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** Wolf News Channel is a parody of [[Creator/FoxNews Fox News]].
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** Wolf News Channel is a parody of [[Creator/FoxNews Fox News]].News.
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* TakeThat: Throughout the case, Carmen criticizes Wolf News, a parody of Creator/FoxNews, due to their questionable journalism methods, which include twisting the truth to fit their agenda, outright lying, and only reporting what sells instead of unbiased news.
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* TakeThat: Throughout the case, Carmen criticizes Wolf News, a parody of Creator/FoxNews, Fox News, due to their questionable journalism methods, which include twisting the truth to fit their agenda, outright lying, and only reporting what sells instead of unbiased news.
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* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: {{Conversed}}. Omar Bahir, aka [[RedBaron The Sword]] accuses the victim Hamza Bousseif of being this trope -- that Hamza can put at risk the life of the protestants he leads in order to overthrow the Sultan but is too cowardly to do the same with his own life. Omar also encourages Hamza to become CannonFodder to demonstrate what a great leader he is.
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* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: {{Conversed}}. Omar Bahir, aka [[RedBaron The Sword]] Sword]], accuses the victim Hamza Bousseif of being this trope -- that Hamza can put at risk the life of the protestants he leads in order to overthrow the Sultan but is too cowardly to do the same with his own life. Omar also encourages Hamza to become CannonFodder to demonstrate what a great leader he is.
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* AccidentalMurder: Thomas accidentally killed Hamza while he was interviewing him since he mistakenly pulled the trigger of his rifle during an inspection. For this reason, Judge Adaku only gives Thomas a 10-year prison sentence.
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* AccidentalMurder: Thomas accidentally killed Hamza while he was interviewing him since when he mistakenly pulled pulls the trigger of his rifle during an inspection. For this reason, Judge Adaku only gives Thomas a 10-year prison sentence.
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* TakeThat: Throughout the case, Carmen criticizes Wolf News, a parody of [[Creator/FoxNews Fox News]], due to their questionable journalism methods, which include twisting the truth to fit their agenda, outright lying, and only reporting what sells instead of unbiased news.
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* TakeThat: Throughout the case, Carmen criticizes Wolf News, a parody of [[Creator/FoxNews Fox News]], Creator/FoxNews, due to their questionable journalism methods, which include twisting the truth to fit their agenda, outright lying, and only reporting what sells instead of unbiased news.
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* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: Omar accused Hamza of being weak despite the protesters he was leading being strong, and encouraged him to become CannonFodder to demonstrate what a great leader he was.
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* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: {{Conversed}}. Omar accused Bahir, aka [[RedBaron The Sword]] accuses the victim Hamza Bousseif of being weak despite this trope -- that Hamza can put at risk the protesters life of the protestants he was leading being strong, and encouraged him leads in order to overthrow the Sultan but is too cowardly to do the same with his own life. Omar also encourages Hamza to become CannonFodder to demonstrate what a great leader he was.
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The Bureau heads towards Tripoli, Libya, to investigate a protest movement against the Sultan, since it's the perfect opportunity for The Sword to stir up trouble. On their way there, Carmen and the player stumble upon an oasis in the middle of the desert, where they find the body of protest leader Hamza Boussefi killed with a bullet in the back of the head.
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The Bureau heads towards Tripoli, Libya, to investigate a protest movement against the Sultan, since it's the perfect opportunity for The Sword to stir up trouble. On their way there, Carmen and the player stumble upon an oasis in the middle of the desert, where they find the body of protest leader Hamza Boussefi killed with a bullet in the back of the head.
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* AccidentalMurder: Thomas accidentally killed Hamza while he was interviewing him, him since he mistakenly pulled the trigger of his rifle during an inspection. For this reason, Judge Adaku only gives Thomas a 10 year 10-year prison sentence.
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* CannonFodder: In a video recording of the victim, you find out he was encouraging people to use children and women as cannon fodder if necessary, as their sacrificed would be worth it if that meant the Sultan would be overthrown.
