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* '''Straight''': Bob [[BoomHeadshot shoots himself in the head]], but instead of dying, he suffers severe head injuries.

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* '''Straight''': Bob [[BoomHeadshot shoots himself in the head]], but instead head]]. Instead of dying, he suffers severe head injuries.



** Another neurologist looks at Bob's vitals, and says that he's still very much alive, but that he's not likely to ever wake up from his coma ... and if he does, his brain is so badly injured that he'll never be able to walk, talk, eat solid food, or take care of himself ever again.

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** Another neurologist looks at Bob's vitals, and says that he's still very much alive, but that he's not likely to ever wake up from his coma ... coma, and even if he does, his brain is so badly injured that he'll never be able to walk, talk, eat solid food, or take care of himself ever again.



** Bob gets himself "[[Film/GroundhogDay shot, stabbed, poisoned, frozen, hung [sic], electrocuted, and burned]]," which do varying degrees of damage to him. At least one of them kills him but he's subsequently brought BackFromTheDead.

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** Bob gets himself "[[Film/GroundhogDay shot, stabbed, poisoned, frozen, hung [sic], electrocuted, and burned]]," goes through a WholePlotReference to ''Film/GroundhogDay'', attempting suicide in several ways which do varying degrees of damage to him. At least one of them kills him but he's subsequently brought he comes BackFromTheDead.



* '''Enforced''': The author had a failed suicide attempt in the past; he wants to teach the audience about how committing suicide will end badly.

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* '''Enforced''': The author had a failed suicide attempt in the past; he past and wants to [[AnAesop teach the audience about how committing suicide will end badly.badly]].






** Bob refuses to try to kill himself.

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** As much pain or anguish as he may feel, Bob refuses to try to kill himself.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is not quite a human vegetable and has coma dreams. He still wants to die. He asks Alice to finish the deed when she enters his dreams, but Alice refuses. Bob is effectively trapped in his own mind.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is freed thanks to a massive humanitarian intervention and [[HappilyFailedSuicide realizes how much better he feels being alive]].



%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is not quite a veggie and has coma dreams. He still wants to die. He asks Alice to finish the deed when she enters his dreams, but Alice refuses. Bob is effectively trapped in his own mind.
%%* '''Reconstructed''': Bob
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* '''Implied''': Bob has a mental disorder and is missing for a few episodes before coming back with noticeable gauze bandages on his wrists.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob attempts to [[FakingTheDead fake his death]], but accidentally kills himself for real.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob attempts to [[FakingTheDead fake his death]], [[AccidentalSuicide but accidentally kills himself for real.real]].
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** Bob's aim is thrown off as he realises at the last second that he doesn't really want to die.

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** Bob's Bob messes up his aim is thrown off in a panic as he realises at the last second that he doesn't really want to die.
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** Bob's aim is thrown off as he realises at the last second that he doesn't really want to die.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character commits suicide and fails.
* '''Straight''': Bob shoots himself on the head, but instead of dying, he suffers severe head injuries.
* '''Exaggerated''':

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'''Basic Trope''': A character commits tries to commit suicide and fails.
* '''Straight''': Bob [[BoomHeadshot shoots himself on in the head, head]], but instead of dying, he suffers severe head injuries.
* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':



** Another neurologist looks at Bob's vitals, and says that he's still very much alive, but that he's not likely to ever wake up from his coma... and if he does, his brain is so badly injured that he'll never be able to walk, talk, eat solid food, or take care of himself ever again.
* '''Parodied''': Bob shoots himself in the head... and the bullet bounces off.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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** Another neurologist looks at Bob's vitals, and says that he's still very much alive, but that he's not likely to ever wake up from his coma... coma ... and if he does, his brain is so badly injured that he'll never be able to walk, talk, eat solid food, or take care of himself ever again.
again.
* '''Parodied''': Bob shoots himself in the head... head ... and the bullet bounces off.
off.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''':
** Following his suicide attempt, Bob crosses the line between being alive and dead too many times to count.
** Bob gets himself "[[Film/GroundhogDay shot, stabbed, poisoned, frozen, hung [sic], electrocuted, and burned]]," which do varying degrees of damage to him. At least one of them kills him but he's subsequently brought BackFromTheDead.



* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': Bob looks for instructions in how to properly kill himself.

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* '''Exploited''':
'''Exploited''': Bob tried to kill himself to avoid paying a debt to Alice. When she learns he failed, she pursues the issue more aggressively and even [[MovingTheGoalposts introduces a new]] [[LeonineContract "hundred-percent suicide-attempt interest rate"]].
* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Bob looks for instructions in on how to properly kill himself properly.
** Bob refuses to try to
kill himself.



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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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%%* '''Played For for Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For for Drama''': ???
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* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???
Bob's son Will is afraid his father will commit suicide, and when nobody believes him he sabotages Bob's gun so it jams.
* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob jumps off a skyscraper but somehow survives without even hurting himself.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob jumps off a skyscraper but somehow survives without even hurting himself.himself.
** Bob tours all over town, trying to get shot and stabbed by thieves, get run over by cars and trains, swallow various types of poison, get a gun and bullets, and jumping from various buildings. A PlagueOfGoodFortune keeps him alive through all of this and even makes him an AccidentalHero, to his increasing despair.



** Bob was BornLucky and ''hates'' it.



** Another neurologist looks at Bob's vitals, and says that he's still very much alive, but that he's not likely to ever wake up from his coma...and if he does, his brain is so badly injured that he'll never be able to walk, talk, eat solid food, or take care of himself ever again.

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** Another neurologist looks at Bob's vitals, and says that he's still very much alive, but that he's not likely to ever wake up from his coma... and if he does, his brain is so badly injured that he'll never be able to walk, talk, eat solid food, or take care of himself ever again.
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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ??????

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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
Bob is not quite a veggie and has coma dreams. He still wants to die. He asks Alice to finish the deed when she enters his dreams, but Alice refuses. Bob is effectively trapped in his own mind.
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ??????Bob

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* '''Subverted''': Bob shoots himself in the head and he survives, but later internal bleeding kills him.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob shoots himself in the head and he survives, but later internal bleeding kills him.



* '''Double Subverted''': ... and then he goes to the hospital where they successfully revive him.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ... Subverted''':
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and then he goes to the hospital where they successfully revive him.



%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
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** Bob shoots himself in the head, and he is declared brain-dead at the hospital.


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** Another neurologist looks at Bob's vitals, and says that he's still very much alive, but that he's not likely to ever wake up from his coma...and if he does, his brain is so badly injured that he'll never be able to walk, talk, eat solid food, or take care of himself ever again.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob tries to avoid dying, but dies anyways.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob tries attempts to avoid dying, [[FakingTheDead fake his death]], but dies anyways.accidentally kills himself for real.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ... and then he goes to the hostpial where they successfully revive him.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ... and then he goes to the hostpial hospital where they successfully revive him.
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* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Bob shoots himself in the head and he survives, but later internal bleeding kills him.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''': ... and then he goes to the hostpial where they successfully revive him.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Why am I in the hospital? I should be dead."



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Bob looks for instructions in how to properly kill himself.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
Bob jumps off a skyscraper but somehow survives without even hurting himself.
* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob jumps off a building and becomes completely paralyzed, but just barely escapes with his life.



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

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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob shoots himself in the head... and the bullet bounces off.



%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ?????????
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'''Basic Trope''': A character commits suicide and fails.
*'''Straight''': Bob shoots himself on the head, but instead of dying, he suffers severe head injuries.
*'''Exaggerated''': ???
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''':
** Bob happens to be immortal.
** Bob has a poor aim.
*'''Inverted''': Bob tries to avoid dying, but dies anyways.
*'''Subverted''': ???
*'''Double Subverted''': ???
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Bob successfully commits suicide.
*'''Enforced''': The author had a failed suicide attempt in the past; he wants to teach the audience about how committing suicide will end badly.
*'''Lampshaded''': ???
*'''Invoked''': ???
*'''Exploited''': ???
*'''Defied''': ???
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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