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* '''Downplayed''': There are three people in a species, all complete monsters, and she has a way to kill them, so Maxine is slightly saddened.

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* '''Downplayed''': There are three people in a species, all complete monsters, {{complete monster}}s, and she has a way to kill them, so Maxine is slightly saddened.
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* '''Straight''': Maxine is a [[DemonSlaying demon slayer]] who finds a MacGuffin that will allow her to [[FinalSolution wipe out the demons once and for all]], but she's all too aware of the moral ramifications of doing so.

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* '''Straight''': Maxine is a [[DemonSlaying demon slayer]] DemonSlayer who finds a MacGuffin that will allow her to [[FinalSolution wipe out the demons once and for all]], but she's all too aware of the moral ramifications of doing so.

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** The entire trope is set up, and as the FiveManBand is arguing over whether they should do it, who should do it, and the morality of the entire thing, [[TokenEvilTeammate Jax]] hammers the BigRedButton with [[UseYourHead his face.]]

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** The entire trope is set up, and as the FiveManBand team is arguing over whether they should do it, who should do it, and the morality of the entire thing, [[TokenEvilTeammate Jax]] hammers the BigRedButton with [[UseYourHead his face.]]



* '''Averted''': GuiltFreeExterminationWar

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* '''Averted''': GuiltFreeExterminationWar'''Averted''':
** GuiltFreeExterminationWar
** The subject of genocide is not brought up.
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* '''Invoked''': One of the demons gives Maxine a NotSoDifferent speech just as she's about to use the MacGuffin.

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* '''Invoked''': One of the demons gives Maxine a NotSoDifferent speech NotSoDifferentRemark just as she's about to use the MacGuffin.
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** An AscendedDemon who has come to despise [[HunterOfHisOwnKind his own species]] and sympathize with Maxine realizes the dilemma she is now in, and so without asking uses the MacGuffin before she can make a choice. "This is not a decision that you should have to live with for the rest of your life..." he says as he too dies.
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** Maxine has seen evidence that some of the demons might be NotAlwaysEvil, and it's causing doubts in her mind about whether it would be right to kill the possibly-redeemable ones along with the others.
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* '''Downplayed''': There are three people in a species, all complete monsters, and he has a way to kill them, so Maxine is slightly saddened.

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* '''Downplayed''': There are three people in a species, all complete monsters, and he she has a way to kill them, so Maxine is slightly saddened.

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* '''Implied''': The demons are not all AlwaysChaoticEvil, but their presence ''is'' causing the universe to destabilize. Killing them all would save the universe, but it's still a horrible call and treated as such.



* '''Reconstructed''': Unfortunately, there really isn't a way other than the MacGuffin, and everyone in the universe - demons included - will be destroyed if this continues. Either way, the demons will die, but using the MacGuffin makes sure everyone ''else'' survives.



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* '''Defied''': "It's my duty to defend humanity. I'm going through with this."

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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"It's my duty to defend humanity. I'm going through with this."
** Maxine destroys the MacGuffin with her own hands as soon as she gets a hold of it. "I don't care if this would have been a much simpler way - I will not stoop to their level of evil in fighting evil.
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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???'''Conversed''':
-->'''Nicole''':Remarkable how much you learn about someone from one little decision.
-->'''Oscar''':I'd hardly call choosing whether to sacrifice your character or multitudes of lives "little".

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* '''Exaggerated''': Maxine crushes an anthill. As soon as he sees this, he crosses the [[DespairEventHorizon Despair Event Horizon]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Maxine crushes an anthill. As soon as he she sees this, he she crosses the [[DespairEventHorizon Despair Event Horizon]].



** Maxine is a Jain.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The show is a bit DarkerAndEdgier, but it's aimed at adolescents. The heroes can't be shown committing an morally questionable action without considering the ethics.

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* '''Justified''': Maxine has been warned against becoming SheWhoFightsMonsters.

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Maxine has been warned against becoming SheWhoFightsMonsters.



* '''Parodied''': The demons are actually [[TheHeartless corrupted human souls]], and "killing" them would in fact be [[TheSoulsaver purifying them and allowing them to go to Heaven]]. Maxine is aware of this, but still [[{{Wangst}} wangsts]] about how she'd be crossing the MoralEventHorizon.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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The demons are actually [[TheHeartless corrupted human souls]], and "killing" them would in fact be [[TheSoulsaver purifying them and allowing them to go to Heaven]]. Maxine is aware of this, but still [[{{Wangst}} wangsts]] about how she'd be crossing the MoralEventHorizon.



* '''Deconstructed''': [[TheLancer Lucas]] calls Maxine out on her hypocrisy for hunting demons but being unwilling to destroy them as a race. This leaves Maxine with [[SadisticChoice two choices]]: either use the MacGuffin and bear the moral consequences, or stop fighting and sit at home [[DrowningMySorrows drowning her sorrows]] while the LegionsOfHell roam the earth.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': [[TheLancer Lucas]] calls Maxine out on her hypocrisy for hunting demons but being unwilling to destroy them as a race. This leaves Maxine with [[SadisticChoice two choices]]: either use the MacGuffin and bear the moral consequences, or stop fighting and sit at home [[DrowningMySorrows drowning her sorrows]] while the LegionsOfHell roam the earth.



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* '''Double Subverted''': But there must be a better option than genocide...[[SealedEviliInACan seal them in Hell?]]

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* '''Double Subverted''': But there must be a better option than genocide...[[SealedEviliInACan [[SealedEvilInACan seal them in Hell?]]
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* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Then she realizes that the demons would cause exponentially more suffering to others than Maxine would cause by destroying them.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???But there must be a better option than genocide...[[SealedEviliInACan seal them in Hell?]]
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** The entire trope is set up, and as the FiveManBand is arguing over whether they should do it, who should do it, and the morality of the entire thing, [[Jax TokenEvilTeammate]] hammers the BigRedButton with [[UseYourHead his face.]] repetitively.

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** The entire trope is set up, and as the FiveManBand is arguing over whether they should do it, who should do it, and the morality of the entire thing, [[Jax TokenEvilTeammate]] [[TokenEvilTeammate Jax]] hammers the BigRedButton with [[UseYourHead his face.]] repetitively.]]
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** The entire trope is set up, and as the FiveManBand is arguing over whether they should do it, who should do it, and the morality of the entire thing, [[Jax TokenEvilTeammate]] hammers the BigRedButton with [[UseYourHead his face.]] repetitively.
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**Maxine is a Jain.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
Maxine crushes an anthill. As soon as he sees this, he crosses the [[DespairEventHorizon Despair Event Horizon]].
* '''Downplayed''': ???There are three people in a species, all complete monsters, and he has a way to kill them, so Maxine is slightly saddened.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???While Maxine is distracted, one of the demons sneaks past it and uses it to wipe out his species.

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