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Sorry, I mis-worded, I meant I re-added one of Jack David’s ideas for sequel escalation.
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* In Lance Anthrax, Lance must fight against an army of aliens that want to take over the world. In Lance Anthrax 2, he must fight against an army of aliens that want to take over the entire Milky Way Galaxy.
* In Beat/Up, Cassie Blunt and her Russian half-demon friend Ivan must stop a slasher that murdering citizens in a small town. In Beat/Up 2, Cassie Blunt and Ivan must stop a slasher that's trying to slaughter the entire United States of America.
* In Patriot Man, the FlyingBrick superhero of the same name must stop his arch-enemy Rex Ryans from taking over a city. Then, he has to stop Rex Ryans from taking over the galaxy.

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* ** In Lance Anthrax, Lance must fight against an army of aliens that want to take over the world. In Lance Anthrax 2, he must fight against an army of aliens that want to take over the entire Milky Way Galaxy.
* ** In Beat/Up, Cassie Blunt and her Russian half-demon friend Ivan must stop a slasher that murdering citizens in a small town. In Beat/Up 2, Cassie Blunt and Ivan must stop a slasher that's trying to slaughter the entire United States of America.
* ** In Patriot Man, the FlyingBrick superhero of the same name must stop his arch-enemy Rex Ryans from taking over a city. Then, he has to stop Rex Ryans from taking over the galaxy.

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Just added one of my friend Jack David's ideas for Sequel Escalation in the form of a Resident Evil parody, now gonna add a few more of my friend's ideas.


* In Lance Anthrax, Lance must fight against an army of aliens that want to take over the world. In Lance Anthrax 2, he must fight against an army of aliens that want to take over the entire Milky Way Galaxy.
* In Beat/Up, Cassie Blunt and her Russian half-demon friend Ivan must stop a slasher that murdering citizens in a small town. In Beat/Up 2, Cassie Blunt and Ivan must stop a slasher that's trying to slaughter the entire United States of America.
* In Patriot Man, the FlyingBrick superhero of the same name must stop his arch-enemy Rex Ryans from taking over a city. Then, he has to stop Rex Ryans from taking over the galaxy.



* '''Averted''': The sequels don't escelate upon the first.

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* '''Averted''': The sequels don't escelate escalate upon the first.
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** In Resident Rising 1, Chris Blueriver and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie-infested mansion. Then in Resident Rising 2, Chris Blueriver and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie infested city. In Resident Rising 3, the virus reaches the entire United States. In Resident Rising 4, the virus infests the whole world.
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** The original film had Evulz taking over Trope City while in the prequel has him taking over the world.

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** The original film had Evulz taking over Trope City while whereas in the prequel prequel, it has him taking over the world.
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** The original film had Evulz taking over Trope City while in the prequel has him taking over the world.
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* '''Subverted''': Evulz starts out threatening just Trope City again, but then it escelates into the world.
* '''Double Subverted''': But a certain plot point changes it back to just Trope City.

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* '''Subverted''': Evulz starts out threatening just Trope City again, the world, but then it escelates deescalates into the world.
just Trope City.
* '''Double Subverted''': But a certain plot point changes it back to just Trope City.the world.
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** In Resident Rising 1, Chris Blueriver and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie-infested mansion. Then in Resident Rising 2, Chris Blueriver and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie infested city. In Resident Rising 3, the virus reaches the entire United States. In Resident Rising 4, the virus infests the whole world.
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** In Resident Rising 1, Chris Bluefield and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie-infested mansion. Then in Resident Rising 2, Chris Blueriver and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie infested city. In Resident Rising 3, the virus reaches the entire United States. In Resident Rising 4, the virus infests the whole world.

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** In Resident Rising 1, Chris Bluefield Blueriver and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie-infested mansion. Then in Resident Rising 2, Chris Blueriver and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie infested city. In Resident Rising 3, the virus reaches the entire United States. In Resident Rising 4, the virus infests the whole world.
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** In Resident Rising 1, Chris Bluefield and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie-infested mansion. Then in Resident Rising 2, Chris Bluefield and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie infested city. In Resident Rising 3, the virus reaches the entire United States. In Resident Rising 4, the virus infests the whole world.

