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* If the reputation of someone who is already dead is besmirched instead of someone living, that's a DecesedFallGuyGambit.

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* If the reputation of someone who is already dead is besmirched instead of someone living, that's a DecesedFallGuyGambit.DeceasedFallGuyGambit.




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* BatmanGambit
* CassandraGambit
* CloningGambit
* CompoundInterestTimeTravelGambit
* DeceasedFallGuyGambit
* DeliberateInjuryGambit
* DespairGambit
* DisguisedHostagesGambit
* FakeTwinGambit
* GambitRoulette
* GenghisGambit
* ImpersonationGambit
* LysistrataGambit
* MemoryGambit
* ParanoiaGambit
* PartySchedulingGambit
* PoisonAndCureGambit
* PoliceBrutalityGambit
* ScheherezadeGambit
* ThanatosGambit
* TroubleMagnetGambit
* UriahGambit
* WoundedGazelleGambit
* XanatosGambit
* XanatosSpeedChess
* ZeroApprovalGambit

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Ok, I think that got them all.


* If you gat someone placed in dangerous situations from something seemingly innocuous, that's a TroubleMagnetGambit.



* If you take down someone to strong to beat directly by destroying everything else that matters to them, that's a DespairGambit.



* If you predend to be someone else, that's an ImpersonationGambit.
* If you pretend to be your own twin as a disguise, even though you don't actually have a twin, that's a FakeTwinGambit.



* If you pretend to be your own twin as a disguise, even though you don't actually have a twin, that's a FakeTwinGambit.
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** If the plan works because everyone knows the plan, but doesn't beleive it's the ''real'' plan, that's a CassandraGambit.


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* If the reputation of someone who is already dead is besmirched instead of someone living, that's a DecesedFallGuyGambit.
* If a poison to is administered, and the cure leveraged for your advantage, that's a PoisonAndCureGambit.


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* If the plan includes receiving an actual injury, that's a DeliberateInjuryGambit.
** If the injury is a frame up, that's a PoliceBrutalityGambit.


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* If the plan causes one event to fail because you schedule another event at the same time, that's a PartySchedulingGambit.
* If you pretend to be your own twin as a disguise, even though you don't actually have a twin, that's a FakeTwinGambit.
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man there are a lot of these

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** If that plan works simply by letting someone know about it, and try to prevent it, then it's a ParanoiaGambit.


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** If your death is mitigated by having a clone take over, that's a CloningGambit.


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* If your at the mercy of a stronger foe, but manage to convince them to keep you alive, that's a ScheherezadeGambit.
* If you're a woman withholding sex to manipulate your significant other, that's a LysistrataGambit.
* If you get enemies to join forces to fight an enemy they would not have otherwise fought, that's a GenghisGambit.
* If you get your enemies to mistake innocents for your minions, that's a DisguisedHostageGambit.
* If you profit from the passage of time skipped over, that's the CompoundInterestTimeTravelGambit.

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Came accross Check And Mate as needing wicks and thought of this Index (now renamed it seems) and noticed a distinct lack of a full Gambit trope listing which is inappropriate under either name, but especially under this new one.


* If the plan involves not knowing the plan, though there is still definately a plan, then its a MemoryGambit.
* If the plan costs you your reputation, it's a ZeroApprovalGambit.



* If the person's own '’death'' was factored into a favorable outcome, then it's a ThanatosGambit.

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* If the plan involves faking an injury in order play on someones sympathies to gain an advantage, that's a WoundedGazelleGambit.
* If the person's own '’death'' ''death'' was factored into a favorable outcome, then it's a ThanatosGambit.ThanatosGambit.
* If a ''subordinate's'' death is considered a favourable outcome, then its the UriahGambit.


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* For the speech that comes when the plan is completed and your enemies defeated, they just don't know it yet, that's CheckAndMate

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* To let others know that your plan is ontract say AllAccordingToPlan.

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* To let others know that your plan is ontract on track say AllAccordingToPlan.AllAccordingToPlan.
* To share a plan you've used before, try some TacticalReminiscence.
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''[[EvilGloating And, that my friend,]] [[KilledMidSentence is where it all -'' *Choke*]].

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''[[EvilGloating And, that my friend,]] friend, is where it all -]]'' [[KilledMidSentence is where it all -'' *Choke*]].



''[[BastardlySpeech For you, you insipid fool.]] [[ByronicHero You poor, deluded hero]] - [[NiceJobBreakingItHero everything you did led to this moment]]. [[GainaxEnding Your death is the end for you, your friends - yes, all you care for, believe in and fought to defend ]]...'' ''''[[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning but my death is just the beginning.]]''''

