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** Evulz has [[RasputinianDeath fifty bullets in him, lost both arms, one leg, a chunk of his brain]], and was stripped naked from all the gunfire. Alice and Bob seriously did expected him to have one last attack up his sleeve.

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** Evulz has [[RasputinianDeath fifty bullets in him, lost both arms, one leg, a chunk of his brain]], and was stripped naked from all the gunfire. gunfire that also knocked him into some of his KryptoniteFactor and a dead spot where he cannot communicate and request a teleportation escape. Alice and Bob seriously did not expected him to have one last attack up his sleeve.
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** Evulz has [[RasputinianDeath fifty bullets in him, lost both arms, one leg, a chunk of his brain]], and was stripped naked from all the gunfire. Alice and Bob seriously did expected him to have one last attack up his sleeve.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes Evulz surrenders to Alice and Bob, no strings attached, while other times he decides to fake a surrender.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''':
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Sometimes Evulz surrenders to Alice and Bob, no strings attached, while other times he decides to fake a surrender.surrender.
** Evulz' surrender request is genuine, but he also has a trap in place for the heroes... which is only set to go off if his surrender request is [[SurrenderBackfire refused,]] so the heroes really [[WhatTheHellHero only have themselves to blame]] if they trigger it.
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** Despite his surrender, Alice and Bob [[SurrenderBackfire shot Evulz on the spot]].

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** Despite his surrender, Alice and Bob [[SurrenderBackfire shot shoot Evulz on the spot]].

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* '''Justified''': Evulz acted convincingly enough that it looked like he really was going to surrender, and Alice and Bob were inexperienced enough to fall for it.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Evulz acted convincingly enough that it looked like he really was going to surrender, and Alice and Bob were inexperienced enough to fall for it.it.
** Evulz has surrendered in good faith in the past, so Alice and Bob don't expect this kind of behavior from him.
** Alice and Bob know what Evulz is doing, but both of them [[HonorBeforeReason are too committed to their code of honor]], and consider refusing an enemy's surrender to be dishonorable.
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** Despite his surrender, Alice and Bob shot Evulz on the spot.

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** Despite his surrender, Alice and Bob [[SurrenderBackfire shot Evulz on the spot.spot]].

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* '''Inverted''': Evulz fakes his death to catch Alice and Bob off guard.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Evulz fakes his death to catch Alice and Bob off guard.guard.
** Despite his surrender, Alice and Bob shot Evulz on the spot.



** ...Or so we thought.

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** ...Or so we thought.** He puts down his rifle, then draws his sidearm.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???Sometimes Evulz surrenders to Alice and Bob, no strings attached, while other times he decides to fake a surrender.



* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???
The TokenEvilTeammate Dave wants Evulz dead regardless if he's surrendered, so he mistreats and abuses Evulz in order to cause this.
* '''Exploited''': ???The AntiHero Carol thinks that Evulz is faking a surrender, and decides to plant a remote-controlled bomb on him when he's not aware.

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* '''Downplayed''': Emperor Evulz' fake surrender allows him to simply injure Bob.

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* '''Downplayed''': Emperor Evulz' fake surrender allows him to simply injure Bob.run away before the heroes can catch him.



* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Evulz is about to shoot them, but realizes that it'd be [[EvenEvilHasStandards too low, even for him]] to cheat like that. He puts his gun away and decides to surrender for real.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Or so we thought.
* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???
Evulz fakes his death to catch Alice and Bob off guard.
* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Evulz is about to shoot them, but realizes that it'd be [[EvenEvilHasStandards too low, even for him]] to cheat like that. He puts his gun away and decides to surrender for real.
** While Evulz is surrendering, General Drake tries to attack the heroes from behind. However, Evulz tells Drake to stop because he is acting out of order.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
** ...
Or so we thought.
** Evulz ''did'' order Drake to sneak up on the heroes. He actually told him to stop because he realized it wouldn't work.
* '''Parodied''': ???Evulz approaches Bob while waving a white flag, then uses the flag to beat the crap out of Bob.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Of course he didn't actually surrender! Why did we ever think he could be trusted, anyway?"



** Also see "subverted" for a case that the one fake-surrendering would do.
* '''Discussed''': ???

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** Also see "subverted" for a case that the one fake-surrendering would do.
Alice and Bob demand Evulz hand over all of his weapons before they capture him.
* '''Discussed''': ???"Is he really going to let us capture him? He doesn't seem trustworthy..."



* '''Deconstructed''':
** The heroes catch Evulz trying to attack after surrendering. Realizing he has lost, Evulz then tries to surrender for real, but the heroes would rather kill him than get fooled a second time.
** Feigned surrenders become so common that [[CryingWolf nobody takes genuine surrenders seriously]], resulting in unnecessary deaths.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** [[DragonTheirFeet General Drake]] remembers what happened to Evulz, so he has a better plan in place for when the heroes corner him.



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%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone fakes surrender to catch their enemies off guard.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz surrenders, allowing Alice and Bob to put their weapons down. When they do, Evulz reveals he was faking the surrender and shoots them.
* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz' fake surrender allows him to [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill press the button and destroy the entire universe]].
* '''Downplayed''': Emperor Evulz' fake surrender allows him to simply injure Bob.
* '''Justified''': Evulz acted convincingly enough that it looked like he really was going to surrender, and Alice and Bob were inexperienced enough to fall for it.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Evulz is about to shoot them, but realizes that it'd be [[EvenEvilHasStandards too low, even for him]] to cheat like that. He puts his gun away and decides to surrender for real.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Or so we thought.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No one pretends to surrender.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':
** Alice and Bob have already learned that if someone surrenders that easily, it's likely that they're faking the surrender in order to catch them off guard. They decide not to fall for Evulz' trick.
** Also see "subverted" for a case that the one fake-surrendering would do.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
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