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* TitleDrop: One of the bullied teens who created the titular BullyHunter group explains to the BAU that they called it the "Anti-Terror Squad" because the constant bullying felt like being under a terrorist regime.

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* TitleDrop: One of the bullied teens who created the titular BullyHunter group explains to the BAU that they called it the "Anti-Terror Squad" because the constant bullying felt like being under a terrorist regime. When the BAU gets their hands on records of the bullying from the school's counselor, [[MeaningfulName they agree that it fits.]]
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* SchoolBullyingIsHarmless: The school authorities believed this, [[AdultsAreUseless and so they did nothing to help the bullied kids of the Anti-Terror Squad]]. Furthermore, when the school's counselor (who was on their side) tried to do something to help, they destroyed his career.
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* TitleDrop: One of the bullied teens who created the titular BullyHunter group explains to the BAU that they called it the "Anti-Terror Squad" because the constant bullying felt like being under a terrorist regime.
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* AssholeVictim: Austin Settergren, who remorselessly bullied the [=UnSub=] into psychopathy. [[KickTheSonOfABitch He ends up]] [[NoKillLikeOverKill getting shot 6 times and then bludgeoned]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with one of his own sports trophies]] [[TheDogBitesBack by the [=UnSub=]]].

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* AssholeVictim: Austin Settergren, who remorselessly bullied the [=UnSub=] into psychopathy. [[KickTheSonOfABitch [[KarmicDeath He ends up]] [[NoKillLikeOverKill ends]] up [[TheresNoKillLikeOverKill getting shot 6 times and then bludgeoned]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with one of his own sports trophies]] [[TheDogBitesBack by the [=UnSub=]]].

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* BullyHunter: The [=UnSub=] turns out to be a bullied teenager taking out his bullies families.

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* BullyHunter: The [=UnSub=] turns out to be a bullied teenager taking out his bullies families.bullies' families.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The teens were bullies, sure, but they certainly didn't deserve to ''have their entire families killed''.
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* RevengeByProxy; The [=UnSub's=] ''modus operandi'' for the first two victims is to kill their families and [[CruelMercy leave them to live with the trauma]]. Subverted with the third.
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A victim of school bullying deals by killing his bullies' families.

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A victim of school bullying deals out revenge by killing his bullies' families.
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When two teenagers living in Winona, Minnesota are deliberately left alive by an unsub who murders their families, the BAU suspects that the crimes were committed by a family annihilator only to uncover a shocking connection between the survivors and the killer. Meanwhile, Garcia attempts to find the perfect gift for Alvez's dog Roxy.

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When two teenagers living in Winona, Minnesota are deliberately left alive A victim of school bullying deals by an unsub who murders their families, the BAU suspects that the crimes were committed by a family annihilator only to uncover a shocking connection between the survivors and the killer. Meanwhile, Garcia attempts to find the perfect gift for Alvez's dog Roxy.
killing his bullies' families.



* BlatantLies: Played straight and subverted with Luke. Garcia sees through the lie that he like her gifts for Roxy, but not the saving one where he claims it's just that he can't feed biscuits to his raw-diet dog, but that he ''loves'' the pink dog sweater. She picks up on it after a while and gives him a collar instead.

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* BlatantLies: Played straight and subverted with Luke. Garcia sees through the lie that he like likes her gifts for Roxy, but not the saving one where he claims it's just that he can't feed biscuits to his raw-diet dog, but that he ''loves'' the pink dog sweater. She picks up on it after a while and gives him a collar instead.

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* AssholeVictim: That JerkJock Austin Settergren, who remorselsesly bullied the [=UnSub=] into psychopathy. He ends up [[NoKillLikeOverKill getting shot 6 times then bludgeoned]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with one of his own sports trophies]] [[TheDogBitesBack by the [=UnSub=]]].

