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** As far as everyone knows, Alice the bodyguard assassinates President Robertson, but TheReveal is that [[EvilTwin Claire]], who isn't his bodyguard, did the deed and [[FrameUp framed Alice]].

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* '''Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???President Robertson is assassinated by his bodyguard Alice... except we see him alive minutes afterward, because it's actually a plan to fake his death to catch the real assassins.



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* '''Invoked''': ???'''Invoked''':
** Emperor Evulz seeks out Alice to bring her in on his assassination plan because he knows she's President Robertson's bodyguard.
** Alice works hard to build trust and earn a position as President Robertson's bodyguard because she wants to assassinate him.
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** President Robertson had skimped on paying Alice's salary. To get money for her father's cancer surgery, Alice attempts to rob a safe, but is caught by Robertson and kills him to shut him up.

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** The First Lady cheats on President Robertson with Alice.
** Alice resigns from her position and runs for President against Robertson in the next election.



** President Robertson had lost his mind and was about to order a nuclear strike on Beijing.
** President Robertson was about to order Alice's family killed.
** President Robertson ordered Alice's family killed in the past.

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** President Robertson had lost his mind and was about to order a nuclear strike on Beijing.
Beijing, forcing Alice to kill him to prevent WW3.
** President Robertson was about to order Alice's family killed.
killed and Alice had to kill him to protect them.
** President Robertson ordered Alice's family killed in the past. She infiltrated his security team, waiting one day to take revenge on him.



* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and President Robertson were old friends and Alice feels horrible about betraying him. After killing him, she [[CradlingYourKill cradles him]] in her arms and sobs over his corpse before leaving.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and President Robertson were old friends and Alice feels horrible about betraying him. After killing him, she [[CradlingYourKill cradles him]] in her arms and sobs over his corpse before leaving.sobs.

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** Alice defects to the Russians and joins their President's security team before assassinating him as well. She repeats this process with Germany, China, South Korea, North Korea and so on.

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** Alice defects to the Russians Russia and joins their President's security team before assassinating him as well. She repeats this process with Germany, China, South Korea, North Korea and so on.



** Alice runs away and abandons President Robertson when he is attacked.
** Alice accidentally shoots President Robertson dead.

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** Alice runs away and cowardly abandons President Robertson when he is attacked.
** Alice [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace accidentally shoots shoots]] President Robertson dead.dead while mishandling her gun.
** Alice paralyses President Robertson.



* '''Parodied''': Alice is a cackling ObviouslyEvil maniac who spends most of her time ranting about how much she hates President Robertson.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice is a cackling ObviouslyEvil maniac who spends most of her time ranting about how much she hates President Robertson.Robertson, who nevertheless trusts her with his life.



* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and President Robertson were old friends and Alice feels horrible about betraying him.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and President Robertson were old friends and Alice feels horrible about betraying him. After killing him, she [[CradlingYourKill cradles him]] in her arms and sobs over his corpse before leaving.

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** Alice defects to the Russians and joins their President's security team before assassinating him as well. She repeats this process with another country.

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** Alice defects to the Russians and joins their President's security team before assassinating him as well. She repeats this process with another country.Germany, China, South Korea, North Korea and so on.



** Every executive-level politician is assassinated by their bodyguard.

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** Every executive-level politician is assassinated by their bodyguard.bodyguard at the same time.



** Alice runs away and abandons President Robertson when he is attacked.
** Alice accidentally shoots President Robertson dead.



** President Robertson is a {{Jerkass}} who mistreats and harasses Alice.
** Alice was bribed to kill Robertson by Vice President Edwards.

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** President Robertson is a {{Jerkass}} who mistreats and sexually harasses Alice.
** Alice was bribed to kill Robertson by [[TheStarscream Vice President Edwards.]]



** President Robertson ordered Alice's family killed in the past.



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* '''Parodied''': ???Alice is a cackling ObviouslyEvil maniac who spends most of her time ranting about how much she hates President Robertson.



* '''Defied''': President Robertson has Alice spied on and has her fired or arrested when he learns of her scheming.

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* '''Defied''': President Robertson has Alice spied on and has her fired or fired, arrested and/or executed when he learns of her scheming.
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'''Basic Trope''': A bodyguard murders the person they were assigned to protect.
* '''Straight''': President Robertson is assassinated by his personal bodyguard Alice.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice defects to the Russians and joins their President's security team before assassinating him as well. She repeats this process with another country.
** Alice also murders President Robertson's wife and children.
** President Robertson's entire security team betrays him.
** Every executive-level politician is assassinated by their bodyguard.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice conspires with revolutionaries and gives up President Robertson's location.
** Alice conspires with President Robertson's opponent and hands them dirt about him.
* '''Justified''':
** President Robertson is a {{Jerkass}} who mistreats and harasses Alice.
** Alice was bribed to kill Robertson by Vice President Edwards.
** President Robertson had lost his mind and was about to order a nuclear strike on Beijing.
** President Robertson was about to order Alice's family killed.
* '''Inverted''': President Robertson murders his bodyguard Alice.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Alice does not betray President Robertson.
** President Robertson does not have a bodyguard.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': President Robertson has Alice spied on and has her fired or arrested when he learns of her scheming.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Alice is known to be conspiring against President Robertson. She disappears after President Robertson's assassination.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and President Robertson were old friends and Alice feels horrible about betraying him.
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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