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* '''Invoked''': As revenge for years of bullying, Betty intentionally sabotages Alice's birth control and frames her for plagerism to ruin her changes at a good future.

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As revenge for years of bullying, Betty intentionally sabotages Alice's birth control and frames her for plagerism to ruin her changes at a good future. future.
** Betty manufactures an illusion in which Alice sees a potential BadFuture of her being Miss Future Loser 20XX to [[ScareEmStraight scare the crap outta her]].
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** While Alice has a relatively good life is nothing compared to her {{Glory Days}}, Betty on the other hand is respected authority in her field.

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** While Alice has a relatively good life is life, it's nothing compared to her {{Glory Days}}, Betty Days}}. Betty, on the other hand hand, is a respected authority in her field.
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** Alice's adult life seems terrible at first because her looks faded and her husband is an overweight garbage man. But when asked about it, Alice states that she's never been happier because she genuinely loves her husband and children.

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** Alice's adult life seems terrible at first because her looks faded and her husband is an overweight garbage man. But when asked about it, Alice states that she's never been happier because she genuinely loves in love with her husband and children.adores their children together.



* '''Invoked''': Alice, who was used to [[MenActWomenAre skating by on her looks and charm]] in high school tries to continue that...and discovers the hard way that the adult world doesn't work like that.

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* '''Invoked''': Alice, who was used to [[MenActWomenAre skating by on As revenge for years of bullying, Betty intentionally sabotages Alice's birth control and frames her looks and charm]] in high school tries for plagerism to continue that...and discovers the hard way that the adult world doesn't work like that.ruin her changes at a good future.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice seems to be living a good life as of the reunion; she has a decent job, a husband, and two children, and she even looks good.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then it's revealed that she was only able to maintain her looks via plastic surgery, or that the man she's married to now is actually [[SerialSpouse her third husband]], or that she lost a lot of wealth when the stock market crashed, or that she has an eating disorder. In other words, her life isn't all that great.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Betty expects Alice to be this trope, but when at the reunion
Alice seems to be living a good life as of the reunion; she has a decent job, a husband, and two children, and she even looks good.
** Alice's adult life seems terrible at first because her looks faded and her husband is an overweight garbage man. But when asked about it, Alice states that she's never been happier because she genuinely loves her husband and children.
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Then it's revealed that she was only able to maintain her looks via plastic surgery, or that the man she's married to now is actually [[SerialSpouse her third husband]], or that she lost a lot of wealth when the stock market crashed, or that she has an eating disorder. In other words, her life isn't all that great.
** Alice is lying. She actually hates her husband, her kids, and her life, but is too proud to admit it to people she once lorded over.



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* '''Exploited''': ???Someone who wants Betty dead goads Alice into trying to murder her by emphasizing how horrible Alice's life is and tricking her into thinking it's Betty's fault.

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* '''Downplayed''': Betty lost the NerdGlasses in favor of contact lenses, doesn't get acne anymore, lost weight, and started using a sulfate-free shampoo. Meanwhile, Alice has gained weight and has started going [[FirstGrayHair prematurely gray]].
While Alice has a relatively good life is nothing compared to her {{Glory Days}}, Betty on the other hand is respected authority in her field.

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Betty lost the NerdGlasses in favor of contact lenses, doesn't get acne anymore, lost weight, and started using a sulfate-free shampoo. Meanwhile, Alice has gained weight and has started going [[FirstGrayHair prematurely gray]].
** While Alice has a relatively good life is nothing compared to her {{Glory Days}}, Betty on the other hand is respected authority in her field.
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** Alice, [[TheCheerleader the head cheerleader]] at Troperville High School graduates. At the five year high [[ClassReunion school reunion]], it's revealed that she [[TeenPregnancy got pregnant in college]], [[TragicDropout dropped out]], and now works as [[BurgerFool a fry-cook]] and [[SingleMomStripper a stripper to support her child]]. Meanwhile, Betty, the {{Geek}} girl that she used to pick on landed herself a great job and is now engaged to Alice's old boyfriend from high school.

