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* '''Downplayed:''' Bob goes to negotiate with Evulz. A brief fistfight breaks out, but is quickly resolved, when Evulz is cowed into submission, and agrees to take threats of war off table. Bob concludes that sometimes violence is necessary, to prevent even greater violence.
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* '''Downplayed:''' Bob goes to negotiate with Evulz. A brief fistfight breaks out, but is quickly resolved, when Evulz is cowed into submission, and agrees to take threats of war off table. Bob concludes that sometimes ''sometimes'' violence is necessary, necessary to prevent even greater violence.
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* '''Downplayed:''' Bob goes to negotiate with Evulz. A brief fistfight breaks out, but is quickly resolved.resolved, when Evulz is cowed into submission, and agrees to take threats of war off table. Bob concludes that sometimes violence is necessary, to prevent even greater violence.
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* '''Zig Zagged:''' It looks like Bob's negotiations with Evulz will fail, but Evulz suddenly agrees to Bob's proposal. After Bob returns home, however, Evulz launches a surprise attack on Tropestan. Alice, however, [[CrazyPrepared has prepared for this contingency]], and Tropestan launches a successful counterattack in which Evulz is killed. His replacement then decides that reopening negotiations would be a good idea.
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* '''Zig Zagged:''' '''Zig-Zagged:''' It looks like Bob's negotiations with Evulz will fail, but Evulz suddenly agrees to Bob's proposal. After Bob returns home, however, Evulz launches a surprise attack on Tropestan. Alice, however, [[CrazyPrepared has prepared for this contingency]], and Tropestan launches a successful counterattack in which Evulz is killed. His replacement then decides that reopening negotiations would be a good idea.
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* '''Inverted:''' Alice never considers violence an option.
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** [[ViolenceIsNotAnOption Alice can't fight her way out of this one.]]
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* '''Justified:''' Evulz is an AxeCrazy warmonger, so negotiations won't be effective.
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* '''Justified:''' Evulz is an AxeCrazy AxCrazy warmonger, so negotiations won't be effective.
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* '''Parodied:''' ???President Alice runs out of milk. She responds by declaring war on a neighbouring country
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* '''Zig Zagged:''' ???It looks like Bob's negotiations with Evulz will fail, but Evulz suddenly agrees to Bob's proposal. After Bob returns home, however, Evulz launches a surprise attack on Tropestan. Alice, however, [[CrazyPrepared has prepared for this contingency]], and Tropestan launches a successful counterattack in which Evulz is killed. His replacement then decides that reopening negotiations would be a good idea.
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* '''Defied:''' ???Bob and Evulz fail to negotiate. However, something comes up that prevents either side from declaring a war.
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* '''Invoked:''' Alice sends Bob to negotiate with Evulz, knowing that he'll fail so she can then declare war.
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** Someone sabotages the negotiations so that war will break out.
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* '''Reconstructed:''' The war ends with Evulz' defeat; with him gone, Tropestan can restore peace. and rebuild the land.
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* '''Reconstructed:''' The war ends with Evulz' defeat; with him gone, Tropestan can restore peace. peace and rebuild the land.
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* '''Exploited:''' Arms dealer Charlie sees the war coming and gets his merchandise ready to sell.
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* '''Exploited:''' Arms dealer ArmsDealer Charlie sees the war coming and gets his merchandise ready to sell.
* '''Deconstructed:''' War breaks out between Tropestan and Evulz' forces. Many people are killed, and the land is devastated.
* '''Reconstructed:''' The war ends with Evulz' defeat; with him gone, Tropestan can restore peace. and rebuild the land.
* '''Reconstructed:''' The war ends with Evulz' defeat; with him gone, Tropestan can restore peace. and rebuild the land.
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* '''Averted:''' ???The negotiations succeed. End of story.
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"Bob's gone to negotiate, but we'd better arm ourselves in case he fails."
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* '''Straight:''' [[TheLeader President Alice]] of Tropestan sends [[Ambadassador Ambassador Bob]] to negotiate with [[BigBad General Evulz]]. Negotiations fail, and war breaks out.
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* '''Straight:''' [[TheLeader President Alice]] of Tropestan sends [[Ambadassador [[{{Ambadassador}} Ambassador Bob]] to negotiate with [[BigBad General Evulz]]. Negotiations fail, and war breaks out.
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'''Basic Trope:''' Problems in fiction are best solved through violence.
* '''Straight:''' [[TheLeader President Alice]] of Tropestan sends [[Ambadassador Ambassador Bob]] to negotiate with [[BigBad General Evulz]]. Negotiations fail, and war breaks out.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Alice doesn't bother with negotiations; she just declares war.
* '''Downplayed:''' Bob goes to negotiate with Evulz. A brief fistfight breaks out, but is quickly resolved.
* '''Justified:''' Evulz is an AxeCrazy warmonger, so negotiations won't be effective.
* '''Inverted:''' ???
* '''Subverted:''' Evulz isn't known for negotiating, but he strikes an agreement with Bob.
* '''Double Subverted:''' The agreement is a ruse so Evulz can launch a surprise attack on Tropestan.
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* '''Enforced:''' Negotiations are boring; violence isn't.
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* '''Straight:''' [[TheLeader President Alice]] of Tropestan sends [[Ambadassador Ambassador Bob]] to negotiate with [[BigBad General Evulz]]. Negotiations fail, and war breaks out.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Alice doesn't bother with negotiations; she just declares war.
* '''Downplayed:''' Bob goes to negotiate with Evulz. A brief fistfight breaks out, but is quickly resolved.
* '''Justified:''' Evulz is an AxeCrazy warmonger, so negotiations won't be effective.
* '''Inverted:''' ???
* '''Subverted:''' Evulz isn't known for negotiating, but he strikes an agreement with Bob.
* '''Double Subverted:''' The agreement is a ruse so Evulz can launch a surprise attack on Tropestan.
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* '''Enforced:''' Negotiations are boring; violence isn't.
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