1 | '''Basic Trope''': Two hypothetical characters used to exemplify things. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Two hypothetical characters have names starting with "A" and "B", respectively; usually Alice and Bob. A third character starting with "C", such as Charles or Claire, may also be present. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** ''Every'' pair of hypothetical characters in the work are named Alice and Bob, whether they are friends, lovers, siblings, neighbors, or even enemies. |
5 | ** The names Alice, Bob, Charles, Diane, Emily, Fred, and Gary are used in an example that calls for seven characters. |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': |
7 | ** A single hypothetical character is named Alice, Adam, or another name starting with "A". |
8 | ** Alice and Bob are example characters used only once in the work. |
9 | * '''Justified''': [[TruthInTelevision This is a common naming convention]]. |
10 | * '''Inverted''': |
11 | ** Starting from the other end of the alphabet, the characters are named Zachary and Yolanda. |
12 | ** The characters in the work are named alphabetically, while the hypothetical characters they talk about are not. |
13 | * '''Gender-Inverted''': |
14 | ** Two hypothetical men are named Alan and Bob. |
15 | ** Two hypothetical women are named Alice and Brittany. |
16 | ** Two hypothetical characters named Alex and Belle. |
17 | * '''Subverted''': Someone talks about Alice and Bob in a hypothetical situation, but it turns out that they are ''real people'' who [[TheGhost were never seen until now]]. |
18 | * '''Double Subverted''': [[MindScrew Oh, wait, no they're not]]. [[BlatantLies That was a lie]]. [[UnreliableNarrator Or maybe a mistake]]. |
19 | * '''Parodied''': Several actual couples and other duos named Alice and Bob are shown. |
20 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': The hypothetical characters are named Alice and '''Robert''', who can also be called by the nickname "Bob". Both "Robert" and "Bob" are used interchangeably, sometimes even in the same example. |
21 | * '''Averted''': |
22 | ** Hypothetical characters are not named with an alphabetical theme. |
23 | ** No hypothetical situations are brought up. |
24 | * '''Enforced''': "Don't bother coming up with names for the characters in the ShowWithinAShow. Just call them Alice and Bob. You know, A and B." |
25 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Let's say Alice and Bob hate each other..." "I thought you said Alice and Bob were best friends." |
26 | * '''Invoked''': "I'm tired of coming up with names for fictional characters I'm never going to mention again. Let's just use Alice and Bob or something." |
27 | * '''Exploited''': Alice and Bob are real persons spying in a field where "AliceAndBob" are used for hypothetical situations. (Alice and Bob might be code names.) Attempts to describe Alice and Bob's activities are defeated by being thought as hypothetical.[[note]]This is probably a parody.[[/note]] |
28 | * '''Defied''': "Alice and Bob are the names everyone else uses. Let's do something completely different." |
29 | * '''Discussed''': The trope page itself, and the Useful Notes. |
30 | * '''Conversed''': "They keep talking about Alice and Bob. Are Alice and Bob real people, or are they just example characters?" |
31 | * '''Implied''': Not applicable. (This trope can only be mentioned.) |
32 | * '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The writer visits this website, sees all the examples of characters named Alice and Bob, and uses the names. |
33 | * '''Deconstructed''': The characters get confused because Alice and Bob are never the same two people. One day they're a HappilyMarried couple, the next day they are PlatonicLifePartners, and so on. |
34 | * '''Reconstructed''': A different pair of "A and B" names are used with each situation: Alice and Bob, Adam and Bertha, Aaron and Brenda, Addie and Bill, etc. |
35 | * '''Played for Laughs''': [[GenderBlenderName Alice is a man and Bob is a woman]]. |
36 | * '''Played for Drama/Horror''': |
37 | ** Alice and Bob are hypothetical ''murder victims''. |
38 | ** Alice and Bob are hypothetical ''murderers'', and Charles is the victim. |
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