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1'''Basic Trope''': A character screams the word "No!" at length when faced with a crisis or tragedy.
2* '''Straight''': Bob yells "'Nooo!" when he sees [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] stab Alice, his girlfriend, in the heart.
3* '''Exaggerated''':
4** The scream lasts for ''ten hours.''
5** Bob's scream of "Nooo!" is loud enough that the entire universe ''can hear it!''
6* '''Downplayed''':
7** Bob utters an intense, but shorter "NO!" when he sees Alice get stabbed.
8** Bob gives a quiet LittleNo in despair and disbelief after Alice dies.
9** Bob sees Evulz stab Alice, but gives off a BluntNo because he's seen this trick before. Evulz is using an illusion to try and break his spirit.
10* '''Justified''':
11** Bob is shocked and wants to do something, but can't.
12** Bob is a LargeHam.
13* '''Inverted''':
14** Bob says "[[RapidFireNo No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no]]."
15** Bob defeats Evulz and shouts "[[BigYes YEEEEES!]]"
16* '''Subverted''':
17** Bob looks like he's about shout "No!", but gets cut off before he can.
18** "[[LastSecondWordSwap Nooooo....pe!]]"
19** Bob is about to shout "OH NO!", but he lowers his voice mid-sentence, so it comes out as "OH... no."
20** Bob lets out an AtomicFBomb instead.
21* '''Double Subverted''':
22** Once the distraction is dealt with, Bob is free to shout "Nooo!"
23** "No...pe, nooo!"
24** After that, he yells "Nooo!"
25* '''Parodied''':
26** Bob's yell of "Nooo!" is so long, he's obligated to take a deep breath during it before continuing.
27** Bob stares blankly for ten seconds before suddenly shouting "Nooo!!!"
28** Bob is prompted to scream "Nooo!" by the [[FelonyMisdemeanor most minor and trivial of problems]].
29** Bob starts screaming "Nooo!" to the sky. A few seconds after he starts, a choir shows up out of nowhere and joins him.
30** Bob yelling “Nooo!” is used as an OverlyLongGag.
31* '''Zig-Zagged''': Some of the characters get a HeroicBSOD when something bad happens, others scream the BigNo. Naturally, if there is more than one battle, the people will switch which reaction they have.
32* '''Averted''': Bob says nothing during moments of tragedy and crisis.
33* '''Enforced''': "This is a dramatic moment, people! There must be a loud 'No'!"
34* '''Lampshaded''': "That was the biggest 'No' I ever ''heard''!"
35* '''Invoked''':
36** Bob actively makes sure he's got everyone's attention before screaming "Nooo!"
37** Evulz screams "Nooo!" to [[BatmanGambit manipulate Bob into doing exactly what he wants]].
38* '''Exploited''': Bob purposely yells loudly to distract Evulz's mooks.
39* '''Defied''':
40** Charles, Bob's friend punches Bob out if it even ''looks'' like he's going to scream "Nooo!"
41** Bob realizes that the circumstances would make shouting dangerous. So instead he uses body language to convey his feelings.
42* '''Discussed''': "Oh no, Alice is killed! Will Bob shout a loud 'No' like that shitty movie I watched?"
43* '''Conversed''': "Oh my god, that sounded like that one scene from that show I was watching!"
44* '''Implied''': In a silent film, Bob reacts to Alice's murder with a SkywardScream. Evulz responds by stabbing Alice again.
45* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's yell of "Nooo!" blows his cover, sending Evulz straight for him.
46* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's scream of "Nooo!" causes him to be spotted by Evulz, but Bob still manages to escape.
47* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob yell of "Nooo!" when he finds out that there are no more snacks in his pantry.
48* '''Played for Drama''': Bob scream of "Nooo!" when he learns that all his friends and family are dead.
49* '''Played for Horror''': Bob's yell of "Nooo!" is used as a JumpScare.
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51Is this the end of the page already? [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]

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