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** Alice is killed by the dragon for offering him some of her gold.

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** Alice is killed by the dragon for offering him some of her gold. It wasn't even because she stalled; Offering the gold just offended the dragon.

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* '''Discussed''': "Don't grab that gold. You know what happens to people who get to greedy."

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* '''Discussed''': "Don't grab that gold. You know what happens to people who get to too greedy."



* '''Implied''': A giant diamond is surrounded by [[ShmuckBait several charred skeletons]].
* '''Deconstructed''': After watching Alice die, Bob decides to [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere quit treasure hunting]] and live the rest of his days in a small house. He lives off of his remaining finds while searching for a more stable job.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob later works at a bank and [[MultipleGunshotDeath gets shot to death by several armed guards]] after trying to [[AesopAmnesia steal the gold in the vault]].
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice asks a JackassGenie to become rich. She is crushed by trillions of pennies.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's family now both remains poor and is motherless after Alice was eaten.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice escapes with the gold, but the villages consider killing her to appease the dragon. Then Bob convinces them to band together to kill the dragon. The villagers succeed, but then turn on each other to get larger shares of the hoard.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice escapes with the gold, but the villages villagers consider killing her to appease the dragon. Then Bob convinces them to band together to kill the dragon. The villagers succeed, but then turn on each other to get larger shares of the hoard.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice escapes with the gold, but the villages consider killing her to appease the dragon. Then Bob convinces them to band together to kill the dragon. The villages succeed, but then turn on each other to get larger shares of the hoard.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice escapes with the gold, but the villages consider killing her to appease the dragon. Then Bob convinces them to band together to kill the dragon. The villages villagers succeed, but then turn on each other to get larger shares of the hoard.

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* '''Exaggerated''': While trying to steal the gold from the BigBad's mining complex, [[DeathByIrony a vat of the precious metal is poured upon her]], [[TakenForGranite turning her into a grotesque golden statue in an instant.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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While trying to steal the gold from the BigBad's mining complex, [[DeathByIrony a vat of the precious metal is poured upon her]], [[TakenForGranite turning her into a grotesque golden statue in an instant.]]instant]].
** A simple glance at the piles of gold is what gives the dragon enough time to catch up with Alice and burn her.



* '''Justified''': Losing your focus in a dangerous situation ''can'' be a fatal mistake.
* '''Inverted''': Alice is killed by the dragon for offering him some of her gold.

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* '''Justified''': Losing your focus in a dangerous situation ''can'' can be a fatal mistake.
* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Alice is killed by the dragon for offering him some of her gold. gold.
** Alice grabs an amulet which happens to be a magical artifact that protects her from fire. She is protected from the dragons flames, Bob is incinerated.



** Alice is not killed by the dragon

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** It looks like Alice is not killed by will get killed, but she escapes the dragon lair along with Bob.



** But she barely escapes with her life, and is badly injured. Had she just left the gold where it was, she would have escaped unscathed, along with Bob.
* '''Parodied''': The dragon doesn't want to kill them, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends he wants them to]] [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu have tea with him]]. But he has NoSocialSkills, or simply doesn't watch where he's walking and squishes Alice.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some are able to reach for treasure without getting hurt, others are alive but badly hurt, and others are killed.

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** But she barely escapes with her life, The dragon emerges from the lair and is badly injured. Had she just left begins threaten the gold where it was, she would have escaped unscathed, along with Bob.local village, whose inhabitants kill Alice to appease the dragon.
* '''Parodied''': The dragon doesn't want gold is clearly rigged to kill them, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends he wants them to]] [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu have tea with him]]. But he has NoSocialSkills, or simply doesn't watch where he's walking and squishes Alice.
a deadly booby trap, but Alice grabs it without even considering the danger.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some are able to reach for treasure without getting hurt, others are alive Alice escapes with the gold, but badly hurt, and others are killed.the villages consider killing her to appease the dragon. Then Bob convinces them to band together to kill the dragon. The villages succeed, but then turn on each other to get larger shares of the hoard.



* '''Invoked''': Alice is escaping from a dragon, and drops the MacGuffin she needed to take from him.
* '''Exploited''': [[FluffyTheTerrible The dragon]] is used to ''guard'' the treasure, not hoarding it for himself.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob suggests to Alice is escaping from a dragon, and drops the MacGuffin she needed to take from him.that they should grab some coins, while carrying none himself.
* '''Exploited''': [[FluffyTheTerrible The dragon]] is used to ''guard'' guard the treasure, not hoarding it for himself.



