1 | '''Basic Trope''': An astonishingly good car driver. |
2 | * '''Straight''': During the climatic car chase, [[ActionGirl Alice]] manages to run down a [[CoolCar 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06]] in a [[WhatAPieceOfJunk 1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth]]. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** During the climatic car chase, Alice manages to run down a [[CoolCar Enzo Ferrari]] in a [[TheAllegedCar 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood]]. |
5 | ** Alice overtook an AmazonBrigade of {{Dark Action Girl}}s on [[ImprobablyCoolCar Bugatti Veyrons]] and wins an endurance race in a [[JokeCharacter 2004 Suzuki Swift]]. |
6 | ** Alice catches ''[[VideoGame/FZero an F-Zero machine]] '''[[RuleOfCool IN A GO KART.]]''''' |
7 | * '''Downplayed''': Alice is a better driver than most, but other characters in the series (like Bob) are better still. |
8 | * '''Justified''': Alice is a retired UsefulNotes/FormulaOne racer. |
9 | * '''Inverted''': |
10 | ** Alice refuses to drive faster than 20 mph under any circumstances. |
11 | ** Alice DrivesLikeCrazy. |
12 | ** Alice is one of the WomenDrivers (stereotypically). |
13 | * '''Subverted''': The film goes into slow-motion as Alice slides dramatically around the first corner ... and smashes into the wall. |
14 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...which puts her car into a new slide for the ''next'' corner. |
15 | * '''Parodied''': Alice and her equally-skilled rival engage in the car-equivalent of a swordfight to the death, clashing sparks off of their respective fenders and yelling horrible puns like 'en gearde!' |
16 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is an incredibly good driver in ''her'' ImprobablyCoolCar -- [[CripplingOverspecialization put her behind the wheel of anything else and she's useless.]] |
17 | * '''Averted''': The protagonists are all drivers of average ability and personality. |
18 | * '''Enforced''': The plot centers around a race. |
19 | * '''Lampshaded''': "We have to compete at a track day? Alice will be happy." |
20 | * '''Invoked''': Alice was hired for TheCaper as a getaway driver. |
21 | * '''Exploited''': ...for an unrelated job, so the police would be distracted trying to run ''her'' down while the actual crime took place elsewhere. |
22 | * '''Defied''': Alice is a fine driver, but local traffic laws and vast differences in car performance make this a very minor advantage. |
23 | * '''Discussed''': "Trust Alice with this job. I wouldn't be surprised if she jumps three broken bridges and bootleg-turns into a parallel park just getting you to your destination." |
24 | * '''Conversed''': "So what does Alice do in her off-time, moonlight as a stunt valet?" |
25 | * '''Implied''': Alice meets up with her friends, being the first to get there despite owning the car with the worst performance out of the group. |
26 | * '''Deconstructed''': Alice spends all her spare time and money driving her cars, to the detriment of her personal life. |
27 | * '''Reconstructed''': [[NonIdleRich Alice]] spends much of her spare time and money driving with the members of the local sports car club. |
28 | * '''Played for Drama''': Due to her skills, Alice is forced to participate in a high-stakes, top-secret, extremely dangerous race in which finishing in the last four places has a bomb in your car go off. [[spoiler:She survives the race.]] |
29 | * '''Played for Horror''': Alice is an [[ImplacableMan Implacable Woman]] behind the wheel, who will not stop, ''ever'', until Bob is dead. |
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31 | Be careful on the road and be sure you watch out for those {{Badass Driver}}s! |
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33 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
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