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** Bob is a slasher villain. Dave is the RichBitch who just walked into his kill zone. Dave tries to offer Bob a check to be left alone and becomes Example Number One Billion of Slasher Film Survival Rule One: Try to get into machete-slash distance of a Jason Voorhees copycat and see what that gets you.
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** Bob is a slasher villain. Dave is the RichBitch who just walked into his kill zone.zone and hit his BerserkButton. Dave tries to offer Bob a check to be left alone and becomes Example Number One Billion of Slasher Film Survival Rule One: Try to get into machete-slash distance of a Jason Voorhees copycat and see what that gets you.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Dave was framed for the murder, and only tried to bribe Bob after he didn't believe him, meaning Bob's grudge [[MisplacedRetribution cost an innocent life]].
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* '''Played For Laughs''':
** Bob demands not only money from Dave to not take revenge but also complete and total humiliation like asking "pretty please with a cherry on top" and sing opera, only to then show Dave that [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube he live-streamed the whole thing]] and Dave can keep the cash as he becomes the latest meme of "rich people are crazy".
** Bob [[HitThemInThePocketbook steals all of Dave's cash]] through a ZanyScheme and hands it over to the poor, making clear that it's all about seeing Dave's comedic VillainousBreakdown.
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** Dave was framed for the murder, and only tried to bribe Bob after he didn't believe him, meaning Bob's grudge [[MisplacedRetribution cost an innocentlife]].life]].
** Bob [[HitThemInThePocketbook steals all of Dave's cash]] through TheCaper and gives it all away as bait to force Dave into a climactic showdown in which he will kill Dave or see Dave being dragged by the police or the GreaterScopeVillain who is Not Happy about being left penniless thanks to Dave to an awful fate.
* '''Played for Horror''':
** Bob stole all of Dave's cash just to put Dave on top of the mile-high pile and use it as kindling to roast him alive. "This is about sending a message: ''everything burns''."
** Bob is a slasher villain. Dave is the RichBitch who just walked into his kill zone. Dave tries to offer Bob a check to be left alone and becomes Example Number One Billion of Slasher Film Survival Rule One: Try to get into machete-slash distance of a Jason Voorhees copycat and see what that gets you.
** Bob demands not only money from Dave to not take revenge but also complete and total humiliation like asking "pretty please with a cherry on top" and sing opera, only to then show Dave that [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube he live-streamed the whole thing]] and Dave can keep the cash as he becomes the latest meme of "rich people are crazy".
** Bob [[HitThemInThePocketbook steals all of Dave's cash]] through a ZanyScheme and hands it over to the poor, making clear that it's all about seeing Dave's comedic VillainousBreakdown.
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** Dave was framed for the murder, and only tried to bribe Bob after he didn't believe him, meaning Bob's grudge [[MisplacedRetribution cost an innocent
** Bob [[HitThemInThePocketbook steals all of Dave's cash]] through TheCaper and gives it all away as bait to force Dave into a climactic showdown in which he will kill Dave or see Dave being dragged by the police or the GreaterScopeVillain who is Not Happy about being left penniless thanks to Dave to an awful fate.
* '''Played for Horror''':
** Bob stole all of Dave's cash just to put Dave on top of the mile-high pile and use it as kindling to roast him alive. "This is about sending a message: ''everything burns''."
** Bob is a slasher villain. Dave is the RichBitch who just walked into his kill zone. Dave tries to offer Bob a check to be left alone and becomes Example Number One Billion of Slasher Film Survival Rule One: Try to get into machete-slash distance of a Jason Voorhees copycat and see what that gets you.
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* '''Inverted''': Dave is a DeathSeeker who provokes Bob specifically so he will kill him. When Bob instead retaliates by stealing his wealth, Dave uselessly tries to persuade him to kill him instead, but Bob really only wants money.
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** The bribe attempt came too late. If Dave had tried to bribe Bob at the beginning of the story, Bob would have probably accepted. But now at the climax when Bob is five feet away with a gun to his face with injustices piled up (and some optional CharacterDevelopment about how there are some things worth fighting for other than cash) that bunch of money is [[PocketProtector only useful to slow down the barrage that is coming]].
* '''Inverted''': Dave is a DeathSeeker who provokes Bob specifically so he will kill him. When Bob instead retaliates [[HitThemInThePocketbook by stealing hiswealth, wealth]], Dave uselessly tries to persuade him [[AnythingButThat to kill him instead, instead]], but Bob really only wants money.
* '''Inverted''': Dave is a DeathSeeker who provokes Bob specifically so he will kill him. When Bob instead retaliates [[HitThemInThePocketbook by stealing his
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** Dave tries to attach strings to the bribe, so Bob would not take it even if matched his price.
** The bribe is bait for a trap. If Dave had just let Bob get the money and run, maybe, ''maybe'' Bob would have called it off, but Dave just ''[[TooCleverByHalf had]]'' to get clever...
