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** ThePowersThatBe from beyond time and space that set the rules of time travel in the universe/setting made a rule that cannot be [[LoopholeAbused bypassed]] or destroyed: using it to be a jackass will never affect history. And trying to push it will get the traveler eaten by ClockRoaches, RetGone, have their personal timeline changed to be a FateWorseThanDeath where they have never had the chance to get time travel capabilities, or any other punishments as needed.

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** ThePowersThatBe from beyond time and space that set the rules of time travel in the universe/setting made a rule that cannot be [[LoopholeAbused bypassed]] [[LoopholeAbuse bypassed]], subverted, manipulated or destroyed: using it to be a jackass will never affect history. And trying to push it will get the traveler eaten by ClockRoaches, RetGone, have their personal timeline changed to be a FateWorseThanDeath where they have never had the chance to get time travel capabilities, or any other punishments as needed.

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* '''Defied''': Traveling through time [[TimeCrash gives reality fits]] and [[RippleEffectProofMemory gives Peter headaches]], so he doesn't do it.

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Traveling through time [[TimeCrash gives reality fits]] and [[RippleEffectProofMemory gives Peter headaches]], so he doesn't do it. it.
** ThePowersThatBe from beyond time and space that set the rules of time travel in the universe/setting made a rule that cannot be [[LoopholeAbused bypassed]] or destroyed: using it to be a jackass will never affect history. And trying to push it will get the traveler eaten by ClockRoaches, RetGone, have their personal timeline changed to be a FateWorseThanDeath where they have never had the chance to get time travel capabilities, or any other punishments as needed.

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* '''Justified''': Peter's time abilities [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity give him "a different perspective" on people]]—namely, that in the grand scheme of things [[LackOfEmpathy they don't matter much]].

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Peter's time abilities [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity give him "a different perspective" on people]]—namely, that in the grand scheme of things [[LackOfEmpathy they don't matter much]].


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** As far as [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer hammers]] go, the ability to travel through time is a very big and nasty one long before the "everything looks like a nail" phase.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Peter Fuggit uses his time-traveling capabilities to prank every major figure in history, from Abraham Lincoln to Mitochondrial Eve, and we see a montage of said pranks.
* '''Played for Drama''': Peter Fuggit has been at this game for so long that he no longer sees people as people but as playthings for him to break and rewind time to undo the damage and keep playing.
* '''Played for Horror''': Peter is a SerialKiller obsessed with murdering [[FinalGirl Alice]] and he is utterly implacable with his time powers. Anybody who can help Alice, Peter {{Retgone}}s. Anywhere Alice can run to, Peter will discover by going to the future to gather information. And Alice is stuck in a GroundhogDayLoop, so Peter can kill her as many times as he wants.
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* '''Double Subverted''': He still makes sure that the repaired timeline is a CloseEnoughTimeline where his rivals are in stuck in a situation just a ''little'' bit worse than they were before his spree, just so he can gloat about it in private.

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* '''Justified''':
** Peter's time abilities [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity give him "a different perspective" on people]]—namely, that in the grand scheme of things [[LackOfEmpathy they don't matter much]].

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'''Justified''': Peter's time abilities [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity give him "a different perspective" on people]]—namely, that in the grand scheme of things [[LackOfEmpathy they don't matter much]].



* '''Inverted''': As a [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong one-man temporal repairman]], Peter's time traveling is used for the benefit and survival of the human race.

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* '''Inverted''': As a [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong one-man temporal repairman]], Peter's time traveling is used for the benefit and survival and benefit of the human race.

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* '''Justified''': Peter's time abilities [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity give him "a different perspective" on people]]—namely, that in the grand scheme of things [[LackOfEmpathy they don't matter much]].

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Peter's time abilities [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity give him "a different perspective" on people]]—namely, that in the grand scheme of things [[LackOfEmpathy they don't matter much]].
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''Don't bother, dweebs, [[RetGone I erased all of it]].'' -Time Troper

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''Don't bother, dweebs, [[RetGone I erased all of it]].'' -Time Troper -JerkassGods
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* '''Straight''': Being a NonLinearCharacter gives Peter [[MeaningfulName Fuggit]] the ability to travel through time. He uses it to cheat on his midterms by retaking the test enough times to figure out all the answers in the multiple choice section.