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* CannonFodder: In a video recording of the victim, you find out he was encouraging people to use children and women as cannon fodder if necessary, as their sacrificed sacrifice would be worth it if that meant the Sultan would be overthrown.
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* TheCorrupter: Fatima accuses The Sword of being this, claiming that her husband was a perfectly normal person until The Sword talked him into becoming an extremist RebelLeader.
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* TheCorrupter: Fatima accuses The Sword of being this, claiming that her husband was a perfectly normal person until The Sword talked talks him into becoming an extremist RebelLeader.
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-->'''Carmen:''' This is about more than winning a prize, Thomas! The situation here is already [[PowderKegCrowd a powder keg]] and you fabricated a story which could ignite the fuse!
* GoingForTheBigScoop: The reason for Thomas visiting the danger-ridden Sahara is because he's looking for some news that will put him in the map, aiming to win a Pulitzer prize just like Carmen.
* GoingForTheBigScoop: The reason for Thomas visiting the danger-ridden Sahara is because he's looking for some news that will put him in the map, aiming to win a Pulitzer prize just like Carmen.
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-->'''Carmen:''' This is about more than winning a prize, Thomas! The situation here is already [[PowderKegCrowd a powder keg]] and you fabricated a story which that could ignite the fuse!
* GoingForTheBigScoop: The reason for Thomas visiting the danger-ridden Sahara is because he's looking for some news that will put himin on the map, aiming to win a Pulitzer prize just like Carmen.
* GoingForTheBigScoop: The reason for Thomas visiting the danger-ridden Sahara is because he's looking for some news that will put him
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* ParentalNeglect: The victim started doing this ''before'' his own son was even born, as he told his pregnant wife he didn't care about his well-being if that meant he could kept fighting for his right to protest.
* PlayingBothSides: Carmen accuses Omar of doing this, since he's shown to be both supporting the rebels and being in cahoots with the Sultan.
* PlayingBothSides: Carmen accuses Omar of doing this, since he's shown to be both supporting the rebels and being in cahoots with the Sultan.
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* ParentalNeglect: The victim started doing this ''before'' his own son was even born, as he told his pregnant wife he didn't care about his well-being if that meant he could kept keep fighting for his right to protest.
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* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: Omar accused Hamza of being weak despite the protesters he was leading being strong, and encouraged him to become CannonFodder to demonstrate what a great leader he was.was.
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* EndangeringNewsBroadcastEndangeringNewsBroadcast: Thomas has been doing this with the general population of Tripoli thanks to his immoral and untruthful reports.
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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Carmen:''' We might as well recap while we walk. So we know there's a protest movement in the town to overthrow the Sultan. He's a dictator who's caused misery and poverty for his people!]]
The Bureau heads towards Tripoli, Libya, to investigate a protest movement against the Sultan, since it's the perfect opportunity for The Sword to stir up trouble. On their way there, Carmen and the player stumble upon an oasis in the middle of the desert, where they find the body of protest leader Hamza Boussefi killed with a bullet in the back of the head.
!!Tropes:
*AccidentalMurder: Thomas accidentally killed Hamza while he was interviewing him, since he mistakenly pulled the trigger of his rifle during an inspection. For this reason, Judge Adaku only gives Thomas a 10 year prison sentence.
*AfraidOfBlood: Elliot is revealed to be afraid of blood/dead bodies when he tells you Angela showed him the victim's body as part of an analysis.
*AristocratsAreEvil: Sultan Mahmoud is shown to be an absolutely despicable man whenever you talk to him, making it clear that he's willing to massacre the protesters if they keep bothering him and blackmailing you into helping him find an intruder or else he'll have them executed on your behalf. No wonder people want to overthrow him.
*AwfulWeddedLife: Hamza and his wife Fatima had started to get rough on their matrimony due to the former becoming a rebel leader, putting the protest above everything and even telling his wife he didn't care if she or his unborn son died as long as he could keep fighting.
*BoomHeadshot: How the victim was killed.
