1 | '''Basic Trope''': High class character has to flee hunters for one reason or another. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Princess Velvet must hide from soldiers of TheEmpire, disguising herself as a commoner. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz has all of his forces combing the world for any sign of Princess Velvet. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': "Princess Velvet, we just wanted you to go on a blind date with Prince Brocade." |
5 | * '''Justified''': Velvet got close enough to the emperor to discover his AchillesHeel, so he wants to get rid of her before she runs into any [[PlayerParty ragtag group of heroes]] or anything like that. |
6 | * '''Inverted''': MosesInTheBulrushes |
7 | * '''Subverted''': Emperor Evulz puts out an arrest warrant for Velvet, but instead of hiding out, she confronts him. Or she is openly granted asylum by another kingdom. |
8 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...But the attack fails, or she hates being an exile, so she returns as a fugitive. |
9 | * '''Parodied''': Most of the nobility is "in hiding," but everybody except Emperor Evulz knows exactly where they are. May be the result of their PaperThinDisguise: the nobility walk the street wearing masks or odd hats, which prevents the Emperor or his {{Mooks}} from recognizing them. The aristocracy is based in "The Hidden Grotto," which is marked on every single map. |
10 | * '''Zig Zagged''': ??? |
11 | * '''Averted''': |
12 | ** No member of the nobility is ever on the run. |
13 | ** The nobility is [[HonorBeforeReason too proud to run.]] If they lose a power struggle they either engage in a last stand or commit mass suicide. |
14 | * '''Enforced''': Velvet's royal background is being saved for TheReveal, so the writers needed some way to ensure she met LaResistance. |
15 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Don't tell me, you're a princess in hiding." |
16 | * '''Invoked''': Princess Velvet's father exiles her for a while so she can learn what it's like t be a commoner before ruling over her people. |
17 | * '''Exploited''': King [[TheChessmaster Cunning]] hides Princess Velvet in the hope that she will later start a CivilWar in a neighbor's kingdom. |
18 | * '''Defied''': A U.N. expy enforces laws that protect former rulers from having to go into hiding. Princess Velvet is able to live openly. |
19 | * '''Discussed''': "But sire, what if your predecessor's heir is living among the commoners?" |
20 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
21 | * '''Deconstructed''': Velvet is so used to living the high life that she has difficulty adjusting to life on the run; unable to hide her heritage, she is eventually discovered and dealt with. |
22 | * '''Reconstructed''': Velvet has trouble adjusting to life on the run at first, but with help from sympathetic villagers is able to overcome this, and [[CharacterDevelopment emerges as a stronger person]] for going through such trials. |
23 | * '''Played For Laughs:''' Despite being on the run, Velvet [[RoyalBrat expects everyone to keep treating her like royalty]] and responds to any perceived insult with an enraged "[[YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith Do you know who I]] ''[[YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith AM]]''?!" -- much to the dismay of her bodyguard. |
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29 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
30 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
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