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'''Basic Trope''': Owing to a sudden lack of superiors, a character finds himself in command.
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'''Basic Trope''': Owing to a sudden lack of superiors, a character finds himself themself in command.
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* '''Justified''': Someone in command, no matter how inexperienced, is always better than nobody in command. Besides, there is a chain of command for a reason - when units are separated from their commanders or circumstances intervene, everyone must be capable of assuming leadership.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Someone in command, no matter how inexperienced, is always better than nobody in command. Besides, there is a chain of command for a reason - when units are separated from their commanders or circumstances intervene, everyone must be capable of assuming leadership.
** Someone in command, no matter how inexperienced, is always better than nobody in command. Besides, there is a chain of command for a reason - when units are separated from their commanders or circumstances intervene, everyone must be capable of assuming leadership.
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* '''Inverted''': The officers are treacherously taken prisoner for their hostage value; their subordinates are all slaughtered so they have no one to command.
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** The officers are treacherously taken prisoner for their hostage value; their subordinates are all slaughtered so they have no one to command.
** The officers are treacherously taken prisoner for their hostage value; their subordinates are all slaughtered so they have no one to command.
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* '''Parodied''': After Colonel Williams is killed, Major Taylor fakes a stomach flu, and leaves Captain Smithson in command. Smithson promptly is knocked unconscious when he accidentally gets bonked in the head by a falling tree branch, and Lieutenant Jones faints in panic, leaving a nonplussed Sergeant Rock in charge.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** After Colonel Williams is killed, Major Taylor fakes a stomach flu, and leaves Captain Smithson in command. Smithson promptly is knocked unconscious when he accidentally gets bonked in the head by a falling tree branch, and Lieutenant Jones faints in panic, leaving a nonplussed Sergeant Rock in charge.
** After Colonel Williams is killed, Major Taylor fakes a stomach flu, and leaves Captain Smithson in command. Smithson promptly is knocked unconscious when he accidentally gets bonked in the head by a falling tree branch, and Lieutenant Jones faints in panic, leaving a nonplussed Sergeant Rock in charge.
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** ''Everyone'' in command is poisoned to death, except the TeamChef Faye. Now, she's in charge of the entire Tropestan military.
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** Alternatively, a senior officer of a group is left with a unit much smaller than what the normally command. Captain Smithson ends up with only a squad at his disposal, with no Sergeant available.
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** The soldiers' training is implied to ''strongly'' enforce that they follow orders while failing to exercise any sort of personal initiative in them - without someone being declared in command of a unit, inexperienced units would no doubt be rendered completely flatfooted regardless of the demands of the situation.
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* '''Invoked''': Captain Smithson murders his superiors in order to take command.
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Magnificus deliberately places all the other officers in positions where they will be killed, because he knows the middle-class Captain Smithson is treated in a belittling manner among the aristocratic officer corps, and so will be easier to persuade -- or so he thinks.
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Magnificus deliberately places all the other officers in positions where they will be killed, because he knows the middle-class Captain Smithson is treated in a belittling manner among the aristocratic officer corps, and so will be easier to persuade -- or so he thinks.
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* '''Invoked''': Captain Smithson [[KlingonPromotion murders his superiors in order to take command.
command]].
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Magnificus deliberately [[UriahGambit places all the other officers in positions where they will bekilled, killed]], because he knows the middle-class Captain Smithson is treated in a belittling manner among the aristocratic officer corps, and so will be easier to persuade -- or so he thinks.
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Magnificus deliberately [[UriahGambit places all the other officers in positions where they will be
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Captain Smithson assumes command following the loss of Major Taylor and Colonel Williams, but it turns out Captain Thompson should actually be in command, due to him having been promoted earlier. However, Smithson was nearest the [[CommunicationsOfficer radio operator]], while Thompson was pinned down in combat elsewhere, and unable to effectively lead the unit from his position, so Smithson has command. For now.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Captain Smithson assumes command following the loss of Major Taylor and Colonel Williams, but it turns out Captain Thompson should actually be in command, due to him having been promoted earlier.more combat experience. However, Smithson was nearest the [[CommunicationsOfficer radio operator]], while Thompson was pinned down in combat elsewhere, and unable to effectively lead the unit from his position, so Smithson has command. For now.
