Line #10 PlayingWith/PhlebotinumMuncher


1	'''Basic Trope''': A creature needs to feed on {{Phlebotinum}} to survive.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice and her pet troposaur, Troptor, feed on troponium in the same way most creatures feed on carbohydrates.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and her pet troposaur must breath, eat, and remain near troponium or steadily go insane before dying.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Troponium is an important suppliment in a troposaur's diet, but there are terrestrial alternatives and artificial supplements available and they won't see any negative effects unless they go without for a long time (and even then it's more like suffering from a vitamin deficency than instant death).
5	* '''Justified''': Alice and her troposaur come from the planet Tropius, where tropium is as common as water on Earth. It's basically the Tropian equivalent of an amphibian.
6	* '''Inverted''': Alice and her troposaur are [[KryptoniteFactor allergic]] to troponium.
7	* '''Subverted''': Alice appears to need it herself, but admits that it's more like a socially acceptable addiction, like cigarettes, coffee, or [[Manga/DeathNote apples]].
8	* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out while she doesn't technically need it, the withdrawal effects are quite unpleasant (much like going cold turkey on nicotine or caffeine).
9	* '''Parodied''':
10	** Bob's favorite snack happens to be one of the few terrestrial sources of troponium, forcing him to constantly keep his stash safe from Alice and Troptor.
11	** Troponium, despite being necessary for her survival, isn't very tasty and Alice tries a variety of sauces and flavorings to make it more palatable, with little success.
12	* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice and Troptor claim to need it to survive but only ever seem to be at risk when the plot calls for it.
13	* '''Averted''': The flora and fauna of Tropius doesn't have any unusual dietary requirements by terrestrial standards.
14	* '''Enforced''': The writers have Alice and Troptor feed on troponium to remind everyone that they're aliens and keep their planet relevant.
15	* '''Lampshaded''': "You need this stuff to survive? [[TemptingFate Gee, I hope you never get cut off from your supply.]]"
16	* '''Invoked''': The government of Tropius gets anyone they send offworld [[GovernmentDrugEnforcement reliant on troponium]] to ensure they come back home eventually.
17	* '''Exploited''': When Tropians start arriving on Earth, shopkeepers begin marking up items that contain high levels of Troponium and the government begins taxing it as a food as well as a fuel.
18	* '''Defied''': Bob asks Alice if she or her pet eats troponium and she sarcastically asks him if he drinks oil.
19	* '''Discussed''': "Hey, Bob could you feed Troptor while I'm out?" "OK, I need to give him the same stuff you put in your ship, right?"
20	* '''Conversed''': "So the aliens need the stuff they're using as fuel to live?" "Wow, it really can do everything."
21	* '''Implied''': Troptor is shown eating troponium, but Alice never mentions it.
22	* '''Deconstructed''': There's a finite amount of troponium on Earth, and Tropius is impossible to reach anymore. One day Alice and Troptor will essentially starve.
23	* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily a method of synthesising it is discovered.
24	* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice becomes grumpy and irritable when she can't get her daily dose of troponium.
25	* '''Played For Drama''': Alice is trapped in a cave-in with Troptor. They're both the only sources of troponium available...
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