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{{quote|''You take care of me, Simon. You've always taken care of me.
''[[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|My turn.]]''|'''River''', ''[[
Alice is always leaning on Bob for support. Whether it's because of [[Ill Girl|poor physical health]], [[The Ophelia|mental instability]] or some other troubling factors, she's weak and dependent on [[The Caretaker|Bob's kindness and care]] to get her by in life.
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Whether it's because of [[Character Development]] or a hidden [[Chekhov's Skill]] that never proved to be much of an asset until now, Alice gets her chance to take the active role in the relationship and stand up for the one who has so long stood up for her, protect the person who protected her, take care of her [[The Caretaker|caretaker]]. The helped becomes the helper.
The reversal in roles can be emphasized with dialogue (such as the [[Trope Namer]] [[Stock Phrase]] -- "You carried me, now let me carry you") or by making the moment visually a clear parallel of earlier scenes, only with the parts switched around.
This trope very frequently results in a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. Sometimes it also serves as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] [[Took a Level
▲This trope very frequently results in a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. Sometimes it also serves as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] [[Took a Level In Badass|for Alice]].
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* Konoka to Setsuna in the cinima town chapter of the Kyoto arc of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''. Setsuna had always carried Konoka bridal style while protecting her. Having just unlocked her hidden [[White Magic|healing abilities]] to save Setsuna's life, Konoka held Setsuna in the same manner to fully illustrate the reversal of roles.
* Baam was practically raised by Rachel and he grew so dependent on her that he followed her in to the titular ''[[Tower of God]]'' as she abandoned him. Through a series of misfortunes, she becomes paraplegic. That is when Baam decides to become her legs instead, so that they can scale the tower together. {{spoiler|Then it is subverted by Rachel trying to kill Baam, revealing that in fact she his completely healthy and the misfortunes were staged plans. After Baam's disappearance, she gets the support of their unwitting [[True Companions]].}}
* Kisara in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''. Seto saves her life twice, and she [[Heroic Sacrifice|repays the favor]] in spades.
== [[Film]] ==
* The page quote comes from a scene in ''[[
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* ''[[Murder By Death]]'': <s>[[Miss Marple]]</s> Jessica Marbles is expected, along with her nurse. Enter a little old lady pushing an even littler older lady in a wheelchair - the one in the wheelchair is the nurse.
* Slight variation: In [[Quest for Camelot]], Garrett is blind and has a falcon companion who "is [his] eyes." At the end of the movie, Garrett and his love interest Kayley must navigate an [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]] which is [[Hollywood Darkness|very dark.]] Garrett helps Kayley through the tunnel, telling her, "Don't worry, I'll be your eyes."
* The second ''[[Spider-Man (
* In [[How to Train Your Dragon (
* A literal example of this trope appears near the end of [[The Lord of the Rings|The Return of the King]] in what could very well be considered Sam's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Ivanhoe]]'', Rebecca nurses Ivanhoe back to health. Later he comes to save her from being [[Burn the Witch|burned as a witch]].
* Happens near the end of the ''[[Dragonlance]] Chronicles'' with Raistlin and Caramon.
* In ''[[To Live]]'', Fugui carries Jiazhen on his book when she becomes too weak to walk, leading in a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] when she tries to protest, and he tells her that he is showing his love for her.
* [[Tear Jerker|The end of]] ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Cryoburn]]'': Gregor asks to be {{spoiler|a pallbearer at Aral Vorkosigan's funeral}}.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In the second season of ''[[
* Also, there's [[30 Rock
* In ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'', Mordred is glad to take care of an injured Morgana, in thanks for her previously caring for him.
** The first season is mainly made up of Merlin and Arthur repaying each other for the continual saving of each other's lives.
** Guinevere travels to Ealdor with Merlin to defend his home against bandits, telling him that it's repayment for the time he saved her from being executed as a witch. She ends up saving his mother's life.
** At the end of the third season, the future knights of the Round Table all pledge their fealty to Arthur for past deeds rendered toward them. It's especially touching since Arthur is asking them to help save his father, and many of them have good reason to hate Uther's guts.
* Whenever a Companion shows up to save the [[Doctor Who
* [[The West Wing|"No, it's cause this guy fell into a hole, see?"]]
* Often happened in understated ways betwen Robin and Much in ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]''. At one stage Much trips over and urges Robin to carry on.
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Robin: ''I ''like'' worrying about you!'' }}
* [[House MD|Doctor Wilson]] spends so much time caring for his maladjusted, emotionally crippled best friend that it's a wonder that he has time to practice medicine. Whenever Wilson faces a crisis, however, House will usually provide
== Music ==
* The Rolf Harris song "Two Little Boys"
* In the Vocaloid song "A Faint Wish", Rin tells Len that he has always been there for her and it's his turn to go on after seeing a long montage of times when Len has died for her.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Siren (
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* In the ending of ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy|Dissidia [duodecim] 012 Final Fantasy]]'', {{spoiler|when the Warrior of Light is at the brink of death protecting Cosmos from the Manakins, Cosmos unleashes her power and sacrifices herself to save him.}}
* In "[[Metal Gear Solid
== [[Real Life]] ==
* It is and has long been common for elderly parents to be [[The Caretaker|looked after]] by their children.
* This is probably the aspect of the [
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