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** Evulz wants nothing to do with Santa because he considers Santa [[TastesLikeDiabetes overly saccharine]].

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** Evulz wants nothing to do with Santa because he considers Santa [[TastesLikeDiabetes [[SickeninglySweet overly saccharine]].
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???The heroes know that Evulz is going to kidnap Santa Claus, so they set a trap for him at the North Pole.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...but then Evulz reveals his new superweapon, which is so big and intimidating that it forces Santa to surrender.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
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but then Evulz reveals his new superweapon, which is so big and intimidating that it forces Santa to surrender.surrender.
** ...but then Evulz forces Santa's surrender by taking a hostage. Maybe it's [[DamselInDistress Mrs. Claus]], maybe it's [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals Rudolph]], but whoever it is, it's someone who Santa cares about deeply enough to give up his title.



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

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Overthrowing ''Santa Claus?'' That's low even for you, Evulz!"



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???
"If this was a Christmas special, Evulz would definitely be trying to take over Santa's workshop."
* '''Conversed''': ???"Let me guess, Evulz is going to overthrow and replace Santa Claus."

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Evulz kidnaps and replaces a MallSanta.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Evulz takes over Santa's position as revenge [[DisproportionateRetribution for putting him on the naughty list]].



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

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* '''Averted''': ???There is no real Santa Claus in the setting, so Evulz never considers taking over Christmas.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???There is no real Santa Claus in the setting, but Evulz makes himself the new figurehead of Christmas, usurping Santa in a metaphorical way.



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

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* '''Defied''': ???'''Defied''':
** Evulz wants nothing to do with Santa because he considers Santa [[TastesLikeDiabetes overly saccharine]].
** Evulz simply kills Santa and moves on.



* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz takes over Santa's position, but soon realizes that Santa is a very busy man, and that he, being an evil emperor, has no idea how to do any of Santa's tasks. The elves offer to teach him.
* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz's stress leads to laziness, and he decides to forget the responsibilities of being Santa and TakeOverTheWorld.



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%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
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* '''Downplayed''': Evulz

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* '''Downplayed''': Evulz ???
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'''Basic Trope''': A villain plans to depose a popular holiday figure, like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny.
* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz kidnaps Santa Claus, planning to become the new Santa for purposes of ''eeeeeevil!''
* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz overthrows the leaders of ''every holiday in the world''.
* '''Downplayed''': Evulz
* '''Justified''': Santa's Christmas magic is a convenient source of power for Evulz, so why not him?
* '''Inverted''':
** Santa Claus overthrows Evulz and brings joy and prosperity to the world.
** Santa Claus overthrows Evulz and becomes an [[FromBadToWorse even worse emperor]].
* '''Subverted''': Evulz tries to take over the North Pole, but Santa and his elves defeat Evulz.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but then Evulz reveals his new superweapon, which is so big and intimidating that it forces Santa to surrender.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Evulz kidnaps Santa, but then goes back and forth on whether he actually wants to take over Santa's role or not.
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': It's a ChristmasEpisode in a long-running series, so the writers wanted Evulz's plan for the episode to have something to do with Christmas.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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