This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
I'm thinking Tap on the Head either should be expanded upon to include any TV KO or a new broader trope created.
The K O punch/ Tap on the head etc The hero/villain/victim knocked cold for a period long enough for relevent plot point to happen.
Real world KO's lasting more than a few seconds are likely to come with concussion and a period of PTA -post tramatic amnesia (the victim unable to form new memories for that period). Prolonged periods of unconsciousness are generally called a coma.
No one ever gets jelly-legged or any of the technical/standing KO's that are regularly seen in boxing.
Re: Karate Chop to the neck
Could this be a 'banned trope' ? Are there such things?
Aubri: According to Wikipedia, the effectiveness of the carotid sinus reflex is questionable.
Branfish: "Used in about every other episode of Lost." ~ Removing this, since I can't offhand think of a single example out of the sixty or so episodes there have been so far. I'm not saying it never happened, but if somebody wants to put in a specific example, then they can do that. The "every other episode" generalisation is just unhelpful.
Ununnilium: Took out the Made of Iron link, because it made no sense. Whaaaaaaaa?
Medinoc: How is the EGS example a subversion?
Geese: It isn't. Changed it to a Lampshade Hanging.
Larry D: I believe the Japanese equivalent of a KO punch is a punch to the stomach, rather than the solar plexus. The Inu Yasha manga episodes are inconclusive, Miroku clearly hits Sango in the stomach
, but earlier examples aren't so clear.
Nornagest: Cleaned up some of the sensationalism surrounding body blows —
- Needless to say, this move would also be a highly dangerous one to try in real life. Ask Houdini (who died from being punched in the solar plexus).* This troper has been on the giving and receiving ends of the whole "sharp shot to the solar plexus" shindig, and BOY does it HURT. For those who don't quite know what it does, a quick hit to the solar plexus PARALYZES THE DIAPHRAGM. In other words, STOPS YOU FROM BREATHING! The strength of the hit is what alters the time the diaphragm remains paralyzed, so if you don't know what you're doing, someone may just end up, well, dead. At least expect to be brought down to your knees when taking one of these, though.
The description is basically accurate — a solar plexus shot causes your diaphragm to spasm out of control for a short time, thus preventing you from getting any air for up to a minute or so. From firsthand experience, I can safely say that giving one is effective and taking one is scary. But it's not nearly as dangerous as the description suggested — I've never heard of anyone dying from injuries caused by such a blow. Houdini died of a ruptured appendix which had been infected for several days beforehand, although I doubt the blunt trauma helped much.
- And for the record, this troper's father used it as his favourite means of disciplining children. I was on the receiving end a lot. It was bloody frightening, painful, and incapacitating (especially when you're six years old and he's a six-foot-plus ex-marine), but I'm not dead.
Arivne: moved a number of Pistol-Whipping examples to that page and alphabetized the example categories.
