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** Ruby gets into Emperor Jasper’s lair, only to already see the room littered with the blood and corpses of Emperor Jasper and his soldiers

** Ruby gets into Emperor Jasper’s lair, only to already see the room littered with the blood and corpses of Emperor Jasper and his soldiers.

** After Garnet’s death, Ruby just targets Emperor Jasper but not those around him, except in self-defense.

** Ruby gets into Emperor Jasper’s lair, only to already see the room littered with the blood and corpses of Emperor Jasper and his soldiers

** After Garnet’s death, Ruby just targets Emperor Jasper but not those around him.

* '''Inverted''': Emperor Jasper calls for Ruby's blood after she doesn't pay her dues to him.

* '''Downplayed''': Garnet gets beaten up by a set of mooks. Ruby beats up said set of mooks.

* '''Subverted''': Ruby finally reaches Jasper, who promptly [[CurbStompBattle kicks the everliving-tar out of her.]]

* '''Conversed''': ???

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%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Ruby's quest for vengeance takes a psychological toll on her; that's to say nothing of the collateral damage that accumulates around her. And her surviving sisters Pearl and Diamond suffer horribly and are permanently alienated from her.
* After her vengeance is over, Ruby soon becomes so disgusted with herself and what she did that she gives up and [[DrivenToSuicide ends it all]].

* '''Justified''': Garnet was all she had left; with her death, Ruby feels she has nothing [[TheUnfettered left to live for]] save vengeance.

* '''Exaggerated''': Garnet is killed by Emperor Jasper's forces; Ruby proceeds to slaughter every last [[{{Mooks}} soldier]], General, every last "evil" member of TheEmpire, plus [[RevengeByProxy their families]], and [[Film/TheUsualSuspects any people that owned money to them]]; all while saving the Emperor himself for last, so he can fathom the horrors that he brought upon himself. When she finally finished the hit list, she [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge punches Evulz to death]], with [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown nothing but bare fists]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Garnet is killed by Emperor Jasper's forces; Ruby proceeds to slaughter every last [[{{Mooks}} soldier]], General, every last "evil" member of TheEmpire, plus [[RevengeByProxy their families]], and [[Film/TheUsualSuspects any people that owned money to them]]; all while saving the Emperor himself for last, so he can fathom the horrors that he brought upon himself. Since then, Ruby is [[BloodKnight obsessed with slaughter and enjoyed it]].

* '''Defied''': Knowing the bloodshed her crusade would lead to, Ruby decides to seek justice for her sister's death in a peaceful manner.

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Garnet is killed by Emperor Jasper's forces; Ruby proceeds to slaughter every last [[{{Mooks}} soldier]], General, every last "evil" member of TheEmpire, plus [[RevengeByProxy their families]], and [[Film/TheUsualSuspects any people that owned money to them]]; all while saving the Emperor himself for last, so he can fathom the horrors that he brought upon himself. Since then, Ruby is [[BloodKnight obsessed with slaughter and enjoyed it.]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Garnet is killed by Emperor Jasper's forces; Ruby proceeds to slaughter every last [[{{Mooks}} soldier]], General, every last "evil" member of TheEmpire, plus [[RevengeByProxy their families]], and [[Film/TheUsualSuspects any people that owned money to them]]; all while saving the Emperor himself for last, so he can fathom the horrors that he brought upon himself.

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

* '''Played For Drama''': Garnet is gruesomely killed and Ruby grimly sets out to avenge her, [[Film/TheUsualSuspects choosing to target everyone and everything Emperor Jasper holds dear to him]]. After killing everyone close to him, destroying his palace, usurping his throne and driving him into exile before hunting him down half a world away and destroying nations in the process, Ruby finds that she cannot kill the pathetic wreck of a man she finds before her. Faced with the knowledge that she has abandoned her two living sisters to pursue a petty vendetta against one man, [[RevengeByProxy killing many innocents in the process]], she throws off her ill-gotten power, swears never to kill again, and goes home to her family with nothing but the clothes on her back, her killing days behind her. [[DramaticIrony She is killed by one of the vengeful relatives of a person she murdered,]] [[HeelFaceDoorSlam never seeing her family again and going down in history as a worse monster than Emperor Jasper]].

* '''Straight''': After her little sister [[RockThemeNaming Garnet]] [[DeadLittleSister is slain by]] [[EvilOverlord Emperor Jasper's]] [[{{Mooks}} minions]], [[ActionGirl Ruby]] sets out to get revenge, even if it means [[GottaKillThemAll taking down all his generals and the emperor himself one by one]].

* '''Enforced''': "We need an ExcusePlot for our HackAndSlash game -- let's give TheHero a DeadLittleSister to avenge!"

* '''Downplayed''': Garnet gets beaten up by a set of mooks. Ruby beats up said set of mooks.

