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** Alternatively, Newsman Pete pretends that the ''guard'' is sick as part of a head game.
** Alternatively alternatively, Newsman Pete [[SickCaptiveScam pretends he's sick to lure the guard into checking on him]] so he can get close enough to swipe his keys.
** Alternatively alternatively, Newsman Pete [[SickCaptiveScam pretends he's sick to lure the guard into checking on him]] so he can get close enough to swipe his keys.
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** Alternatively, Newsman Pete pretends that the ''guard'' is sick as part of a head game.
**Alternatively alternatively, Newsman Pete [[SickCaptiveScam pretends he's sick to lure the guard into checking on him]] so he can get close enough to swipe his keys.
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** Alternatively, Newsman Pete turns out to actually ''be'' sick, and collapses.
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** Alternatively, Newsman Pete turns out to actually ''be'' sick, and collapses.
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* '''Defied''': Pete considers using the fake illness excuse, but decides that it's quicker to just knock out the guard himself.
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** Pete considers using the fake illness excuse, but decides that it's quicker to just knock out the guard himself.
** Pete considers using the fake illness excuse, but decides that it's quicker to just knock out the guard himself.
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* '''Exploited''': The guards use Pete's 'disease' as an excuse to have him quarantined, preventing him from carrying out his mission.
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* '''Exploited''': The guards use Pete's 'disease' “disease” as an excuse to have him quarantined, preventing him from carrying out his mission.
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* '''Exploited''': ???The guards use Pete's 'disease' as an excuse to have him quarantined, preventing him from carrying out his mission.
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** Alternatively alternatively, Newsman Pete [[SickCaptiveScam pretends he's sick to lure the guard into checking on him]] so he can get close enough to swipe his keys.
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** The guard tells Pete that he has no rights, and he doesn't care if he dies horribly from sickness so long as he does it in his cell. A put-out pete stops faking sickness and pouts.
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** The guard tells Pete that he has no rights, and he doesn't care if he dies horribly from sickness so long as he does it in his cell. A put-out pete Pete stops faking sickness and pouts.
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** The guard tells Pete that he has no rights, and he doesn't care if he dies horribly from sickness so long as he does it in his cell. A put-out pete stops faking sickness and pouts.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Newsman Pete fakes a highly contagious disease. The guard immediately declares a quarantine and seals off the area, trapping Pete until medical staff arrive to run tests on him that will expose his lie.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Newsman Pete fakes a highly contagious disease. The guard immediately declares a quarantine and seals off the area, trapping Pete until medical staff arrive to run tests on him that will expose his lie.
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* '''Inverted''': Newsman Pete scares away a sick person by being healthy.
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** Newsman Pete scares away a sick person by being healthy.
** Newsman Pete scares away a sick person by being healthy.
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* '''Subverted''': Newsman Pete starts clutching his stomach as if he's about to fake a disease, but when the guard calls him on it, Pete punches him out.
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** Newsman Pete starts clutching his stomach as if he's about to fake a disease, but when the guard calls him on it, Pete punches him out.
** Newsman Pete starts clutching his stomach as if he's about to fake a disease, but when the guard calls him on it, Pete punches him out.
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* '''Double Subverted''': After which he blames that attack on his highly contagious disease.
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** After which he blames that attack on his highly contagious disease.
** After which he blames that attack on his highly contagious disease.
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* '''Downplayed''': Newsman Pete actually ''has'' a disease, but deliberately plays up the symptoms to gain sympathy from a guard.
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* '''Downplayed''': Newsman Pete actually ''has'' a disease, but deliberately plays up the symptoms to gain sympathy from a guard.put the guard on edge.
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* '''Justified''': There has been an epidemic recently and Pete is able to perfectly fake some of the symptoms
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* '''Downplayed''': Newsman Pete actually ''has'' a disease, but deliberately plays up the symptoms to gain sympathy from a guard.
* '''Justified''': There has been an epidemic recently and Pete is able to perfectly fake some of thesymptomssymptoms.
* '''Justified''': There has been an epidemic recently and Pete is able to perfectly fake some of the
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* '''Subverted''': Newsman Pete starts clutching his stomach as if he's about to fake a disease, but when the guard starts going through the gullible routine, Pete punches him out.
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** Alternatively, Newsman Pete pretends that the ''guard'' is sick as part of a head game.
* '''Subverted''': Newsman Pete starts clutching his stomach as if he's about to fake a disease, but when the guardstarts going through the gullible routine, calls him on it, Pete punches him out.out.
** Alternatively, Newsman Pete turns out to actually ''be'' sick, and collapses.
* '''Subverted''': Newsman Pete starts clutching his stomach as if he's about to fake a disease, but when the guard
** Alternatively, Newsman Pete turns out to actually ''be'' sick, and collapses.
** But it's only a cold, and he's actually faking a more serious disease.
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* '''Enforced''': "Have him act sick. That'll be funny.
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* '''Enforced''': "Have him act sick. That'll be funny."
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???Newsman Pete fakes a highly contagious disease. The guard immediately declares a quarantine and seals off the area, trapping Pete until medical staff arrive to run tests on him that will expose his lie.
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Pete decides to paint fake boils all over his arms and chest in case he has to scare away some guards.
* '''Defied''':???Pete considers using the fake illness excuse, but decides that it's quicker to just knock out the guard himself.
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'''Basic Trope''': [A one sentence summary of the trope]
A character feigns illness in order to scare someone off.
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Newsman Pete fakes a highly contagious disease in order to scare away a guard.
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Newsman Pete scares away an entire army by faking the common cold.
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There has been an epidemic recently and Pete is able to perfectly fake some of the symptoms
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Newsman Pete scares away a sick person by being healthy.
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Newsman Pete starts clutching his stomach as if he's about to fake a disease, but when the guard starts going through the gullible routine, Pete punches him out.
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After which he blames that attack on his highly contagious disease.
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Newsman Pete does not fake a disease.
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"Have him act sick. That'll be funny.
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"A guard's coming. Maybe we can pretend to be sick like in that one movie."
* '''Conversed''':???"These Newsman Pete novels keep getting more sketchy. That tactic wouldn't work in real life."
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