1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character runs non-stop through their to-do list... which does not include mundane tasks like eating, drinking, using the toilet, changing clothes, etc. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob kills a bunch of {{Mooks}}, saves the princess, and defeats the BigBad without taking a break. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': It takes him a month to finish the above tasks. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob occasionally performs mundane tasks, but only when it's relevant to the plot. (For instance, after changing clothes, his new outfit causes someone to mistake him for a look-alike.) |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** The amount of time it takes for Bob to complete his quests is relatively short (an hour or less). |
7 | ** BladderOfSteel |
8 | ** Bob actually has BizarreAlienBiology or is a {{Ridiculously Human Robot|s}} and doesn't need to eat, sleep, groom himself, or anything of that nature. |
9 | * '''Inverted''': |
10 | ** Bob's to-do list ''is'' use the toilet, shower, change clothes, have lunch, etc. |
11 | ** Bob is capable of urination without a drop of fluid in his body. |
12 | * '''Subverted''': |
13 | ** Bob decides to take a bathroom break after rescuing Princess Alice. |
14 | ** Bob's IVA suit[[note]]which the better known EVA suit is worn over[[/note]] has a built-in toilet. |
15 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
16 | ** But then decides it wouldn't be proper to pee in front of a lady and decides to hold it. |
17 | ** But it can't store '''that''' much. |
18 | * '''Parodied''': |
19 | ** Bob stores his unneeded belongings in his kitchen and bathroom, since he rarely uses either of those rooms. |
20 | ** Whenever Bob considers that he may need a bathroom break, he frequently procrastinates every chance he has to relieve himself. |
21 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob can go days without eating or going to the bathroom, but then he has to eat and go to the bathroom for days on end. |
22 | * '''Averted''': |
23 | ** [[AntiPoopSocking Bob takes breaks on his quest]]. |
24 | ** The quest is a very short quest; there shouldn't be any need to take a break in the middle. |
25 | * '''Enforced''': TheLawOfConservationOfDetail |
26 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Shouldn't we take a break?" |
27 | * '''Invoked''': The player behind Bob is playing for hours. |
28 | * '''Exploited''': [[BigBad Alice]], knowing that Bob doesn't use the bathroom, utilizes ToiletTeleportation to break into his home. |
29 | * '''Defied''': See Averted. |
30 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
31 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
32 | * '''Implied''': A time-lapse of several different things is happening. Bob is carrying out his to-do list items, and [[BigBad Alice]] is [[BigBrotherIsWatching watching]] Bob's bathroom and kitchen. The time is shown and Bob never visits these places. |
33 | * '''Deconstructed''': Bob suffers from a rare condition in which he simply does not feel hunger, thirst, or urges to use the bathroom. |
34 | * '''Reconstructed''': His body has adapted to this condition, so even after it's cured, he still doesn't ''need'' to do those things very often. |
35 | * '''Played for Laughs''': Bob doesn't realize he'd never stopped to for a bathroom break ... until Alice points it out, and suddenly finds he has [[CentipedesDilemma an all-consuming urge to pee]] and [[PottyEmergency precious few bathrooms to go in.]] |
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37 | Go back to BottomlessBladder and geez, have you gone to the bathroom lately? |
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39 | %%Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
40 | %%* '''Played for Drama''': ??? |
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