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***Although stopping power ''is'' related to ammunition type. Law enforcement officers tend to use ammunition that will dissipate it's energy in the target (e.g. hollowpoints expand on impact) in order to avoid a through-and-through that will injur bystanders. This means all the momentum is transferred to the target, which can be enough to effectively 'slap' them to a halt. If a major muscle is hit it will no longer function regardless of the target's willpower, to say nothing of the possibility of hydrostatic shock incapacitating them (though in fairness this effect is itself hotly disputed).
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* Cue all the clips from 'Real TV' or 'Cops' where someone gets maced and continues to go on a rampage.
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Tasers also have to penetrate the skin to be effective, and any sort of body armour will render them useless; some cheaper models will even have trouble with a leather jacket.
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* WIthin ''DeusEx'', one shot with the stun gun will only temporarily stun an opponent. A second (sometimes a third) is required to actually knock them unconscious. The pepper spray is even worse with the effect fading seconds later. The tranquilizer darts, on the other hand, can deliver InstantSedation if aimed at the head.
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* In ''MortalKombat'', Stryker's taser does minor damage and really only makes the opponent stumble back a bit.
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* In ''MortalKombat'', Stryker's taser does minor damage and really only makes the opponent stumble back a bit. Though, frankly, when dealing with a cast who routinely shrug off missiles to the face, even that is pretty impressive.
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* A self defense instructor/ex-marine on Discovery channel's Fight Science demonstrated how it is possible for an extremely well-trained individual to ''unplug a taser's pins from oneself while falling to the ground from the shock'' and get back up afterward.
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* A self defense instructor/ex-marine on Discovery channel's Fight Science demonstrated how it is possible for an extremely well-trained individual to ''unplug a taser's pins from oneself while falling to the ground from the shock'' and get back up
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* A VERY tiny percentage of people are naturally immune to pepper spray and/or CS gas. Considering the chemistry that works behind it, scientists are baffled as to explain how--one theory is that exposure to intensely spicy foods from a young age and throughout entire life builds it up over time, but no clear answer is given yet.
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* Basically any {{Shonen}} involving a Taser any time.
** In the "Battle for Mahora" arc of ''MahouSenseiNegima'', Ku Fei is tased by a Chachamaru replica, only to shrug off the effects a few seconds later.
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**In the "Battle for Mahora" arc of ''MahouSenseiNegima'', Ku Fei is tased by a Chachamaru replica, only to shrug off the effects a few seconds later.
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* [[DanVs Dan]] is immune to not only mace, but also tear gas (he doesn't even notice it when he's covered with so much that it's causes other people to have trouble seeing and breathing).
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* Used in StargateSG1, where the zat gun supposedly operates on principles similar to a taser but you can acquire some resistance to its effects if you get shot too many times.
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* {{Dilbert}} has the misfortune of being on the receiving end of an aversion of this trope when Dogbert shows how he plans to use pepper spray as an "external antidepressant". It's especially noticeable in the animated version, where Dilbert can be heard screaming in pain throughout the whole clip.
* {{Dilbert}} has the misfortune of being on the receiving end of an aversion of this trope when Dogbert shows how he plans to use pepper spray as an "external antidepressant". It's especially noticeable in the animated version, where Dilbert can be heard screaming in pain throughout the whole clip.
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The instances where pepper spray or tasers are shown as being effective are often PlayedForLaughs.
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* Averted in ''IronMan 2''. After the [[ActionGirl Black Widow]] mopped the floor with most of Justin Hammer's goons, she effectively dispatched the last one with a spray of mace.
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* Averted in ''IronMan 2''. After the [[ActionGirl Black Widow]] mopped the floor with most of Justin Hammer's goons, she effectively dispatched the last one with a spray of mace.
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** Depends; heavier calibers have a "knock-down" effect that can incapacitate attackers who would otherwise shrug off the pain. Smaller calibers, however, will have more variance in how well they'd stop a determined (or drug-crazed) assailant.