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** In Resident Rising 1, Chris Bluefield and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie-infested mansion. Then in Resident Rising 2, Chris Bluefield Blueriver and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie infested city. In Resident Rising 3, the virus reaches the entire United States. In Resident Rising 4, the virus infests the whole world.

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* '''Straight''': In the first ''Trope Adventure'' film, [[TheHero Hiro]] had to stop [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] from taking over [[CityOfAdventure Trope City]]. Now, in ''Trope Adventure 2'', he has to stop Evulz from taking over the world.

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* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
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In the first ''Trope Adventure'' film, [[TheHero Hiro]] had to stop [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] from taking over [[CityOfAdventure Trope City]]. Now, in ''Trope Adventure 2'', he has to stop Evulz from taking over the world.
** In Resident Rising 1, Chris Bluefield and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie-infested mansion. Then in Resident Rising 2, Chris Bluefield and Jill Christmas must work together to escape a zombie infested city. In Resident Rising 3, the virus reaches the entire United States. In Resident Rising 4, the virus infests the whole
world.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???''Trope Adventures'' ends with a promise of a "bigger badder sequel", said in a sports announcer voice.

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* '''Inverted''': Evulz goes from threatening the world in the original, to just Trope City in the sequel.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Evulz goes from threatening the world in the original, to just Trope City in the sequel.sequel.
** The {{Prequel}} to ''Trope Adventure'' has Evulz threaten Trope City, chronologically before he made any plans of threatening the world.
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** And then ''3'' escalates this to an ''entire universe'', and then ''4'' to the entirety of the '''''space-time continuum'''''!

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** And then ''3'' escalates this to an ''entire universe'', and then ''4'' to the entirety of the '''''space-time continuum'''''! continuum!'''''

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* '''Exaggerated''': The first was set in a SugarBowl world where Evulz merely wanted to [[HarmlessVillain steal all the chocolate in Trope City]]. But in the sequel, Evulz is [[DisproportionateRetribution hell-bent on revenge, and is planning to do so by causing]] TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The '''Exaggerated''':
** And then ''3'' escalates this to an ''entire universe'', and then ''4'' to the entirety of the '''''space-time continuum'''''!
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first was set in a SugarBowl world where Evulz merely wanted to [[HarmlessVillain steal all the chocolate in Trope City]]. But in the sequel, Evulz is [[DisproportionateRetribution hell-bent on revenge, and is planning to do so by causing]] TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

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'''Basic Trope:''' A sequel expands further upon the original.
* '''Straight:''' In the first ''Trope Adventure'' film, [[Main/TheHero Hiro]] had to stop [[Main/BigBad Emperor Evulz]] from taking over [[Main/CityOfAdventure Trope City]]. Now, in ''Trope Adventure 2'', he has to stop Evulz from taking over the world.
* '''Exaggerated:''' The first was set in a SugarBowl world where Evulz merely wanted to [[Main/HarmlessVillain steal all the chocolate in Trope City]]. But in the sequel, Evulz is [[Main/DisproportionateRetribution hell-bent on revenge, and is planning to do so by causing]] TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
* '''Downplayed:''' The stakes are the same in the sequel, but the content inside is more - such as bigger fight scenes, and further development.
* '''Justified:''' The first film was just setting up the stage for where the story would go next.

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'''Basic Trope:''' Trope''': A sequel expands further upon which increases the scale of the original.
* '''Straight:''' '''Straight''': In the first ''Trope Adventure'' film, [[Main/TheHero [[TheHero Hiro]] had to stop [[Main/BigBad [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] from taking over [[Main/CityOfAdventure [[CityOfAdventure Trope City]]. Now, in ''Trope Adventure 2'', he has to stop Evulz from taking over the world.
* '''Exaggerated:''' '''Exaggerated''': The first was set in a SugarBowl world where Evulz merely wanted to [[Main/HarmlessVillain [[HarmlessVillain steal all the chocolate in Trope City]]. But in the sequel, Evulz is [[Main/DisproportionateRetribution [[DisproportionateRetribution hell-bent on revenge, and is planning to do so by causing]] TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
* '''Downplayed:''' '''Downplayed''': The stakes are the same in the sequel, but the content inside is more - such as bigger fight scenes, and further development.
* '''Justified:''' '''Justified''':
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The first film was just setting up the stage for where the story would go next.



