Kneel Before Zod/Playing With

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Basic Trope: A villain tries to get the hero to bow before him.

  • Straight: Emperor Evulz has won so he orders Bob to bow before him.
  • Exaggerated: He then orders Alice, Charlie, and the others to bow.
  • Justified: Bob Ain't Too Proud to Beg
  • Inverted: Bob has won so he orders Emperor Evulz to bow before him.
  • Defied: Despite being threatened with certain death, Bob heroically refuses to bow before Emperor Evulz.