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* '''Exaggerated:''' Lilliputians are so small that even an ant is bigger than them.

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* '''Exaggerated:''' Lilliputians are so small that smaller even an ant is bigger than them.ants.



* '''Justified:''' ???

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* '''Justified:''' ???Lilliputians are a long-lost sister species of humans who evolved to be small because of a chance genetic mutation.



* '''Subverted:''' It turns out to be an illusion - lilliputians truly are about the same size as a human.

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* '''Subverted:''' It turns out to be an illusion - illusion; lilliputians truly are about the same size as a human.



* '''Zig Zagged:''' (following from Double Subverted) The larger lilliputians were resurrected, and the lilliputians with dwarfism somehow lived happily ever after.
* '''Averted:''' Lilliputians are about the same size as a human.

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* '''Zig Zagged:''' '''Zig-Zagged:''' (following from Double Subverted) The larger lilliputians were resurrected, and the lilliputians with dwarfism somehow lived happily ever after.
* '''Averted:''' '''Averted:'''
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Lilliputians are about the same size as a human.human.
** All humanoid characters are just humans.



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

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* '''Lampshaded:''' ???'''Lampshaded:'''
-->'''Alice''', lilliputian: Hi up there!\\
'''Bob''', human: My goodness, you're tiny!\\
'''Alice''': Yeah, I'm from a race that looks like yours but smaller.



* '''Exploited:''' ???

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* '''Exploited:''' ???Lilliputians and humans develop a symbiotic relationship. Lilliputians create fine detail in crafts for humans. Humans mass-produce things for lilliputians.



* '''Deconstructed:''' The fact that lilliputians are so small makes them easy prey , and they become critically endangered, with a high chance of extinction in the near future.
* '''Reconstructed:''' The lilliputians were later placed into a habitat, where they were kept safe from predators.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' A crowd of lilliputians playing for a football team are subject to severe slapstick from the opposing team of humans.
* '''Played For Drama:''' ???

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* '''Deconstructed:''' The fact that lilliputians are so small makes them easy prey , prey, and they become critically endangered, with a high chance of extinction in the near future.
going extinct soon.
* '''Reconstructed:''' The lilliputians were later have been placed into a habitat, where they were kept which keeps them safe from predators.
* '''Played For for Laughs:''' A crowd of lilliputians playing for a football team are subject to severe slapstick from the opposing team of humans.
* '''Played For for Drama:''' ???A budding romance between AliceAndBob fails when he crushes or even eats her by mistake, or just due to bad old FantasticRacism.
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* '''Inverted:''' ???
* '''Subverted:''' ???
* '''Double Subverted:''' ???
* '''Parodied:''' ???
* '''Zig Zagged:''' ???
* '''Averted:''' ???

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* '''Inverted:''' ???
Lilliputians are gigantic, and presumably apex predators.
* '''Subverted:''' ???
It turns out to be an illusion - lilliputians truly are about the same size as a human.
* '''Double Subverted:''' ???
Subverted:''' ...until a group of lilliputians with dwarfism exterminated the larger ones.
* '''Parodied:''' ???
It is frowned upon in lilliputian culture not to enlist the help of a cosmetic surgeon.
* '''Zig Zagged:''' ???
(following from Double Subverted) The larger lilliputians were resurrected, and the lilliputians with dwarfism somehow lived happily ever after.
* '''Averted:''' ???Lilliputians are about the same size as a human.



* '''Deconstructed:''' ???
* '''Reconstructed:''' ???
* '''Played For Laughs:''' ???

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* '''Deconstructed:''' ???
The fact that lilliputians are so small makes them easy prey , and they become critically endangered, with a high chance of extinction in the near future.
* '''Reconstructed:''' ???
The lilliputians were later placed into a habitat, where they were kept safe from predators.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' ??? A crowd of lilliputians playing for a football team are subject to severe slapstick from the opposing team of humans.
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<b>Basic Trope:</b> There is a miniature race about the size of a billiard ball.

* <b>Straight:</b> Somehow, lilliputians exist despite their small size, which makes them easy prey.
* <b>Exaggerated:</b> Lilliputians are so small that even an ant is bigger than them.
* <b>Downplayed:</b> Lilliputians are small compared to humans, but they are at least slightly larger than cats.
* <b>Justified:</b> ???
* <b>Inverted:</b> ???
* <b>Subverted:</b> ???
* <b>Double Subverted:</b> ???
* <b>Parodied:</b> ???
* <b>Zig Zagged:</b> ???
* <b>Averted:</b> ???
* <b>Enforced:</b> ???
* <b>Lampshaded:</b> ???
* <b>Invoked:</b> ???
* <b>Exploited:</b> ???
* <b>Defied:</b> ???
* <b>Discussed:</b> ???
* <b>Conversed:</b> ???
* <b>Deconstructed:</b> ???
* <b>Reconstructed:</b> ???
* <b>Played For Laughs:</b> ???
* <b>Played For Drama:</b> ???

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<b>Basic Trope:</b> '''Basic Trope:''' There is a miniature race about the size of a billiard ball.

* <b>Straight:</b> '''Straight:''' Somehow, lilliputians exist despite their small size, which makes them easy prey.
* <b>Exaggerated:</b> '''Exaggerated:''' Lilliputians are so small that even an ant is bigger than them.
* <b>Downplayed:</b> '''Downplayed:''' Lilliputians are small compared to humans, but they are at least slightly larger than cats.
* <b>Justified:</b> '''Justified:''' ???
* <b>Inverted:</b> '''Inverted:''' ???
* <b>Subverted:</b> '''Subverted:''' ???
* <b>Double Subverted:</b> '''Double Subverted:''' ???
* <b>Parodied:</b> '''Parodied:''' ???
* <b>Zig Zagged:</b> '''Zig Zagged:''' ???
* <b>Averted:</b> '''Averted:''' ???
* <b>Enforced:</b> '''Enforced:''' ???
* <b>Lampshaded:</b> '''Lampshaded:''' ???
* <b>Invoked:</b> '''Invoked:''' ???
* <b>Exploited:</b> '''Exploited:''' ???
* <b>Defied:</b> '''Defied:''' ???
* <b>Discussed:</b> '''Discussed:''' ???
* <b>Conversed:</b> '''Conversed:''' ???
* <b>Deconstructed:</b> '''Deconstructed:''' ???
* <b>Reconstructed:</b> '''Reconstructed:''' ???
* <b>Played '''Played For Laughs:</b> Laughs:''' ???
* <b>Played '''Played For Drama:</b> Drama:''' ???
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<b>Basic Trope:</b> There is a miniature race about the size of a billiard ball.

*<b>Straight:</b> Somehow, lilliputians exist despite their small size, which makes them easy prey.
*<b>Exaggerated:</b> Lilliputians are so small that even an ant is bigger than them.
*<b>Downplayed:</b> Lilliputians are small compared to humans, but they are at least slightly larger than cats.
*<b>Justified:</b> ???
*<b>Inverted:</b> ???
*<b>Subverted:</b> ???
*<b>Double Subverted:</b> ???
*<b>Parodied:</b> ???
*<b>Zig Zagged:</b> ???
*<b>Averted:</b> ???
*<b>Enforced:</b> ???
*<b>Lampshaded:</b> ???
*<b>Invoked:</b> ???
*<b>Exploited:</b> ???
*<b>Defied:</b> ???
*<b>Discussed:</b> ???
*<b>Conversed:</b> ???
*<b>Deconstructed:</b> ???
*<b>Reconstructed:</b> ???
*<b>Played For Laughs:</b> ???
*<b>Played For Drama:</b> ???

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