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{{quote|''"In other words, the story does not trick the player, it is the player that tricks himself."''|'''[[Hideo Kojima]]'''}}
'''CAUTION:''' ''Read this article carefully before using it''
Basically, this is playing bait and switch with a trope. A work makes you think a trope is going to happen, but it doesn't.
But how could people know a trope is going to happen? Well [[
Phrased another way, the work is ultimately [[The Reveal|revealed]] ''not'' to be using the trope at all, but in the meantime was ''played up'' to look like it was.
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''Every'' trope page has 'subverted in...' somewhere on it. ''Please'', apply the [[Wiki Magic]]!
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* ''[[Watchmen]]'': Adrian Veidt is set up to be the ultimate in [[Ambiguously Gay]], with all of the preening attention to his own physical appearance and lack of fighting ability that is associated with that trope. Then somebody tries to shoot him, and he responds by ''picking up an eight-foot-tall floor lamp and using it to bash the gunman into a fountain'', then climbing in after him and demanding to know who sent him ''while shaking and choking him''. {{spoiler|Subverted even further when we find out that Veidt hired the assassin himself as a red herring, and when Veidt proceeds to beat the everloving crap out of Nite Owl and Rorschach ''simultaneously'', and then proves his skill further by catching a bullet.}}
** The ending can be seen as a major subversion {{spoiler|Rorschach and Nite Owl confront the now realized-to-be-the-evil-villain Adrian, he explains his master plan and when told that he will be stopped, he informs them that [[You Are Too Late|he carried out his plan before they even got there]]}}.
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* In the season 2 finale of ''[[Carnivale]]'', Jonesy strikes [[Complete Monster|Varlyn Stroud]] unconscious with a log of wood. He then runs into the house that Varlyn was about to enter and rescues [[
* This is a staple of much of the comedy on ''[[Mongrels]]''; starting out with what seems to be a buildup to an obvious joke only to quickly turn it around (often [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] it in the process), like so:
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'''Badger:''' Let's just say I have a... "mole" on the inside.
''(cut to an ordinary-looking person in an office, grabbing documents off a table and sticking them into an envelope)''
''(cut back)''
'''Nelson:''' Huh. Y'know the way you said that I was expecting an actual mole.
'''Badger:''' Nope, he's a person. }}
== [[Music]] ==
* [[Lemon Demon]]'s [https://web.archive.org/web/20130823155456/http://wiki.illemonati.com/Being_a_Rock_Star Being a Rock Star] handily subverts the [[Rockstar Song]] trope. It starts with some generic lyrics about rockstardom, but rapidly switches to insulting the concept in the space of a verse or two.
* [[PDQ Bach]]'s "Concerto for Horn and Hardart" contains a subversion of the Theme with Variations.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[George the Dragon]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20110317074331/http://www.drunkduck.com/George_the_Dragon/index.php?p=278085 subverts] the expectations of dragon dietary preferences.
* ''[[Blur the Lines]]'' subverts [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] when Drew receives a present that the giver implies is the head of his lover, Rick. After crying out because he thinks his lover is dead, Rick walks up behind him and says, "What? Why are you screaming?" [https://web.archive.org/web/20190821233931/http://www.blur-the-lines.com/?p=110
* Robespierre in ''[[Rusty and Co.]]'' looks to be a very archetypal [[Dumb Muscle]] type of character for a good part of the comic, above all due to his [[Third Person Person|speech pattern]], until the [[It Makes Sense In Context|baseball arc]] where he shows some surprising tactical thinking and cunning as well as a very sharp wit.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is the master of the subverted trope. One example of many is in the episode "Monty Can't Buy Me Love," where [[Cue the Flying Pigs]] is subverted when Mr. Burns and Smithers enter a book store:
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'''Smithers:''' ''(after a moment of [[Just for Pun|fruitless waiting]])'' Uh, I don't see one, sir.
'''Burns:''' Of course not. The very notion of a talking banana is absurd. But still.... }}
** [[In Vino Veritas]] is subverted in the episode "Mountain of Madness," where a park ranger enters a cabin and finds it full of partying employees from the nuclear plant.
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'''Drunk:''' I was just happy to see so many nice people!
'''Ranger:''' Quiet, you drunk. Where is Ranger McFadden?
''(The camera then moves a step to the side, revealing a straight-laced ranger with glasses)''
'''Ranger McFadden:''' Right here, sir, behind the drunk. }}
** A third example, also from "Monty Can't Buy Me Love," is when Mr. Burns, Homer et al have finally found the Loch Ness monster, who proves impossible to subdue. Finally Mr. Burns walks toward the monster with a stern look in his face. We expect an epic fight where Mr. Burns is revealed as a [[Badass Grandpa]] handing out an [[Let's Get Dangerous|unexpected ass-kicking]]
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** Another episode subverts the car driving towards glass example mentioned above. In this case, the car hits the glass, but simply knocks it down flat on the ground and drives over it. The workers then pick the glass back up noting "wow, tough glass."
** The Simpsons really loves playing subversions for laughs. Another example: When the Simpsons are kicked out of their house, Homer remarks: "[[Tempting Fate|Well, at least it's]] [[Cue the Rain|not raining!"]] Beat. "See, it's not raining."
* In [[Family Guy]], Peter has just launched himself from a cannon. Cut to a living room:
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''(Peter lands with thud outside the window, and looks in.)''
'''Peter:''' Wow. Those are all really nice things. }}
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