* '''Inverted:''' Evulz goes from threatening the world in the original, to just Trope City in the sequel.
* '''Subverted:''' Evulz starts out threatening just Trope City again, but then it escelates into the world.
* '''Double Subverted:''' But a certain plot point changes it back to just Trope City.
* '''Parodied:''' ???
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' ''Trope Adventure'' is a LongRunner series of films, and the stakes within the stories vary. ''2'' has the world at stake, but then in ''3'' it's just a {{MacGuffin}}, but then in ''4'' it's the world again, and then in ''5'' only part of the world, but then in ''6''...
* '''Averted:''' The sequels don't escelate upon the first.
* '''Enforced:''' "Okay, so if we're gonna make a sequel, we have to take everything from the first and make it bigger. Sequels are always bigger."
* '''Lampshaded:''' "For some reason, it's always harder the second time around."
* '''Invoked:''' ???
* '''Exploited:''' ???
* '''Defied:''' ???
* '''Discussed:''' "First Trope City, now Evulz is after the world?" "The second time around, the stakes are always higher. Just like in the movies."
* '''Conversed:''' ???

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* '''Inverted:''' '''Inverted''': Evulz goes from threatening the world in the original, to just Trope City in the sequel.
* '''Subverted:''' '''Subverted''': Evulz starts out threatening just Trope City again, but then it escelates into the world.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Subverted''': But a certain plot point changes it back to just Trope City.
* '''Parodied:''' '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' '''Zig-Zagged''': ''Trope Adventure'' is a LongRunner series of films, and the stakes within the stories vary. ''2'' has the world at stake, but then in ''3'' it's just a {{MacGuffin}}, but then in ''4'' it's the world again, and then in ''5'' only part of the world, but then in ''6''...
* '''Averted:''' '''Averted''': The sequels don't escelate upon the first.
* '''Enforced:''' '''Enforced''': "Okay, so if we're gonna make a sequel, we have to take everything from the first and make it bigger. Sequels are always bigger."
* '''Lampshaded:''' '''Lampshaded''': "For some reason, it's always harder the second time around."
* '''Invoked:''' '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited:''' '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied:''' '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed:''' '''Discussed''': "First Trope City, now Evulz is after the world?" "The second time around, the stakes are always higher. Just like in the movies."
* '''Conversed:''' '''Conversed''': ???



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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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'''Basic Trope:''' A sequel expands further upon the original.
*'''Straight:''' In the first ''Trope Adventure'' film, [[Main/TheHero Hiro]] had to stop [[Main/BigBad Emperor Evulz]] from taking over [[Main/CityOfAdventure Trope City]]. Now, in ''Trope Adventure 2'', he has to stop Evulz from taking over the world.
*'''Exaggerated:''' The first was set in a SugarBowl world where Evulz merely wanted to [[Main/HarmlessVillain steal all the chocolate in Trope City]]. But in the sequel, Evulz is [[Main/DisproportionateRetribution hell-bent on revenge, and is planning to do so by causing]] TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
*'''Downplayed:''' The stakes are the same in the sequel, but the content inside is more - such as bigger fight scenes, and further development.
*'''Justified:''' The first film was just setting up the stage for where the story would go next.
** The sequel is DarkerAndEdgier.
*'''Inverted:''' Evulz goes from threatening the world in the original, to just Trope City in the sequel.
*'''Subverted:''' Evulz starts out threatening just Trope City again, but then it escelates into the world.
*'''Double Subverted:''' But a certain plot point changes it back to just Trope City.
*'''Parodied:''' ???
*'''Zig-Zagged:''' ''Trope Adventure'' is a LongRunner series of films, and the stakes within the stories vary. ''2'' has the world at stake, but then in ''3'' it's just a {{MacGuffin}}, but then in ''4'' it's the world again, and then in ''5'' only part of the world, but then in ''6''...
*'''Averted:''' The sequels don't escelate upon the first.
*'''Enforced:''' "Okay, so if we're gonna make a sequel, we have to take everything from the first and make it bigger. Sequels are always bigger."
*'''Lampshaded:''' "For some reason, it's always harder the second time around."
*'''Invoked:''' ???
*'''Exploited:''' ???
*'''Defied:''' ???
*'''Discussed:''' "First Trope City, now Evulz is after the world?" "The second time around, the stakes are always higher. Just like in the movies."
*'''Conversed:''' ???
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