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''[[BastardlySpeech For you, you insipid fool.]] [[ByronicHero You poor, deluded hero]] - [[NiceJobBreakingItHero everything you did led to this moment]]. [[GainaxEnding Your death is the end for you, your friends - yes, all you care for, believe in and fought to defend ]]...'' ''''[[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning '''''[[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning but my death is just the beginning.]]'''']]'''''
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"[[EvilGloating And, that my friend,]] [[KilledMidSentence is where it all -" *Choke*]].

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"[[EvilGloating ''[[EvilGloating And, that my friend,]] [[KilledMidSentence is where it all -" -'' *Choke*]].



"[[BastardlySpeech For you, you insipid fool.]] [[ByronicHero You poor, deluded hero]] - [[NiceJobBreakingItHero everything you did led to this moment]]. [[GainaxEnding Your death is the end for you, your friends - yes, all you care for, believe in and fought to defend ]]... ''[[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning but my death is just the beginning."]]''

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"[[BastardlySpeech ''[[BastardlySpeech For you, you insipid fool.]] [[ByronicHero You poor, deluded hero]] - [[NiceJobBreakingItHero everything you did led to this moment]]. [[GainaxEnding Your death is the end for you, your friends - yes, all you care for, believe in and fought to defend ]]... ''[[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning '' ''''[[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning but my death is just the beginning."]]'']]''''
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* To let others know that your plan is untract say AllAccordingToPlan.

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* To let others know that your plan is untract ontract say AllAccordingToPlan.

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->''"Ah, so you've stumbled upon this index by accident? Is '''that''' what you think? I'm so sorry to inform you, but [[BecauseDestinySaysSo there are no accidents]]. In fact, all of this has been a part of my [[ThePlan elaborate scheme]], and all your pathetic troping has just helped me bring it one-quarter complete. [[UnwittingPawn Fools]]."'' - David Xanatos, Gargoyles

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->''"Ah, so you've stumbled upon this index by accident? Is '''that''' what you think? I'm so sorry to inform you, but [[BecauseDestinySaysSo there are no accidents]]. In fact, all of this has been a part of my [[ThePlan elaborate scheme]], and all your pathetic troping has just helped me bring it one-quarter complete. [[UnwittingPawn Fools]]."'' - David Xanatos, Gargoyles
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*To let others know that your plan is untract say AllAccordingToPlan.
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->''"Ah, so you've stumbled upon this index by accident? Is '''that''' what you think? I'm so sorry to inform you, but [[BecauseDestinySaysSo there are no accidents]]. In fact, all of this has been a part of my [[ThePlan elaborate scheme]], and all your pathetic troping has just helped me bring it one-quarter complete. [[UnwittingPawn Fools]]."'' - David Xanatos

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->''"Ah, so you've stumbled upon this index by accident? Is '''that''' what you think? I'm so sorry to inform you, but [[BecauseDestinySaysSo there are no accidents]]. In fact, all of this has been a part of my [[ThePlan elaborate scheme]], and all your pathetic troping has just helped me bring it one-quarter complete. [[UnwittingPawn Fools]]."'' - David Xanatos
Xanatos, Gargoyles
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Someone took the quote credit. Adding it back so folks know where it comes from.


->''"Ah, so you've stumbled upon this index by accident? Is '''that''' what you think? I'm so sorry to inform you, but [[BecauseDestinySaysSo there are no accidents]]. In fact, all of this has been a part of my [[ThePlan elaborate scheme]], and all your pathetic troping has just helped me bring it one-quarter complete. [[UnwittingPawn Fools]]."''

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->''"Ah, so you've stumbled upon this index by accident? Is '''that''' what you think? I'm so sorry to inform you, but [[BecauseDestinySaysSo there are no accidents]]. In fact, all of this has been a part of my [[ThePlan elaborate scheme]], and all your pathetic troping has just helped me bring it one-quarter complete. [[UnwittingPawn Fools]]."''
"'' - David Xanatos
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[[ThanatosGambit Or... is it-?]]


[[CrazyPrepared (wakes up in cloned body)]]

"[[BastardlySpeech For you, you insipid fool.]] [[ByronicHero You poor, deluded hero]] - [[NiceJobBreakingItHero everything you did led to this moment]]. [[GainaxEnding Your death is the end for you, your friends - yes, all you care for, believe in and fought to defend ]]... ''[[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning but my death is just the beginning."]]''
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* If things do go wrong, but the person keeps adjusting things so that Plan-A works anyway, he's playing XanatosSpeedChess.

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* If things do go wrong, but the person keeps adjusting things so that Plan-A works anyway, he's s/he's playing XanatosSpeedChess.



