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* '''Downplayed''': The enemy kills Bob, and TheTeam picks up Rob. Fortunately, the new guy has all of Bob's skills and is his exact height and weight.

** Rob joins the group to replace Bob; but where Bob needed [[CharacterDevelopment work on certain personal problems]], Rob does not, and vice versa.

* '''Inverted''': Rob joins the group to replace Bob; but where Bob needed [[CharacterDevelopment work on certain personal problems]], Rob does not, and vice versa.

* '''Zig Zagged''': After Bob's death, a guy extremely similar to him called Rob joins the group. However, when the real Bob turns to be NotQuiteDead, Rob unmasks "himself" as Robin, [[SweetPollyOliver Bob's long-lost twin sister]]. But then the "real" Bob is killed again, revealing it was just a robot! But who destroyed the impostor? It was the real Bob! Who now sports a BadassMoustache... [[EvilTwin And a disturbing evil laugh?!]]

* '''Parodied''': Bob's replacement turns to be [[SpecialEffectFailure a LITERAL cardboard cutout of him]] that speaks using recycled voice clips from the dead one. To make things even more absurd, the new Bob is [[KavorkaMan better with the ladies]] than the original one!

* '''Justified''': Bob knew he was going to die, and had himself cloned before he did.

** Alternatively, Rob seems to be similar to Bob in many ways, but CharacterDevelopment goes quickly enough to make Rob less like Bob.

* '''Exploited''': Bob's survivors physically and psychologically heal more quickly thanks to Rob's presence.

* '''Justified''': Bob knew he was going to die, and cloned himself before he did.
* '''Inverted''': Rob joins the group to replace Bob; but, for better and for worse, he is the complete opposite of the former.

** On a dramatic moment, Rob reveals to have been Bob all the time; he was just pulling an act [[BatmanGambit to fool his enemies]] into making them think he was dead.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, Rob doesn't know that such claim is only partially truth, because he's a clone with the memories and personality of the late Bob, which means the original was KilledOffForReal.

** "After Bob's death, we received a great amount of input from fans who wanted him back. However, that would have been impossible without altering the in-story rules and emotional tone. To compensate that, we gave Rob's a lot of Bob's most popular characteristics, [[ReplacementScrappy but the fans haven't received him too well]]."

* '''Defied''': The group actively discourages Rob from any conduct remotely similar to Bob's; they feel extremely uncomfortable about it.

* '''Conversed''': "I understand that Bob's actor had to leave the show due to health problems, but this replacement gimmick was so lazy that I could bet they just erased part of the first 'B' on Bob's name from the script and called it a day!"

* '''Exaggerated''': After Bob's heartbreaking HeroicSacrifice, he gets replaced immediately ([[GilliganCut on the next scene, to be precise]]!) by Rob, who is a carbon copy of him! ...Except he wears CoolShades and a FunnyAfro.

** "After Bob's death, we received a great amount of input from fans that wanted him back. However, that would have been impossible without altering the in-story rules and emotional tone. To compensate that, we gave Rob's a lot of Bob's most liked characteristics, [[ReplacementScrappy but the fans haven't received him too well]]."

* '''Conversed''': "I understand that Bob's actor had to leave the show due health problems, but this replacement gimmick was so lazy that I could bet they just erased part of the 'B' on Bob's name from the script and called it a day!"

** The group keeps talking about how much better Bob was than Rob. Rob does his best, but can't fill the shoes of his predecessor. Eventually the stress of trying to be someone he's not [[DrivenToSuicide drives him to suicide]].

'''Basic Trope:''' The replacement of an absent character with one with many shared traits.
* '''Straight:''' After Bob's tragic death, a new adventurer called Rob replaces him as the group's CombatMedic. It turns out both also share some characteristic personality traits.
* '''Exaggerated:''' After Bob's heartbreaking HeroicSacrifice, he gets replaced immediately ([[GilliganCut on the next scene, to be precise]]!) by Rob, who is a carbon copy of him! ...Except he wears CoolShades and a FunnyAfro.