*CallBack: [[Recap/CriminalCaseWorldEditionCase07MurderByProxy Omar Bahir]] and [[Recap/CriminalCaseWorldEditionCase08DeathInTheDesert Benjamin Scott]] reappear as suspects.
*CannonFodder: In a video recording of the victim, you find out he was encouraging people to use children and women as cannon fodder if necessary, as their sacrificed would be worth it if that meant the Sultan would be overthrown.
*CodeName: In addition to The Sword, is revealed that there's also someone (or something) operating under the alias of SOMBRA, financing The Sword so they can keep stirring up trouble.
*TheCorrupter: Fatima accuses The Sword of being this, claiming that her husband was a perfectly normal person until The Sword talked him into becoming an extremist RebelLeader.
*CrossingTheDesert: The case begins with Carmen and the player going through the desert towards Tripoli.
*DareToBeBadass: Omar dared the victim to put an example and become CannonFodder after he posted a video encouraging his followers to do the same with women and children, calling him a coward for refusing to do so.
*DisproportionateRetribution: The Sultan ordered Hamza to be killed on sight because he had thrown paint at him, which he classified as an assassination attempt.
*EndangeringNewsBroadcast
-->'''Carmen:''' This is about more than winning a prize, Thomas! The situation here is already [[PowderKegCrowd a powder keg]] and you fabricated a story which could ignite the fuse!
*GoingForTheBigScoop: The reason for Thomas visiting the danger-ridden Sahara is because he's looking for some news that will put him in the map, aiming to win a Pulitzer prize just like Carmen.
*HatedHometown: Benjamin makes it clear that he hates the West and everything that has to do with it, claiming that his true hometown is among the rebels because he wants to fight for a change.
-->'''Benjamin:''' Well, whatever. The point is, the Sultan sucks, the West sucks, and the Bureau sucks!
*ImmoralJournalist: Thomas Cox, an American news reporter who has been reporting false propaganda to stir up the rebels even more and even claimed the Sultan had assassinated Hamza after accidentally Thomas killed him, aiming to get away with it and gain recognition with his news.
-->'''Carmen:''' You're disgusting, Thomas! Instead of honoring the dead, you used Hamza's death for your own vile purposes!
*InstantlyProvenWrong: Just when Carmen laments how the Bureau has no way to speak with the Sultan, one of his guards barges in to tell the player the Sultan wants to see them.
*JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Carmen threatens to punch Thomas in the face if he doesn't tell you anything about the info he's got on The Sword.
*JerkassHasAPoint: Sultan Mahmoud argues that governors always have people trying to take over their power, and getting rid of all of them would be nothing but trouble in the end.
*LampshadeHanging: Carmen wonders why they have to [[VictimOfTheWeek find a body wherever they go.]]
*MummyWrap: Lars does this with a chicken that Angela was going to cook for dinner, much to her frustration.
*OnlyInItForTheMoney: The Sultan is convinced that Hamza was only leading the rebels because he wanted money, and you later find out this to be true since the only reason he became a RebelLeader was because The Sword offered him money.
-->'''Sultan Mahmoud:''' I invited Hamza to the palace and offered him a fancy job as minister. You know, to make him quiet. These protesters always say they want change, but I know what they really want. Fast cars, and buckets of money!
*ParentalNeglect: The victim started doing this ''before'' his own son was even born, as he told his pregnant wife he didn't care about his well-being if that meant he could kept fighting for his right to protest.
*PlayingBothSides: Carmen accuses Omar of doing this, since he's shown to be both supporting the rebels and being in cahoots with the Sultan.
*PowderKegCrowd: The people from Tripoli are just a spark away from becoming violent towards the Sultan and authorities, and is revealed that The Sword has been rallying them up so they become an extremist group.
*RaceAgainstTheClock: In Chapter 3, Carmen and the player must find who killed Hamza before the Sultan grows tired of the protesters accusing him of being the murderer and decides to kill them all.
