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'''Basic Trope''': A winning person or work's success pales in comparison to a losing opponent.
* '''Straight''': Bob wins Troper Idol. He has a minor hit or so before falling into obscurity relatively quickly. Alice, who finished 2nd, goes on to have a very successful career.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob wins Troper Idol and immediately falls into obscurity, while Alice, who was the first one eliminated, enjoys a record-breaking career.
** Bob falls into obscurity while ''every'' losing contestant enjoys a more successful career than him.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob wins Troper Idol. While he has a respectable career, Alice, the runner-up, has a noticeably more successful career than him.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob lets fame get to his head, and he slacks off. Alice meanwhile, brushes off her defeat and uses it as a launch pad for her career.
** Bob's career suffers from {{Hype Backlash}}, a {{Creator Killer}}, a {{Role Ending Misdemeanor}}, etc.
** Bob doesn't like being in the spotlight.
* '''Inverted''': Bob wins Troper Idol and becomes the most successful contestant after the show.
* '''Subverted''': Alice, whom Bob defeated, initially does better than Bob after Troper Idol, but Bob makes a successful enough comeback afterwards.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice makes an even more successful comeback of her own.
* '''Parodied''': Every contestant Bob defeated, the hosts, the producers, and ''the audience'' go on to have more successful careers than him.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
** Alice and Bob alternate between being the more successful act.
** After Alice's comeback, Bob makes another, only for Charlie to make a career for himself. Bob then comes back, only for Diana to become the most successful.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob and Alice are equally successful.
** Neither Bob nor his opponents enjoy any post-Troper Idol success.
* '''Enforced''': "Forget Bob; we're gonna make Alice the next biggest thing."
* '''Lampshaded''': "And keep in mind the voting public thought ''someone'' was better than me."
* '''Invoked''': Bob decides to let Alice prove she's more talented than he is.
* '''Exploited''': Alice feels Bob will let his success get to his head, so she takes the chance to continue her career in the event Bob does end up falling into obscurity.
* '''Defied''': Bob pulls out all the stops to make sure he stays the most successful contestant on Troper Idol.
* '''Discussed''': "I don't believe it, Alice. How could you be social media verified while I don't even have a Wikipedia page? I ''won'' Troper Idol fair and square!"
* '''Conversed''': "Poor Bob. He worked his ass off for that victory yet Alice is enjoying the success that could've been his."
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob becomes jealous of Alice's success and attempts to sabotage her career or even [[DisproportionateRetribution kill her]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A winning person or work's success pales in comparison to a losing opponent.
* '''Straight''': Bob wins Troper Idol. He has a minor hit or so before falling into obscurity relatively quickly. Alice, who finished 2nd, goes on to have a very successful career.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob wins Troper Idol and immediately falls into obscurity, while Alice, who was the first one eliminated, enjoys a record-breaking career.
** Bob falls into obscurity while ''every'' losing contestant enjoys a more successful career than him.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob wins Troper Idol. While he has a respectable career, Alice, the runner-up, has a noticeably more successful career than him.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob lets fame get to his head, and he slacks off. Alice meanwhile, brushes off her defeat and uses it as a launch pad for her career.
** Bob's career suffers from {{Hype Backlash}}, a {{Creator Killer}}, a {{Role Ending Misdemeanor}}, etc.
** Bob doesn't like being in the spotlight.
* '''Inverted''': Bob wins Troper Idol and becomes the most successful contestant after the show.
* '''Subverted''': Alice, whom Bob defeated, initially does better than Bob after Troper Idol, but Bob makes a successful enough comeback afterwards.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice makes an even more successful comeback of her own.
* '''Parodied''': Every contestant Bob defeated, the hosts, the producers, and ''the audience'' go on to have more successful careers than him.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
** Alice and Bob alternate between being the more successful act.
** After Alice's comeback, Bob makes another, only for Charlie to make a career for himself. Bob then comes back, only for Diana to become the most successful.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob and Alice are equally successful.
** Neither Bob nor his opponents enjoy any post-Troper Idol success.
* '''Enforced''': "Forget Bob; we're gonna make Alice the next biggest thing."
* '''Lampshaded''': "And keep in mind the voting public thought ''someone'' was better than me."
* '''Invoked''': Bob decides to let Alice prove she's more talented than he is.
* '''Exploited''': Alice feels Bob will let his success get to his head, so she takes the chance to continue her career in the event Bob does end up falling into obscurity.
* '''Defied''': Bob pulls out all the stops to make sure he stays the most successful contestant on Troper Idol.
* '''Discussed''': "I don't believe it, Alice. How could you be social media verified while I don't even have a Wikipedia page? I ''won'' Troper Idol fair and square!"
* '''Conversed''': "Poor Bob. He worked his ass off for that victory yet Alice is enjoying the success that could've been his."
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob becomes jealous of Alice's success and attempts to sabotage her career or even [[DisproportionateRetribution kill her]].
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