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* [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]: Phileas Fogg of course!
* [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]: Phileas Fogg of course!
* [[Race Against the Clock]]: One of the most triumphant examples of this trope.
* [[Race Against the Clock]]: One of the most triumphant examples of this trope.
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Phileas Fogg (Blue) is pratically an automaton. Passepartout (Red) is a much more excitable fellow.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Phileas Fogg (Blue) is pratically an automaton. Passepartout (Red) is a much more excitable fellow.
* [[Rescue Romance]]: Phileas Fogg rescues Aouda from death by suttee.
* [[Rescue Romance]]: Phileas Fogg rescues Aouda from death by suttee.
* [[Right On the Tick]]: Fogg has to be back at the club by 5:00 pm on the 80th day in order to win the bet. Not one second later.
* [[Right On the Tick]]: Fogg has to be back at the club by 5:00 pm on the 80th day in order to win the bet. Not one second later.
* [[The Savage Indian]]: A band of Sioux waylay Fogg's train.
* [[The Savage Indian]]: A band of Sioux waylay Fogg's train.
* [[Schedule Fanatic]]: Phileas Fogg {{spoiler|until the end, where he misses a key detail and decides to heck with schedule fanaticism}}.
* [[Schedule Fanatic]]: Phileas Fogg {{spoiler|until the end, where he misses a key detail and decides to heck with schedule fanaticism}}.
* [[Screw the Rules I Have Money]]: How Fogg solves most of his travel difficulties. His luggage is comprised of one very oversized carpetbag stuffed with cash.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: How Fogg solves most of his travel difficulties. His luggage is comprised of one very oversized carpetbag stuffed with cash.
** In fact, Fogg bets half his fortune (20,000 pounds) and takes the other half with him. So, [[Lampshade Hanging|as Verne himself notes]] [[In Which a Trope Is Described|in a chapter heading]], he's just about even afterwards.
** In fact, Fogg bets half his fortune (20,000 pounds) and takes the other half with him. So, [[Lampshade Hanging|as Verne himself notes]] [[In Which a Trope Is Described|in a chapter heading]], he's just about even afterwards.
*** Note that 40,000 quid at the time is equivalent to roughly US$13 million as of now, on a gold price alone. The purchase power parity would yield even higher amount. Spending 6 megabucks in just 80 days would smooth the things up quite a bit.
*** Note that 40,000 quid at the time is equivalent to roughly US$13 million as of now, on a gold price alone. The purchase power parity would yield even higher amount. Spending 6 megabucks in just 80 days would smooth the things up quite a bit.
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