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Sell-Out

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Sell-Out	comment	When you succeed, do you obtain your success without sacrificing your integrity, or does it come about via your skills at sucking up, only doing it for the money, or a number of things that involve selling your soul, either literally or metaphorically? This is what the kids these days refer to as a Sellout, which is probably one of the most subjective traits in existence. In essence, you could choose to go a certain route and feel you're doing the right thing, and there will always be one person who felt you gave up a little part of yourself to obtain your goal. Given the contentious nature of the term, there is no completely agreed upon definition of "selling out", but the one that seems to hold the most usage is "compromising your integrity for monetary gain" (usually artistic integrity, although there are plenty of other situations in which the accusation is thrown about) and that there are degrees of selling out (From "Sure, I have to make a Silly Love Song to make the rent, but I'm going to make the best Silly Love Song I can" at the least severe end to "What's popular right now? Let's put in the minimal effort to cash in on that." at the worse end). If the selling-out is really blatant, expect the creator to become a Fallen Creator. See Money, Dear Boy for cases of writers, performers or others admitting money is their main motivation and Only in It for the Money for characters. Examples
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Sell-Out / int_131d06c	comment	Kane, in something of a twist, sold out to The Authority because he thought ruining people's lives was ultimately best for business. (It makes as much sense as anything else he does except for the fact he was in an unresolved feud with The Wyatt Family and just cut it short to go pal with Stephanie McMahon)
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Sell-Out / int_186da02a	comment	In Borderlands 3 one of the sidequests has the main villain Tyreen Calypso hiring the players to kill themselves in exchange for a fancy new gun. Your reward for doing so is a Legendary Pistol called the "Sellout" that has Tyreen's voice constantly mocking you for being a "Gun Slut".
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Sell-Out / int_1b1a830	comment	Ironically even John Lydon fell more into this trap from the 1990s on. He reunited the Sex Pistols in 1996, but wholeheartedly admitted it was pure for the money. Appearing as a TV presenter or an interviewee in a lot of shows and making commercials for butter in the 2000s didn't diminish these accusations either.
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Sell-Out / int_1bfa1b6c	comment	Tyler Black/Seth Rollins sold out to Jim Jesus at the expense of his longtime partner Marek Brave in All-American Wrestling and was accused of being a sellout in Ring of Honor when he signed a deal with WWE, which prompted him to threaten to take the Ring Of Honor World Title with him. Once in WWE he would sell out to The Authority at the expense of Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns and was again called out on it.
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Sell-Out / int_1f1809cb	comment	Chumbawamba ingeniously subverted this trope not once, but twice. The first time, they signed with EMI and released an intentionally pop-oriented album, Tubthumper (earning a One-Hit Wonder status with "Tubthumping" in the process and proudly lampshading it for the rest of their career) and then released albums that were completely different just to mess around with their new "fans" and completely piss off the label before inevitably getting kicked out. A couple of years later, GM gave Chumbawamba $10,000 for a Pontiac Vibe commercial. Chumbawamba donated the money to Indymedia and CorpWatch, who used the money to start an information and environmental campaign against GM.
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Sell-Out / int_256e3b05	comment	Rhyno sold out fellow ECW Alumni to the bad bosses of TNA twice. The first time he even admitted it, the second time he claimed to have other reasons but Ethan Carter the third cut all pretenses and told Tommy Dreamer and Team 3D he was paying Rhino.
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Sell-Out / int_261c8d3f	comment	The Simpsons: In The Last Temptation Of Krust Krusty reinvents himself as an anti-establishment stand-up comedian. While being applauded at first, Krusty eventually is offered a lot of cash for endorsing the product "Canyonero" during his stage shows. As the shows become blatant Product Placement Krusty is accused of being a sell-out, but he gladly gives up his former ideals to get back on top in show business.
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Sell-Out / int_2e3e7ac2	comment	Flash signs on with an ad agency in Justice League to hock "Lightspeed Energy Bars" in Eclipsed, which gives the obnoxious sensationalist talk show host "Glorious" Gordon Godfrey fuel to slander the "Just-Us League" and claim they're only in it for money:
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Sell-Out / int_30123ad3	comment	Gail Kim was called a sellout off-set by some in TNA for agreeing to resign with WWE. She was still presented in a respectable manner during the shows, though.
