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** Seeing [[BleakAbyssRetirementHome what goes down]] [[ElderAbuse in certain circles]] has thoroughly immunized Ulysses against taking advantage of the elderly in any way.

** Ulrich, a cynical, self-interested [[ConArtist "salesman"]], wouldn't swindle an old person, [[WhatYouAreInTheDark even if no one saw him do it]].

** Ulrich, [[DisproportionateRetribution who has killed men for muscling in on his business]], considers swindling the elderly beyond the pale.
** Everyone on Earth, including dictators, serial killers, and bank robbers, thinks Ulrich swindling the elderly is too far and are disgusted.

* '''Downplayed''': Ulrich won't fleece an old person, but he won't go out of his way to stop it from happening by someone else's hand.
* '''Justified''': Recognizing total depravity makes for bad business, Ulrich [[PragmaticVillainy retains a shred of moral fiber]].
** Ulrich doesn't particularly care for old people, but as a protected class, [[StupidEvil he would do well not to abuse them for his own sake]].
** Senior citizens remind Ulrich of [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his now-deceased grandparents whom he loved dearly.]]
* '''Inverted''': [[WouldHarmASenior Ulrich prioritizes swindling the elderly]]. [[KickTheDog "They're too confused to use their money properly anyway."]]
* '''Subverted''': Ulrich won't swindle an old person... unless the payoff is ginormous.

* '''Parodied''': Ulrich [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency makes a big show out of]] not robbing the elderly.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Ulrich used to swindle the elderly regularly, [[CuriousQualmsOfConscience until a sudden change of heart]] resulted in his current aversion to the practice.
* '''Averted''': The question never comes up whether Ulrich would rob an old person or not.

** The show's executives want Ulrich to be a LovableRogue, so the writers add an "in" for Ulrich's redemption arc or being ALighterShadeOfBlack by giving him an (at first apparently unreasonable) code against stealing from the elderly.
** Seeing [[BleakAbyssRetirementHome what goes down]] [[ElderAbuse in certain circles]] has thoroughly immunized Ulrich against taking advantage of the elderly in any way.

* '''Invoked''': [[PragmaticHero Gina]] regularly employs the elderly to disrupt Ulrich's business model.
* '''Exploited''': [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk Victor]], Ulrich's rival, capitalizes on the untapped market of seniors Ulrich refuses to touch.
* '''Defied''': Ulrich [[TheUnfettered goes as low as he needs to go to get what he wants]]. If an old person has money, [[{{Greed}} he's in]].
* '''Discussed''': In [[ChurchgoingVillain an extended session with his priest]], Ulrich tries to understand why he won't go for the elderly.
* '''Conversed''': Gina gives Ulrich [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a piece of her mind]] regarding the hypocrisy of him having scruples towards just one class of people; if he won't swindle the elderly, what grounds does he have to swindle anyone else?
* '''Implied''': Ulrich pick targets at his discretion only.
* '''Deconstructed''': Ulrich's conscience is too anemic to overcome his love for money. He swindles the elderly frequently and [[KarmaHoudini gets off scot-free]], but [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the acts steadily corrode his soul nonetheless]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Ulrich uses his guilt [[CharacterDevelopment to become both a more scrupulous businessman and a better person]].

** Ulrich admits the disconnect between his profession and his preferences is absurd.
** Ulrich is the HateSink of the story, but he still agrees with [[TheHero Jim]] at one point that [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Pinky]] just said one non-sequitur or [[ATruceWhileWeGawk is performing one weird action]] too many.
* '''Played for Drama''': Ulrich's blind spot makes him overlook Mr. Parsons, [[EvilOldFolks who deserves to be parted from his money]] as soon as possible.
* '''Played for Horror''': Ulrich's moment of standards is not humanizing enough in comparison [[{{Invoked}} to]] [[CompleteMonster what kind of being he is]].

* '''Straight''': Ulrich, a cynical, self-interested [[ConArtist "salesman"]], wouldn't swindle an old person, [[WhatYouAreInTheDark even if no one saw him do it]].

* '''Enforced''': Seeing [[BleakAbyssRetirementHome what goes down]] [[ElderAbuse in certain circles]] has thoroughly immunized Ulrich against taking advantage of the elderly in any way.

* '''Played for Laughs''': Ulrich admits the disconnect between his profession and his preferences is absurd.

* '''Exaggerated''': Ulrich, [[DisproportionateRetribution who has killed men for muscling in on his business]], considers swindling the elderly beyond the pale.

* '''Enforced''': Ulrich is in a kids' show where he can't be 'too'' bad a person, so the writers introduce his code against swindling the elderly.

* '''Exaggerated''': EvenEvilHasStandards

* '''Enforced''': Seeing [[BleakAbyssRetirementHome what goes down]] [[ElderAbuse in certain circles]] has thoroughly immunized Ulrich against taking advantage of the elderly in any way.

* '''Exaggerated''': Ulrich, [[DisproportionateRetribution who has killed men for muscling in on his business]], considers swindling the elderly beyond the pale.

"Even I wouldn't try [[EveryoneHasStandards using this link]] to head back to the main page."

* '''Justified''':
** Recognizing total depravity makes for bad business, Ulrich [[PragmaticVillainy retains a shred of moral fiber]].

** Senior citizens remind Ulrich of [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his now-deceased grandparents he loved dearly.]]

** Senior citizens remind Ulrich [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his now-old parents and now-deceased grandparents he cherisedly loved.]]

* '''Justified''': Recognizing total depravity makes for bad business, Ulrich [[PragmaticVillainy retains a shred of moral fiber]].
** Ulrich doesn't particularly care for old people, but as a protected class, [[StupidEvil he would do well not to abuse them for his own sake]].