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* '''Invoked''': ???Villious is YearningForANemesis, and he deliberately antagonizes Bob to convince him to fight him.



* '''Implied''': Bob seems to get particularly angry when fighting Villious for unexplained reasons.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob can't keep in control of his feelings when fighting Villious, leading him to make bad decisions.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob channels his anger into planning, meaning he always has a rational course of action to deal with Villious.



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* '''Straight''': [[YouKilledMyFather Villious McVillain killed Bob's parents]] and now he seeks {{revenge}}.

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* '''Straight''': [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Villious McVillain]] [[YouKilledMyFather Villious McVillain killed Bob's parents]] and now he seeks {{revenge}}.
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* '''Parodied''': Villious [=McVillain=] [[EvilIsPetty ate Bob’s sandwich]]. [[SeriousBusiness Now Bob will stop at nothing to get even]]

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* '''Parodied''': Villious [=McVillain=] [[EvilIsPetty ate Bob’s sandwich]]. [[SeriousBusiness Now Bob will stop at nothing to get even]]even.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': Villious [=McVillain=] brutally slaughtered Bob's family, his [[TheClan extended family]] and all of his good friends at work. Now Bob will not stop until he takes Villious [=McVillain=] and everyone associated with him.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Villious [=McVillain=] brutally slaughtered Bob's family, his [[TheClan extended family]] and all of his good friends at work. Now Bob will not stop until he takes down Villious [=McVillain=] and everyone associated with him.
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* '''Parodied''': The villain's entire schtick is pulling personal EvilIsPetty acts because ItAmusedMe; now he has a whole squad of folks ready to fight him because it's personal.

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* '''Parodied''': The villain's entire schtick is pulling personal EvilIsPetty acts because ItAmusedMe; now he has a whole squad of folks ready Villious [=McVillain=] [[EvilIsPetty ate Bob’s sandwich]]. [[SeriousBusiness Now Bob will stop at nothing to fight him because it's personal.get even]]
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* '''Straight''': Villious [=McVillain=] killed Bob's parents and now he seeks {{revenge}}.

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* '''Straight''': [[YouKilledMyFather Villious [=McVillain=] McVillain killed Bob's parents parents]] and now he seeks {{revenge}}.
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* '''Implied''': Villious tells Bob "NothingPersonal" as they get ready to fight. It just makes Bob (more) mad.


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* '''Played For Drama''': Villious [[BerserkButton really makes Bob more pissed]] when he doesn't seems to understand that hurting his family, poisoning his dog and burning his home to the ground is gonna be seen as personal no matter how pragmatic the reasons to perform such cruelty.
* '''Played For Horror''': Bob justifies the events being personal to do even more horrible things than normal. If it ''wasn't'' personal, he ''wouldn't'' be [[FlayingAlive cutting Vilious' skin off with a rusty knife]], you see.

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* '''Subverted''': Villious [=McVillain=] never did anything to Bob or his family; turns out Bob was mistakenly fed the line that this was the case.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but now that Bob's gone after him, Villious has ''made'' it personal, leading to a CycleOfRevenge.

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Villious [=McVillain=] never did anything to Bob or his family; turns out Bob was mistakenly fed the line that this was the case.
** Bob has every reason to hold a personal grudge, but the reasons he gives for hunting Villious are impersonal.
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but now that Bob's gone after him, Villious has ''made'' it personal, leading to a CycleOfRevenge.CycleOfRevenge.
** Those are just the reasons he gives; he's still very much personally invested in this fight.



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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Hello. [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya My name is Bob.]] YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie."
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'''Basic Trope''': A character has a personal stake in the main conflict or against the villain, rather than just being [[OnlyInItFortheMoney in it for the money]] or simply being an IdealHero.
* '''Straight''': Villious [=McVillain=] killed Bob's parents and now he seeks {{revenge}}.
* '''Exaggerated''': Villious [=McVillain=] brutally slaughtered Bob's family, his [[TheClan extended family]] and all of his good friends at work. Now Bob will not stop until he takes Villious [=McVillain=] and everyone associated with him.
* '''Downplayed''': Villious was a school bully who sometimes beat Bob up and took his lunch money and now Bob's determined to at least get one over on him.
* '''Justified''': Bob's not the type who will go after the villain for money or simply because he's a hero. He ''has'' to have a personal reason in order to get involved.
* '''Inverted''': NothingPersonal... just business.
* '''Subverted''': Villious [=McVillain=] never did anything to Bob or his family; turns out Bob was mistakenly fed the line that this was the case.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but now that Bob's gone after him, Villious has ''made'' it personal, leading to a CycleOfRevenge.
* '''Parodied''': The villain's entire schtick is pulling personal EvilIsPetty acts because ItAmusedMe; now he has a whole squad of folks ready to fight him because it's personal.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob sometimes fights evil because it's the right thing to do, but also engages in some personal fights.
* '''Averted''': Villious [=McVillain=] is always very careful to never give anyone a reason to have a personal grudge against him.
* '''Enforced''': The ratings are dropping and the creators think it might be because the conflicts on the show are too impersonal. Time to give the characters a personal stake in the action to up the drama.
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* '''Exploited''': Adding a personal element is the next step as part of Villious's XanatosGambit to ensure his plans succeed.
* '''Defied''': No matter how much he want might want to feel the anger and rage, Bob tamps down his feelings and only fights Villious because he knows it's the right thing to do, not because of the personal drama he keeps throwing at him.
* '''Discussed''': "Alright, Villious! This time it's personal. IAmYourOpponent!" "Fine, come at me, Bob! YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive!"
* '''Conversed''': "Hey, Alice, why is it that these villains feel the need to make things personal? Don't they know that it only gives their enemy more motivation?" "Yeah, Joe, but there are some who just get off on those mind games."
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob routinely scraps fights over created personal slights over things that can't actually ''be'' personal - like holding against a grudge against a dog who barks too much or a tree that keeps blocking his light.
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