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** Emperor Evulz can only be hurt by one of your slow charging attacks which he can deflect. You need to either hit it back or bounce it off from an unexpected angle to do damage to him.
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** Emperor Evulz can only be defeated by besting him in a ''literal'' tennis match.
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** Evulz is so powerful that the only thing that can hurt him is himself.

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** [[TakesOneToKillOne Evulz is so powerful that the only thing that can hurt him is himself.]]
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* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz launches death orbs at the player during his boss fight. Key to winning the battle is to hit the orbs back and fourth with your sword in order to damage Evulz

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* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz launches death orbs at the player during his boss fight. Key The key to winning the battle is to hit the orbs back and fourth forth with your sword in order to damage Evulz

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* '''Inverted''': ???

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** Evulz is so powerful that the only thing that can hurt him is himself.
* '''Inverted''': ???You have to play a game of keep away with the macguffin Evulz needs to survive.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': It’s a Dual boss with Evulz and his [[TheDragon right hand man drake]]. They can’t be hurt by their own projectiles, so you have to launch Evulz’s projectiles at Drake and vice versa.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': It’s a Dual boss with Evulz and his [[TheDragon right hand man drake]].Drake]]. They can’t be hurt by their own projectiles, so you have to launch Evulz’s projectiles at Drake and vice versa.

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'''Tennis Boss ''': A boss fight won by hitting their own attacks back at them.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz launches death orbs at the player during his boss fight. Key to winning the battle is to his the orbs back and fourth with your sword in order to damage Evulz

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'''Tennis Boss ''': '''Basic Trope''': A boss fight won by hitting their own attacks back at them.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz launches death orbs at the player during his boss fight. Key to winning the battle is to his hit the orbs back and fourth with your sword in order to damage Evulz



* '''Justified''': The death orbs are a SemanticSuperpower, and they cannot be blocked or dodged…[[ExactWords but nothing says they can’t be hit back.]]

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The death orbs are a SemanticSuperpower, and they cannot be blocked or dodged…[[ExactWords but nothing says they can’t be hit back.]]



* '''Subverted''': Evulz prepares a death orb… and slams it into the ground, making a shockwave instead.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Evulz prepares a death orb… and slams it into the ground, making a shockwave instead.



* '''Double Subverted''': The orb travel through the ground to ambush the player, and you can still knock it back into Evulzs.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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The orb travel through the ground to ambush the player, and you can still knock it back into Evulzs.



* '''Parodied''': The weapon you use to deflect the orb is, in fact, a tennis racket, and the arena is shaped like a tennis court.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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The weapon you use to deflect the orb is, in fact, a tennis racket, and the arena is shaped like a tennis court.



* '''Invoked''': Evulz decides to use the death orbs on purpose because he thinks he’s spry enough to overcome their weaknesses of being launched back at him.
* '''Exploited''': TheChooserofTheOne chooses a tennis champion as TheChosenOne, specifically so he’ll be well prepared when the trope occurs.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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Evulz decides to use the death orbs on purpose because he thinks he’s spry enough to overcome their weaknesses of being launched back at him.
* '''Exploited''': TheChooserofTheOne ** TheChooserOfTheOne chooses a tennis champion as TheChosenOne, specifically so he’ll be well prepared when the trope occurs.occurs.
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%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': The ChooserOfTheOne chooses a tennis champion as TheChosenOne, specifically so he’ll be well prepared when the trope occurs.

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* '''Exploited''': The ChooserOfTheOne TheChooserofTheOne chooses a tennis champion as TheChosenOne, specifically so he’ll be well prepared when the trope occurs.
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* '''Justified''': The death orbs are a SemanticBasedSuperpower, and they cannot be blocked or dodged…[[ExactWords but nothing says they can’t be returned to sender.]]

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* '''Justified''': The death orbs are a SemanticBasedSuperpower, SemanticSuperpower, and they cannot be blocked or dodged…[[ExactWords but nothing says they can’t be returned to sender.hit back.]]
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'''Tennis Boss ''': A boss fight won by hitting their own attacks back at them.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz launches death orbs at the player during his boss fight. Key to winning the battle is to his the orbs back and fourth with your sword in order to damage Evulz
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire fight is a button mashing contest, and winning is a matter of seeing who will ‘drop the ball’ first.
* '''Downplayed''': The orbs only bounce back once, for minimal damage.
* '''Justified''': The death orbs are a SemanticBasedSuperpower, and they cannot be blocked or dodged…[[ExactWords but nothing says they can’t be returned to sender.]]
** The sword you wield is specifically enchanted to do this.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Evulz prepares a death orb… and slams it into the ground, making a shockwave instead.
** It looks like this is going on, but it’s actually a game of normal tennis.
* '''Double Subverted''': The orb travel through the ground to ambush the player, and you can still knock it back into Evulzs.
**[[SeriousBusiness The tennis game gets a little too intense…]]
* '''Parodied''': The weapon you use to deflect the orb is, in fact, a tennis racket, and the arena is shaped like a tennis court.
**A phantom announcer screams out various tennis lingo (“MATCH POINT! 40-LOVE!”) whenever the death orb hits home.
* '''Zig Zagged''': It’s a Dual boss with Evulz and his [[TheDragon right hand man drake]]. They can’t be hurt by their own projectiles, so you have to launch Evulz’s projectiles at Drake and vice versa.
* '''Averted''': Projectiles aren’t bounced back and forth like that.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': “Hope your overhand smash is up to snuff!”
* '''Invoked''': Evulz decides to use the death orbs on purpose because he thinks he’s spry enough to overcome their weaknesses of being launched back at him.
* '''Exploited''': The ChooserOfTheOne chooses a tennis champion as TheChosenOne, specifically so he’ll be well prepared when the trope occurs.
* '''Defied''': Evulz’s death orbs explode on contact, and he mocks you for thinking you could hoist his petard so easily.
* '''Discussed''': “Try hitting the death orbs back at Evulz! Despite their glowing appearance, they’re very physical objects with very physical damage.”
* '''Conversed''': “What is it with the fate of the world and tennis, anyway?”
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[[TennisBoss Launch that energy orb right back at the main page!]]
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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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