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alt title(s): Xanatos Index; Index Gambit 
The Man With The Plan.
Ah, so you've stumbled upon this index by accident? Is that what you think? I'm so sorry to inform you, but there are no accidents. In fact, all of this has been a part of my elaborate scheme, and all your pathetic troping just helped me bring it one-quarter complete by coming here. Fool.
If you can say "but what if he does this?" and that will mess up everything, then it's a Batman Gambit. If things do go wrong, but the person keeps adjusting things so that Plan-A works anyway, he's playing Xanatos Speed Chess. If all possible outcomes are desirable, then it's a Xanatos Gambit. But if you say afterwards "Okay, there is NO WAY he could possibly have known that that would happen!" it's a Xanatos Roulette. If someone ruins the plan by accident, the person is a Spanner In The Works. If someone ruins the plan by design, said plan is Out Gambitted. If someone actually sees all the plans, then that person can sometimes Take A Third Option. And if there is no way for the planner to have known that option was even possible, then he Didnt See That Coming. If you think you won, but actually did exactly what the other person wanted, you are a Xanatos Sucker. Simply furthering the plot doesn't qualify you as one.
Named after the ultimate Big Bad schemer, David Xanatos from Gargoyles, pictured left.
However, if you want to see how other brilliant minds have gone about this sort of thing, direct your attention below:
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