'''Basic Trope''': The cast are all rewarded for their efforts after defeating the villain.
* '''Straight''': The King [[{{Knighting}} awards Alice, Bob, Claire and Dan Knighthoods]] for slaying his [[BigBad traitorous general]].
* '''Exaggerated''': The King grants Bob Alice's hand in marriage and [[StandardHeroReward names Alice and Bob his successors]], appoints [[ExposeTheVillainGetHisJob Claire as the new head of his army]] and grants Dan's request to form an alliance with his homeland.
* '''Downplayed''': The king announces a one-off public holiday in celebration and makes Alice, Bob, et al guests of honour at a feast.
* '''Justified''': Well, the king would look pretty bad if he wasn't seen to reward the people who saved his kingdom (and announcing his heir had found herself a consort would be a pretty big deal anyway).
* '''Inverted''': Alice, Bob, Claire and Dan are publicly sent off on their quest by the king to make it clear that they're working on his authority.
* '''Subverted''':
** The King thanks Alice, Bob, Claire and Dan... Then gives them a paltry (but not unreasonable) sum of money for their efforts and tells them to push off.
** Everyone gets rewarded at the ceremony, except Claire, who is not even mentioned in the King's speech, and made to sit at the paupers' table.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...As a SecretTestOfCharacter to ensure that they truely are worthy of knighthoods by humbly accepting their payment and moving on.
* '''Parodied''': Everyone requests (and is given) extremely basic rewards with massive fanfare.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some of the cast members are rewarded publicly, others [[ButNowIMustGo just take their package and scram]].
* '''Averted''': The heroes agree their price with the king, take it on completing their quest and move on.
* '''Enforced''': The studio [[ExecutiveMeddling demanded]] that everyone be knighted as a SequelHook.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Just pay you? When I have such a perfect opportunity to show off some heroes to my subjects? Wait right there while I call in my emergency honour guard and party planner and contact the town crier! Do we still have that red carpet? What about the brass band?"
* '''Invoked''': "These heroes have saved our kingdom, Your Majesty. Shall we reward them as befits their achievement?" "Yes, we shall."
* '''Exploited''': Dan came from an enemy nation and took part in the quest so he could use the ceremony to assassinate the king.
* '''Defied''': The heroes can't stand ceremonies and just ask to be paid.
* '''Discussed''': "The traitor is dead, your majesty." "Perfect! We'll hold a ceremony to reward you tomorrow."
* '''Conversed''': "Ooo, is this the bit where the king gives them all their rewards?"
* '''Deconstructed''': The ceremony is largely so that the king can get away with not paying the heroes too much money (they wouldn't want to be seen publicly haggling for a better reward at a ceremony, after all).
* '''Reconstructed''': The recognition from the King (and the HundredPercentHeroismRating that comes with it) is priceless anyway, even if it didn't cost the king himself a penny.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The situation is as described under "averted", except the king's rather insistent about giving them medals that they don't need nor want.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Dan and Claire didn't make it. Alice and Bob silently mourn them in the ceremony.
** The TheDragon to the BigBad turns up for one last assault and turns the occasion into a BallroomBlitz.
** All the medals are [[HeroicSacrifice post]][[DueToTheDead humous]]
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