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WarJay77
(Troper Knight)
23rd May, 2020 05:05:11 PM
I'm fairly certain that the Too Many Cooks example was just interested in murdering everyone rather than taking the place of one of the characters, but that's a nitpick.
Edited by WarJay77 Current Project: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
KingOfStickers
Since: Jul, 2014
24th May, 2020 08:21:20 AM
^^ Bill's goal was indeed to insert himself as the sitcom dad, as noted in the YMMV.
Devil in Plain Sight sounds correct, though. Thanks!
Do we have a trope for when a villain either replaces a family member or member of a group and everyone treats the infiltrator (often except for one) as though they had become said member? Sometimes, more people do notice.
For example, in one of the FNAF books, the main character who is a kid notices that his dad has become someone completely different. Yet, no one but the kid seems to notice this.
Not sure if this counts, but in Duck Season, the dad has been replaced by the dog. In Too Many Cooks, Bill's goal is to insert himself as the sitcom dad. However, people notice.