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* '''Parodied''': After Colonel Williams is killed, Major Taylor fakes a stomach flu, and leaves Captain Smithson in command. Smithson promptly is knocked unconscious when he accidentally gets bonked in the head by a falling tree branch,
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* '''Parodied''': After Colonel Williams is killed, Major Taylor fakes a stomach flu, and leaves Captain Smithson in command. Smithson promptly is knocked unconscious when he accidentally gets bonked in the head by a falling tree branch,branch, and Lieutenant Jones faints in panic, leaving a nonplussed Sergeant Rock in charge.
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* '''Parodied''': After Colonel Williams is killed, Major Taylor fakes a stomach flu, and leaves Captain Smithson in command. Smithson promptly is knocked unconscious when he accidentally gets bonked in the head by a falling tree branch, and Lieutenant Jones faints in panic, leaving a nonplussed Sergeant Rock in charge.
* '''Deconstructed''': Captain Smithson is a newly minted officer and his lack of experience leads to issues with the troops under his command.
* '''Reconstructed''': Because he is forced to adapt with nobody to help him, Smithson gradually grows into a very unpredictable and nontraditional commander, far different from most other leaders.
* '''Deconstructed''': Captain Smithson is a newly minted officer and his lack of experience leads to issues with the troops under his command.
* '''Reconstructed''': Because he is forced to adapt with nobody to help him, Smithson gradually grows into a very unpredictable and nontraditional commander, far different from most other leaders.
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* '''Parodied''': After Colonel Williams is killed, Major Taylor fakes a stomach flu, and leaves Captain Smithson in command. Smithson promptly is knocked unconscious when he accidentally gets bonked in the head by a falling tree branch, and Lieutenant Jones faints in panic, leaving a nonplussed Sergeant Rock in charge.
* '''Deconstructed''': Captain Smithson is a newly minted officer and his lack of experience leads to issues with the troops under his command.
* '''Reconstructed''': Because he is forced to adapt with nobody to help him, Smithson gradually grows into a very unpredictable and nontraditional commander, far different from most other leaders.branch,
* '''Deconstructed''': Captain Smithson is a newly minted officer and his lack of experience leads to issues with the troops under his command.
* '''Reconstructed''': Because he is forced to adapt with nobody to help him, Smithson gradually grows into a very unpredictable and nontraditional commander, far different from most other leaders.
and Lieutenant Jones faints in panic, leaving a nonplussed Sergeant Rock in charge.
* '''Deconstructed''': Captain Smithson is a newly minted officer and his lack of experience leads to issues with the troops under his command.
* '''Reconstructed''': Because he is forced to adapt with nobody to help him, Smithson gradually grows into a very unpredictable and nontraditional commander, far different from most other leaders.
* '''Deconstructed''': Captain Smithson is a newly minted officer and his lack of experience leads to issues with the troops under his command.
* '''Reconstructed''': Because he is forced to adapt with nobody to help him, Smithson gradually grows into a very unpredictable and nontraditional commander, far different from most other leaders.
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* '''Straight''': Captain Smithson is assigned duty officer while all the other officers -- captains, majors, colonels -- go off to a concert with the country they are negiotiating with. He receives a message that they were all [[NastyParty murdered]], and he must surrender.
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* '''Straight''': Captain Smithson is assigned duty officer while all the other officers -- captains, majors, colonels -- go off to a concert with the country they are negiotiating negotiating with. He receives a message that they were all [[NastyParty murdered]], and he must surrender.
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* '''Downplayed''': Colonel Williams, having a stomach flu, is in no shape to give orders; Major Taylor issues them.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Colonel Williams, having a stomach flu, is in no shape to give orders; Major Taylor issues them.
** Colonel Williams, having a stomach flu, is in no shape to give orders; Major Taylor issues them.
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* '''Justified''': Chain of Command
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* '''Justified''': Chain Someone in command, no matter how inexperienced, is always better than nobody in command. Besides, there is a chain of Commandcommand for a reason - when units are separated from their commanders or circumstances intervene, everyone must be capable of assuming leadership.
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* '''Subverted''': Captain Smithson thinks he's in command, but a lieutenant reveals that he's actually an undercover special agent and a colonel.
* '''Double Subverted''': Captain Smithson doublechecks and finds he's lying.