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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"Don't grab that gold. You know what happens to people who get to greedy."
* '''Conversed''': ???"Alice grabbed those gold coins. You know happens next."
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice tries to grab the gold she dropped and the dragon mauls her badly.
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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are escaping from [[OurDragonsAreDifferent a fierce dragon]]. As they're about to escape the cave, Alice drops some of the dragon's hoarded treasure that she stole, tries to pick it up, and gets eaten by the dragon.

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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are escaping from [[OurDragonsAreDifferent a fierce dragon]]. As they're about to escape the cave, Alice drops some of the [[DragonHoard dragon's hoarded treasure treasure]] that she stole, tries to pick it up, and gets eaten by the dragon.

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* '''Basic Trope''': A character's desire for material goods leads to their demise.

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* '''Basic Trope''': A character's desire for material goods leads to their demise.



* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is captured by the BigBad, and has liquid gold poured down her throat for attempting to steal his gold.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is captured by the BigBad, and has liquid gold poured down her throat for attempting While trying to steal his gold.the gold from the BigBad's mining complex, [[DeathByIrony a vat of the precious metal is poured upon her]], [[TakenForGranite turning her into a grotesque golden statue in an instant.]]



* '''Subverted''': Bob tells Alice to leave it.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob tells Alice to leave it.



* '''Double Subverted''': Then remembers that the thing she dropped was the very MacGuffin they needed, and runs back for it, getting burned by the dragon's flames in the process.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Then remembers that the thing she dropped was the very MacGuffin they needed, and runs back for it, getting burned by the dragon's flames in the process.



* '''Enforced''': AllThatGlitters

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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AllThatGlitters



* '''Defied''': The dragon decides that two puny humans taking what amounts to a piddly amount of gold from his hoard just aren't worth his time.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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The dragon decides that two puny humans taking what amounts to a piddly amount of gold from his hoard just aren't worth his time.


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* '''Parodied''': The dragon doesn't want to kill them, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends he wants them to]] [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulu have tea with him]]. But he has NoSocialSkills, or simply doesn't watch where he's walking and squishes Alice.

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* '''Parodied''': The dragon doesn't want to kill them, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends he wants them to]] [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulu [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu have tea with him]]. But he has NoSocialSkills, or simply doesn't watch where he's walking and squishes Alice.
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*'''Basic Trope''': A character's desire for material goods leads to their demise.
*'''Straight''': AliceAndBob are escaping from [[OurDragonsAreDifferent a fierce dragon]]. As they're about to escape the cave, Alice drops some of the dragon's hoarded treasure that she stole, tries to pick it up, and gets eaten by the dragon.
*'''Exaggerated''': Alice is captured by the BigBad, and has liquid gold poured down her throat for attempting to steal his gold.
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''': Losing your focus in a dangerous situation ''can'' be a fatal mistake.
*'''Inverted''': Alice is killed by the dragon for offering him some of her gold.
*'''Subverted''': Bob tells Alice to leave it.
** Alice is not killed by the dragon
*'''Double Subverted''': Then remembers that the thing she dropped was the very MacGuffin they needed, and runs back for it, getting burned by the dragon's flames in the process.
** But she barely escapes with her life, and is badly injured. Had she just left the gold where it was, she would have escaped unscathed, along with Bob.
*'''Parodied''': The dragon doesn't want to kill them, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends he wants them to]] [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulu have tea with him]]. But he has NoSocialSkills, or simply doesn't watch where he's walking and squishes Alice.
*'''Zig Zagged''': Some are able to reach for treasure without getting hurt, others are alive but badly hurt, and others are killed.
*'''Averted''': AliceAndBob never enter the dragon's cave in the first place.
*'''Enforced''': AllThatGlitters
** CantGetAwayWithNuthin
*'''Lampshaded''': "Alice, just leave it! We're running from a dragon here!"
*'''Invoked''': Alice is escaping from a dragon, and drops the MacGuffin she needed to take from him.
*'''Exploited''': [[FluffyTheTerrible The dragon]] is used to ''guard'' the treasure, not hoarding it for himself.
*'''Defied''': The dragon decides that two puny humans taking what amounts to a piddly amount of gold from his hoard just aren't worth his time.
** Alice leaves the treasure behind, and never looks back.
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*'''Conversed''': ???

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