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|| '''Man/Woman v. Man/Woman''' || '''Man/Woman v. Nature''' || '''Man/Woman v. Society''' || '''Man/Woman v. Him-/Herself''' || '''Man/Woman v. Cyborgs''' || |
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|| Boy vs. Girl || Mountains thwart progress || [[The Drifter|A stranger]] comes to town || Triumph over ennui || [[Terminator|Threat of cyborgs from the future]] || |
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| '''Man/Woman v. Man/Woman''' || '''Man/Woman v. Nature''' || '''Man/Woman v. Society''' || '''Man/Woman v. Him-/Herself''' || '''Man/Woman v. Cyborgs''' |
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|| [[Older and Wiser|Cop]] v. Rookie || [[Turned Against Their Masters|Zoo animals attack zookeepers]] || A town springs up magically around a stranger || [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Success thwarted by phobia]] || [[Robot War|Threat of present-day cyborgs]] || |
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|| [[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni|Magicians v. Detectives]] || [[Attack of the Killer Whatever|All animals attack all humans]] || [[The New Rock and Roll|Society persecutes inventor of revolutionary fabric or vehicle]] || [[Betty and Veronica|Hero must choose between excellent sexual partner and stable companion]] || [[Steampunk|Return of Civil War-era cyborgs that are powered by steam]] || |
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| Boy vs. Girl || Mountains thwart progress || [[The Drifter|A stranger]] comes to town || Triumph over ennui || [[Terminator|Threat of cyborgs from the future]] |
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|| [[Save Our Students|Teacher v. Unruly class; both learn lessons]] || [[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud|Hunted by tornadoes]] || Self-satisfied loner flouts irrational laws, reveals [[Strawman Political|absurdity of society]], congratulates self || [[Amnesiac Dissonance|Past life reasserts itself]] || [[Enemy Within|Cyborg fights the man within]] || |
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|| [[Les Misérables|Pursuit throughout life]] by [[Inspector Javert|a French constable whose determination exceeds his reason]] || [[Convection Schmonvection|Volcanoes come to town]] || [[Torches and Pitchforks|Hero is chased by townspeople bearing torches]] || [[Divide and Conquer|Hero wonders if closest friend is actually his archenemy, then lives in fear]] || [[I Know You Are in There Somewhere Fight|Man seeks control of his own cybernetic brain]] || |
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| [[Older and Wiser|Cop]] v. Rookie || [[Turned Against Their Masters|Zoo animals attack zookeepers]] || A town springs up magically around a stranger || [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Success thwarted by phobia]] || [[Robot War|Threat of present-day cyborgs]] |
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|| [[Country Mouse]] v. [[City Mouse]] || One partially blinded by bear seeks [[Revenge]] || [[Stylistic Self Parody|Person living in two-dimensional world]] encourages [[Conspicuous CG|embrace of third dimension]] [[Flatland|and is shunned]] || [[The Grotesque|A horrible physical deformity is overcome]], only to be revealed that [[All Just a Dream|it is all in the protagonist's imagination]] || [[Only Sane Man|Only the hero can see the cyborgs]] who [[Conspiracy Kitchen Sink|secretly run our government and media]] || |
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|| [[Cranky Neighbor|Devil worshippers]] v. [[Odd Couple|Apartment dwellers]] || [[Journey to Find Oneself|Wilderness becomes crucible in which asthmatic learns to grow a beard]] || Conscience prevents acceptance of [[Soylent Green]] || [[Animal Nemesis|One partially blinded by bear overcomes need for revenge]] || [[Et Tu, Brute?|Family discovers pet to be cyborg]] || |
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| [[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni|Magicians v. Detectives]] || [[Attack of the Killer Whatever|All animals attack all humans]] || [[The New Rock and Roll|Society persecutes inventor of revolutionary fabric or vehicle]] || [[Betty and Veronica|Hero must choose between excellent sexual partner and stable companion]] || [[Steampunk|Return of Civil War-era cyborgs that are powered by steam]] |
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|| [[Foe Yay|Rivals in business become partners in bed]] || [[Failure Is the Only Option|The ocean arrives to put an end to well-laid plans]] || True talent [[Straw Critic|overlooked]] in favour of kiss-asses || [[Enemy Within|Struggle to overcome]] the effects of [[Brainwashed|brainwashing/hypnosis]] || Young, handsome [[Cybernetics Eat Your Soul|cyborg Army officer kills his own family]], [[You Can Panic Now|blames hippies]] || |
