# Reverse plot game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 28, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155 "2010-11-28T07:32:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/141 "2010-12-08T20:59:45Z")
A supervillain plots the downfall of civilization from his hidden base and establishes a “shadow society” which will emerge from the ashes and take control of the world. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/142 "2010-12-08T21:01:31Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > A supervillain plots the downfall of civilization from his hidden base and establishes a “shadow society” which will emerge from the ashes and take control of the world. V for Vendetta? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/143 "2010-12-08T21:03:57Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > The Odyssey Sorry, missed you earlier - also correct. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/144 "2010-12-08T21:05:33Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > V for Vendetta? Actually fits pretty well, but not quite the one I was thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/145 "2010-12-08T22:52:35Z")
Two overprivileged toffs and their juvenile sidekick plunder a disabled sailor’s retirement fund, murdering many by the way. ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/146 "2010-12-08T23:33:02Z")
Sorry, can’t solve these. But this one might be interesting. A disgraced nobleman, abetted by a renegade priest, incite rebellion against the lawful authorities. The authorities are forced to extreme measures to put down the rebellion. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/147 "2010-12-09T03:18:58Z")
> [@MHaye](#): > > Sorry, can’t solve these. But this one might be interesting. > > A disgraced nobleman, abetted by a renegade priest, incite rebellion against the lawful authorities. The authorities are forced to extreme measures to put down the rebellion. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (or some other version) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/148 "2010-12-09T03:20:27Z")
An elite government agent tracks a dangerous fugitive to his hideout in Brazil, then pursues him across the United States. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/149 "2010-12-09T03:49:59Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > It’s not eerie. it’s intentional. The Lion King is a straight copy of Hamlet. I figured as much, but I had heard far more about it being ripped off of a different story. Plus it only really works in very broad strokes; many of the details listed in the description only very very very vaguely might be reinterpretations of Hamlet, but they are definitely descriptions of The Lion King. – After successfully (but at great cost) informing the outside world of their plight, the advocates for an oppressed people are systematically hunted and killed by assassins sent from their oppressors, who have gone to great lengths to pretend to distance themselves from the assassins. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/150 "2010-12-09T03:55:51Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Two overprivileged toffs and their juvenile sidekick plunder a disabled sailor’s retirement fund, murdering many by the way. I’ll take a stab at this being The Talented Mr. Ripley, but it’s a real stretch. Of course, many of these have intentional red herrings in them… ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/151 "2010-12-09T04:29:10Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > An elite government agent tracks a dangerous fugitive to his hideout in Brazil, then pursues him across the United States. The Incredible Hulk ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/152 "2010-12-09T04:31:46Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Two overprivileged toffs and their juvenile sidekick plunder a disabled sailor’s retirement fund, murdering many by the way. Treasure Island ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/153 "2010-12-09T06:58:07Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Treasure Island Naturally! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/154 "2010-12-09T07:39:49Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > After successfully (but at great cost) informing the outside world of their plight, the advocates for an oppressed people are systematically hunted and killed by assassins sent from their oppressors, who have gone to great lengths to pretend to distance themselves from the assassins. Munich ?? ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/155 "2010-12-09T10:44:58Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > A benevolent entity and her subordinants attempt to permanently fix humanity’s problems once and for all, only to be foiled by a cop and a scientist operating well outside of the law. I Robot? A young man who has devoted his life to success in his chosen support sees his dreams destroyed by a rival, who not only defeats him in competition but also steals his girlfriend. ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/156 "2010-12-09T12:20:31Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (or some other version) It is no form of Robin Hood. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/157 "2010-12-09T13:28:49Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > The Incredible Hulk Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/158 "2010-12-09T16:23:46Z")
A supernatural god-like being visits a young girl and gives her strength, the abilities of telekenesis and levitation, command of languages, and also helps her discover her sexuality. Two strange men dressed in black force him to leave by using a form of sorcercy and chanting read from ancient texts. He manages to kill one of the men before he leaves, the other commits suicide. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/159 "2010-12-09T16:36:01Z")
> [@Stanislaus](#): > > A young man who has devoted his life to success in his chosen support sees his dreams destroyed by a rival, who not only defeats him in competition but also steals his girlfriend. That sounds like every young-teen “Loser boy defeats normal boy, wins girl” story. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155/160 "2010-12-09T16:42:46Z")
VIP visits New York City, and sends two associates ahead to secure penthouse quarters in the historic Central Park West district. The visit is disrupted by a local gang of outlaws wielding self-made weapons. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155.md?page=9)