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'''Basic Trope''': A sibling becomes hell-bent on murdering the other.

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'''Basic Trope''': A SiblingRivalry turns violent as one sibling becomes hell-bent on murdering the other.
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** Charles is [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth practically a saint]] and Bob wishing to murder him (let alone actually doing the deed) is treated by the narrative as a MoralEventHorizon crossing bigger than the entire blood-stained career of every tyrant in history (especially [[GodwinsLaw Adolf Hitler]]).

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** Charles is [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth practically a saint]] and Bob wishing to murder hurt him (let alone murder him, and never mind actually doing the deed) is treated by the narrative as a MoralEventHorizon crossing bigger than the entire blood-stained career of every tyrant in history (especially [[GodwinsLaw Adolf Hitler]]).
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** Charles is [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth practically a saint]] and Bob wishing to murder him (let alone actually doing the deed) is treated by the narrative as a MoralEventHorizon crossing bigger than the entire blood-stained career of every tyrant in history (especially [[GodwinsLaw Adolf Hitler]]).
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob does a musical number about killing Charles, and vice versa.

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* '''Enforced''': "The plot requires Charles to die, but how should we kill him off?" "We know he has a brother who never liked him. Let's have his brother kill him."

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"The plot requires Charles to die, but how should we kill him off?" "We know he has a brother who never liked him. Let's have his brother kill him.""
** ''Bible Stories'' has reached Genesis 4:1-18 and isn't skipping it.
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** Bob is angry and jealous about the fact that [[ParentalFavoritism his parents have always prefered Charles]] over [[TheUnfavorite him]].
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** [[AccidentalMurder Bob accidentally kills Charles.]]
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** The real culprit was their [[RememberTheNewGuy previously-unseen sister]], {{Alice|AndBob}}.

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** [[CainAndAbelAndSeth The real culprit was their their]] [[RememberTheNewGuy previously-unseen sister]], {{Alice|AndBob}}.
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** [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling Bob considers Charles annoying.]]

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

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* '''Exploited''': ???'''Exploited''':
** Bob's parents are villains who want to get rid of Charles for opposing them, so they manipulate Bob into killing him by feeding him lies about his good-hearted brother.
** On the other hand, Bob is TheUnfavorite who [[WellDoneSonGuy desperately wants his parents' approval]], so his parents give him the task of killing Charles, who Bob hated for [[ParentalFavoritism being the favored child]], knowing that Bob would mostly like fail and either incriminate himself or die at Charles' hands.
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** Alice intervenes and forces Bob and Charlie to settle their differences in a manner that doesn't involve fratricide.
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** [[HonorRelatedAbuse Bob thinks Charles dishonored the family and deserves death.]]
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** ThickerThanWater

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'''Basic Trope''': A character murders their sibling.
* '''Straight''': Bob murders his brother, Charles.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character murders their sibling.
sibling becomes hell-bent on murdering the other.
* '''Straight''': Bob murders wants to murder his brother, Charles.



** Bob has [[MassiveNumberedSiblings fifteen siblings]], and kills them all.
** Most of the work's characters have murdered at least one sibling.

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** Bob has [[MassiveNumberedSiblings fifteen siblings]], and kills them all.
he plots to kill every single one of them.
** Most of the work's characters have murdered feels murderous hatred towards at least one sibling.



** Charles was trying to kill Bob, so he acted in self defense.

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** Charles was trying tried to kill Bob, so he acted in self defense.



* '''Averted''': No one kills or injures a sibling.

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* '''Averted''': No one kills attempts to kill or injures injure a sibling.



** "Why did you kill Charles? SiblingRivalry?" "No, I just felt like it. That's all."

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** "Why did you do want to kill Charles? SiblingRivalry?" "No, I just felt feel like it. That's all."



** Bob is the only person who knows that Charles is plotting world domination, and [[CassandraTruth no one believes him]]. He kills Charles, and in order to avoid getting caught, he [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident makes it look like either suicide or an accident]].

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** Bob is the only person who knows that Charles is plotting world domination, and [[CassandraTruth no one believes him]]. He kills believes the only solution is to kill Charles, and in order to avoid getting caught, he [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident makes attempts to make it look like either suicide or an accident]].



* '''Implied''': Charles is found dead in a back alley, with a deep stab wound through his heart. The murderer is never found, but Bob's journal is later shown to contain the entry "I did it! I finally did away with my rotten brother!"
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is found out and arrested.

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* '''Implied''': Charles is found dead in a back alley, with a deep stab wound through his heart. The murderer is never found, but Bob's journal is later shown to contain the entry "I did it! I finally did away with my rotten brother!"
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob When Charles is found dead, Bob's previous and repeated outspoken hatred of Charles and his wish to kill him means he is quickly found out and arrested.
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** Charles was trying to kill Bob, so he acted in self defense.
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** "I need today off. There's about to be a death in the family." "Wait, how do you know that?" "[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I don't know how I know it.]] [[LogicalFallacies I just do.]]"

