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* '''PlayedForHorror:''': Bob is trapped in a LotusEaterMachine that he prefers strongly to reality...and once Bob is thoroughly ensnared, Dr. Evilstein begins using him for HumanResources.

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* '''PlayedForHorror:''': Bob is trapped in a LotusEaterMachine that he prefers strongly to reality... and once Bob is thoroughly ensnared, Dr. Evilstein begins using him for HumanResources.
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* '''Exploited''': Dr Evilstein creates a LotusEaterMachine tailored to create a world that fits the desires of it's victims and advertises it to entrap as many people as people, allowing Emperor Evulz to take over the world with little opposition. Furthermore, the illusion is preferable to [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans the hellhole that Evuls's world is]], making the illusion all the more effective.

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* '''Exploited''': Dr Evilstein creates a LotusEaterMachine tailored to create a world that fits the desires of it's victims and advertises it to entrap as many people as people, allowing Emperor Evulz to take over the world with little opposition. Furthermore, the illusion is preferable to [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans the hellhole that Evuls's Evulz's world is]], making the illusion all the more effective.



* '''PlayedforLaughs:'''???
* '''PlayedforHorror:'''???

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* '''PlayedforLaughs:'''???
'''PlayedForLaughs:'''???
* '''PlayedforHorror:'''???'''PlayedForHorror:''': Bob is trapped in a LotusEaterMachine that he prefers strongly to reality...and once Bob is thoroughly ensnared, Dr. Evilstein begins using him for HumanResources.

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* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Bob tells the main heroes he'd rather prefer the false reality over the real world, only to break down and reveal that he wants out.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Only for Bob to have the heroes right where he wants them, for Bob is actually a plant hired by Dr Evilstein to trap the heroes in his LotusEaterMachine.



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

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"This world is fake, I know. The cereal tastes like pixels and sometimes the sky just disappears but honestly? That's what makes it worth living."



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???
Dr Evilstein creates a LotusEaterMachine tailored to create a world that fits the desires of it's victims and advertises it to entrap as many people as people, allowing Emperor Evulz to take over the world with little opposition. Furthermore, the illusion is preferable to [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans the hellhole that Evuls's world is]], making the illusion all the more effective.
* '''Defied''': ???Bob accepts that the world is fake and decides to leave, feeling like the real world has more to offer him.



* '''Deconstructed:''' ???
* '''Reconstructed:''' ???
* '''PlayedforLaughs:'''???
* '''PlayedforHorror:'''???



%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* ''Played for Drama''': ???
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???Bob absolutely hates the false reality and wants to get out of it immediately.



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???Bob doesn't get stuck in any sort of false reality.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob struggles back and forth about whether he wants to leave or stay in his constructed reality.

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* '''Justified''': What Bob has in the "fake" world is something he can't attain in reality.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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What Bob has in the "fake" world is something he can't attain in reality. reality.
** Bob's real life is so terrible that he wants the illusion of a good life.
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'''Basic Trope''': A person chooses to stay in a constructed, "false" reality.
* '''Straight''': Bob has been hooked up to a LotusEaterMachine, but even when he realizes it's fake, he still wants to stay in the projected world it's been creating for him.
* '''Exaggerated''': Every single person ever placed in the LotusEaterMachine chose to stay.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob reluctantly agrees to leave for a mission, but states he's coming back when it's over.
* '''Justified''': What Bob has in the "fake" world is something he can't attain in reality.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': The "fake reality" has been badly made with paper and cardboard. Bob still wants to stay.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': The executives are going for an AntiEscapismAesop.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Dr. Evilstein purposely makes the machine create a world that matches the [[YourHeartsDesire deepest wishes]] of its victim so no one would ''want'' to break out.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* ''Played for Drama''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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