Basic Trope: A kid holds back his Sealed Evil in a Can from doing evil.
- Straight: The demon Riptongue would like nothing more than to bathe in the blood of his enemies, but Alice convinces him to spare them.
- Exaggerated: Alice's presence is so purifying that Riptongue actively helps his enemies get any counselling they need to become upstanding citizens.
- Downplayed: Riptongue kills his enemies despite Alice's protests, unless she can give a practical reason for sparing them.
- Justified:
- Alice is Riptongue's Morality Chain.
- Riptongue owes Alice a debt, or is bound to serve her.
- Inverted: Riptongue prefers to leave his enemies alive, but Alice convinces him that it isn't worth the effort.
- Subverted: Riptongue only pretends to be swayed, so he can gain Alice's trust.
- Double Subverted: ...But over time he starts seeing her as a genuine friend and listens to her for its own sake.
- Parodied:
- Riptongue is on a literal leash, which Alice yanks if she doesn't like what he's trying to do.
- Riptongue is Alice's Henpecked Husband.
- Zig Zagged: ???
- Averted: Alice holds no sway over Riptongue's actions or morality.
- Enforced: "Give the demon some character development!"
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: Alice builds up a relationship with Riptongue, in part to minimise the damage he causes.
- Exploited: Alice threatens to sick her demon on people if they don't provide for her.
- Defied: Alice lets the villains kidnap her so that Riptongue will kill them all.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
- Implied: Alice and Riptongue start spending time together, and Riptongue starts sparing his enemies.
- Deconstructed: Alice becomes a target because she has sway over Riptongue.
- Reconstructed: Her willingness to spare even her kidnappers helps Riptongue to become a better person.
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