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** The creators do not believe their idea of EldritchAbomination hunters can function if the characters are not some kind of EliteAgentsAboveTheLaw, but the executives are a little iffy about potential MoralGuardians outrage over "copaganda". So the writers create T.R.O.P.E., add a subplot about [[WhoWatchesTheWatchmen the other law enforcement agencies and civilians being nervous about its power]], and presto.
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** The creators do not believe their idea of EldritchAbomination hunters can function if the characters are not some kind of EliteAgentsAboveTheLaw, but the executives are a little iffy about potential MoralGuardians outrage over "copaganda"."propaganda". So the writers create T.R.O.P.E., add a subplot about [[WhoWatchesTheWatchmen the other law enforcement agencies and civilians being nervous about its power]], and presto.
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** The creators do not believe their idea of EldritchAbomination hunters can function if the characters are not some kind of EliteAgentsAboveTheLaw, but the executives are a little iffy about potential "copaganda". So the writers create T.R.O.P.E., add a subplot about [[WhoWatchesTheWatchmen the other law enforcement agencies and civilians being nervous about its power]], and presto.
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** The creators do not believe their idea of EldritchAbomination hunters can function if the characters are not some kind of EliteAgentsAboveTheLaw, but the executives are a little iffy about potential MoralGuardians outrage over "copaganda". So the writers create T.R.O.P.E., add a subplot about [[WhoWatchesTheWatchmen the other law enforcement agencies and civilians being nervous about its power]], and presto.
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* '''Played for Horror''': T.R.O.P.E. is a SinisterSpyAgency, TheMenInBlack incarnate, those who do the things [read: atrocities] that keep America safe that people only talk about in the most hushed of whispers because [[HeKnowsTooMuch revealing they have anything resembling information about the agency tends]] to [[LeaveNoWitnesses leave them lying in a morgue very shortly afterwards]].
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** The creators do not believe their idea of EldritchAbomination hunters can function if the characters are not some kind of EliteAgentsAboveTheLaw, but the executives are a little iffy about potential "copaganda". So the writers create T.R.O.P.E., add a subplot about [[WhoWatchesTheWatchmen the other law enforcement agencies and civilians being nervous about its power]], and presto.
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* '''Double Subverted''': But then T.R.O.P.E. becomes its own organization.
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* '''Double Subverted''': But then T.R.O.P.E. becomes its own organization.organization for real.
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* '''Averted''': The United States has no fictional agencies in the work.
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* '''Averted''': The United States has no fictional No fictional-from-scratch agencies are in the work.work, and any real agencies that appear are shown to be operating within their actual competencies.
** The creator has had past experience with actual government agencies and wants to stay as realistic as they can, yet also concluded that the actual agencies wouldn't be up to the task of doing what they want this agency to do for the purposes of the work, so they make up a new one to be able to fit into the story as needed.
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* '''Exploited''': T.R.O.P.E. uses its power to take control of the government.
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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
** T.R.O.P.E. uses its power to take control of thegovernment.government.
** Alice, who somehow has memories that suggest this isn't the world she's used to for whatever reason -- parallel universe, time travel shenanigans, etc. -- looks for agencies that she's not heard of before to narrow down where she needs to search for the truth.
** T.R.O.P.E. uses its power to take control of the
** Alice, who somehow has memories that suggest this isn't the world she's used to for whatever reason -- parallel universe, time travel shenanigans, etc. -- looks for agencies that she's not heard of before to narrow down where she needs to search for the truth.
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* '''Subverted''': Turns out T.R.O.P.E. was just a ploy by the CIA to distract from their real operations.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Turns out T.R.O.P.E. was just a ploy by the CIA to distract from their realoperations.operations.
** Turns out that T.R.O.P.E. is just a database maintained and used by the FBI.
** Turns out T.R.O.P.E. was just a ploy by the CIA to distract from their real
** Turns out that T.R.O.P.E. is just a database maintained and used by the FBI.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''': In his attempt to get to the bottom of the USA's bureaucracy, Bob discovers T.R.O.P.E., the CIA, and the FBI are fronts for each other depending on the situation.
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** The creator thinks the CIA, FBI and NSA are just too underwhelming for what he has planned, and needs something better.
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** The creator thinks the CIA, FBI FBI, and NSA are just too underwhelming for what he has planned, planned and needs something better.
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* '''Invoked''': Matters only tropers can deal with are threatening the country, so the US creates T.R.O.P.E. in response.
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* '''Invoked''': Matters only tropers can deal with are threatening the country, country and possibly others, so the US creates T.R.O.P.E. in response.
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* '''Defied''': The CIA convinces the government they don't need another agency and they can handle this themselves.
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* '''Defied''': The CIA convinces the government they don't need another agency and they can handle this the problem themselves.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The Heads of State all make up new agencies to see who is the most [[FunWithAcronyms clever with acronyms.]]
* '''Played for Drama''': The United States' over-reliance on various agencies generates hot InterServiceRivalry between the agencies, resulting in fighting over who has authority over what. Eventually, the agencies break down and engage in all-out war for command.
* '''Played for Drama''': The United States' over-reliance on various agencies generates hot InterServiceRivalry between the agencies, resulting in fighting over who has authority over what. Eventually, the agencies break down and engage in all-out war for command.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The Heads of State all make up new agencies to see who is the most [[FunWithAcronyms clever cleverest with acronyms.]]