* '''Deconstructed''': Ruby's quest for vengeance takes a psychological toll on her; that's to say nothing of the collateral damage that accumulates around her. And her surviving sisters Pearl and Diamond suffer horribly and are permanently alienated from her.
* '''Reconstructed''': While Ruby is sad to be alienated from her sisters, she is now the ruler of Jasper's empire allowing her to become TheHighQueen, and vows that no one will ever have to endure the loss that she did.

* '''Discussed''': "It's a wonder the Emperor is still alive, considering all the people with dead loved ones who want to gruesomely kill him."

* '''Played For Laughs:''' Jasper's minions just broke Garnet's leg; she'll heal soon enough... but she's been making Ruby wait on her hand and foot, driving her insane. Thus, Ruby goes to beat up Jasper and everyone else responsible, drag them back home, and make ''them'' take care of Garnet while she recovers.
* '''Played For Drama:''' Garnet is gruesomely killed and Ruby grimly sets out to avenge her, [[Film/TheUsualSuspects choosing to target everyone and everything Emperor Jasper holds dear to him]]. After killing everyone close to him, destroying his palace, usurping his throne and driving him into exile before hunting him down half a world away and destroying nations in the process, Ruby finds that she cannot kill the pathetic wreck of a man she finds before her. Faced with the knowledge that she has abandoned her two living sisters to pursue a petty vendetta against one man, [[RevengeByProxy killing many innocents in the process]], she throws off her ill-gotten power, swears never to kill again, and goes home to her family with nothing but the clothes on her back, her killing days behind her. [[DramaticIrony She is killed by one of the vengeful relatives of a person she murdered,]] [[HeelFaceDoorSlam never seeing her family again and going down in history as a worse monster than Emperor Jasper]].

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* '''Played For Drama:''' Garnet is gruesomely killed and Ruby grimly sets out to avenge her, choosing to target everyone and everything Emperor Jasper holds dear to him. After killing everyone close to him, destroying his palace, usurping his throne and driving him into exile before hunting him down half a world away and destroying nations in the process, Ruby finds that she cannot kill the pathetic wreck of a man she finds before her. Faced with the knowledge that she has abandoned her two living sisters to pursue a petty vendetta against one man, killing many innocents in the process, she throws off her ill-gotten power, swears never to kill again, and goes home to her family with nothing but the clothes on her back, her killing days behind her. [[DramaticIrony She is killed by one of the vengeful relatives of a person she murdered,]] [[HeelFaceDoorSlam never seeing her family again and going down in history as a worse monster than Emperor Jasper.]]

* '''Exaggerated''': Garnet is killed by Emperor Jasper's forces; Ruby proceeds to slaughter every last [[{{Mooks}} soldier]], General, every last "evil" member of TheEmpire, plus [[RevengeByProxy their families]], and [[/Film/TheUsualSuspects any people that owned money to them]]; all while saving the Emperor himself for last, so he can fathom the horrors that he brought upon himself.

* '''Exaggerated''': Garnet is killed by Emperor Jasper's forces; Ruby proceeds to slaughter every last [[{{Mooks}} soldier]], General, and every last "evil" member of TheEmpire, plus [[RevengeByProxy their families]], saving the Emperor himself for last.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Ruby sets forth to eliminate them all, and gleefuly eliminates several targets, before coming to Emerald who she sympathizes with finding herself unable to go through with it. Emerald then begs for death to atone for the crime, and convinces Ruby to do one last favor for Emerald, kill the others. Badly shaken, but driven to honor the last request of Emerald, Ruby reluctantly reaches her next target, the CompleteMonster Alexandrite who she gleefully murders. At last with only Jasper remaining she is captured, Jasper asks Ruby why she has set forth to kill him. On hearing it, Jasper arranges for her to get loose, and halfheartedly fights her in the final confrontation. Once he falls, Ruby exalts in her vengeance but admits she is glad it is over so she can go back to a normal life. Then Jasper's advisers hail Ruby as the new Empress, on orders of the repentant Emperor's last will and testament.

* '''Justified''': Garnet was all she had left; with her death, Ruby feels she has nothing [[TheUnfettered left to live for]] save vengence.

* '''Deconstructed''': Ruby's quest for vengeance takes a psychological toll on her; that's to say nothing of the collateral damage that accumulates around her. And her surviving sisters Pearl and Diamond suffer horribly and are permenantly alienated from her.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Ruby sets forth to eliminate them all, and gleefuly eliminates several targets, before coming to Emerald who she smypathises with finding herself unable to go through with it. Emerald then begs for death to atone for the crime, and convences Ruby to do one last favor for Emerald, kill the others. Badly shaken, but driven to honor the last request of Emerald, Ruby reluctantly reaches her next target, the CompleteMonster Alexandrite who she gleefully murders. At last with only Jasper remaining she is captured, Jasper asks Ruby why she has set forth to kill him. On hearing it, Jasper arranges for her to get loose, and half heartedly fights her in the final confrontation. Once he falls, Ruby exalts in her vengence but admits she is glad it is over so she can go back to a normal life. Then Jaspers advisors hail Ruby as the new Empress, on orders of the repentant Emperor's last will and testament.