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* '''Zig Zagged''': Someone has to be eaten, but only their arm. Except they don't, because the crew have found some food. Except the food was poisonous, so they did have to be eaten. But only their arm. Except then they realise that they could EatTheDog. Except they never had a dog, it was just an illusion brought about by hunger. Except they have foood anyway. Which they lose. But they lose the food, and resort to cannibalism. But it was AllJustADream. [[OrWasItADream Maybe...]]

** They may feel bad about it, especially if the people they're contemplating consuming are their friends and/or relatives, and may be regarded as outcasts if and when they get back to civilization.

* '''Double Subverted''': But then the rations run out, and food sources are limited in the surrounding wilderness, and survival instincts take over.

* '''Subverted''': The Tropers resolve to make their rations last as long as possible, and see what edible items are around them in the wilderness.

* '''Exploited''': An enemy uses their cannibalism as a way of painting them as savages.

** While human flesh is in limited supply, the survivors decide to eat it anyway to maximise their chances of returning to civilisation.

%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Defied''': The Tropers decide that cannibalism is still a MoralEventHorizon crossover, no matter ''how'' bad their circumstances are. No one is killed for food, and the corpses are buried, not eaten.

* '''Reconstructed''': The Tropers learn wilderness survival, and try to avoid getting into situations where they'd be lost without any supplies in the first place.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': See "Reconstructed"

* '''Invoked''': See "Double Subverted"
* '''Exploited''': ???

Let's bring a few friends back to the [[{{No Party Like A Donner Party}}main trope]] for lunch, eh? There's NoPartyLikeADonnerParty, after all.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

** The Tropers are [[ImAHumanitarian eating each other for reasons not directly related to survival instincts]].* '''Subverted''': The Tropers resolve to make their rations last as long as possible, and see what edible items are around them in the wilderness.

, and try to avoid getting into situations where they'd be lost without any supplies in the first place.

* '''Reconstructed''': The Tropers learn wilderness survival.

* '''Basic Trope''': In a situation where it comes to a SadisticChoice between cannibalism and starving to death, cannibalism is the choice made.
* '''Played Straight''': [[BreakfastClub The Tropers]] are lost in the wilderness, and are running out of supplies. As they die off, rather than being buried, the corpses are eaten by those still alive.

* '''Inverted''': The Tropers have enough rations to live on and/or can live off the land (i.e. gathering roots, leaves, seeds, berries, and mushrooms that they know are safe, and/or hunting small animals like rabbits)
** The Tropers are [[ImAHumanitarian eating each other for reasons not directly related to survival instincts]].

* '''Subverted''': The Tropers resolve to make their rations last as long as possible, and see what edible items are around them in the wilderness.

* '''Deconstructed''': They may feel bad about it, especially if the people they're contemplating consuming are their friends and/or relatives, and may be regarded as outcasts if and when they get back to civilization.
** Also, eventually, this food source will run out too.
* '''Reconstructed''': The Tropers learn wilderness survival, and try to avoid getting into situations where they'd be lost without any supplies in the first place.
* '''Parodied''': Eventually, the women gather around and trade gossip...and recipes for Roast Hubby, Braised BrattyTeenageDaughter, and Grilled Grandpa.

* '''Lampshaded''': "I say we JustEatGilligan."

* '''Played For Laughs''': See "Parodied"
* '''Played For Drama''': Almost always is.

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