Line #27 PlayingWith/ArmorPiercingAttack


1	'''Basic Trope''': An attack or weapon that goes through the target's armor to deal damage, allowing the attack to damage heavily-armored enemies.
2	* '''Straight''': The attack Armor Pierce ignores defense boosts from the target's armor when doing damage.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Armor Pierce is actually more powerful than normal if the opponent is wearing heavy armor.
5	** Armor Pierce blasts through all defensive measures taken by the target, including cover and energy barriers; [[OneHitKill the only way to avoid dying from it is to dodge or be missed.]]
6	* '''Downplayed''': Armor Pierce does not completely ignore the opponent's armor; [[AntiArmor it just reduces the damage reduction from the armor]].
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** The attacker uses piercing, crushing, or incendiary weapons to get through the armor.
9	** The attacker quickly looks for weak points in the armor and exploits them.
10	** The attack teleports your weapon from your hand, [[TeleFrag directly into your target's brain.]]
11	** The attack is magical in nature and can phase through solid armor.
12	** The ShockAndAwe attack is [[ImprovisedLightningRod conducted by the armor]].
13	* '''Inverted''': An attack does high damage, but is blocked if the opponent has any armor.
14	* '''Subverted''': Armor Pierce is actually just a normal, if somewhat more powerful attack, and is still affected by the target's armor's defense boosts.
15	* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that the first attack was only meant to "pierce" the armor of the target. Future attacks do damage as though the opponent was not wearing armor.
16	* '''Parodied''':
17	** The ArmorPiercingAttack weapon/attack is something "weak", like a [[PaperFanOfDoom paper fan]], NerfArm, or a slap.
18	** The spell works via [[TheNudifier stripping it's victims naked.]]
19	* '''Zig Zagged''': ArmorPiercingAttack works against some armored enemies and does not against others, [[GuideDangIt with no apparent way to tell which.]]
20	* '''Averted''': There are no {{Armor Piercing Attack}}s. If the opponent has heavy armor, just hit harder.
21	* '''Enforced''': It's a game that makes use of equipment-based defense boosts, and ArmorPiercingAttack is included as a counter to armor.
22	* '''Lampshaded''': "Ow! I didn't expect you to have an attack that ignores the defense boost from my armor!"
23	* '''Invoked''': "I'm buying that Armor Piercing Spear, in case we run into heavy-armor enemies!"
24	* '''Exploited''':
25	** The IntrepidMerchant sells all the nearby bandits better armour so the heroes have to buy armour piercing equipment.
26	** The attack is used to hunt [[MetalSlime goldshell turtles]], which have huge amounts of armour but tiny amounts of health, in order to grind faster.
27	* '''Defied''': "I have a spell that nullifies ArmorPiercingAttack!"
28	* '''Discussed''': "His armor is too strong for us to damage him normally! We need something that can pierce his armor!"
29	* '''Conversed''': "You're having trouble beating the Heavy Armor? Have you tried finding an Armor Piercing Spear?"
30	* '''Deconstructed''': Because ArmorPiercingAttack is so common, wearing armor becomes a disadvantage; i.e. ArmorIsUseless.
31	* '''Reconstructed''':
32	** Armor has other uses that it's worth wearing despite the risk of armor piercing.
33	** ArmorPiercingAttack does less base damage than standard attacks, making armor useful if only to force enemies to use the weaker attacks.
34	* '''Played For Laughs''': The almighty TinTyrant spents several minutes explaining how effective his suit of grade [[FourIsDeath IV]] PoweredArmour is and that they can't touch him...just after the ColdSniper boasted about how his gun can punch through anything up to grade XX.
35	* '''Played For Drama''': An ally uses his heavy armor to his advantage in battle... only to be slain by someone with Armor Piercing.
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37	Go back to ArmorPiercingAttack, ignoring effects of Internet's armor in the process.
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39	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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41	%%* '''Implied''': ???

Context PlayingWith / ArmorPiercingAttack