History PlayingWith / ActionSurvivor

** Alice's original idea was to become a central security guard and she has trained accordingly

** The situation goes [[RealityEnsues about as well as you would expect]], what with an untrained civilian with no equipment going up against a team of heavily armed terrorists.

** Alcie [[DecoyProtagonist dies halfway through]], barely seeing any action, and definitely not surviving.

** Alternatively - she [[DecoyProtagonist dies halfway through]], barely seeing any action, and definitely not surviving.

* '''Defied''': The terrorists search every square inch of the nuclear plant to root out any [[SpannerInTheWorks any potential spanners in the works.

* '''Defied''': The GenreSavvy terrorists search every square inch of the nuclear plant to root out any [[SpannerInTheWorks any potential spanners in the works]].

* '''Lampshaded''': "Is my name secretly John McClane? I mean seriously, this plot is DieHardOnAnX to a T."

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''(accidentally sits on a terrorist.)''
-->'''Alice''':"Why did the chair just scream in pain?"

* '''Justified''': Alice has ChekhovsSkill in various fields that help her outwit the terrorists, as well as intimate knowledge of how to use the GeoEffects and {{Defensive Feint Trap}}s of the reactor to her benefit, since she designed/built it.

* '''Defied''': The GenreSavvy terrorists search every square inch of the nuclear plant to root out any (

'''Basic Trope''': An InnocentBystander gets caught up in a plot better suited to an ActionHero.
* '''Straight''': Alice is working on the computer systems of an idle nuclear reactor when terrorists take over the building with [[GoingCritical ill intent]].

** Alice is threatened by a mugger, but manages to trip him with her umbrella and escape.
** Alice is a security guard, she is prepared for robbers, but not these terrorists.

* '''Inverted''':
** Alice was a girl scout and black belt. The terrorists are angry and out of shape college dropouts with improvised weapons. Not quite an ActionHero versus {{Mooks}}, but very even.
** Alternatively - an outpost of NebulousEvilOrganization gets attacked by FiveManBand, and all the {{Mooks}} except one get killed. [[VillainProtagonist The survivor]] has to make sure [[YouCantThwartStageOne Stage One of an Evil Plan will not be thwarted]].

** Alice turns out to be [[RetiredBadass ex-military]].
** Alternatively - she [[DecoyProtagonist dies halfway through]].

* '''Parodied''': Alice never notices the terrorists, while getting MistakenForBadass as she unknowingly escapes by the skin of her teeth while somehow randomly killing a terrorist or two in the process.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is a meek office worker, but she sure knows her way around a shotgun, but that's all because IKnowMortalKombat, she sucks at hand to hand, except she had a tranq dart hidden up her sleeve.
* '''Averted''': Alice is prepared for the danger she is going to face.

* '''Lampshaded''': "If I'd known I'd be in this fix, I'd have studied karate."

* '''Defied''': The passerby Bob tries to pass the {{MacGuffin}} to runs away screaming rather than get involved.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice doesn't have the skills or abilities to take on the terrorists, so MissionControl talks her through the grisly task of making a series of brutally efficient traps and very messy kills because of her inexperience. In the process of which she has to become TheUnfettered and put aside her moral convictions and fears just to get enough of an edge against them. When she's congratulated by the counter-terrorism chief on being a hero, [[BreakTheCutie she just]] [[HeroicBSOD breaks down]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Though she knows she's no hero and horribly outmatched, Alice realizes it's not just her life but many thousands who depend on her, and manages to find the courage to use her skills, cleverness and ingenuity to slow down and hold back the terrorists.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice is TheFool.

** ...which does her a whole lot of good when the terrorists turn out to be supernatural monsters.
** Alice was in the army... As a DeskJockey.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice doesn't have the skills or abilities to take on the terrorists, so MissionControl talks her through the grisly task of making a series of brutally efficient traps and very messy kills because of her inexperience. In the process of which she has to become TheUnfettered and put aside her moral convictions and fears just to get enough of an edge against them. When she's congratulated by the counter-terrorism chief on being a hero, [[BreakTheCutie she just]] [[HeroicBSOD breaks down]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Though she knows she's no hero and horribly outmatched, Alice realizes it's not just her life but many thousands who depend on her, and manages to find the courage to use her skills, cleverness and ingenuity to slow down and hold back the terrorists.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is threatened by a mugger, but manages to trip him with her umbrella and escape.

* '''Inverted''': Alice was a girl scout and black belt. The terrorists are angry and out of shape college dropouts with improvised weapons. Not quite an ActionHero versus {{Mooks}}, but very even.

* '''Subverted''': Alice turns out to be [[RetiredBadass ex-military]].

* '''Double Subverted''': ...which does her a whole lot of good when the terrorists turn out to be supernatural monsters.

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* '''Averted''': Alice is a SupportingProtagonist and never actually gets involved.

* '''Discussed''': "Why is it my life keeps turning into a cheap copy of ''DieHard?'' I'm not even that resourceful or a cop!"

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Defied''': ...who runs away screaming rather than get involved.

* '''Exploited''': "Hmmm, it seems the nuclear reactor is being invaded by terrorists. Time to play the ActionSurvivor card."

* '''Exploited''': ???

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