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** Bob killed Alice's friend and [[MurderSuicide then himself]], and Alice wants to make up for her denied revenge.
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** Carol whips out a shotgun and [[BoomHeadshot vaporizes Bob’s head with a blast]] after Alice takes him out. "There. [[HesDeadJim He's dead]]. No need to tire yourself."

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** Carol whips out a shotgun and [[BoomHeadshot vaporizes Bob’s head with a blast]] after Alice takes him out. "There. [[HesDeadJim He's dead]]. [[MakeSureHesDead He's very, very dead]]. No need to tire yourself."

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* '''Defied''': Alice keeps a close eye on Bob’s pulse as he “[[CurbstompBattle fights]],” and stops the moment he’s dead.

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Alice keeps a close eye on Bob’s pulse as he “[[CurbstompBattle fights]],” and stops the moment he’s dead. dead.
** Carol whips out a shotgun and [[BoomHeadshot vaporizes Bob’s head with a blast]] after Alice takes him out. "There. [[HesDeadJim He's dead]]. No need to tire yourself."
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** Alice pummels Bob's corpse for [[OverlyLongGag a truly absurd amount of time]], hours if not days.

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** Alice [[BalefulPolymorph turns Bob into a horse]] before killing and beating him. [[LiteralMetaphor Guess why?]]

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** Alice [[BalefulPolymorph [[ForcedTransformation turns Bob into a horse]] before killing and beating him. [[LiteralMetaphor Guess why?]]
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** Alice doesn't care, it's just ''that'' cathartic.

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** Alice doesn't care, it's just ''that'' '''that''' cathartic.
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** Alice doesn't care, it's just ''that'' cathartic.
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** [[HowMuchMoreCanHeTake Bob’s so tough that Alice doesn’t believe his dead even when she can’t get a pulse.]]
** Alice is [[UnstoppableRage half-]],[[NervousWreck mad]] and half-blind, so she doesn’t realise Bob’s dead.

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** [[HowMuchMoreCanHeTake Bob’s so tough that Alice doesn’t believe his he's dead even when she can’t get a pulse.]]
** Alice is [[UnstoppableRage half-]],[[NervousWreck half-]][[NervousWreck mad]] and half-blind, so she doesn’t realise Bob’s dead.
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** Alice ha skilled Bob in a fit of rage, but she’s still mad and so beats on his body in an attempt to vent further.

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** Alice ha skilled has killed Bob in a fit of rage, but she’s still mad and so beats on his body in an attempt to vent further.

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'''Pummeling the Corpse'': A killer continues beating on the corpse after it’s dead.

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'''Pummeling the Corpse'': '''Basic Trope''': A killer continues beating on the corpse after it’s dead.



* '''Justified''': [[HowMuchMoreCanHeTake Bob’s so tough that Alice doesn’t believe his dead even when she can’t get a pulse.]]

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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[[HowMuchMoreCanHeTake Bob’s so tough that Alice doesn’t believe his dead even when she can’t get a pulse.]]



* '''Subverted''': It turns out even after that, Bob is NotQuiteDead.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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It turns out even after that, Bob is NotQuiteDead.



* '''Double Subverted''': So Alice makes sure to finish the job next time. Messily.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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So Alice makes sure to finish the job next time. Messily.



* '''Parodied''': Alice turns Bob into a horse before killing and beating him. [[LiteralMetaphor Guess why?]]

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Alice [[BalefulPolymorph turns Bob into a horse horse]] before killing and beating him. [[LiteralMetaphor Guess why?]]



* '''Invoked''': Alice ha skilled Bob in a fit of rage, but she’s still mad and so beats on his body in an attempt to vent further.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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Alice ha skilled Bob in a fit of rage, but she’s still mad and so beats on his body in an attempt to vent further.


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* '''Straight''': Alice kills Bob through a NoHoldBarredBeatdown, and keeps it up even after he’s passed away.

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* '''Straight''': Alice kills Bob through a NoHoldBarredBeatdown, NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, and keeps it up even after he’s passed away.
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'''Pummeling the Corpse'': A killer continues beating on the corpse after it’s dead.
* '''Straight''': Alice kills Bob through a NoHoldBarredBeatdown, and keeps it up even after he’s passed away.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice systematically beats Bob into a blood smear, limb by limb.
* '''Downplayed''': After Bob goes down; Alice hits him a few extra time before realising it.
* '''Justified''': [[HowMuchMoreCanHeTake Bob’s so tough that Alice doesn’t believe his dead even when she can’t get a pulse.]]
**Alice is [[UnstoppableRage half-]],[[NervousWreck mad]] and half-blind, so she doesn’t realise Bob’s dead.
* '''Inverted''': Alice patches Bob’s corpse up, [[PleaseWakeUp not wanting to believe he’s dead.]]
* '''Subverted''': It turns out even after that, Bob is NotQuiteDead.
**Alice is about to attack the corpse when she suddenly stops, realises Bob’s dead, and then leaves his body alone.
* '''Double Subverted''': So Alice makes sure to finish the job next time. Messily.
** Then Alice comes back with the meat tenderiser…
* '''Parodied''': Alice turns Bob into a horse before killing and beating him. [[LiteralMetaphor Guess why?]]
** Carol tells Alice to stop beating the corpse…Because she wants a turn.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice beats on Bob’s corpse, but in her culture it’s actually DueToTheDead, and is a sign of respect.
* '''Averted''': Nor corpses were harmed in the making of the movie.
* '''Enforced''': The game’s designer deliberate let you do this, as BeatingADeadPlayer is fun.
* '''Lampshaded''': “You’re not allowed to die! I haven’t finished beating on you yet!”
* '''Invoked''': Alice ha skilled Bob in a fit of rage, but she’s still mad and so beats on his body in an attempt to vent further.
**Alice beats on Bob corpse to [[DueToTheDead prevent him from entering the afterlife, at least according to her own customs.]]
* '''Exploited''': It’s used as critical evidence in the court case that Bob was beaten after his death.
* '''Defied''': Alice keeps a close eye on Bob’s pulse as he “[[CurbstompBattle fights]],” and stops the moment he’s dead.
* '''Discussed''': “She’s gonna kill and then torture him. In that order.”
* '''Conversed''': “I’m getting hints that Alice didn’t like Bob much on this show.”
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