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** Alice creates a SelfDestructingSecurity device or a particularly dastardly death trap that will go off if the door and surrounding walls are destroyed, damaged or assaulted in any way. It's the keys or a lockpick.



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* '''Implied''': ??? Bob comes back thirty seconds after he walks away while [[MasterOfUnlocking Annie]] gushes about the toughness of the Ultra-Safe-Lock 3000 and how she is going to enjoy spending the next three hours picking the lock, [[FreezeFrameBonus with the MacGuffin barely visibly poking out of his pocket]].
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** Bob tries to break through the door with enough high explosives to send the whole city block to the moon… [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill which he does]]. [[SurprisinglySuperToughThing And the door remains standing in the middle of the crater]]. Bob either does an EyeTake and gives up, attacks the door in an even more comical rage, or shrugs and steps around it to fetch the MacGuffin.
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** ...but the brick wall ''around the door'' isn't magic, so let's use that battering ram on that!

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** ...but the brick wall ''around ''around'' the door'' door isn't magic, so let's use that battering ram on that!
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** The door is a magic door that regenerates almost immediately if it's broken, so even if Bob breaks the door down, it will instantly revert back to its original state.


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** ...but the brick wall ''around the door'' isn't magic, so let's use that battering ram on that!
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* '''Played For Horror''': [[FinalGirl Alice]] runs into a panic room to save herself from [[SerialKiller Bob]]. Alice gets on the phone and tells whoever she contacts that the door has a complicated lock that guarantees Bob will be outside for five or six hours. [[ImplacableMan Bob]] smashes [[BarrierBustingBlow right through the door]], wall or (allegedly bulletproof) window of the panic room right in the middle of Alice's assurance and tears her apart.

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* '''Played For Horror''': [[FinalGirl Alice]] runs into a panic room to save herself from [[SerialKiller Bob]]. Alice gets on the phone and tells whoever she contacts that the door has a complicated lock that guarantees Bob will be outside for five or six hours. [[ImplacableMan Bob]] smashes [[BarrierBustingBlow [[ThereWasADoor right through the door]], wall [[BarrierBustingBlow wall]] or (allegedly bulletproof) window [[DangerousWindows window]] of the panic room right in the middle of Alice's assurance and tears her apart.
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* '''Played For Horror''': [[FinalGirl Alice]] runs into a panic room to save herself from [[SerialKiller Bob]]. Alice gets on the phone and tells whoever she contacts that the door has a complicated lock that guarantees Bob will be outside for five or six hours. [[ImplacableMan Bob]] smashes [[BarrierBustingBlow right through the door]], wall or (allegedly bulletproof) window of the panic room right in the middle of Alice's assurance and tears her apart.

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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Maybe the villains should make their puzzles out of sturdier materials."
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** This obviously will paint Bob as a violent idiot to his more clever peers, [[TheFriendNobodyLikes with the subsequent bad effects]].

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** This obviously will paint Bob as a violent idiot to his more clever cleverer peers, [[TheFriendNobodyLikes with the subsequent bad effects]].



** When the gang is up against the wall, Bob makes one last bid to make things right and salvage the heist. Namely, a full blown DungeonBypass involving an uncharacteristically clever and controlled use of his [[StuffBlowingUp preferred tools]] that opens a far quicker getaway than they'd have otherwise while also causing so much chaos that the police can't pursue.



* '''Played For Laughs''': [[TheSmartGuy Alice]] goes into a rather long-winded explanation on how to unlock the door. Bob loses his patience halfway through and wanders off. [[FunnyBackgroundEvent He can be seen in the background wiring explosives to the door while Alice is talking]] before Alice's explanation is cut off by a loud explosion.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is under an immense amount of stress and under a strict time limit. His solution is far quicker, but also far more dangerous and puts his life in jeopardy.



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** This obviously will paint Bob as a violent idiot to his more clever peers, [[TheFriendNobodyLikes with the subsequent bad effects]].


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** The truly clever, or at least pragmatic, of said friends will soon figure out that [[SimpleYetAwesome sometimes simple-minded brutality can be clever in its own way]] and forgives Bob.
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** After Bob destroys the door to get to the MacGuffin, it is revealed the door ''[[AccidentallyDestroyedTheMacGuffin was]]'' the MacGuffin. Bob can only react sheepishly.

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** After Bob destroys the door to get to the MacGuffin, it is revealed the door ''[[AccidentallyDestroyedTheMacGuffin ''[[AccidentallyBrokeTheMacGuffin was]]'' the MacGuffin. Bob can only react sheepishly.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob smashes open every door he encounters, even the door to his own apartment.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bob smashes open every door he encounters, even the door to his own apartment.apartment.
** After Bob destroys the door to get to the MacGuffin, it is revealed the door ''[[AccidentallyDestroyedTheMacGuffin was]]'' the MacGuffin. Bob can only react sheepishly.
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** [[WorthlessTreasureTwist Bob's demolition job destroyed whatever was behind the door]], and now not only [[AllForNothing his efforts are completely worthless]], he better hope [[PlanBResolution he can improvise one hell of a "Plan B"]].

