Kneel Before Zod/Playing With
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.