** If there was no way for the planner to have known that option was even possible, then he DidntSeeThatComing.

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** If there was no way for the planner to have known that option was even possible, then he s/he DidntSeeThatComing.
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"[[EvilGloating And, that my friend,]] [[KilledMidSentence is where it all -" *Choke*]].

"- ends."

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Gambit Roulette is not in any way a subset of Xanatos Gambit; in fact, it can\'t be one, because its success depended on certain circumstances.


* If all reasonably possible outcomes are desirable, then it's a XanatosGambit...
** ... but if it required knowledge of chance events, then it's a GambitRoulette.

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* If all reasonably possible outcomes are desirable, then it's a XanatosGambit...
** ... but if it required knowledge of chance events, then it's a GambitRoulette.
XanatosGambit.


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* If it required knowledge of chance events, then it's a GambitRoulette.
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''But that was never the plan. A police call with such an obscure message would have gone unnoticed. Also, that whole story with your friend, {{I Lied}}. I have been merely taking up time so the poison in your system would catch up, and leave you dead.''

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''But that was never the plan. A police call with such an obscure message would have gone unnoticed. Also, that whole story with your friend, {{I Lied}}.ILied. I have been merely taking up time so the poison in your system would catch up, and leave you dead.''
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* OutGambitted (VizziniGambit)

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* OutGambitted (VizziniGambit)OutGambitted
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''Since when were you under that impression? I did, actually, [[XanatosRoulette and that is why I had cops hiding to catch you assaulting me]]. Have fun in jail.''

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''Since when were you under that impression? I did, actually, [[XanatosRoulette [[GambitRoulette and that is why I had cops hiding to catch you assaulting me]]. Have fun in jail.''
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Re-organizing. Launched The Plan


->''"Ah, so you've stumbled upon this index by accident? Is '''that''' what you think? I'm so sorry to inform you, but [[BecauseDestinySaysSo there are no accidents]]. In fact, all of this has been a part of my elaborate scheme, and all your pathetic troping has just helped me bring it one-quarter complete. [[UnwittingPawn Fools]]."''

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->''"Ah, so you've stumbled upon this index by accident? Is '''that''' what you think? I'm so sorry to inform you, but [[BecauseDestinySaysSo there are no accidents]]. In fact, all of this has been a part of my [[ThePlan elaborate scheme, scheme]], and all your pathetic troping has just helped me bring it one-quarter complete. [[UnwittingPawn Fools]]."''
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* First, you have ThePlan.



** ... but if you say afterwards "Okay, there is NO WAY he could possibly have known that that would happen!" it's a GambitRoulette.
* If things do go wrong, but the person keeps adjusting things so that Plan-A works anyway, he's playing XanatosSpeedChess.

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** ... but if you say afterwards "Okay, there is NO WAY he could possibly have known that that would happen!" it required knowledge of chance events, then it's a GambitRoulette.
* If things do go wrong, but the person keeps adjusting things so that Plan-A works anyway, he's playing XanatosSpeedChess.



* If someone ruins the plan by accident, the person is a SpannerInTheWorks.

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* If someone ruins the plan by accident, the that person is a SpannerInTheWorks.



* If the person's own ''death'' was factored into a favorable outcome, then it's a ThanatosGambit.
* When every character seems to have their own gambit, then a GambitPileup may ensue.

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* If the person's own ''death'' '’death'' was factored into a favorable outcome, then it's a ThanatosGambit.
* When every character seems to have their own gambit, then a GambitPileup may ensue.



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* AloneWithPrisonerPloy
** TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat



* BrideAndSwitch
* CrazyPrepared
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu
* DivideAndConquer
* EvilPlan
* FakeWeakness



* GetIntoJailFree



* IKnowYouKnowIKnow
* KansasCityShuffle
* LastPlanStanding
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste
* MacguffinDeliveryService
* MassiveMultiplayerScam



* PlayingBothSides
* RunningBothSides
* TrojanPrisoner
* UnintentionalBackupPlan.
* UnwittingPawn
* XanatosSpeedChess

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* PlayingBothSides
* RunningBothSides
* TrojanPrisoner
* UnintentionalBackupPlan.
* UnwittingPawn
* XanatosSpeedChess



* HoistByHisOwnPetard (Xanatos Backfire)
* OutGambitted (Vizzini Gambit)

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard (Xanatos Backfire)
HoistByHisOwnPetard
* LastPlanStanding
* OutGambitted (Vizzini Gambit)(VizziniGambit)




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* UnwittingPawn
** MacguffinDeliveryService



