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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's heavy drinking causes him to experience the negative health consequences of excessive drinking because he can't restrain himself from feeling drunk.
* '''Reconstructed''': Someone else limits the number of drinks Bob can have so he doesn't have the negative effects of excessive alcohol.
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** Alice is crazy when sober, but really takes it UpToEleven when she's wasted.

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** Alice is crazy when sober, but really takes it UpToEleven up to eleven when she's wasted.

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* '''Justified''': Charlie's body is made up differently than a human's, so it stands to reason it would handle liquor in a different way.

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Charlie's body is made up differently than a human's, so it stands to reason it would handle liquor in a different way.
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** Charlie's SkillScoresAndPerks put him at a [[RPGMechanicsVerse 99% Poison Resistance Rating]], and Alcohol is a poison.

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* '''Implied''': Bob's reaction to alcohol is not shown, but he is the only one who didn't get into trouble after a night of heavy drinking.



* '''Implied''': Alice is never shown drinking, but she seems dismissive of drunk antics.



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* '''Discussed''': " Bob's too cool to get drunk. No matter how hard he tries."
* '''Conversed''': " Bob sounds like the kind of guy who'd take shots in a pint-glass."

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* '''Discussed''': " Bob's "Bob's too cool to get drunk. No matter how hard he tries."
* '''Conversed''': " Bob "Bob sounds like the kind of guy who'd take shots in a pint-glass."



* '''Subverted''': Alice is crazy when sober, but really takes it UpToEleven when she's wasted.

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Alice is crazy when sober, but really takes it UpToEleven when she's wasted.



* '''Double Subverted''': But after you get a few more beers in her, she goes back to her baseline level of crazy.

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But after you get a few more beers in her, she goes back to her baseline level of crazy.



* '''Parodied''': Alice is crazy when sober...and downright reasonable and logical while drunk.

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Alice is crazy when sober...and downright reasonable and logical while drunk.



* '''Subverted''': Charlie doesn't get drunk on liquor, but he does get DrunkOnMilk.

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Charlie doesn't get drunk on liquor, but he does get DrunkOnMilk.



* '''Double Subverted''': But it still takes a lot of milk to even get him buzzed.

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But it still takes a lot of milk to even get him buzzed.



* '''Exploited''': Charlie is a con artist, so he gets drunk with his marks, knowing he can resist the liquor and then scam them.

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Charlie is a con artist, so he gets drunk with his marks, knowing he can resist the liquor and then scam them.



* '''Implied''': Charlie is at the bar with his drunk friends. He has a near-empty glass of beer in his hands, yet does not look remotely drunk.



* '''Played For Drama''':??
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* '''Invoked''': Charlie is an ArtificialHuman, and his creator is a StraightEdgeVillain, who doesn't want him to even have the ''option'' to get drunk.

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* '''Invoked''': Charlie is an ArtificialHuman, and his creator is a StraightEdgeVillain, StraightEdgeEvil, who doesn't want him to even have the ''option'' to get drunk.

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

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob is normally the stoic, but becomes the life of the party when drunk. However, when he's in danger, he snaps back to sobriety...or at least acts like he's sober, as the swaying and slurring demonstrate otherwise. [[DrunkenMaster He can still kick ass however.]]



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Bob drinks at every opportunity, knowing that no-one will be able to tell the difference.
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Bob mentions he's cool and collected specifically because he's doesn't drink.
* '''Discussed''': ???
" Bob's too cool to get drunk. No matter how hard he tries."
* '''Conversed''': ???" Bob sounds like the kind of guy who'd take shots in a pint-glass."



** It turns out Alice is crazy all the time specifically because she's constantly drunk.



** Getting her more or less drunk is an exercise in futility, however.



** Alice doesn't even know what alcohol is, and is convinced that Vodka is just a russian brand of spring water.



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Bob charms Alice's into getting into a drinking contest, knowing she'll floor the opposition.
* '''Defied''': ???Alice is a sleepy drunk, and one beer is enough to send her to sleep.



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* '''Conversed''': ???"So if you add crazy to crazy, the end result is just more crazy. "



** Charlie's body naturally secretes alcohol into his brain, so he's drunk 24-7.



** This facet is mentioned about Charlie, and then we see him stagger out of a bar.



** He was only pretending to be drunk to better fit in with his drunk friends.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Charlie can't get drunk off earthy beverages, and while he can get DrunkOnMilk it takes a lot, even by the standards of his own species. However, his KryptoniteFactor, the FantasticDrug Pesh, will push him into rowdy drunkenness in an instant.