*RebelLeader: The victim was this, being the leader of the protest in Tripoli against the Sultan.
*TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The protests against the Sultan have been relatively peaceful for now, but both Hamza and some members made clear that, if necessary, they are willing to get their hands dirty without a second thought.
-->'''Carmen:''' It must be tough... Fighting for what you believe in, but knowing you're risking your life and the safety of the ones you love...
*ShoutOut:
**The case's title is like based on UsefulNotes/TheArabSpring.
**Wolf News Channel is a parody of [[Creator/FoxNews Fox News]].
** Buzzer is a parody of Website/{{Twitter}}.
*TakeThat: Throughout the case, Carmen criticizes Wolf News, a parody of [[Creator/FoxNews Fox News]], due to their questionable journalism methods, which include twisting the truth to fit their agenda, outright lying, and only reporting what sells instead of unbiased news.
*TroubledTeen: Benjamin, since he's been trying to join the rebels and protesters behind his parents' backs, believing he's making a change for the world. Elliot tries to talk some sense into him during the Additional Investigation, but it fails.
*WavingSignsAround: The protesters are shown to be doing this.
*WeakBossStrongUnderlings: Omar accused Hamza of being weak despite the protesters he was leading being strong, and encouraged him to become CannonFodder to demonstrate what a great leader he was.
[[caption-width-right:350:'''Carmen:''' We might as well recap while we walk. So we know there's a protest movement in the town to overthrow the Sultan. He's a dictator who's caused misery and poverty for his people!]]
The Bureau heads towards Tripoli, Libya, to investigate a protest movement against the Sultan, since it's the perfect opportunity for The Sword to stir up trouble. On their way there, Carmen and the player stumble upon an oasis in the middle of the desert, where they find the body of protest leader Hamza Boussefi killed with a bullet in the back of the head.
!!Tropes:
*AccidentalMurder: Thomas accidentally killed Hamza while he was interviewing him, since he mistakenly pulled the trigger of his rifle during an inspection. For this reason, Judge Adaku only gives Thomas a 10 year prison sentence.
*AfraidOfBlood: Elliot is revealed to be afraid of blood/dead bodies when he tells you Angela showed him the victim's body as part of an analysis.
*AristocratsAreEvil: Sultan Mahmoud is shown to be an absolutely despicable man whenever you talk to him, making it clear that he's willing to massacre the protesters if they keep bothering him and blackmailing you into helping him find an intruder or else he'll have them executed on your behalf. No wonder people want to overthrow him.
*AwfulWeddedLife: Hamza and his wife Fatima had started to get rough on their matrimony due to the former becoming a rebel leader, putting the protest above everything and even telling his wife he didn't care if she or his unborn son died as long as he could keep fighting.
*BoomHeadshot: How the victim was killed.
*CallBack: [[Recap/CriminalCaseWorldEditionCase07MurderByProxy Omar Bahir]] and [[Recap/CriminalCaseWorldEditionCase08DeathInTheDesert Benjamin Scott]] reappear as suspects.
*CannonFodder: In a video recording of the victim, you find out he was encouraging people to use children and women as cannon fodder if necessary, as their sacrificed would be worth it if that meant the Sultan would be overthrown.
*CodeName: In addition to The Sword, is revealed that there's also someone (or something) operating under the alias of SOMBRA, financing The Sword so they can keep stirring up trouble.
*TheCorrupter: Fatima accuses The Sword of being this, claiming that her husband was a perfectly normal person until The Sword talked him into becoming an extremist RebelLeader.
*CrossingTheDesert: The case begins with Carmen and the player going through the desert towards Tripoli.
*DareToBeBadass: Omar dared the victim to put an example and become CannonFodder after he posted a video encouraging his followers to do the same with women and children, calling him a coward for refusing to do so.
*DisproportionateRetribution: The Sultan ordered Hamza to be killed on sight because he had thrown paint at him, which he classified as an assassination attempt.