** Dave spends every single second of screentime acting like the most loathsome human being in Earth history and could not even bother to try to turn it down when he tried to bribe Bob. The disgust Bob feels at the mere thought of owing this piece of slime anything fuels his grudge further.
** The bribe is bait for a trap. If Dave had just let Bob get the money and run, maybe, ''maybe'' Bob would have called it off, but Dave just ''[[TooCleverByHalf had]]'' to get clever...
** Dave spends every single second of screentime acting like the most loathsome human being in Earth history and could not even bother to try to turn it down when he tried to bribe Bob. The disgust Bob feels at the mere thought of owing this piece of slime anything fuels his grudge further.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob wants to kill Dave [[DisproportionateRetribution for breaking his window]]. Dave offers him all of his [[Fiction500 unrealistically massive wealth]], but Bob isn't persuaded.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob wants to kill Dave [[DisproportionateRetribution for breaking his window]]. Dave offers him all of his [[Fiction500 unrealistically massive wealth]], but Bob isn't persuaded. In fact, he may even burn down all of Dave's finances.
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* '''Parodied''': Dave is Bob's SitcomArchNemesis, and they quarrel over something insignificant. When Bob threatens a CoolAndUnusualPunishment, Dave uselessly tries to bribe him with ''TabletopGame/Monopoly'' money.
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* '''Parodied''': Dave is Bob's SitcomArchNemesis, and they quarrel over something insignificant. When Bob threatens a CoolAndUnusualPunishment, Dave uselessly tries to bribe him with ''TabletopGame/Monopoly'' ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' money.
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* '''Implied''': ???Alice tells Carol of the time Bob took revenge on [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Dave]]. Alice says that Dave tried his hardest to persuade Bob to back down, but doesn't specify what his persuasion attempts consisted of.
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* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is out for revenge, and the target cannot buy them off.
* '''Straight''': Dave kills one of Bob's friends, and Bob sets out to get revenge by killing Dave, who tries to save himself by offering him large sums of money, but Bob is not persuaded.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob wants to kill Dave [[DisproportionateRetribution for breaking his window]]. Dave offers him all of his [[Fiction500 unrealistically massive wealth]], but Bob isn't persuaded.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob ''had'' a price, but Dave failed to meet it. Had he offered a larger bribe, Bob would have backed down.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob's grudge is just that strong.
** Dave's attempt at bribery only makes Bob see him as a DirtyCoward.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Bob initially refuses the bribe, but thinks it over at the last second and stops short of landing the killing blow, saying he'll accept the bribe after all.
* '''Double Subverted''': After being paid, Bob reveals [[ILied he was lying]] and still wants revenge, and kills Dave anyway.
* '''Parodied''': Dave is Bob's SitcomArchNemesis, and they quarrel over something insignificant. When Bob threatens a CoolAndUnusualPunishment, Dave uselessly tries to bribe him with ''TabletopGame/Monopoly'' money.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob reconsiders several times over whether to accept the bribe, but doesn't make up his mind until the very end of the story.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob accepts the bribe.
** No bribery is attempted.
** No one is out for revenge.
* '''Enforced''': The author wants to hammer home just how deep Bob's grudge runs.
* '''Lampshaded''': A GenreSavvy character calls attention to the trope as it's occurring or after it has occurred, then carries on.
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly -- but not necessarily -- Invoking it in the process.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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* '''Straight''': Dave kills one of Bob's friends, and Bob sets out to get revenge by killing Dave, who tries to save himself by offering him large sums of money, but Bob is not persuaded.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob wants to kill Dave [[DisproportionateRetribution for breaking his window]]. Dave offers him all of his [[Fiction500 unrealistically massive wealth]], but Bob isn't persuaded.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob ''had'' a price, but Dave failed to meet it. Had he offered a larger bribe, Bob would have backed down.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob's grudge is just that strong.
** Dave's attempt at bribery only makes Bob see him as a DirtyCoward.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Bob initially refuses the bribe, but thinks it over at the last second and stops short of landing the killing blow, saying he'll accept the bribe after all.
* '''Double Subverted''': After being paid, Bob reveals [[ILied he was lying]] and still wants revenge, and kills Dave anyway.
* '''Parodied''': Dave is Bob's SitcomArchNemesis, and they quarrel over something insignificant. When Bob threatens a CoolAndUnusualPunishment, Dave uselessly tries to bribe him with ''TabletopGame/Monopoly'' money.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob reconsiders several times over whether to accept the bribe, but doesn't make up his mind until the very end of the story.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob accepts the bribe.
** No bribery is attempted.
** No one is out for revenge.
* '''Enforced''': The author wants to hammer home just how deep Bob's grudge runs.
* '''Lampshaded''': A GenreSavvy character calls attention to the trope as it's occurring or after it has occurred, then carries on.
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of a trope, or the fact that the trope will occur, possibly -- but not necessarily -- Invoking it in the process.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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