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'''Basic Trope''': A character gets punished for ruining the balance of the world.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character gets punished for ruining ruins the balance of the world.world and is promptly punished.
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** The balance itself is inadequate, so it needs to be destroyed to be replaced.

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** The balance itself is inadequate, so it needs to be destroyed to be replaced.is replaced with a better balance. This may include a CosmicRetcon.

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* '''Justified''': Manipulating the balance of the world is a good thing because said balance was put in place by the [[OrderIsNotGood Council of Tyranny]].

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Manipulating the balance of the world is a good thing because said balance was put in place by the [[OrderIsNotGood Council of Tyranny]].Tyranny]].
** The balance itself is inadequate, so it needs to be destroyed to be replaced.
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* '''Subverted''': The citizens of planet Earth worry that someone might destroy it this way, but nobody tries it.
* '''Double Subverted''': The heroes of Earth party over the prophesied ruin of the balance not coming true, only for it to happen the very next day.
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* '''Justified''': Manipulating the balance of the world is a good thing because said balance was put in place by the [[Council of Tyranny OrderIsNotGood]].

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* '''Justified''': Manipulating the balance of the world is a good thing because said balance was put in place by the [[Council [[OrderIsNotGood Council of Tyranny OrderIsNotGood]].Tyranny]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A character gets punished for ruining the balance of the world.
* '''Straight''': Bob pushes the [[CosmicKeystone Statues of Power]] out of place and ruins the landmass he's standing on.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob breaks the balance so completely that [[BreakingTheFourthWall the show Bob stars in gets cancelled]].
* '''Downplayed''': The balance only applies to an area spanning an entire city, but upsetting it still has consequences.
* '''Justified''': Manipulating the balance of the world is a good thing because said balance was put in place by the [[Council of Tyranny OrderIsNotGood]].
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob is praised for upsetting the balance instead of being punished for it.
** Charlies is punished for trying to maintain the balance.
* '''Parodied''': Upsetting or restoring the balance revolving around the most trivial of issues.

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