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'''Basic Trope''': A creature who attacks on your behalf as a WeaponOfChoice.

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'''Basic Trope''': A creature who attacks on your behalf as a WeaponOfChoice.weapon.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice sicks her dog on Bob...but since it wasn't trained as an attack dog he just sits there.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice sicks her dog on Bob... [[IncompetentGuardAnimal but since it wasn't trained as an attack dog he just sits there.]]
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** Alice uses her dog as a [[CrossesTheLineTwice ''club'']].

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** Alice uses her dog as a [[CrossesTheLineTwice ''club'']].as a]] ''[[GrievousHarmWithABody club]]''.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice looks completly defenceless until she snaps her fingers to call in her CanisMajor.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Alice looks completly defenceless until she snaps her fingers to call in her CanisMajor.CanisMajor.
** Alice uses her dog as a [[CrossesTheLineTwice ''club'']].

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* '''Inverted''': Alice has to [[EscortMission escort her dog to safety]].

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Alice has to [[EscortMission escort her dog to safety]].
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** Alice has an armadillo that can block enemy attacks for her.
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Big Badass Wolf is no longer a trope. It has been split into Noble Wolf and Savage Wolves


* '''Parodied''': Alice looks completly defenceless until she snaps her fingers to call in her BigBadassWolf.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice looks completly defenceless until she snaps her fingers to call in her BigBadassWolf.CanisMajor.



* '''Defied''': Using animals or any other semi-intelligent creature as a weapon is strictly forbidden by animal rights laws. The few people who try it end up having to deal with {{Animal Wrongs Group}}s.

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* '''Defied''': Using animals or any other semi-intelligent creature as a weapon is strictly forbidden by animal rights laws. The few people who try it end up having have to deal with {{Animal Wrongs Group}}s.



* '''Conversed''': "Maybe I should just train something to do the fighting for me...?"

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* '''Conversed''': "Maybe I should just train something to do the fighting for me...?""Why does that character have a trained dog?" "[[RuleOfCool Because trained dogs are cool.]]"

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob calls out Alice for making her pet fight her battles for her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice points out that dogs are simply wolves which have been bred to get along with humans; she's not making it do anything that it wouldn't do on instinct.



* '''Averted''': Alice just uses a gun.

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* '''Averted''': Alice just uses a gun.



* '''Lampshaded''': "[[OhCrap Uh-oh]]...nice doggy...?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "[[OhCrap Uh-oh]]...nice doggy...?" ?"



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



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob calls out Alice for making her pet fight her battles for her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice points out that dogs are simply wolves which have been bred to get along with humans; she's not making it do anything that it wouldn't do on instinct.






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%%* '''Implied''': ???
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* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone fights each other by sending trained animals, robots or some other creature which obeys their commands after them.

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Everyone fights each other by sending trained animals, robots or some other creature which obeys their commands after them.
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** {{Mon}} fighting

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'''Basic Trope''': A creature who attacks on your behalf as a WeaponOfChoice.
* '''Straight''': Alice fights by sicking her dog on her foes.
* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone fights each other by sending trained animals, robots or some other creature which obeys their commands after them.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice has the power to call animals to her aid, but usually fights with more conventional weapons.
* '''Justified''': Alice isn't a trained fighter or very strong, but her dog's loyal and perfectly capable of tackling her foes.
* '''Inverted''': Alice has to [[EscortMission escort her dog to safety]].
* '''Subverted''': Alice sicks her dog on Bob...but since it wasn't trained as an attack dog he just sits there.
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob sneers and attacks Alice, which causes her dog to leap to his master's defence.
* '''Parodied''': Alice looks completly defenceless until she snaps her fingers to call in her BigBadassWolf.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob calls out Alice for making her pet fight her battles for her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice points out that dogs are simply wolves which have been bred to get along with humans; she's not making it do anything that it wouldn't do on instinct.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice has her dog attack, other times it simply runs away when a fight breaks out.
* '''Averted''': Alice just uses a gun.
* '''Enforced''': The show's creators wanted to include the dog as a SeriesMascot and needed a way to make sure it didn't look like he was there just to sell toys.
* '''Lampshaded''': "[[OhCrap Uh-oh]]...nice doggy...?"
* '''Invoked''': Alice trains her dog as an attack dog so she can use him as a concealed weapon (since being accompanied by a dog wouldn't be very unusual).
* '''Defied''': Using animals or any other semi-intelligent creature as a weapon is strictly forbidden by animal rights laws. The few people who try it end up having to deal with {{Animal Wrongs Group}}s.
* '''Discussed''': "Is she armed?" "She has a fully loaded dog pointed at us."
* '''Conversed''': "Maybe I should just train something to do the fighting for me...?"
* '''Played For Laughs:''' Alice's dog frequently ignores her commands or gets distracted by sticks and balls thrown by enemies.
* '''Played For Drama:''' Alice's beloved pet is slowly becoming more violent and bloodthirsty. Can she protect herself without letting her dog become a monster?

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OK, AttackAnimal; Stay! ...there's a good PotHole. Yes you are!
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