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Synchronicity
MOD
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Do we have a trope for the tendency in military-themed action fiction for the sequel to be about the heroes of the first installment ending up on the run from the law, framed, outlaws etc. This is primarily a film thing but I most recently saw it in an RTS. Some examples: Act of War: High Treason (expansion pack to Act of War: Direct Action) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger) G. I. Joe Retaliation (sequel to G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra)