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'''Basic Trope''': A character does something in a flashback or says something that something that will be contradicted through future events.
* '''Straight''': Bob is afraid of tigers. At some point there's a flashback to when he was younger and in a circus, and sets free an abused tiger with no problems.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a cynical, volatile, solitary character (And hates tigers). In a flashback we see Bob was a happy, friendly, naive keet type who adored tigers and friends and helped free one from a circus with his friends. Then all his friends turned against him and sicced a tiger on him while laughing and pointing as the tiger attacked, turning him into present day Bob.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character does or says something in a flashback or says something that something that [[{{Irony}} will be contradicted through future events.
events]].
* '''Straight''': Bob is [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes afraid of tigers. tigers]]. At some point there's a flashback to when he was younger and in a circus, and sets free an [[CircusOfFear abused tiger tiger]] with no problems.
* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob is a cynical, volatile, solitary character (And and hates tigers). tigers. In a flashback we see Bob was a happy, friendly, naive keet {{keet}} type who adored tigers and friends and helped free one from a circus with his friends. Then all his friends turned against him and sicced a tiger on him while laughing and pointing as the tiger attacked, [[CynicismCatalyst turning him into present day Bob.Bob]].
** In the flashback, we see that ''everyone'' behaved in the ''exact opposite'' way that they do now.



* '''Justified''': There was an incident that radically changed Bob's view of Tigers between the time the flashback took place and the present.

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* '''Justified''': There was an incident that radically changed Bob's view of Tigers tigers between the time the flashback took place and the present.



* '''Subverted''': The flash back begins with Bob stating how cool he thinks tigers are...then it turns out that he was being sarcastic.

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* '''Subverted''': The flash back flashback begins with Bob stating how cool he thinks tigers are...then it turns out that he was being sarcastic.sarcastic or lying.



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

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???The flashback shows young Bob freeing the tiger, then running away, then walking up to pet it, then...



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

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Hold on-- that flashback shows Bob not being scared of tigers and now he is! I hope nothing happened to him!"
* '''Played For Drama''': It's heavily implied that the reason Bob is afraid of tigers now is because the one he freed attacked him.



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.'''Basic Trope''': A character does something in a flashback or says something that something that will be contradicted through future events.
* '''Straight''': Bob is afraid of tigers. At some point there's a flashback to when he was younger and in a circus, and sets free an abused tiger with no problems.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a cynical, volatile, solitary character (And hates tigers). In a flashback we see Bob was a happy, friendly, naive keet type who adored tigers and friends and helped free one from a circus with his friends. Then all his friends turned against him and sicced a tiger on him while laughing and pointing as the tiger attacked, turning him into present day Bob.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob dislikes tigers. In a flashback, he pets one.
* '''Justified''': There was an incident that radically changed Bob's view of Tigers between the time the flashback took place and the present.
* '''Inverted''': The characters act surprised when Bob acts the same way towards tigers in the flashback.
* '''Subverted''': The flash back begins with Bob stating how cool he thinks tigers are...then it turns out that he was being sarcastic.
* '''Double Subverted''':
-->'''Bob:''' I didn't just love tigers...I was...
-->'''Young Bob:''' A SUPER TIGER FAN!
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The flashbacks are consistent with Bob's opinion on tigers.
* '''Enforced''': Bob's fear of tigers has become a meme in the fanbase, so the producers decide to shove in a contradictory flashback to mess with them.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait...You used to like tigers?"
* '''Invoked''': A character asks Bob if he ever liked tigers.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played For Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played For Horror''': ???

