Calling Card/Playing With

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    Basic Trope: A criminal's signature.

    • Straight: Alex leaves a card saying "the victim is infected" for every victim infected by his virus creation.
    • Exaggerated: Alex leaves several cards saying "the victim in infected" in extremely large font.
    • Downplayed: Alex merely leaves a footprint behind.
    • Justified: Alex has OCD, which compels him to leave something behind.
    • Inverted: Bob the police officer leaves a card saying "good to go" every time he finds a clue.
    • Subverted: Alex leaves a card behind that turns out to be blank.
    • Double Subverted: ... which says "the victim is infected" on the other side.
    • Parodied: Alex drapes a giant carpet saying "the victim in infected" over the area.
    • Zig Zagged: Sometimes Alex leaves a card, sometimes he doesn't.
    • Averted: Alex doesn't leave anything at all behind.
    • Deconstructed: Alex is immediately arrested.
    • Enforced: "But if the villain doesn't leave something behind, how will the hero get his first clue?"
    • Lampshaded: "How convenient of Alex to just leave a clue here..."
    • Invoked: Alex's right-hand man Manny convinces him to leave a clue behind.
    • Exploited: ???
    • Defied: Alex knows that leaving something behind would just be aiding his capture, so he doesn't leave anything behind.
    • Discussed: "There's the body. I'm pretty sure there's a clue around here somewhere..."
    • Conversed: "You ever wonder why villains keep leaving some sort of item behind wherever they go?"

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