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** Sam rightly or wrongly believes that "Tropin' Rhythm" will be more useful than it appears.
** Sam [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu rightly]] or [[DoNotTauntCthulhu wrongly]] believes he can outsmart the Devil and get the game skills he wants while keeping his soul.
** Sam [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu rightly]] or [[DoNotTauntCthulhu wrongly]] believes he can outsmart the Devil and get the game skills he wants while keeping his soul.
** Sam tries to make a deal with God by saying that if he helps him out of a tough spot, he'll never play "Tropin' Rhythm" again.
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* '''Double Subverted''': However, ''Tropin' Rhythm'' turns out to be yet another FlashInThePanFad, and Sam is quickly back to his normal life.
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** Sam complains about how hard "Tropin Rhythm is," and the Devil offers to take his soul to make him better at it. Sam instantly rejects this offer.
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** However, ''Tropin' Rhythm'' turns out to be yet another FlashInThePanFad, and Sam is quickly back to his normallife.life.
** But one particularly difficult level later, Sam agrees.
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** However, ''Tropin' Rhythm'' turns out to be yet another FlashInThePanFad, and Sam is quickly back to his normal
** But one particularly difficult level later, Sam agrees.
* '''Implied''': Sam is introduced suffering in Hell, with his only comfort being periodic breaks to play "Tropin' Rhythm," which he is incredibly good at. When asked why he's in Hell, he refuses to elaborate beyond saying he got a "bad deal."
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** God sells their godhood for a crumb.
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** God sells their His godhood for a crumb.
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* '''Subverted''':'''Subverted''': Sam sells his soul to magically strip the head cheerleader nude at the Big Game. When she finds out later, the cheerleader is flabbergasted at how stupidly perverted he is.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Sam's rash decision to sell his soul for skills in a video game sets off ATragedyOfImpulsiveness.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Drama''':
** Sam's willingness to sell his soul for something insignificant is a sign that he has a serious lack of self-worth. Even though he knows what the consequences of selling his soul are, he doesn't care, because he hates himself and believes that he'll go to Hell regardless.
** Sam's rash decision to sell his soul for skills in a video game sets off ATragedyOfImpulsiveness.
** Sam's willingness to sell his soul for something insignificant is a sign that he has a serious lack of self-worth. Even though he knows what the consequences of selling his soul are, he doesn't care, because he hates himself and believes that he'll go to Hell regardless.
** Sam's rash decision to sell his soul for skills in a video game sets off ATragedyOfImpulsiveness.
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* '''Played for Horror''': The "sold your soul" part of the equation is something Sam is [[DraggedOffToHell really, really going to regret].
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* '''Played for Horror''': The "sold your soul" part of the equation is something Sam is [[DraggedOffToHell really, really going to regret].regret]].
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* '''Played for Horror''': The "sold your soul" part of the equation is something Sam is [[DraggedOffToHell really, really going to regret].
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* '''Inverted''': The Devil already has Sam's soul, but he gets it back by sacrificing his rather insignificant skills at ''Tropin' Rhythm''.
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** The Devil already has Sam's soul, but he gets it back by sacrificing his rather insignificant skills at ''Tropin'Rhythm''.Rhythm''.
** The Devil kidnaps Sam and drags him to hell. [[PityTheKidnapper Sam turns out to be such an annoying captive that the Devil is willing to offer him something, anything to make him go away]]. Sam says "just make me really good at ''Tropin' Rhythm'', and I'm out of here."
** The Devil already has Sam's soul, but he gets it back by sacrificing his rather insignificant skills at ''Tropin'
** The Devil kidnaps Sam and drags him to hell. [[PityTheKidnapper Sam turns out to be such an annoying captive that the Devil is willing to offer him something, anything to make him go away]]. Sam says "just make me really good at ''Tropin' Rhythm'', and I'm out of here."
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Sam offers to sell his soul to the Devil. The Devil doesn't consider it very desirable, and after a long [[DoYouWantToHaggle haggling session]],
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Sam offers to sell his soul to the Devil. The Devil doesn't consider it very desirable, and after a long [[DoYouWantToHaggle haggling session]], reluctantly agrees to make Sam really good at ''Tropin' Rhythm'' in exchange.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Sam offers to sell his soul to the Devil. The Devil doesn't consider it very desirable, and after a long [[DoYouWantToHaggle haggling session]],
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* '''Exaggerated''': Sam sells his soul for a penny.
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**Sam sells his soul for apenny.penny.
**God sells their godhood for a crumb.
**Sam sells his soul for a
**God sells their godhood for a crumb.
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** The Devil tricked Sam into agreeing to the deal by lying about what he was ''actually'' giving up.
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** The Devil tricked Sam into agreeing to taking the deal by lying about what he was ''actually'' giving up.
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** Sam is offered a chance to sell his soul to get good at ''Tropin' Rhythm'', but refuses to make any DealWithTheDevil.
