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To show the inherent peril of mountain climbing, or scaling tall structures, the hero suddenly looses their grip/footing/etc., but narrowly avoids a fatal plunge by grabbing a ledge at the last second.

If you are warned about a particular step ,''do not step on it'', or you ''will'' crash through the floorboards or take a fall down the stairs.

* PullingTheRugOut:\\

Falling towards the earth from space? Don't worry--despite what the laws of physics say, you definitely won't burn up on re-entry.

Fall into a pit? Not a problem, this helpful npc while rescue you!

If someone is carrying an elaborate cake, they ''will'' trip with it, drop it, or something else horrible will happen to it before it reaches its destination.

If a villain takes a long fall but no one sees their corpse did they really die?

Standing under elaborate chandeliers is just a bad idea, they ''will'' fall on you.

Falling through the air with your Love Interest is dramatic and romantic, just be sure you have a safe way to land.

Falling towards the earth from space? Don't worry, despite what the laws of physics say, you definitely won't burn up on re-entry.

I hope you have strong fingers, because it's they're the only thing stopping you from plummeting to your death!

Oh no, I fell down this pit and..now I'm back at the beginning of the level?

Oh mooks, always taking tumbles over low railings.

Don't have a spaceship? Just strap on your spacesuit and drop out of orbit, it's perfectly safe.

If it's the last thing you do, don't let it hit the ground/ the other guy catch it first/ let it break!

If you are warned about a particular step ''do not step on it'', or you ''will'' crash through the floor boards or take a fall down the stairs.

Oh no, he's leaping his death! Oh, wait, there was someone there to catch him all along.

A bad ass landing pose, with both feet on the ground and one hand to steady you.

* PushTripFall\\
Pushing someone so they trip over your kneeling partner-in-crime.

Did you crash into someone? The possibility you are now in a highly suggested pose with them is high.

* AnvilOnHead: A gag involving heavy objects falling on people from out of nowhere.
* BananaPeel: If a banana peel appears, it ''will'' be tripped on.
* BombWhistle: Objects falling from the sky make a distinctive whistling sound.
* BottomlessPits: In this case, it ''is'' the fall that kills you, no splat necessary!
* BottomlessPitRescueService: Fall into a pit? Not a problem, this helpful npc while rescue you!
* CarryingACake: If someone is carrying an elaborate cake, they ''will'' trip with it, drop it, or something else horrible will happen to it before it reaches its destination.
* ColonyDrop: Best way to destroy the earth? Drop an astronomically large space object on the major city of your choice.
* DeathByLookingUp: As soon as you see that shadow from overhead, don't look up, because you'll just die.
* DeathFromAbove: Beware of fatal falling objects.
* DisneyVillainDeath: If a villain takes a long fall but no one sees their corpse did they really die?
* DramaticDrop: The shock of receiving dramatic news causes temporary grip loss and results in dropping objects.
* EdgeGravity: When falling to your death is designed to be something not easily done by accident.
* EmergencyCargoDump: Need to be lighter or go faster? Dump the cargo.
* FallingBlocks: A puzzle game where you arrange falling blocks in a narrow space.
* FallingChandelierOfDoom: Standing under elaborate chandeliers is just a bad idea, they ''will'' fall on you.
* FallingIntoHisArms: How do you make falling romantic? Have the LoveInterest catch them.
* FreeFallFight: Free-falling with a bunch of mooks? Don't wait to land, just fight it out in midair!
* FreeFallRomance: Falling through the air with your LoveInterest is dramatic and romantic, just be sure you have a safe way to land.
* FrictionlessReentry: Falling towards the earth from space? Don't worry, despite what the laws of physics say, you definitely won't burn up on re-entry.
* GravityIsAHarshMistress: You might get a few feet from the edge of the cliff before she kicks in, but either way, you're falling down.
* GravityIsAHarshSeamstress: Falling into a clothesline? Congratulations, you are probably now in a skirt.
* HangingByTheFingers: I hope you have strong fingers, because it's they're the only thing stopping you from plummeting to your death!
* HighDiveEscape: Need to make a speedy exit? Just jump off the nearest balcony.
* IFellForHours: Time does not fly when you fall, as it turns out.
* ItsRainingMen: When people start falling from the skies.
* LeapOfFaith: When you have to jump without being able to see your destination.
* LiteralCliffhanger: Nothing so dramatic as hanging from a cliff. Or a tree. Or a rope.
* LiterallyFallingInLove: Need to get the ball rolling on a romance? Just push them into their LoveInterest.
* MicDrop: Need a dramatic exit? Say your piece, drop your mic and take your leave.
* NonLethalBottomlessPits: Oh no, I fell down this pit and..now I'm back at the beginning of the level?
* NoEscapeButDown: When falling is the only option.
* PianoDrop: If there is a piano in the air, it ''will'' fall on you.
* RailingKill: Oh mooks, always taking tumbles over low railings.
* ReentryScare: Oh no! This ship can't survive reentry into the atmosphere! (It probably can though.)
* RocketlessReentry: Don't have a spaceship? Just strap on your spacesuit and drop out of orbit, it's perfectly safe.
* ShadowOfImpendingDoom: Do you see a shadow coming from overhead? That's not a good sign.
* SlowMotionDrop: How do you make a dramatically falling object even more dramatic? Just add slow-mo.
* SlowMotionFall: Slow Mo makes everything cool, even free falling people. No, ''especially'' free falling people.
* SteppingStonesInTheSky: To prevent falling to your death, just use falling debris as a staircase back up to safety.
* TakeMyHand: One way to prevent falling from that cliff you're hanging from is to grab the hand of someone trying to save you.
* VariableTerminalVelocity: That natural law that says objects all fall at the same speed is a lie. How fast you fall depends on plot-relevance.
* WrongParachuteGag: Desperately need to open your parachute? Surprise! It's not a parachute, it's a kid's backpack!

