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* CuteClumsyGirl: Ahyoung always stumbles on her heels, especially when Dongmin is around.

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* TheHeroDies:
** [[spoiler: Hong Jinho is taken out in the middle of Season 2]]
** [[spoiler: Sangmin is 3rd eliminated in Season 4]]
** [[spoiler: Jinho again is taken out in 4th place in All-stars]]



* TheKingslayer: [[spoiler: Kyunghoon in Grand Finale]].



* TheRival: Continuing from their respective [[VideoGame/StarcraftMultiplayer Starcraft pro careers]], Jinho ([=YellOw=]) vs. Yoh-wan ([=BoxeR=]) in Season 2.



* TheTeaser: Each episode starts with a few minutes long banter between surviving players discussing events of the last week and planning their next move. Then intro music starts and it flows into the opening clip.



* TheHeroDies:
** [[spoiler: Hong Jinho is taken out in the middle of Season 2]]
** [[spoiler: Sangmin is 3rd eliminated in Season 4]]
** [[spoiler: Jinho again is taken out in 4th place in All-stars]]
* TheKingslayer: [[spoiler: Kyunghoon in Grand Finale]].
* TheRival: Continuing from their respective [[VideoGame/StarcraftMultiplayer Starcraft pro careers]], Jinho ([=YellOw=]) vs. Yoh-wan ([=BoxeR=]) in Season 2.
* TheTeaser: Each episode starts with a few minutes long banter between surviving players discussing events of the last week and planning their next move. Then intro music starts and it flows into the opening clip.



* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Yohwan]] who came on the show [[spoiler: specifically as a rival to Jinho]] has never faced him 1 on 1, despite being on two seasons together.



* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Yohwan]] who came on the show [[spoiler: specifically as a rival to Jinho]] has never faced him 1 on 1, despite being on two seasons together.

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* TheCharmer: Hongchul, who wins over allies with his smooth personality (and crazy laugh).



* TheCharmer: Hongchul, who wins over allies with his smooth personality (and crazy laugh).

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* FlashForward: Occasionally used to entice viewers to keep watching, though used less in later seasons.
* FlockOfWolves: [[spoiler: Junseok's]] alliance in S4 E6 (Garnet Thief). Out of his four "teammates", [[spoiler: Jungmoon is Dongmin's spy, Kyunghoon is ALSO Dongmin's spy who intentionally reveals Jungmoon's betrayal to gain Junseok's trust, and Yeonseung betrays Junseok at the final round]].


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* FlashForward: Occasionally used to entice viewers to keep watching, though used less in later seasons.
* FlockOfWolves: [[spoiler: Junseok's]] alliance in S4 E6 (Garnet Thief). Out of his four "teammates", [[spoiler: Jungmoon is Dongmin's spy, Kyunghoon is ALSO Dongmin's spy who intentionally reveals Jungmoon's betrayal to gain Junseok's trust, and Yeonseung betrays Junseok at the final round]].

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* AlwaysSecondBest: Jinho's [[VideoGame/StarcraftMultiplayer professional Starcraft career]] has been this trope. Other contestants never miss a chance to tease Jinho about it.



* AlwaysSecondBest: Jinho's [[VideoGame/StarcraftMultiplayer professional Starcraft career]] has been this trope. Other contestants never miss a chance to tease Jinho about it.
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* [[http://domandcolin.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-everyone-should-watch-genius.html Dom & Colin podcast]]

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* [[http://domandcolin.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-everyone-should-watch-genius.com/2017/02/the-genius-coverage-master-list.html Dom & Colin podcast]]
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* Podcast/RobHasAPodcast [[http://robhasawebsite.com/genius-knowitalls-season-1-audiobook-preview-episode-1-podcast/ has started recapping]] the show as well (also note [[http://geniuscast.podbean.com/e/start-here-the-genius-introduction-and-season-1-preview/ preview episode]] recorded earlier).

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* Podcast/RobHasAPodcast [[http://robhasawebsite.com/genius-knowitalls-season-1-audiobook-preview-episode-1-podcast/ has started recapping]] the show as well (also note [[http://geniuscast.podbean.com/e/start-here-the-genius-introduction-and-season-1-preview/ [[http://robhasawebsite.com/genius-south-korean-game-show-myles-nye-review-2015/ preview episode]] recorded earlier).

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* [[http://geniuscast.podbean.com/ Geniuscast]]
* Podcast/RobHasAPodcast [[http://robhasawebsite.com/genius-knowitalls-season-1-audiobook-preview-episode-1-podcast/ has started recapping]] the show as well.

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* [[http://geniuscast.podbean.com/ Geniuscast]]
com/e/start-here-the-genius-introduction-and-season-1-preview/ Geniuscast]] with Scott and Mike
* Podcast/RobHasAPodcast [[http://robhasawebsite.com/genius-knowitalls-season-1-audiobook-preview-episode-1-podcast/ has started recapping]] the show as well.
well (also note [[http://geniuscast.podbean.com/e/start-here-the-genius-introduction-and-season-1-preview/ preview episode]] recorded earlier).
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* Podcast/RobHasAPodcast has started recapping the show as well.

