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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Bob goes to therapy to cure his fear of blood.
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** Alice has a SuperpoweredEvilSide whose appearance is triggered by the sight or scent of blood, and does her best to avoid it as a result.
* '''Inverted''': Alice [[{{Bloodlust}} is deeply fascinated by blood]], perhaps to the point of [[HemoErotic Hemo-Eroticism]].

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** Alice Bob has a SuperpoweredEvilSide whose appearance is triggered by the sight or scent of blood, and does her best to avoid it as a result.
* '''Inverted''': Alice Bob [[{{Bloodlust}} is deeply fascinated by blood]], perhaps to the point of [[HemoErotic Hemo-Eroticism]].



* '''Averted''': Bob and Alice don't mind the sight of blood.

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* '''Averted''': Bob and Alice don't doesn't mind the sight of blood.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is afraid of blood and reacts badly to perceiving it.
* '''Straight''': Bob is deeply afraid of the sight of blood, and tends to react to the sight of it with discomfort, anxiety, and/or fear.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob experiences a violent FreakOut whenever he sees blood.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is uncomfortable at the sight of blood, but doesn't react to it with extreme fear or anxiety.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob suffered a severe injury and almost died from blood loss in the past, causing him to deeply fear the sight of blood.
** Alice has a SuperpoweredEvilSide whose appearance is triggered by the sight or scent of blood, and does her best to avoid it as a result.
* '''Inverted''': Alice [[{{Bloodlust}} is deeply fascinated by blood]], perhaps to the point of [[HemoErotic Hemo-Eroticism]].
* '''Subverted''': Bob seems to be afraid of blood, but is actually afraid of the colour red; he has no problem dealing with AlienBlood.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Until he faints while looking at a smear of AlienBlood, revealing he was indeed afraid of blood and has been trying to suppress this fear.
* '''Parodied''': Bob faints at the sight of red food colouring because it reminds him of blood. When he wakes up he has a tiny gash on his thumb, which prompts him to faint again (to the bewilderment of onlookers).
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob and Alice don't mind the sight of blood.
* '''Enforced''': "Bob's a surgeon and making him afraid of blood will cause some great in-character drama."
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* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': [[TheBully Dicky]] notices that Bob is afraid of blood, and embarrasses him in front of several others by purposefully giving himself a papercut then showing Bob it, intending to cause a violent emotional outburst.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is a qualified doctor in a MedicalDrama whose hemophobia renders him unsuitable for performing operations, despite his skill in the field. When a patient in dire need of life-saving surgery is bought in and the other qualified surgeons are busy or indisposed, Bob must try to overcome his hemophobia and perform the surgery, leading to a tense episode of him struggling against the onset of his fear while in the middle of the operation.
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