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Which is a pretty substantial difference in how the story works and how effective the villain is, really. A villain who shrugs and says "oh, ok" and stops because someone says "stop" is much less threatening than one who can be persuaded, but only by going on at great length and making valid points about why he should stop.
I oppose that merge.
edited 7th Apr '14 5:16:45 PM by Madrugada
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
I also oppose the merge for the reasons stated.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
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count me in the opposition for the reasons you've stated.
the trope is obvious enough: Villain stops if told to stop. that's it. Just where else could you apply this except in works for children?
I'll sit on the "redirects" side. awaiting further comments now.
Is dast der Zerstorer? Odar die Schopfer?
I'll be in the camp that's the "do nothing" crowd, as this seems to be a perfectly valid trope, just one not used very much at all outside children's stories. Redirects might help also
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This seems to be spinning its wheels and there's not enough evidence that there's a serious issue; locking up.
I would suggest merging with Talking the Monster to Death, since the difference between the two is simply the amount of effort the character puts in their argument.