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An index about trope that are about a character's weakness, people being characterized as weaklings, or things seen as a weakness.

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An index about trope of tropes that are about a character's weakness, people being characterized as weaklings, or things seen as a weakness.






* StoneWall: Has powerful defense, but is too weak to fight back.

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* StoneWall: Has powerful defense, but is too weak to fight back.back.

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* GlassCannon: Effective attacker who is too weak to defend themself.

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* GlassCannon: Effective attacker who is too weak to defend themself.themselves.


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* MasterOfNone: Poor at everything, without being overwhelmingly weak in any particular stat.
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* VirtueIsWeakness

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* VirtueIsWeaknessVirtueIsWeakness: Having a sense of morality is seen as weak and stupid.
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* WeaknessTurnsHerOn: A female character is aroused by men who are vulnerable.

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* WeaknessTurnsHerOn: A female character is aroused by men who are vulnerable.perceived as weak.
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* ReviveKillsZombie

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* ReviveKillsZombieReviveKillsZombie: Healing/revival magic is harmful to the undead.



* WeaknessTurnsHerOn

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* WeaknessTurnsHerOnWeaknessTurnsHerOn: A female character is aroused by men who are vulnerable.



* FauxActionGirl
* GlassCannon
* FragileSpeedster

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* FauxActionGirl
FauxActionGirl: A female character who is built up as an effective ActionGirl, but she proves to be too weak to fight real battles.
* GlassCannon
FragileSpeedster: Quick on their feet, but too weak to defend against attacks.
* FragileSpeedster GlassCannon: Effective attacker who is too weak to defend themself.



* LawfulPushover
* MightyGlacier
* NonActionGuy
* SquishyWizard
* StoneWall

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* LawfulPushover
LawfulPushover: A person in authority who is too weak and spineless to actually exercise that authority.
* MightyGlacier
MightyGlacier: They're physically strong, but speed and mobility prove to be their Kryptonite.
* NonActionGuy
NonActionGuy: Male character who is too weak to fight.
* SquishyWizard
SquishyWizard: Can use powerful magic but is too weak to fight physically.
* StoneWallStoneWall: Has powerful defense, but is too weak to fight back.
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See also FearTropes, AllergicToThisIndex, and PowerAtAPrice. Contrast PowerTropes, OverpoweredTropes and StrengthIndex.

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See also FearTropes, AllergicToThisIndex, AllergicToIndexes, and PowerAtAPrice. Contrast PowerTropes, OverpoweredTropes and StrengthIndex.
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See also FearTropes and PowerAtAPrice. Contrast PowerTropes, OverpoweredTropes and StrengthIndex.

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See also FearTropes FearTropes, AllergicToThisIndex, and PowerAtAPrice. Contrast PowerTropes, OverpoweredTropes and StrengthIndex.
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* PrecautionaryCorpseDisposal
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See also FearTropes and PowerAtAPrice. Contrast PowerTropes, and OverpoweredTropes.

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* WomanlinessAsPathos: Women inherently cause drama or intense feelings.
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* AttackItsWeakPoint

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* AttackItsWeakPoint AttackItsWeakPoint: Being is vulnerable at a specific and obvious part of their body.



* KillItWithFire
** FireKeepsItDead

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* KillItWithFire
KillItWithFire: Being is vulnerable to fire.
** FireKeepsItDeadFireKeepsItDead: Burning corpses prevents them from becoming zombies.



* KillItWithIce
* KillItWithWater

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* KillItWithIce
KillItWithIce: Vulnerability to ice.
* KillItWithWater KillItWithWater: Vulnerability to water.



* KryptoniteIsEverywhere

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* KryptoniteIsEverywhere KryptoniteIsEverywhere: The character's weakness is so commonplace that it's a wonder they haven't been killed yet.



* ManOfKryptonite

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* ManOfKryptoniteManOfKryptonite: A villain whose power is that they're equipped with or made of the hero's weakness.



* WeakToMagic
* WeakenedByTheLight
* WeakerInTheRealWorld
* WeaksauceWeakness
* WillfullyWeak


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* WeakToMagic
WeakToMagic: Vulnerability to magic.
* WeakenedByTheLight
WeakenedByTheLight: Supernatural creatures perish when exposed to sunlight.
* WeakerInTheRealWorld
WeakerInTheRealWorld: A being who exists in a dream-like realm loses their powers when in the real world.
* WeaksauceWeakness
WeaksauceWeakness: A character is vulnerable to a substance that is ridiculously easy to obtain.
* WillfullyWeak

WillfullyWeak: A character deliberately limits how much of their powers they use for everyone else's safety.




