History Main / LetSGetDangerous

* Wrestling/BlackRose has as much to say about herself, but also of pro wrestlers in general. Just because they look happy or friendly when you see them out and about or in photo shoots doesn't mean you should expect that to last when they get in the ring.

Hey, what are they doing? Don't they know that they're outside the CompetenceZone? They're prime CListFodder! They're... punting the villain through a wall?

Hey, what are they doing? Don't they know that they're outside the CompetenceZone? They're prime CListFodder!

Hold on a moment... did he just punt that guy through a wall?

Hold on a moment... [[HellYesMoment did he just punt that guy through a wall?]]

-->--'''Lt. "Doc"''', ''Literature/MisterRoberts'' (1955)

This was the CatchPhrase of WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck, a bumbling hero who revealed his true competence and effectiveness from behind a pompous exterior after saying it.

-->-- Lt. "Doc", ''Mister Roberts'' (1955)

See also GivingTheSwordToANoob, TheSoCalledCoward, GoodIsNotDumb, ScrapHeapHero, NotSoHarmlessVillain (the EvilCounterpart), CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass, LethalJokeCharacter, IAmNotLeftHanded, ThisMeansWar, MisfitMobilizationMoment, and {{Badass|Bystander}}[=/=]HeroicBystander.

When a whole ''civilization'' [[UpToEleven decides to get dangerous]], this is a SuperweaponSurprise.

->''You take any one of them--say, even Frank Thurlowe Pulver, here. Put him into a B-29 over Japan, and you know what you'd have? You'd have Pulver, the Congressional Medal of Honor winner. Pulver, who single-handedly shot down twenty-three attacking Zeros! Pulver who, with his ''bare hands'', held together the severed wing struts of his plane! And with his ''bare feet'', successfully landed his mortally wounded plane on his home field! Reflex. It's like the knee jerk.''
-->--Lt. "Doc", ''Mister Roberts'' (1955)

A moment in the story when all the quirky, eccentric supporting cast members stop being quirky and eccentric and start demonstrating their real skill. In effect, it can often be similar to [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in badass]], except that really, when you think about it, it makes more sense. It's not so much that they [[{{Asspull}} pull the power from nowhere]]. Rather, these characters have always ''had'' that power, and it's simply that now they get to show it in a way that doesn't steal the hero's screen time. In some cases, [[InformedAbility they may even have been actively failing to demonstrate this much-hyped power before]].

->''That's mostly what makes physical heroism: Opportunity. It's a reflex. I think that 75 out of 100 young males have that reflex. You take any one of them—say, even Frank Thurlowe Pulver, here—Put him into a B-29 over Japan, and you know what you'd have? You'd have Pulver, the Congressional Medal of Honor winner. Pulver, who single-handedly shot down twenty-three attacking Zeros! Pulver who, with his ''bare hands'', held together the severed wing struts of his plane! And with his ''bare feet'', successfully landed his mortally wounded plane on his home field! Reflex. It's like the knee jerk.''

->''"Let's get dangerous!"''
-->--'''''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'''''

->''"Let's get Dangerous!"''

->''"Once somebody sends a guy with a gun after you, things are only going to get worse. But like it or not, you've got work to do."''
-->--'''''Series/BurnNotice'''''

* Wrestling/BlackRose has as much to say about herself, but also of pro wrestlers in general. Just because they look happy or goof around when you see them out and about or in photo shoots doesn't mean you should expect that to last when they get in the ring.

* WWE example: The Stooges (Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson) were retired ex-champions reduced to [[YesMan corporate yes-men]] for the [=McMahons=]. Tag team champions The New Age Outlaws arranged to meet them in a 'hardcore' (anything goes) match, and proceeded to find themselves on the end of 'old school hardcore' (i.e. blinding handfuls of talcum and concealed fist-loads instead of blatant weapons).

A moment in the story when all the quirky, eccentric supporting cast members stop being quirky and eccentric and start demonstrating why you should respect your elders. In effect, it can often be similar to [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in badass]], except that really, when you think about it, it makes more sense. It's not so much that they [[{{Asspull}} pull the power from nowhere]]. Rather, these characters have always ''had'' that power, and it's simply that now they get to show it in a way that doesn't steal the hero's screen time. In some cases, [[InformedAbility they may even have been actively failing to demonstrate this much-hyped power before]].

->'''Launchpad [=McQuack=]''': I don't know, DW, that sounds dangerous!\\
'''Darkwing Duck''': Yeah? Well then, ''[[TropeNamers let's get dangerous!]]''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''

* LetsGetDangerous/{{Live-Action Films}}

* LetsGetDangerous/{{Live-Action TV}}

Any RetiredBadass can pull off this trope if sufficiently provoked. Can overlap with a WorldOfCardboardSpeech, TheCoatsAreOff, TheGlassesComeOff, and/or a PreAsskickingOneLiner.

Any RetiredBadass can pull off this trope if sufficiently provoked. Can overlap with a WorldOfCardboardSpeech, TheCoatsAreOff, and/or a PreAsskickingOneLiner.

See also GivingTheSwordToANoob, TheSoCalledCoward, GoodIsNotDumb, ScrapHeapHero, NotSoHarmlessVillain (the EvilCounterpart), CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass, LethalJokeCharacter, IAmNotLeftHanded, ThisMeansWar, MisfitMobilizationMoment, and {{Badass|Bystander}}[=/=]HeroicBystander. When a whole ''civilization'' [[UpToEleven decides to get dangerous]], this is a SuperweaponSurprise.

See also GivingTheSwordToANoob, TheSoCalledCoward, GoodIsNotDumb, ScrapHeapHero, NotSoHarmlessVillain (the villain version), CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass, LethalJokeCharacter, IAmNotLeftHanded, ThisMeansWar, MisfitMobilizationMoment, and {{Badass|Bystander}}[=/=]HeroicBystander. When a whole ''civilization'' [[UpToEleven decides to get dangerous]], this is a SuperweaponSurprise.

A moment in the story when all the quirky, eccentric supporting cast stop being quirky and eccentric and start demonstrating why you should respect your elders. In effect, it can often be similar to [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in badass]], except that really, when you think about it, it makes more sense. It's not so much that they [[{{Asspull}} pull the power from nowhere]]. Rather, these characters have always ''had'' that power, and it's simply that now they get to show it in a way that doesn't steal the hero's screen time. In some cases, [[InformedAbility they may even have been actively failing to demonstrate this much-hyped power before]].