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** [[HalfTruth But it only denotes him as ''Master of Ceremony'' of Carnival.]][[note]]A leftover from the festival's origin as a period where the kingdom's hierarchical structure is reversed.[[/note]]

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** [[HalfTruth But it only denotes him as ''Master as]] ''[[HalfTruth Master of Ceremony'' Ceremony]]'' [[HalfTruth of Carnival.]][[note]]A leftover from the festival's origin as a period where the kingdom's hierarchical structure is reversed.[[/note]]
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** [[HalfTruth But it only denotes him as ''Master of Ceremony'' of Carnival.]][[note]]A leftover from the festival's origin as a period where the kingdom's hierarchical structure is reversed.[[/note]]

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* '''Double Subverted''': This is a lie made up by Bob's prankster neighbor, Charles.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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This is a lie made up by Bob's prankster neighbor, Charles.Charles.
** [[PrincessInRags 'King' Bob refuses to acknowledge that he no longer has a nation to rule over]].

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* '''Justified''': Bob is a CloudCuckoolander.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob is a CloudCuckoolander.CloudCuckoolander.
** Bob is the 'crown heir' to [[UnderwaterRuins an island nation that sank centuries ago]], but [[HalfTruth he, like his ancestors, makes no mention of the fact that it is sunken]].
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Back to AuthorityInNameOnly

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Back Bob, the Emperor of Tropeland, commands you to AuthorityInNameOnlygo back to AuthorityInNameOnly! ...okay, he can't actually order you around, but perhaps you could humor him?
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob's self-proclaimed title is "Acting Ruler of the Neighborhood".

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob's self-proclaimed title is "Acting Ruler of the Neighborhood".JustTheFirstCitizen.



* '''Inverted''': [[PuppetKing Bob is legally the king of Tropeland, but his country is controlled by rebels.]]

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* '''Inverted''': [[PuppetKing Bob is legally rules Tropeland from the king of Tropeland, but his country is controlled by rebels.]]shadows, not having any official title.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob calls himself the "Supreme Dictator of the Universe".

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob calls himself the "Supreme Dictator of the Universe".Universe", but he doesn't even have any power over ''himself...'' [[MindScrew somehow]].

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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is the PuppetKing of an authoritarian regime, and although he's supposed to have the ability to reign in his EvilChancellor, in practice he's powerless to stop them from running roughshod over the people.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob is not taken very seriously, but now and then he reveals that he has real authority.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob makes his claims to the wrong person, and ends up arrested by the repressive government of his country.
* '''Reconstructed''': The dictator of Bob's country thinks that it's ActuallyPrettyFunny, and pardons him.



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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob claims to be "King of the French Republic" and wears a silly costume.

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* '''Subverted''': One of Bob's neighbors takes him seriously, and obeys his every command.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...As a joke.

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* '''Subverted''': One of Bob's neighbors takes him seriously, and obeys his every command.
title turns out to be real.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...As Subverted''': This is a joke.lie made up by Bob's prankster neighbor, Charles.



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* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???
Bob wants to boss his friends around, so he makes up a title and hopes that some of them will fall for it.
* '''Exploited''': ???
Bob attempts to [[ArrangedMarriage make Alice marry him]].
* '''Defied''': ???
Charles locks Bob into a closet, preventing him from imposing his made-up rules on the neighborhood.
* '''Discussed''': ???"No, I really am the Emperor. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I certainly didn't make it up]] just so I could make the neighborhood kids stop playing in front of my house."



* '''Played For Laughs''': David obeys Bob's every command; he's either TooDumbToLive, or just playing along as part of Bob's act.



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'''Basic Trope''': Someone who holds a position, possibly made-up, that has no authority or power.
* '''Straight''': Bob is the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the Neighborhood". He tries to boss his neighbors around, but he holds no actual power.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob calls himself the "Supreme Dictator of the Universe".
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's self-proclaimed title is "Acting Ruler of the Neighborhood".
* '''Justified''': Bob is a CloudCuckoolander.
* '''Inverted''': [[PuppetKing Bob is legally the king of Tropeland, but his country is controlled by rebels.]]
* '''Subverted''': One of Bob's neighbors takes him seriously, and obeys his every command.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...As a joke.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No made-up positions are shown to exist.
* '''Enforced''': RuleOfFunny
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why do you insist on calling yourself Emperor? No one's ever going to follow the crazy rules you made up."
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