History PlayingWith / PhlebotinumMuncher

* '''Played For Drama''': Alice is trapped in a cave-in with Troptor. They're [[EatTheDog both the only sources of troponium]] available...

* '''Straight''': Alice and her pet troposaur, Troptor, feeds on troponium in the same way most creatures feed on carbohydrates.

* '''Inverted''': Alice and her troposaur is [[KryptoniteFactor allergic]] to troponium.
* '''Subverted''': Alice appears to need it herself, but admits that it's more like a mild addiction, like cigarettes, coffee, or [[Manga/DeathNote apples]].

* '''Straight''': Alice's pet troposaur, Troptor, feeds on troponium in the same way most creatures feed on carbohydrates.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's pet troposaur must breath, eat, and remain near troponium or steadily go insane before dying.

* '''Inverted''': Alice's troposaur is [[KryptoniteFactor allergic]] to troponium.

* '''Parodied''': Bob's favorite snack happens to be one of the few terrestrial sources of troponium, forcing him to constantly keep his stash safe from Alice and Troptor.

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* '''Straight''': Alice's pet tropesaur, Troptor, feeds on troponium in the same way most creatures feed on carbohydrates.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's pet tropesaur must breath, eat and remain near troponium or steadily go insane before dieing.
* '''Downplayed''': Troponium is an important suppliment in their diet, but there are terrestrial alternatives and artificial supplements available and they won't see any negative effects unless they go without for a long time (and even then it's more like suffering from a vitamin deficency than instant death).
* '''Justified''': Alice and her troposaur come from the planet Tropius, where tropium is as common as water on Earth. It's basically the Tropic equivalent of an amphibian.
* '''Inverted''': Alice's troposaur is [[KryptoniteFactor allerigic]] to troponium.
* '''Subverted''': Alice appears to need it herself, but admits that it's more like a mild addiction, like cigarettes, coffee or [[Manga/DeathNote apples]].

* '''Invoked''': The Tropiusian government gets anyone they send offworld [[GovernmentDrugEnforcement reliant on troponium]] to ensure they come back home eventually.
* '''Exploited''': When Tropiusans start arriving on Earth, shopkeepers begin marking up items that contain high levels of Troponium and the government begins taxing it as a food as well as a fuel.

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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': There's a finite amount of troponium on Earth, and Tropius is impossible to reach anymore. One day Alice and Troptor will essentially starve.
* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily a method of synthesising it is discovered.

* '''Exploited''': When Tropiusans start arriving on Earth, shopkeepers begin marking up items that contain high levels of Troponium and the government begins taxing it as a food as well as a fuel.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice appears to need it herself, but admits that it's more like a mild addiction, like cigarettes, coffee or [[DeathNote apples]].

* '''Downplayed''': Troponium is an important suppliment in their diet, but there are terrestrial alternatives and artificial suppliments available and they won't see any negative effects unless they go without for a long time.

* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out while she doesn't need massive amounts, it's still needed in small quantities in the same way humans need to consume certain minerals.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice and Troptor claim to need it to survive but only ever seem to be at risk of it when the plot calls for it.
* '''Averted''': The flora and fauna of Tropius doesn't have any unusual dietary requirements.

* '''Invoked''': The Tropiusian government gets anyone they send offworld reliant on troponium to ensure they come back home eventually.