Line #21 PlayingWith/LimaSyndrome


1	'''Basic Trope''': The captor feels sympathy for their captive.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob kidnaps Alice and eventually bonds with her.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': After having spent about one minute in the company of the captive Alice, Bob falls madly in love with her.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob still views and treats Alice as a prisoner, but his treatment of her and way of addressing her gradually get less harsh and more polite, but are still stern.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Bob has [[NothingPersonal nothing against]] Alice and treats her as well as he would treat anyone else, since he is in it for the ransom and has no intention to hurt his hostages.
7	** Alice is especially vulnerable due to illness, some physical condition, or trauma, and that awakens Bob's sympathy.
8	** Alice [[YouRemindMeOfX reminds Bob of one of his loved ones in some way]], so he cannot bring himself to be cruel or harsh to her.
9	** [[KidnappedByAnAlly Kidnapped By An Ignorant Ally:]] Bob didn't know that Alice wanted to see [[ArchnemesisDad her father]] destroyed for the very same reasons as he did.
10	* '''Inverted''':
11	** Bob hates Alice, and wishes to torment her during her whole captivity.
12	** StockholmSyndrome, and Alice falls in love with her captor Bob.
13	** [[PityTheKidnapper Bob is greatly annoyed by Alice's behavior during her kidnapping, to the point where he lets her go just so he won't have to deal with her anymore.]]
14	* '''Subverted''': Bob is just faking affection to manipulate Alice.
15	* '''Double Subverted''': But the feelings [[BecomingTheMask become real]] over time.
16	* '''Parodied''': Bob buys his beloved captive Alice some flowers and a heart-shaped box of chocolates, then he asks her on a [[CaptiveDate date]].
17	* '''Zig Zagged''': It's not entirely clear whether Bob's seeming kindness to Alice is real or not.
18	* '''Averted''':
19	** Bob is a normal abductor and Alice is a normal captive, nothing special.
20	** Or Alice simply does not get kidnapped.
21	* '''Enforced''': The author wants Bob to be a likeable character, despite being a kidnapper.
22	* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob, I'm worried... I think you are getting too gentle with that hostage Alice."
23	* '''Invoked''': Alice deliberately makes conversation with her captor Bob, hoping that they'll bond, and he develops empathy for her.
24	* '''Exploited''':
25	** Alice uses Bob's affection to escape from her captors.
26	** Alice uses Bob's affection to take hostage of him.
27	* '''Defied''': "And you, Bob... Don't get too fluffy with our hostage, 'cause that's just damn weird. Get it?"
28	* '''Discussed''': After kidnapping Alice, Bob asks her what she thinks about abductors falling in love with their abductees.
29	* '''Conversed''': "That AMatchMadeInStockholm movie... Do you think that could actually work for me?"
30	* '''Implied''': Bob misses Alice after the ransom is paid, and she is set free.
31	* '''Deconstructed''':
32	** Bob may have standards, but this only aggravates his fellow criminals who don't give a damn about the suffering of their hostages.
33	** Bob's captives are creeped out by the person holding them captive, and repeatedly point out that he was wrong to kidnap them.
34	* '''Reconstructed''':
35	** On the other hand, having sympathy for their captives actually improves his reputation is a criminal.
36	* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob has NoSocialSkills, and the BoundAndGagged Alice finds it extremely awkward when he tries to seduce her. Even the other gang members laugh at Bob's failure.
37	* '''Played For Drama''':
38	** Bob's displays of affection frighten Alice, who worries about what he might do to her.
39	** Or Bob tries to suppress his affection for Alice, exactly to avoid frightening her.
40	** Or when the gang fails to get the ransom, Bob is ordered to execute his prisoner.
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