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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob comes to the conclusion that he no longer cares what society thinks about him and feels his deed was WorthIt.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob '''Reconstructed''':
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comes to the conclusion that he no longer cares what society thinks about him and feels his deed was WorthIt.WorthIt.
**Bob reveals that his father Andrew was the ''true'' scum of humanity for his unforgivable crimes. This meant he had to be killed before too many lives are lost. The society then hails him as a hero for his deeds.
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**[[YoukilledmyFather Charlie kills Bob's father Andrew]].
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**Bob is a SelfMadeOrphan.
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** "I don't need to kill you, father. All I need do is wait for the right moment to put you into a home, paid with your own money, where you will slowly rot to death as you grow older, weaker, more pathetic and powerless. And I'm gonna watch."

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** **[[CruelMercy "I don't need to kill you, father. All I need to do is wait for the right moment to put you into a home, paid with your own money, where you will slowly rot to death as you grow older, weaker, more pathetic and powerless. And I'm gonna watch.""]]
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob kills his mother Mary.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob [[{{Matricide}} kills his mother Mary.Mary]].
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob kills his mother Mary.
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** Bob hates his father or needs him out of the way, and believes he'll get his way by killing Andrew. Instead this fills him [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone with guilt and conflicting emotions]], utterly traumatizing him and rendering it a hollow victory.

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** Bob hates his father or needs him out of the way, and believes he'll get his way by killing Andrew. Instead this fills him [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone with guilt and conflicting emotions]], utterly traumatizing him and rendering it [[PyrrhicVictory a hollow victory.victory]].
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Subverted + Double Subverted + Andrew surviving from the poison and Bob poisoning him again and the cycle repeating over and over.
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** [[OffingTheOffspring Andrew kills his son Bob]]

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** [[OffingTheOffspring Andrew kills his son Bob]]Bob]].

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* '''Defied''': "You are my father. I won't kill you, no matter what you've done".
* '''Discussed''': "What sort of man could be horrible enough to kill the very man that raised him?"
* '''Conversed''': "Considering the things Andrew put his son through, you'd feel sorry for Bob, too."

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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"You are my father. I won't kill you, no matter what you've done".
** "I don't need to kill you, father. All I need do is wait for the right moment to put you into a home, paid with your own money, where you will slowly rot to death as you grow older, weaker, more pathetic and powerless. And I'm gonna watch."
* '''Discussed''': "What sort of man could be horrible enough to kill the very man that raised him?"
him?" "A man like Bob, apparently."
* '''Conversed''': "Considering the things Andrew put his son through, you'd "[[NoSympathy I don't feel sorry for Bob, too.Bob]]. Killing one's father isn't something to be proud of, even if he happened to be a complete asshole."

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob hates his father or needs him out of the way, and believes he'll get his way by killing Andrew. Instead this fills him with guilt and conflicting emotions, utterly traumatizing him and rendering it a hollow victory.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Society (including Bob's family) labels Bob as the ultimate scum of humanity for killing his father. This doesn't help that society considers a person killing their own father worse than those who killed thousands of people, [[WouldHurtAChild including children.]]
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Bob hates his father or needs him out of the way, and believes he'll get his way by killing Andrew. Instead this fills him [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone with guilt and conflicting emotions, emotions]], utterly traumatizing him and rendering it a hollow victory.victory.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob comes to the conclusion that he no longer cares what society thinks about him and feels his deed was WorthIt.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob and Andrew have a nasty argument. After exchanging a few heated words, both father and son begin to fight each other. Knowing that he was losing, Bob grabs a knife and stabs Andrew multiple times, killing him in the process. Knowing that he has committed a heinous crime and realizes that he can't turn back from it, Bob exiles himself from society, knowing that the consequences of his actions will be too much for him to bear should he be found out about his father's death.