* BatmanGambit
** ParanoiaGambit
* CassandraGambit
* CloningGambit
* DeceasedFallGuyGambit
* DeliberateInjuryGambit
* DespairGambit
* ImpersonationGambit
* MemoryGambit
* ScheherezadeGambit
* ThanatosGambit
* TroubleMagnetGambit
* TheUriahGambit
* WoundedGazelleGambit
** PoliceBrutalityGambit
** UnprovokedPervertPayback
* WoundedGazelleWarcry
* XanatosGambit
* ZeroApprovalGambit
** GenghisGambit

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* BatmanGambit
** ParanoiaGambit
* CassandraGambit
* CloningGambit
* DeceasedFallGuyGambit
* DeliberateInjuryGambit
* DespairGambit
* ImpersonationGambit
* MemoryGambit
* ScheherezadeGambit
* ThanatosGambit
* TroubleMagnetGambit
* TheUriahGambit
* WoundedGazelleGambit
** PoliceBrutalityGambit
** UnprovokedPervertPayback
* WoundedGazelleWarcry
* XanatosGambit
* ZeroApprovalGambit
** GenghisGambit
See ThePlan



* CrazyPrepared



''[[{{Bleach}} Since when were you under that impression]]? I did, actually, [[XanatosRoulette and that is why I had cops hiding to catch you assaulting me]]. Have fun in jail.''

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''[[{{Bleach}} Since ''Since when were you under that impression]]? impression? I did, actually, [[XanatosRoulette and that is why I had cops hiding to catch you assaulting me]]. Have fun in jail.''



''But that was never the plan. A police call with such an obscure message would have gone unnoticed. Also, that whole story with your friend, [[ILied I lied]]. I have been merely taking up time so the poison in your system would catch up, and leave you dead.''

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''But that was never the plan. A police call with such an obscure message would have gone unnoticed. Also, that whole story with your friend, [[ILied I lied]].{{I Lied}}. I have been merely taking up time so the poison in your system would catch up, and leave you dead.''
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** SwissMessenger

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** SwissMessengerUnwittingInstigatorOfDoom
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* If someone ruins the good guys' attempt against the EvilPlan by doing something very minor, they are a SwissMessenger.

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* If someone ruins the good guys' attempt against the EvilPlan by doing something very minor, they are a SwissMessenger.an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom.
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** ... but if you say afterwards "Okay, there is NO WAY he could possibly have known that that would happen!" it's a XanatosRoulette.

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** ... but if you say afterwards "Okay, there is NO WAY he could possibly have known that that would happen!" it's a XanatosRoulette.GambitRoulette.
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* When every character seems to have their own gambit, then a ThirtyGambitPileup may ensue.

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* When every character seems to have their own gambit, then a ThirtyGambitPileup GambitPileup may ensue.



"[[ThirtyGambitPileup I knew you'd do that.]] So I set up a fake police call. Across town the police believe there is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot pregnant murderous arsonist stealing a diamond while giving birth]] downtown."

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"[[ThirtyGambitPileup "[[GambitPileup I knew you'd do that.]] So I set up a fake police call. Across town the police believe there is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot pregnant murderous arsonist stealing a diamond while giving birth]] downtown."

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* GambitRoulette



* XanatosRoulette
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* {{Impersonation Gambit}}

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* {{Impersonation Gambit}}ImpersonationGambit



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* If you can say "but what if he does <thing he normally wouldn't do>?" and that will mess up everything, then it's a BatmanGambit.
* If things do go wrong, but the person keeps adjusting things so that Plan-A works anyway, he's playing XanatosSpeedChess.



* If things do go wrong, but the person keeps adjusting things so that Plan-A works anyway, he's playing XanatosSpeedChess.
* If someone ''could'' ruin the plan by doing something they normally wouldn't do, then it's a BatmanGambit.



* If someone ruins the plan by design, said plan is OutGambitted.

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* If someone ruins the plan by design, said having a better plan, the first plan is OutGambitted.



* If there is no way for the planner to have known that option was even possible, then he DidntSeeThatComing.
* If you think you won, but actually did exactly what the other person wanted, you are an UnwittingPawn - simply furthering the plot doesn't qualify you as one.

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* ** If there is was no way for the planner to have known that option was even possible, then he DidntSeeThatComing.
* If you think you won, but actually did exactly what the other person wanted, you are an UnwittingPawn - but simply furthering the plot doesn't qualify you as one.



* If someone emerges the victor of the aformentioned pileup, that's LastPlanStanding.

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* ** If someone emerges the victor of the aformentioned aforementioned pileup, that's LastPlanStanding.
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* If you can say "but what if he does this?" and that will mess up everything, then it's a BatmanGambit.

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* If you can say "but what if he does this?" <thing he normally wouldn't do>?" and that will mess up everything, then it's a BatmanGambit.

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* CassandraGambit


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