1 | The most important piece in the toolkit of TheChessmaster is their Pawn. Pawns range from people [[BrainwashedAndCrazy completely devoid of free will]] to their enemies, [[TomatoInTheMirror tricked into doing their dirty work]]. To recall the {{TabletopGame/Chess}} analogy; every piece is a Pawn of the Players. The most powerful piece you can control is your opponent. |
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3 | This becomes an extremely broad supertrope, as people playing the game at one level may seem to be a ManipulativeBastard, but at another, they are lackeys to a [[GreaterScopeVillain Player of a larger Game]]. Four components are required for any example, including subtropes; |
4 | # Who took the actions? <- this is the Pawn |
5 | # What were they trying? <- this is their choice |
6 | # What agenda was advanced? <- they lose control here |
7 | # Who created the agenda? <- this is the Player |
8 | The Pawn must sacrifice their agency to the Player; willingly or through [[UnwittingPawn trickery]]. Organizational members make a willing choice to advance the agenda of their corporation. Military personnel make a willing choice to serve as Pawns in the greater machine of war. The puppet can see their strings, but they remain a Pawn until [[ScrewDestiny the strings are cut]]. Awareness of the manipulation does not always end the control, [[UnwittingPawn but it does avert a trope]]. Beware most of all [[YouCantFightFate the manipulations of Fate]]; the agenda [[ProphecyTwist tends to be unclear until it's over]]. |
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10 | For your viewing pleasure, there are a number of different control methods indexed at GambitIndex and MindManipulation. A thorough listing is also available at IControlMyMinionsThrough. Remember that the trope does not judge moral worth; Pawns of [[BlackAndWhiteMorality Black, White,]] and [[GreyAndGrayMorality Grey Morality]] Players are all possible. |
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12 | Subtropes include: [index] |
13 | * BlindObedience |
14 | * ForcedIntoEvil |
15 | ** TrappedInVillainy |
16 | * MyMasterRightOrWrong |
17 | * UnwittingPawn |
18 | * |
19 | [/index] |
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