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* '''Defied''': Bob is offered the crown of Troperia, but he does some research into the position, finds out what happened to his predecessors, and decides not to take it.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Bob is offered the crown of Troperia, but he does some research into the position, finds out what happened to his predecessors, and decides not to take it. it.
** Bob takes the crown and [[AssassinOutclassin makes damned sure]] anybody who can try to take the throne [[TheDreaded will stop thinking of it]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A character gains a prominent position, but finds the position has lethal drawbacks.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character gains a prominent position, position but finds the position has lethal drawbacks.

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** ...But then Bob finds that the awesomeness is only true for every six kings. The seventh is thrown to the dragon if anything goes wrong.

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** ...But then Bob ** Bob's traveling companion, [[GuileHero Alice]], snoops around and finds a legal loophole in an old document created by the first king of Troperia that will prevent the awesomeness is only true for every six kings. The seventh is thrown to the dragon if anything goes wrong.old rule from coming into place.



** But wait! It turns out Bob really wasn't the seventh King.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Bob's become a king! It seems a little too good t be true."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Bob's become a king! It seems a little too good t to be true."



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Bob is offered the crown of Troperia, but he does some research into the position, finds out what happened to his predecessors, and decides not to take it.



* '''Implied''': Bob becomes king...only to find a frighteningly large number of portraits of past kings hanging in the palace.



%%* '''Implied''': ???
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** Bob becomes King of Troperia, and horrible tragedy ends up falling... [[TheCaligula Upon his subjects.]]


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** The Troperians have a deal with the dragon who lives nearby that he'll leave them alone if they feed him a steady stream of people.

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** The Troperians have a deal with the dragon who lives nearby that he'll leave them alone if they feed him a steady stream of people. This provides them with a handy way to get rid of unwanted kings.
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* Double Subverted:
** Once Bob agrees to help, the monsters [[DidYouReallyBelieve laugh at his believing them]] and kill him.

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* Double Subverted:
'''Double Subverted:'''
** Once Bob agrees to help, the monsters [[DidYouReallyBelieve [[DidYouActuallyBelieve laugh at his believing them]] and kill him.



* Parodied: Being the Hall Monitor means that Bob will be thrown into a volcano.
* ZigZagged: ???
* Averted: The kingship is no more or less dangerous than one would expect.

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* Parodied: '''Parodied:''' Being the Hall Monitor means that Bob will be thrown into a volcano.
* ZigZagged: '''ZigZagged:''' ???
* Averted: '''Averted:''' The kingship is no more or less dangerous than one would expect.
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* Exaggerated:

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* Exaggerated:'''Exaggerated:'''



* Downplayed:

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* Downplayed:'''Downplayed:'''



** Some kings have been assassinated for their deposition, but not all.
* Justified:

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** Some kings have been assassinated for their deposition, position, but not all.
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* Inverted:

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* Inverted:'''Inverted''':



* Subverted:

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* Subverted:'''Subverted:'''

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** Bob becomes King of Troperia...but Troperia is infamous for KlingonPromotions.

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** Bob becomes King of Troperia...but Troperia is infamous for KlingonPromotions.{{Klingon Promotion}}s.



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* Subverted:
** ...But then the monsters tell Bob that they're only attacking because the Troperians make shoe leather out of them and they'd be eternally grateful to him for his help.
** ...But then Bob finds that the awesomeness is only true for every six kings. The seventh is thrown to the dragon if anything goes wrong.
* Double Subverted:
** Once Bob agrees to help, the monsters [[DidYouReallyBelieve laugh at his believing them]] and kill him.
** But wait! It turns out Bob really wasn't the seventh King.
* Parodied: Being the Hall Monitor means that Bob will be thrown into a volcano.
* ZigZagged: ???
* Averted: The kingship is no more or less dangerous than one would expect.
* '''Enforced''':
** The executives want to do a story about Bob being a king, but keeping him as one would be story-breaking. So they have him have to flee for his life later.
** The executives want to do a story on backstabbing and so have Bob get himself into a position where {{Klingon Promotion}}s are the norm.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Bob's become a king! It seems a little too good t be true."
* '''Invoked''': Dracone, who hates Bob, gets him into a prominent position he knows will be lethal.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "This seems like those movies I've seen. Sure, it's cool to be king at first, but then you become a HumanSacrifice."
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'''Basic Trope''': A character gains a prominent position, but finds the position has lethal drawbacks.
* '''Straight''':
** [[TheHero Bob]] becomes King of Troperia...but the King of Troperia is thrown to a dragon if anything bad happens.
** Bob becomes King of Troperia...but Troperia is infamous for KlingonPromotions.
* Exaggerated:
** If anything bad happens, Bob will be [[RetGone erased from existence]].
** Troperian kings rarely make it through their first day without being assassinated.
* Downplayed:
** The King of Troperia is given a severe beating if anything goes wrong.
** Some kings have been assassinated for their deposition, but not all.
* Justified:
** The Troperians have a deal with the dragon who lives nearby that he'll leave them alone if they feed him a steady stream of people.
** The kingship is a tempting position, and naturally some people are going to want it and not want to be patient.
* Inverted:
** Bob is made the court shoe shiner...and finds that this means dealing with the monsters that want the shoes.
** Bob becomes King of Troperia and finds it's an awesome position with no nasty surprises.
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