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* '''Inverted''': [[TheHero John is the good guy]] in a series with a VillainProtagonist.

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* '''Inverted''': [[TheHero [[HeroAntagonist John is the good guy]] in a series with a VillainProtagonist.
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** The producer is a bad guy at heart, and wanna see the villains have a day in the limelight.

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** The producer is a bad guy at heart, producers are RootingForTheEmpire, and wanna want to see the villains at least have a day in the limelight.limelight, even if the audience won't accept them winning in the end.

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** After being defeated by the heroes, John bribes the producers to create him a spin-off series about himself defeating the heroes for the sake of revenge.



* '''Played For Drama''': The heroes constantly defeat the villain and celebrate their victory in their episodes. However, the VillainsEpisode reveals the struggles the villain has to through in life and the stress of failures from being defeated by the heroes.
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* '''Played For Drama''': The heroes constantly defeat the villain and celebrate their victory in their episodes. However, the VillainsEpisode VillainEpisode reveals the struggles the villain has to through in life and the stress of failures from being defeated by the heroes.
* '''Implied''': ???The heroes notice that their screen time is lower than usual due to them being given easier tasks while the villain has more screen time due to the villain's huge tasks.

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* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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* '''Played For Drama''': ???The heroes constantly defeat the villain and celebrate their victory in their episodes. However, the VillainsEpisode reveals the struggles the villain has to through in life and the stress of failures from being defeated by the heroes.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The villain who gets majority of the screen time is unfortunately the HateSink.
* '''Reconstructed''': The HateSink villain gains [[EvilVirtues likable traits]] and it [[LoveToHate turns them into a character]] [[RootingForTheEmpire that the audience want to root for.]]
* '''Played For Laughs''': The heroes go to sleep at night and the VillainEpisode focuses on the LaughablyEvil villain wanting to wake the heroes up through overcomplicated schemes.
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** The episode is a HostileShowTakeover from the villain.


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** The episode is a HostileShowTakeover from the villain.
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** The episode is a HostileShowTakeover from the villain.
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* '''Defied''': [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy John kills all the camera operators sent to film him.]]

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* '''Defied''': [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy John kills all the camera operators sent to film him.]]

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* '''Enforced''': The producer is a bad guy at heart, and wanna see the villains have a day in the limelight.

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** The producers are aware of how popular the villains are with the audience. So in order to increase ratings, they decide to give them their own episode.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': John has his little [[AlternateRealityEpisode episode in an alternate reality]]. The good guys are DemotedtoExtra, and has to spend the rest of the episode regaining their original status. TheHero and John have the FinalBattle, in which John wins, heroes mourn, credits roll, and an special added scene right after they finish says...[[AllJustaDream John was only dreaming]].

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* '''Zig Zagged''': John has his little [[AlternateRealityEpisode episode in an alternate reality]]. The good guys are DemotedtoExtra, DemotedToExtra and has have to spend the rest of the episode regaining their original status. TheHero and John have the FinalBattle, FinalBattle in which John wins, heroes mourn, credits roll, and an a special added scene right after they finish says...[[AllJustaDream John was only dreaming]].
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* '''Averted''': There are no villains in the show. Or, all of the characters are villains.

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* '''Averted''': There are no villains in The bad guys never get the show. Or, all of the characters are villains.spotlight.

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'''Straight''': [[BigBad John]] finally gets an episode about him.

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'''Basic Trope''': A villain gets an episode about himself.
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'''Straight''': [[BigBad John]] finally gets an episode about him.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???
The heroes [[NoFourthWall bribe the producers]] to make an episode following John so that the UnspokenPlanGuarantee will work in their favor.
* '''Defied''': ???[[DangerouslyGenreSavvy John kills all the camera operators sent to film him.]]
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* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': [[TheHero John is the good guy]].

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* '''Justified''': ???
The plot of the rest of the season would not make sense without knowing what the villain had done and seen.
* '''Inverted''': [[TheHero John is the good guy]].guy]] in a series with a VillainProtagonist.



* '''Invoked''': the super troperz team pull a batman gambit on evulz expecting him to fight master destruction.
* '''Exploited''': evulz being dangerously genre savvy tries to use this to destroy both the heroes and his compition.
* '''Defied''': i hate the villains that's a terrible idea.

