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** [[OmnicidalManiac Evulz]] kills [[BarrierMaiden Alice]] as part of his plan to destroy the galaxy and a grief-striken Bob [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge stops him]], going down in story as Bob Woobie, ''Savior of Worlds''.

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** [[OmnicidalManiac Evulz]] kills [[BarrierMaiden Alice]] as part of his plan to destroy the galaxy and a grief-striken Bob [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge [[ItsPersonal stops him]], going down in story as Bob Woobie, ''Savior of Worlds''.

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** [[TheHero Bob]] loses [[TheLostLenore Alice]] and, in pursuit of [[RevengeBeforeReason his desire to avenge her]], becomes the BigBad Emperor Evulz as a result.
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'''Straight''': [[TheHero Bob]] loses [[TheLostLenore Alice]] and, in pursuit of [[RevengeBeforeReason his desire to avenge her]], becomes the BigBad Emperor Evulz as a result.
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That trope is about humans being worse than other sapient species.


** Bob lives in a CrapsackWorld, therefore he has no reason to believe that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans have any good in them]].

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** Bob lives in a CrapsackWorld, therefore he has no reason to believe that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters [[HumansAreBastards humans have any good in them]].
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** [[THeHero Bob]] loses [[TheLostLenore Alice]] and, in pursuit of [[RevengeBeforeReason his desire to avenge her]], becomes the BigBad Emperor Evulz as a result.

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** [[THeHero [[TheHero Bob]] loses [[TheLostLenore Alice]] and, in pursuit of [[RevengeBeforeReason his desire to avenge her]], becomes the BigBad Emperor Evulz as a result.
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* '''Enforced''': "We can't just have our OmnicidalManiac destroy [[ItAmusedMe for the lulz]]!"

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* '''Enforced''': "We can't just have our OmnicidalManiac destroy [[ItAmusedMe [[FortheEvulz for the lulz]]!"
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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Why do the most remembered villains always symbolize [[DesignatedVillain the little guy being taken advantage of]]?"

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** Bob loses Alice and becomes the BigBad Emperor Evulz as a result.

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** Bob [[THeHero Bob]] loses Alice and [[TheLostLenore Alice]] and, in pursuit of [[RevengeBeforeReason his desire to avenge her]], becomes the BigBad Emperor Evulz as a result.



** Bob loses Alice and, despite trying to just move on with his life, becomes sufficiently twisted and embittered that if someone put him in a position to turn his grief into destruction, there's no telling what he'd do.
** Bob has been bullied so much that he becomes a bully himself.

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** Bob loses Alice and, despite trying to just move on with his life, becomes sufficiently twisted and embittered that if someone [[TheCorrupter someone]] put him in a position to turn his grief into destruction, there's no telling what he'd do.
** [[TheChainOfHarm Bob has been bullied so much that he becomes a bully himself.]]



** [[OmnicidalManiac Evulz]] kills Alice as part of his plan to destroy the galaxy and a grief-striken Bob stops him, going down in story as Bob Woobie, ''Savior of Worlds''.

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** [[OmnicidalManiac Evulz]] kills Alice [[BarrierMaiden Alice]] as part of his plan to destroy the galaxy and a grief-striken Bob [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge stops him, him]], going down in story as Bob Woobie, ''Savior of Worlds''.



** As it turns out, Bob's actual reasons are due to a frankly miserable existence-he didn't really care for Alice except as an acquaintance, but his life has taught him that since she's dead for no good reason, [[PayEvilUntoEvil he must repay it in full]]
** He's just hiding his revenge plot behind a [[StepfordSmiler disturbingly cheerful facade]].

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** As it turns out, Bob's actual reasons are due to a frankly miserable existence-he existence; he didn't really care for Alice except as an acquaintance, but his life has taught him that since she's dead for no good reason, [[PayEvilUntoEvil he must repay it in full]]
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** He's just [[BestServedCold hiding his revenge plot plot]] behind a [[StepfordSmiler disturbingly cheerful facade]].



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* '''Discussed''': ???'''Discussed''':
-->'''Alice:''' Bob has gone [[DarkAndTroubledPast through so much]]; I wonder how he still didn't go crazy after this.\\
'''Charlie:''' Eh, I suspect that by this point he's one particularly bad day away from snapping and lashing out against the world.



** Alice was a PersonOfMassDestruction killed with the support of essentially the entire world, with only Bob who looks up to her. As a result, nobody sympathizes with Bob's rebellion, and it ultimately comes across as pointless and stupid.

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** Alice was a PersonOfMassDestruction killed with the support of essentially the entire world, with only Bob [[EvenEvilCanBeLoved who looks up to her.her]]. As a result, nobody sympathizes with Bob's rebellion, and it ultimately comes across as pointless and stupid.



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** As much as you think Bob will snap, he doesn't, in fact [[ThePollyanna he's still cheerful]].

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** As much as you think Bob will snap, starts muttering a MadnessMantra about getting revenge as he doesn't, in fact caresses Alice's dead body, and his friends are worried that he might snap. But after he finishes mourning, [[ThePollyanna he's still cheerful]].he goes back to his normal, cheerful self]].



** Bob has, in fact, snapped, but remains [[StepfordSmiler disturbingly cheerful]]

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** Bob has, in fact, snapped, but remains He's just hiding his revenge plot behind a [[StepfordSmiler disturbingly cheerful]]cheerful facade]].

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* '''Implied''': Evulz is mainly a GenericDoomsdayVillain, but in one evil speech, he tearfully announces that the world deserves to die after what it has done to him.



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** Bob has, in fact, snapped, but remains [[StepfordSmiler disturbingly cheerful]]
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** [[OmnicidalManiac Evulz]] kills Alice as part of his plan to destroy the galaxy and a grief-striken Bob stops him, going down in story as Bob Woobie, ''Savior of Worlds''.

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* '''Defied''': After Alice's death, Bob gets therapy so he won't engage in any of this type of behavior.



* '''Defied''': After Alice's death, Bob gets therapy so he won't engage in any of this type of behavior.

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