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1'''Basic Trope:''' A kingdom has many kings with the same name, with regnal numbers to distinguish between them.
2* '''Straight:''' Troperia has had nine King Bobs.
3* '''Exaggerated:''' Troperia has had thirty King Bobs.
4* '''Downplayed:''' Troperia has had five King Bobs.
5* '''Justified:''' Caused by several generations of DeadGuyJunior.
6* '''Subverted:''' Some of Troperia's King Bobs are mythical.
7** 'Bob' is the species name, not the King Bob's personal name.
8* '''Double Subverted:''' But there are still a lot of real Bobs.
9* '''Zigzagged:''' Troperia has had nine King Bobs, however they don't have regnal numbers.
10* '''Averted:'''
11** Troperia doesn't have a remarkable number of King Bobs.
12** Troperia doesn't use regnal numbers.
13* '''Enforced:''' The director wants Troperia to seem like a very old kingdom.
14* '''Parodied:''' Every male in the family must [[PlanetOfSteves be called Bob]].
15* '''Invoked:''' King Bob names his son after himself.
16* '''Defied:''' King Bob names his son Charlie.
17* '''Lampshaded:''' 'Which King Bob are you?'
18* '''Conversed:''' 'Why are there so many King Bobs?'
19* '''Deconstructed:''' Characters find it hard to remember which Bob is which.

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