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* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'': Zach (A rabbit) is adopted from a shelter into a family with a dog and a cat, and instantly feels alienated in the way they ignore him for butting into their pre-established dynamic. In his diary, he privately writes that he feels invisible and feels like trash. When he runs away into the forest, he stumbles his way into becoming a Messiah by complete accident, earning UnwantedFalseFaith; meaning now, everybody treats him like the center of the universe, bombarding him with attention and praise even when he doesn't want it.
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* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'': Quentyn -- [[GenreSavvy fully aware]] of [[LiteralGenie what he's dealing with]] -- ''is'' careful what he wishes for and uses his ThreeWishes to [[HumiliationConga utterly screw over his fae enemy]] [[spoiler:(specifically, wishes that the fae would render null and void every favour and debt owed him, rendering the fae broke, to return all he stole to the duchy of Fenwick, and to return to the Fae world, harming no-one, ''never to hunt the mortal realms again'')]]. [[DoubleSubversion Doubly subverted]] when he later realizes that he could have used those wishes to get back the artifacts he's looking for and [[[ZigZaggingTrope subverted yet again]] when a fae ally tells him that wishing for the artifacts back wouldn't have worked.

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* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'': Quentyn -- [[GenreSavvy fully aware]] of [[LiteralGenie what he's dealing with]] -- ''is'' careful what he wishes for and uses his ThreeWishes to [[HumiliationConga utterly screw over his fae enemy]] [[spoiler:(specifically, wishes that the fae would render null and void every favour and debt owed him, rendering the fae broke, to return all he stole to the duchy of Fenwick, and to return to the Fae world, harming no-one, ''never to hunt the mortal realms again'')]]. [[DoubleSubversion Doubly subverted]] when he later realizes that he could have used those wishes to get back the artifacts he's looking for and [[[ZigZaggingTrope [[ZigZaggingTrope subverted yet again]] when a fae ally tells him that wishing for the artifacts back wouldn't have worked.
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* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'': Quentyn -- [[GenreSavvy fully aware]] of [[LiteralGenie what he's dealing with]] -- ''is'' careful what he wishes for and uses his ThreeWishes to [[HumiliationConga utterly screw over his fae enemy]] [[spoiler:(specifically, wishes that the fae would render null and void every favour and debt owed him, rendering the fae broke, to return all he stole to the duchy of Fenwick, and to return to the Fae world, harming no-one, ''never to hunt the mortal realms again'')]]. [[DoubleSubversion Doubly subverted]] when he later realizes that he could have used those wishes to get back the artifacts he's looking for and [[DanceTropeDance TREBLY subverted]] when a fae ally tells him that wishing for the artifacts back wouldn't have worked.

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* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'': Quentyn -- [[GenreSavvy fully aware]] of [[LiteralGenie what he's dealing with]] -- ''is'' careful what he wishes for and uses his ThreeWishes to [[HumiliationConga utterly screw over his fae enemy]] [[spoiler:(specifically, wishes that the fae would render null and void every favour and debt owed him, rendering the fae broke, to return all he stole to the duchy of Fenwick, and to return to the Fae world, harming no-one, ''never to hunt the mortal realms again'')]]. [[DoubleSubversion Doubly subverted]] when he later realizes that he could have used those wishes to get back the artifacts he's looking for and [[DanceTropeDance TREBLY subverted]] [[[ZigZaggingTrope subverted yet again]] when a fae ally tells him that wishing for the artifacts back wouldn't have worked.
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* ''Webcomic/ThirtySomethingWolf'': In the 37th strip, Zephyri is sweltering in the hot August heat and "can't wait for it to be winter!" Fast forward to January, and she's dissatisfied with the cold Winter temperatures.

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* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'': In [[https://xkcd.com/2421/ Tower of Babel]], the Biblical story goes a bit differently -- God is very impressed with the achievement, and offers to give humanity a reward. It so happens that one of the people on top of the tower is a linguist who'd like more languages to study and, well...

