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* '''Averted''': Baron von Ruthless [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking lives up to the reputation]].

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* '''Averted''': Baron von Ruthless [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking [[RankScalesWithAsskicking lives up to the reputation]].
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** Baron von Ruthless may be stuck in a wheelchair, but it turns out he's still a powerful sorcerer who can put up a fight through sheer magical power, skill, and willpower.

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** Baron von Ruthless may be stuck in a wheelchair, but it turns out he's still a powerful sorcerer who can put up a fight through sheer magical power, skill, sorcerer. His PowersDoTheFighting, and willpower.it's an impressive fight.
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** Baron von Ruthless I is feeble, but it's Baron von Ruthless III that is the threat. The hero should have been a bit more clear in his questioning.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Baron Von Ruthless appears as a Tin Tyrant, but while he initially seems to be an average man underneath his armor, [[BreakingTheFourthWall he points out that it's just the suit actor and it really isn't part of the story.]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Baron Von Ruthless appears as a Tin Tyrant, TinTyrant, but while he initially seems to be an average man underneath his armor, [[BreakingTheFourthWall he points out that it's just the suit actor and it really isn't part of the story.]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Baron Von Ruthless appears as a Tin Tyrant, but while he initially seems to be an average man underneath his armor, [[BreakingTheFourthWall he points out that it's just the suit actor and it really isn't part of the story.]]



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** Baron von Ruthless turns out to have weaponized his wheelchair, [[HandicappedBadass and is still quite able in a fight.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': [[DarkLordOnLifeSupport Baron von Ruthless is bedridden and on life support]], and looks a skeleton who has been dipped in wax. There is a strong impression that even the slightest bit of exertion would cause him to keel over for good.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[DarkLordOnLifeSupport Baron von Ruthless is bedridden and on life support]], and looks like a skeleton who that has been dipped in wax. There is a strong impression that even the slightest bit of exertion would cause him to keel over for good.
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* '''Averted''': Baron von Ruthless is a brilliant roboticist and has built a suit of PoweredArmor to aid in defeating the hero when he arrived.
* '''Enforced''': "How's this for a twist: Baron von Ruthless turns out to this sickly old man!"

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* '''Averted''': Baron von Ruthless is a brilliant roboticist and has built a suit of PoweredArmor [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking lives up to aid in defeating the hero when he arrived.
reputation]].
* '''Enforced''': "How's this for a twist: Baron von Ruthless turns out The author wants to this sickly old man!"make a point about the "old men who send young men to die".



* '''Defied''': Baron von Ruthless fed rumors of his condition in order to create confusion and doubt about his true abilities.

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* '''Defied''': Baron von Ruthless fed rumors is physically inform, but also a brilliant roboticist. He builds a suit of his condition PoweredArmor to aid in order to create confusion and doubt about his true abilities.defeating the hero when he arrived.
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'''Basic Trope''': A villain reported to be powerful, ruthless and exceedingly evil turns out to be disappointingly feeble

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'''Basic Trope''': A villain reported to be powerful, ruthless and exceedingly evil turns out to be disappointingly feeblefeeble.



* '''Downplayed''': Baron Von Ruthless has a leg cast.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Baron Von Ruthless has a leg cast.cast.
** Baron Von Ruthless [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse looks just like everyone else]]. No CoolChair, no SpikesOfVillainy, nothing.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Baron von Ruthless is bedridden and on life support, and looks a skeleton who has been dipped in wax. There is a strong impression that even the slightest bit of exertion would cause him to keel over for good.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[DarkLordOnLifeSupport Baron von Ruthless is bedridden and on life support, support]], and looks a skeleton who has been dipped in wax. There is a strong impression that even the slightest bit of exertion would cause him to keel over for good.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Baron von Ruthless is bedridden and on life support, and looks a skeleton who has been dipped in wax. There is a strong impression that even the slightest bit of exertion would cause him to keel over.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Baron von Ruthless is bedridden and on life support, and looks a skeleton who has been dipped in wax. There is a strong impression that even the slightest bit of exertion would cause him to keel over.over for good.
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* '''Straight''': The hero breaks down the door to Baron von Ruthless' chambers, only to find him to be an old man in a wheelchair.
* '''Exaggerated''': Baron von Ruthless is bedridden and on life support.

