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* ADateWithRosiePalms: The other Bens look through the keyhole and suspect Hipster Ben Lyk is making a weapon, but he's actually wanking.
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* StraightGay: The main Ben Lyk has no problem with making out with The Girl, even though she is pre-op transgender.
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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The gangsters are clearly the bad guys, but none of the Ben Lyks are particularly likeable. Hipster Ben Lyk is a pervert, Old Ben Lyk is mentally unstable, Banker Ben Lyk is a {{sociopath}}, Charming Ben Lyk is an AffablyEvil hitman, Nervous Ben Lyk is a Scally, Rugby Ben Lyk is violent, TheChick enjoys pulling mean pranks by manipulating people's emotions, and Main Ben Lyk is the one responsible for the gangsters' vendetta.

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The gangsters are clearly the bad guys, but none of the Ben Lyks are particularly likeable. Hipster Ben Lyk is a pervert, Old Ben Lyk is mentally unstable, Banker Ben Lyk is a {{sociopath}}, Charming Ben Lyk is an AffablyEvil hitman, Nervous Ben Lyk is a Scally, Rugby Ben Lyk is violent, TheChick the protagonist's LoveInterest enjoys pulling mean pranks by manipulating people's emotions, and Main Ben Lyk is the one responsible for the gangsters' vendetta.



* DidNotGetTheGirl: Just as Ben is about to kiss TheChick, Scott splatters her brains on the car windshield with a .38.

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Just as Ben is about to kiss TheChick, his LoveInterest, Scott splatters her brains on the car windshield with a .38.
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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The gangsters are clearly the bad guys, but none of the Ben Lyks are particularly likeable. Hipster Ben Lyk is a pervert, Old Ben Lyk is mentally unstable, Banker Ben Lyk is a {{Main/Sociopath}}, Charming Ben Lyk is an AffablyEvil hitman, Nervous Ben Lyk is a Scally, Rugby Ben Lyk is violent, TheChick enjoys pulling mean pranks by manipulating people's emotions, and Main Ben Lyk is the one responsible for the gangsters' vendetta.

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The gangsters are clearly the bad guys, but none of the Ben Lyks are particularly likeable. Hipster Ben Lyk is a pervert, Old Ben Lyk is mentally unstable, Banker Ben Lyk is a {{Main/Sociopath}}, {{sociopath}}, Charming Ben Lyk is an AffablyEvil hitman, Nervous Ben Lyk is a Scally, Rugby Ben Lyk is violent, TheChick enjoys pulling mean pranks by manipulating people's emotions, and Main Ben Lyk is the one responsible for the gangsters' vendetta.



* InsaneTrollLogic: Ben tells his friend to upload the film on youtube, in the belief that the gangsters are trying to kill him to prevent exposure. Predictably, this BatmanGambit fails because now the BigBad wants to kill him for {{Main/Revenge}}.

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* InsaneTrollLogic: Ben tells his friend to upload the film on youtube, in the belief that the gangsters are trying to kill him to prevent exposure. Predictably, this BatmanGambit fails because now the BigBad wants to kill him for {{Main/Revenge}}.{{revenge}}.



* PunchClockVillain: Bale looks like a brutal thug, but surprisingly he only kills people when ordered to and is civil to those not on his boss's hitlist

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* PunchClockVillain: Bale looks like a brutal thug, but surprisingly he only kills people when ordered to and is civil to those not on his boss's hitlisthitlist.



* YouAllMeetInACell: Ben Lyk, Hipster Ben Lyk, Charming Ben Lyk, Old Ben Lyk, Rugby Ben Lyk, Banker Ben Lyk, Nervous Ben Lyk, and The Girl are picked up by the police and locked in a heavily fortified safehouse

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* YouAllMeetInACell: Ben Lyk, Hipster Ben Lyk, Charming Ben Lyk, Old Ben Lyk, Rugby Ben Lyk, Banker Ben Lyk, Nervous Ben Lyk, and The Girl are picked up by the police and locked in a heavily fortified safehousesafehouse.
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Kill Ben Lyk is a 2019 British gangster film and black comedy, starring Eugene Simon and Simone Ashley. Ben Lyk is a youtube influencer who witnesses a murder and films it on his cellphone. The LondonGangster who organised the hit is unsure which of the many men named Ben Lyk recorded the shooting, so orders the assassination of everyone in London called Ben Lyk.