* '''Double Subverted''': Captain Smithson doublechecks and finds he's lying.
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* '''Subverted''': Captain Smithson thinks he's in command, but a lieutenant reveals that he's actually an undercover special agent and he is a colonel.
superior officer over a much larger unit for a short time, but soon they regain contact with a higher-ranking commander who takes charge.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Captain Smithson
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Captain Smithson assumes command following the loss of Major Taylor and Colonel Williams, but it turns out Captain Thompson should actually be in command, due to him having been promoted earlier. However, Smithson was nearest the [[CommunicationsOfficer radio operator]], while Thompson was pinned down in combat elsewhere, and unable to effectively lead the unit from his position.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Because he is forced to adapt with nobody to help him, Smithson gradually grows into a very unpredictable and nontraditional commander, far different from most other leaders.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Captain Smithson assumes command following the loss of Major Taylor and Colonel Williams, but it turns out Captain Thompson should actually be in command, due to him having been promoted earlier. However, Smithson was nearest the [[CommunicationsOfficer radio operator]], while Thompson was pinned down in combat elsewhere, and unable to effectively lead the unit from hisposition.position, so Smithson has command. For now.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Captain Smithson assumes command following the loss of Major Taylor and Colonel Williams, but it turns out Captain Thompson should actually be in command, due to him having been promoted earlier. However, Smithson was nearest the [[CommunicationsOfficer radio operator]], while Thompson was pinned down in combat elsewhere, and unable to effectively lead the unit from his
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* '''Enforced''': "You can't promote Smithson through normal means, not in that time frame. We have to eliminate the other officers to put him in command."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Captain Smithson, the Colonel and the Major are dead. YouAreInCommandNow!" "[[OhCrap Roger that.]]"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Captain Smithson, the Colonel and the Major are dead. YouAreInCommandNow!" "[[OhCrap Roger that.]]"
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* '''Enforced''': "You can't promote "We want Smithson through normal means, not in that time frame. to end up with big shoes to fill, but the timeframe of the story is too short to promote him. We have to eliminate kill off the other officers to put him in command."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Captain Smithson, the Colonel and the Major are dead. YouAreInCommandNow!""[[OhCrap "[[OhCrap ... Roger that.]]"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Captain Smithson, the Colonel and the Major are dead. YouAreInCommandNow!"
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* '''Exploited''': Emperor Magnificus kills all the other officers because he knows the middle-class Captain Smithson is treated in a belittling manner among the aristocratic officer corps, and so will be easier to persuade -- or so he thinks.
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* '''Exploited''': Emperor Magnificus kills deliberately places all the other officers in positions where they will be killed, because he knows the middle-class Captain Smithson is treated in a belittling manner among the aristocratic officer corps, and so will be easier to persuade -- or so he thinks.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Captain Smithson assumes command following the loss of Major Taylor and Colonel Williams, but it turns out Captain Thompson should actually be in command, due to him having been promoted earlier. However, Smithson was nearest the [[CommunicationsOfficer radio operator]], while Thompson was pinned down in combat elsewhere, and unable to effectively lead the unit from his position.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Deconstructed''': Captain Smithson is a newly minted officer and his lack of experience leads to issues with the troops under his command.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Captain Smithson assumes command following the loss of Major Taylor and Colonel Williams, but it turns out Captain Thompson should actually be in command, due to him having been promoted earlier. However, Smithson was nearest the [[CommunicationsOfficer radio operator]], while Thompson was pinned down in combat elsewhere, and unable to effectively lead the unit from his position.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Captain Smithson assumes command following the loss of Major Taylor and Colonel Williams, but it turns out Captain Thompson should actually be in command, due to him having been promoted earlier. However, Smithson was nearest the [[CommunicationsOfficer radio operator]], while Thompson was pinned down in combat elsewhere, and unable to effectively lead the unit from his position.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Captain Smithson, the Colonel and the Major are dead. YouAreInCommandNow!" "[[OhCrap Roger that.]]"
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* '''Parodied''': ???
After Colonel Williams is killed, Major Taylor fakes a stomach flu, and leaves Captain Smithson in command. Smithson promptly is knocked unconscious when he accidentally gets bonked in the head by a falling tree branch, and Lieutenant Jones faints in panic, leaving a nonplussed Sergeant Rock in charge.