* DecapitatedArmy

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* DecapitatedArmyDecapitatedArmy: Take out the leader and the army will have no reason to keep fighting.



* WeakWilled

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* WeakWilled WeakWilled: Character is incapable of standing up for themselves.



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes
WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Character has a crippling fear of something.



* LoveIsAWeakness

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* LoveIsAWeakness LoveIsAWeakness: It is believed that falling in love makes you weak.



* WomenAreDelicate


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* WomenAreDelicate

WomenAreDelicate: The belief that women by nature are very vulnerable.




* JokeCharacter

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* JokeCharacterJokeCharacter: A playable character in a video game who is deliberately programmed to be weak and insanely difficult to play the game as.
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* ArmoredButFrail

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* WeakenedByTheLight
* WeakerInTheRealWorld



* WeakenedByTheLight
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* WeakToMagic
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* HobblingTheGiant
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* LawfulPushover
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* SquishyWizard
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** FireKeepsItDead
** WeakToFire
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* SupernaturalRepellent
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See also FearTropes and PowerAtAPrice. Contrast PowerTropes.

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See also FearTropes and PowerAtAPrice. Contrast PowerTropes.PowerTropes, and OverpoweredTropes.
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* DramaPreservingHandicap
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* ColdIron



* ElementalRockPaperScissors



* StoneWall



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* StoneWall


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* ManOfKryptonite
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* VirtueIsWeakness
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See also FearTropes and PowerAtAPrice. Contrast StrengthTropes.

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See also FearTropes and PowerAtAPrice. Contrast StrengthTropes.PowerTropes.
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* ReviveKillsZombie
* SensoryOverload



* DecapitatedArmy



* VerbalWeakness



* WeaknessTurnsHerOn



* GlassCannon




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* MightyGlacier
* NonActionGuy
* StoneWall


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Hmmm. Is FearTropes a sister index?

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* WeaknessTurnsHerOn.

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* AchillesHeel
* AttackItsWeakPoint

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* CantCatchUp
* ConvenientWeaknessPlacement
* {{Depower}}
* FakeWeakness
* KryptoniteFactor
* KryptoniteIsEverywhere
* LogicalWeakness
* MeeknessIsWeakness
* MomentOfWeakness
* MonstrosityEqualsWeakness
* PowerNullifier
* TaserTagWeakness
* WeakButSkilled
* WeakenedByTheLight
* WeakWilled
* WillfullyWeak
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An index about trope that are about a character's weakness, people being characterized as weaklings, or things seen as a weakness.

See also FearTropes and PowerAtAPrice
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[[AC:Physical weakness]]
* AchillesHeel
* AttackItsWeakPoint
* CantCatchUp
* CantUseStairs
* ConvenientWeaknessPlacement
* KillItWithFire
* KillItWithIce
* KillItWithWater
* KryptoniteFactor
* KryptoniteIsEverywhere
* LogicalWeakness
* SnipingTheCockpit
* WeaksauceWeakness
* WeakenedByTheLight
* WillfullyWeak


[[AC:Emotional or psychological weakness]]
* MeeknessIsWeakness
* WeakWilled
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes

[[AC: Things or concepts considered to be weak or cause weakness]]
* LoveIsAWeakness
* MeeknessIsWeakness
* WomenAreDelicate


[[AC: Character types]]
*FauxActionGirl
*FragileSpeedster
*JokeCharacter

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Hmmm. Is FearTropes a sister index?

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*WeaknessTurnsHerOn.

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* AchillesHeel
* AttackItsWeakPoint

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* CantCatchUp
* ConvenientWeaknessPlacement
* {{Depower}}
* FakeWeakness
* KryptoniteFactor
* KryptoniteIsEverywhere
* LogicalWeakness
* MeeknessIsWeakness
* MomentOfWeakness
* MonstrosityEqualsWeakness
* PowerNullifier
* TaserTagWeakness
* WeakButSkilled
* WeakenedByTheLight
* WeakWilled
* WillfullyWeak

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