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** Alice, [[TheCheerleader the head cheerleader]] cheerleader at Troperville High School graduates. At the five year high [[ClassReunion school reunion]], it's revealed that she [[TeenPregnancy got pregnant in college]], [[TragicDropout dropped out]], and now works as [[BurgerFool a fry-cook]] and [[SingleMomStripper a stripper to support her child]]. Meanwhile, Betty, the {{Geek}} girl that she used to pick on landed herself a great job and is now engaged to Alice's old boyfriend from high school.

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* '''Downplayed''': Betty lost the NerdGlasses in favor of contact lenses, doesn't get acne anymore, lost weight, and started using a sulfate-free shampoo. Meanwhile, Alice has gained weight and has started going [[FirstGrayHair prematurely gray]]. While Alice has a relatively good life is nothing compared to her [[Glory Days]], Betty on the other hand is respected authority in her field.

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* '''Downplayed''': Betty lost the NerdGlasses in favor of contact lenses, doesn't get acne anymore, lost weight, and started using a sulfate-free shampoo. Meanwhile, Alice has gained weight and has started going [[FirstGrayHair prematurely gray]]. gray]].
While Alice has a relatively good life is nothing compared to her [[Glory Days]], {{Glory Days}}, Betty on the other hand is respected authority in her field.
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* '''Downplayed''': Betty lost the NerdGlasses in favor of contact lenses, doesn't get acne anymore, lost weight, and started using a sulfate-free shampoo. Meanwhile, Alice has gained weight and has started going [[FirstGrayHair prematurely gray]].

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* '''Downplayed''': Betty lost the NerdGlasses in favor of contact lenses, doesn't get acne anymore, lost weight, and started using a sulfate-free shampoo. Meanwhile, Alice has gained weight and has started going [[FirstGrayHair prematurely gray]]. While Alice has a relatively good life is nothing compared to her [[Glory Days]], Betty on the other hand is respected authority in her field.
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** Alternatively, after the first five year jump, Alice is doing very poorly, but we see at the ten year reunion that she turned her life around and is successful, but at the twenty year mark she admits she got arrogant and lost everything.
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** [[PunnyName Jacque Strapp]], the former captain of the football team, flunked out of college and now works as an OfficeDrone in an attempt to support a bitchy wife and TwoPointFourChildren. He is also now overweight and balding. Meanwhile, Bob from the chess club is a dotcom millionaire married to a supermodel and has overcome that GeekPhysique he had back in school...and is Jacque's boss.

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** [[PunnyName Jacque Strapp]], the former captain of the football team, flunked out of college and now works as an OfficeDrone in an attempt to support a bitchy wife and TwoPointFourChildren.four children. He is also now overweight and balding. Meanwhile, Bob from the chess club is a dotcom millionaire married to a supermodel and has overcome that GeekPhysique he had back in school...and is Jacque's boss.

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This trope is not gender-specific


* '''Straight''': Alice, [[TheCheerleader the head cheerleader]] at Troperville High School graduates. At the five year high [[ClassReunion school reunion]], it's revealed that she [[TeenPregnancy got pregnant in college]], [[TragicDropout dropped out]], and now works as [[BurgerFool a fry-cook]] and [[SingleMomStripper a stripper to support her child]]. Meanwhile, Betty, the {{Geek}} girl that she used to pick on landed herself a great job and is now engaged to Alice's old boyfriend from high school.

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Alice, [[TheCheerleader the head cheerleader]] at Troperville High School graduates. At the five year high [[ClassReunion school reunion]], it's revealed that she [[TeenPregnancy got pregnant in college]], [[TragicDropout dropped out]], and now works as [[BurgerFool a fry-cook]] and [[SingleMomStripper a stripper to support her child]]. Meanwhile, Betty, the {{Geek}} girl that she used to pick on landed herself a great job and is now engaged to Alice's old boyfriend from high school.school.
** [[PunnyName Jacque Strapp]], the former captain of the football team, flunked out of college and now works as an OfficeDrone in an attempt to support a bitchy wife and TwoPointFourChildren. He is also now overweight and balding. Meanwhile, Bob from the chess club is a dotcom millionaire married to a supermodel and has overcome that GeekPhysique he had back in school...and is Jacque's boss.