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** [[WorthlessTreasureTwist [[AccidentallyBrokeTheMacGuffin Bob's demolition job destroyed whatever was behind the door]], and now not only [[AllForNothing his efforts efforts]] are [[WorthlessTreasureTwist completely worthless]], he better hope [[PlanBResolution he can improvise one hell of a "Plan B"]].
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** [[WorthlessTreasureTwist Bob's demolition job destroyed whatever was behind the door]], and now not only [[AllForNothing his efforts are completely worthless]], he better hope [[PlanBResolution he can improvise one hell of a "Plan B"]].
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** Alice manufactures the door, hinges, lock, wall, floor and ceiling, [[OverlyLongGag and any necessary support structures]] [[MadeOfIndestructium of indestructible materials]]. [[SurprisinglySuperToughThing Bob spends a rather comical amount of time and resources trying to bust it open]] before he understands that the only way through is following Alice's rules.
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** Bob's demolition job is too noisy and leaves too much evidence behind, leading to the police getting closer to the team sooner rather than later, and probably forces the team to rush things, increasing their overall inefficiency, which leads to Bob applying more violence, furthering the cycle until [[OneLittleMistake they are all inevitably arrested]].

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** Bob's demolition job is too noisy and leaves too much evidence behind, leading to the police getting closer to the team sooner rather than later, and probably forces the team to rush things, increasing their overall inefficiency, which leads to Bob applying more violence, furthering the cycle until [[OneLittleMistake [[JustOneLittleMistake they are all inevitably arrested]].

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob [[BulletholeDoor turns the door into swiss cheese instead]]. The few mooks left alive are absolutely horrified.

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** Bob's demolition job is too noisy and leaves too much evidence behind, leading to the police getting closer to the team sooner rather than later, and probably forces the team to rush things, increasing their overall inefficiency, which leads to Bob applying more violence, furthering the cycle until [[OneLittleMistake they are all inevitably arrested]].
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Bob [[BulletholeDoor turns the door into swiss cheese instead]]. The few mooks left alive are absolutely horrified.
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** Bob has tried lockpicking the door and looking for the key, but he's broke each pick and the respective key is nowhere to be found. [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption Since he's locked inside a compact room, there's only one more thing he can do...]]

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** Bob has tried lockpicking the door and looking for the key, but he's broke each pick and the respective key is nowhere to be found. [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption Since he's locked inside a compact room, there's only one more thing he can do...He's all out of options, except one...]]
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** They broke it themselves.

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** They broke ** ...by busting it open themselves.
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** They broke it themselves.
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** Bob has tried lockpicking the door and looking for the key, but he's messed up every time and the respective key is nowhere to be found. [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption Since he's locked inside a compact room, there's only one more thing he can do...]]

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** Bob has tried lockpicking the door and looking for the key, but he's messed up every time broke each pick and the respective key is nowhere to be found. [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption Since he's locked inside a compact room, there's only one more thing he can do...]]
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** Bob has tried lockpicking the door and looking for the key, but he's messed up every time and the respective key is nowhere to be found. [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption Since he's locked inside a compact room, there's only one more thing he can do...]]
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** Bob opens the door from a safe distance with a breaching charge, or by using a RocketLauncher, or any other way to break the door open from a safe distance, triggering the claymore right into thin air.

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** Bob opens the door from a safe distance with a breaching charge, or by using a RocketLauncher, Rocket Launcher, or any other way to break the door open from a safe distance, triggering the claymore right into thin air.
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** Bob tries to bash the door open, but it doesn't budge. Eventually, someone opens the door from the other side.
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* '''Invoked''': "A locked door? Screw that, I'll just break it open".

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* '''Invoked''': "A locked door? Screw that, I'll just break it open".open."



** "Better not smash that door open -- who knows what's on the other side? I'll just use my lockpick".

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** "Better not smash that door open -- who knows what's on the other side? I'll just use my lockpick".lockpick."
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** Bob is presented with a locked door. He tries to bash it open, but fails because the door is armored. Bob runs off...

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** Bob is presented with a locked door. He tries to bash it open, open but fails because the door is armored. Bob armored and runs off...off.



* '''Enforced''': "If our hero goes off to search for the key, it'll eat up a good 5 minutes which could be used for action. Let's just have him break in the easy way".

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* '''Enforced''': "If our hero goes off to search for the key, it'll eat up a good 5 minutes which could be used for action. Let's just have him break in the easy way".smash through."



** [[ObviousRulePatch Alice (she who made the challenge to open the door) makes it perfectly clear that any smart-ass that dares try to destroy the door won't get the prize AND will need to pay (or will be arrested) for damaging an expensive device.]]

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** [[ObviousRulePatch Alice (she Alice, who made the challenge to open the door) door, makes it perfectly clear that any smart-ass that dares try to destroy the door won't get the prize AND will need to pay (or will be arrested) for damaging an expensive device.]]



You could click this link back to CuttingTheKnot, but that'd take too long. Just smash your way through instead.

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You could click this link type in the URL to go back to CuttingTheKnot, but that'd take too long. Just smash your way through click this hyperlink instead.
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** Bob opens the door from a safe distance with a breaching charge, or by using a RocketLauncher, or any other way to break the door open from a safe distance, triggering the claymore right into thin air.
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** [[ObviousRulePatch Alice (she who made the challenge to open the door) makes it perfectly clear that any smart-ass that dares try to destroy the door won't get the prize ''and'' will need to pay (or will be arrested) for damaging an expensive device.]]

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** [[ObviousRulePatch Alice (she who made the challenge to open the door) makes it perfectly clear that any smart-ass that dares try to destroy the door won't get the prize ''and'' AND will need to pay (or will be arrested) for damaging an expensive device.]]
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** This is yet another example of Bob being a JerkAss that can't bother to think of delicate solutions, in contrast to Alice TheStrategist.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob undoes the hinges/breaks the door off.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob undoes removes the hinges/breaks the door off.lock with a crowbar.
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** Bob, being a MightyGlacier, lacks either the intelligence or the nimbleness to complete the task the technical. In his case, ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption.

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** Bob, being a MightyGlacier, completely lacks either the intelligence or the nimbleness required to complete the task the technical.handle lock picks. In his case, ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption.

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