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*** The "knock-down" of a pistol is at the most equal to the recoil experienced by the shooter, due to basic physics. Criminals are regularly hosed down with gunfire without being greatly incapacitated in the immediate sense; sure, [[GradualGrinder the bullet wounds may be fatal]], but often, [[MutualKill they're not fatal until some time after it has ceased to be relevant to the person with the gun]]. Criminals are generally the sort who cheated at 'cops and robbers' games as a kid, so when they're shot, they tend to blow it off to the best of their ability and continue with what they were doing until the blood loss and such catches up with them. Under a stressful and chaotic combat situation, someone firing a gun generally will only hit a more rapidly lethal target by chance. Pistols in particular are romanticized and overestimated in modern culture, and so people tend to ignore the actual effectiveness, or relative lack thereof, of an imposing looking handgun. They're not a BAD weapon, they're just nowhere near as instantly effective as people imagine.
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* Played surprisingly straight in an early scene in {{Kick-Ass}}. When Kick-Ass hits Razul with a tazer, he does go down, but the second it runs out of power, he gets right back up.
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* Played surprisingly straight in an early scene in {{Kick-Ass}}. ''Film/{{Kick-Ass}}''. When Kick-Ass hits Razul with a tazer, taser whose prongs ''get stuck in his forehead'', he does go down, but the second it runs out of power, he gets right back up.up. Lampshaded when Hit-Girl later tells him that was a pretty crappy taser.
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** It should be noted that although it's not possible to tough out a taser, it's not the case with pepper spray. Training (including repeated exposure) may render it less effective. Also, certain drugs may suppress the effect and some people can withstand the pain even without them. There are also some hypotheses stating that some people can be naturally immune or somehow can aquire immunity.
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* Toyed with in ''{{GoldenEye}}'', as the "Tazer Boy" acts as a close range rifle, capable of doing major damage and killing minor NPCs in a single (ranged) shot. This is not at all how a taser works, but it prevents it from being useless in a run-and-gun FPS.
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* Toyed with in ''{{GoldenEye}}'', as the "Tazer Boy" acts as a close range rifle, capable of doing major damage and killing minor NPCs [=NPCs=] in a single (ranged) shot. This is not at all how a taser works, but it prevents it from being useless in a run-and-gun FPS.
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* On ''JustShootMe'', Jack buys a taser to protect himself. Dennis' tough father tries it and finds it only tickles him. Jack thinks he bought a defective taser and tries it on Elliot. For some time afterwards, Elliot is a convulsing, incoherent mess, and right when he's supposed to meet Tyra Banks, who thinks he's some kind of weird pervert and hits him with her can of mace.
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* Averted in ''StarOcea2'' with Chisato's weapons: All of her equippable weapons are stun guns, but her application of said weapons comes in the form of KamehameHadoken.
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* Averted in ''StarOcea2'' with Chisato's weapons: All of her equippable weapons are stun guns, but her application of said weapons comes in the form of KamehameHadoken.
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** This troper knew someone (a Petty Officer in the RN who had been teaching chemical warfare training since the dawn of time) who had gradually built up a resistance to CS gas through daily exposure.
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* In three years working security at a college campus this trope was played completely straight. Three separate times (2 taser, 1 mace) guys got hit by "friends" to show how tough they were and "they could take it." They couldn't.
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* In three years working security at a college campus this trope was played completely straight. Three separate times (2 taser, 1 mace) guys got hit by "friends" to show how tough they were and "they could take it." They couldn't.
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* There's a YouTube video of a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jycsQe1F-sE drunk guy getting zapped]] a whopping ''five'' times before staying down and letting the officer arrest him.
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* In an episode of [[HighlanderTheSeries]], Duncan Macleod is hit with a taser. He is stopped for a few seconds before managing to cut the wires with his sword (that he had already drawn). Once it's stopped, he's able to resume going after the bad guy, although slowed down a bit.
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* In an episode of [[HighlanderTheSeries]], {{Highlander}}, Duncan Macleod is hit with a taser. He is stopped for a few seconds before managing to cut the wires with his sword (that he had already drawn). Once it's stopped, he's able to resume going after the bad guy, although slowed down a bit.
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* In an episode of [[HighlanderTheSeries]], Duncan Macleod is hit with a taser. He is stopped for a few seconds before managing to cut the wires with his sword (that he had already drawn). Once it's stopped, he's able to resume going after the bad guy, although slowed down a bit.