* '''Justified:''' Bob knew he was going to die, and cloned himself before he did.
* '''Inverted:''' Rob joins the group to replace Bob; but, for better and for worse, he is the complete opposite of the former.
* '''Subverted:'''

* '''Double Subverted:''' ...However, Rob doesn't know that such claim is only partially truth, because he's a clone with the memories and personality of the late Bob, which means the original was KilledOffForReal.
* '''Parodied:''' Bob's replacement turns to be [[SpecialEffectFailure a LITERAL cardboard cutout of him]] that speaks using recycled voice clips from the dead one. To make things even more absurd, the new Bob is [[KavorkaMan better with the ladies]] than the original one!
* '''Zig Zagged:''' After Bob's death, a guy extremely similar to him called Rob joins the group. However, when the real Bob turns to be NotQuiteDead, Rob unmasks "himself" as Robin, [[SweetPollyOliver Bob's long-lost twin sister]]. But then the "real" Bob is killed again, revealing it was just a robot! But who destroyed the impostor? It was the real Bob! Who now sports a BadassMoustache... [[EvilTwin And a disturbing evil laugh?!]]
* '''Averted:''' While Rob now covers Bob's role, he's different enough that no one can establish a true parallel between the two of them.
* '''Enforced:'''

* '''Lampshaded:'''

* '''Invoked:''' Rob turns be [[TheMole an infiltrated agent]] that studied and mimicked Bob's personality to gain the group's trust faster.
* '''Exploited:''' Bob's survivors physically and psychologically heal more quickly thanks to Rob's presence.
* '''Defied:''' The group actively discourages Rob from any conduct remotely similar to Bob's; they feel extremely uncomfortable about it.
* '''Discussed:''' "You know, all things considered I think we'll just call you Bob II from now on." "Inconceivable! I'm nothing like him." "See?! You keep using that word! 'Inconceivable' used to be his catchphrase."
* '''Conversed:''' "I understand that Bob's actor had to leave the show due health problems, but this replacement gimmick was so lazy that I could bet they just erased part of the 'B' on Bob's name from the script and called it a day!"
* '''Deconstructed:'''

* '''Reconstructed:''' It turns out Bob was [[AscendedFanboy Rob's greatest hero]], so he's trying to live up to the height of his idol's name by following his path as a tribute to him. Eventually [[DivergentCharacterEvolution he grows beyond Bob's legacy]] and turns into a legend on his own.

'''Basic Trope''': The replacement of an absent character with one with lots of shared traits.
* '''Straight''': After Bob's tragic death, a new adventurer called Rob replaces him as the group's CombatMedic. It turns out both also share some characteristic personality traits.
* '''Exaggerated''': After Bob's heart-breaking HeroicSacrifice, he gets replaced immediately ([[GilliganCut on the next scene to be precise]]!) by Rob, who is a carbon copy of him! ...Except he wears CoolShades and a FunnyAfro.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob knew he was going to die, and cloned himself before he did.
* '''Inverted''': Rob joins the group to replace Bob; but, for better or worse, he is the complete opposite of the former.
* '''Subverted''':

** Alternatively, Rob seems to be similar to Bob in many ways, but CharacterDevelopment goes quickly enough to make Rob less like Bob.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, Rob doesn't know that such claim is only partially truth, because he's a clone with the memories and personality of the late Bob, which means the original was KilledOffForReal.
* '''Parodied''': Bob's replacement turns to be [[SpecialEffectFailure a LITERAL cardboard cut-out of him]] that speaks using recycled voice clips from the dead one. To make things even more absurd, the new Bob is [[KavorkaMan better with the ladies]] than the original one!
* '''Zig Zagged''': After Bob's death, a guy extremely similar to him called Rob joins the group. However, when the real Bob turns to be NotQuiteDead, Rob unmasks "himself" as Robin, [[SweetPollyOliver Bob's long lost twin sister]]. But then the "real" Bob is killed again, revealing it was just a robot! But who destroyed the impostor? It was the real Bob! Who now sports a BadassMoustache... [[EvilTwin And a disturbing evil laugh?!]]
* '''Averted''': While Rob now covers Bob's role, he's different enough that no one can establish a true parallel between the two of them.
* '''Enforced''':

* '''Lampshaded''':

* '''Invoked''': Rob turns be [[TheMole an infiltrated agent]] that studied and mimicked Bob's personality gain the group's trust faster.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The group actively discourages Rob from any conduct remotely similar to Bob's; they feel extremely uncomfortable about it.
* '''Discussed''': "You know, all things considered I think we'll just call you Bob II from now on." "Inconceivable! I'm nothing like him." "See?! You keep using that word! 'Inconceivable' used to be his catch phrase."
* '''Conversed''': "I understand that Bob's actor had to leave the show due health problems, but this replacement-gimmick was so lazy that I could bet they just erased part of the 'B' on Bob's name from the script and called it a day!"
* '''Deconstructed''':

* '''Reconstructed''': It turns out Bob was [[AscendedFanboy Rob's greatest hero]], so he's trying to live up to the height of his idol's name by following his path as a tribute to him. Eventually [[DivergentCharacterEvolution he grows beyond Bob's legacy]] and turns into a legend on his own.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, Rob doesn't know that such claim is only partially truth, because he's a clone with the memories and personality of the late Bob, which means the original still is KilledOffForReal.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, Rob doesn't know that such claim is only partially truth, because he's a clone with the memories and personality of the late Bob, which means the original still is DeadForReal.