* '''Zig Zagged''':???
Captain Smithson assumes command following the loss of Major Taylor and Colonel Williams, but it turns out Captain Thompson should actually be in command, due to him having been promoted earlier. However, Smithson was nearest the [[CommunicationsOfficer radio operator]], while Thompson was pinned down in combat elsewhere, and unable to effectively lead the unit from his position.
* '''Averted''':???As soon as Colonel Williams and Major Taylor are killed, Major Fletcher arrives [[TheCavalry with reinforcements and assumes command.]]
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* '''Defied''': The Army always keeps Colonel Williams and Major Taylor seperate so that when the colonel is killed, the Major is certain to survive. Therefore no Captain will ever take command.
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* '''Defied''': The Army always keeps Colonel Williams and Major Taylor seperate separate so that when the colonel is killed, the Major is certain to survive. Therefore no Captain will ever take command.
* '''Discussed''':???"Captain Smithson, you must learn the job of Major Taylor, and ensure that Lieutenant Jones knows how to do your job, so that an officer's duties can be carried out in his absence."
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* '''Conversed''': ???"Captain Smithson is clearly the Hero, but he has so many superiors... oh the Colonel has just been shot. I give the Major 5 minutes to live."
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* '''Defied''': ???The Army always keeps Colonel Williams and Major Taylor seperate so that when the colonel is killed, the Major is certain to survive. Therefore no Captain will ever take command.
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* '''Invoked''': ???Captain Smithson murders his superiors in order to take command.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The officers' and NCOs' rations were spiked with poison. Private Jones, the senior private, takes command.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The officers' and NCOs' [=NCOs=]' rations were spiked with poison. Private Jones, the senior private, takes command.
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** The sergeant is shot while they are retreating from a mission; the senior private has another private carry him and gives a few orders for the stretch before they return to their own lines.
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'''Basic Trope''': Owing to a sudden lack of superiors, a character finds himself in command.
* '''Straight''': Captain Smithson is assigned duty officer while all the other officers -- captains, majors, colonels -- go off to a concert with the country they are negiotiating with. He receives a message that they were all [[NastyParty murdered]], and he must surrender.
* '''Exaggerated''': The officers' and NCOs' rations were spiked with poison. Private Jones, the senior private, takes command.
* '''Downplayed''': Colonel Williams, having a stomach flu, is in no shape to give orders; Major Taylor issues them.
* '''Justified''': Chain of Command
* '''Inverted''': The officers are treacherously taken prisoner for their hostage value; their subordinates are all slaughtered so they have no one to command.
* '''Subverted''': Captain Smithson thinks he's in command, but a lieutenant reveals that he's actually an undercover special agent and a colonel.
* '''Double Subverted''': Captain Smithson doublechecks and finds he's lying.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': "You can't promote Smithson through normal means, not in that time frame. We have to eliminate the other officers to put him in command."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Magnificus kills all the other officers because he knows the middle-class Captain Smithson is treated in a belittling manner among the aristocratic officer corps, and so will be easier to persuade -- or so he thinks.
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* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Straight''': Captain Smithson is assigned duty officer while all the other officers -- captains, majors, colonels -- go off to a concert with the country they are negiotiating with. He receives a message that they were all [[NastyParty murdered]], and he must surrender.
* '''Exaggerated''': The officers' and NCOs' rations were spiked with poison. Private Jones, the senior private, takes command.
* '''Downplayed''': Colonel Williams, having a stomach flu, is in no shape to give orders; Major Taylor issues them.
* '''Justified''': Chain of Command
* '''Inverted''': The officers are treacherously taken prisoner for their hostage value; their subordinates are all slaughtered so they have no one to command.
* '''Subverted''': Captain Smithson thinks he's in command, but a lieutenant reveals that he's actually an undercover special agent and a colonel.
* '''Double Subverted''': Captain Smithson doublechecks and finds he's lying.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': "You can't promote Smithson through normal means, not in that time frame. We have to eliminate the other officers to put him in command."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Magnificus kills all the other officers because he knows the middle-class Captain Smithson is treated in a belittling manner among the aristocratic officer corps, and so will be easier to persuade -- or so he thinks.
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* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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