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|| Former lovers who are [[Adventurer Archaeologist|archeologists]] seek same [[Public Domain Artifact|ancient curio]] || [[The Determinator|Petty jealousy inspires tireless pursuit]] of [[Moby Dick|whale]] || [[Cloning Blues|New numbering system for clones proves problematic for non-clones]] || [[All Just a Dream|Everything turns out to be a dream]] || Man creates cyborg who wishes [[Become a Real Boy|to become a real boy]] || |
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| [[Save Our Students|Teacher v. Unruly class; both learn lessons]] || [[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud|Hunted by tornadoes]] || Self-satisfied loner flouts irrational laws, reveals [[Strawman Political|absurdity of society]], congratulates self || [[Amnesiac Dissonance|Past life reasserts itself]] || [[Enemy Within|Cyborg fights the man within]] |
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|| Evil cousins thwart romance || [[Big Friendly Dog|Saint Bernards]] come first as rescuers, [[The Mole|then reveal themselves as enemies]] || [[Star-Crossed Lovers|Shark loves Jet]] (also can be [[Interspecies Romance|Man v. Nature]] or [[Crack Pairing|Nature v. Technology]]) || [[Helping Hands|Body part is severed, gains mind of its own: Watch out]] || [[Turned Against Their Masters|Cyborg servants turn on master]] || |
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|| Professional debunker v. Popular spoon-bending psychic || [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|Snakes lie in wait]] || Child [[Raised By Wolves|raised by Saint Bernard assassins]] seeks [[The Atoner|acceptance and forgiveness of human society]] || [[Who Dunnit to Me?|Hero in coma seeks to solve own murder]], discovers [[The Killer in Me|culprit is himself]] || Cyborgs seek fortune on Broadway, settle for bartending gig, [[Almighty Janitor|and learn much about human life]] || |
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| [[Les Misérables|Pursuit throughout life]] by [[Inspector Javert|a French constable whose determination exceeds his reason]] || [[Convection Schmonvection|Volcanoes come to town]] || [[Torches and Pitchforks|Hero is chased by townspeople bearing torches]] || [[Divide and Conquer|Hero wonders if closest friend is actually his archenemy, then lives in fear]] || [[I Know You Are in There Somewhere Fight|Man seeks control of his own cybernetic brain]] |
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| [[Country Mouse]] v. [[City Mouse]] || One partially blinded by bear seeks [[Revenge]] || [[Stylistic Self Parody|Person living in two-dimensional world]] encourages [[Conspicuous CG|embrace of third dimension]] [[Flatland|and is shunned]] || [[The Grotesque|A horrible physical deformity is overcome]], only to be revealed that [[All Just a Dream|it is all in the protagonist's imagination]] || [[Only Sane Man|Only the hero can see the cyborgs]] who [[Conspiracy Kitchen Sink|secretly run our government and media]] |
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| [[Cranky Neighbor|Devil worshippers]] v. [[Odd Couple|Apartment dwellers]] || [[Journey to Find Oneself|Wilderness becomes crucible in which asthmatic learns to grow a beard]] || Conscience prevents acceptance of [[Soylent Green]] || [[Animal Nemesis|One partially blinded by bear overcomes need for revenge]] || [[Et Tu, Brute?|Family discovers pet to be cyborg]] |
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| [[Foe Yay|Rivals in business become partners in bed]] || [[Failure Is the Only Option|The ocean arrives to put an end to well-laid plans]] || True talent [[Straw Critic|overlooked]] in favour of kiss-asses || [[Enemy Within|Struggle to overcome]] the effects of [[Brainwashed|brainwashing/hypnosis]] || Young, handsome [[Cybernetics Eat Your Soul|cyborg Army officer kills his own family]], [[You Can Panic Now|blames hippies]] |
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| Former lovers who are [[Adventurer Archaeologist|archeologists]] seek same [[Public Domain Artifact|ancient curio]] || [[The Determinator|Petty jealousy inspires tireless pursuit]] of [[Moby Dick|whale]] || [[Cloning Blues|New numbering system for clones proves problematic for non-clones]] || [[All Just a Dream|Everything turns out to be a dream]] || Man creates cyborg who wishes [[Become a Real Boy|to become a real boy]] |
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| Evil cousins thwart romance || [[Big Friendly Dog|Saint Bernards]] come first as rescuers, [[The Mole|then reveal themselves as enemies]] || [[Star-Crossed Lovers|Shark loves Jet]] (also can be [[Interspecies Romance|Man v. Nature]] or [[Crack Pairing|Nature v. Technology]]) || [[Helping Hands|Body part is severed, gains mind of its own: Watch out]] || [[Turned Against Their Masters|Cyborg servants turn on master]] |
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