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1	'''Basic Trope''': A character learned how to do something simply by using a simulation of said activity.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob learns how to fight from a video game.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Bob becomes the world's best fighter simply by playing {{Fighting Game}}s.
5	** Bob wins one round of a FightingGame, and is then able to use the character's moves to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu fight and defeat an]] EldritchAbomination.
6	* '''Downplayed''':
7	** Bob is able to accurately learn the rules of several sports by playing their video game counterpart. He still isn't able to play them, though.
8	** Bob becomes one hell of a military tactician by playing lots of WarGaming, but isn't any physically stronger or more martially capable from it.
9	** Bob uses tactics he learns from video games as a basis for his real life fighting style.
10	* '''Justified''':
11	** The game was designed as a martial arts training simulator.
12	** Alternatively, Bob was trained to learn skills by closely watching and mimicking simulations.
13	* '''Inverted''':
14	** Bob mastered a fighting video game by becoming a black belt in a martial art.
15	** Or alternatively, he [[IDontKnowMortalKombat doesn't know how to play it at all]], despite having that black belt.
16	* '''Subverted''': Bob enters a martial arts tournament after winning a FightingGame tournament, and proceeds to get his ass handed to him.
17	* '''Double Subverted''': ...but turns his console back on, fights his favorite character against someone with the same fighting style as his opponent many times, and [[AwesomenessByAnalysis after much study figures out the weaknesses in his opponent's style]], signs up for the next tournament and [[CurbStompBattle easily defeats that same opponent.]]
18	* '''Parodied''':
19	** Playing video games gives Bob the ability to [[KiManipulation shoot energy from his hands like a video game character]].
20	** The dojo where all the best fighters train is shown to be a row of video game consoles, and the fighters themselves are all stereotypical nerds.
21	* '''Zig Zagged''': Video games improve some of Bob's fighting skills but not others.
22	* '''Averted''': Video gamers who play fighters or racers or whatever don't become any better at what they're doing.
23	* '''Enforced''': The parent company of the one making the show also owns a game development studio, and they want the kids at home to buy their newest video game. "Hey kids! This game makes you awesome!"
24	* '''Lampshaded''': "Really, Alice, I can beat Charlie. I know all of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu's]] moves!"
25	* '''Invoked''': While TrainingThePeacefulVillagers, Bob introduces them to the wonders of Franchise/StreetFighter and Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda so that they can learn skills from the games.
26	* '''Exploited''': The army replaces typical Boot Camp with the much cheaper Console Camp for similar results.
27	* '''Defied''': [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] bans combat-oriented video games from TheEmpire in an attempt to prevent some KidHero with skill at a game from being able to challenge his rule.
28	* '''Discussed''': "Wait, Bob! You're always on those flight sims. If anyone can land this plane, it's you!"
29	* '''Conversed''': "Bob shouldn't be able to do that!" "Why not? He's played enough video games."
30	* '''Deconstructed''': Players begin to die due to seemingly minor conflicts taken seriously by players, such as the UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars, suddenly turning deadly. The reason? Well, those large-scale {{Fighting Game}}s that were just released taught many video gamers how to fight, and the backlash suddenly left the Internet and spilled into the streets. MoralGuardians are campaigning for a total ban on the medium, and this time they may well get it...
31	* '''Reconstructed''': ...until the gamers learn from those first few high-profile combat deaths, and prove that yes, they are responsible enough to use something so dangerous. In fact, their game-related martial arts training helps them become more disciplined, more focused, and proves to be a net gain for gamers and society alike.
32	* '''Implied''': Bob plays a lot of video games, and later shows himself to be skilled in real fighting in spite of not having practiced it.
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40	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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