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Kill Ben Lyk is a 2019 British gangster film and black comedy, starring Eugene Simon Creator/EugeneSimon and Simone Ashley.Creator/SimoneAshley. Ben Lyk is a youtube influencer who witnesses a murder and films it on his cellphone. The LondonGangster who organised the hit is unsure which of the many men named Ben Lyk recorded the shooting, so orders the assassination of everyone in London called Ben Lyk.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Rugby Ben Lyk, the IrishPriest who plays on the Bishop of London's personal rugby team.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Charming Ben Lyk poisons himself to avoid retribution from Bale after failing to eliminate the other Ben Lyks.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Charming Ben Lyk poisons himself to avoid retribution from Bale after failing to eliminate the other Ben Lyks.Lyks.
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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The gangsters are clearly the bad guys, but none of the Ben Lyks are particularly likeable. Hipster Ben Lyk is a pervert, Old Ben Lyk is mentally unstable, Banker Ben Lyk is a {{Main/Sociopath}}, Charming Ben Lyk is an AffablyEvil hitman, Nervous Ben Lyk is a Scally, Rugby Ben Lyk is violent, TheChick enjoys pulling mean pranks by manipulating people's emotions, and Main Ben Lyk is the one responsible for the gangsters' vendetta.



* ChekhovsGunman: SinisterMinister Rugby Ben Lyk is one of the bar patrons in one of Ben's earlier prank videos, and punches him in the face for disrupting the televised rugby match. They clearly recognise each other in the safehouse.



* EvilIsPetty: Rather than monitor the Ben Lyk most likely to have filmed the murder and discreetly MakeItLookLikeAnAccident, the BigBad decides to have everyone killed ForTheEvulz.

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* EvilIsPetty: Rather than monitor the Ben Lyk most likely to have filmed the murder murder, and either bribe him into handing over the footage or discreetly MakeItLookLikeAnAccident, the BigBad decides to have everyone killed ForTheEvulz.



* InsaneTrollLogic: Ben tells his friend to upload the film on youtube, in the belief that the gangsters are trying to kill him to prevent exposure. Predictably, this BatmanGambit fails because now the BigBad wants to kill him for Main/Revenge.
* JerkAss: The main Ben Lyk's job is filming himself annoying bystanders.
* KarmaHoudini: The DirtyCoward Ben Lyk escapes to a tropical paradise and faces no repercussions for causing the deaths of eight innocent people. Until the gangsters realise he faked his death.



* OldSoldier: Old Ben Lyk is a ShellShockedVeteran of the Falklands War.

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* InsaneTrollLogic: Ben tells his friend to upload the film on youtube, in the belief that the gangsters are trying to kill him to prevent exposure. Predictably, this BatmanGambit fails because now the BigBad wants to kill him for {{Main/Revenge}}.
* JerkAss: The main Ben Lyk's job is filming himself annoying bystanders.
* KarmaHoudini: The DirtyCoward Ben Lyk escapes to a tropical paradise and faces no repercussions for causing the deaths of eight innocent people. Until the gangsters realise he faked his death.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: If Ben hadn't decided to explore an abandoned warehouse, filmed the murder on his phone, or lost his bus pass, the gangsters wouldn't have had a reason to kill him.
* OldSoldier: Old Ben Lyk is claims to be a ShellShockedVeteran of the Falklands War.



* TheBadGuyWins: Or so it seems. The BigBad has eliminated all the rival gang leaders so his crew can take over the criminal underworld, and his men have killed all the Ben Lyks in London. Except for the one who filmed the killing, now living in the tropics under a new identity.

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* TheBadGuyWins: Or so it seems. The BigBad has eliminated all the rival gang leaders so his crew can take over the criminal underworld, and his men have killed all the Ben Lyks in London. Except for the one who filmed the killing, now living in the tropics under a new identity.identity while tricking everyone into thinking ThatManIsDead.

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* DefiantToTheEnd: In his faked death video, Ben flips the bird while pretending to be shot by Roberto.



* EvilIsPetty: Rather than monitor the Ben Lyk most likely to have filmed the murder, the BigBad decides to have everyone killed.

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Just as Ben is about to kiss TheChick, Scott splatters her brains on the car windshield with a .38.
* EvilIsPetty: Rather than monitor the Ben Lyk most likely to have filmed the murder, murder and discreetly MakeItLookLikeAnAccident, the BigBad decides to have everyone killed.killed ForTheEvulz.



* InsaneTrollLogic: Ben tells his friend to upload the film on youtube, in the belief that the gangsters are trying to kill him to prevent exposure. Predictably, this BatmanGambit fails because now the BigBad wants to kill him for Main/Revenge.



* KarmaHoudini: The DirtyCoward Ben Lyk escapes to a tropical paradise and faces no repercussions for causing the deaths of eight innocent people. Until the gangsters realise he faked his death.



* PoliceAreUseless: One of their leaders is a drunk, and the other is on the gangsters' payroll.



* TheAlcoholic: DaChief Talisker is either drunk, or singing nursery rhymes to her kids down the phone.
* TheBadGuyWins: Or so it seems. The BigBad has eliminated all the rival gang leaders so his crew can take over London, and his men have killed all the Ben Lyks in London. Except for the one who filmed the killing, now living in the tropics under a new identity.

