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* '''Downplayed''': ''Night Troping'' is a domestic drama about the marital troubles between Gregory and Hazel, and while it looks like they're going to get a divorce, they decide to stay together and all seems to end well.

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''Night Troping'' is a domestic drama about the marital troubles between Gregory and Hazel, and while it looks like they're going to get a divorce, they decide to stay together and all seems to end well.well.
** '''Compared''' to how dark the rest of ''Night Troping'' is, the RayOfHopeEnding is Surprisingly Happy.
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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark movie about the FiveManBand and its members, [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark movie about the FiveManBand and its members, [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick [[TheHeart Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.
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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark movie about the FiveManBand and its members,[[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark movie about the FiveManBand and its members,[[TheLeader members, [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.
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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark movie about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark movie about the FiveManBand [[TheLeader and its members,[[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.



* '''Justified''': The show in question is on a kids' channel, and doesn't want to traumatize its viewers.

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* '''Justified''': The show movie in question is on a kids' channel, rated PG, and it doesn't want to traumatize its viewers.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ''Night Troping'' has a SurprisinglyHappyEnding, but the sequel ''Dawn Troping'' has a Sudden DownerEnding but the finale ''Day Troping'' has a BittersweetEnding.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ''Night Troping'' has a SurprisinglyHappyEnding, but the sequel ''Dawn Troping'' has a Sudden DownerEnding SuddenDownerEnding, but the finale ''Day Troping'' has a BittersweetEnding.
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* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling insists on a happy ending.

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* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling insists [[ExecutiveMeddling The executives insist on a happy ending.]]
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"vampires?"



* '''Discussed''': "Let's just hope for a happy ending?"

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* '''Discussed''': "Let's just hope for a happy ending?"ending."

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ''Night Troping'' has a Surprisingly Happy Ending, but the sequel ''Dawn Troping'' has a decidedly dark ending, but the finale ''Day Troping'' has a very happy ending.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': ''Night Troping'' has a Surprisingly Happy Ending, SurprisinglyHappyEnding, but the sequel ''Dawn Troping'' has a decidedly dark ending, Sudden DownerEnding but the finale ''Day Troping'' has a very happy ending.BittersweetEnding.



* '''Lampshaded''': ''Bob'': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': ''Bob'': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"



* '''Discussed''': ''Alice'': "Bob, sometimes even the darkest stories have the happiest endings. Party time!"
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ''Alice'': "Bob, sometimes even the darkest stories have the happiest endings. Party time!"
"Let's just hope for a happy ending?"
* '''Conversed''': ???"The hell? Why did the ending suddenly become happy?!"

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark story about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark story movie about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.
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* '''Downplayed''': ''Night Troping'' is a domestic drama about the marital troubles between [[TheStoic Lux]] and [[GenkiGirl
Hana]], and while it looks like they're going to get a divorce, they decide to stay together and all seems to end well.

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* '''Downplayed''': ''Night Troping'' is a domestic drama about the marital troubles between [[TheStoic Lux]] and [[GenkiGirl
[[GenkiGirl Hana]], and while it looks like they're going to get a divorce, they decide to stay together and all seems to end well.

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* '''Downplayed''': ''Night Troping'' is a domestic drama about the marital troubles between Gregory and Hazel, and while it looks like they're going to get a divorce, they decide to stay together and all seems to end well.

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* '''Downplayed''': ''Night Troping'' is a domestic drama about the marital troubles between Gregory [[TheStoic Lux]] and Hazel, [[GenkiGirl
Hana]],
and while it looks like they're going to get a divorce, they decide to stay together and all seems to end well.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life. Then, as Bob and Claire (See Lampshaded below) suggested,[[DancePartyEnding everyone dances to Owl City's When Can I See You Again over the credits.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life. Then, as Bob and Claire (See Lampshaded below) suggested,[[DancePartyEnding suggested, [[DancePartyEnding everyone dances to Owl City's When Can I See You Again over the credits.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life. Then, as Bob and Claire (See Lampshaded below) suggested,
[[DancePartyEnding everyone dances to Owl City's When Can I See You Again over the credits.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life. Then, as Bob and Claire (See Lampshaded below) suggested,
[[DancePartyEnding
suggested,[[DancePartyEnding everyone dances to Owl City's When Can I See You Again over the credits.]]

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark story about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[HotBlooded Bob]], [[TheCutie Claire]], [[TheSmartGuy Daisy]], and [[ShrinkingViolet Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many bystanders, alongside SixthRanger [[TheLancer Fernando]] are killed brutally, and Claire is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end, Alice saves her and stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Claire doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.
* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life. Then, as Bob and Claire (See Lampshaded below) suggested,[[DancePartyEnding everyone dances to Owl City's When Can I See You Again over the credits.]]