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In [[https://xkcd.com/2421/ Tower of Babel]], the Biblical story goes a bit differently -- God is very impressed with the achievement, and offers to give humanity a reward. It so happens that one of the people on top of the tower is a linguist who'd like more languages to study and, well...well...
** In [[https://xkcd.com/2741/ Wish Interpretation]], this is the ''entire point'' of the genie:
--->I will grant you one wish. But beware, for I will twist the meaning of your words to teach you a lesson!
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* In ''Webcomic/MageAndDemonQueen'', Axel's expressed from the start that he just wants off that crazy ride, to stop being a hero and finally get back to Earth, albeit with enough experience and knowledge that he can relax in peace. [[spoiler: He even creates an apocalypse level event by destroying the Mana Tree with the cannon, opening a bridge between realms. Then the goddess who'd have been happy to give him another link on the chain tries her best to warn him against going home... but he doesn't listen, and she sends him back. Right back to the time and place he left. The [[RunningOverThePlot exact place]].]]
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--->'''Stanley:''' I want him to be ''obsessed'' with war! Somebody who plans wars and kills his enemies for ''fun!''[[note]]Parson enjoys playing table top wargames, a ''lot''[[/note]] I want somebody who snacks on Gwiffons[[note]]Gwiffons look ''exactly'' like marshmallow Peeps.[[/note]] and eats Marbits for ''breakfast!''[[note]]Parson calls marshmallow bits (like the kind you find in Lucky Charms) "Marbits= ''Mar''shmallow ''bits''".[[/note]]

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--->'''Stanley:''' I want him to be ''obsessed'' with war! Somebody who plans wars and kills his enemies for ''fun!''[[note]]Parson enjoys playing table top wargames, a ''lot''[[/note]] I want somebody who snacks on Gwiffons[[note]]Gwiffons look ''exactly'' like marshmallow Peeps.[[/note]] and eats Marbits for ''breakfast!''[[note]]Parson calls marshmallow bits (like the kind you find in Lucky Charms) "Marbits= "Marbits = ''Mar''shmallow ''bits''".[[/note]]



* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'': Quentyn -- [[GenreSavvy fully aware]] of [[LiteralGenie what he's dealing with]] -- ''is'' careful what he wishes for and uses his ThreeWishes to [[HumiliationConga utterly screw over his fae enemy]] [[spoiler:(specifically, wishes that the fae would render null and void every favour and debt owed him, rendering the fae broke, to return all he stole to the duchy of Fenwick, and to return to the Fae world, harming no-one, ''never to hunt the mortal realms again'')]].[[DoubleSubversion Doubly subverted]] when he later realizes that he could have used those wishes to get back the artifacts he's looking for and [[DanceTropeDance TREBLY subverted]] when a fae ally tells him that wishing for the artifacts back wouldn't have worked.

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* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'': Quentyn -- [[GenreSavvy fully aware]] of [[LiteralGenie what he's dealing with]] -- ''is'' careful what he wishes for and uses his ThreeWishes to [[HumiliationConga utterly screw over his fae enemy]] [[spoiler:(specifically, wishes that the fae would render null and void every favour and debt owed him, rendering the fae broke, to return all he stole to the duchy of Fenwick, and to return to the Fae world, harming no-one, ''never to hunt the mortal realms again'')]]. [[DoubleSubversion Doubly subverted]] when he later realizes that he could have used those wishes to get back the artifacts he's looking for and [[DanceTropeDance TREBLY subverted]] when a fae ally tells him that wishing for the artifacts back wouldn't have worked.



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* Death of Insanely Overpowered Fireballs from ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' wished to get his job back after getting demoted. He got his job back, to process all the people who have died when the Irregular Universe was torn apart from TimeParadox.

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* Death of Insanely Overpowered Fireballs from ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' wished to get his job back after getting demoted. He got his job back, to process all the people who have died when the Irregular Universe was torn apart from an explosive TimeParadox.



** [[http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus25.html when]] you ask to be sent back in time, specify ''when'' first.

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** [[http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus25.html when]] When you ask to be sent back in time, specify ''when'' first.



* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' Nale demands independence from his father, saying that he wants NOTHING from him, and specifically including nepotism, charity, and pity. [[spoiler: Nale tried to overthrow his father, constantly insults him and tries to undermine his authority, and killed his best friend and valuable ally Malack. So when Tarquin stops treating him like his son, and treats him like he would anyone else who's done those things, he immediately kills him. He points out as Nale dies that he'd have been dead years ago if Tarquin hadn't been protecting him.]]

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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' Nale demands independence from his father, saying that he wants NOTHING from him, and specifically including nepotism, charity, and pity. [[spoiler: Nale [[spoiler:Nale tried to overthrow his father, constantly insults him and tries to undermine his authority, and killed his best friend and valuable ally Malack. So when Tarquin stops treating him like his son, and treats him like he would anyone else who's done those things, he immediately kills him. He points out as Nale dies that he'd have been dead years ago if Tarquin hadn't been protecting him.]]



** An engineer wants engineers to be treated like [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/poets poets]] because they're creative too, which results in his degree being looked down on as postmodern gibberish that won't get him eployment.

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** An engineer wants engineers to be treated like [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/poets poets]] because they're creative too, which results in his degree being looked down on as postmodern gibberish that won't get him eployment.employment.

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