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* '''Invoked''': The heroes have planted a bug on the super troperz team pull a batman gambit on evulz expecting him to fight master destruction.
villain, and are recording his every move.
* '''Exploited''': evulz being dangerously genre savvy tries to use this to destroy both the heroes and his compition.
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* '''Defied''': i hate the villains that's a terrible idea.???

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Partiallly reverting.


'''Basic Trope''': An episode is about a villain.
* '''Straight''': in super troperz team the series emperor evulz has his own episode.
* '''Exaggerated''': villain series complete with villan plush dolls and and games and baseball bats and flametrowers.
* '''Downplayed''': evulz teams up with the super troperz team to deafeat master destruction.
* '''Justified''': the super troperz team are on vacation.
* '''Inverted''': the super tropez team get an episode.
* '''Subverted''': evulz get an episode but is knocked out by the super troperz team .
* '''Double Subverted''': evulz gets back up with a plan to deafeat them with a super cheese ray.
* '''Parodied''': evulz plans to take over the tv then reality tv then sports and gameshows.
* '''Zig Zagged''': the scene switches from evulz and the super troperz team constantly.
* '''Averted''': there are no villain episodes.
* '''Enforced''': fans love to hate evulz and ask the producer to make an episode where he get's beaten up.
* '''Lampshaded''': "mwahahaha this is my episode now bob.

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'''Basic Trope''': An episode is about a villain.
*
'''Straight''': in super troperz team the series emperor evulz has his own episode.
[[BigBad John]] finally gets an episode about him.
* '''Exaggerated''': villain series complete with villan plush dolls and and games and baseball bats and flametrowers.
The entire season is about John.
* '''Downplayed''': evulz teams up with the super troperz team to deafeat master destruction.
John gets an episode about him, but he's only in it for about five minutes.
* '''Justified''': the super troperz team are on vacation.
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* '''Inverted''': [[TheHero John is the super tropez team get an episode.
good guy]].
* '''Subverted''': evulz get an John begins the episode as a villain, but is knocked out by the super troperz team .
does a HeelFaceTurn...
* '''Double Subverted''': evulz gets Subverted''': ...Only to be reverted back up with a plan to deafeat them with a super cheese ray.
his villain status.
* '''Parodied''': evulz plans John has his own episode, but it turns out to take over be the tv then reality tv then sports and gameshows.
series finale episode.
* '''Zig Zagged''': John has his little [[AlternateRealityEpisode episode in an alternate reality]]. The good guys are DemotedtoExtra, and has to spend the rest of the episode regaining their original status. TheHero and John have the FinalBattle, in which John wins, heroes mourn, credits roll, and an special added scene switches from evulz and the super troperz team constantly.
right after they finish says...[[AllJustaDream John was only dreaming]].
* '''Averted''': there There are no villain episodes.
villains in the show. Or, all of the characters are villains.
* '''Enforced''': fans love to hate evulz and ask the The producer to make an episode where he get's beaten up.
is a bad guy at heart, and wanna see the villains have a day in the limelight.
* '''Lampshaded''': "mwahahaha this is my episode now bob."Oh look! According to Troper Guide, John will have his own show today!"
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* '''Straight''': [[BigBad John]] finally gets an episode about him.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire season is about John.
* '''Downplayed''': John gets an episode about him, but he's only in it for about five minutes.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': [[TheHero John is the good guy]].
* '''Subverted''': John begins the episode as a villain, but does a HeelFaceTurn...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Only to be reverted back to his villain status.
* '''Parodied''': John has his own episode, but it turns out to be the series finale episode.
* '''Zig Zagged''': John has his little [[AlternateRealityEpisode episode in an alternate reality]]. The good guys are DemotedtoExtra, and has to spend the rest of the episode regaining their original status. TheHero and John have the FinalBattle, in which John wins, heroes mourn, credits roll, and an special added scene right after they finish says...[[AllJustaDream John was only dreaming]].
* '''Averted''': There are no villains in the show. Or, all of the characters are villains.
* '''Enforced''': The producer is a bad guy at heart, and wanna see the villains have a day in the limelight.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh look! According to Troper Guide, John will have his own show today!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Straight''': [[BigBad John]] finally gets an episode about him.
in super troperz team the series emperor evulz has his own episode.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire season is about John.
villain series complete with villan plush dolls and and games and baseball bats and flametrowers.
* '''Downplayed''': John gets an episode about him, but he's only in it for about five minutes.
evulz teams up with the super troperz team to deafeat master destruction.
* '''Justified''': ???
the super troperz team are on vacation.
* '''Inverted''': [[TheHero John is the good guy]].
super tropez team get an episode.
* '''Subverted''': John begins the evulz get an episode as a villain, but does a HeelFaceTurn...
is knocked out by the super troperz team .
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Only to be reverted Subverted''': evulz gets back up with a plan to his villain status.
deafeat them with a super cheese ray.
* '''Parodied''': John has his own episode, but it turns out evulz plans to be take over the series finale episode.
tv then reality tv then sports and gameshows.
* '''Zig Zagged''': John has his little [[AlternateRealityEpisode episode in an alternate reality]]. The good guys are DemotedtoExtra, and has to spend the rest of the episode regaining their original status. TheHero and John have the FinalBattle, in which John wins, heroes mourn, credits roll, and an special added scene right after they finish says...[[AllJustaDream John was only dreaming]].
switches from evulz and the super troperz team constantly.
* '''Averted''': There there are no villains in the show. Or, all of the characters are villains.
villain episodes.
* '''Enforced''': The fans love to hate evulz and ask the producer is a bad guy at heart, and wanna see the villains have a day in the limelight.
to make an episode where he get's beaten up.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh look! According to Troper Guide, John will have his own show today!"
"mwahahaha this is my episode now bob.
* '''Invoked''': ???
the super troperz team pull a batman gambit on evulz expecting him to fight master destruction.
* '''Exploited''': ???
evulz being dangerously genre savvy tries to use this to destroy both the heroes and his compition.
* '''Defied''': ???i hate the villains that's a terrible idea.
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* '''Inverted''': [[The Hero John is the good guy]].

