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'''Basic Trope''': Story begins with several characters in captivity.

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'''Basic Trope''': Story A story begins with several a group of characters in captivity.



Back to YouAllMeetInACell

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Back to YouAllMeetInACellYouAllMeetInACell.

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* '''Downplayed''': Only two people get captured and then form a BattleCouple.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Only two people get captured and then form a BattleCouple.BattleCouple.
** The prisoners are the clients of [[TheProtagonist the lawyer protagonist(s)]]

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** A DiabolicalMastermind [[MegaCorp buys out]] a local prison to use as his own personal recruiting pool.

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** A DiabolicalMastermind [[MegaCorp buys out]] a local prison Every time someone goes to use as his own personal recruiting pool.prison, they become a part of an adventuring party after a week or so.



* '''Exploited''': The prisoner walks around the prison searching for assembling parties.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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The prisoner walks around the prison searching for assembling parties.parties.
** A DiabolicalMastermind [[MegaCorp buys out]] a local prison to use as his own personal recruiting pool.
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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"This book is opening in a prison, but it's supposed to be an epic fantasy, so I bet the main characters will be meeting here and then break out together."

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* '''Parodied''':
** A poster on the canteen wall says "Strictly No Planning Future Criminal Enterprises With Fellow Inmates".
** The cell's inmates figure the escape after party forming is super easy due to something patently hilarious happening on their part.

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* '''Parodied''':
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'''Parodied''': A poster on the canteen wall says "Strictly No Planning Future Criminal Enterprises With Fellow Inmates".
** The cell's inmates figure the escape after party forming is super easy due to something patently hilarious happening on their part.
Inmates".

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* '''Parodied''': A poster on the canteen wall says "Strictly No Planning Future Criminal Enterprises With Fellow Inmates".
** Or, the cell's inmates figure the escape after party forming is super easy due to something patently hilarious happening on their part.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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A poster on the canteen wall says "Strictly No Planning Future Criminal Enterprises With Fellow Inmates".
** Or, the The cell's inmates figure the escape after party forming is super easy due to something patently hilarious happening on their part.
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* '''Downplayed''': Only two people get captured and then form a Battle Couple.

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* '''Downplayed''': Only two people get captured and then form a Battle Couple.BattleCouple.

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'''Basic Trope''': Story begins with characters in captivity.

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'''Basic Trope''': Story begins with several characters in captivity.



* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Only two people get captured and then form a Battle Couple.


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** Or, the cell's inmates figure the escape after party forming is super easy due to something patently hilarious happening on their part.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''':
** The party assembled in jail is made of immoral characters that will [[NoHonorAmongThieves use the first opportunity to backstab each other for personal gain]]. This causes constant tension and weariness among the party members.
** The "master criminals" the leader finds in prison do have one thing in common -- they're all people ''[[StupidCrooks who got caught last time]]''.
* '''Reconstructed''': The leader persuades them that they got caught last time because they tried to go it alone, and the only way they'll pull off his plan for ThePerfectCrime is if they all stick together.



* '''Deconstructed''':
** The party assembled in jail is made of immoral characters that will [[NoHonorAmongThieves use the first opportunity to backstab each other for personal gain]]. This causes constant tension and weariness among the party members.
** The "master criminals" the leader finds in prison do have one thing in common -- they're all people ''[[StupidCrooks who got caught last time]]''.
* '''Reconstructed''': The leader persuades them that they got caught last time because they tried to go it alone, and the only way they'll pull off his plan for ThePerfectCrime is if they all stick together.



* '''Played For Drama''': The party members are locked in a political prison for dissidents in a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian government]] where prisoners die from lack of care and forced labor, and must escape, run away or die...

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* '''Played For Drama''': The party members are locked in a political prison for dissidents in a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian government]] {{dystopia}}n government where prisoners die from lack of care and forced labor, and must escape, run away or die... die...
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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** A DiabolicalMastermind uses a local prison as his own personal recruiting pool.

