Line #18 PlayingWith/GogglesDoNothing


1	'''Basic Trope''': Superfluous goggles.
2	* '''Straight''': A character has goggles that do nothing.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** A character has dozens of different goggles, none of which do anything.
5	** Or, the goggles do nothing. Not even what they were designed to do.
6	* '''Downplayed''':
7	** Bob is a swimmer in Troperville High School's swim team. His goggles do something. Except he's often shown wearing them when not at the pool.
8	** The character occasionally use their goggles as a form of eye protection, but that's about it.
9	* '''Justified''':
10	** The item in question has an archaic use and is kept to identify members of the group that had use for the goggles.
11	** The character wears goggles purely as a fashion statement.
12	** The character is in a setting where, although they never use them, the goggles actually make some sense, such as the arctic or the desert.
13	** The goggles might be a gift from a loved one, and the character keeps them on their person as a memento.
14	** The character is a ghost, the goggles are an iconic part from when he was alive. So JacobMarleyApparel or not, people expect him to wear them.
15	* '''Inverted''':
16	** GogglesDoSomethingUnusual.
17	** A character's InformedEquipment includes a pair of genuinely functional goggles that boost defense and [[StatusEffects grant immunity to blinding]].
18	* '''Subverted''': After being asked, the character reveals that their goggles do, in fact, have a use.
19	* '''Double Subverted''': That use is to ''look cool''.
20	* '''Parodied''':
21	** A character buys special goggles that are advertised to do absolutely nothing.
22	** A character has goggles that serve to...protect another useless pair of goggles, wearing one pair on top of the other.
23	** The goggles are for decorative-purposes only: they're actually opaque and blind the unfortunate who tries to wear them properly.
24	* '''Zig Zagged''': The character wears a pair of goggles on their head. They do nothing. However, one of their TooManyBelts contains [[UtilityBelt everything they could possibly need]]... including an oxyacetylene torch. When they use that, they're always careful to pull on their goggles to protect their eyes.
25	* '''Averted''':
26	** The character needs their goggles for protection in their line of work, and uses them frequently.
27	** The character doesn't wear goggles.
28	* '''Enforced''': The marketing department want the artists to maximize TheMerch potential. Alternatively, the artist can draw OnlySixFaces, and uses distinctive costuming to tell his characters apart.
29	* '''Lampshaded''': "Let me just get some goggles, despite the fact that we will not be encountering any situation where they would help."
30	* '''Invoked''': Like a stethoscope and white coat for a doctor, useless goggles give the impression of being CrazyPrepared and thus solid hero material.
31	* '''Exploited''': TheMole places a listening device on the goggles, knowing that Bob always wears them, but never uses them and thus won't spot the bug.
32	* '''Defied''': A character repeatedly finds [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer different uses for their seemingly superfluous goggles]].
33	* '''Discussed''': ???
34	* '''Conversed''': "Why's Bob wearing goggles, he NEVER uses them!"
35	* '''Deconstructed''': A character wears superfluous instrumentation because they are, all in all, a follower and a poser, and it's all just another element of their character that is LostInImitation of heroes who actually had a use for these things.
36	* '''Reconstructed''': A character uses superfluous mundane goggles to disguise the fact that he has ones that really do have special powers.
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38	You know, if the GogglesDoNothing you might try PUTTING THEM ON for a change.
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40	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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42	%%* '''Implied''': ???
43	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
44	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / GogglesDoNothing