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* With [[X Pac Heat]], it's not the wrestler no one likes, it's the ''performer''.
==== [[Self-Demonstrating Article]] v. [[Example
* [[Self-Demonstrating Article]] is when the entire article is written as though it were an example of a trope.
* [[Example
==== [[Senseless Sacrifice]] vs. [[Stupid Sacrifice]] ====
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==== [[Staking the Loved One]] vs. [[Tragic Monster]] ====
* [[Staking the Loved One]] Is when a character is turned into a monster, and their loved one is forced to kill them. [[Staking the Loved One]] requires a [[Tragic Monster]], but not all [[Tragic Monster|Tragic Monsters]] are [[Staking the Loved One|Staked By The Loved One.]]
* [[Tragic Monster]] Is when a character is turned into [[Exactly What It Says
==== [[Stalked
* A [[Timed Mission]] is any arbitrary gameplay sequence with an attached timer, that triggers an immediate [[Game Over]] if it expires.
* [[Stalked
* (Both tropes are [[Video Game]] '''exclusive'''; a timed mission in non-videogame media is simply called a [[Race Against the Clock]].)
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* [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Little Girls?]] has few or no elements inappropriate for children, specifically little girls, but is not a show intended for little girls because the target demographic is in fact adults. The only thing distinguishing this from an actual kids' show is authorial intent.
==== [[Suicide Attack]] vs. [[Taking You
* [[Suicide Attack]] involves someone detonating themselves or a vehicle in a suicidal attack, which can be premeditated.
* [[Taking You
==== [[That One Puzzle]] vs [[Moon Logic Puzzle]] vs [[Guide Dang It]] ====
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** Note that any and all of these may overlap, but are sometimes entirely different; for example, [[Edgar Allan Poe]] invented the [[Detective Story]], but [[Sherlock Holmes]] is the template everyone goes to when discussing such stories; however, [[Hamlet]] may be considered the [[Ur Example]] of the mystery detective, though, as he behaves exactly like a mystery detective in the early acts of his play.
==== [[Two Lines, No Waiting]] vs. [[Third Line, Some Waiting]] vs. [[Trapped
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]: Several plotlines link together into one major plot.
* [[Third Line, Some Waiting]]: Like above, plus a very minor yet distinct plotline that doesn't become important until much later, if at all.
* [[Trapped
* [[Four Lines, All Waiting]]: Several disjoint plots alternate within a single work.
** The respective trope names are in no way indicative of the actual number of plotlines in any given example.
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