*EndangeringNewsBroadcast
-->'''Carmen:''' This is about more than winning a prize, Thomas! The situation here is already [[PowderKegCrowd a powder keg]] and you fabricated a story which could ignite the fuse!
*GoingForTheBigScoop: The reason for Thomas visiting the danger-ridden Sahara is because he's looking for some news that will put him in the map, aiming to win a Pulitzer prize just like Carmen.
*HatedHometown: Benjamin makes it clear that he hates the West and everything that has to do with it, claiming that his true hometown is among the rebels because he wants to fight for a change.
-->'''Benjamin:''' Well, whatever. The point is, the Sultan sucks, the West sucks, and the Bureau sucks!
*ImmoralJournalist: Thomas Cox, an American news reporter who has been reporting false propaganda to stir up the rebels even more and even claimed the Sultan had assassinated Hamza after accidentally Thomas killed him, aiming to get away with it and gain recognition with his news.
-->'''Carmen:''' You're disgusting, Thomas! Instead of honoring the dead, you used Hamza's death for your own vile purposes!
*InstantlyProvenWrong: Just when Carmen laments how the Bureau has no way to speak with the Sultan, one of his guards barges in to tell the player the Sultan wants to see them.
*JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Carmen threatens to punch Thomas in the face if he doesn't tell you anything about the info he's got on The Sword.
*JerkassHasAPoint: Sultan Mahmoud argues that governors always have people trying to take over their power, and getting rid of all of them would be nothing but trouble in the end.
*LampshadeHanging: Carmen wonders why they have to [[VictimOfTheWeek find a body wherever they go.]]
*MummyWrap: Lars does this with a chicken that Angela was going to cook for dinner, much to her frustration.
*OnlyInItForTheMoney: The Sultan is convinced that Hamza was only leading the rebels because he wanted money, and you later find out this to be true since the only reason he became a RebelLeader was because The Sword offered him money.
-->'''Sultan Mahmoud:''' I invited Hamza to the palace and offered him a fancy job as minister. You know, to make him quiet. These protesters always say they want change, but I know what they really want. Fast cars, and buckets of money!
*ParentalNeglect: The victim started doing this ''before'' his own son was even born, as he told his pregnant wife he didn't care about his well-being if that meant he could kept fighting for his right to protest.
*PlayingBothSides: Carmen accuses Omar of doing this, since he's shown to be both supporting the rebels and being in cahoots with the Sultan.
*PowderKegCrowd: The people from Tripoli are just a spark away from becoming violent towards the Sultan and authorities, and is revealed that The Sword has been rallying them up so they become an extremist group.
*RaceAgainstTheClock: In Chapter 3, Carmen and the player must find who killed Hamza before the Sultan grows tired of the protesters accusing him of being the murderer and decides to kill them all.
*RebelLeader: The victim was this, being the leader of the protest in Tripoli against the Sultan.
*TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The protests against the Sultan have been relatively peaceful for now, but both Hamza and some members made clear that, if necessary, they are willing to get their hands dirty without a second thought.
-->'''Carmen:''' It must be tough... Fighting for what you believe in, but knowing you're risking your life and the safety of the ones you love...
*ShoutOut:
**The case's title is like based on UsefulNotes/TheArabSpring.
**Wolf News Channel is a parody of [[Creator/FoxNews Fox News]].
** Buzzer is a parody of Website/{{Twitter}}.
*TakeThat: Throughout the case, Carmen criticizes Wolf News, a parody of [[Creator/FoxNews Fox News]], due to their questionable journalism methods, which include twisting the truth to fit their agenda, outright lying, and only reporting what sells instead of unbiased news.
*TroubledTeen: Benjamin, since he's been trying to join the rebels and protesters behind his parents' backs, believing he's making a change for the world. Elliot tries to talk some sense into him during the Additional Investigation, but it fails.
*WavingSignsAround: The protesters are shown to be doing this.
*WeakBossStrongUnderlings: Omar accused Hamza of being weak despite the protesters he was leading being strong, and encouraged him to become CannonFodder to demonstrate what a great leader he was.
