Tropescilloscope: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Noble action brings bad consequences. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Lighter and Softer Evil Is Petty Determinator Chiaroscuro Recycled IN SPACE! Funny Foreigner Face–Heel Turn Sir Swears-a-Lot Celebrity Paradox Product Placement Gold Digger Psycho for Hire Spiritual Successor timeperiod The End... Or Is It? 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