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* AssholeVictim: That JerkJock Austin Settergren, who remorselsesly remorselessly bullied the [=UnSub=] into psychopathy. [[KickTheSonOfABitch He ends up up]] [[NoKillLikeOverKill getting shot 6 times and then bludgeoned]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with one of his own sports trophies]] [[TheDogBitesBack by the [=UnSub=]]].



* ManipulativeBastard: Amanda blackmailed her mother's boyfriend and threatened to tell her father about the affair. In reality, she wasn't going to.

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* JerkJock: Austin Settergren, one of [=UnSub=]'s bullies, plays sports.
* ManipulativeBastard: Amanda blackmailed her mother's boyfriend and threatened to tell her father about the affair. In reality, truth, she wasn't ''wasn't'' going to.

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* AlphaBitch: Amanda Bergstrom.
* AssholeVictim: That JerkJock Austin Settergren, who remorselsesly bullied the [=UnSub=] into psychopathy. He ends up [[NoKillLikeOverKill getting shot 6 times then bludgeoned]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with one of his own sports trophies]] [[TheDogBitesBack by the [=UnSub=]]].



* BringMyBrownPants: Matt Doherty wetted his pants when the [=UnSub=] broke into his house and killed his family.



* ManipulativeBastard: Amanda blackmailed her mother's boyfriend threatening to tell her mother's husband.

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* ManipulativeBastard: Amanda blackmailed her mother's boyfriend threatening and threatened to tell her mother's husband.father about the affair. In reality, she wasn't going to.



* TooDumbToLive: Yes, Kevin, when your mother screams in terror it's a great idea to go check what's going on. Possibly justified because he's like ten.

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* BlatantLies: Played straight and subverted with Luke. Garcia sees through the lie that he like her gifts for Roxy, but not the saving one where he claims it's just that he can't feed biscuits to his raw-diet dog, but that he ''loves'' the pink dog sweater.

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* BlatantLies: Played straight and subverted with Luke. Garcia sees through the lie that he like her gifts for Roxy, but not the saving one where he claims it's just that he can't feed biscuits to his raw-diet dog, but that he ''loves'' the pink dog sweater. She picks up on it after a while and gives him a collar instead.


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* SuicideByCop: Kyle tries this. Emily talks him out of it.

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!The Anti-Terror Squad



* BlatantLies: Played straight and subverted with Luke. Garcia sees through the lie that he like her gifts for Roxy, but not the saving one where he claims it's just that he can't feed biscuits to his raw-diet dog, but that he ''loves'' the pink dog sweater.



* TeensAreMonsters: Especially the [=UnSub=]

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* FunctionalAddict: Amanda's father got addicted to painkillers after he broke his leg.
* ManipulativeBastard: Amanda blackmailed her mother's boyfriend threatening to tell her mother's husband.
* TeensAreMonsters: Especially the [=UnSub=][=UnSub=], and to a lesser extent his bullies.
* TooDumbToLive: Yes, Kevin, when your mother screams in terror it's a great idea to go check what's going on. Possibly justified because he's like ten.
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When two teenagers living in Winona, Minnesota are deliberately left alive by an unsub who murders their families, the BAU suspects that the crimes were committed by a family annihilator only to uncover a shocking connection between the survivors and the killer. Meanwhile, Garcia attempts to find the perfect gift for Alvez's dog Roxy.

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When two teenagers living in Winona, Minnesota are deliberately left alive by an unsub who murders their families, the BAU suspects that the crimes were committed by a family annihilator only to uncover a shocking connection between the survivors and the killer. Meanwhile, Garcia attempts to find the perfect gift for Alvez's dog Roxy.Roxy.

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* BullyHunter: The [=UnSub=] turns out to be a bullied teenager taking out his bullies families.
* TeensAreMonsters: Especially the [=UnSub=]
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When two teenagers living in Winona, Minnesota are deliberately left alive by an unsub who murders their families, the BAU suspects that the crimes were committed by a family annihilator only to uncover a shocking connection between the survivors and the killer. Meanwhile, Garcia attempts to find the perfect gift for Alvez's dog Roxy.

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