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* '''Inverted''': [[The Hero [[TheHero John is the good guy]].



* '''Zig Zagged''': John has his little [[Alternate Reality Episode episode in an alternate reality]]. The good guys are DemotedtoExtra, and has to spend the rest of the episode regaining their original status. TheHero and John have the FinalBattle, in which John wins, heroes mourn, credits roll, and an special added scene right after they finish says...[[AllJustaDream John was only dreaming]].

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* '''Zig Zagged''': John has his little [[Alternate Reality Episode [[AlternateRealityEpisode episode in an alternate reality]]. The good guys are DemotedtoExtra, and has to spend the rest of the episode regaining their original status. TheHero and John have the FinalBattle, in which John wins, heroes mourn, credits roll, and an special added scene right after they finish says...[[AllJustaDream John was only dreaming]].



* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh look! According to TroperGuide, John will have his own show today!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh look! According to TroperGuide, Troper Guide, John will have his own show today!"
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'''Basic Trope''': An episode is about a villain.

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'''Basic Trope''': An episode is about a villain.villain.
* '''Straight''': [[BigBad John]] finally gets an episode about him.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire season is about John.
* '''Downplayed''': John gets an episode about him, but he's only in it for about five minutes.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': [[The Hero John is the good guy]].
* '''Subverted''': John begins the episode as a villain, but does a HeelFaceTurn...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Only to be reverted back to his villain status.
* '''Parodied''': John has his own episode, but it turns out to be the series finale episode.
* '''Zig Zagged''': John has his little [[Alternate Reality Episode episode in an alternate reality]]. The good guys are DemotedtoExtra, and has to spend the rest of the episode regaining their original status. TheHero and John have the FinalBattle, in which John wins, heroes mourn, credits roll, and an special added scene right after they finish says...[[AllJustaDream John was only dreaming]].
* '''Averted''': There are no villains in the show. Or, all of the characters are villains.
* '''Enforced''': The producer is a bad guy at heart, and wanna see the villains have a day in the limelight.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh look! According to TroperGuide, John will have his own show today!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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