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** [[EnfanteTerrible The baby is evil and intentionally torments the babysitter]].

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** [[EnfanteTerrible [[EnfantTerrible The baby is evil and intentionally torments the babysitter]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice follows Baby onto a busy highway. Alice gets run down by many cars. Baby makes it safely to the other side.

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Alice follows Baby onto a busy highway. Alice gets run down by many cars. Baby makes it safely to the other side.side.
** Alice runs out of a shower when she sees Baby crawl onto the back of a truck. She is forced to run after him naked.
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** [[EnfanteTerrible The baby is evil and intentionally torments the baby sitter]].

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** [[EnfanteTerrible The baby is evil and intentionally torments the baby sitter]].babysitter]].
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* '''Invoked''': Baby is actually incredibly evil and sadistic and loves seeing Alice in pain. So he goes out into the most dangerous places, knowing that InfantImmortality will protect him.

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* '''Invoked''': Baby is actually incredibly evil and sadistic and loves seeing Alice in pain. So he goes out into the most dangerous places, knowing that InfantImmortality ImprobableInfantSurvival will protect him.
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** [[EnfanteTerrible The baby is evil and inentionally torments the baby sitter]].

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** [[EnfanteTerrible The baby is evil and inentionally intentionally torments the baby sitter]].
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** [[EnfanteTerrible The baby is evil and inentionally torments the baby sitter]]

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** [[EnfanteTerrible The baby is evil and inentionally torments the baby sitter]]sitter]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A character must protect a baby and gets hurt in the process

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'''Basic Trope''': A character must protect a baby and [[ButtMonkey gets hurt in the processprocess]].



* '''Enforced''': "We have a ButtMonkey main character and a [[GenericCuteness ridiculously cute]] baby character. Let's put them in an hilarious cartoon together and make sure the child doesn't get hurt. Parents hate to see that."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Does every baby sitter have to deal with these problems? Am I doing something wrong?"

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* '''Enforced''': "We have a ButtMonkey main character and a [[GenericCuteness ridiculously cute]] baby character. Let's put them in an a hilarious cartoon together and make sure the child doesn't get hurt. Parents hate to see that."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Does every baby sitter babysitter have to deal with these problems? Am I doing something wrong?"

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* '''Defied''': Alice locks all the doors and windows and puts Baby in a nice secure crib to keep him from escaping and getting into trouble.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Alice locks all the doors and windows and puts Baby in a nice secure crib to keep him from escaping and getting into trouble.trouble.
** Alice refuses to babysit.



* '''Implied''': What happened is not revealed, but Alice seems very unhappy after her babysitting job is done and demands extra money.

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* '''Implied''': '''Implied''':
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What happened is not revealed, but Alice seems very unhappy after her babysitting job is done and demands extra money. money.
** When the possibility of babysitting to earn some extra money is brought up, Alice just shudders and says [[NoodleIncident "Not after what happened last time."]]

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* '''Implied''': What happened is not revealed, but Alice seems very unhappy after her babysitting job is done and demands extra money.



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** The baby [[GooGooGodlike has incredible power]], which makes it hard to keep control of.


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** Baby protects Alice.

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** Baby gets loose and goes adventuring around the city. Alice, Baby's sitter, goes looking for him. Alice follows Baby into a construction site, and goes to grab Baby before anything goes wrong. Too late. Baby is crushed by a falling steel beam, and Alice is arrested for negligence.
** After repeatedly getting injured while babysitting, Alice begins to associate babies with pain and soon develops infantphobia (a fear of babies).

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** Baby gets loose and goes adventuring around the city. Alice, Baby's sitter, goes looking for him. Alice follows Baby into a construction site, and goes to grab Baby before anything goes wrong. Too late. Baby is crushed by a falling steel beam, and Alice is arrested for negligence.
** After repeatedly getting injured while babysitting, Alice begins to associate babies with pain is mentally traumatised and soon develops infantphobia (a fear of babies).has to enter therapy.

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** The Baby has to rescue an oblivious Alice, and ends up getting most of the punishment while Alice remains unharmed.
** Alternatively: Alice protects Baby successfully without getting harmed herself... but [[DestructiveSavior leaves a trail of destruction in her wake]].

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** The Baby has to rescue an oblivious Alice, and ends up getting most of the punishment while Alice remains unharmed.
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Alice protects Baby successfully without getting harmed herself...with minor injuries... but [[DestructiveSavior leaves a trail of destruction in her wake]].
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice tells Bob to take care of Baby. Alice doesn't like Bob much.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice takes care of Baby, Baby pukes on her.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character must protect a baby and gets himself hurt in the process

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'''Basic Trope''': A character must protect a baby and gets himself hurt in the process



* '''Downplayed''': ???



