History PlayingWith / DefensiveFailure

* '''Exaggerated''': Deanna finds Jack's WeaponOfChoice and realizes she's AloneWithThePsycho. Though she immediately grabs it when Jack walks in, he simply laughs and calmly approaches her. Despite having ample time to attack or evade him, Deanna stands frozen, whimpering and pleading and doing absolutely nothing to stop him from plucking it right out of her trembling hands. The whole time, Jack [[BreakThemByTalking breaks her by talking]], openly mocking her complete inability to defend herself.

* '''Invoked''': Jack, certain that Deanna is [[FragileFlower too emotionally fragile]] to actually ''attack'' him, deliberately sets up this situation simply to ''prove'' how well he knows her.

* '''Exaggerated''': Deanna finds Jack's WeaponOfChoice and realizes she's AloneWithThePsycho. Though she immediately grabs it when Jack walks in, he simply laughs and calmly approaches her. Despite having ample time to attack or evade him, Deanna stands frozen, whimpering and pleading and doing absolutely nothing to stop him from plucking it right out of her trembling hands. The whole time, Jack {{Breaking Speech}}es her, openly mocking her complete inability to defend herself.

* '''Straight''': [[DistressedDamsel Deanna]] grabs a gun and aims it at Jack. However, she can't bring herself to pull the trigger, and Jack easily reaches and disarms her.

** [[Film/DieHardWithAVengeance Deanna doesn't know much about guns and left the safety on]].

* '''Reconstructed''': Because she spares Jack's life, Deanna is later able to convince him to pull a {{Heel Face Turn}}.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Deanna's DefensiveFailure is actually part of a DecoyDamsel gambit; she staged the whole scene with Jack somewhere that Mark could witness the attack and rush to her aid, allowing her to gain his trust and manipulate him.

-->'''Jack''': "[[EvilLaugh Mwahahahaha!]]"
-->'''Deanna''': "Freeze, Jack."
-->'''Jack''': "Do you really think I'm gullible enough to believe you'll pull the trigger? [[BreakingTheFourthWall It's not even the third act!]]"
-->'''Deanna''': "Fine, get lost. *sigh*"

'''Basic Trope''': Victim points weapon at villain, but is unable and/or unwilling to actually ''use'' it, enabling the villain to easily disarm them.

* '''Exaggerated''': Deanna finds Jack's WeaponOfChoice and realizes she's AloneWithThePsycho. Though she immediately grabs it when Jack walks in, he simply laughs and calmly approaches her. Despite having ample time to attack or evade him, Deanna stands frozen, whimpering and pleading and doing absolutely nothing to stop him from plucking it right out of her trembling hands. The whole time, Jack {{Hannibal Lecture}}s her, openly mocking her complete inability to defend herself.

** [[DieHardWithAVengeance Deanna doesn't know much about guns and left the safety on]].

* '''Downplayed''': Vi has a split-second hesitation, giving the villain enough time to disarm her.

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

* '''Deconstructed''': Deanna's inability to shoot Jack costs her her life and endangers her friends.
* '''Reconstructed''': Because she spares Jack's life, Deanna is later able to convince him to pull a {{Heel Face Turn}}.

* '''Defied''': After hesitating for a moment Deanna says 'I'm sorry', and shoots him mid-lecture.

* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': ???

Back to DefensiveFailure.
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* '''Straight''': [[DistressedDamsel Deanna]] grabs a gun and aims it at [[JackAttack Jack]]. However, she can't bring herself to pull the trigger, and Jack easily reaches and disarms her.

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Justified''': Jack is one of Deanna's most trusted friends, and she can't bring herself to attack him.

* '''Inverted''': Deanna is just bluffing and doesn't want to shoot Jack, but she gets scared and shoots him by accident.

* '''Exploited''': Having disarmed her, Jack proceeds to BreakTheCutie by insisting that this proves the two of them are "meant to be", and that she's ''just'' as responsible for his ensuing crimes as ''he'' is -- after all, he wouldn't be ''able'' to do anything if she'd '''killed''' him, obviously...!

** [[DieHardWithAVengeance Deanna left the safety on]].

* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Inverted''': ???

* '''Subverted''': When Jack starts towards her, Deanna immediately attacks.

* '''Averted''': ???