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** [OffingTheOffspring Andrew kills his son Bob]]

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** [OffingTheOffspring [[OffingTheOffspring Andrew kills his son Bob]]



* '''Lampshaded''': "What have you done, Bob? He was your father!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "What "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done, Bob? He was your father!"father!]]"

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob dedicated all his life to the task of killing his father.

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Bob dedicated all his life to the task of killing his father.



* '''Downplayed''': Bob turns his criminal father over to the police, knowing that Andrew will likely get the death penalty.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Bob turns his criminal father over to the police, knowing that Andrew will likely get the death penalty.



* '''Inverted''': [[OffingTheOffspring Andrew kills his son Bob]]

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* '''Inverted''': [[OffingTheOffspring '''Inverted''':
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Andrew kills his son Bob]]



* '''Enforced''': The author has some... rather serious issues with his own father, and takes them out in his writing.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The author has some... rather serious issues with his own father, and takes them out in his writing.



* '''Implied''': "Bob, how's your dad?" "Dead. And good riddance."



* '''Implied''': "Bob, how's your dad?" "Dead. And good riddance."



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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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** Bob kills his father, [[ParentalSubstitute father figure]], step-father ''and'' grandfather in quick succession.



** Bob commits MurderByInaction on Andrew or [[DrivenToSuicide drives him to suicide]].



** Bob saves Andrew from certain death.



** The father is an ArchnemesisDad. Killing him is one of the logical conclusions.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob hates his father or needs him out of the way, and believes he'll get his way by killing Andrew. Instead this fills him with guilt and conflicting emotions, utterly traumatizing him and rendering it a hollow victory.



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* '''Discussed''': "What sort of man could be horrible enough to kill the very man that raised them?"
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': "What sort of man could be horrible enough to kill the very man that raised them?"
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* '''Conversed''': ???"Considering the things Andrew put his son through, you'd feel sorry for Bob, too."

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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The author has some... rather serious issues with his own father, and takes them out in his writing.



* '''Implied''': "Bob, how's your dad?" "Dead. And good riddance."



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* '''Discussed''': "Would could be horrible enough to kill the very man that raised them?"

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* '''Discussed''': "Would "What sort of man could be horrible enough to kill the very man that raised them?"
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* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"Would could be horrible enough to kill the very man that raised them?"
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Just before Bob murders anyone in the story, he says, "You know, I think of you like a father."

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

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob turns his criminal father over to the police, knowing that Andrew will likely get the death penalty.

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* '''Justified''': Bob didn't know Andrew was his father.

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* '''Justified''': '''Downplayed''': ???
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Bob didn't know Andrew was his father.



*** Alternatively, Andrew isn't evil, but he and Bob get on so terribly that he's killed in an act of rage.

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*** ** Alternatively, Andrew isn't evil, but he and Bob get on so terribly that he's killed in an act of rage.



* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't kill his father.



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* '''Parodied''':
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* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't kill his father.
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* '''Defied''': "You are my father. I won't kill you, no matter what you've done."
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* '''Played For Laughs''':
* '''Played For Drama''':

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* '''Defied''': "You are my father. I won't kill you, no matter what you've done."
done".
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*** Alternatively, Andrew isn't evil, but he and Bob get on so terribly that he's killed in an act of rage.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character kills his or her father.
* '''Straight''': Bob kills his father Andrew.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob dedicated all his life to the task of killing his father.
* '''Justified''': Bob didn't know Andrew was his father.
** Andrew is evil beyond redemption, and Bob is the only one in position to kill him.
* '''Inverted''': [[OffingTheOffspring Andrew kills his son Bob]]
* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't kill his father.
* '''Subverted''': Bob attacks his father with murdering intentions, but backs away then...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Because he is not actually good in swordfight. He poisons Andrew an hour later.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "What have you done, Bob? He was your father!"
* '''Invoked''': His death by his son's hand is part of Andrew's ThanatosGambit.
* '''Defied''': "You are my father. I won't kill you, no matter what you've done."
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* '''Played For Laughs''':
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