath or BigDamnVillains instead, leaving Steve's hands clean.
** Bob is simply taken to prison (or fictional equivalent of thereof), where he spends the rest of his life, harmless to society.

->Alice: "Steve, don't kill him. Don't sink to his level! I don't think you can live with his blood on your hands!"
->Steeve: "Okay... hey! Wait a minute! I just butchered my way through 500 of his minions to get to him! [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope What's one more life to me now?]]
->Bob: "Steve, forgive me! I know nothing I say or do could give you your DeadLittleSister back, but I am truly, truly sorry."
->Steve: "OK!" (turns to leave)
->Bob: "Fool..." (OffhandBackhand) "* Hurk... bleagh* "
->Steve: "Oopsie... Darned reflexes."(smug look)
* '''Averted''': Steve kills Bob without flinching.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Are you really comparing me to Bob after what he's done?"

* '''Defied''': Steve gives [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech a speech as to why he is justified in killing Bob]] before doing so.
* '''Discussed''': "If you have a chance to kill Bob, would it be right?"
* '''Conversed''': "Wait, you're going to fight your way to Bob and then just let him go?"

* '''Defied''': Steve gives a speech as to why he is justified in killing Bob before doing so.

* '''Invoked''': "What will make you any better then me if you kill me?"

->Bob: "Fool..." (OffhandBackhand) "[[DeathRattle * Hurk... bleaghg.]]"

->Bob: "Fool..." (OffhandBackhand)

->Alice: "Bob, don't kill him. Don't sink to his level! I don't think you can live with his blood on your hands!"

->Bob: "Steve, forgive me! I know nothing I say or do could give you your DoomedHometown or DeadLittleSister back, but I am truly, truly sorry."
->Steeve: "OK!" (turns to leave)

_>Steeve: "Okay... hey! Wait a minute! I just butchered my way through 500 of his minions to get to him! [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope What's one more life to me now?]]

->Steve: "Oopsie...I did a stupid..."

->Bob: "Fool..." (OffhadBackhand)

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