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* '''Zig Zagged''': The combat by champions is taken on an army-by-army basis. Queen Alice accepts, Emperor Evulz refuses, Baron Bloodlust [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking fights in one,]] while the rebel forces pretend to accept and then kill the champion in his sleep.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': The combat by champions is taken on an army-by-army basis. Queen Alice accepts, Emperor Evulz refuses, Baron Bloodlust [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking [[RankScalesWithAsskicking fights in one,]] while the rebel forces pretend to accept and then kill the champion in his sleep.
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** Alice has inferior numbers but knows that Bob's men are suffering wavering loyalty and Bob is locked into a bind - he would win with numbers but a decent chunk of his men would die and they know it. Thus he needs to either do it himself or promise rich rewards to his best man.
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this is a few magnitudes worse than who vs. whom, but it sounds less awkward this way
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* '''Straight''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever's champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
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* '''Straight''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever's whosever champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
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* '''Straight''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever is champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
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* '''Straight''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever is whoever's champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
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** There is massive brawling and argue over who gets to be the champion on both side. After a bloody civil war, each faction decides who enters the CombatByChampion...[[RedundantDepartmentofRedundancy by champion.]]
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** There is massive brawling and argue over who gets to be the champion on both side. After a bloody civil war, each faction decides who enters the CombatByChampion... [[RedundantDepartmentofRedundancy by champion.]]
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** King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice promptly [[CombatPragmatist snipe King Bob with a crossbow]].
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** King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice promptly [[CombatPragmatist snipe snipes King Bob with a crossbow]].
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* '''Defied''': King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice refuses.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alicerefuses.refuses.
** King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice promptly [[CombatPragmatist snipe King Bob with a crossbow]].
** King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice
** King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice promptly [[CombatPragmatist snipe King Bob with a crossbow]].
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* '''Straight''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever's champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
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* '''Straight''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever's whoever is champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
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* '''Parodied''': Instead of a duel, the champions have an arm-wrestling competition.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Instead of a duel, the champions have an arm-wrestling competition.
** Instead of a duel, the champions have an arm-wrestling competition.
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* '''Invoked''': A soldier suggests that the war be settled by a duel, in hopes that he can go home when it is finished.
** King Bob demands the duel, knowing that his army is overall weaker than Alice's army, but his champion, the BlackKnight, [[OneManArmy is far stronger than any one man on alice's side.]]
* '''Exploited''': Queen Alice agrees, then attacks while Bob's forces aren't expecting it.
** King bob sends a child to the duel, hoping that Alice's champion will be too guilt-ridden to attack.
** King Bob demands the duel, knowing that his army is overall weaker than Alice's army, but his champion, the BlackKnight, [[OneManArmy is far stronger than any one man on alice's side.]]
* '''Exploited''': Queen Alice agrees, then attacks while Bob's forces aren't expecting it.
** King bob sends a child to the duel, hoping that Alice's champion will be too guilt-ridden to attack.
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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
** A soldier suggests that the war be settled by a duel, in hopes that he can go home when it is finished.
** King Bob demands the duel, knowing that his army is overall weaker than Alice's army, but his champion, the BlackKnight, [[OneManArmy is far stronger than any one man onalice's Alice's side.]]
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** Queen Alice agrees, then attacks while Bob's forces aren't expecting it.
** Kingbob Bob sends a child to the duel, hoping that Alice's champion will be too guilt-ridden to attack.
** A soldier suggests that the war be settled by a duel, in hopes that he can go home when it is finished.
** King Bob demands the duel, knowing that his army is overall weaker than Alice's army, but his champion, the BlackKnight, [[OneManArmy is far stronger than any one man on
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** Queen Alice agrees, then attacks while Bob's forces aren't expecting it.
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* '''Deconstructed''': This is used in every major conflict, and Queen Alice's empire becomes overtly powerful because she has the best training program.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** This is used in every major conflict, and Queen Alice's empire becomes overtly powerful because she has the best training program.
** This is used in every major conflict, and Queen Alice's empire becomes overtly powerful because she has the best training program.
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** There's a DelegationRelay of who fights in the battle, with the end result being that it;s the two weakest members of each army fighting eachother, not the strongest.
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** There's a DelegationRelay of who fights in the battle, with the end result being that it;s it's the two weakest members of each army fighting eachother, not the strongest.eachother; a grandma and a small child, respectively.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
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** There is massive brawling and argue over who gets to be the champion on both side. After a bloody civil war, each faction decides who enters the CombatByChampion...[[RedundantDepartmentofRedundancy by champion.]]
** There's a DelegationRelay of who fights in the battle, with the end result being that it;s the two weakest members of each army fighting eachother, not the strongest.
* '''Zig Zagged''':???
The combat by champions is taken on an army-by-army basis. Queen Alice accepts, Emperor Evulz refuses, Baron Bloodlust [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking fights in one,]] while the rebel forces pretend to accept and then kill the champion in his sleep.
* '''Averted''':???No combat happens in-series: duels or otherwise.
** There's a DelegationRelay of who fights in the battle, with the end result being that it;s the two weakest members of each army fighting eachother, not the strongest.
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** King Bob demands the duel, knowing that his army is overall weaker than Alice's army, but his champion, the BlackKnight, [[OneManArmy is far stronger than any one man on alice's side.]]
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** King bob sends a child to the duel, hoping that Alice's champion will be too guilt-ridden to attack.
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** Bob is a poor loser, and uses his army to attack Alice immediately afterward anyway. [[PyrrhicVictory It's a total slaughter on both sides.]]
