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* {{Baphomet}}: A Goat-headed demon that is often a stand-in for Satan.

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** DarkShepherd: Also good, but willing to use tough love to punish sin in the flock.
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* GoodShepherd: A benevolent religious leader with his flock's best interests at heart.
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* MindlessSheep: Sheep are conformists, or used as a metaphor for conformity.
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Definitely for those with a [[IncrediblyLamePun bleating]] heart.

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->''"And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left."''
-->--'''[[Literature/TheFourGospels Matthew 25:33]]''', ''Literature/TheBible'' (King James Version)

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This sub-index of MammalTropes is all about the various types of caprids. The most common ones being sheep and goats.

Definitely for those with a [[IncrediblyLamePun bleating]] heart.
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[[index]]
!!Tropes about caprids:

* BaaBomb: Exploding sheep for absurdist comedy.
* {{Baphomet}}: A Goat-headed demon that is often a stand-in for Satan.
* BigRedDevil: A stereotypical demon that often has the horns of a goat or ram.
* {{Chupacabra}}: A cryptid whose name quite literally means "goat-sucker", and often preys on said animal.
* ClassicalChimera: A monster that is an amalgamation between a lion, a goat, and a snake.
* CountingSheep: When a person needs to sleep, they often count the number of sheep that jump over a fence.
* EasternZodiac: The caprid is the eighth animal of the zodiac.
* ExtremeOmniGoat: When a goat has an appetite for pretty much everything.
* FaunsAndSatyrs: Mystical humanoids that are often half man, and half goat.
* GruesomeGoat: Goats are portrayed as aggressive or demonic creatures. Rams also work considering they are far more hostile than lambs.
* HornAttack: Many caprids that do have horns will often use them to defend themselves or attack if provoked.
* TheJerseyDevil: A cryptid that resembles a draconic goat.
* TheKrampus: An Alpine mountain demon frequently associated with Christmas and an EvilCounterpart to Main/SantaClaus. Usually portrayed with goat-like fur, horns, and hooves.
* SuperWoolGrowth: Fictional sheep regrow their wool unrealistically fast.
* SweetSheep: When sheep (especially lambs) are portrayed as loving and cuddly animals that symbolize purity and innocence.
* UseYourHead: Many caprids will often use their own horned heads to knock out their foes.
* WesternZodiac: The first sign is Aries (Ram) and the tenth sign is Capricorn (Goat).
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!!Tropes using caprids as metaphors:

* BitchInSheepsClothing: When a wicked person deceives others with a friendly façade.
* BlackSheep: A character who sticks out from the rest of their family.
* BlackSheepHit: When a musician gets new fans because of their one song that sounds nothing like the rest of their music.
* OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: Natural things are far more expensive than any artificial duplicates.
* SacrificialLamb: When the seriousness of death is shown by the death of a minor character.
* TheScapegoat: Someone is blamed entirely for something gone wrong; the term originated from Biblical times when a literal goat would symbolically take on people's sins and be sacrificed for it.
* SheepInSheepsClothing: When someone is suspected to be malicious even though they seem nice when in reality they are genuinely a nice person.
* SheepInWolfsClothing: When a nice person is transformed into a violent monster, and yet is somehow able to maintain their good will.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Something evil disguised as something innocent.
* WhiteSheep: A non-evil member of an evil family.
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-->''That just goats to show you, I'm one baaaah dude. It's been shear pleasure here, but I'm going to take it on the lamb and just bleat it. Be seeing ewe!'' -- '''[[VideoGame/QuestForGloryIV Punny Bones]]'''

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