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** Bob doesn't kill his grandfather.

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** Bob doesn't kill avoids killing his grandfather.
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** Bob's historical records are erased with each time he is erased from existence. He has effectively been {{unperson}}ed.

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** Bob's historical records are erased with each time he is erased from existence. He has effectively been {{unperson}}ed.[[FridgeLogic Nobody will know of Bob's existence anymore.]]

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** Bob manages to not only to never exist, but also doesn't exist in any alternate timeline or parallel universe. Wait, [[FridgeLogic who's Bob again]]?

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** Bob manages to not only to never exist, but also doesn't exist in any alternate timeline or parallel universe. Wait, [[FridgeLogic who's Bob again]]?His historical archive mysteriously remains to keep track of his existences before he was erased each time, though.
** Bob's historical records are erased with each time he is erased from existence. He has effectively been {{unperson}}ed.
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Up to Eleven is now defunct


** [[UpToEleven Bob prevents the Big Bang itself!]]

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** [[UpToEleven Bob prevents the Big Bang itself!]]itself!
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Changing the pothole to a more appropriate trope


** Before his trip to the past, Bob was an only child. When he returns to the present, he discovers that he [[CousinOliver now has a seven-year-old younger sister]] that he didn't have before.

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** Before his trip to the past, Bob was an only child. When he returns to the present, he discovers that he [[CousinOliver [[BackstoryInvader now has a seven-year-old younger sister]] that he didn't have before.
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** A magical curse removes all evidences of his existence in everyone's minds and the world. He's still alive however.
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** Bob kills the writer who came up with him and... hey, who's Bob?

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** Bob kills the writer who came up with him and... [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou hey, who's Bob?Bob?]]
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** Bob kills the writer who came up with him and... hey, who's Bob?
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I can't read, sorry


** Bob has been driven over the DespairEventHorizon and genuinely thinks everything would have been better if he never was born (despite this obviously not being the case). Since he doesn't want his friends and family to mourn him after taking his own life, he reasons that if his parents never conceived him there wouldn't be anyone to grieve...

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** Bob has been driven over the DespairEventHorizon and genuinely thinks everything would have been better if he never was born (despite this obviously not being invokes the case). Since he doesn't want trope. Cue the chapter that explains how his friends and family always felt like something was missing, and another friend discovering the time machine years later and going back in time to mourn him after taking his own life, he reasons that if his parents never conceived him there wouldn't be anyone to grieve...prevent Bob from erasing himself...

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** Bob travels back in time with the goal of erasing Charlie ([[TheBully a bully]]) from existence. He tracks down Charlie's parents when they were dating, and breaks them up, thus preventing Charlie's conception.

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** Bob travels back in time with the goal of erasing TheBully Charlie ([[TheBully a bully]]) from existence. He tracks down Charlie's parents when they were dating, and breaks them up, thus preventing Charlie's conception.



** Before his trip to the past, Bob was an only child. When he returns to the present, he discovers that he [[CousinOliver now has a seven-year-old younger sister]] [[FridgeLogic that he didn't have before]].

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** Before his trip to the past, Bob was an only child. When he returns to the present, he discovers that he [[CousinOliver now has a seven-year-old younger sister]] [[FridgeLogic that he didn't have before]].before.



** Bob goes to the BadFuture and saves a young girl from her impending death by bringing her with him back to the present. Ergo, she now exists earlier than she should, and the people in the original timeline still remember the little girl who went missing.



* '''Double Subverted''': ...until Bob discovers he starts to slowly fade out of existence.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
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until Bob discovers he starts to slowly fade out of existence.existence.
** With the grandfather out of the picture, Bob's grandmother [[InSpiteOfANail found another man who ended up fathering the father who would in turn father Bob.]] Bob watches in horror as his body changes accordingly.
** It turns out that there are several different timelines, and that Bob did not erase the Charlie from ''his'' past timeline. The 'other' Bob is still gone, though.


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** Bob has been driven over the DespairEventHorizon and genuinely thinks everything would have been better if he never was born (despite this obviously not being the case). Since he doesn't want his friends and family to mourn him after taking his own life, he reasons that if his parents never conceived him there wouldn't be anyone to grieve...
* '''Played for Horror''': Evulz also has the power to travel through time, and knows Bob has RippleProofMemory. Rather than simply erase Bob out of existence, he decides to torture Bob by semi-regularly ret-goning his friends and family so he'll constantly question his sanity.
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** [[GrandfatherParadox Bob kills his grandfather in the past and stops existing.]]
** Bob travels back in time with the goal of erasing Charlie [[TheBully (a bully)]] from existence. He tracks down Charlie's parents when they were dating, and breaks them up, thus preventing Charlie's conception.

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** [[GrandfatherParadox Bob kills his grandfather in the past and stops existing.]]
existing]].
** Bob travels back in time with the goal of erasing Charlie [[TheBully (a bully)]] ([[TheBully a bully]]) from existence. He tracks down Charlie's parents when they were dating, and breaks them up, thus preventing Charlie's conception.



** Before his trip to the past, Bob was an only child. When he returns to the present, he discovers that he [[CousinOliver now has a seven-year-old younger sister]] [[FridgeLogic that he didn't have before.]]

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** Before his trip to the past, Bob was an only child. When he returns to the present, he discovers that he [[CousinOliver now has a seven-year-old younger sister]] [[FridgeLogic that he didn't have before.]]before]].



** In the [[TimeyWimeyBall original timeline,]] David [[CharacterDeath dies.]] [[TheHero Bob]] saves his life by altering the timeline.
* '''Subverted''': Bob kills his grandfather, thinking he will cease to exist, but [[MindScrew doesn't.]]

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** In the [[TimeyWimeyBall original timeline,]] timeline]], David [[CharacterDeath dies.]] dies]]. [[TheHero Bob]] saves his life by altering the timeline.
* '''Subverted''': Bob kills his grandfather, thinking he will cease to exist, but [[MindScrew doesn't.]]doesn't]].

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