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1'''Basic Trope''': If someone eats a lot of food, they will be seen afterwards will a larger belly.
2* '''Straight''':
3** In one scene, Alice binges on cake. In the next, her bloated belly is made evident.
4** Alice's stomach inflates when she uses her air attack, which has her [[ItMakesSenseInContext inhaling from a can of purified air and forming a tornado in her stomach to spit out at her enemies]].
5* '''Exaggerated''':
6** Alice swells up like a big balloon after eating one California roll.
7** Alice eats so much her belly gets bigger than a house.
8** Alice's stomach swells to the size of the moon.
9** Alice inhales so much her belly is big enough to block the entrance to the cave she and Charlie are hiding in.
10* '''Downplayed''':
11** Alice's clothes get a bit snug after she eats a big meal.
12** Alice gets a little bloated when she uses her air attack.
13* '''Justified''':
14** Alice has an allergy that causes bloating.
15** Alice is a HumanAlien with a usually deflated stomach that inflates for digestion.
16* '''Inverted''':
17** Alice is in an advertisement for food that helps one lose weight.
18** SquashedFlat
19* '''Subverted''':
20** Alice is served a large quantity of fattening food. The person who serves it to her expects her belly to be bloated, but she does not gain a single apparent pound.
21** Alice uses her tornado-in-the-gut attack, but yet doesn't expand.
22* '''Double Subverted''':
23** But once Alice unzips her pants, her belly bulges out.
24** Bob asks Alice why she'd didn't get bloated. Alice then unzips her pants and her belly knocks Bob over.
25* '''Parodied''':
26** While the team is hiding in Jack's basement, Alice eats an entire year's supply of dehydrated foods, not knowing they're dehydrated. She then drinks a glass of water and Squicky HilarityEnsues.
27** A tornado is coming to Troperville, and when Bob and Tony see it and panic, Alice [[BigDamnHeroes appears, declares "I'll solve it!"]], and [[ExtremeOmnivore inhales the tornado]], bloating up in the process.
28* '''Zig Zagged''': Various scenes are shown involving Alice eating, and her belly is either exaggerated or unchanged.
29* '''Averted''': Alice's belly expands realistically.
30* '''Enforced''': The show is a comedy, and this is the standard result of a binge.
31* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey, are you hungry for some food? Oh, never mind, I see your belly."
32* '''Invoked''': Alice supplements her food with a weight gain pill.
33* '''Exploited''':
34** Alice uses her increased size to crush her foes sumo-style.
35** Alice inflates to use herself as a human shield.
36* '''Defied''':
37** Alice takes medication to prevent her distension.
38** Alice eats slowly to allow all her food to properly digest.
39* '''Discussed''': "You know Bob, your girlfriend isn't that attractive when she eats sushi."
40* '''Conversed''': "See this show? That’s what Alice looks when she goes out for All-You-Can-Eat."
41* '''Implied''': See Discussed, except Alice is TheGhost.
42* '''Deconstructed''':
43** Alice becomes self-conscious about her belly's growth after eating large amounts of food and purges excessively, or barely eats at all.
44** PopGoesTheHuman
45* '''Reconstructed''': Alice learns to accept her body for what it is.
46* '''Plotted A Good Waste:''' Some people found Alice stuffing herself to be erotic... which was completely intentional.
47* '''Played for Laughs:''' [[PopGoesTheHuman Alice explodes like a popped balloon]]... Only to be completely normal again after an angle change or two.
48* '''Played for Drama:''' Alice's gorging herself was due to a previously undiagnosed eating disorder, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome and now she's dead]]. Bet you feel bad for laughing now, don't you?
49* '''Played for Horror:''' PopGoesTheHuman
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