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1	Trope about characters retiring or planning to retire from their long-time jobs. Whether this actually happens varies greatly.
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3	Compare to QuittingTropes and ThisIndexHasLeftTheBuilding. See also {{Elders}} and EndingTropes.
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5	!!Tropes in this index include:
6	* TenMinuteRetirement: A character has a brief retirement before getting bored and getting called back to action.
7	* AbdicateTheThrone: The reigning monarch ends their rule by retiring.
8	* BleakAbyssRetirementHome: Retirement homes are portrayed as bleak and depressing.
9	* CallToAgriculture: A [[RetiredBadass former fighter]] retires to a farm or to do gardening.
10	* CareerEndingInjury: Someone (usually an athlete) is forced to retire due to injury.
11	* FromHeroToMentor: An older hero spends their retirement training the next generation.
12	* MandatoryUnretirement: A character is forced out of retirement.
13	* OldSuperhero: An aging superhero who has long since retired.
14	* OneLastJob: ...and then retirement...or so they say.
15	* PassingTheTorch: A retiring hero assigns a younger hero to take on their role.
16	* QuittingToGetMarried: A character (usually female) gives up their job to get married.
17	* ReluctantRetiree: A character is forced into retirement.
18	* ResignationsNotAccepted: An organization (typically villainous) doesn't allow for retirements.
19	* RetiredBadass: A character's time as a fighter comes to an end.
20	* RetiredGunfighter: A character's time as TheGunslinger comes to an end.
21	* RetiredMonster: A character's time as the villain comes to an end.
22	* RetiredOutlaw: A character's time as an {{outlaw}} comes to an end.
23	* {{Retirony}}: A character's plans for retirement is the mark of death.
24	* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: A character chooses to retire rather than deal with an abusive job.
25	* VetinariJobSecurity: A character has a brief retirement before getting called back into action.
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