* '''Gender Inverted''': [[PunnyName Jacque Strapp]], the former captain of the football team, flunked out of college and now works as an OfficeDrone in an attempt to support a bitchy wife and TwoPointFourChildren. He is also now overweight and balding. Meanwhile, Bob from the chess club is a dotcom millionaire married to a supermodel and has overcome that GeekPhysique he had back in school...and is Jacque's boss.
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* '''Gender Inverted''': [[PunnyName Jacque Strapp]], the former captain of the football team, flunked out of college and now works as an OfficeDrone in an attempt to support a bitchy wife and TwoPointFourChildren. Meanwhile, Bob from the chess club is a dotcom millionaire...and is Jacque's boss.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': [[PunnyName Jacque Strapp]], the former captain of the football team, flunked out of college and now works as an OfficeDrone in an attempt to support a bitchy wife and TwoPointFourChildren. He is also now overweight and balding. Meanwhile, Bob from the chess club is a dotcom millionaire...millionaire married to a supermodel and has overcome that GeekPhysique he had back in school...and is Jacque's boss.
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* '''Straight''': Alice, [[TheCheerleader the head cheerleader]] at Troperville High School graduates. At the five year high school reunion, it's revealed that she [[TeenPregnancy got pregnant in college]], [[TragicDropout dropped out]], and now works as [[BurgerFool a fry-cook]] and [[SingleMomStripper a stripper to support her child]]. Meanwhile, Betty, the {{Geek}} girl that she used to pick on landed herself a great job and is now engaged to Alice's old boyfriend from high school.

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* '''Straight''': Alice, [[TheCheerleader the head cheerleader]] at Troperville High School graduates. At the five year high [[ClassReunion school reunion, reunion]], it's revealed that she [[TeenPregnancy got pregnant in college]], [[TragicDropout dropped out]], and now works as [[BurgerFool a fry-cook]] and [[SingleMomStripper a stripper to support her child]]. Meanwhile, Betty, the {{Geek}} girl that she used to pick on landed herself a great job and is now engaged to Alice's old boyfriend from high school.

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* '''Basic Trope''': A character who was popular and/or TheBully in HighSchool is now [[LowerClassLout leading a crappy life]].

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* '''Basic Trope''': A character who was popular and/or TheBully in HighSchool is now [[LowerClassLout leading a crappy life]].
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* '''Inverted''': After graduation, [[LoserProtagonist Betty]] got herself a good job and became rich, popular, and pretty.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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After graduation, [[LoserProtagonist Betty]] got herself a good job and became rich, popular, and pretty.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice dropped out of college following a pregnancy and supports her child by stripping by night and working at BurgerFool, but she is also married to a great guy and lives in a pretty decent house, except that [[PotteryBarnPoor the house is a dump]] and [[AwfulWeddedLife the marriage is terrible]], but she's also popular and still pretty, and she's going BackToSchool part-time.

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Alice dropped out of college following a pregnancy and supports her child by stripping by night and working at BurgerFool, but she is also married to a great guy and lives in a pretty decent house, except that [[PotteryBarnPoor the house is a dump]] and [[AwfulWeddedLife the marriage is terrible]], but she's also popular and still pretty, and she's going BackToSchool part-time.



* '''Averted''': Alice is leading a good life post-graduation.

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Alice is leading a good life post-graduation.



* '''Enforced''': HardWorkFallacy
** LaserGuidedKarma/CantGetAwayWithNuthin

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HardWorkFallacy
** LaserGuidedKarma/CantGetAwayWithNuthinLaserGuidedKarma / CantGetAwayWithNuthin



* '''Conversed''': "In the real-world, it's not so cut-and-dried. Popular kids can be successful, and geeks can fail."

