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Deadlock Clock: Mar 1st 2019 at 11:59:00 PM
Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#1: Feb 10th 2019 at 4:36:55 AM

This image was downvoted in the Image Suggestion thread. Other ideas?

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#2: Feb 11th 2019 at 6:49:20 AM

Downvoted it initially due to a complete lack of "threat" to cause the backfire. No other ideas ATM.

eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#3: Feb 11th 2019 at 7:55:35 AM

It needs another panel to show the initial threatening. Struggling to find the image source.

eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#4: Feb 12th 2019 at 5:36:50 AM

There is this example but I am not sure if this trope applies or Blackmail Backfire.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/secret_six_20.png

  • In Secret Six #20, Catman's infant son gets held hostage, and the hostage-takers threaten to drop him off a building. For every one of his team he kills in the next five minutes, they will allow his son to live for one year. After long deliberation, Catman tells them to go ahead and drop his son, and that he is going to hunt them all down. He then goes on a pre-emptive Roaring Rampage of Revenge.

Perhaps with another panel to strengthen the backfiring:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled_21_4.png

Edited by eroock on Feb 12th 2019 at 3:50:51 PM

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#5: Feb 12th 2019 at 6:55:57 AM

[up] I think it's a stronger fit for Threat Backfire since there's no clear statement of blackmail there. The panel of him hanging up would be good to add to make the backfire clear.

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#8: Feb 21st 2019 at 3:30:34 AM

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"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
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#9: Feb 26th 2019 at 8:00:33 PM

Re-clocked this one. After looking at the actual example, I'm now inclined to put the Secret Six pic on Blackmail Backfire as the entire context of the scene makes it a better fit for that page even though the suggestion seems to be illustrating Threat Backfire more.

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#10: Feb 27th 2019 at 2:38:02 PM

Put the Secret Six pic on Blackmail Backfire.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#11: Mar 4th 2019 at 7:27:54 PM

Clock's up; locking for inactivity/lack of consensus.

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