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This trope is situation where someone becomes a tempting target |
This trope is the situation where someone becomes a tempting target who others will try to take direct advantage of. This is usually through some quality of theirs. |
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It generally comes in three general flavors. |
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;Taking advantage of someone else's good fortune. |
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⚫ | :(Previously called "Type I") Lets say Bob becomes wealthy. Hearing this, Alice, an acquaintance of Bob presents him with an investment opportunity, [[Blatant Lies|that can't possibly fail]]. Or maybe she announces that she's a long-lost relative of Bob, and if he could just help her out a little financially, she'd be eternally grateful. In general Alice wants to profit off Bob's wealth. |
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⚫ | Lets say Bob becomes wealthy. Hearing this, Alice, an acquaintance of Bob presents him with an investment opportunity, [[Blatant Lies|that can't possibly fail]]. Or maybe she announces that she's a long-lost relative of Bob, and if he could just help her out a little financially, she'd be eternally grateful. In general Alice wants to profit off Bob's wealth. |
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Another case is where Alice becomes famous, and Bob offers to become her publicity manager. He's offering not because he's experienced at this type of work, but because he can profit off of her publicity. |
Another case is where Alice becomes famous, and Bob offers to become her publicity manager. He's offering not because he's experienced at this type of work, but because he can profit off of her publicity. |
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;Being in the wrong place at the wrong time. |
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⚫ | :(Previously called "Type III") Bob has just come into some money, a lot of money. Maybe he won the lotto, maybe just got an inheritance, but he feels the need to tell anyone and everyone about it. Or maybe he just flashes his money around in public. Charlie sees this, and thinks he could part Bob from his money rather easily. |
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Compare [[Mugging the Monster]]. Contrast [[Gold Digger]]. |
Compare [[Mugging the Monster]]. Contrast [[Gold Digger]]. |
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== Taken Advantage of == |
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=== Live-Action TV === |
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* An episode of ''[[My Hero (TV)]]'' where [[Idiot Hero|George]] has won the lottery has a gag where he says a lot of long lost cousins have been turning up. |
* An episode of ''[[My Hero (TV)|My Hero]]'' where [[Idiot Hero|George]] has won the lottery has a gag where he says a lot of long lost cousins have been turning up. |
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* The ''[[Master Keaton]]'' episode ''Love In May'' has a Japanese tourist have her purse and luggage snatched. She's targeted because she was old and a tourist. |
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* In [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], the alleyway behind/beside the Bronze (it's not really clear on its placement) is this with a twist. You're not likely to get mugged, you're likely to be an unwilling blood donor of the neck bite variety. One wonders why vamps still try killing people there when they know that there must be a thick layer of dust from how many of their kind have died by Buffy's hands back there. |
* In [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], the alleyway behind/beside the Bronze (it's not really clear on its placement) is this with a twist. You're not likely to get mugged, you're likely to be an unwilling blood donor of the neck bite variety. One wonders why vamps still try killing people there when they know that there must be a thick layer of dust from how many of their kind have died by Buffy's hands back there. |
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