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** A DiabolicalMastermind uses [[MegaCorp buys out]] a local prison to use as his own personal recruiting pool.



* '''Subverted''': While the characters are assembling, a few GenreSavvy prison guards interrupt and disband them.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** The party leader bribed the guards to enable the meeting.
** YouAllMeetInAnInn... but tearing that mattress tag placed you all in a cell.

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* '''Subverted''': While the characters are assembling, a few GenreSavvy prison guards interrupt guard interrupts and disband disbands them.
* '''Double Subverted''':
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Subverted''': The party leader bribed guard is in on the guards plan, one of his jobs being to enable the meeting.
** YouAllMeetInAnInn... but tearing that mattress tag placed you all in a cell.
break up any overly-conspicuous meetings before they raise suspicion.



* '''Averted''': The leader didn't make any useful contacts in prison.

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* '''Averted''': The leader didn't doesn't make any useful contacts in prison.prison, and has to wait til he's released to find a crew.

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* '''Double Subverted''': The party leader bribed the guards to enable the meeting.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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The party leader bribed the guards to enable the meeting.meeting.
** YouAllMeetInAnInn... but tearing that mattress tag placed you all in a cell.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The entire population of a prison comes together to form a party.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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The entire population of a prison comes together to form a party.



* '''Deconstructed''': The party assembled in jail is made of immoral characters that will [[NoHonorAmongThieves use the first opportunity to backstab each other for personal gain]]. This causes constant tension and weariness among the party members.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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The party assembled in jail is made of immoral characters that will [[NoHonorAmongThieves use the first opportunity to backstab each other for personal gain]]. This causes constant tension and weariness among the party members.

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* '''Exaggerated''': All of prison inmates assemble to form a party.
* '''Justified''': Prison population is made of criminals willing to work together to achieve their goal.
* '''Inverted''': The story finishes with characters ending up in a prison.
* '''Subverted''': While the characters are assembling, few GenreSavvy prison guards interrupt and disband them.
* '''Double Subverted''': The party leader bribes the guards to enable the meeting.
* '''Parodied''': Prisons become nation-wide famous as meeting places for adventurous characters.
* '''Deconstructed''': The party assembled in jail is made of immoral characters that will use first opportunity to backstab each other for personal gain. This causes constant tension and weariness among the party members.
* '''Reconstructed''': After going through many hardships and much trouble, party members better themselves and eventually learn to trust each other.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The party doesn't form in prison.
* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': All The entire population of a prison inmates assemble comes together to form a party.
** A DiabolicalMastermind uses a local prison as his own personal recruiting pool.
* '''Justified''': Prison population Our hero is made planning TheCaper, and he is able to find an expert in every criminal field he needs within the walls of criminals willing to work together to achieve their goal.
his prison.
* '''Inverted''': The story finishes is a HowWeGotHere that ends with all the characters separately ending up in a prison.
prison and [[FramingDevice telling each other what they're in for]].
* '''Subverted''': While the characters are assembling, a few GenreSavvy prison guards interrupt and disband them.
* '''Double Subverted''': The party leader bribes bribed the guards to enable the meeting.
* '''Parodied''': Prisons become nation-wide famous as meeting places for adventurous characters.
A poster on the canteen wall says "Strictly No Planning Future Criminal Enterprises With Fellow Inmates".
* '''Deconstructed''': The party assembled in jail is made of immoral characters that will [[NoHonorAmongThieves use the first opportunity to backstab each other for personal gain.gain]]. This causes constant tension and weariness among the party members.
** The "master criminals" the leader finds in prison do have one thing in common -- they're all people ''[[StupidCrooks who got caught last time]]''.
* '''Reconstructed''': After going through many hardships The leader persuades them that they got caught last time because they tried to go it alone, and much trouble, party members better themselves and eventually learn to trust each other.
the only way they'll pull off his plan for ThePerfectCrime is if they all stick together.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
A couple of guys meet in prison, another RefusedTheCall but reluctantly tags along when they manage to bust him out later, and the last few need to be tracked down once they're out. Some of the crew are really good at their jobs and got caught out of bad luck; some of them are StupidCrooks who provide the SpannerInTheWorks; some of them are NoHonorAmongThieves backstabbers.
* '''Averted''': The party doesn't form leader didn't make any useful contacts in prison.
* '''Enforced''': ???"We don't want these LoveableRogue characters to be linked to organised crime, so how do we explain them knowing all these crooks from different backgrounds?"



