Ambition

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Ambition is a Web Original miniseries by Michael Gibson, a Canadian man who creates negotiation games for both entertainment purposes and diplomatic groups. Thus far, it possesses 10 episodes, which are gradually being made free to play.

Not to be confused with Ambition Is Evil, though it does contain examples of that trope.

Tropes used in Ambition include:

• Ambiguously Gay (Dr Russell. He does complain about the police harassing him for his sexual proclivities, after all, though they are not stated.)
• Ambition Is Evil (Yale)
• Corrupt Corporate Executive (Rolf Klink)
• Da Chief (Superintendent Frank Crabtree. Probably a villainous example.)
• Good Lawyers, Good Clients (Possibly. Bridget seems more of an accomplice than the perpetrator. Played somewhat straight with Ted and Yale.)
• Heroes Want Redheads (Yale and Angie.)
• Improvised Weapon (Helen, threatening to beat Yale into porridge with a $12000 violin.)
• Lady Macbeth (Bridget appears to be a poor man's version of this.)
• Love Triangle (Yale, Angie and Helen.)
• Mama Bear, Properly Paranoid, The Woobie (Ted Hadrup)
• Man of a Thousand Voices (The creator)
• Mind Screw
• Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot, Government Conspiracy (Maybe.)

Bridget: They're all in on it. The Judge, the cops.

• Murder the Hypotenuse (A possible motive for Angie's murder)
• My Secret Pregnancy (Angie. She reveals it to Yale as leverage in episode 6.)
• Noodle Incident (Whatever the player character said to annoy Frank Crabtree on Sunday.)
• Non-Entity General (The player character from episodes 6-8 is not given much of a history, beyond being a detective who annoyed the Superintendent with some remark. The marriage counselor and defense attorney from episodes 9 and 10, respectively, are given even less history.)
• The Man Behind the Man (Rolf Klink seems to be this to both Duke and Bridget. The ending of the marriage counselor implied the final episode would involve the player taking on Klink's role and talking to "pure evil".)
• Salt and Pepper (Two examples. Yale and Helen, Yale and Angie.)
• Shout-Out (Rolf Klink's name may be a shout out to Colonel Klink of Hogan's Heroes, considering his demeanour. Also, women's ghosts advising lawyers against hostile odds?)
• Suicide Attack (Ted Hadrup tries this in episode one. He ends up jumping out the window.)
• Undisclosed Funds (Averted. See Improvised Weapon.)
• The Ending Changes Everything (Episode 10)
• Woman Scorned (Helen. She probably isn't the killer, though.)