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* '''Straight''': Being a NonLinearCharacter gives Peter [[MeaningfulName Fuggit]] the ability to travel through time. He uses it to [[MundaneUtility cheat on his midterms by retaking the test enough times to figure out all the answers in the multiple choice section.section]].
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* '''Exploited''': Peter's selfishness allows [[GuileHero Gina]] to [[BatmanGambit construct a trap for him]] in the form of a situation he would undoubtedly ruin.

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* '''Exploited''': Peter's selfishness allows [[GuileHero Gina]] to [[BatmanGambit construct a a]] [[TimeLoopTrap trap for him]] in the form of a situation he would undoubtedly ruin.
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* '''Lampshaded''': At some point, Peter questions his own motives in spending all his time on time traveling to get revenge.

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* '''Lampshaded''': At some point, Peter questions his own motives in spending all his time on time traveling to get revenge.revenge as he's [[TimeFreezeTrollingSpree dressing Bill in a tutu for the big football game]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A character with access to time-travel uses it for nefarious purposes.

* '''Straight''': Being a NonLinearCharacter gives Peter [[MeaningfulName Fuggit]] the ability to travel through time. He uses it to cheat on his midterms by retaking the test enough times to figure out all the answers in the multiple choice section.
* '''Exaggerated''': Peter uses time-travel to [[RealityWarper remake the entire history of the human race in his image]].
* '''Downplayed''': Despite having time abilities, Peter doesn't do anything fancy, apart from getting back at his rival [[{{Jerkass}} Bill]] by sending his [[ThePreciousPreciousCar beloved car]] back to a tarpit in the Mesozoic Era.
* '''Justified''': Peter's time abilities [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity give him "a different perspective" on people]]—namely, that in the grand scheme of things [[LackOfEmpathy they don't matter much]].
** Peter doesn't think of himself as a bad person, just [[WellIntentionedExtremist a decent guy who's been pushed too far]].
* '''Inverted''': As a [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong one-man temporal repairman]], Peter's time traveling is used for the benefit and survival of the human race.
* '''Subverted''': Peter [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight uses his time abilities to wreak havoc on his rivals]], but after seeing the results (which conveniently also extend to his situation) he reneges and goes back to make everything the way it was.
* '''Parodied''': Peter uses time travel to trap Bill in a StableTimeLoop just so he can [[PokeThePoodle tell him the same bad joke over and over again]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': After learning how his actions affect other people, Peter [[HeroicVow vows]] to use his powers responsibly... while he exploits them [[CompoundInterestTimeTravelGambit to generate passive income]] as he plans his next moves.
* '''Averted''': Peter can't travel through time.
* '''Enforced''': As a loser with no power in the present, the prospect of being [[ConquerorFromTheFuture a big shot in the past]] holds a lot of allure for Peter.
* '''Lampshaded''': At some point, Peter questions his own motives in spending all his time on time traveling to get revenge.
* '''Invoked''': Time travel is a fun toy, especially [[BadPowersBadPeople for someone with no morals]].
* '''Defied''': Traveling through time [[TimeCrash gives reality fits]] and [[RippleEffectProofMemory gives Peter headaches]], so he doesn't do it.
* '''Exploited''': Peter's selfishness allows [[GuileHero Gina]] to [[BatmanGambit construct a trap for him]] in the form of a situation he would undoubtedly ruin.
* '''Discussed''': "What is it about time travel that makes people throw their conscience out the window?"
* '''Conversed''': [[GenreSavvy Knowing how complex time travel is]], Peter sets up some internal rules for himself to make sure he doesn't [[RetGone erase his own existence]].
* '''Implied''': Peter is [[DissonantSerenity suspiciously calm]] as the lives of everyone around him fall apart.
* '''Deconstructed''': Peter's actions in the time-stream, no matter how well-intentioned, [[ButterflyOfDoom have terrible consequences]]. He's ruining somebody's life every time he uses his powers, most of the time unintentionally.
** The actions Peter takes against people result in the founding of a TimePolice, which begins to undo his actions throughout the time-stream. Peter wastes his life finding new ways to mess with his friends in between fleeing from time agents as a "tempus fugitive".
** Peter ruins his own life trying to destroy his enemies.
* '''Reconstructed''': Peter learns to be more subtle with his time traveling, and eventually manages to make himself more successful than his enemies by [[MundaneUtility making smart investment decisions in the past that pay off in the present]].

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''Don't bother, dweebs, [[RetGone I erased all of it]].'' -Time Troper
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