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* Podcast/RobHasAPodcast [[http://robhasawebsite.com/genius-knowitalls-season-1-audiobook-preview-episode-1-podcast/ has started recapping recapping]] the show as well.
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* [[http://domandcolin.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-everyone-should-watch-genius.html Dom & Colin podcast]]|

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* [[http://domandcolin.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-everyone-should-watch-genius.html Dom & Colin podcast]]|podcast]]
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The show has become popular enough to have several podcasts dedicated to recapping and discussing it. They are:

* [[http://domandcolin.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-everyone-should-watch-genius.html Dom & Colin podcast]]|
* [[http://geniuscast.podbean.com/ Geniuscast]]
* Podcast/RobHasAPodcast has started recapping the show as well.

Alternatively, you can also read [[Recap/TheGenius recap page]] here.
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* TheCharmer: Hongchul, who wins over allies with his smooth personality (and crazy laugh).
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** [[spoiler: Sangmin is 3rd eliminated in Season 4]]
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler: Sangmin]] and [[spoiler: Kyunghoon]].
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* Corpsing: players often mess with dealers trying to make them react.

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* Corpsing: {{Corpsing}}: players often mess with dealers trying to make them react.
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* OutofCharacterAlert: the way how many politically savvy players (Sangmin, Dongmin) spot "criminals" types in role games:

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* OutofCharacterAlert: OutOfCharacterAlert: the way how many politically savvy players (Sangmin, Dongmin) spot "criminals" types in role games:
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* OutofCharacterAlert: the way how many politically savvy players (Sangmin, Dongmin) spot "criminals" types in role games:
** [[spoiler: Gura, who is otherwise a very active participant in early main match discussions suddenly goes silent after getting his role in "Zombie game". Sangmin correctly deduces that he must be a zombie]].
** in "Loyalists and Rebels", [[spoiler: Kyungran who is usually all about building big alliance strategies is more interested in possible strategies for rebels. Dongmin figures she must be a rebel]].
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* Corpsing: players often mess with dealers trying to make them react.
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* RunningGag: Everyone's scared of [[spoiler: Kyungran]], complete with ominous music. [[spoiler: She's revealed as the 5th Season 1 player to compete with The S2 contestants in the layoff game]]. Even the "Pierce" captions are reserved exclusively for her in Season 1.

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* RunningGag: Everyone's scared of [[spoiler: Kyungran]], complete with ominous music. [[spoiler: She's revealed as the 5th last Season 1 player to compete with The S2 contestants in the layoff Layoff game]]. Even the "Pierce" captions are reserved exclusively for her in Season 1.



** Kyunghoon and Ahyoung. [[spoiler: Same result: Ahyoung eliminates Kyunghoon]].

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** Kyunghoon and Ahyoung. [[spoiler: Same result: Ahyoung eliminates Kyunghoon]].

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** [[spoiler: Ahyoung's desperate move by using her final two points]] during "Black and White 2" also counts as this.



** [[spoiler: Ahyoung's desperate move by using her final two points]] during "Black and White 2" also counts as this.
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* CrazyPrepared: Deathmatches often repeat. Thus one can practice and/or study previous Deathmatch games and this can save you if you end up an elimination candidate. This became especially important for Grand Finale where every single deathmatch game was known in advance and all of them were repeats. Both [[spoiler: Kynghyun and Dongmin]] separately did their homework practicing them, which was one of the reasons they both went all the way to the finale.
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* SlidingScaleOfCooperationVsCompetition: varies depending on rules of the main match. Most of the games with teams are either of "Treacherous Teammate" or of "Informed Minority vs. Uninformed Majority" varieties.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: one of the first striking differences you see watching this show is how often male contestants dye their hair only to revert back to their natural colour just a week later.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: one of the first striking cultural differences you see watching this show is how often male contestants dye their hair in all kinds of colours only to revert back to their natural colour hair just a week later.
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* WillNotTellALie: Jinho doesn't betray people, instead relying on his individual skills.

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* WillNotTellALie: Jinho doesn't betray people, instead relying on his individual skills.skills.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: one of the first striking differences you see watching this show is how often male contestants dye their hair only to revert back to their natural colour just a week later.
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* SunglassesAtNight: Magician Eyunkul wearing his sunglasses indoors.

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* TheKingslayer: [[spoiler: Kyunghoon in Grand Finale]].


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* TheKingslayer: [[spoiler: Kyunghoon in Grand Finale]].
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* TheKingslayer: [[spoiler: Kyunghoon in Grand Finale]].
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** "I'm losing my taste for this" quoting [[spoiler: Gura]] from the episode he gets eliminated.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Constellation Game for [[spoiler: Dongmin/Hyunmin where everyone turns on them.]] Later even gets reduced to tears.

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* MirthlessLaughter: [[spoiler: Yooyoung's histerical laugh when she sees her team implode due to Doohee's betrayal]] in King Game (S2 E3).

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* MirthlessLaughter: [[spoiler: Yooyoung's histerical hysterical laugh when she sees her team implode due to Doohee's betrayal]] in King Game (S2 E3).


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* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: [[spoiler: Dongmin throughout most of Black Garnet. As long as you're in his team and content with basically being his pawn, he will bend over backwards to keep you safe]].

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