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'''Basic Trope''': Two blades lock against each other. The characters fighting usually proceed to push against each other and/or drop some witty or important dialogue.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are dueling, and their swords make contact. They proceed to push against each other until either gives, which takes about fifteen seconds, and drop a couple clever taunts in the meantime.
* '''Exaggerated''': The blades remain locked for a full ten minutes. Alice and Bob exchange lots of dramatic lines, and Bob spends the last two minutes giving a full speech about why Alice can't win.
* '''Downplayed''': The blades lock for about two seconds, just enough for Alice to say "Give up already!"
* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob are both clueless about actual swordplay, and don't know any of the grappling and maneuvering techniques one would want to use during a bind.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob are dueling with swords and shields. Somehow their ''shields'' get stuck against each other, and they exchange insults while trying to get them unstuck.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are dueling, and their swords make contact. They proceed to push against each other until either gives, which takes about fifteen seconds, and drop a couple clever taunts in the meantime.
* '''Exaggerated''': The blades remain locked for a full ten minutes. Alice and Bob exchange lots of dramatic lines, and Bob spends the last two minutes giving a full speech about why Alice can't win.
* '''Downplayed''': The blades lock for about two seconds, just enough for Alice to say "Give up already!"
* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob are both clueless about actual swordplay, and don't know any of the grappling and maneuvering techniques one would want to use during a bind.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob are dueling with swords and shields. Somehow their ''shields'' get stuck against each other, and they exchange insults while trying to get them unstuck.
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'''Basic Trope''': Two blades lock against each other. The other, and the characters fighting usually proceed to push against each other and/or drop some witty or important dialogue.
* '''Straight''':AliceAndBob In ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia'''s Chapter 5 {{Climax|Boss}}, [[TheHero Sir]] [[KnightInShiningArmor Bob]] and [[TheBrute Barbaric]] [[TheRival Clay]] are dueling, {{duel|boss}}ing, and their swords make contact. They proceed to push against each other until either gives, which takes about fifteen seconds, and drop a couple clever taunts in the meantime.
* '''Exaggerated''': The blades remain locked for a full ten minutes.Alice Clay and Bob exchange lots of dramatic lines, and Bob spends the last two minutes giving a full speech about why Alice Clay can't win.
* '''Downplayed''': The blades lock for about two seconds, just enough forAlice Bob to say "Give up already!"
*'''Justified''': Alice '''Justified''':
** Clay and Bob are both clueless about actual swordplay, and don't know any of the grappling and maneuvering techniques one would want to use during a bind.
** Clay and Bob swung at each other so hard ''that their swords cleaved into one another'', also known as "The Bite" in fencing terminology.
* '''Inverted''':Alice Clay and Bob are dueling with swords and shields. Somehow their ''shields'' get stuck against each other, and they exchange insults while trying to get them unstuck.
* '''Straight''':
* '''Exaggerated''': The blades remain locked for a full ten minutes.
* '''Downplayed''': The blades lock for about two seconds, just enough for
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** Clay and Bob are both clueless about actual swordplay, and don't know any of the grappling and maneuvering techniques one would want to use during a bind.
** Clay and Bob swung at each other so hard ''that their swords cleaved into one another'', also known as "The Bite" in fencing terminology.
* '''Inverted''':
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* '''Parodied''': The swords are made of candy and actually stick to each other.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** The swords are made of candy and actually stick to eachother.other.
** Clay is wielding a [[{{BFS}} gargantuan claymore]] and Bob is wielding a measly toothpick. The same effect ''still'' happens, complete with an hour long SnarkToSnarkCombat match and a ''two hour long'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Bob.
** The swords are made of candy and actually stick to each
** Clay is wielding a [[{{BFS}} gargantuan claymore]] and Bob is wielding a measly toothpick. The same effect ''still'' happens, complete with an hour long SnarkToSnarkCombat match and a ''two hour long'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Bob.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"Ah, it appears we have clashed blades. May we start dropping quips, dear rival?"
* '''Invoked''':???Sir Bob starts focusing on parries and swings at Clay's sword hard enough that the two enter this, in order to stall for time while [[LovableRogue Lance]] prepares to pounce on Clay's back.
* '''Invoked''':
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** During the sword push, Alice uses her off hand to draw a dagger and stab Bob.
** Alice wins the sword push and stabs Bob while he's knocked off-balance.
** Carol pounces on Alice's back while she's distracted pushing against Bob.
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob pull away to disengage the instant their blades lock.
** Alice wins the sword push and stabs Bob while he's knocked off-balance.
** Carol pounces on Alice's back while she's distracted pushing against Bob.
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob pull away to disengage the instant their blades lock.
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** During the sword push, Alice Clay uses her his off hand to draw a dagger and stab Bob.
