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* '''Implied''': The S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks. Captain Bob is never seen again.

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The S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks. Captain Bob is never seen again.again.
** The only skeleton on the sea-wreck wears the tattered remains of [[EarnedStripes a three, maybe four, striped cuff]] on its left arm.
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** [[InsaneAdmiral Admiral Evulz]] will [[YouHaveFailedMe punish]] Captain Bob with a FateWorseThanDeath for losing the ship, so Bob decides to go down with the ship rather than face Evulz's wrath.
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** The captain is manning one of the auxiliary bilge pumps, buying precious few seconds (if not minutes) for the passengers to get to safety at the cost of his own life.

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** The captain is manning one of the auxiliary bilge pumps, buying precious few seconds (if not minutes) for the passengers to get to safety [[HeroicSacrifice at the cost of his own life.life]].
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* '''Inverted''': When the S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks, everyone except Captain Bob stays on the ship.

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* '''Inverted''': When the S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks, everyone except Captain Bob stays on is the ship.first to get in a lifeboat.



** The S.S. ''Failboat'' does not sink.]]

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** The S.S. ''Failboat'' does not sink.]]

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* '''Subverted''': Captain Bob appears to be leaving.
* '''Double Subverted''': Except he's not; he's simply making sure that someone or something he cares about gets off the boat safely. (May or may not be a case of GoOnWithoutMe.)

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* '''Subverted''': Captain Bob appears stays onboard to be leaving.
coordinate the evacuation, and then gets on a lifeboat
* '''Double Subverted''': Except he's not; he's simply making sure that someone or something he cares He is about gets off to board the boat safely. (May or may not lifeboat, only to demand to be a case of GoOnWithoutMe.) left behind.



** [[NonIndicativeName In spite of its name, the S.S. ''Failboat'' does not sink.]]

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** [[NonIndicativeName In spite of its name, the The S.S. ''Failboat'' does not sink.]]


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** The S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks before anyone can evacuate, except for a few lucky people.
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** The ''Failboat'' is surrounded by an enemy fleet who would torture Captain Bob for information if he survives.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Captain Bob determines that the ship is going to go down, so gives the order to prepare evacuations. Just before the Lifeboats are dropped, the problem is fixed and the ship doesn't need to be abandoned.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Captain Bob determines that the ship is going to go down, so gives the order to prepare evacuations. Just before the Lifeboats are dropped, the problem is fixed and the ship doesn't need to be abandoned.
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* '''Inverted''': When the S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks, Captain Bob is [[DirtyCoward the first (and possibly only) one]] to get off the boat.

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* '''Inverted''': When the S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks, everyone except Captain Bob is [[DirtyCoward stays on the first (and possibly only) one]] to get off the boat. ship.



** In spite of its name, the S.S. ''Failboat'' does not sink.

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** [[NonIndicativeName In spite of its name, the S.S. ''Failboat'' does not sink.]]
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** The captain is manning one of the auxiliary bilge pumps, buying precious few seconds (if not minutes) for the passengers to get to safety at the cost of his own life.
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'''Basic Trope''': The captain of a ship will not abandon that ship if it sinks.

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'''Basic Trope''': The captain of a ship will not abandon that ship AbandonShip if it sinks.



* '''Inverted''': When the S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks, Captain Bob is the only one to get off the boat.

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* '''Inverted''': When the S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks, Captain Bob is [[DirtyCoward the only one first (and possibly only) one]] to get off the boat.
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** The incident that doomed the ''Failboat'' was Bob's fault, so he goes down with her as [[TheAtoner atonement]].

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* '''Invoked''': The S.S. ''Failboat'' is attacked with Captain Bob aboard. The attacker even makes sure that Bob is on board when he attacks, saying, [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness "No ship should go down without her captain."]]