*'''Reconstructed''': King Bob just ignores the challenge and insists on instead fighting it out with his full army. While poorly trained and equipped, his legions are expert guerrillas and have better logistics, allowing them to hold their own against Alice's legions.: after a long and bloody war dividing the kingdom between the two, they decide to finally settle things the old fashioned way.
*'''Reconstructed''': King Bob just ignores the challenge and insists on instead fighting it out with his full army. While poorly trained and equipped, his legions are expert guerrillas and have better logistics, allowing them to hold their own against Alice's legions.: after a long and bloody war dividing the kingdom between the two, they decide to finally settle things the old fashioned way.
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* '''Strait''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever's champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
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* '''Strait''': '''Straight''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever's champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
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* '''Downplayed''': a small battle is settled this way after is is fought to a standstill that either side would have trouble breaking.
* '''Justified''': Both sides want to avoid pointless bloodshed.
* '''Justified''': Both sides want to avoid pointless bloodshed.
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* '''Downplayed''': a A small battle is settled this way after is is fought to a standstill that either side would have trouble breaking.
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** Both sides want to avoid pointless bloodshed.
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* '''Inverted''' Bob and Alice's champions get into a fight, and it leads to a full-scale war.
* '''Subverted''': Bob says that he wants to end the war fast, even if it might mean things going worse in the end. Then he reveals his new [[FantasticNuke secret weapon]]
* '''Subverted''': Bob says that he wants to end the war fast, even if it might mean things going worse in the end. Then he reveals his new [[FantasticNuke secret weapon]]
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* '''Inverted''' '''Inverted''': Bob and Alice's champions get into a fight, and it leads to a full-scale war.
* '''Subverted''': Bob says that he wants to end the war fast, even if it might mean things going worse in the end. Then he reveals his new [[FantasticNuke secretweapon]]weapon]].
* '''Subverted''': Bob says that he wants to end the war fast, even if it might mean things going worse in the end. Then he reveals his new [[FantasticNuke secret
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* '''Parodied''': instead of a duel, the champions have an arm-wrestling competition.
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* '''Parodied''': instead Instead of a duel, the champions have an arm-wrestling competition.competition.
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* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
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* '''Defied''': King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice refuses.
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* '''Defied''': King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice refuses.'''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Defied''': King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice refuses.
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* '''Deconstructed''': This is used in every major conflict, and Queen Alice's empire becomes powerful because she has the best training program.
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* '''Deconstructed''': This is used in every major conflict, and Queen Alice's empire becomes overtly powerful because she has the best training program.
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* '''Defied''': King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice refuses.
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* '''Defied''': King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice refuses.refuses.
* '''Invoked''': A soldier suggests that the war be settled by a duel, in hopes that he can go home when it is finished.
* '''Exploited''': Queen Alice agrees, then attacks while Bob's forces aren't expecting it.
* '''Discussed''': "So, what do you think of duels as a way to settle religious wars?"
* '''Deconstructed''': This is used in every major conflict, and Queen Alice's empire becomes powerful because she has the best training program.
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* '''Invoked''': A soldier suggests that the war be settled by a duel, in hopes that he can go home when it is finished.
* '''Exploited''': Queen Alice agrees, then attacks while Bob's forces aren't expecting it.
* '''Discussed''': "So, what do you think of duels as a way to settle religious wars?"
* '''Deconstructed''': This is used in every major conflict, and Queen Alice's empire becomes powerful because she has the best training program.
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'''Basic Trope''': Warring factions decide to settle things by having their most powerful champions duel.
*'''Strait''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever's champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
*'''Exaggerated''': {{God}} and TheDevil make such a deal.
*'''Downplayed''': a small battle is settled this way after is is fought to a standstill that either side would have trouble breaking.
*'''Justified''': Both sides want to avoid pointless bloodshed.
** It is a religious war, and they figure that whoever's champion God favors will win.
** Both sides are convinced that they are going to lose.
*'''Inverted''' Bob and Alice's champions get into a fight, and it leads to a full-scale war.
*'''Subverted''': Bob says that he wants to end the war fast, even if it might mean things going worse in the end. Then he reveals his new [[FantasticNuke secret weapon]]
*'''Double Subverted''': ...then he reveals that it will be controlled by a third party, and used to enforce the finality of the duel's outcome.
*'''Parodied''': instead of a duel, the champions have an arm-wrestling competition.
*'''Enforced''': "We need to have the current war end soon to unify the currently revealed forces against a new threat."
*'''Defied''': King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice refuses.
*'''Strait''': King Bob and Queen Alice agree that whoever's champion can win in a duel to the death claims victory in the war.
*'''Exaggerated''': {{God}} and TheDevil make such a deal.
*'''Downplayed''': a small battle is settled this way after is is fought to a standstill that either side would have trouble breaking.
*'''Justified''': Both sides want to avoid pointless bloodshed.
** It is a religious war, and they figure that whoever's champion God favors will win.
** Both sides are convinced that they are going to lose.
*'''Inverted''' Bob and Alice's champions get into a fight, and it leads to a full-scale war.
*'''Subverted''': Bob says that he wants to end the war fast, even if it might mean things going worse in the end. Then he reveals his new [[FantasticNuke secret weapon]]
*'''Double Subverted''': ...then he reveals that it will be controlled by a third party, and used to enforce the finality of the duel's outcome.
*'''Parodied''': instead of a duel, the champions have an arm-wrestling competition.
*'''Enforced''': "We need to have the current war end soon to unify the currently revealed forces against a new threat."
*'''Defied''': King Bob offers to arrange a duel by champion, but Queen Alice refuses.
