Jan 30, 2022
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Oscar (1991) The Mask (1994) Miss Congeniality (2000) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) The Book of Boba Fett (2022)
Xuân is that bitch who spends five minutes pulling weapons out of the most random, sneaky places when the team is demanded to lay all their weapons out
NO THIS IS LITERALLY HER.
YOU DON’T EVEN UNDERSTAND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I MADE HER THIS WAY
The trope is called ‘Extended Disarming’, it’s one of my all time favourite tropes because it’s just!! So funny! But it also shows how darn scary this character is! And I don’t yet have the scene to show it planned yet, but IT’S GONNA HAPPEN. IT’S HAPPENING SOMEWHERE
Without spoiling too much, let’s just say that Xuân… is. Very strong. She’s able to carry all of this heavy metal and stuff with? No difficulty? (I mean aside from her limp, but that’s from something else.)
I have a heckin’ list for this. I have a list to keep track of this. You wanna see it? Have some minor spoilers why not: (May end up changing some of these, who knows)
Dual wields dao blades that have the same sheath at her waist (they appear to just be one blade when put away)
2 flintlock pistols holstered at her waist
A sword hidden in her cane
A small (magical) push dagger (which she always has on her)
2 throwing knives hidden in the heels of her boots
2 daggers slotted down the sides of the insides of her boots
The tips of the two feathers in her hat are actually small knives
3 grenades in the pockets of her coat
5 throwing knives in hidden sheaths on the inside of her coat
4 darts sheathed on the insides of the cuffs on her coats’ sleeves
3 small vials of plant derived poisons on the inside pockets of her coat
Probably has an array of other things literally up her sleeve
Ye. And she loses pretty much all of it partway through book three because Quill’s a Meanie.
I want to have enough pockets to be like that character who always has all the shit they could possibly need-
Like, crying love interest? Handkerchief.
Giving kid some life advice? Paper bag of sweets to offer from.
Fall down a pit into darkness? Torch.
Cutting hostage loose? Pocket knife.
Need fire arrows for a Viking Funeral? Lighter.
Or just to be able to freak people out when they say “Turn out your pockets” by pulling out my own body weight in useful/useless junk.
The Funniest Trope Showdown: Semifinal Poll 2
Which trope is funnier?
Extended Disarming
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Extended Disarming
A long sequence of a character removing all the weapons they're carrying.
A character is told to drop all his weapons, or is frisked. He lays down the shotgun, takes the pistol or pistols out of their holsters, and
Propaganda:
I have never seen this trope miss. And since this tends to happen to bodyguards or trigger-happy characters, you also get the bonus of having the stoic one act eccentric for once, or have a character get comically sad or frustrated at having to part with their things, respectively. Funny, and character informing!
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
A joke in which several extreme or shocking things are listed followed by one much milder/more mundane thing.
When listing three or more things, the comedy rule is to not finish strong, but to list some strong examples followed by a very weak example
Propaganda:
Both a reversal of expectations and useful for characterization. Also very funny if the character getting accused let's the Arson and the Murder go by but insists that they would never ever Jaywalk.
The Funniest Trope Showdown: Round 1, Poll 9
Which trope is funnier?
Extended Disarming
Identical Stranger
Extended Disarming
A long sequence of a character removing all the weapons they're carrying.
A character is told to drop all his weapons, or is frisked. He lays down the shotgun, takes the pistol or pistols out of their holsters, and
Propaganda:
I have never seen this trope miss. And since this tends to happen to bodyguards or trigger-happy characters, you also get the bonus of having the stoic one act eccentric for once, or have a character get comically sad or frustrated at having to part with their things, respectively. Funny, and character informing!
Identical Stranger
Two strangers look almost identical.
They say that everybody has got a double somewhere. After all, the Earth has a human population that is more than a immense amount of people
Propaganda:
Can be a great subversion of the Paper-Thin Disguise
The Funniest Trope Showdown: Round 3, Poll 3
Which trope is funnier?
Extended Disarming
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Extended Disarming
A long sequence of a character removing all the weapons they're carrying.
A character is told to drop all his weapons, or is frisked. He lays down the shotgun, takes the pistol or pistols out of their holsters, and
Propaganda:
I have never seen this trope miss. And since this tends to happen to bodyguards or trigger-happy characters, you also get the bonus of having the stoic one act eccentric for once, or have a character get comically sad or frustrated at having to part with their things, respectively. Funny, and character informing!
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
When a character abandons a situation that's dangerous or doesn't favor them.
Sometimes, a character is pushed just a bit too far. They might be thrown into a dangerous situation, where they'll most likely get slaughte
Propaganda:
Okay so I wanted something a little more specific to submit but this was the only trope closest to what I wanted. Specifically, I was thinking about the scenario when a character walks into a room, or is walking in a certain direction, something problematic is happening in there path, and then wordlessly, without even visibly reacting, the character turns heel in the direction they came with nary a single break in there stride. Something about the seamless change in momentum coupled with the anti-humoresque non-reaction just cracks me up.
The Funniest Trope Showdown: Round 2, Poll 5
Which trope is funnier?
Extended Disarming
Noodle Incident
Extended Disarming
A long sequence of a character removing all the weapons they're carrying.
A character is told to drop all his weapons, or is frisked. He lays down the shotgun, takes the pistol or pistols out of their holsters, and
Propaganda:
I have never seen this trope miss. And since this tends to happen to bodyguards or trigger-happy characters, you also get the bonus of having the stoic one act eccentric for once, or have a character get comically sad or frustrated at having to part with their things, respectively. Funny, and character informing!
Noodle Incident
An incident is referenced without being explained to make it funnier or worse in our heads than anything they could explain.
The Noodle Incident is something from the past that is referred to but never explained, with the implication that it's just too ludicrous fo
Propaganda:
The incidents can be so funny and absurd, especially with the whole bit being never explained or out of context