* '''Subverted''': On a dramatic moment, Rob reveals to have been Bob all the time; he was just pulling an act [[BatmanGambit to fool his enemies]] into making them think he was dead.

* '''Deconstructed''': The psychological impact of Bob's death is so deep, that the group forces Rob to emulate his personality, skills and even appearance. The stress of having to live up to his predecessor's name also leaves a great mark on Rob, which eventually causes him to lose his own personality as he transforms into a hollow shell that looks and acts like an imperfect Bob copy.
** The group keeps talking about how much better Bob was than Rob. Rob does his best, but can't fill the shoes of his predecessor. Eventually the stress of trying to be someone he's not [[DrivenToSuicide drives him to suicide]].
* '''Reconstructed''': It turns out Bob was [[AscendedFanboy Rob's greatest hero]], so he's trying to live up to the height of his idol's name by following his path as a tribute to him. Eventually [[DivergentCharacterEvolution he grows beyond Bob's legacy]] and turns into a legend on his own.

* '''Enforced''': "After Bob's death, we received a great amount of input from fans that wanted him back. However, that would have been impossible without altering the in-story rules and emotional tone. To compensate that, we gave Rob's a lot of Bob's most liked characteristics, [[ReplacementScrappy but the fans haven't received him too well]]."
** The actor who portrayed Bob had to [[RealLifeWritesThePlot leave for personal reasons]], but his character is still important to the plans the creators had for the plot, so they bring in a new actor and give him a very similar characterization to fill teh role in later plot-related events.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey guys: 'I Can't Believe It's Not Bob!' We guarantee your total satisfaction, or we'll refund your money!"

* '''Invoked''': Rob turns be [[TheMole an infiltrated agent]] that studied and mimicked Bob's personality gain the group's thrust faster.

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* '''Discussed''': "You know, all things considered I think we'll just call you Bob II from now on" "Inconceivable! I'm nothing like him" "See?! You keep using that word! 'Inconceivable' used to be his catch phrase"

'''Basic Trope''': The replace for an absent character shares lots of traits with the original one.
* '''Straight''': After Bob's tragic dead, a new adventurer called Rob replaces him as the group's CombatMedic. It turns out both also share some characteristic personality traits.
* '''Exaggerated''': After Bob's hearth-breaking HeroicSacrifice, he gets replaced intermediately ([[GilliganCut on the next scene to be precise]]) by Rob, which is a carbon copy of him! ...Except he wears CoolShades and a FunnyAfro.

* '''Parodied''': Bob's replacement turns to be [[SpecialEffectFailure a LITERAL cardboard cut-out of him]] that speaks using recycled voice clips from the later one. To make things even more absurd, the new Bob is [[KavorkaMan better with the ladies]] than the original one!
* '''Deconstructed''': The psychological impact of Bob's death is so deep, that the group forces Rob to emulate his personality, skills and even appearance. The stress of having to live up to his predecessor name also leaves a great mark on Rob, which eventually starts to lose his own personality as he transforms into a hollow shell that looks and acts like an imperfect Bob's copy.

* '''Zig Zagged''': After Bob's death, a guy extremely similar to him called Rob joins the group. However, when the real Bob turns to be NotQuiteDead, Rob unmasks "himself" as Robin, [[SweetPollyOliver Bob's long lost twin sister]]. But then the "real" Bob is killed again, revealing it was just a robot! But who destroyed the impostor? It was the real Bob! Which now sports a BadassMustache... [[EvilTwin And a disturbing evil laugh?!]]

* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey guys: 'I Cannot Believe It's Not Bob!'â„¢ We guarantee your total satisfaction, or we'll refund your money!"

* '''Defied''': The group actively discourages Rob from any conduct remotely similar to Bob's; they fell extremely uncomfortable about it.