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** Alice can [[ShockAndAwe emit electricity]]. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Do]] [[XRaySparks the]] [[HighVoltageDeath math]].

* '''Downplayed''': Evulz grabs Alice's arm with both hands, and clearly shows effort in not letting her go.

* '''Double Subverted''': After Alice judo flips Evulz, he grabs the other arm and flips her over, pulling himself up at the same time. "Yes."

* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh my God... He grabbed my upper arm... [[SaracasmMode How will I ever live now?]]"

** Alice lets herself be grabbed by a misogynist and WrongGenreSavvy villain in order to get inside his lair and destroy it from the inside.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh my God... He grabbed my upper arm... How will I ever live now?"

* '''Exploited''': Alice lets herself be grabbed by a misogynist and WrongGenreSavvy villain in order to get inside his lair and destroy it from the inside.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

** Alice can [[ShockAndAwe emit electricity]]. [[RealityEnsues Do]] [[XRaySparks the]] [[HighVoltageDeath math]].

* '''Conversed''': "Odd. Most villains would grab her by the arm instead of kicking her in the groin."

** Alice can [[ShockAndAwe emit electricity]]. [[RealiityEnsues Do]] [[XRaySparks the]] [[HighVoltageDeath math]].

** Alice can [[ShockAndAwe emit electricity]]. [[RealiityEnsues Do]] [[XRaySparks the]] [[HighVoltageDeath math]]

** Alice is a RobotGirl and her swith is situated on the inner upper arm.

** Evulz just pinches Alice's forearm and she goes down.

** Alice had a horrible case of carpal tunnel syndrome as a child and never fully recovered from it, so squeezing her arm is a kind of KryptoniteFactor.

** Evulz just has a really really strong grip.
** Evulz is an energy stealer, and drains Alice's energy by gripping her arm, thus subduing her.
** This is Alice's first outing. When Emperor Evulz grabs her, she panics.
** Picking a fight with the opponent isn't the best option in this case, and the grab makes Alice realize that she almost lost her temper when she shouldn't have.
** Emperor Evulz is a terrifying bad guy who just oozes menace, so just about anyone would be paralyzed by fear if he crept up behind them and grabbed them.
** Alice is a boxer and her other arm is broken.
** Alice is small and/or Emperor Evulz is really big. He lifts her up by the arm at arm's length, and Alice has no way of getting down.
** Alice is moving very fast and the stationary Emperor Evulz grabs her arm in mid-motion. The sudden deceleration destroys or dislocates her arm.
** Evulz has sharp talons aimed at Alice's important blood vessels.

** A Mook grabs Alice's wrist roughly, breaking the PowerLimiter bracelet she was wearing. OhCrap.

** Alice is an energy stealer, and can never be with Bob without killing him because she drains anyone who touches her. Evulz [[TheWorfEffect is used to demonstrate this.]]

** Evulz grabs Alice's wrist as the first step of a judo move.

** Alice has no arms.

* '''Lampshaded''': Alice is grabbed and complains of how she can never fight when that happens.

* '''Reconstructed''': In the world the protagonists live in, 90% of the ostensibly female population are {{Robot Girl}}s who have a disabling switch on their arms.

* '''Parodied''': All women have this weakness, and so they wear armor on their upper arms.

* '''Reconstructed''': In the world the protagonists live in, 90% of the ostensibly female population are {{RobotGirl}}s who have a disabling switch on their arms.

** [[GenderInvertedTrope Evulz grabs Bob's arm, and causes him to go down in agony]].

** He doesn't just grab her arm he puts her in a painful hammerlock.

* '''Subverted''': As Evulz grabs Alice's arm, she judo flips him over. When he's on the ground, she stomps his groin and says, "You really thought that would work?"

** He doesn't just ''grab'' her arm -- he puts her in a painful hammerlock.
** Or deliberately went for a pressure point.
** The mook just has a really really strong grip.
** The mook is an energy stealer, and drains Alice's energy by gripping her arm, thus subduing her.

** Emperor Evulz is a terrifying bad guy who just oozes menace, so just about ANYONE would be paralyzed by fear if he crept up behind them and grabbed them.

** Alice is moving very fast and the stationary Emperor Evulz grabs her arm in mid-motion. The sudden deceleration is like being hit with a punch at the same speed as she was going, and her arm is destroyed.

** Alice is moving very fast and the stationary Emperor Evulz with a lot of anchoring grabs her arm. The sudden deceleration is the same as a yank on her arm going the same speed that she was going, while the rest of her body will continue to move at the same speed. Alice's arm is effectively destroyed.

** Alternatively, the arm-grabber in question has a nasty bladed gauntlet ([[ChainsawGood chainsaw attachment]] optional) expressly for this purpose, and pretty much pulverizes Alice's arm, leaving her incapacitated.
** Alternately again: He doesn't just ''grab'' her arm -- he puts her in a painful hammerlock.

** Alternatively, AGAIN, the mook just has a really really strong grip.
** Alternatively, AGAIN again, the mook is an energy stealer, and drains Alice's energy by gripping her arm, thus subduing her.
** Alternatively yet again, this is Alice's first outing. When Emperor Evulz grabs her, she panics.
** Alternatively, [[RunningGag YET AGAIN,]] picking a fight with the opponent isn't the best option in this case, and the grab makes Alice realize that she almost lost her temper when she shouldn't have.
** Alternatively, [[RunningGag YET YET AGAIN,]] Emperor Evulz is a terrifying bad guy who just oozes menace, so just about ANYONE would be paralyzed by fear if he crept up behind them and grabbed them.
** Alternatively, [[OverlyLongGag YET YET YET AGAIN,]] Alice is a boxer and her other arm is broken.
** Alternatively, ''YET'' YET YET YET AGAIN, Alice is small and/or Emperor Evulz is really big. He lifts her up by the arm at arm's length, and Alice has no way of getting down.

** Alternatively, [[RunningGag YET AGAIN,]] picking a fight with the opponent isn't the best option in this case, and the grab makes Alice realize that she almost lost her temper when she shouldn't have

** Alternatively yet again, this is Alice's first outing. When Emperor Evulz grabs her, she panics

* '''Exaggerated''': Evulz just pinches Alice's forearm and she goes down.
** Evulz grabs Alice's arm and Alice is completely paralyzed or TakenForGranite.