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| - A Meal Ticket (known as Recipe Cards in the Japanese Dub) is something used by chefs to create Foodons. It is unknown how they are made, but it is known that they have been around since the middle ages when kings wanted their dinner to perform for them, to see which dish would win to ultimately decide what dish the king would eat. The Meal Tickets are placed on the food, which then creates the Foodon. Afterwards, a Meal Ticket can be used again to call the same Foodon forth. Also when a Foodon has suffered greately in battle the Foodon disintergrates into purple smoke, leaving only the Meal Ticket, esentially killing it. When that happens, a chef can just use the same Meal Ticket another dish, even the same one as before, but it won't bring the exact Foodon back.
- Basically the target of a Gold Digger. Someone the digger pretends to love for the ticket's money, power, or some other thing the digger wants. Usually the meal ticket is wealthy, but they may simply have a dependable income that's enough that the gold digger won't have to worry about supporting themselves. If a rich man is over 50, and the wife is under 40, this is the second most common type of fictional relationship after a May-December Romance. Shows up regularly with Ugly Guy, Hot Wife. Suffice it to say, Truth in Television. Examples of Meal Ticket include:
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| - A Meal Ticket (known as Recipe Cards in the Japanese Dub) is something used by chefs to create Foodons. It is unknown how they are made, but it is known that they have been around since the middle ages when kings wanted their dinner to perform for them, to see which dish would win to ultimately decide what dish the king would eat. The Meal Tickets are placed on the food, which then creates the Foodon. Afterwards, a Meal Ticket can be used again to call the same Foodon forth. Also when a Foodon has suffered greately in battle the Foodon disintergrates into purple smoke, leaving only the Meal Ticket, esentially killing it. When that happens, a chef can just use the same Meal Ticket another dish, even the same one as before, but it won't bring the exact Foodon back. Special kinds of Meal Tickets include the 5-Star Meal Ticket and the Platinum Meal Ticket are used to create 5 Star Foodons and Deluxe Foodons.
- Basically the target of a Gold Digger. Someone the digger pretends to love for the ticket's money, power, or some other thing the digger wants. Usually the meal ticket is wealthy, but they may simply have a dependable income that's enough that the gold digger won't have to worry about supporting themselves. If a rich man is over 50, and the wife is under 40, this is the second most common type of fictional relationship after a May-December Romance. Shows up regularly with Ugly Guy, Hot Wife. Modern examples usually place a man in the position of Meal Ticket, but from Elizabethan to Victorian times, it was just as likely that the Meal Ticket would be female and an heiress, with a male Gold Digger (or diggers!) in pursuit. In some cases, the digger might grow to love the ticket, but it's rare. Expect fawning until the marriage, and then neglect or even abuse afterward. A happy ending is a toss up. Male Meal Tickets have a high chance to come across the Black Widow and have their lives quickly shortened. The name has varied and vague origins from the 19th century to either this trope or to actual tickets used to get meals in places. Suffice it to say, Truth in Television. Compare Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor. See Christmas Cake for the (usually) gender-inverted equivalent. Examples of Meal Ticket include:
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