** Alternatively, all of the babysitter figures mentioned above have meetings to discuss the perils they go through because of the infants they're protecting.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Baby gets loose and goes adventuring around the city. Alice, Baby's sitter, goes looking for him. Alice follows Baby into a construction site, and goes to grab Baby before anything goes wrong. Too late. Baby is crushed by a falling steel beam, and Alice is arrested for negligence.
** After repeatedly getting injured while babysitting, Alice begins to associate babies with pain and soon develops infantphobia (a fear of babies).
** The baby is an EnfantTerrible who deliberately sets up these scenarios either out of raw malice towards the babysitter(s) or as part of a plan to ensure that nobody would want to babysit him meaning that his parents have to stay home/spend time with him.
** Alice gets herself killed, and the baby becomes orphaned.
* '''Reconstructed''': A terrible accident is about to incur but Alice managed to save the Baby in time, and while Alice got injured in the process she is viewed as a heroine for saving the Baby.

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** Alternatively, all of the babysitter figures mentioned above have meetings to discuss the perils they go through because of the infants they're protecting. \n* '''Deconstructed''':\n** Baby gets loose and goes adventuring around the city. Alice, Baby's sitter, goes looking for him. Alice follows Baby into a construction site, and goes to grab Baby before anything goes wrong. Too late. Baby is crushed by a falling steel beam, and Alice is arrested for negligence.\n** After repeatedly getting injured while babysitting, Alice begins to associate babies with pain and soon develops infantphobia (a fear of babies).\n** The baby is an EnfantTerrible who deliberately sets up these scenarios either out of raw malice towards the babysitter(s) or as part of a plan to ensure that nobody would want to babysit him meaning that his parents have to stay home/spend time with him.\n** Alice gets herself killed, and the baby becomes orphaned.\n* '''Reconstructed''': A terrible accident is about to incur but Alice managed to save the Baby in time, and while Alice got injured in the process she is viewed as a heroine for saving the Baby.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''':
** Baby gets loose and goes adventuring around the city. Alice, Baby's sitter, goes looking for him. Alice follows Baby into a construction site, and goes to grab Baby before anything goes wrong. Too late. Baby is crushed by a falling steel beam, and Alice is arrested for negligence.
** After repeatedly getting injured while babysitting, Alice begins to associate babies with pain and soon develops infantphobia (a fear of babies).
** The baby is an EnfantTerrible who deliberately sets up these scenarios either out of raw malice towards the babysitter(s) or as part of a plan to ensure that nobody would want to babysit him meaning that his parents have to stay home/spend time with him.
** Alice gets herself killed, and the baby becomes orphaned.
* '''Reconstructed''': A terrible accident is about to incur but Alice managed to save the Baby in time, and while Alice got injured in the process she is viewed as a heroine for saving the Baby.



(* baby cries* ) ''"* Sighs...* Back to the BadlyBatteredBabysitter"''

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(* baby cries* ) ''"* Sighs...* Back to the BadlyBatteredBabysitter"''BadlyBatteredBabysitter"''
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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* '''Justified''': The baby's safety is important enough that Alice consciously regards her own as secondary - purposely absorbing injuries for the child.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The baby's safety is important enough that Alice consciously regards her own as secondary - purposely absorbing injuries for the child.



* '''Inverted''': The Baby has to rescue an oblivious Alice, and ends up getting most of the punishment while Alice remains unharmed.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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The Baby has to rescue an oblivious Alice, and ends up getting most of the punishment while Alice remains unharmed.



* '''Parodied''': Babies are everywhere around the city, narrowly escaping various dangers while their teenage babysitters, FunnyAnimal pets, crooked kidnappers, and other guardians are getting pummeled.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Babies are everywhere around the city, narrowly escaping various dangers while their teenage babysitters, FunnyAnimal pets, crooked kidnappers, and other guardians are getting pummeled.



* '''Deconstructed''': Baby gets loose and goes adventuring around the city. Alice, Baby's sitter, goes looking for him. Alice follows Baby into a construction site, and goes to grab Baby before anything goes wrong. Too late. Baby is crushed by a falling steel beam, and Alice is arrested for negligence.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Baby gets loose and goes adventuring around the city. Alice, Baby's sitter, goes looking for him. Alice follows Baby into a construction site, and goes to grab Baby before anything goes wrong. Too late. Baby is crushed by a falling steel beam, and Alice is arrested for negligence.
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**[[EnfanteTerrible The baby is evil and inentionally torments the baby sitter]]
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** BabysitterFromHell
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** Alice gets herself killed, and the baby becomes orphaned.
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** Alternatively: Alice protects Baby successfully, but does ''massive'' damage to pretty much everything else around them.

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** Alternatively: Alice protects Baby successfully, successfully without getting harmed herself... but does ''massive'' damage to pretty much everything else around them.[[DestructiveSavior leaves a trail of destruction in her wake]].
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** Alternatively: Alice protects Baby successfully, but does ''massive'' damage to pretty much everything else around them.
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** Alternatively, all of the babysitter figures mentioned above have meetings to discuss the perils they go through because of the infants they're protecting.

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