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* '''Implied''': Drake readily becomes a DragonAscendent after the heroes assassinate Evulz, with almost no change to Evulz's former organization. It seems entirely possible this is because he was running the show the whole time.

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* '''Implied''': Drake readily becomes a DragonAscendent DragonAscendant after the heroes assassinate Evulz, with almost no change to Evulz's former organization. It seems entirely possible this is because he was running the show the whole time.

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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Drake realizes that he doesn't have the resources to fulfill his plan on his own, so he decides to volunteer his services to Evulz in hopes of manipulating him.



* '''Implied''': Drake readily becomes a DragonAscendent after the heroes assassinate Evulz, with almost no change to Evulz's former organization. It seems entirely possible this is because he was running the show the whole time.



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* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz is being manipulated by his minion, General Drake, who is being manipulated by his minion, Lieutenant Unethic, who is being manipulated by ''his'' minion, Sergeant Bad.

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Emperor Evulz is being manipulated by his minion, General Drake, who is being manipulated by his minion, Lieutenant Unethic, who is being manipulated by ''his'' minion, Sergeant Bad.Bad.
** Emperor Evulz' RightHandCat [[TheDogWasTheMastermind is the one calling the shots]].
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** Emporor Evulz is being manipulated by General Drake, who is being maniipulated by Lieutenant Unethic, who is being manipulated by Sergeant Bad, who is being manipulated by Private Unkind, who is being manipulated by [[KidsAreCruel his seven-year old nephew, Jacky Jerkpants.]] Bob manages to defeat Evulz by manipulating Jerkpants into manipulating Unkind into manipulating Bad into manipulating Unethic into manipulating Drake into shooting Evulz.

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** Emporor Evulz is being manipulated by General Drake, who is being maniipulated manipulated by Lieutenant Unethic, who is being manipulated by Sergeant Bad, who is being manipulated by Private Unkind, who is being manipulated by [[KidsAreCruel his seven-year old nephew, Jacky Jerkpants.]] Bob manages to defeat Evulz by manipulating Jerkpants into manipulating Unkind into manipulating Bad into manipulating Unethic into manipulating Drake into shooting Evulz.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The stuido decides that fans consider General Drake to be more evil than Emperor Evulz, so they Retcon the plot and make Drake the mastermind instead.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???The Hero and their TrueCompanions realise that one of Evulz' minions is running the show, so they focus on killing the middle-managers in his leadership rather than the BigBad himself, hoping that the EvilPlan will fall apart without a leader.



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Back to TheManInFrontOfTheManYou thought that this page was the BigBad, but it was really me, TheManInFrontOfTheMan!
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* '''Subverted''': General Drake is being manipulated by Emperor Evulz.

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* '''Subverted''': General Drake is being manipulated by Emperor Evulz.Evulz, to think Evulz is under his influence.



* '''Parodied''': Emperor Evulz was actually being manipulated by a generic {{Mook}}.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Emperor Evulz was actually being manipulated by a generic {{Mook}}.{{Mook}}.
** Emporor Evulz is being manipulated by General Drake, who is being maniipulated by Lieutenant Unethic, who is being manipulated by Sergeant Bad, who is being manipulated by Private Unkind, who is being manipulated by [[KidsAreCruel his seven-year old nephew, Jacky Jerkpants.]] Bob manages to defeat Evulz by manipulating Jerkpants into manipulating Unkind into manipulating Bad into manipulating Unethic into manipulating Drake into shooting Evulz.

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???



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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': '''Deconstructed''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': The apparent BigBad is actually being manipulated by one of his minions.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz is being manipulated by his minion, General Drake.
* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz is being manipulated by his minion, General Drake, who is being manipulated by his minion, Lieutenant Unethic, who is being manipulated by ''his'' minion, Sergeant Bad.
* '''Downplayed''': General Drake is taken out by the heroes before his plans can come to fruition, and the heroes focus their remaining effort on stopping Emperor Evulz's plan.
* '''Justified''': General Drake doesn't want the heroes to come after him, so he draws their attention away from him by having Evulz act as the BigBad while he pretends to be a minion.
* '''Inverted''': Emperor Evulz is revealed to instead be a flunky to [[TheManBehindTheMan Lord Bad]].
* '''Subverted''': General Drake is being manipulated by Emperor Evulz.
* '''Double Subverted''': Except that's just what he wants Evulz to think and is secretly manipulating him.
* '''Parodied''': Emperor Evulz was actually being manipulated by a generic {{Mook}}.
* '''Zig Zagged''': General Drake thinks he's manipulating Emperor Evulz, but Evulz is also manipulating him.
* '''Averted''': General Drake is not manipulating Emperor Evulz.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Who would have thought that one of Evulz's minions would turn out to be the greater threat?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Emperor Evulz realizes General Drake is trying to manipulate him and kills Drake.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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