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** Sam is offered a chance to sell his soul to get good at ''Tropin' Rhythm'', but refuses he's completely unwilling to make any a DealWithTheDevil.
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** For whatever reason, Sam ''wants'' to belong to the Devil. The skill at ''Tropin' Rhythm'' is just an excuse for Sam to make a contract.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character sells their soul for something comically insignificant.
* '''Straight''': Sam sells his soul to the Devil to get good at the video game ''Tropin' Rhythm''.
* '''Exaggerated''': Sam sells his soul for a penny.
* '''Downplayed''': Sam sells his soul to get good at ''Tropin' Rhythm''. This enables him to do a couple of things he wanted to do, like making a popular [=YouTube=] video about the game, but he doesn't get much out of the deal.
* '''Justified''':
** Sam is TheDitz and has no idea how much he's actually paying for the deal.
** The Devil tricked Sam into agreeing to the deal by lying about what he was ''actually'' giving up.
* '''Inverted''': The Devil already has Sam's soul, but he gets it back by sacrificing his rather insignificant skills at ''Tropin' Rhythm''.
* '''Subverted''':
** Sam sells his soul to get really good at ''Tropin' Rhythm''. It turns out that the game is SeriousBusiness, and as a result of the deal, Sam becomes a rich and extremely popular esports player.
** It first seems like Sam sold his soul to get really good at ''Tropin' Rhythm''. It later turns out that he really asked for the far more useful power of being able to become an InstantExpert in anything.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, ''Tropin' Rhythm'' turns out to be yet another FlashInThePanFad, and Sam is quickly back to his normal life.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sam sells his soul to the Devil for fame, only to realize that CelebrityIsOverrated and regret not choosing something more valuable.
* '''Averted''': Sam sells his soul to the Devil for something incredibly valuable.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Really? You sold your soul to get good at a freaking video game?"
* '''Invoked''': The Devil seeks out children and teenagers who don't realize the gravity of selling one's soul, and are easy targets to be duped into doing it without the Devil needing to give them much in return.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
** Sam is offered a chance to sell his soul to get good at ''Tropin' Rhythm'', but refuses to make any DealWithTheDevil.
** This:
---> '''The Devil:''' I can make you the best player the world has ever seen... all I want in exchange is your soul.\\
'''Sam:''' Are you kidding me? At least give me a billion dollars or something!
* '''Discussed''': Sam plays ''Tropin' Rhythm'', and an impressed kid asks him when he sold his soul to get that good. Sam muses that if he had the chance to make a DealWithTheDevil, he'd ask for much more.
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Played for Drama''': Sam's rash decision to sell his soul for skills in a video game sets off ATragedyOfImpulsiveness.
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* '''Straight''': Sam sells his soul to the Devil to get good at the video game ''Tropin' Rhythm''.
* '''Exaggerated''': Sam sells his soul for a penny.
* '''Downplayed''': Sam sells his soul to get good at ''Tropin' Rhythm''. This enables him to do a couple of things he wanted to do, like making a popular [=YouTube=] video about the game, but he doesn't get much out of the deal.
* '''Justified''':
** Sam is TheDitz and has no idea how much he's actually paying for the deal.
** The Devil tricked Sam into agreeing to the deal by lying about what he was ''actually'' giving up.
* '''Inverted''': The Devil already has Sam's soul, but he gets it back by sacrificing his rather insignificant skills at ''Tropin' Rhythm''.
* '''Subverted''':
** Sam sells his soul to get really good at ''Tropin' Rhythm''. It turns out that the game is SeriousBusiness, and as a result of the deal, Sam becomes a rich and extremely popular esports player.
** It first seems like Sam sold his soul to get really good at ''Tropin' Rhythm''. It later turns out that he really asked for the far more useful power of being able to become an InstantExpert in anything.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, ''Tropin' Rhythm'' turns out to be yet another FlashInThePanFad, and Sam is quickly back to his normal life.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sam sells his soul to the Devil for fame, only to realize that CelebrityIsOverrated and regret not choosing something more valuable.
* '''Averted''': Sam sells his soul to the Devil for something incredibly valuable.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Really? You sold your soul to get good at a freaking video game?"
* '''Invoked''': The Devil seeks out children and teenagers who don't realize the gravity of selling one's soul, and are easy targets to be duped into doing it without the Devil needing to give them much in return.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
** Sam is offered a chance to sell his soul to get good at ''Tropin' Rhythm'', but refuses to make any DealWithTheDevil.
** This:
---> '''The Devil:''' I can make you the best player the world has ever seen... all I want in exchange is your soul.\\
'''Sam:''' Are you kidding me? At least give me a billion dollars or something!
* '''Discussed''': Sam plays ''Tropin' Rhythm'', and an impressed kid asks him when he sold his soul to get that good. Sam muses that if he had the chance to make a DealWithTheDevil, he'd ask for much more.
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Played for Drama''': Sam's rash decision to sell his soul for skills in a video game sets off ATragedyOfImpulsiveness.
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