* '''Played for Drama''': The United States'over-reliance overreliance on various agencies generates hot InterServiceRivalry InterserviceRivalry between the agencies, resulting in fighting over who has authority over what. Eventually, the agencies break down and engage in all-out war for command.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The Heads of State all make up new agencies to see who is the most [[FynWithAcronyms clever with acronyms.]]
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The Heads of State all make up new agencies to see who is the most [[FynWithAcronyms [[FunWithAcronyms clever with acronyms.]]
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* '''Straight''': The United States has [[FynWithAcronyms T.R.O.P.E.]], the Trope Registery Of Perfect Examples, a fictional agency that doesn't appear in real life.
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* '''Straight''': The United States has [[FynWithAcronyms [[FunWithAcronyms T.R.O.P.E.]], the Trope Registery Of Perfect Examples, a fictional agency that doesn't appear in real life.
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* '''Straight''': The United States has T.R.O.P.E., the Trope Registery Of Perfect Examples, a fictional agency that doesn't appear in real life.
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* '''Straight''': The United States has [[FynWithAcronyms T.R.O.P.E., ]], the Trope Registery Of Perfect Examples, a fictional agency that doesn't appear in real life.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The Heads of State all make up new agencies to see who is the most clever with acronyms.
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acronyms.]]
* '''Played for Drama''': The United States' over-reliance on various agencies generates hot[InterServiceRivalry] InterServiceRivalry between the agencies, resulting in fighting over who has authority over what. Eventually, the agencies break down and engage in all-out war for command.
* '''Played for Drama''': The United States' over-reliance on various agencies generates hot
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'''Basic Trope''': A fictional government agency.
* '''Straight''': The United States has T.R.O.P.E., the Trope Registery Of Perfect Examples, a fictional agency that doesn't appear in real life.
* '''Exaggerated''': The United States, aside from T.R.O.P.E., has A.V.E.R.T.E.D. (American Vault of Enforced, Rudimentary Tropes of Everything Directorate), S.T.R.A.I.G.H.T. (State Task Regiment of Abnormal Internet Groundworks for Homepage Tropes) and S.U.B.V.E.R.T.E.D. (State Utilization of Badass, Vicious, Extreme and Radical Tropes Endangered Directory).
* '''Downplayed''': The United States has the OSS, a historic organization, in modern times.
* '''Justified''': There are matters the CIA, FBI or NSA just can't handle that only T.R.O.P.E. can.
* '''Inverted''': Real agencies appear in fictional worlds.
* '''Subverted''': Turns out T.R.O.P.E. was just a ploy by the CIA to distract from their real operations.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then T.R.O.P.E. becomes its own organization.
* '''Parodied''': The United States has a government agency for just about everything, including making sure the president's refrigerator remains running.
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* '''Averted''': The United States has no fictional agencies in the work.
* '''Enforced''':
** The creator thinks the CIA, FBI and NSA are just too underwhelming for what he has planned, and needs something better.
** The RealLife agencies don't want to appear in the work, and force the author to make up something fictional.
* '''Lampshaded''': "How come I've never heard of this agency before?"
* '''Invoked''': Matters only tropers can deal with are threatening the country, so the US creates T.R.O.P.E. in response.
* '''Exploited''': T.R.O.P.E. uses its power to take control of the government.
* '''Defied''': The CIA convinces the government they don't need another agency and they can handle this themselves.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The Heads of State all make up new agencies to see who is the most clever with acronyms.
* '''Played for Drama''': The United States' over-reliance on various agencies generates hot [InterServiceRivalry] between the agencies, resulting in fighting over who has authority over what. Eventually, the agencies break down and engage in all-out war for command.
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* '''Straight''': The United States has T.R.O.P.E., the Trope Registery Of Perfect Examples, a fictional agency that doesn't appear in real life.
* '''Exaggerated''': The United States, aside from T.R.O.P.E., has A.V.E.R.T.E.D. (American Vault of Enforced, Rudimentary Tropes of Everything Directorate), S.T.R.A.I.G.H.T. (State Task Regiment of Abnormal Internet Groundworks for Homepage Tropes) and S.U.B.V.E.R.T.E.D. (State Utilization of Badass, Vicious, Extreme and Radical Tropes Endangered Directory).
* '''Downplayed''': The United States has the OSS, a historic organization, in modern times.
* '''Justified''': There are matters the CIA, FBI or NSA just can't handle that only T.R.O.P.E. can.
* '''Inverted''': Real agencies appear in fictional worlds.
* '''Subverted''': Turns out T.R.O.P.E. was just a ploy by the CIA to distract from their real operations.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then T.R.O.P.E. becomes its own organization.
* '''Parodied''': The United States has a government agency for just about everything, including making sure the president's refrigerator remains running.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The United States has no fictional agencies in the work.
* '''Enforced''':
** The creator thinks the CIA, FBI and NSA are just too underwhelming for what he has planned, and needs something better.
** The RealLife agencies don't want to appear in the work, and force the author to make up something fictional.
* '''Lampshaded''': "How come I've never heard of this agency before?"
* '''Invoked''': Matters only tropers can deal with are threatening the country, so the US creates T.R.O.P.E. in response.
* '''Exploited''': T.R.O.P.E. uses its power to take control of the government.
* '''Defied''': The CIA convinces the government they don't need another agency and they can handle this themselves.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The Heads of State all make up new agencies to see who is the most clever with acronyms.
* '''Played for Drama''': The United States' over-reliance on various agencies generates hot [InterServiceRivalry] between the agencies, resulting in fighting over who has authority over what. Eventually, the agencies break down and engage in all-out war for command.
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