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* '''Defied''': Alex challenges Bob to enough battles that even if he doesn't measure up, Bob will still know who he is.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Alex challenges Bob to enough battles that even if he doesn't measure up, Bob will still know who he is. is.
** Alex makes absolutely dammed sure Bob will know who he is and why he is doing what he does from the very first second they ever meet, and thus he will remember Alex whenever they meet again. Something like [[AScarToRemember give him a big, memorable scar]] or [[KickTheDog do something unforgettably despicable]].


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* '''Played for Horror''': Alex does something horrible to begin his campaign of revenge, like [[TargetedToHurtTheHero killing Bob's family]], and not only did Alex was able to succeed because [[OutsideContextProblem Bob literally was not expecting him]], but Bob is unable to comprehend how Alex would hate him ''that'' much.
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** Bob doesn't bother with Alex's rivalry because he has much bigger problems to deal with.

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** Bob doesn't bother with Alex's rivalry because he has much bigger problems to deal with. Not to mention, Bob thinks Alex is a ''hell'' of a lot weaker than Bob's true rival, [[TheBrute Clay]].
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob can't decide whether or not to take Alex's claims of rivalry seriously

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob can't decide whether or not to take Alex's claims of rivalry seriously



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alex engages in a ZanyScheme in an effort to force Bob to acknowledge him.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alex becomes more and more vicious, angry, and ruthless as Bob continues to ignore him, until he reaches the point where, mad with envy and out for blood, he's a very real threat, whether Bob knows it or not.

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* '''Played For for Laughs''': Alex engages in a ZanyScheme in an effort to force Bob to acknowledge him.
* '''Played For for Drama''': Alex becomes more and more vicious, angry, and ruthless as Bob continues to ignore him, until he reaches the point where, mad with envy and out for blood, he's a very real threat, whether Bob knows it or not.
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** Alex defeats Bob and celebrates for all of five minutes only to realize that now that he has succeeded, he has no goals to look forward to or be motivated by.

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