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Playing With / A Lighter Shade of Black

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  • Straight: Bobby is a villain. Alice is a worse villain.
  • Exaggerated: Bobby is an Anti-Villain. Alice is a Complete Monster.
  • Inverted:
    • Bobby is a hero. Alice is an even better hero.
    • Bobby and Alice are the same level of evil. They just kinda hate each other.
  • Downplayed: Bobby and Alice are the same amount of evil, but in different ways.
  • Subverted: Bobby and Alice seem different, but they're the same.
  • Double Subverted: Until Alice shows a complete disregard for animal wellbeing.
  • Exploited: Bobby uses what little power of friendship more he has over Alice to win.

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