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** [[KnifeNut Alice]] throws a dagger at [[BigBad Emperor Evulz's]] face, only for it to hit him [[EpicFail pommel-end first]]. It broke his nose on impact, however, causing him to clutch his face and [[MinorInjuryOverreaction make a big deal out of it.]]

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** [[KnifeNut [[DeviousDaggers Alice]] throws a dagger at [[BigBad Emperor Evulz's]] face, only for it to hit him [[EpicFail pommel-end first]]. It broke his nose on impact, however, causing him to clutch his face and [[MinorInjuryOverreaction make a big deal out of it.]]
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** The blade is a powerful magnet, and another magnet is just under the ground. The poles are configured so that the sword will always land point down.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Multiple swords fall from the sky, all sticking in the ground point first at the same angle.

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Multiple swords fall from the sky, all sticking in the ground point first at the same angle.
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** Alice drops a sword while holding it straight up. It lands sticking out of the ground, point first.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Bob can't get close enough to an enemy to attack and doesn't have a ranged weapon, so he throws hs sword knowing it'll be able to stab the enemy.

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* '''Defied''': Bob intercepts the fall as Alice's sword flies by to prevent it from hitting the ground.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Bob intercepts the fall as Alice's sword flies by to prevent it from hitting the ground.
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** The sword lands point down on [[ButtMonkey someone's]] foot.

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** The sword lands point down [[AgonyOfTheFeet on [[ButtMonkey someone's]] foot.someone's foot]].
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** Bob angrily kicks the sword down flat after it lands perfectly stuck into the ground.
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** [[KnifeNut Alice]] throws a dagger at [[BigBad Emperor Evulz's]] face, only for it to hit him [[EpicFail pommel-end first]]. It broke his nose on impact, however, causing him to clutch his face and [[MinorInjuryOverreaction make a big deal out of it.]]

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* '''Downplayed''': The sword ends up thrown and ends up landing in the ground with the point buried but at an acute angle from the ground.

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* '''Downplayed''': The sword ends up is thrown and ends up landing in the ground with the point buried but at an acute angle from the ground.



* '''Inverted''': A throwing weapon ''always'' lands hilt first.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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A throwing weapon ''always'' lands hilt first.

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

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* '''Downplayed''': ???The sword ends up thrown and ends up landing in the ground with the point buried but at an acute angle from the ground.


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** Swords never land point end in even in circumstances when they should.
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Back Let's go to TheBladeAlwaysLandsPointyEndInthe Main Page and throw some swords at it. That way, we can find out if TheBladeAlwaysLandsPointyEndIn!

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* '''Justified''': The blade is a weapon designed to land point first, like a dart is.

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* '''Justified''': '''Downplayed''': ???
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The blade is a weapon designed to land point first, like a dart is.



* '''Parodied''': A really ridiculous object, such as a staff, snaps to the ground point first like it was magnetized.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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A really ridiculous object, such as a staff, snaps to the ground point first like it was magnetized.



* '''Deconstructed''': Swords are damaged and dulled by stabbing into the ground.
* '''Reconstructed''': The main character gets a new, sharper sword to replace the old one.
** The main character can get away with it because his sword is made of a magically hard metal.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The sword clatters on the ground, sticks upright on the bounce for a moment, then falls over.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Swords are damaged and dulled by stabbing into the ground.
* '''Reconstructed''': The main character gets a new, sharper sword to replace the old one.
** The main character can get away with it because his sword is made of a magically hard metal.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''':
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The sword clatters on the ground, sticks upright on the bounce for a moment, then falls over.



* '''Lampshaded''': A character, when asked, shrugs and says: "Swords seem to do that a lot."

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* '''Lampshaded''': A character, when asked, shrugs and says: "Swords seem to do that a lot."lot".



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



* '''Discussed''': "If this is an adventure story, then supposedly when I throw this sword it will stick over there and quiver dramatically."

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* '''Discussed''': "If this is an adventure story, then supposedly when I throw this sword it will stick over there and quiver dramatically."dramatically".



* '''Played For Drama:''' The sword lands point down on an innocent bystander and kills them.
** The sword spikes Lord Evulz in the top of the head in the GrandFinale, thus ending the conflict.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' The sword lands point down on [[ButtMonkey someone's]] foot.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Swords are damaged and dulled by stabbing into the ground.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The main character gets a new, sharper sword to replace the old one.
** The main character can get away with it because his sword is made of a magically hard metal.
* '''Played For Drama:''' The sword lands point down on an innocent bystander and kills them.
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** The sword spikes Lord Evulz in the top of the head in the GrandFinale, thus ending the conflict.
* '''Played For Laughs:'''
The sword lands point down on [[ButtMonkey someone's]] foot.



** No matter what, its completely impossible for any character to drop a sword with anything but the point down.

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** No matter what, its completely impossible for any character to drop a sword with anything but the point down.




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* '''Played For Drama:'''
** The sword lands point down on an innocent bystander and kills them.
** The sword spikes Lord Evulz in the top of the head in the GrandFinale, thus ending the conflict.



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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
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** The blade was straight, not spinning, when it landed, making that much more certain the blade lands the right way.
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** Tying two swords together results in them hovering in midair, unable to decide which direction to fall (somewhat like the cat "paradox").
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** No matter what, its completly impossible for any character to drop a sword with anything but the point down.

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** No matter what, its completly completely impossible for any character to drop a sword with anything but the point down.
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** No matter what, its completly impossible for any character to drop a sword with anything but the point down.

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* '''Reconstructed''': The main character can get away with it because his sword is made of a magically hard metal.

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* '''Reconstructed''': The main character gets a new, sharper sword to replace the old one.
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The main character can get away with it because his sword is made of a magically hard metal.



** Variable results for each throw.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Swords seem to do that a lot."

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* '''Lampshaded''': A character, when asked, shrugs and says: "Swords seem to do that a lot."



* '''Defied''': Bob turns on an electromagnet as Alice's sword flies by to prevent it from hitting the ground.
* '''Discussed''': "If this is an adventure story, then when I throw this sword it will stick over there and quiver dramatically."

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* '''Defied''': Bob turns on an electromagnet intercepts the fall as Alice's sword flies by to prevent it from hitting the ground.
* '''Discussed''': "If this is an adventure story, then supposedly when I throw this sword it will stick over there and quiver dramatically."



** The sword spikes Lord Evulz in the top of the head and exits through his groin.

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** The sword spikes Lord Evulz in the top of the head and exits through his groin.in the GrandFinale, thus ending the conflict.



** [[SubjectiveTrope The sword spikes Lord Evulz in the top of the head]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice and exits through his groin.]]

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** [[SubjectiveTrope The sword spikes Lord Evulz lands point down in ''thin'' '''air'''. Not in the top of the head]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice and exits through his groin.]]
ground. '''Thin air'''.

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This troper would laugh, at least.


* '''Played For Laughs:''' The sword lands point down on [[ButtMonkey someone's]] foot.




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* '''Played For Laughs:''' The sword lands point down on [[ButtMonkey someone's]] foot.
**[[SubjectiveTrope The sword spikes Lord Evulz in the top of the head]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice and exits through his groin.]]

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