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* TheAlcoholic: DaChief Talisker is either drunk, or singing nursery rhymes to her kids down the phone.
phone. Or singing nursery rhymes while drunk.
* TheBadGuyWins: Or so it seems. The BigBad has eliminated all the rival gang leaders so his crew can take over London, the criminal underworld, and his men have killed all the Ben Lyks in London. Except for the one who filmed the killing, now living in the tropics under a new identity.

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Kill Ben Lyk is a 2019 British gangster film and black comedy, starring Eugene Simon and Simone Ashley. Ben Lyk is a youtube influencer who witnesses a murder. The LondonGangster who organised the hit is unsure which of the many men named Ben Lyk recorded the shooting, so orders the assassination of everyone in London called Ben Lyk.

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Kill Ben Lyk is a 2019 British gangster film and black comedy, starring Eugene Simon and Simone Ashley. Ben Lyk is a youtube influencer who witnesses a murder.murder and films it on his cellphone. The LondonGangster who organised the hit is unsure which of the many men named Ben Lyk recorded the shooting, so orders the assassination of everyone in London called Ben Lyk.



* ADateWithRosiePalms: The other Bens look through the keyhole and suspect Hipster Ben Lyk is making a weapon, but he's actually wanking.



* BattleButler: When not gruesomely murdering people, Bale performs mundane domestic tasks for his boss, like pouring him a cup of tea, cooking him a meal, or lighting his cigars.



* EvilIsPetty: Rather than monitor the Ben Lyk most likely to have filmed the murder, the BigBad decides to have everyone killed.
* EvilWearsBlack: Bale wears a black trenchcoat and CoolMask when committing murders.



* OldSoldier: Old Ben Lyk is a ShellShockedVeteran of the Falklands War

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* OldSoldier: Old Ben Lyk is a ShellShockedVeteran of the Falklands WarWar.
* PunchClockVillain: Bale looks like a brutal thug, but surprisingly he only kills people when ordered to and is civil to those not on his boss's hitlist


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* TheBadGuyWins: Or so it seems. The BigBad has eliminated all the rival gang leaders so his crew can take over London, and his men have killed all the Ben Lyks in London. Except for the one who filmed the killing, now living in the tropics under a new identity.


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* TheDogBitesBack: Two of the people Ben Lyk pranked in his videos punch him in the face.
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Kill Ben Lyk is a 2019 British gangster film and black comedy, starring Eugene Simon and Simone Ashley. Ben Lyk is a youtube influencer who witnesses a murder. The LondonGangster who organised the hit is unsure which of the many men named Ben Lyk recorded the shooting, so orders the assassination of everyone in London called Ben Lyk.

*ActionGirl: Subverted with The Girl, who accidentally shoots two of the other Ben Lyks.
*BaldOfAwesome: Rugby Ben Lyk, the IrishPriest who plays on the Bishop of London's personal rugby team.
*BaldOfEvil: On TheDragon Bale, a 6'8 bodybuilder who wears a mask when carrying out hits.
*BigBad: TheDon who faked his own death by having a homeless man murdered, then sent his thugs to kill the other gangster bosses in London.
*DirtyCop: LeadDetective Scott killed the homeless man, massacred the other cops guarding the safe house, then tried to shoot the FinalBoy Ben Lyk.
*JerkAss: The main Ben Lyk's job is filming himself annoying bystanders.
*HairTriggerTemper: Nervous Ben Lyk is a very short, angry man. When he finds out Main Ben Lyk recorded the shooting of the homeless man, he suggests handing him over to the gangsters.
*OldSoldier: Old Ben Lyk is a ShellShockedVeteran of the Falklands War
*SequelHook: After the gangsters realise Ben Lyk is still alive and living under a French alias.
*SmugSnake: The MorallyBankruptBanker Ben Lyk always has a mean putdown for the rest of the cast, and is hinted to be a psychopath.
*StraightGay: The main Ben Lyk has no problem with making out with The Girl, even though she is pre-op transgender.
*TheAlcoholic: DaChief Talisker is either drunk, or singing nursery rhymes to her kids down the phone.
*TheMole: Charming Ben Lyk is an imposter working for the gangsters. He tracked down and killed three other Ben Lyks.
*TattooAsCharacterType: Bale the hitman is covered in prison tattoos, hinting at his previous criminal career.
*TooDumbToLive: Ben's friend Roberto uploads the video of the murder. The gangsters would have left him alone because they were only interested in killing men called Ben Lyk, but now ItsPersonal.
*YouAllMeetInACell: Ben Lyk, Hipster Ben Lyk, Charming Ben Lyk, Old Ben Lyk, Rugby Ben Lyk, Banker Ben Lyk, Nervous Ben Lyk, and The Girl are picked up by the police and locked in a heavily fortified safehouse
*YouHaveFailedMe: Charming Ben Lyk poisons himself to avoid retribution from Bale after failing to eliminate the other Ben Lyks.

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