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* '''Straight''': Bob dies in many episodes and comes back with no explanation.

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* '''Straight''': Bob dies in many episodes and comes back [[UnexplainedRecovery with no explanation.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob dies, however, he is seen okay a few seconds later within the same episode.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob dies, however, he is seen okay a few seconds later in the very next scene within the same episode.

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* '''Parodied''': When played straight, this is already a comedy trope.

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* '''Parodied''': When played straight, this is already a comedy trope.???



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* '''Parodied''': Bob gets annoyed of his frequent deaths.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob gets annoyed of his frequent deaths.When played straight, this is already a comedy trope.

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pretty much any death counts for this


* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob dies in one scene, however, he is seen okay a few seconds later within the same episode.
** Bob's deaths are in such a [[LudicrousGibs spectacularly gory manner]] that ''no one'' could survive... and yet he does.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
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'''Exaggerated''': Bob dies in one scene, dies, however, he is seen okay a few seconds later within the same episode.
** Bob's deaths are in such a [[LudicrousGibs spectacularly gory manner]] that ''no one'' could survive... and yet he does.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob dies in one scene, however, he is seen okay a few seconds later within the same episode.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob dies in one scene, however, he is seen okay a few seconds later within the same episode.episode.
** Bob's deaths are in such a [[LudicrousGibs spectacularly gory manner]] that ''no one'' could survive... and yet he does.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob's deaths are in such a [[LudicrousGibs spectacularly gory manner]] that ''no sane person'' would survive... and yet he does.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob's deaths are in such a [[LudicrousGibs spectacularly gory manner]] that ''no sane person'' would survive... and yet he does.Bob gets annoyed of his frequent deaths.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob's always the sole survivor of whatever unfortunate event that the creators throw at him and others.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob's always the sole survivor SoleSurvivor of whatever unfortunate event that the creators throw at him and others.others, SurvivorGuilt optional.



** Repeatedly dying does a number on Bob's psyche, and it doesn't help that no one even remembers that he ever died to begin with.

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** [[CameBackWrong Repeatedly dying does a number on Bob's psyche, psyche]], and it doesn't help that no one even remembers that he ever died to begin with.
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* '''Straight''': Bob dies almost all the time, and yet reappears later on with no explanation.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob dies OncePerEpisode.

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* '''Straight''': Bob dies almost all the time, in many episodes and yet reappears later on comes back with no explanation.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob dies OncePerEpisode.in one scene, however, he is seen okay a few seconds later within the same episode.

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

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"They killed Bob again!"
* '''Invoked''': ???Alice feeds Bob a healing potion that means DeathIsCheap for him.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Bob refuses to die.



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

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* '''Conversed''': ???"How do those characters always come back fine despite dying more than once?"



* '''Reconstructed''': Bob doesn't remember dying either.



* '''Played For Laughs''': When played straight, this is already a comedy trope.



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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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** Bob has been cloned numerous times. Each time one dies, the next one takes over.
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* '''Exploited''': The [[FiveManBand team]] decides to make Bob their first line of defense, [[ImmortalLifeIsCheap knowing that if anything happens to him, he'll be back by the next episode.]]

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* '''Exploited''': The [[FiveManBand team]] team decides to make Bob their first line of defense, [[ImmortalLifeIsCheap knowing that if anything happens to him, he'll be back by the next episode.]]
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** The agony of repeated deaths causes Bob's psyche to snap like a twig.

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** The agony of repeated deaths causes Repeatedly dying does a number on Bob's psyche psyche, and it doesn't help that no one even remembers that he ever died to snap like a twig.begin with.

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* '''Subverted''': The character dies all the time, but then he ends up getting KilledOffForReal... which makes it all the more heartbreaking because the characters and/or audience know that he isn't coming back.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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The character dies all the time, but then he ends up getting KilledOffForReal... which makes it all the more heartbreaking because the characters and/or audience know that he isn't coming back.



* '''Double Subverted''': ...and then comes back a few episodes later with no explanation.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
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and then comes back a few episodes later with no explanation.explanation.
** ...However, thanks to the use of BodyBackupDrive, Bob is able to transfer his consciousness and all relevant aspects of original self to the next clone in line.
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** It's revealed that Bob is actually a bunch of clones, and each "return" was merely a replacement.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The agony of repeated deaths causes Bob's psyche to snap like a twig.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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The agony of repeated deaths causes Bob's psyche to snap like a twig.
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** Or, he's eventually brought back to life, and everyone laughs it off knowing he'll come back... and then immediately feels worse because no, he definitely isn't.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The agony of repeated deaths causes Bob's psyche to snap like a twig.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???The [[FiveManBand team]] decides to make Bob their first line of defense, [[ImmortalLifeIsCheap knowing that if anything happens to him, he'll be back by the next episode.]]
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** Bob is from a world where medical technology has advanced so much, "death" is just a temporary and minor annoyance.

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* '''Justified''': Bob [[GoodThingYouCanHeal has a very high healing factor.]]

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob [[GoodThingYouCanHeal has a very high healing factor.]]



* '''PlayedForLaughs''': Basic Trope.
* '''PlayedForDrama''': The show is a GroundhogDayLoop where Bob's death is the cause of the loops, causing much agony until he finally survives and [[EarnYourHappyEnding earns his happy ending]].

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* '''PlayedForLaughs''': Basic Trope.
* '''PlayedForDrama''':
'''Played For Drama''': The show is a GroundhogDayLoop where Bob's death is the cause of the loops, causing much agony until he finally survives and [[EarnYourHappyEnding earns his happy ending]].



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* '''Straight''': Bob dies almost all the time, and yet reappears in the next with no explanation.

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* '''Straight''': Bob dies almost all the time, and yet reappears in the next later on with no explanation.
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* '''PlayedForLaughs''': ???

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* '''PlayedForLaughs''': ???Basic Trope.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob's always the (sole) survivor of whatever unfortunate event that the creators throw at him and others.

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** The show's a comedic GroundhogDayLoop.
* '''Inverted''': Bob's always the (sole) sole survivor of whatever unfortunate event that the creators throw at him and others.


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* '''PlayedForLaughs''': ???
* '''PlayedForDrama''': The show is a GroundhogDayLoop where Bob's death is the cause of the loops, causing much agony until he finally survives and [[EarnYourHappyEnding earns his happy ending]].
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''': ...and then comes back a few episodes later with no explanation.
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* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???Either Bob never dies, or Bob is KilledOffForReal.
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* '''Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???The character dies all the time, but then he ends up getting KilledOffForReal... which makes it all the more heartbreaking because the characters and/or audience know that he isn't coming back.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob always breaks his arms, legs, or even gets crippled for life, yet is as fresh as new the next episode.



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

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* '''Inverted''': ???Bob's always the (sole) survivor of whatever unfortunate event that the creators throw at him and others.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is [[DeathIsCheap killed off repeatedly]] for laughs.
* '''Straight''': Bob dies almost all the time, and yet reappears in the next with no explanation.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob dies OncePerEpisode.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob [[GoodThingYouCanHeal has a very high healing factor.]]
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': Bob's deaths are in such a [[LudicrousGibs spectacularly gory manner]] that ''no sane person'' would survive... and yet he does.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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