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark story about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[HotBlooded Bob]], [[TheCutie Claire]], [[TheSmartGuy Daisy]], and [[ShrinkingViolet Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many bystanders, alongside SixthRanger [[TheLancer Fernando]] Fernando]], are killed brutally, and Claire is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end, Alice saves her and stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Claire doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.
* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life. Then, as Bob and Claire (See Lampshaded below) suggested,[[DancePartyEnding suggested,
[[DancePartyEnding
everyone dances to Owl City's When Can I See You Again over the credits.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life [[DancePartyEnding and everyone dances to Owl City's When Can I See You Again over the credits.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life [[DancePartyEnding life. Then, as Bob and Claire (See Lampshaded below) suggested,[[DancePartyEnding everyone dances to Owl City's When Can I See You Again over the credits.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life [[DancePartyEnding and everyone dances to [[OwlCity When Can I See You Again]] over the credits.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds, with the rays of sunlight bringing every hero who died back to life [[DancePartyEnding and everyone dances to [[OwlCity Owl City's When Can I See You Again]] Again over the credits.]]
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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark story about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[HotBlooded Bob]], [[TheCutie Claire]], [[TheSmartGuy Daisy]], and [[ShrinkingViolet Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many bystanders, alongside SixthRanger Fernando are killed brutally, and Claire is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end, Alice saves her and stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Claire doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark story about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[HotBlooded Bob]], [[TheCutie Claire]], [[TheSmartGuy Daisy]], and [[ShrinkingViolet Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many bystanders, alongside SixthRanger Fernando [[TheLancer Fernando]] are killed brutally, and Claire is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end, Alice saves her and stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Claire doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark story about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.
* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Alice stakes the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds and the rays of golden sunlight bring every hero who died back to life [[DancePartyEnding and everyone dances to a pop song over the credits.]]

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* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark story about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer [[HotBlooded Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheCutie Claire]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], Daisy]], and [[TheChick [[ShrinkingViolet Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and bystanders, alongside SixthRanger Francis Fernando are killed brutally, and Charles Claire is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end end, Alice saves her and stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles Claire doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.
* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice and Claire are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Alice stakes Claire saves her by staking the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds and clouds, with the rays of golden sunlight bring bringing every hero who died back to life [[DancePartyEnding and everyone dances to a pop song [[OwlCity When Can I See You Again]] over the credits.]]



* '''Subverted''': Everything ends up okay for Alice, Bob, Danny, and Evelyn, but Charles becomes a vampire and dies when the head vampire is staked.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he comes back to life with the magical sunshine rays.

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* '''Subverted''': Everything ends up okay for Alice, Bob, Danny, Daisy, and Evelyn, but Charles Claire becomes a vampire and dies when the head vampire is staked.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he she comes back to life with the magical sunshine rays.



* '''Lampshaded''': ''Bob'': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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''Bob'': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"party?"
** ''Claire'': OK! Let's do this!
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???EarnYourHappyEnding.
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* '''Exploited''': A new head vampire takes advantage of the FiveManBand relaxing to wreck his havoc, setting up the events of ''Dawn Troping''.

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* '''Exploited''': A new head vampire takes advantage of the FiveManBand relaxing to wreck wreak his havoc, setting up the events of ''Dawn Troping''.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???The show in question is on a kids' channel, and doesn't want to traumatize its viewers.

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Basic Trope: A dark story or one assumed to have a DownerEnding has a happy ending.

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Basic Trope: '''Basic Trope''': A dark story or one assumed to have a DownerEnding has a happy ending.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ''Night Troping'' has a SuddenlyHappyEnding, but the sequel ''Dawn Troping'' has a decidedly dark ending, but the finale ''Day Troping'' has a very happy ending.
* '''Averted''': Alice is about to stake the head vampire when he swoops in to kill her.
* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling insists on a happy ending.
* '''Lampshaded''': ''Bob'': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': A new head vampire takes advantage of the FiveManBand relaxing to wreck his havoc, setting up the events of ''Dawn Troping''.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ''Night Troping'' has a SuddenlyHappyEnding, Surprisingly Happy Ending, but the sequel ''Dawn Troping'' has a decidedly dark ending, but the finale ''Day Troping'' has a very happy ending.
ending.
* '''Averted''': Alice is about to stake the head vampire when he swoops in to kill her.
her.
* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling insists on a happy ending.
ending.
* '''Lampshaded''': ''Bob'': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"
party?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
???
* '''Exploited''': A new head vampire takes advantage of the FiveManBand relaxing to wreck his havoc, setting up the events of ''Dawn Troping''.