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The S.S. ''Failboat'' is attacked with Captain Bob aboard. The attacker even makes sure that Bob is on board when he attacks, saying, [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness "No ship should go down without her captain."]]"]]
** Charlie the [[NumberTwo XO]] hates Captain Bob. When the ''Failboat'' starts sinking. Charlie leaves Bob tied up on TheBridge and escapes, leaving him to drown.
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** Captain Bob is [[DrivenToSuicide suicidal]].
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* '''Straight''': The S.S. ''Failboat'' is sinking. [[FatherNeptune Captain Bob]] stays on board.

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* '''Straight''': The S.S. ''Failboat'' is sinking. [[FatherNeptune Captain Bob]] stays on board.board and drowns when it sinks.



* '''Downplayed''': Captain Bob stays on board long enough to make sure everyone else evacuated, and gets off just as the Failboat sinks.

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* '''Downplayed''': Captain Bob stays on board long enough to make sure [[TheMenFirst everyone else evacuated, evacuated]], and gets off just as the Failboat ''Failboat'' sinks.



** Captain Bob feels it would be dishonorable to abandon ship.

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** Captain Bob feels [[HonorBeforeReason it would be dishonorable to abandon ship.ship]].
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** Captain Bob has been mortally wounded. Abandoning ship with his crew won't save his life, so he may as well die on the ''Failboat''.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Captain Bob determines that the ship is going to go down, so gives the order to prepare evacuations. Just before the Lifeboats are dropped, the problem is fixed and the ship doesn't need to be abandoned.

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* '''Parodied''': Captain Bob gives a RamblingOldManMonologue about his days at sea as the S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks with him on it.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Captain Bob gives a RamblingOldManMonologue about his days at sea as the S.S. ''Failboat'' sinks with him on it. it.
** Captain Bob makes his NumberTwo Charlie the captain, and tells him to go down with the ship. Charlie then uses his new authority to re-appoint Bob the captain, and tells ''him'' to go down with the ship. Bob then re-appoints Charlie the captain...etc. And then they both go down when the ''Failboat'' sinks.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Along with his wife and kids, his first mate, and his dog.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Along with his wife and kids, his first mate, and his dog. dog.
** All the senior officers remain on the ''Failboat'', having evacuated the passengers, enlistees, and junior officers.

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* '''Justified''': Captain Bob feels it would be dishonorable to abandon ship.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Captain Bob feels it would be dishonorable to abandon ship. ship.
** There are pirates on the ''Failboat'' going after the crew. [[HeroicSacrifice Captain Bob is fighting them]] [[YouShallNotPass to stall for time]] while everyone else escapes.

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* '''Reconstructed''': But losing Bob along with the ''Failboat'' inspires the navy to make sure that what doomed them both never happens again.



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* '''Straight''': The S.S. Failboat is sinking. [[FatherNeptune Captain Bob]] stays on board.

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* '''Straight''': The S.S. Failboat ''Failboat'' is sinking. [[FatherNeptune Captain Bob]] stays on board.



* '''Inverted''': When the S.S. Failboat sinks, Captain Bob is the only one to get off the boat.

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* '''Inverted''': When the S.S. Failboat ''Failboat'' sinks, Captain Bob is the only one to get off the boat.



* '''Parodied''': Captain Bob gives a RamblingOldManMonologue about his days at sea as the S.S. Failboat sinks with him on it.

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* '''Parodied''': Captain Bob gives a RamblingOldManMonologue about his days at sea as the S.S. Failboat ''Failboat'' sinks with him on it.



** In spite of its name, the S.S. Failboat does not sink.

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** In spite of its name, the S.S. Failboat ''Failboat'' does not sink.



* '''Invoked''': The S.S. Failboat is attacked with Captain Bob aboard. The attacker even makes sure that Bob is on board when he attacks, saying, [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness "No ship should go down without her captain."]]

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* '''Invoked''': The S.S. Failboat ''Failboat'' is attacked with Captain Bob aboard. The attacker even makes sure that Bob is on board when he attacks, saying, [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness "No ship should go down without her captain."]]