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Sell-Out / int_33860f9f	comment	In Scott Pilgrim, Ramona's second evil-ex, Lucas Lee, is a professional skateboarder turned actor and he is recurringly called a sell-out. This appears to be the main reason he's considered evil, but otherwise he seems nice. However, being called a sell-out is his Berserk Button. Though a little bit of it is hinted at when he says he'll spare Scott a fight if Scott gives him all his money. Scott calls him this and the fight resumes.
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Sell-Out / int_3fcb667f	comment	Stevie Ray felt that Booker T had become a sellout during their time in WCW. They both were in WCW, but Stevie Ray still found time to visit his friends from beforehand while Booker T had gotten into his head that he was too good for that now, or so Stevie Ray claimed. This led to Booker T being kicked out of "Harlem Heat Inc".
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Sell-Out / int_4062c538	comment	The Day of the Locust protagonist Tod Hackett is accused of selling out by his Yale School of Fine Arts classmates after accepting a job as set and production designer at a Hollywood studio, as they are convinced he will never paint again if he chooses to chase the almighty dollar instead. However, his interest in painting was fading in his last year at Yale, and moving to Hollywood actually recharges his creative batteries.
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Sell-Out / int_530b6b18	comment	Madam & Eve does it in this comic,◊ where Eve and Mother drop Anvilicious plugs for (fictional) businesses to make some extra money.
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Sell-Out / int_5425ce75	comment	The Grand Theft Auto games have Samantha Muldoon, who we are introduced to in the fourth game as a pop singer based on Madonna who's famous for adopting African children. Following a Creator Breakdown, however, the fifth game reveals through an interview on Blaine County Talk Radio that she's reinvented herself as a Country Music artist, adopting a fake Southern accent, right-wing politics, and blatant corporate sponsorship of her Bleeter account so as to better appeal to the older white demographic that "doesn't save money and buys all kinds of superfluous stuff and doesn't have a clue what downloading is" — all while lambasting "shallow and petty" liberals who "won't stick by their convictions".
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Sell-Out / int_5c07d6ab	comment	This is a core theme of Saints Row: The Third. By this point in the series, the 3rd Street Saints have full control of the city of Stillwater, its members are celebrities (except for Pierce, but who cares about Pierce?), and the gang is a global multimedia franchise complete with Planet Saints stores, comic books, movie deals, bobbleheads, and horrible Saints Flow energy drinks. When The Syndicate gives them their first real setback in years, actor Josh Birk and veteran Saints like Johnny Gat complain how the gang "traded in our dicks for pussies," and throughout the game The Boss is forced to make decisions such as whether to destroy an enemy stronghold to gain Respect and avenge a fallen comrade, or capture it for additional income. The final mission boils down to a Sadistic Choice between saving the Boss' friends and letting an enemy escape, then working with him to act in a cheesy sci-fi 'flick, or pursuing and killing him for the sake of revenge, proving that the Saints still know how to be ruthless gangsters. Interestingly, the "sellout" option is the good option, since the Boss shows that he cares more about his henchmen than he does about looking ruthless and getting revenge. And ultimately, the sellout ending is the canon ending, as Shaundi is still alive and kicking in 4.
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Sell-Out / int_5db4b412	comment	Carly Colon was called a sellout in Puerto Rico, particularly in WWC where he worked, for signing a developmental deal with WWE. However, people quickly warmed up to the idea as he continued to show up in WWC even after he made it to WWE's active roster. His WWE persona eventually completely overwrote his original WWC one.
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Sell-Out / int_6920713d	comment	In one Shortpacked! strip, the gang are queuing for the new Transformers movie when a passerby informs them that Transformers has totally sold out. Once they've realised she doesn't mean there aren't any tickets left, they're puzzled by the idea that something that started as a half-hour toy commercial can sell out.
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Sell-Out / int_6c70d88b	comment	The Attitude Era came to an end when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin sold out to Arch-Nemesis Vince McMahon.
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Sell-Out / int_6d31710b	comment	CM Punk berated Jimmy Rave for going against all his advice and selling out to Prince Nana in 2005.
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Sell-Out / int_6ff9f104	comment	Brett Favre, known for his womanizing habits and winning the most games by a QB in league history. He played for many years with Green Bay. The city was rejuvenated with his excellent play and a Super Bowl victory, followed by a Super Bowl appearance in the mid-90s. People thought he would retire after the 2007-2008 season and would appear on the Madden NFL cover. However, he then announced he would go to the New York Jets, basically meaning he went from Green Bay, which has the lowest urban population of any current NFL team to New York, the biggest city in America. The media market there was huge. But he then left the Jets to join Minnesota Vikings, the rival of Green Bay. This was a great thing for Minnesota fans and a horrible thing for Packers fans.
