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* VictoryPoseOnPerson: Performing a VictoryPose while having a foot on the body of the defeated to bask in your victory. Or humiliate your opponent even further.
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** ButNotTooChallenging: A character is too proud to take an easy victory, but is also too much of a Sore Loser to accept actually losing.
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* VictorStealsInsignia
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* ALessonInDefeat: An arrogant student is set up to fail to deflate their ego.
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* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: {{The Hero}}([[TheHeroine ine]])'s side ultimately wins.
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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: A man feels butthurt about losing to a woman.
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* ContinueCountdown: In losing a video game, the player has a few seconds to decide whether to on or not.

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* ContinueCountdown: In losing a video game, the player has a few seconds to decide whether to continue on or not.
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* CheckAndMate: The victor of the battle/match/war goes to explain how the loser lost, and/or how they won.
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* BlinkingLightsOfVictory
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* GoingHomeAgain: Making it to the big leagues, flunking, and returning home in shame or to clear the mind.
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* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll
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* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: Getting second place is just as bad as getting last place to someone.

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* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: Getting second place is just A character sees as bad as getting last place to someone.meaningless anything other than placing first in a competition.
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* SecondPrize

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* SecondPrizeSecondPrize: A character was expecting a different outcome in a competition.
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* ContinueCountdown: In losing a video game, the player has a few seconds to decide whether to on or not.
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* MisereGame: A game where players win by losing.
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* WorthyOpponent

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* WorthyOpponentWorthyOpponent: A person respects their opponent for beating them.
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* DefeatingTheCheatingOpponent
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable

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* DefeatingTheCheatingOpponent
DefeatingTheCheatingOpponent: The villains cheat, the hero plays fair, and the hero still wins.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatableDefeatingTheUndefeatable: Defeating an enemy who had previously never lost and/or was thought to be unbeatable.
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* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll

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* TheRunnerUpTakesItAllTheRunnerUpTakesItAll: A person who didn't win the competition ended up becoming more popular than the winner in the long run.



* SecondPlaceIsForWinners: The prize for getting first place is actually worse than the ones placing below.

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* SecondPlaceIsForWinners: The prize for Not getting first place is actually worse than the ones placing below.ended up resulting in a better outcome.
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* SecondPlaceIsForWinners

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* SecondPlaceIsForWinnersSecondPlaceIsForWinners: The prize for getting first place is actually worse than the ones placing below.
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* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: A person would rather win first place than be in second place.

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* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: A person would rather win first place than be in Getting second place.place is just as bad as getting last place to someone.
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* DustingOffYourHands: When a character slaps their hands past each other to represent satisfaction at disposing of an individual.

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