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** ''[[DieHardOnAnX Death on Bad Rock]]'' began production on late November and the production team decided that it was easier to just deal with all of the Christmas stuff on the background ([[DoTheyKnowItsChristmastime even if it's not directly referenced by the characters]]) than try to get rid of it.

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** ''[[DieHardOnAnX Death on Bad Rock]]'' began production on late November and the production team decided that it was easier to just deal with all of the Christmas stuff on the background ([[DoTheyKnowItsChristmastime ([[DidIMentionItsChristmas even if it's not directly referenced by the characters]]) than try to get rid of it.
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Go back to AnAssKickingChristmas.

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Go back to AnAssKickingChristmas.the main page, and have AnAssKickingChristmas! Hohoho!

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* '''Enforced''': The show is action drama that needs a ChristmasEpisode for ratings.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The show is action drama that needs a ChristmasEpisode for ratings.ratings.
** ''[[DieHardOnAnX Death on Bad Rock]]'' began production on late November and the production team decided that it was easier to just deal with all of the Christmas stuff on the background ([[DoTheyKnowItsChristmastime even if it's not directly referenced by the characters]]) than try to get rid of it.
** Desperate executives were looking for any script that 1) could be modified to be a Christmas film in a hurry to get that sweet holiday season box office cash, 2) was equally easy to film in a hurry and 3) ''not'' be the hundredth-billion romantic comedy studios shovel out this time of the year in the hopes that people would be attracted by the change of pace. ''Death on Bad Rock'' covered all of these points.
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** A Christmas Movie is simultaneously the most badass action movies that stars a BadassSanta who beats up bad guys left, right, and center, while also utilizing an '''''JustForFun/{{EGREGIOUS}}''''' amount of GatlingGood.
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** The resident BloodKnight goes to town on the bad guys with "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" playing in the background, an exhilarated grin on his face.

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** The resident BloodKnight goes to town on the bad guys in glorious slo-mo with "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" playing in the background, an exhilarated grin on his face.
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** "Bob" is revealed to be [[BadassSanta Santa Claus himself]] and he tears through all of the bad guys using extremely stereotypical Santa Claus powers, bulletproof fruitcake, and an awful lot of puns based on ''Literature/TwasTheNightBeforeChristmas''.
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** The resident BloodKnight goes to down on the bad guys with ''The Most Wonderful Time of the Year'' playing in the background, an exhilarated grin on his face.

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** The resident BloodKnight goes to down town on the bad guys with ''The "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year'' Year" playing in the background, an exhilarated grin on his face.
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* '''Straight''': Bad guys rob a bank on Christmas, and our CowboyCop has to stop them.

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* '''Straight''': [[Film/DieHard Bad guys rob a bank on Christmas, skyscraper during a Christmas party]], and our CowboyCop has to stop them.
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* '''Defied''': Both sides sign a truce that no hostilities will be made during Christmas, which is strongly enforced.

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* '''Defied''': Both sides sign a truce that no hostilities will be made during Christmas, which is [[YouHaveFailedMe strongly enforced.]]
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* '''Played For Horror''': "Bob's Christmas" is the story of how Bob had to prevent his family from being slaughtered by [[SpreeKiller The Chesapeake Machine-Gun Slayer]]. They made it. Another hundred people didn't.

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* '''Played For Horror''': "Bob's Christmas" is the story of how Bob had to prevent his family from being slaughtered by [[SpreeKiller The Chesapeake Machine-Gun Slayer]]. They made it. [[SurvivorsGuilt Another hundred people didn't.
didn't]].

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Having to endure being in the middle of a massive shootout in Christmas Eve is incredibly traumatizing.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???But never tell a PapaWolf that he's not allowed to save his family in Christmas. As a matter of fact, the kind of man who doesn't thinks Christmas is '''the''' day when they should give their all, even getting in a fight, for the sake of their family is not A Real Man.


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* '''Played For Drama''': "Bob's Christmas" is a CrappyHolidays film, except for the fact that Bob had go to war and fight off a platoon of terrorists. Most probably the reason ''why'' it's a Crappy Holidays film is because [[HeroicBSOD of how]] [[TheseHandsHaveKilled Bob feels]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone once the bullets stop flying]].
* '''Played For Horror''': "Bob's Christmas" is the story of how Bob had to prevent his family from being slaughtered by [[SpreeKiller The Chesapeake Machine-Gun Slayer]]. They made it. Another hundred people didn't.

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** The resident BloodKnight goes to down on the bad guys with ''The Most Wonderful Time of the Year'' playing in the background, an exhilarated
grin on his face.

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** The resident BloodKnight goes to down on the bad guys with ''The Most Wonderful Time of the Year'' playing in the background, an exhilarated
exhilarated grin on his face.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': The two [[PunchClockVillain punch clock villains]] trade blows while also trading Christmas presents.

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The two [[PunchClockVillain punch clock villains]] trade blows while also trading Christmas presents.presents.
** The resident BloodKnight goes to down on the bad guys with ''The Most Wonderful Time of the Year'' playing in the background, an exhilarated
grin on his face.
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* '''Parodied''': A more regular "spiritual" SavingChristmas plot is ironically juxtaposed against advertisements for a [[ClicheStorm cookie-cutter]] TestosteronePoisoning action film, ''[[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Red Sleigh Down:]] [[Film/{{Scrooged}} The Night The Reindeer Died]]''.