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Removed: 1865

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'''Basic Trope''': A character does something in a flashback or says something that something that will be contradicted through future events.
* '''Straight''': Bob is afraid of tigers. At some point there's a flashback to when he was younger and in a circus, and sets free an abused tiger with no problems.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a cynical, volatile, solitary character (And hates tigers). In a flashback we see Bob was a happy, friendly, naive keet type who adored tigers and friends and helped free one from a circus with his friends. Then all his friends turned against him and sicced a tiger on him while laughing and pointing as the tiger attacked, turning him into present day Bob.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob dislikes tigers. In a flashback, he pets one.
* '''Justified''': There was an incident that radically changed Bob's view of Tigers between the time the flashback took place and the present.
* '''Inverted''': The characters act surprised when Bob acts the same way towards tigers in the flashback.
* '''Subverted''': The flash back begins with Bob stating how cool he thinks tigers are...then it turns out that he was being sarcastic.
* '''Double Subverted''':
-->'''Bob:''' I didn't just love tigers...I was...
-->'''Young Bob:''' A SUPER TIGER FAN!
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The flashbacks are consistent with Bob's opinion on tigers.
* '''Enforced''': Bob's fear of tigers has become a meme in the fanbase, so the producers decide to shove in a contradictory flashback to mess with them.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait...You used to like tigers?"
* '''Invoked''': A character asks Bob if he ever liked tigers.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played For Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played For Horror''': ???

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'''Basic Trope''': A character does something in a flashback or says something that something that will be contradicted through future events.
* '''Straight''': Bob is afraid of tigers. At some point there's a flashback to when he was younger and in a circus, and sets free an abused tiger with no problems.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a cynical, volatile, solitary character (And hates tigers). In a flashback we see Bob was a happy, friendly, naive keet type who adored tigers and friends and helped free one from a circus with his friends. Then all his friends turned against him and sicced a tiger on him while laughing and pointing as the tiger attacked, turning him into present day Bob.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob dislikes tigers. In a flashback, he pets one.
* '''Justified''': There was an incident that radically changed Bob's view of Tigers between the time the flashback took place and the present.
* '''Inverted''': The characters act surprised when Bob acts the same way towards tigers in the flashback.
* '''Subverted''': The flash back begins with Bob stating how cool he thinks tigers are...then it turns out that he was being sarcastic.
* '''Double Subverted''':
-->'''Bob:''' I didn't just love tigers...I was...
-->'''Young Bob:''' A SUPER TIGER FAN!
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The flashbacks are consistent with Bob's opinion on tigers.
* '''Enforced''': Bob's fear of tigers has become a meme in the fanbase, so the producers decide to shove in a contradictory flashback to mess with them.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait...You used to like tigers?"
* '''Invoked''': A character asks Bob if he ever liked tigers.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played For Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played For Horror''': ???
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* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???
The flashbacks are consistent with Bob's opinion on tigers.
* '''Enforced''': ???
Bob's fear of tigers has become a meme in the fanbase, so the producers decide to shove in a contradictory flashback to mess with them.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"Wait...You used to like tigers?"
* '''Invoked''': ???A character asks Bob if he ever liked tigers.
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----* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played For Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played For Horror''': ???
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* '''Subverted''': The flash back begins with present day Bob stating how cool he thinks tigers are...then it turns out that he was being sarcastic.

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* '''Subverted''': The flash back begins with present day Bob stating how cool he thinks tigers are...then it turns out that he was being sarcastic.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character does something in a flashback or says something that something that will be contradicted through future events.
* '''Straight''': Bob is afraid of tigers. At some point there's a flashback to when he was younger and in a circus, and sets free an abused tiger with no problems.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a cynical, volatile, solitary character (And hates tigers). In a flashback we see Bob was a happy, friendly, naive keet type who adored tigers and friends and helped free one from a circus with his friends. Then all his friends turned against him and sicced a tiger on him while laughing and pointing as the tiger attacked, turning him into present day Bob.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob dislikes tigers. In a flashback, he pets one.
* '''Justified''': There was an incident that radically changed Bob's view of Tigers between the time the flashback took place and the present.
* '''Inverted''': The characters act surprised when Bob acts the same way towards tigers in the flashback.
* '''Subverted''': The flash back begins with present day Bob stating how cool he thinks tigers are...then it turns out that he was being sarcastic.
* '''Double Subverted''':
-->'''Bob:''' I didn't just love tigers...I was...
-->'''Young Bob:''' A SUPER TIGER FAN!
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