1 | '''Basic Trope''': There is [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill no such thing]] as too many bullets. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Instead of using a pistol, use a Squad Automatic Weapon. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Instead of using a pistol, use an automatic [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]] to fill the air with lead. Ten for the price of one! |
5 | ** Instead of using a pistol, use a minigun. |
6 | ** Instead of using a gun, [[DeathFromAbove fly]] a [[CoolPlane Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II]]. |
7 | * '''Downplayed''': Use an SMG. |
8 | * '''Justified''': |
9 | ** The enemies have thick armor that has to be punched through. |
10 | ** The BigBad has a HealingFactor which can only be disabled by overloading his body with a great many injuries in an extremely short period of time. Cue 30 headshots at 650 Rounds Per Minute. |
11 | ** The shooters are keeping the enemy pinned under BulletHell. |
12 | ** [[Film/JackieBrown You absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room.]] |
13 | ** The target is moving too fast to properly aim at so spraying bullets in its general direction is the viable option. |
14 | ** You have a ZergRush breathing down your neck. |
15 | ** You are in the sights of a well-hidden sniper, and you have no other way to drive them out of their nest except for an AlphaStrike. |
16 | ** The enemy can DodgeTheBullet. [[CombatPragmatist Unfortunately]], the enemy [[ComicBook/ThePunisher can't dodge 30]]. |
17 | * '''Inverted''': |
18 | ** The best strategy is [[ImprobableAimingSkills a single, well-placed shot]]. The best weapon is not determined by rate-of-fire, but by accuracy... Resulting in sniper rifles with a ridiculous amount of stabilizing gear and a scope that resembles nothing so much as the Hubble Space Telescope. |
19 | ** The best strategy is a single [[WaveMotionGun REALLY powerful shot]] that can punch through a planet but takes a long time to reload. |
20 | ** The best strategy is [[AmmunitionConservation using as little ammunition as possible]] to neutralize threats. |
21 | * '''Subverted''': The Hero sets aside the FN MAG and picks up a pistol, because he's only aiming at one mook. |
22 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...but then grabs the FN MAG when the other 20 mooks show up. |
23 | * '''Parodied''': {{Two words|AddedEmphasis}}: [[GatlingGood Miniguns]] [[GunsAkimbo Akimbo]]. |
24 | * '''Zig Zagged''': |
25 | ** Some characters uses fully-automatic weapons, others don't. |
26 | ** The Hero switches between weapons/firing rates as the situation changes. One mook 60+ yards away? '''[[BoomHeadShot *Bang*]]'''. A horde of mooks rushing at him in close range? '''[[NoisyGuns *Click*]]''' ''*Dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka*'' |
27 | * '''Averted''': The bullets are as proportional as the enemies encountered. |
28 | * '''Enforced''': It's an obviously over-the-top (maybe even parodic) action movie, ''of course'' there's going to be MoreDakka. |
29 | * '''Lampshaded''': After the shooting stops, TheDragon points out that it really wasn't necessary to use that much firepower. |
30 | * '''Invoked''': A minigun is the only gun they have at their disposal. |
31 | * '''Exploited''': |
32 | ** A horde of mooks tried to [[ZergRush rush]] the heroes and [[TakingYouWithMe trap them in]] as the heroes are escaping from the BigBad's CollapsingLair, TheBigGuy returns fire with his trusty [[GatlingGood Minigun]]. No more mooks. |
33 | ** Turns out that the FragileSpeedster assassin have some problems [[DodgeTheBullet dodging all those bullets]] when there's dozens in the air from multiple directions and hundreds more on the way |
34 | * '''Defied''': Soldiers are given strict orders to use a minimum amount of firepower. |
35 | * '''Discussed''': In training, the soldiers are told repeatedly "You aren't Franchise/{{Rambo}}, so don't act like him!" |
36 | * '''Conversed''': "If real soldiers did that, they'd end up in jail." |
37 | * '''Implied''': The heroes cross an empty battlefield littered with spent cartridges and bullet-riddled corpses. |
38 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
39 | ** Excessive firepower results in the death of allies and innocent bystanders. |
40 | ** An army's overuse of dakka quickly causes supply problems. |
41 | ** The hero's minigun spits out thousands of bullets a second, resulting in him running completely out of ammo in less than a minute, resulting in him up to his armpits in spent shells and leaving him wide open for the more conservative riflemen he's facing down. |
42 | ** Recoil sends the hero flying across the room, and he breaks his neck when he hits the wall. |
43 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
44 | ** Advanced targeting systems in the automated turrets ensure that only designated villains are targeted. |
45 | ** The army's enemies end up rapidly capitulating because of the sheer terror of getting shot at by them, though. |
46 | ** Because the minigun shoots so many bullets no enemies are left alive when the hero runs out of ammo. |
47 | ** The high-tech minigun has some kind of recoil dampening system. |
48 | * '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Both sides of the conflict use excessive amount of firepower to make a point about the horrors of war. |
49 | * '''Played For Laughs''': More dakka is used....while hunting rabbits. |
50 | * '''Played For Drama''': Excessive firepower is used by the mooks to give a greater sense of danger for the hero. |
51 | * '''Played For Horror''': Goes without saying, seeing the results of one man [[MultipleGunshotDeath being shot three hundred times]] [[AndThatsTerrible is not pretty]]. |
52 | * '''Punned''': [[Literature/TheDraka More Draka!]] Wait, what? |
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54 | '''SUPPRESSIVE FIRE!''' '''''[++[[MoreDakka DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA]]++]''''' |
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