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* '''Conversed''': "In the real-world, it's not so cut-and-dried. Popular kids can be successful, and geeks can fail.""
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* '''Gender Inverted''': [[PunnyName Jacque Strapp]], the former captain of the football team, flunked out of college and now works as an OfficeDrone in an attempt to support a bitchy wife and TwoPointFourChildren. Meanwhile, Bob from the chess club is a dotcom millionaire...and is Jacque's boss.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice dropped out of college following a pregnancy and supports her child by
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* '''Parodied''': ???
Alice is dead, and her GirlPosse becomes Betty's after the reunion.
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by stripping by night and working at BurgerFool, but she is also married to a great guy and lives in a pretty decent house, except that [[PotteryBarnPoor the house is a dump]] and [[AwfulWeddedLife the marriage is terrible]], but she's also popular and still pretty, and she's going BackToSchool part-time.
** Alternatively, some of the former popular kids are doing well, others are not...and the same holds true for the not-so-popular ones.
*'''Averted''': Alice is leading a good life post-graduation.
** Betty is leading a comparatively crappy one.
** Alice and Betty were about equal on the PopularityFoodChain
** Alice and Betty are both leading pretty comparable lives after graduation.
*'''Enforced''': HardWorkFallacy
** LaserGuidedKarma/CantGetAwayWithNuthin
** {{Schadenfreude}}
*'''Lampshaded''': "Oh, how the mighty have fallen! How does it feel to be a loser, Alice?"
*'''Invoked''': Alice, who was used to [[MenActWomenAre skating by on her looks and charm]] in high school tries to continue that...and discovers the hard way that the adult world doesn't work like that.
*'''Exploited''': ???
*'''Defied''': Alice puts effort into her studies at school, and into her looks, and makes responsible choices in life...so she doesn't end up failing.
*'''Discussed''': "I hear Alice works as a stripper now to take care of her kid...to think she was voted most likely to succeed!"
*'''Conversed''': "In the real-world, it's not so cut-and-dried. Popular kids can be successful, and geeks can fail."
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*'''Basic Trope''': A character who was popular and/or TheBully in HighSchool is now [[LowerClassLout leading a crappy life]].

*'''Straight''': Alice, [[TheCheerleader the head cheerleader]] at Troperville High School graduates. At the five year high school reunion, it's revealed that she [[TeenPregnancy got pregnant in college]], [[TragicDropout dropped out]], and now works as [[BurgerFool a fry-cook]] and [[SingleMomStripper a stripper to support her child]]. Meanwhile, Betty, the {{Geek}} girl that she used to pick on landed herself a great job and is now engaged to Alice's old boyfriend from high school.
*'''Exaggerated''': Alice is homeless and addicted to drugs and alcohol, and Betty is not only married to the captain of the football team, but became rich due to a scientific discovery she made.
*'''Downplayed''': Betty lost the NerdGlasses in favor of contact lenses, doesn't get acne anymore, lost weight, and started using a sulfate-free shampoo. Meanwhile, Alice has gained weight and has started going [[FirstGrayHair prematurely gray]].
*'''Justified''': Alice didn't put much effort into her studies and Betty did.
*'''Inverted''': After graduation, [[LoserProtagonist Betty]] got herself a good job and became rich, popular, and pretty.
** Alice became even richer, even more popular, and even prettier after graduation.
*'''Subverted''': Alice seems to be living a good life as of the reunion; she has a decent job, a husband, and two children, and she even looks good.
*'''Double Subverted''': Then it's revealed that she was only able to maintain her looks via plastic surgery, or that the man she's married to now is actually [[SerialSpouse her third husband]], or that she lost a lot of wealth when the stock market crashed, or that she has an eating disorder. In other words, her life isn't all that great.
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*'''Zig Zagged''': Alice dropped out of college following a pregnancy and supports her child by
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