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Sell-Out / int_753442a8	comment	Sandro from L'Avventura admits that he is the one. He long ago lost his integrity creating designs for the rich but tasteless clients. He completely quits his high hopes.
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Sell-Out / int_79ed218f	comment	Jimmy Jacobs, Roderick Strong and BJ Whitmer developing this opinion towards everyone who was celebrated as they left Ring Of Honor for a larger company led to the foundation of Decade. Targets include The American Wolves, The Addiction and AJ Styles.
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Sell-Out / int_7e62d5c2	comment	Portia Perez called Serena Deeb a sellout after Deeb stopped wrestling for SHIMMER following OVW's replacement with FCW as WWE developmental. This was all out of Deeb's control, of, course and she returned to SHIMMER after WWE terminated her contract, but Perez still managed to turn a few others against Deeb.
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Sell-Out / int_8bb5b7ce	comment	Mike Awesome was long called a sellout by the mutants for leaving ECW for WCW while he was still ECW's Heavyweight Champion.
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Sell-Out / int_8d98042f	comment	Though they've never actually played it straight themselves, the Game Grumps have had their fair share of fun playing with the concept: They often jokingly proposition themselves to companies after praising or insulting their products, offering to continue praising or cease insulting said products in exchange for money, all the while making it very clear they're willing to say or do just about anything in exchange for some cold, hard, delicious cash. They once suffered fierce backlash after their playthrough of Trials Fusion inexplicably had a Wendy's ad in the corner. It turns out what had actually happened was their product key was visible in the corner and they didn't realize it after the fact, so they had Barry "cover it up with a burger". Cue mostly negative votes on the video and outrage over a false advertisement for a deal that wasn't even being offered anymore. Arin even makes fun of this in some of his paid promotions, where the commercial itself will be him gleefully praising a service such as Crunchyroll while his friends react with disinterest, frustration, or by calling him out for selling out.
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Sell-Out / int_94d91fcf	comment	Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi #2 (DC Comics) had "Puffy Ami Yumi Sell Out." With concert revenues on the decline, the girls agree with Kaz to have their names and likenesses appear on merchandise. It all goes well until they see their names and faces on bags of kitty litter. The girls get even—they have Kaz on rolls of "Shiny Heiney Toilet Paper."
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Sell-Out / int_9738a0e7	comment	Nevaeh called Ashley Lane a traitor on the grounds she left ROH and SHIMMER to go wrestle for TNA.
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Sell-Out / int_9ad7adc8	comment	The Who played with this trope on their album The Who Sell Out, where the cover and the songs imitate a commercial advertisement and a fake radio show.
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Sell-Out / int_a0551eca	comment	Molly Phillips of So Weird considers herself to have been one during her time singing advertising jingles, which is the inspiration for her song "She Sells." She and a particularly Caustic Critic are the only ones shown to believe this, though. She is otherwise a well-respected performer among those who are familiar with her career.
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Sell-Out / int_a22bb6ad	comment	Brock Lesnar was greeted with chants of "You Sold Out" at Wrestlemania XX for leaving WWE to go play football in the NFL. While its possible Brock could have made more money in the NFL, he was actually leaving for a smaller paycheck.
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Sell-Out / int_a6284736	comment	Olga Dies Dreaming: Olga and Prieto's parents refer to a sellout to their cause as a "lombriz" (Spanish for "worm"). When Prieto votes for PROMESAnote Acronym for the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act. The word "promesa" means "promise" in Spanish., his mother arranges to send him a box of worms to let him know what she thinks.
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Sell-Out / int_abfcff6a	comment	Rocky and Bullwinkle: In the Wossamotta U. Story arc, Natasha (as a member of the team Wossamotta is to play) tells Bullwinkle that her "brother" (Boris) will be disqualified if his team doesn't win. Bullwinkle says he'll throw the game, with the Either/Or Title "Standing Room Only, or: Bullwinkle Sells Out."
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Sell-Out / int_b5a087d7	comment	"That's right, Corporate America! Robot Chicken is ready to sell out!"
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Sell-Out / int_b7ca6f6e	comment	In a shocking twist, Samoa Joe sold out to the Main Event Mafia, who it turned out had just gotten Survivor contestant Jenna Morasca on their side and used her winnings from the show to placate him. Morasca would also buyout Awesome Kong, though it would be short-lived, as she thought she could get away with hitting Kong now that she was being paid.