** Captain Bob's NumberTwo, Charlie, pulls him off the Failboat before it sinks.

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** Captain Bob's NumberTwo, Charlie, pulls him off the Failboat ''Failboat'' before it sinks.



* '''Implied''': The S.S. Failboat sinks. Captain Bob is never seen again.

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* '''Implied''': The S.S. Failboat ''Failboat'' sinks. Captain Bob is never seen again.again.
* '''Deconstructed''': Despite whatever caused the ''Failboat'' to sink, Bob is still a damn good captain. Losing him along with his ship is a major blow to his navy.



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* '''Implied''': The S.S. Failboat sinks. Captain Bob is never seen again.



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* '''Invoked''': The S.S. Failboat hits an iceberg and begins to sink.

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* '''Invoked''': The S.S. Failboat hits an iceberg and begins to sink.is attacked with Captain Bob aboard. The attacker even makes sure that Bob is on board when he attacks, saying, [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness "No ship should go down without her captain."]]
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** "Captain Bob appears to be [[TheScrappy disliked by the audience]]...[[AlasPoorScrappy let's get rid of him!]]"

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** "Captain Bob appears to be [[TheScrappy disliked by the audience]]... [[AlasPoorScrappy let's get rid of him!]]"
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* '''Double Subverted''': Except he's not; he's simply making sure that someone or something he cares about gets off the boat safely.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Except he's not; he's simply making sure that someone or something he cares about gets off the boat safely. (May or may not be a case of GoOnWithoutMe.)

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Captain Bob stays on board long enough to make sure everyone else evacuated, and gets off just as the Failboat sinks.


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** Captain Bob's NumberTwo, Charlie, pulls him off the Failboat before it sinks.

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* '''Basic Trope''': The captain of a ship will not abandon that ship if it sinks.

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* '''Basic Trope''': The captain of a ship will not abandon that ship if it sinks.



* '''Averted''': In spite of its name, the S.S. Failboat does not sink.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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In spite of its name, the S.S. Failboat does not sink.



* '''Enforced''': "Captain Bob appears to be [[TheScrappy disliked by the audience]]...[[AlasPoorScrappy let's get rid of him!]]"

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"Captain Bob appears to be [[TheScrappy disliked by the audience]]...[[AlasPoorScrappy let's get rid of him!]]"



* '''Defied''': Captain Bob decides it's more important to see that everyone on board gets to safety, and to help with the lifeboats, so he gets off the ship, too.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Captain Bob decides it's more important to see that everyone on board gets to safety, and to help with the lifeboats, so he gets off the ship, too.



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*'''Basic Trope''': The captain of a ship will not abandon that ship if it sinks.
*'''Straight''': The S.S. Failboat is sinking. [[FatherNeptune Captain Bob]] stays on board.
*'''Exaggerated''': Along with his wife and kids, his first mate, and his dog.
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''': Captain Bob feels it would be dishonorable to abandon ship.
*'''Inverted''': When the S.S. Failboat sinks, Captain Bob is the only one to get off the boat.
*'''Subverted''': Captain Bob appears to be leaving.
*'''Double Subverted''': Except he's not; he's simply making sure that someone or something he cares about gets off the boat safely.
*'''Parodied''': Captain Bob gives a RamblingOldManMonologue about his days at sea as the S.S. Failboat sinks with him on it.
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': In spite of its name, the S.S. Failboat does not sink.
** Captain Bob abandons ship, honor be damned!
*'''Enforced''': "Captain Bob appears to be [[TheScrappy disliked by the audience]]...[[AlasPoorScrappy let's get rid of him!]]"
** TruthInTelevision
*'''Lampshaded''': "A captain must go down with his ship."
*'''Invoked''': The S.S. Failboat hits an iceberg and begins to sink.
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*'''Defied''': Captain Bob decides it's more important to see that everyone on board gets to safety, and to help with the lifeboats, so he gets off the ship, too.
** Or he thinks it's silly to essentially commit suicide ''just'' because his boat sinks, and wants to sail another ship.
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