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** "I need today off. There's about to be a death in the family." "Wait, how do you know that?" "[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I don't "...Do you not know how I know it.]] [[LogicalFallacies I just do.]]"what a one-liner is?"
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** "I need today off. There's about to be a death in the family."

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** "I need today off. There's about to be a death in the family."" "Wait, how do you know that?" "[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I don't know how I know it.]] [[LogicalFallacies I just do.]]"



* '''Reconstructed''': Bob comes up with an alibi in advance, destroys any surveillance cameras that are present. The key piece of evidence, a hair, is DNA tested, and though to be Charles's. It's actually Bob's, but him and Charles are identical twins.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob comes up with an alibi in advance, and destroys any surveillance cameras that are present. The key piece of evidence, a hair, is DNA tested, and though to be Charles's. It's actually Bob's, but him and Charles are identical twins.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob comes up with an alibi in advance, destroys any surveillance cameras that are present, and wears full-body armor when killing Charles, so as to avoid leaving any DNA evidence.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob comes up with an alibi in advance, destroys any surveillance cameras that are present, present. The key piece of evidence, a hair, is DNA tested, and wears full-body armor when killing Charles, so as though to avoid leaving any DNA evidence.be Charles's. It's actually Bob's, but him and Charles are identical twins.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[PoliceAreUseless The police overlook some seemingly obvious evidence]] that Bob murdered Charles and Bob publicly boasts about his successful murder scheme, and still doesn't get arrested.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[PoliceAreUseless The police overlook some seemingly obvious evidence]] that Bob murdered Charles and Charles. Bob publicly boasts about his successful murder scheme, and still doesn't get arrested.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[PoliceAreUseless The police overlook some seemingly obvious evidence]] that Bob murdered Charles. BonusPoints if Bob publicly boasts about his successful murder scheme, and still doesn't get arrested.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[PoliceAreUseless The police overlook some seemingly obvious evidence]] that Bob murdered Charles. BonusPoints if Charles and Bob publicly boasts about his successful murder scheme, and still doesn't get arrested.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Why did you kill Charles? SiblingRivalry?" "No, I just felt like it. That's all."

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"Why did you kill Charles? SiblingRivalry?" "No, I just felt like it. That's all."
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** "I need today off. There's about to be a death in the family."
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** Bob knows that Charles is dangerous to society.

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** [[KillTheOnesYouLove Bob knows that Charles is dangerous to society.]]
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'''Basic Trope''': A character murders their sibling.
* '''Straight''': Bob murders his brother, Charles.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob has [[MassiveNumberedSiblings fifteen siblings]], and kills them all.
** Most of the work's characters have murdered at least one sibling.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob hires a hitman to kill Charles.
** [[AccidentalMurder Bob accidentally kills Charles.]]
** Bob [[BigBrotherBully intentionally injures Charles]], but not fatally.
** Bob and Charles are half-brothers.
* '''Justified''':
** [[SiblingRivalry Bob and Charles never really liked each other.]]
** Bob knows that Charles is dangerous to society.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob saves Charles from a murderer.
** [[WhiteMage Bob resurrects Charles]] [[BackFromTheDead from the dead.]]
* '''Subverted''':
** Charles suffers a DisneyDeath at Bob's hands.
** Bob thinks he's killed Charles, but it turns out that "Charles" was just [[ActuallyADoombot a dummy]] planted by the real Charles in order to fool Bob.
** Charles was murdered, and the police suspect Bob at first, but they later figure out that [[RedHerring he's innocent]].
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Later on, Bob kills Charles for real.
** Bob realizes his mistake and kills the real Charles.
** The real culprit was their [[RememberTheNewGuy previously-unseen sister]], {{Alice|AndBob}}.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob kills Charles, and later saves Alice's life.
* '''Averted''': No one kills or injures a sibling.
* '''Enforced''': "The plot requires Charles to die, but how should we kill him off?" "We know he has a brother who never liked him. Let's have his brother kill him."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why did you kill Charles? SiblingRivalry?" "No, I just felt like it. That's all."
* '''Invoked''':
** Bob decides to kill his brother just for kicks.
** Bob is the only person who knows that Charles is plotting world domination, and [[CassandraTruth no one believes him]]. He kills Charles, and in order to avoid getting caught, he [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident makes it look like either suicide or an accident]].
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':
** Charles suspects that Bob is out to get him, and flees the country.
** Bob refuses to kill Charles.
* '''Discussed''': "I didn't kill Charles. Why does everyone always suspect the victim's siblings?"
* '''Conversed''': "What did I miss?" "Not much. Bob just killed his brother."
* '''Implied''': Charles is found dead in a back alley, with a deep stab wound through his heart. The murderer is never found, but Bob's journal is later shown to contain the entry "I did it! I finally did away with my rotten brother!"
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is found out and arrested.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob comes up with an alibi in advance, destroys any surveillance cameras that are present, and wears full-body armor when killing Charles, so as to avoid leaving any DNA evidence.
* '''Played For Laughs''': [[PoliceAreUseless The police overlook some seemingly obvious evidence]] that Bob murdered Charles. BonusPoints if Bob publicly boasts about his successful murder scheme, and still doesn't get arrested.
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