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"Alcohol is just another seasoning to our people."
* '''Invoked''': ???Charlie is an ArtificialHuman, and his creator is a StraightEdgeVillain, who doesn't want him to even have the ''option'' to get drunk.



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** Charlie takes straight shots of methanol because he enjoys the flavor.
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Charlie mentions that [[NoBiochemicalBarriers as his biology is compatible with earth foods]] it's also compatible with earth alcohol and so he can get drunk.
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'''Discussed''': "So he's immune to alcohol because he's an alien?"
* '''Conversed''': ???"Chocolate kills dogs, but we can eat it just fine. I guess it make sense that Charlie can drink all the alcohol he wants with no effect."
* '''Played For Laughs''': Charlie doesn't even know what alcohol is, and accidentally serves alcoholic drinks to his human friends. IntoxicationEnsues.
* '''Played For Drama''':??
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???The mental disorder that makes Alice the way she is doesn't go away just because she's drunk.



* '''Invoked''': The mental disorder that makes Alice the way she is doesn't go away just because she's drunk.

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* '''Invoked''': The mental disorder that makes Alice the way she is doesn't go away just because she's drunk.???
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???The FemmeFatale tries to get Bob drunk so she can rob him. Eight hours and several bottles of 100 proof whiskey later, he's still sober as a judge and she's passed out on the floor.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???Bob's actor can't drink for medical reasons and can't act drunk convincingly.



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* '''Downplayed''': ???Charlie requires about twice what a normal heavy drinker of his size would take to get drunk.



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* '''Parodied''': ???Charlie complains about not being able to get drunk - despite being a robot.



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* '''Enforced''': ???A quirk of the ratings system prevents showing people drunk but not drinking. To make up for not being able to show Charlie being drunk they show him down insane amounts of liquor.

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'''Explanation''': A character is TheStoic, so they like to stay in control and sober.
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Bob is always calm, cool and collected, even after 15 beers.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
Bob stays calm even after emptying a bar.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
Bob has an above-average tolerance, but not too extreme.
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Bob likes to stay in control, plus he is the TeamDad, so he resists getting drunk to take care of others.
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Bob's calm, cool and collected - until you get a few beers in him. Then he's the life of the party.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???But as soon as he's needed, he snaps right back to sobriety and is in command.



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* '''Averted''': ???Bob has a reasonable, if not extreme, tolerance.



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"Didn't you drink 20 beers? How are you not passed out?" "Someone's gotta look after everybody."
* '''Invoked''': ???Bob underwent some sort of special training to remain sober no matter what.



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'''Explanation''': A character is already weird, so they don't really act differently when drunk.
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Alice is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, whether sober or drunk.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
Alice is a paranoid, ranting insane nutjob whether sober or drunk.
* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice gets more crazy when drunk, but not by that much.



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* '''Inverted''': ???
CantHoldHisLiquor
* '''Subverted''': ???
Alice is crazy when sober, but really takes it UpToEleven when she's wasted.
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But after you get a few more beers in her, she goes back to her baseline level of crazy.
* '''Parodied''': ???
Alice is crazy when sober...and downright reasonable and logical while drunk.
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Certain liquors do different things to her. Give her wine and she remains the same. Margaritas, however, make her ten times crazier.
* '''Averted''': ???Alice has a reasonable, if not extreme, tolerance.



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* '''Invoked''': ???The mental disorder that makes Alice the way she is doesn't go away just because she's drunk.



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* '''Discussed''': ???"Wow, Alice is dancing on the table. How many has she had?" "I dunno, but I can tell you she'd be doing that anyway."



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'''Explanation''': A character can't get drunk - or has an insane tolerance - because of their alien physiology.
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Charlie isn't from Earth, and his physiology is ''highly'' tolerant of our liquor.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???Liquor has absolutely no effect on Charlie whatsoever.



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* '''Justified''': ???
Charlie's body is made up differently than a human's, so it stands to reason it would handle liquor in a different way.
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** CantHoldHisLiquor
** Charlie's physiology makes him ''extremely'' susceptible to liquor.
* '''Subverted''': ???
Charlie doesn't get drunk on liquor, but he does get DrunkOnMilk.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???But it still takes a lot of milk to even get him buzzed.



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

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* '''Averted''': ???Charlie has a reasonable, if not extreme, tolerance.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???Charlie is a con artist, so he gets drunk with his marks, knowing he can resist the liquor and then scam them.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character never gets drunk for some reason.
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