* '''Invoked''': Character deliberately ends up in prison in order to find some companions.

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* '''Invoked''': Character [[GetIntoJailFree deliberately ends up in prison prison]] in order to find some companions.



* '''Defied''': "You know, I don't work with or trust someone I've just met in jail."

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* '''Defied''': "You know, I don't I'm not likely to work with or trust someone anyone I've just met in jail."



* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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* '''Played For Laughs''': ???The people he meets in jail are all StupidCrooks - that's why they're in jail - and ASimplePlan goes predictably awry.
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* '''Straight''': The characters meet in prison and form a party.
* '''Exaggerated''': All of prison inmates assemble to form a party.
* '''Justified''': Prison population is made of criminals willing to work together to achieve their goal.
* '''Inverted''': The story finishes with characters ending up in a prison.
* '''Subverted''': While the characters are assembling, few GenreSavvy prison guards interrupt and disband them.
* '''Double Subverted''': The party leader bribes the guards to enable the meeting.
* '''Parodied''': Prisons become naton-wide famous as meeting places for adventureous characters.
* '''Deconstructed''': The party assembled in jail is made of immoral characters who will use first opportunity to backstab each other for personal gain. This causes constant tension and weariness among the party members.
* '''Reconstructed''': After going through many hardships and much trouble, party members better themselves and eventually learn to trust each other.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The party doesn't form in prison.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "I've thought I'd find some companions here in jail."
* '''Invoked''': Character deliberately ends up in prison in order to find some companions.
* '''Exploited''': The prisoner walks around the prison searching for assembling parties.
* '''Defied''': "You know, I don't work with or trust someone I've just met in jail."
* '''Discussed''': "Do you think these fellow inmates would work together with me?"
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': The party members are locked in a political prison for dissidents in a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian governement]] where prisoners die from lack of care and forces labour, and must escape, run away or die...

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* '''Straight''': The characters meet in prison and form a party.
party.
* '''Exaggerated''': All of prison inmates assemble to form a party.
party.
* '''Justified''': Prison population is made of criminals willing to work together to achieve their goal.
goal.
* '''Inverted''': The story finishes with characters ending up in a prison.
prison.
* '''Subverted''': While the characters are assembling, few GenreSavvy prison guards interrupt and disband them.
them.
* '''Double Subverted''': The party leader bribes the guards to enable the meeting.
meeting.
* '''Parodied''': Prisons become naton-wide nation-wide famous as meeting places for adventureous characters.
adventurous characters.
* '''Deconstructed''': The party assembled in jail is made of immoral characters who that will use first opportunity to backstab each other for personal gain. This causes constant tension and weariness among the party members.
* '''Reconstructed''': After going through many hardships and much trouble, party members better themselves and eventually learn to trust each other.
other.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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* '''Averted''': The party doesn't form in prison.
prison.
* '''Enforced''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I've thought I'd find some companions here in jail."
* '''Invoked''': Character deliberately ends up in prison in order to find some companions.
companions.
* '''Exploited''': The prisoner walks around the prison searching for assembling parties.
parties.
* '''Defied''': "You know, I don't work with or trust someone I've just met in jail."
* '''Discussed''': "Do you think these fellow inmates would work together with me?"
me?"
* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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* '''Played For Drama''': The party members are locked in a political prison for dissidents in a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian governement]] government]] where prisoners die from lack of care and forces labour, forced labor, and must escape, run away or die...die...
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* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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* '''Played For Drama''': ???The party members are locked in a political prison for dissidents in a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian governement]] where prisoners die from lack of care and forces labour, and must escape, run away or die...

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