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* It could be because the subtext that's normally present in the trope is avoided (yes, he is a [[Mighty Whitey|British lord raised by a native South American tribe]], but he repeatedly claims to not be as good a hunter as most of the men of his adoptive tribe, and this is (mostly) borne out by what we see; he's still good enough to beat the bad guys, though).
* It could be because the context requires the trope (given that the cast of this slasher film was entirely black, [[Black Dude Dies First]] is sort of a given).
* It could be because the trope is used in a [[Downplayed Trope|very understated way]] (yes, that character is very clearly [[
* It could be that it's being used in a sufficiently unusual way (it's not [[Black Comedy Rape]]; it's [[Rape As Drama]] being [[Kick the Dog|played by the rapist as comedy]]).
* It could be a case of an [[Intended Audience Reaction]] (we're supposed to find the [[Wangst|wangsty]] teenager [[The Scrappy|annoying]], so that we understand when [[The Hero]] finally starts yelling at him).
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