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Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#1: Sep 29th 2015 at 11:33:00 PM

Opening suggestion: From The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.

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#2: Sep 30th 2015 at 6:14:17 AM

That, plus a caption giving some context, works fine for me.

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#3: Sep 30th 2015 at 6:16:24 AM

OK, unless people are concerned about shoehorning (I remember that story and I have my doubts that it fits the trope).

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#4: Sep 30th 2015 at 6:35:21 AM

The, "Wait, Scrooge is a villain?" type of not fitting the trope?

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#5: Sep 30th 2015 at 6:38:39 AM

Yes. If memory serves, they didn't really fit that.

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Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#6: Sep 30th 2015 at 6:42:00 AM

I don't see how not, as his behavior in that particular story was clearly immoral after a long slide to bad guy status. In fact, Scrooge was introduced as a villain in his first story. The trope doesn't state that the "villain phase" has to be permanent.

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#8: Sep 30th 2015 at 8:30:59 AM

Perhaps the caption should briefly explain that he went good again after that, for those not familiar with that story and more used to Scrooge being mainky good.

Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#9: Sep 30th 2015 at 10:41:46 AM

Possible caption:

"It took me twenty years to strike it rich because I always played it square! I've decided to adopt new methods now!"

edited 30th Sep '15 10:42:14 AM by Morgenthaler

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#11: Sep 30th 2015 at 12:56:00 PM

OK with the caption.

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#14: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:56:01 AM

I like it.

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#15: Oct 25th 2015 at 3:46:00 AM

Bumping for more opinions.

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#18: Oct 25th 2015 at 4:56:43 PM

I see the pic and caption have been added; locking up.

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