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1	'''Basic Trope''': A kid holds back his SealedEvilInACan from doing evil.
2	* '''Straight''': The demon Riptongue would like nothing more than to bathe in the blood of his enemies, but Alice convinces him to spare them.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's presence is so purifying that Riptongue actively helps his enemies get any counselling they need to become upstanding citizens.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Riptongue kills his enemies despite Alice's protests, unless she can give a practical reason for sparing them.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Alice is Riptongue's MoralityChain.
7	** Riptongue owes Alice a debt, or is bound to serve her.
8	* '''Inverted''': Riptongue prefers to leave his enemies alive, but Alice convinces him that it isn't worth the effort.
9	* '''Subverted''': Riptongue only pretends to be swayed, so he can gain Alice's trust.
10	* '''Double Subverted''': ...But over time he starts seeing her as a genuine friend and listens to her for its own sake.
11	* '''Parodied''':
12	** Riptongue is on a literal leash, which Alice yanks if she doesn't like what he's trying to do.
13	** Riptongue is Alice's HenpeckedHusband.
14	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
15	* '''Averted''': Alice holds no sway over Riptongue's actions or morality.
16	* '''Enforced''': "Give the demon some character development!"
17	* '''Lampshaded''': ???
18	* '''Invoked''': Alice builds up a relationship with Riptongue, in part to minimise the damage he causes.
19	* '''Exploited''': Alice threatens to sick her demon on people if they don't provide for her.
20	* '''Defied''': Alice lets the villains kidnap her [[BatmanGambit so that Riptongue will kill them all]].
21	* '''Discussed''': ???
22	* '''Conversed''': ???
23	* '''Implied''': Alice and Riptongue start spending time together, and Riptongue starts sparing his enemies.
24	* '''Deconstructed''': Alice becomes a target because she has sway over Riptongue.
25	* '''Reconstructed''': Her willingness to spare even her kidnappers helps Riptongue to become a better person.
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34	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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