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** Bob tells Emperor Evulz that he'll surrender in exchange for Maybelle's safety, but when Evulz thinks Bob will give in to him, Bob attacks him while mocking him for actually believing that he'd ever bow down to his demands.
** Evulz mocks Bob for assuming that he wouldn't uphold his end of the bargain and being too skeptical.
** Bob tells Emperor Evulz that he'll surrender in exchange for Maybelle's safety, but when Evulz thinks Bob will give in to him, Bob attacks him while mocking him for actually believing that he'd ever bow down to his demands.
** Evulz mocks Bob for assuming that he wouldn't uphold his end of the bargain and being too skeptical.
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* '''Subverted:''' Bob hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that Evulz upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it, just long enough for it to seem that he might go back on his promise, and then releases Maybelle without any further fuss as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all."
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** Bob hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that Evulz upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it, just long enough for it to seem that he might go back on his promise, and then releases Maybelle without any further fuss as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all.""
** After handing over the MacGuffin, Evulz runs off with it in his grasp, neglecting his end of the bargain, all the while [[EvilLaugh cackling all the way]], before he grinds to a halt and [[DidntThinkThisThrough realizes that the]] MagicallyBindingContract that he signed with Bob ''compels'' him to return Maybelle. WhosLaughingNow
** Bob hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that Evulz upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it, just long enough for it to seem that he might go back on his promise, and then releases Maybelle without any further fuss as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all.
** After handing over the MacGuffin, Evulz runs off with it in his grasp, neglecting his end of the bargain, all the while [[EvilLaugh cackling all the way]], before he grinds to a halt and [[DidntThinkThisThrough realizes that the]] MagicallyBindingContract that he signed with Bob ''compels'' him to return Maybelle. WhosLaughingNow
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* '''Subverted:''' Bob hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that Evulz upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it for a moment and then releases Maybelle without any further fuss as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all."
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* '''Subverted:''' Bob hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that Evulz upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it it, just long enough for a moment it to seem that he might go back on his promise, and then releases Maybelle without any further fuss as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all."
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** Bob [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shoots Emperor Evulz]] as he brags about not giving back Maybelle.
** Bob doesn't give back the MacGuffin, since [[GenreSavvy he doesn't expect Emperor Evulz to keep his end of the bargain.]]
** Bob [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shoots Emperor Evulz]] as he brags about not giving back Maybelle.
** Bob doesn't give back the MacGuffin, since [[GenreSavvy he doesn't expect Emperor Evulz to keep his end of the bargain.]]
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???Emperor Evulz refusing to follow through on the deal comes back to bite him, [[DidntThinkThisThrough as he realizes later]], since he just placed a big target on himself by keeping Maybelle hostage. The only way he is able to avoid facing [[BigBrotherInstinct Bob's complete and utter wrath]] is to just let Maybelle go since he had what he wanted anyways.
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* '''Subverted:''' Bob hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that Evulz upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it for a moment and then releases Maybelle without any further fuzz as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all."
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* '''Subverted:''' Bob hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that Evulz upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it for a moment and then releases Maybelle without any further fuzz fuss as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all."
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* '''Straight:''' Bob, TheHero, has been blackmailed into a deal where is give to give the MacGuffin to [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] in exchange for his little sister, Maybelle, whom Evulz has taken hostage. However, even though Bob willingly hands over the MacGuffin, Evulz declares he has no intention of releasing Maybelle, and mocks Bob for being naïve enough to believe that he would actually keep his word.
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* '''Straight:''' Bob, TheHero, has been blackmailed into a deal where he is give to give the MacGuffin to [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] in exchange for his little sister, Maybelle, whom Evulz has taken hostage. However, even though Bob willingly hands over the MacGuffin, Evulz declares he has no intention of releasing Maybelle, and mocks Bob for being naïve enough to believe that he would actually keep his word.
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* '''Parodied:''' "NO! I will ''not'' give you your ice-cream back!"
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???"Well, {{I gave my word}}, yes, that is true, but I am ''clearly'' a [[CardCarryingVillain villain]], but - wait. Hmm... Eh, sure, have her back. I don't remember why I needed her captured any-WAIT! I remember now! Nope, I'm not releas...wait a minute... AGH! I can't make my mind up! Hmm... Wait, where did Mabyelle go?... [[PrecisionFStrike FUCK!]]" Cue the camera panning to Bob and Maybelle escaping the castle with the MacGuffin.
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* '''Subverted:''' Bob hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that Evulz upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it for a moment and then casually releases Maybelle without any further fuzz as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all."
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* '''Subverted:''' Bob hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that Evulz upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it for a moment and then casually releases Maybelle without any further fuzz as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all."
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* '''Straight:''' Bob, TheHero, thinks he's thwarted [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]]'s plan, and confronts him. Emperor Evulz laughs at this, revealing that Bob either wasn't as successful as he thought he was, or he only stopped a small part.
