Line #48 PlayingWith/ForgotToFeedTheMonster


1	'''Basic Trope''': A villain fails to pay upkeep for their minions and they suffer some negative consequence for it.
2	* '''Straight''':
3	** [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] has [[TheHero Alice]] FedToTheBeast but the beast died from starvation because he forgets about it when he's not feeding said beast would-be heroes.
4	** Emperor Evulz summons his {{mooks}} to attack Alice but they've deserted because he hasn't paid them this month.
5	* '''Exaggerated''':
6	** The beast arena is filled with the remains of the beasts that have starved to death.
7	** Emperor Evulz's lair falls into disrepair because he didn't pay ''any'' of his staff, not just his {{mooks}} for the past few years.
8	* '''Downplayed''':
9	** The beast is alive but very weak because Emperor Evulz can only afford to feed it a starvation diet.
10	** Emperor Evulz only has a few [[RedShirt low quality]] {{mooks}} because that's all he can afford to hire.
11	* '''Justified''':
12	** Emperor Evulz is too busy to worry about mundane things such as pay and maintenance.
13	** Emperor Evulz doesn't care about his mooks or beasts.
14	** Emperor Evulz has no money available.
15	* '''Inverted''':
16	** [[TheHero Alice]] doesn't (or can't) pay the soldiers that accompany her, and she also doesn't (or can't) feed her TeamPet.
17	** Emperor Evulz orders the beast to be fed too much so it can use it can have limitless energy when needed. This backfires when Alice easily overpowers the fattened beast.
18	** Emperor Evulz is extremely lavish with paying and hiring only the best EliteMooks he can get and he goes into debt.
19	* '''Subverted''':
20	** Alice is thrown to the beast and figures that the arena is so decrepit that the beast within has died from neglect. She is promptly devoured by the very not-dead beast.
21	** Alice enters Emperor Evulz's lair and notices that it since it is so decrepit, Emperor Evulz probably couldn't afford any guards. She promptly runs into a horde of {{mooks}} that have just been hired.
22	* '''Double Subverted''':
23	** The ''beast'' is healthy. The ''arena itself'' is neglected, as part of the grandstand collapses and kills the beast.
24	** The new mooks promptly quit once Emperor Evulz can't pay them.
25	* '''Parodied''':
26	** Emperor Evulz's beast refuses to do his bidding until he gives it a belly rub.
27	** Emperor Evulz's beast is sick because a diet of {{mooks}} who have [[YouHaveFailedMe failed him]] is not well-balanced and lacking in essential nutrients.
28	** Alternatively, Evulz feeds so many people to the beast that the beast is morbidly obese and is in no [[{{Pun}} shape]] to be a threat.
29	** Emperor Evulz pays his {{mooks}} a ''very'' low wage and as a result, the {{mooks}} give a [[HarmlessVillain hilariously]] [[PokeThePoodle bad]] [[YouGetWhatYouPayFor performance]] at work.
30	* '''Zig Zagged''':
31	** The beast survives the grandstand collapsing on it, only to slip on the debris and fall. Only to survive that fall and drop dead because it had a heart problem, as Emperor Evulz forgot to get a doctor for the beast.
32	** Alice learns that all the {{mooks}} have deserted Emperor Evulz since he hasn't paid them. But she soon runs into some freshly hired EliteMooks. Then part of the ceiling collapses onto the {{mooks}} since Emperor Evulz also didn't pay his maintenance personnel. And when she gets to his doomsday weapon, it's in perfect working order since he hired the best technicians to maintain and repair it. But the "doomsday weapon" is also incredibly weak since he gave his mad scientists a puny budget and they could only afford [[ShoddyKnockOffProduct substandard]] materials.
33	* '''Averted''': There is no mention of the logistics behind the beasts or the death traps.
34	* '''Enforced''': A video game where ADungeonIsYou game that is NintendoHard because there are no EasyLogistics there.
35	* '''Lampshaded''':
36	** "Hey! Who forgot to feed [[FluffyTheTerrible Fluffy]]?"
37	** "My Evilness, why haven't you paid us this month?"
38	* '''Invoked''': ???
39	* '''Exploited''':
40	** Alice spots the decrepit arena and chooses to be FedToTheBeast, knowing that the neglected arena is a sign that the beastkeeper has been slacking off and the beast in question has probably died from neglect.
41	** Alice enters Emperor Evulz's lair with a lot of cash in hand as she knows the {{mooks}} haven't been paid and that they're easily bought off.
42	* '''Defied''':
43	** Emperor Evulz makes sure to keep every part of his lair in tiptop shape and properly pay his underlings.
44	** [[TheBrute Clay the psychopathic Scottish lefty]] decides to start raiding and pillaging every village out there as some kind of "profit", which he then gives to Emperor Evulz in order to help keep the entire operation financed and running.
45	* '''Discussed''': ???
46	* '''Conversed''': ???
47	* '''Implied''':
48	** A mook opens his wallet only to see a bunch of [[WalletMoths moths]] and dust inside.
49	** The local beast keeper instructs his salespeople to not sell anything to Emperor Evulz.
50	* '''Deconstructed''':
51	** Emperor Evulz eventually goes bankrupt from having to constantly replace the beasts that have died from neglect.
52	*** The seller of dangerous beasts (hey, it's a living) becomes suspicious of why Evulz keeps buying so many dangerous animals and [[EveryoneHasStandards refuses to do business with him]].
53	** Emperor Evulz is [[HoistByHisOwnPetard mauled]] by the desperately starving beast.
54	** Emperor Evulz's reputation for stiffing his workers proceeds him and he is unable to hire any {{mooks}}.
55	** Emperor Evulz's {{mooks}}, being people of ill repute and favoring [[ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer violent means of conflict resolution]], decide to take matters into their own hands when they haven't been paid and they [[TheDogBitesBack turn]] on Emperor Evulz and proceed to RapePillageAndBurn his lair.
56	** Emperor Evulz's lair collapses and buries him because he didn't bother to spend money to keep his lair structurally sound.
57	* '''Reconstructed''':
58	** Emperor Evulz has the beasts created by dark magic.
59	** Emperor Evulz [[MadeASlave enslaves the local populace]] to serve as his [[SlaveMooks mooks]].
60	** Emperor Evulz uses magic to ensure his lair will never collapse.
61	* '''Played For Laughs''':
62	** The Humane Society raids [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals Evulz's]] lair to rescue the starving beast and issue him a very heavy fine and a court summon for animal cruelty.
63	** Emperor Evulz's {{mooks}} unionize and strike to demand that he pay them properly.
64	* '''Played For Drama''':
65	** The beast is kept [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals juuuust starved enough]] so that it will be ravenously hungry, and it's ultimately just another victim of Evulz's cruelty.
66	** One of the {{mooks}} is desperate for money, so he joins Emperor Evulz as he's lured by the promise of a steady, well-paying job. Unfortunately, not only is he rarely, if ever paid, he is treated little better than a slave. And he doesn't dare speak up for fear that Emperor Evulz will simply have him killed.
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