**Alice Clay wins the sword push and stabs Bob while he's knocked off-balance.
**Carol [[LovableRogue Lance]] pounces on Alice's Clay's back while she's he's distracted pushing against Bob.
** Clay furiously wrestles with Bob, throwing him into any nearby stage hazards.
** Bob kicks Clay [[GroinAttack in the groin]] for an easy hit in.
*'''Defied''': Alice '''Defied''':
** Clay and Bob pull away to disengage the instant their bladeslock.lock.
** Clay and Bob lubricate their blades in order to make sure that this ''never'' happens.
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** Clay furiously wrestles with Bob, throwing him into any nearby stage hazards.
** Bob kicks Clay [[GroinAttack in the groin]] for an easy hit in.
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** Clay and Bob pull away to disengage the instant their blades
** Clay and Bob lubricate their blades in order to make sure that this ''never'' happens.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Bob spend a lot of energy just pushing against each other, and by the time the blade lock ends, they're both too tired to continue fighting.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice Clay and Bob spend a lot of energy just pushing against each other, and by the time the blade lock ends, they're both too tired to continue fighting.
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* '''Played for Drama''': It's an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight, and Alice makes a heartbreaking attempt to call out to Bob during the blade lock.
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* '''Played for Drama''': It's an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight, and Alice Bob makes a heartbreaking attempt to call out to Bob Clay during the blade lock.
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Back to BladeLock. And make sure that your sword is extra slippery so that it doesn't happen again.
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** Carol pounces on Alice's back while she's distracted pushing against Bob.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The blades remain locked for a full ten minutes. Alice and Bob exchange lots of dramatic lines, and Bob spends the last two minutes giving a speech about why Alice can't win.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The blades remain locked for a full ten minutes. Alice and Bob exchange lots of dramatic lines, and Bob spends the last two minutes giving a full speech about why Alice can't win.
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* '''Exploited''': ???'''Exploited''':
** During the sword push, Alice uses her off hand to draw a dagger and stab Bob.
** Alice wins the sword push and stabs Bob while he's knocked off-balance.
** During the sword push, Alice uses her off hand to draw a dagger and stab Bob.
** Alice wins the sword push and stabs Bob while he's knocked off-balance.
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???Alice and Bob spend a lot of energy just pushing against each other, and by the time the blade lock ends, they're both too tired to continue fighting.
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'''Basic Trope''': Two blades lock against each other. The characters fighting usually proceed to push against each other and/or drop some witty or important dialogue.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are dueling, and their swords make contact. They proceed to push against each other until either gives, which takes about fifteen seconds, and drop a couple clever taunts in the meantime.
* '''Exaggerated''': The blades remain locked for a full ten minutes. Alice and Bob exchange lots of dramatic lines, and Bob spends the last two minutes giving a speech about why Alice can't win.
* '''Downplayed''': The blades lock for about two seconds, just enough for Alice to say "Give up already!"
* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob are both clueless about actual swordplay, and don't know any of the grappling and maneuvering techniques one would want to use during a bind.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob are dueling with swords and shields. Somehow their ''shields'' get stuck against each other, and they exchange insults while trying to get them unstuck.
* '''Subverted''': The blades come apart on their own after a second.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then they lock again after a couple blows and remain locked for twenty seconds.
* '''Parodied''': The swords are made of candy and actually stick to each other.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Blades never lock during combat.
** No one fights with blades.
* '''Enforced''': The writers needed a point during the fight for the characters to drop some dramatic dialogue.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob pull away to disengage the instant their blades lock.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "What's with the pointless blade pushing in films? Why do they never just move their blades around each other?"
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': It's an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight, and Alice makes a heartbreaking attempt to call out to Bob during the blade lock.
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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are dueling, and their swords make contact. They proceed to push against each other until either gives, which takes about fifteen seconds, and drop a couple clever taunts in the meantime.
* '''Exaggerated''': The blades remain locked for a full ten minutes. Alice and Bob exchange lots of dramatic lines, and Bob spends the last two minutes giving a speech about why Alice can't win.
* '''Downplayed''': The blades lock for about two seconds, just enough for Alice to say "Give up already!"
* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob are both clueless about actual swordplay, and don't know any of the grappling and maneuvering techniques one would want to use during a bind.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob are dueling with swords and shields. Somehow their ''shields'' get stuck against each other, and they exchange insults while trying to get them unstuck.
* '''Subverted''': The blades come apart on their own after a second.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then they lock again after a couple blows and remain locked for twenty seconds.
* '''Parodied''': The swords are made of candy and actually stick to each other.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Blades never lock during combat.
** No one fights with blades.
* '''Enforced''': The writers needed a point during the fight for the characters to drop some dramatic dialogue.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob pull away to disengage the instant their blades lock.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "What's with the pointless blade pushing in films? Why do they never just move their blades around each other?"
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': It's an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight, and Alice makes a heartbreaking attempt to call out to Bob during the blade lock.
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