* '''Justified:''' The writers need a way to keep Evulz around for longer, in order to develop him into a more complex villain (or they plan to have him [[HeelFaceTurn change his name to AG. Ood Guy]], but circumstances at the present make it very difficult to do so without having it come across as an {{Asspull}}).
* '''Subverted:''' Bob stops one of Evulz's plans, but is [[GenreSavvy smart enough]] to know that it's not all Evulz has planned.
** Bob believes he's stopped Evulz's plan, and it turns out that he's right.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Turns out that the plan Bob stopped was not one of Evulz's, but is a smaller one of [[GreaterScopeVillain Commander Chaos]]'s.
** However, Evulz moves over to his backup plan, one Bob had thought he had stopped, but didn't.
* '''Inverted:''' Emperor Evulz believes that Bob has been defeated, and uses this line to gloat. Bob gets a second wind, or [[IAmNotLeftHanded has been holding back, and decides to go all out]].
* '''Parodied:''' Bob, a servant of [[BigGood Queen Alice]], stops one of Evulz's plans (giving Alice, who has a deadly peanut allergy, a chocolate milkshake with ground up peanuts mixed in) by accident (he falsely assumes that the milkshake is his, and drinks it). When Evulz confronts him, Bob has no idea what he is talking about.
* '''Exploited:''' Bob is GenreSavvy, and decides to use this trope to see if Evulz has anything else up his sleeve.
* '''Justified:''' The writers need a way to keep Evulz around for longer, in order to develop him into a more complex villain (or they plan to have him [[HeelFaceTurn change his name to AG. Ood Guy]], but circumstances at the present make it very difficult to do so without having it come across as an {{Asspull}}).
* '''Subverted:''' Bob stops one of Evulz's plans, but is [[GenreSavvy smart enough]] to know that it's not all Evulz has planned.
** Bob believes he's stopped Evulz's plan, and it turns out that he's right.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Turns out that the plan Bob stopped was not one of Evulz's, but is a smaller one of [[GreaterScopeVillain Commander Chaos]]'s.
** However, Evulz moves over to his backup plan, one Bob had thought he had stopped, but didn't.
* '''Inverted:''' Emperor Evulz believes that Bob has been defeated, and uses this line to gloat. Bob gets a second wind, or [[IAmNotLeftHanded has been holding back, and decides to go all out]].
* '''Parodied:''' Bob, a servant of [[BigGood Queen Alice]], stops one of Evulz's plans (giving Alice, who has a deadly peanut allergy, a chocolate milkshake with ground up peanuts mixed in) by accident (he falsely assumes that the milkshake is his, and drinks it). When Evulz confronts him, Bob has no idea what he is talking about.
* '''Exploited:''' Bob is GenreSavvy, and decides to use this trope to see if Evulz has anything else up his sleeve.
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'''Basic Trope:''' The villain taunts the hero for demanding that they uphold a bargain they never had any intention of keeping.
* '''Straight:''' Bob, TheHero,thinks he's thwarted has been blackmailed into a deal where is give to give the MacGuffin to [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]]'s plan, and confronts him. Emperor Evulz]] in exchange for his little sister, Maybelle, whom Evulz laughs at this, revealing that has taken hostage. However, even though Bob either wasn't as successful as he thought he was, or he only stopped a small part.
* '''Justified:''' The writers need a way to keepwillingly hands over the MacGuffin, Evulz around declares he has no intention of releasing Maybelle, and mocks Bob for longer, in order being naïve enough to develop him into a more complex villain (or they plan to have him [[HeelFaceTurn change believe that he would actually keep his name to AG. Ood Guy]], but circumstances at the present make it very difficult to do so without having it come across as an {{Asspull}}).
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* '''Subverted:''' Bobstops one of Evulz's plans, but is [[GenreSavvy smart enough]] to know hands over the MacGuffin, and demands that it's not all Evulz has planned.
** Bob believes he's stopped Evulz's plan,upholds his end of the deal. [[NobleDemon Evulz]], ruminates over it for a moment and it turns out that he's right.
then casually releases Maybelle without any further fuzz as he answers "Why, yes. {{I gave my word}} after all."
* '''DoubleSubverted:''' Turns out that Subverted:''' ...But as the plan Bob stopped was not one of Evulz's, but is a smaller one of [[GreaterScopeVillain Commander Chaos]]'s.
** However, Evulz moves over to his backup plan, one Bob had thought he had stopped, but didn't.
* '''Inverted:''' Emperor Evulz believes that Bob has been defeated, and uses this line to gloat. Bob gets a second wind, or [[IAmNotLeftHanded has been holding back, and decides to go all out]].
* '''Parodied:'''freed Maybelle runs towards Bob, [[CardCarryingVillain Evulz]] casually shoots her InTheBack, as he cacklingly adds "...And you were a servant of [[BigGood Queen Alice]], stops one of Evulz's plans (giving Alice, who has a deadly peanut allergy, a chocolate milkshake with ground up peanuts mixed in) by accident (he falsely assumes that the milkshake is his, and drinks it). When Evulz confronts him, Bob has no idea what he is talking about.
