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Bob orchestrates a massive hostage situation in hopes of getting a massive ransom to pay for the medical care of several of his loved ones.
* '''Downplayed''':???Bob skims the top of the registers to pay for Alice's insulin.
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** Bob fakes or even deliberately causes illness or injury in a family member to acquire money from donations, insurance, etc that he plans to use for other means.
** Bob performs noble acts, like fighting crime or inventing useful technology, to help pay for Alice's medical care.
** Bob fakes or even deliberately causes illness or injury in a family member to acquire money from donations, insurance, etc that he plans to use for other means.
** Bob performs noble acts, like fighting crime or inventing useful technology, to help pay for Alice's medical care.
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** The creators want to give the villain a sympathetic motivation.
** The story is a critique of for-profit healthcare.
** The creators want to give the villain a sympathetic motivation.
** The story is a critique of for-profit healthcare.
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* '''Exploited''': When [[TheDon Mob Boss Carl]] notices where Bob's money is going, he promises a promotion to him, knowing he will earn himself an epically loyal henchman.
* '''Defied''': Bob is given a loan, with plenty of time to pay it off.
* '''Exploited''': When [[TheDon Mob Boss Carl]] notices where Bob's money is going, he promises a promotion to him, knowing he will earn himself an epically loyal henchman.
* '''Defied''': Bob is given a loan, with plenty of time to pay it off.
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[[TheDon Mob Boss Carl]] deliberately injures Alice to push Bob towards becoming his henchman.
* '''Exploited''': When[[TheDon Mob Boss Carl]] Carl notices where Bob's money is going, he promises a promotion to him, knowing he will earn himself an epically loyal henchman.
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** Bob is given a loan, with plenty of time to pay itoff.off.
** Despite being tempted multiple times to turn to crime, Bob sticks to purely legal means of paying their medical bills.
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** Bob is given a loan, with plenty of time to pay it
** Despite being tempted multiple times to turn to crime, Bob sticks to purely legal means of paying their medical bills.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob becomes a career criminal because Alice cuts her finger, and he can't afford a single bandage.
* '''Parodied''': Bob becomes a career criminal because Alice cuts her finger, and he can't afford a single bandage.
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** Bob becomes a career criminal because Alice cuts her finger, and he can't afford a singlebandage.bandage.
** Bob shows up to the hospital wearing a balaclava, wielding a gun, and with a bag of cash. The doctors accept the cash, no questions asked.
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** Bob becomes a career criminal because Alice cuts her finger, and he can't afford a single
** Bob shows up to the hospital wearing a balaclava, wielding a gun, and with a bag of cash. The doctors accept the cash, no questions asked.
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* '''Exploited''': ???When [[TheDon Mob Boss Carl]] notices where Bob's money is going, he promises a promotion to him, knowing he will earn himself an epically loyal henchman.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character tries to obtain money via drastic or even illegal means to provide healthcare for a sick on injured loved one.
* '''Straight''': Bob can't afford Alice's medical bills, so he robs a bank to pay for her bills.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':
** Bob's country has for profit healthcare.
** Bob's country's state run healthcare is notoriously poor, so he is forced to rely on the criminal underworld to provide healthcare.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Right before Bob is about to take drastic measures, a healthcare reform bill is passed.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob becomes a career criminal because Alice cuts her finger, and he can't afford a single bandage.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Bob is given a loan, with plenty of time to pay it off.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Straight''': Bob can't afford Alice's medical bills, so he robs a bank to pay for her bills.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':
** Bob's country has for profit healthcare.
** Bob's country's state run healthcare is notoriously poor, so he is forced to rely on the criminal underworld to provide healthcare.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Right before Bob is about to take drastic measures, a healthcare reform bill is passed.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': Bob becomes a career criminal because Alice cuts her finger, and he can't afford a single bandage.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Bob is given a loan, with plenty of time to pay it off.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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