* CameFromTheSky: An object from the sky causes a stir when it makes a crater on Earth.
* CaptainCrash: This pilot's successful landing rate is one hundred percent if you count crashes as landings.
* CarCushion: Landing on cars always breaks your fall. Even if the hood is cratered, your spine will be fine.
* CatchAFallingStar: Dramatic midair catches save lives!
* ComingInHot: Emergency crash landings are still landings, right?
* CrashingThroughTheHarem: Have a harem? You'll probably end up slamming into the whole group of them at some point.
* CrashIntoHello: The best way to meet people is by tripping into them.
* DeathByFallingOver: People can die from seemingly light impacts. Even tripping or getting hit by a pillow can kill you.
* DesperateObjectCatch: If it's the last thing you do, don't let it hit the ground/ the other guy catch it first/ let it break!
* DivingSave: Diving to save someone or catch someone makes for great drama.
* FunbagAirbag: Need something to break your fall? Breasts are an excellent source of padding.
* GiantRobotHandsSaveLives: Catching human beings with your giant mecha can save their life, never mind the deadly impact.
* GoombaSpringboard: Enemies double as trampolines! If you land on one, you bounce!
* GroundPound: Jump in the air and come down hard on your enemies.
* GroundShatteringLanding: The best way to [[IncrediblyLamePun make an impact]]! Land so powerfully that it makes a cool crater.
* LandingInSomeonesBathtub: Need a place to land? Try a bathtub!
* LadderTipping: Ladders are dangerous! When you climb them, people will just knock them over!
* LivingCrashpad: People make excellent padding to break your fall on.
* MindYourStep: If you are warned about a particular step ''do not step on it'', or you ''will'' crash through the floor boards or take a fall down the stairs.
* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: As long as you don't hit the ground, any fall from any height is survivable!
* ParachuteInATree: Parachutes are apparently attracted to trees, because they always end up tangling in them upon landing.
* PrecisionCrash: Falling objects are attracted to things like monuments and expensive cars.
* SoftWater: Contrary to physics, landing in water, even from great heights, will always guarantee survival.
* StaircaseTumble: Think it's funny when people trip? It's even funnier when they trip and hit every step on the way down the stairs.
* SuggestiveCollision: Did you crash into someone? The possibility you are now in a highly suggested pose with them is high.
* SuicidalGotcha: Oh no, he's leaping his death! Oh, wait, there was someone there to catch him all along.
* ThreePointLanding: A bad ass landing pose, with both feet on the ground and one hand to steady you.
* TrashLanding: Need to break your fall? Well, there's always a dumpster.

Compare the DangerousHeights, GravityTropes, and TropesOnAPlane Indexes. Contrast FlyingTropes.