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Sell-Out / int_bb5be2d4	comment	MVP was greeted by chants of "You Sold Out" after he revealed he was going to use his position as TNA's Director Of Wrestling Operations to give himself a shot for TNA's World Heavyweight Title. He answered the chants in a manner similar to Mick Foley, except MVP claimed he had already sold out arenas all over the world, including the one he was currently in.
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Sell-Out / int_c6b738c4	comment	CM Punk was himself accused of being a sellout when he won the Ring of Honor World Title and announced his intentions to take it to WWE before signing his WWE contract on top of the belt.
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Sell-Out / int_d372b6b3	comment	The "Not Paid For By Michael Bloomberg" episode of Some More News leads to the News Dude selling out to Michael Bloomberg's campaign for a pet Zebra and a Cool Boat. The News Dude eventually breaks down from an inability to say positive things about Bloomberg and recants, causing him to lose all his wealth and items and be forced to play the show's outro music on an ocarina due to lacking money for the stock music.
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Sell-Out / int_d9c602eb	comment	In the South Park episode "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls", Stan accuses Cartman of being this when he sells Mr Hankey's current dilemma to a movie producer. Neither of them actually know what a sell out is, except "if you work in the entertainment business and make money" you're one. Cartman decides he likes it anyway.
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Sell-Out / int_e2900ebd	comment	In The Hex, In-universe game developer Lionel Snill hit it big with Super Weasel Kid, but after Radical Road became a Contested Sequelinvoked, he decided to abandon the franchise by selling it to GameFuna, a company notorious for their Obvious Betas and Porting Disasters. Naturally, Super Weasel Kid '09: The Revivial winds up a buggy mess and one Steam review outright says Lionel "sold out".
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Sell-Out / int_e8cd02cd	comment	A subplot in Hypnospace Outlaw concerns the music subgenre 'coolpunk', an internet fad based on slowed-down jingle samples from an 80s soft drink commercial and Christmas samples. By the time the game is set, coolpunk has already been appropriated by the soda company, who has revived their 80s snowman mascot and are trying to push a music festival. The genre was invented by a producer going by FRE 3 ZER, and early examples of his music can be found buried in Hypnospace and sound genuinely emotional and innovative; but you will first hear music off his current album, which is much poppier and worse, and see him being marketed to teen girls to get them to buy soda. Later in the game's story, he is caught lip-syncing at a concert and destroys what little credibility the genre had left, leaving only the people so uncool they still feel like they've hopped onto a new trend, a few haters sticking around just to see how bad it can get, and a handful of literal children.
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Hypnospace Outlaw (Video Game)	hasFeature	Sell-Out / int_e8cd02cd
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Sell-Out / int_eb118c13	comment	In 1997, Rob Van Dam showed up on Monday Night Raw, supposedly to promote an ECW Pay Per View, leading the rest of the ECW locker room to suspect he had really sold out to the WWF.
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Sell-Out / int_ecac4861	comment	Sid Vicious started off as a cool audacious Punk Rock musician, but after Sex Pistols split he was promoted as the new marketable punk star. John Lydon felt his friend was being exploited into yet "another ridiculous rock star". It didn't help that Vicious was drunk and high most of the time and didn't care too much about his public image. Ironically even John Lydon fell more into this trap from the 1990s on. He reunited the Sex Pistols in 1996, but wholeheartedly admitted it was pure for the money. Appearing as a TV presenter or an interviewee in a lot of shows and making commercials for butter in the 2000s didn't diminish these accusations either.
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Sell-Out / int_edb4e494	comment	Mick Foley got chants of "You sold out!" when he left ECW for The WWF.
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Sell-Out / int_edfb275f	comment	tick, tick... BOOM!: In the song "Play Game" Jon despairs at the increased commercialization and lack of creativity in the New York theatre industry. He muses that writing in film and TV might mean churning out crap, but at least "you won't write for free" and can make thousands off a draft.
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Sell-Out / int_ee6c1abc	comment	In the Strong Bad Email "geddup noise", it's revealed that the "Geddup Noise" that plays when Strong Bad gets out of the stool in front of his computer "got all big overseas" and became an overnight sensation, with appearances (so to speak) on TV and radio and "the odd, or sometimes very odd celebrity endorsement".
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Get in the Van / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
Shadowrun Storytime / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
The Day of the Locust / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
The Disaster Artist / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
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The Who (Music) / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
The Who Sell Out (Music) / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
Next One / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
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Orwell (Video Game) / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
Rock Band (Video Game) / int_c7528117	type	Sell-Out
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