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* '''Straight''': The hero breaks down the door to Baron von Ruthless' chambers, only to find him to be an frail, old man in a wheelchair.
* '''Exaggerated''': Baron von Ruthless is bedridden and on life support.support, and looks a skeleton who has been dipped in wax. There is a strong impression that even the slightest bit of exertion would cause him to keel over.
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* '''Parodied''': Baron von Ruthless has committed several heinous crimes and is wanted in several countries. It's revealed that Baron von Ruthless is actually a genius 10-year-old girl working all of it from behind her computer.

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* '''Parodied''': Baron von Ruthless has committed several heinous crimes and is wanted in several countries. It's revealed that Baron von Ruthless is actually a genius 10-year-old girl child working all of it from behind her computer.
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** He's still a SquishyWizard
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Baron Von Ruthless has a leg cast.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???The Heroes had brought themselves to their last legs fighting TheDragon and are saved by the fact that their opponent is actually harmless

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* '''Subverted''': Baron von Ruthless' infirmity was all an act and he attacks the hero.

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Baron von Ruthless' infirmity was all an act and he attacks the hero.



* '''Double Subverted''': Only to find out that this Baron von Ruthless was a robot. The real one has been dead for years.

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Only to find out that this Baron von Ruthless was a robot. The real one has been dead for years.



* '''Deconstructed''': Baron von Ruthless' StartOfDarkness is explored, and we find that it is becoming an old man in a wheelchair that made him evil in the first place.
* '''Reconstructed''': He's still an old man in a wheelchair though, and falls easily.
* '''Zig Zagged''': There is another ManBehindTheMan for Baron von Ruthless. He's not the ManBehindTheCurtain, but the man behind ''him'' is. And so on.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Baron von Ruthless' StartOfDarkness is explored, and we find that it is becoming an old man in a wheelchair that made him evil in the first place.
* '''Reconstructed''': He's still an old man in a wheelchair though, and falls easily.
* '''Zig Zagged''': There is another ManBehindTheMan for Baron von Ruthless. He's not the ManBehindTheCurtain, {{the Man Behind The Curtain}}, but the man behind ''him'' is. And so on.



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* '''Deconstructed''': Baron von Ruthless' StartOfDarkness is explored, and we find that it is becoming an old man in a wheelchair that made him evil in the first place.
* '''Reconstructed''': He's still an old man in a wheelchair though, and falls easily.



Back to TheManBehindTheCurtain...but never mind the man behind the curtain!

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Back to TheManBehindTheCurtain...but TheManBehindTheCurtain ...But never mind the man behind the curtain!curtain!
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** It turns out that the [[TinTyrant vaguely human-shaped mass of steel plates and spikes]] from earlier, who our heroes "learned" was a body double upon encountering the feeble old man before them, really ''was'' Baron von Ruthless, and the old man is just there to get would-be assassins to drop their guard while the ''real'' Baron von Ruthless closes in.

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** It turns out that the The [[TinTyrant vaguely human-shaped mass of steel plates and spikes]] from earlier, who our heroes "learned" was a body double upon encountering the feeble old man before them, really ''was'' Baron von Ruthless, and the old man is just there to get would-be assassins to drop their guard while the ''real'' Baron von Ruthless closes in.
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** It turns out that the [[TinTyrant vaguely human-shaped mass of steel plates and spikes]] from earlier, who our heroes "learned" was a body double upon encountering the feeble old man before them, really ''was'' Baron von Ruthless, and the old man is just there to get would-be assassins to drop their guard while the ''real'' Baron von Ruthless closes in.


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** The "real" Baron von Ruthless was working off a script, and our heroes' initial assumptions about the old man were correct.
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** Baron von Ruthless may be stuck in a wheelchair, but it turns out he's still a powerful sorcerer who can put up a fight through sheer magical power, skill, and willpower.
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
Baron von Ruthless' StartOfDarkness is explored, and we find that it is becoming an old man in a wheelchair that made him evil in the first place.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
He's still an old man in a wheelchair though, and falls easily.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???There is another ManBehindTheMan for Baron von Ruthless. He's not the ManBehindTheCurtain, but the man behind ''him'' is. And so on.



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

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* '''Invoked''': ???The heroes deliberately attempt to find out if Baron von Ruthless really is an old man in a wheelchair.

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