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* '''Inverted''': Alice is mind-controlled.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice is mind-controlled.mind-controlled by Evulz, who has her pretend not to be so he can use her as a sleeper agent.
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* '''Subverted''':
* '''Double Subverted''':

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* '''Subverted''':
'''Subverted''': At first, Alice pretends that she's been brainwashed, but later on she actually does fall under Evulz's spell.
* '''Double Subverted''': Only to then reveal she was faking yet again.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
* '''Enforced''': "!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
* '''Discussed''': "."
* '''Conversed''': "?"

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
Alice goes in and out of trance, but has to keep up the act to not blow her cover.
* '''Averted''':
'''Averted''': Alice outright refuses to pretend she's brainwashed.
* '''Enforced''': "!"
"Alice, remember, act like you're under his command!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "!"
"You were faking this whole time?!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
"Can't you just pretend to be brainwashed?"
* '''Exploited''':
'''Exploited''': "Nobody will suspect us if we all pretend we've been brainwashed too!"
* '''Defied''':
* '''Discussed''': ".
'''Defied''': "I don't think she's pretending."
* '''Discussed''': "If he tries to hypnotize me, I'll just pretend to fall under his spell."
* '''Conversed''': "?""Do you think she can convince him she's been hypnotized?"



* '''Played for Laughs''':
* '''Played for Drama''':

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* '''Played for Laughs''':
Laughs''': Evulz orders Alice to act like a chicken.
* '''Played for Drama''':Drama''': Evulz orders Alice to marry him.
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* '''Straight''': Evulz tries to hypnotise Alice. Alice is unaffected, but fakes being mind-controlled.

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* '''Straight''': Evulz tries to hypnotise hypnotize Alice. Alice is unaffected, but fakes being mind-controlled.



* '''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''':

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* '''Downplayed''':
'''Downplayed''': Alice is affected by Evulz' hypnotism but can still exert a bit of self-control, but refuses to for the time being.
* '''Justified''': Alice wants to catch Evulz off-guard, and doesn't want Evulz to figure out she's immune beforehand.
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* '''Parodied''': Evulz makes Alice strip naked and dance in front of him. He later reveals he knew she was pretending to be mind-controlled and only wanted to humiliate her.

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* '''Parodied''': Evulz makes Alice strip naked and dance naked in front of him.public. He later reveals he knew she was pretending to be mind-controlled and only wanted to humiliate her.
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* '''Straight''': Evulz tries to hypnotise the FiveManBand. Alice is unaffected, but fakes being mind-controlled.

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* '''Straight''': Evulz tries to hypnotise the FiveManBand.Alice. Alice is unaffected, but fakes being mind-controlled.
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* '''Parodied''': Evulz makes Alice strip naked and dance. He later reveals he knew she was pretending to be mind-controlled and only wanted to humiliate her.

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* '''Parodied''': Evulz makes Alice strip naked and dance.dance in front of him. He later reveals he knew she was pretending to be mind-controlled and only wanted to humiliate her.



* '''Implied''': Alice is seemingly brainwashed with the rest of her team, but she snaps out of the trance easily.

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* '''Implied''': Alice is seemingly brainwashed with the rest of her team, but she snaps out of the trance easily.earlier than the rest of them.



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* '''Parodied''':
** Evulz makes Alice dance naked in front of everyone in the city. He later reveals he knew she was pretending to be mind-controlled and only wanted to humiliate her.
** Alice and Brittany join their school talent show. Brittany jokingly orders Alice to strip naked in front of the school and dance. Alice, despite being a ReluctantFanserviceGirl, does exactly that.
*** Alternatively, Alice is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl who pretends that Brittany mentally ordered her to strip so Brittany would get in trouble.

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* '''Parodied''':
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'''Parodied''': Evulz makes Alice dance strip naked in front of everyone in the city. and dance. He later reveals he knew she was pretending to be mind-controlled and only wanted to humiliate her.
** Alice and Brittany join their school talent show. Brittany jokingly orders Alice to strip naked in front of the school and dance. Alice, despite being a ReluctantFanserviceGirl, does exactly that.
*** Alternatively, Alice is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl who pretends that Brittany mentally ordered her to strip so Brittany would get in trouble.
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** Evulz orders Alice to rape, torture and murder Bob.
** Evulz makes Alice his SexSlave.

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** Evulz orders Alice to rape, torture and murder Bob.
** Evulz makes orders Alice his SexSlave.to have sex with him.

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'''Basic Trope''':
* '''Straight''': Alice fakes being mind-controlled.
* '''Exaggerated''':
* '''Downplayed''':

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'''Basic Trope''':
Trope''': A character fakes being mind-controlled.
* '''Straight''': Evulz tries to hypnotise the FiveManBand. Alice is unaffected, but fakes being mind-controlled.
* '''Exaggerated''':
'''Exaggerated''': The entire city fakes being mind-controlled by Evulz.
* '''Downplayed''':'''Downplayed''':



* '''Inverted''':

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* '''Inverted''': Alice is mind-controlled.


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*** Alternatively, Alice is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl who pretends that Brittany mentally ordered her to strip so Brittany would get in trouble.
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** Evulz makes Alice dance naked in front of everyone in the city.

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** Evulz makes Alice dance naked in front of everyone in the city. He later reveals he knew she was pretending to be mind-controlled and only wanted to humiliate her.

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** Evulz makes Alice dance naked in front of everyone in the city.
** Alice and Brittany join their school talent show. Brittany jokingly orders Alice to strip naked in front of the school and dance. Alice, despite being a ReluctantFanserviceGirl, does exactly that.



* '''Implied''': Alice. Alice is seemingly brainwashed with the rest of her team, but she snaps out of the trance.

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* '''Implied''': Alice. Alice is seemingly brainwashed with the rest of her team, but she snaps out of the trance.trance easily.



* '''Played for Horror''': Alice is ordered to rape and murder someone "under" her MindControl.

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* '''Played for Horror''': Horror''':
** Evulz orders
Alice is ordered to rape rape, torture and murder someone "under" her MindControl.Bob.
** Evulz makes Alice his SexSlave.
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'''Basic Trope''':
* '''Straight''': Alice fakes being mind-controlled.
* '''Exaggerated''':
* '''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''':
* '''Inverted''':
* '''Subverted''':
* '''Double Subverted''':
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
* '''Enforced''': "!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
* '''Discussed''': "."
* '''Conversed''': "?"
* '''Implied''': Alice. Alice is seemingly brainwashed with the rest of her team, but she snaps out of the trance.
* '''Played for Laughs''':
* '''Played for Drama''':
* '''Played for Horror''': Alice is ordered to rape and murder someone "under" her MindControl.
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