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Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#1: Aug 18th 2020 at 11:02:05 AM

Several versions of the same pic (source: One Piece) were suggested for this trope in the main thread. Thoughs on either?

Take 1:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/one_piece_chapter_1_roger_execution.png

Take 2:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/one_piece_chapter_1_rogers_execution.png

Edited by Morgenthaler on Aug 18th 2020 at 11:01:58 AM

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
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#2: Aug 25th 2020 at 6:16:07 AM

1.1 > 1.2 pending other ideas.

Spark9 Since: Nov, 2010
#3: Aug 25th 2020 at 7:11:03 AM

That's basically JAFAAC, the right-hand text box does all the work (and could work as a page quote). The character in the middle doesn't add anything; if it had a guillotine or a hooded executioner that might have been better.

[tdown]

Edited by Spark9 on Aug 25th 2020 at 7:11:38 AM

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#4: Aug 25th 2020 at 7:12:47 AM

From the pose I gather he is about to be executed or at least in very hot water. 1.2 pending other suggestions, as it's less texty.

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#5: Aug 25th 2020 at 7:13:21 AM

[tup] 1.2, as for it is less texty, and the text is easier to read.

Spark9 Since: Nov, 2010
#6: Aug 25th 2020 at 7:17:53 AM

[up][up] Being in very hot water has nothing to do with this trope, though.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#8: Aug 25th 2020 at 7:36:25 AM

[up][up]I meant 'being in very hot water and likely to die soon because of it'.

Drope Since: Oct, 2012
#9: Aug 25th 2020 at 1:24:30 PM

I'm surprised so many people can't tell it's an execution.

Cuffed guy in the middle, guys with spears towering menacingly...

You guys know executioners didn't all wear hoods right?

Edited by Drope on Aug 25th 2020 at 1:28:04 AM

Spark9 Since: Nov, 2010
#11: Aug 25th 2020 at 4:07:45 PM

[up][up] You know a captured and guarded individual usually doesn't end up executed, right?

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#12: Aug 25th 2020 at 4:32:21 PM

This is a case where that pic, being on that page with that context, says what needs to be said.

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#13: Aug 25th 2020 at 4:58:18 PM

[up]Agreed. For a page that says plot-triggering death, I can easily infer he is about to bite it in some way. The text only adds the "plot-triggering" part.

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#16: Aug 26th 2020 at 8:54:57 AM

[up]

(Annoyed grunt)
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#17: Aug 26th 2020 at 11:11:10 AM

For a caption, I would suggest Roger's Famous Last Words.

ccorb from A very hot place Since: May, 2020 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
#18: Aug 26th 2020 at 12:06:02 PM

"You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered together in one place. Now you just have to find it." for caption.

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#21: Aug 30th 2020 at 12:10:08 AM

[up]The Black Panther is the only one that could work, I think (although it could also illustrate Death by Origin Story if you don't know the context). The Watchmen example look like a regular murder, the guy in the Green Lantern one doesn't actually look like he's dying, and the Superman vs. Joker pic looks more like a climax than something that triggers the plot.

All in all, I think I still like the OP best since it's the only suggestion so far that clearly depicts the trope. The "Plot-Triggering" part is kind of hard to illustrate without text.

Edited by Adept on Aug 31st 2020 at 3:13:26 AM

Drope Since: Oct, 2012
#23: Aug 30th 2020 at 4:17:31 AM

[up]How do I know that is triggering a plot?

It could be a Downer Ending for all I know. Or Death by Origin Story as said before.

Edited by Drope on Aug 30th 2020 at 4:19:10 AM

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#24: Aug 30th 2020 at 4:24:07 AM

I like the OP better since it contextualizes the death with the text box.

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Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#25: Aug 30th 2020 at 5:42:17 AM

This is one of those tropes that might end up being made BUPKIS. As pointed out, the "plot-triggering" element is difficult to depict. Honestly, Starts with a Suicide has the same problem.

But if we're still throwing suggestions out there: 1, 2.

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"

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