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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
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• '''Downplayed''': ''Night Troping'' is a domestic drama about the marital troubles between Gregory and Hazel, and while it looks like they're going to get a divorce, they decide to stay together and all seems to end well.
• '''Justified''': ???
• '''Inverted''': SuddenDownerEnding
• '''Subverted''': Everything ends up okay for Alice, Bob, Danny, and Evelyn, but Charles becomes a vampire and dies when the head vampire is staked.
• '''Double Subverted''': But then he comes back to life with the magical sunshine rays.
• '''Parodied''': ???
• '''Zig Zagged''': ''Night Troping'' has a SuddenlyHappyEnding, but the sequel ''Dawn Troping'' has a decidedly dark ending, but the finale ''Day Troping'' has a very happy ending.
• '''Averted''': Alice is about to stake the head vampire when he swoops in to kill her.
• '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling insists on a happy ending.
• '''Lampshaded''': ''Bob'': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"
• '''Invoked''': ???
• '''Exploited''': A new head vampire takes advantage of the FiveManBand relaxing to wreck his havoc, setting up the events of ''Dawn Troping''.
• '''Defied''': ???
• '''Discussed''': ''Alice'': "Bob, sometimes even the darkest stories have the happiest endings. Party time!"
• '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ''Night Troping'' is a domestic drama about the marital troubles between Gregory and Hazel, and while it looks like they're going to get a divorce, they decide to stay together and all seems to end well.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': SuddenDownerEnding
* '''Subverted''': Everything ends up okay for Alice, Bob, Danny, and Evelyn, but Charles becomes a vampire and dies when the head vampire is staked.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he comes back to life with the magical sunshine rays.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ''Night Troping'' has a SuddenlyHappyEnding, but the sequel ''Dawn Troping'' has a decidedly dark ending, but the finale ''Day Troping'' has a very happy ending.
* '''Averted''': Alice is about to stake the head vampire when he swoops in to kill her.
* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling insists on a happy ending.
* '''Lampshaded''': ''Bob'': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': A new head vampire takes advantage of the FiveManBand relaxing to wreck his havoc, setting up the events of ''Dawn Troping''.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ''Alice'': "Bob, sometimes even the darkest stories have the happiest endings. Party time!"
* '''Conversed''': ???
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Basic Trope: A dark story or one assumed to have a DownerEnding has a happy ending.
* '''Straight''': ''Night Troping'' is a dark story about FiveManBand [[TheLeader Alice,]] [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Charles]], [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], and [[TheChick Evelyn]] fighting a pack of evil vampires, and along the way many innocent bystanders and SixthRanger Francis are killed brutally, and Charles is bitten and appears to be turning into a vampire, but at the end Alice stakes the head vampire, all the other vampires die, Charles doesn't turn into a vampire, all goes back to normal, and all of the FiveManBand get happy endings.
* '''Exaggerated''': The first hour and fifty minutes of ''Night Troping'' is constant NightmareFuel where everyone but Alice are gruesomely killed on screen and it looks like Alice is about to get killed by the head vampire. Then, very suddenly, Alice stakes the head vampire and the sun comes out from behind storm clouds and the rays of golden sunlight bring every hero who died back to life [[DancePartyEnding and everyone dances to a pop song over the credits.]]
• '''Downplayed''': ''Night Troping'' is a domestic drama about the marital troubles between Gregory and Hazel, and while it looks like they're going to get a divorce, they decide to stay together and all seems to end well.
• '''Justified''': ???
• '''Inverted''': SuddenDownerEnding
• '''Subverted''': Everything ends up okay for Alice, Bob, Danny, and Evelyn, but Charles becomes a vampire and dies when the head vampire is staked.
• '''Double Subverted''': But then he comes back to life with the magical sunshine rays.
• '''Parodied''': ???
• '''Zig Zagged''': ''Night Troping'' has a SuddenlyHappyEnding, but the sequel ''Dawn Troping'' has a decidedly dark ending, but the finale ''Day Troping'' has a very happy ending.
• '''Averted''': Alice is about to stake the head vampire when he swoops in to kill her.
• '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling insists on a happy ending.
• '''Lampshaded''': ''Bob'': "Is that it? We're really done with the vampires? We can party?"
• '''Invoked''': ???
• '''Exploited''': A new head vampire takes advantage of the FiveManBand relaxing to wreck his havoc, setting up the events of ''Dawn Troping''.
• '''Defied''': ???
• '''Discussed''': ''Alice'': "Bob, sometimes even the darkest stories have the happiest endings. Party time!"
• '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': The FiveManBand has a happy ending, but the masses are still traumatized by the vampire attacks.

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