History PlayingWith / PredatorsAreMean

* '''Downplayed''': Predators tend to be portrayed, at worst, as {{anti villain}}s. Dangerous during feeding time but even then they prefer to [[MercyKill kill those who likely wouldn't make it far.]] They go for quick relatively painless kills and only what they need to survive and feed their children.

** In a FiveManBand of a horse, a human, a wolf, a tiger, and a hawk, the horse is constantly recognized as the TokenMinority and assumed as the TokenGoodTeammate.

** Alternately: Then, the rabbits and squirrels work to solve the population problem by executing some and take up farming to ensure there is food for everyone. Others wish for the 'good old days' when they only had to worry about the wolves instead of each other and bring the wolves back. This results in a newer more complex system with a variety of factions on both sides, none of which are truly evil or truly good.

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

** Combine with "Exaggerated"! And you get: A FiveManBand of a Lion a wolf, a Hawk, a Tiger, and a human fight a FiveBadBand of a Cow a Squirrel, a Rhino, a Donkey and a Deer.

* '''Justified''': ????

Back to PredatorsAreMean, [[WatershipDown Prince With A Thousand Enemies!]]

* '''Lampshaded''': "How dare that shark want to avoid a painful death of starvation! Satanaclly evil, isn't he?"

* '''Justified''': The story is intended to be from the point of view of the rabbits and squirrels, and as they don't want to be eaten, they would view predators as villains. The story is meant to explore what life would be like for a creature who is frequently preyed on by other animals.

* '''Averted''': The predators are no more good or evil than their prey.

** Note that this is TruthInTelevision and has happened far too many times in RealLife thanks to human stupidity.

* '''Parodied''': The heroes are talking ''plants'' and the villains are ravenous herbivores.

* '''Subverted''': The wolves are actually quite pleasant and friendly.

** Combine with "Exaggerated"! And you get: A Five man band of a Lion a wolf, a Hawk, a Tiger, and a human fight a Five bad band of a Cow a Squirrel, a Rhino, a Donkey and a Deer.

* '''Downplayed''': Predators tend to be portrayed as at worst [[AntiVillain antivillians]]. Dangerous during feeding time but even then they prefer to [[MercyKill kill those who likely wouldn't make it far.]] They go for quick relatively painless kills and only what they need to survive and feed their children.

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

'''Predators are Mean''': The heroes are herbivores, and the villains are carnivores.

* '''Inverted''': The wolves are the heroes, and the rabbits and squirrels are the villains.

* '''Deconstructed''': The rabbits and squirrels drive the wolves out, then they [[GladToBeAliveSex reproduce so much]] that they [[NiceJobBreakingItHero exhaust their food supply, ruining the local ecosystem, resulting in mass starvation.]] [[AndThatsTerrible And that was just plain careless and irresponsible.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': The wolves return and enjoy a delicious bounty of food, [[StatusQuoIsGod causing the rabbit and squirrel population to return to sustainable levels]], ensuring a plentiful food supply for everyone!
** Alternately: Then, the rabbits and squirrels work to solve the population problem by executing some and take up farming to ensure there is food for everyone. Others wish for the 'good old days' when they only had to worry about the wolves instead of eachother and bring the wolves back. This results in a newer more complex system with a variety of factions on both sides, none of which are truly evil or truly good.

* '''Defied''': "Just because we have to eat animals to survive doesn't make us evil! It's just a (burp) necessity."
* "I can't feel my legs..." "Even with [[HumansAreCthulhu Human]] medicine, you will never walk again. The only question remaining now, rabbit, is do you want some fiveleaf, or will you face death with a clear head?"

* ''' Inverted and Exaggerated''': A Five man band of a Lion a wolf, a Hawk, a Tiger, and a human fight a Five bad band of a Cow a Squirrel, a Rhino, a Donkey and a Deer.

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* "I can't feel my legs..." "Even with elf medicine, you will never walk again. The only question remaining now, rabbit, is do you want some fiveleaf, or will you face death with a clear head?"

* ''' Inverted and Exaggerated''': A Five man band of a Lion a wolf, a Hawk, a Tiger, and a Poodle fight a Five bad band of a Cow a Squirrel, a Rhino, a Donkey and a Deer.

* '''Lampshaded''': "How dare that shark want to avoid a painful death of starvation! Sataoinaclly evil, isn't he?"

* '''Lampshaded''': "Your anguish sustains me, almost as much as your flesh!"

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Lampshaded''': "[[DefiantToTheEnd Wow, you're a prick.]]" "Big words for snack food."

* '''Lampshaded''': ???