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** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Bob gets thawed after quite a while, and when he's thawed, he came out fine without any differences, only to die fairly young because of his shortened lifespan that was the result in staying frozen all this time.]]

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** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender [[{{Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender}} Bob gets thawed after quite a while, and when he's thawed, he came out fine without any differences, only to die fairly young because of his shortened lifespan that was the result in staying frozen all this time.]]
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** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Bob gets thawed for quite a few decades, and when he's thawed, he came out fine without any differences, only to die fairly young because of his shortened lifespan that was the result in staying frozen all this time.]]

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** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Bob gets thawed for after quite a few decades, while, and when he's thawed, he came out fine without any differences, only to die fairly young because of his shortened lifespan that was the result in staying frozen all this time.]]



** Knowing that his freeze ray is harmless, the BigBad freezes himself to lengthen his life.

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** Knowing that his freeze ray is harmless, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the BigBad freezes himself himself]] [[InvertedTrope to lengthen his life.life]].

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** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Bob gets thawed for quite a few decades, and when he's thawed, he came out fine without any differences, only to die fairly young because of his shortened lifespan]]

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** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender php/Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Bob gets thawed for quite a few decades, and when he's thawed, he came out fine without any differences, only to die fairly young because of his shortened lifespan]]lifespan that was the result in staying frozen all this time.]]



* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob gets thawed a few thousand years in the future, and wondering what the heck happened to him and where he is/what time it is.



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** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Bob gets thawed for quite a few decades, and when he's thawed, he came out fine without any differences, only to die fairly young because of his shortened lifespan]]

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Back to HarmlessFreezingHarmlessFreezing, and don't ask Bob how he still hasn't suffered any medical problems yet!



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** Bob is an android who doesn't experience hypothermia or frostbite, and doesn't need to breathe.
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** Or alternately when Bob gets encased in ice, [[RealityEnsues he freezes to death]].

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** Or alternately when Bob gets encased in ice, [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he freezes to death]].

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* '''Averted''': The freeze ray misses Bob, so he never gets frozen.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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The freeze ray misses Bob, so he never gets frozen.
** Bob suffers from hypothermia, or maybe ''worse'', while
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* '''Subverted''': Bob is frozen solid, but scientists can't figure out a way to thaw him safely, so they leave him frozen.
* '''Double Subverted''': The scientists discover a miraculous new thawing technique that allows Bob to thaw safely.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob is frozen solid, but scientists can't figure out a way to thaw him safely, so they leave him frozen.
** Or alternately when Bob gets encased in ice, [[RealityEnsues he freezes to death]].
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The scientists discover a miraculous new thawing technique that allows Bob to thaw safely.safely.
** Even though Bob is dead, he somehow gets revived or resurrected anyway.
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** Bob is an alien species which developed this ability as a survival adaptation for extremely cold winters.


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** Being frozen solid is an instant kill.

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* '''Parodied''': Being frozen solid becomes a popular carnival attraction, where people line up for miles to feel the sensation of being frozen and then thawed.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Being frozen solid becomes a popular carnival attraction, where people line up for miles to feel the sensation of being frozen and then thawed.thawed.
** Everyone talks about the horrible dangers of being frozen and thawed, but the only consequence anyone ever faces is catching a cold.



* '''Enforced''': The story's plot requires a character to survives 300+ years into the future, so cryogenics are the only feasible plot device.

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* '''Enforced''': The story's plot requires a character to survives survive 300+ years into the future, so cryogenics are the only feasible plot device.
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** Bob is frozen by the BigBad's freeze ray for 300 years, until he finally thaws and proceeds to run a marathon while lifting weights.

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** Bob is frozen by the BigBad's freeze ray for [[HumanPopsicle 300 years, years]], until he finally thaws and proceeds to run a marathon while lifting weights.

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* '''Exploited''': Knowing that his freeze ray is harmless, the BigBad freezes himself to lengthen his life.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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Knowing that his freeze ray is harmless, the BigBad freezes himself to lengthen his life.

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

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob gets frozen by the BigBad's freeze ray. Though he then suffers from severe frostbite, it's a wonder he didn't die after such prolonged exposure to ice.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???Knowing that his freeze ray is harmless, the BigBad freezes himself to lengthen his life.
** Alternatively, after shooting Bob with the freeze ray, the BigBad commands his minions to throw him into an [[HollywoodAcid acid pit]] before he can thaw.

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



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob appears normal after being thawed, but soon is beset by numerous health problems from having all his organs frozen for a sustained period of time.
* '''Reconstructed''': Doctors discover miraculous new drugs that allow Bob to make a full recovery.



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



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob appears normal after being thawed, but soon is beset by numerous health problems from having all his organs frozen for a sustained period of time.
* '''Reconstructed''': Doctors discover miraculous new drugs that allow Bob to make a full recovery.



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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is frozen by the BigBad's freeze ray for 300 years, until he finally thaws and proceeds to run a marathon while lifting weights.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob is frozen by the BigBad's freeze ray for 300 years, until he finally thaws and proceeds to run a marathon while lifting weights.



* '''Inverted''': Bob is frozen solid but reverts into a messy pile of viscera when thawed.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob is frozen solid but reverts into a messy pile of viscera when thawed.
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** KillItWithIce
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is frozen by the BigBad's freeze ray for 300 years, until he finally thaws and proceeds to run a marathon while lefting weights.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is frozen by the BigBad's freeze ray for 300 years, until he finally thaws and proceeds to run a marathon while lefting lifting weights.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is frozen by the BigBad's freeze ray for 300 years, until he finally thaws and is perfectly fine.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is frozen by the BigBad's freeze ray for 300 years, until he finally thaws and is perfectly fine.proceeds to run a marathon while lefting weights.
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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???After freezing Bob, the BigBad gets a sledgehammer and shatters him into tiny pieces.

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