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* '''Parodied''': A more regular "spiritual" SavingChristmas plot is [[AdDissonance ironically juxtaposed against advertisements advertisements]] for a [[ClicheStorm cookie-cutter]] TestosteronePoisoning action film, ''[[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Red Sleigh Down:]] [[Film/{{Scrooged}} The Night The Reindeer Died]]''.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???A more regular "spiritual" SavingChristmas plot is ironically juxtaposed against advertisements for a [[ClicheStorm cookie-cutter]] TestosteronePoisoning action film, ''[[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Red Sleigh Down:]] [[Film/{{Scrooged}} The Night The Reindeer Died]]''.
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** The CowboyCop must [[SavingChristmas literally save Christmas]] by going to war against a terrorist cell that had taken Santa Claus hostage.

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** The CowboyCop must [[SavingChristmas literally save Christmas]] by going to war against a terrorist cell that had has taken Santa Claus hostage.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Action sequences are a Christmastime tradition in this world.

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Action sequences are a Christmastime tradition in this world.world.
** The CowboyCop must [[SavingChristmas literally save Christmas]] by going to war against a terrorist cell that had taken Santa Claus hostage.
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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Both sides sign a truce that no hostilities will be made during Christmas, which is strongly enforced.
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'''Basic Trope''': Peace on Earth and goodwill to all? Hardly. In this work, Christmas is a time of battle, destruction and StuffBlowingUp.
* '''Straight''': Christmas is the backdrop for scenes of good ol' asskicking action.
* '''Exaggerated''': All-out war and hellfire breaks out on Christmas.

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'''Basic Trope''': Peace on Earth and goodwill to all? Hardly. In this work, Christmas is a time of battle, destruction and StuffBlowingUp.
* '''Straight''':
Christmas is the backdrop for scenes of good ol' asskicking action.
* '''Straight''': Bad guys rob a bank on Christmas, and our CowboyCop has to stop them.
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'''Exaggerated''': All-out war and hellfire breaks out on Christmas.Action sequences are a Christmastime tradition in this world.



* '''Justified''': The hero was having a nice, joy-filled Christmas when the villains attacked. Ass-kicking is served.
* '''Inverted''': An Asskicking Good Friday
* '''Subverted''': ???
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* '''Justified''': The hero was having a nice, joy-filled Christmas when the villains attacked. Ass-kicking is served.
Aliens think Earth will be too peaceful to fight back at this time of year, and are very mistaken.
* '''Inverted''': An Asskicking Good Friday
Christmastime is completely conflict free this year.
* '''Subverted''': ???
It looks like bad guys are about to rob a bank on Christmas, but they're just shooting scenes for a movie, and couldn't reschedule.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Then once the film crew's cover is established they show that they are actually a mercenary group hired to take over the town.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Asskicking occurs, but then Christmas cheer overcomes all and the two sides celebrate Christmas cheer together.
* '''Averted''': The fighting wraps up the day before Christmas; the peace treaty is signed the next day.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Asskicking occurs, but then Christmas cheer overcomes all and the two sides celebrate Christmas cheer together.
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* '''Averted''': The fighting wraps up It's an action movie taking place in the day before Christmas; the peace treaty is signed the next day.summer.



* '''Exploited''': The JerkassHero takes advantage of expectations of peace and joy to initiate asskicking.
* '''Defied''': The [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld world needs saving before bedtime]], but the hero [[RefusalOfTheCall locks the door]], sets the alarm, and settles in for a sumptuous Christmas dinner with his family and friends.

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* '''Exploited''': The JerkassHero takes advantage of expectations of peace and joy to initiate asskicking.
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* '''Defied''': The [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld world needs saving before bedtime]], but the hero [[RefusalOfTheCall locks the door]], sets the alarm, and settles in for a sumptuous Christmas dinner with his family and friends.???



Kick the ass of the [[AnAssKickingChristmas main entry]] and wish it a Merry Christmas!

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Kick the ass of the [[AnAssKickingChristmas main entry]] and wish it a Merry Christmas!Go back to AnAssKickingChristmas.
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'''Basic Trope''': Peace on Earth and goodwill to all? Hardly. In this work, Christmas is a time of battle, destruction and StuffBlowingUp.
* '''Straight''': Christmas is the backdrop for scenes of good ol' asskicking action.
* '''Exaggerated''': All-out war and hellfire breaks out on Christmas.
* '''Downplayed''': Christmas is a time of petty fights and minor squabbling.
* '''Justified''': The hero was having a nice, joy-filled Christmas when the villains attacked. Ass-kicking is served.
* '''Inverted''': An Asskicking Good Friday
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Asskicking occurs, but then Christmas cheer overcomes all and the two sides celebrate Christmas cheer together.
* '''Averted''': The fighting wraps up the day before Christmas; the peace treaty is signed the next day.
* '''Enforced''': The show is action drama that needs a ChristmasEpisode for ratings.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': The JerkassHero takes advantage of expectations of peace and joy to initiate asskicking.
* '''Defied''': The [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld world needs saving before bedtime]], but the hero [[RefusalOfTheCall locks the door]], sets the alarm, and settles in for a sumptuous Christmas dinner with his family and friends.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': The two [[PunchClockVillain punch clock villains]] trade blows while also trading Christmas presents.
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Kick the ass of the [[AnAssKickingChristmas main entry]] and wish it a Merry Christmas!
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