1 | '''Basic Trope''': Someone (usually a Villain) lifts someone else (usually a stunned or unconscious hero) over his head. |
2 | * '''Straight''': [[BigBad Major Mayhem]] grabs [[TheHero Zack]] and lifts him over his head in a threatening display of strength. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Major Mayhem lifts Zack with one hand. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Major Mayhem lifts Zack's KidSidekick, who weights under 100 pounds, over his head. |
5 | * '''Justified''': Major Mayhem most likely has SuperStrength, or maybe Zack is just a lightweight KidHero. |
6 | * '''Inverted''': Zack lifts Major Mayhem above his head. |
7 | * '''Subverted''': Mayhem has Zack cornered and wounded in front of a ledge on a high building. Despite this being an ideal time to show off his strength and finish off Zack, he doesn't.. |
8 | * '''Double Subverted''':..Until Zack throws a punch, which Mayhem catches and pulls him in to an overhead lift. |
9 | * '''Parodied''': At first, we see Zack desperately struggling in someone's grasp who has lifted him over their head. Then the camera zooms out to show that his [[{{Tsundere}} pissed-off]] [[CuteBruiser girlfriend]] is the one doing the lifting. |
10 | * '''Zig Zagged''': ??? |
11 | * '''Averted''': Major Mayhem doesn't lift Zack over his head. Maybe they fight, maybe Major Mayhem is really strong, but still, it's just not a thing that happens. |
12 | * '''Enforced''': ??? |
13 | * '''Lampshaded''': Zack quips, "Either you're ''really damn strong'' or my weightloss regimen is paying off!" |
14 | * '''Invoked''': ??? |
15 | * '''Exploited''': ??? |
16 | * '''Defied''': ??? |
17 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
18 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
19 | * '''Deconstructed''': Zack is easily able to [[CombatPragmatist strike at Mayhem]] while he's being lifted. |
20 | * '''Reconstructed''': Which is why Mayhem makes a point of knocking him out before picking him up. |
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22 | Back to HoistHeroOverHead |
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24 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
25 | %% |
26 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
27 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
28 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
29 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
30 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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