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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice's powers go away in a very visible way and she's left at Evulz's mercy, only for her to defiantly stand back up and make a speech about how she did it to get him on the back foot... and then promptly admits her powers really did leave and she's got nothing.
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* '''Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???Alice loses her established powerset and seems weaker... only to gain or reveal a different powerset of equal strength.
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* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"Why is it that something bad ''always'' happens to Alice right before she fights Evulz!?"

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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???"This story would be over in seconds if we didn't weaken Alice."



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

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* '''Defied''': ???Alice is written out of the story completely to maintain conflict.
** "Don't make anyone too powerful."
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* '''Justified''': Somebody of a higher power decided to prevent Alice from getting overconfident or Evulz attempting to take her full power, so she is weakened intentionally.

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* '''Justified''': [[PowersThatBe Somebody of a higher power power]] decided to prevent Alice from getting overconfident or Evulz attempting to take overconfident; so they weaken her full power, so she is weakened intentionally.temporally in order to get their point across.
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???EleventhHourSuperpower
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* '''Averted''': Alice didn't get unrealistically weaker or suddenly forgot to use her other, deadlier abilities, and use only weaker abilities. Evulz was [[CurbstompBattle immediately defeated during his battle with Alice]].

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* '''Averted''': Alice didn't get unrealistically weaker or suddenly forgot forget to use her other, deadlier abilities, and use only weaker abilities. Evulz was [[CurbstompBattle immediately defeated during his battle with Alice]].
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* '''Averted''': Alice didn't get unrealistically weaker. Evulz was [[CurbstompBattle immediately defeated during his battle with Alice]].

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* '''Averted''': Alice didn't get unrealistically weaker.weaker or suddenly forgot to use her other, deadlier abilities, and use only weaker abilities. Evulz was [[CurbstompBattle immediately defeated during his battle with Alice]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': The unexplained weakening of Alice's powers results in the battle being rigged and not a natural result. This leads to several results and controversies. The audience, both in-universe and out, are realistically beyond angry. They wonder what's the point of the battle if it took this insufficiently explained effect just to give Emperor Evulz a potentially undeserved advantage.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The unexplained weakening of Alice's powers results in the battle being rigged and not a natural result. This leads to several results and controversies. The audience, both in-universe and out, are realistically beyond angry. They wonder what's the point of the battle if it took this insufficiently explained explained, unnatural effect just to give Emperor Evulz a potentially undeserved advantage.advantage. They have shown no petty hedonism whatsoever and wanted not just a great battle, but one that doesn't occur with cheap methods of weakening only one fighter.



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* '''Deconstructed''': The unexplained weakening of Alice's powers results in the battle being rigged and not a natural result. This leads to several results and controversies. The audience, both in-universe and out, are realistically beyond angry. They wonder what's the pointless of the battle if it took this insufficiently explained effect just to give Emperor Evulz a potentially undeserved advantage.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The unexplained weakening of Alice's powers results in the battle being rigged and not a natural result. This leads to several results and controversies. The audience, both in-universe and out, are realistically beyond angry. They wonder what's the pointless point of the battle if it took this insufficiently explained effect just to give Emperor Evulz a potentially undeserved advantage.

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* '''Averted''': Alice didn't get unrealistically weaker. Evulz was immediately defeated during his battle with Alice.

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* '''Averted''': Alice didn't get unrealistically weaker. Evulz was [[CurbstompBattle immediately defeated during his battle with Alice.Alice]].



* '''Deconstructed''': The unexplained weakening of Alice's powers results in the battle being rigged and not a natural result. This leads to several results and controversies. The audience, both in-universe and out, are realistically beyond angry. They wonder what's the pointless of the battle if it took this insufficiently explained effect just to give Emperor Evulz a potentially undeserved advantage.



%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': This particular being would make the fights with other combatants pointless and not worth participating if they aren't conveniently weakened.

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'''Basic Trope''': This particular being would make the fights with other combatants pointless and not worth participating for them to participate in if they aren't conveniently weakened.



* '''Exaggerated''': All of her powers are not simply taken, Alice immediately undergoes a complete comatose without Evulz invoking it on her.
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* '''Exaggerated''': All of her powers are were not simply taken, but Alice also immediately undergoes a complete comatose state without Evulz invoking it on her.
her through direct or indirect means.
* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice was temporarily weaker, and the decrease of her strength is not big enough to be a chore for her.
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* '''Averted''': Alice didn't get unrealistically weaken. Evulz was immediately defeated.

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* '''Averted''': Alice didn't get unrealistically weaken. weaker. Evulz was immediately defeated.defeated during his battle with Alice.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Somebody of a higher power decided to prevent Alice from getting overconfident or Evulz attempting to take her full power, so she is weakened intentionally.



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???Alice didn't get unrealistically weaken. Evulz was immediately defeated.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Really?! Why the hell am I suddenly no longer able to knock back my enemies a huge distance?!"
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'''Basic Trope''': This particular being would make the fights with other combatants pointless and not worth participating if they aren't conveniently weakened.
* '''Straight''': Alice is fighting against Evulz, with 100% of her full power, only to magically be at half her full strength.
* '''Exaggerated''': All of her powers are not simply taken, Alice immediately undergoes a complete comatose without Evulz invoking it on her.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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