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** The main character of ''Stealth Agent'' and his organization recognize that leaving a pile of corpses is counterproductive to the whole "stealth" thing, so the game rewards the player for getting in, accomplishing the mission, and getting out without extraneous violence.

* '''Justified''': The main character of ''Stealth Agent'' and his organization recognize their enemies are {{Punch Clock Villain}}s at worst, and see no reason to hurt them.

* '''Inverted''': A viciously creative player turns a normally peaceful game into a [[KillEmAll bloodbath]].

* '''Downplayed''': ''Stealth Agent'' can be beaten without ''killing'' anyone, [[MartialPacifist but some fighting will be called for]].

* '''Subverted''': In the first level, the player can reach [[StarterVillian Sgt. Viper]] without harming any of his guards, and are given the option to spare him. If they take it, [[TheFarmerAndTheViper Viper kills the player character]] for a NonStandardGameOver.

* '''Subverted''': In the first level, the player can reach [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Sgt. Viper]] without harming any of his guards, and are given the option to spare him. If they take it, [[TheFarmerAndTheViper Viper kills the player character]] for a NonStandardGameOver.

* '''Lampshaded''': EnemyChatter eventually notes the player's style: "we've been shooting at this guy every time we see him, but he's never hurt one of us... what if, maybe we're on the wrong side?"

* '''Inverted''': A viciously creative player turns a normally peaceful game into a bloodbath.

* '''Defied''': The crazed Sgt. Viper commits SuicideByCop by the player's hand just to prove "you're a killer like the rest of us!"

* '''Parodied''': The player character begins to look more and more like a hippie as they progress through the levels without any bloodshed.

* '''Zig Zagged''': While the game does give options for "[[NonLethalKO non-lethal takedowns]]" that can be used with impunity while getting a "Pacifist Run" achievement, [[RecklessPacifist it strains credulity that every guard could survive them]], so player's looking for a "true" pacifist run avoid even those.

* '''Zig Zagged''': While the game does give options for "non-lethal takedowns" that can be used with impunity while getting a "Pacifist Run" achievement, [[RecklessPacifist it strains credulity that every guard could survive them]], so player's looking for a "true" pacifist run avoid even those.

* '''Zig Zagged''': While the game does give options for "non-lethal takedowns" that can be used with impunity while getting a "Pacifist Run" achievement, it strains credulity that every guard could ''really'' survive them, so player's looking for a "true" pacifist run avoid even those.

* '''Zig Zagged''': While the game does give options for "non-lethal takedowns", it strains credulity that every guard could ''really'' survive them.

* '''Deconstructed''': The player can go through ''Stealth Agent'' without personally killing anyone, but they just get PacifismBackfire for their efforts.

* '''Reconstructed''': If the player ''just'' avoids killing in ''Stealth Agent'', they'll suffer PacifismBackfire, but if they go out of their way to actually ''fix'' the problems that made the WellIntentionedExtremist villains start in the first place, only then will they get the GoldenEnding.

%%* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in such a way to show various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
%%* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems brought up by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.

* '''Downplayed''': ''Stealth Agent'' can be beaten without ''killing'' anyone, [[TechnicalPacifist but some fighting will be called for]].

* '''Enforced''': Something in RealLife that causes ExecutiveMeddling and/or the authors to use the trope.