* '''Exploited:''' Bob is GenreSavvy, and decides to use this trope to see if Evulz has anything else up his sleeve.fool for ever trusting it!"
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** Bob believes he's stopped Evulz's plan,
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** However, Evulz moves over to his backup plan, one Bob had thought he had stopped, but didn't.
* '''Inverted:''' Emperor Evulz believes that Bob has been defeated, and uses this line to gloat. Bob gets a second wind, or [[IAmNotLeftHanded has been holding back, and decides to go all out]].
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* '''Exploited:''' Bob is GenreSavvy, and decides to use this trope to see if Evulz has anything else up his sleeve.
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* '''Parodied:''' Bob stops one of Evulz's plans (giving [[BigGood Queen Alice]], who has a deadly peanut allergy, a chocolate milkshake with ground up peanuts mixed in) by accident (he falsely assumes that the milkshake is his, and drinks it). When Evulz confronts him, Bob has no idea what he is talking about.
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* '''Parodied:''' Bob Bob, a servant of [[BigGood Queen Alice]], stops one of Evulz's plans (giving [[BigGood Queen Alice]], Alice, who has a deadly peanut allergy, a chocolate milkshake with ground up peanuts mixed in) by accident (he falsely assumes that the milkshake is his, and drinks it). When Evulz confronts him, Bob has no idea what he is talking about.
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* '''Justified:''' The writers need a way to keep Evulz around for longer, in order to develop him into a more complex villain (or they plan to have him [[HeelFaceTurn become AG. Ood Guy]], but circumstances at the present make it very difficult to do so without having it come across as an {{Asspull}}).
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* '''Justified:''' The writers need a way to keep Evulz around for longer, in order to develop him into a more complex villain (or they plan to have him [[HeelFaceTurn become change his name to AG. Ood Guy]], but circumstances at the present make it very difficult to do so without having it come across as an {{Asspull}}).
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* '''Straight:''' Bob, TheHero, thinks he's thwarted [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]]'s plan, and confronts him. Emperor Evulz laughs at this, revealing that Bob either wasn't as successful as he thought he was, or he only stopped a small part.
* '''Justified:''' The writers need a way to keep Evulz around for longer, in order to develop him into a more complex villain (or they plan to have him [[HeelFaceTurn become AG. Ood Guy]], but circumstances at the present make it very difficult to do so without having it come across as an {{Asspull}}).
* '''Subverted:''' Bob stops one of Evulz's plans, but is [[GenreSavvy smart enough]] to know that it's not all Evulz has planned.
** Bob believes he's stopped Evulz's plan, and it turns out that he's right.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Turns out that the plan Bob stopped was not one of Evulz's, but is a smaller one of [[GreaterScopeVillain Commander Chaos]]'s.
** However, Evulz moves over to his backup plan, one Bob had thought he had stopped, but didn't.
* '''Inverted:''' Emperor Evulz believes that Bob has been defeated, and uses this line to gloat. Bob gets a second wind, or [[IAmNotLeftHanded has been holding back, and decides to go all out]].
* '''Parodied:''' Bob stops one of Evulz's plans (giving [[BigGood Queen Alice]], who has a deadly peanut allergy, a chocolate milkshake with ground up peanuts mixed in) by accident (he falsely assumes that the milkshake is his, and drinks it). When Evulz confronts him, Bob has no idea what he is talking about.
* '''Exploited:''' Bob is GenreSavvy, and decides to use this trope to see if Evulz has anything else up his sleeve.
* '''Justified:''' The writers need a way to keep Evulz around for longer, in order to develop him into a more complex villain (or they plan to have him [[HeelFaceTurn become AG. Ood Guy]], but circumstances at the present make it very difficult to do so without having it come across as an {{Asspull}}).
* '''Subverted:''' Bob stops one of Evulz's plans, but is [[GenreSavvy smart enough]] to know that it's not all Evulz has planned.
** Bob believes he's stopped Evulz's plan, and it turns out that he's right.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Turns out that the plan Bob stopped was not one of Evulz's, but is a smaller one of [[GreaterScopeVillain Commander Chaos]]'s.
** However, Evulz moves over to his backup plan, one Bob had thought he had stopped, but didn't.
* '''Inverted:''' Emperor Evulz believes that Bob has been defeated, and uses this line to gloat. Bob gets a second wind, or [[IAmNotLeftHanded has been holding back, and decides to go all out]].
* '''Parodied:''' Bob stops one of Evulz's plans (giving [[BigGood Queen Alice]], who has a deadly peanut allergy, a chocolate milkshake with ground up peanuts mixed in) by accident (he falsely assumes that the milkshake is his, and drinks it). When Evulz confronts him, Bob has no idea what he is talking about.
* '''Exploited:''' Bob is GenreSavvy, and decides to use this trope to see if Evulz has anything else up his sleeve.
