Line #3 PlayingWith/NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight


1	'''Basic Trope''': An unarmed fighter can defeat armed opponents.
2	* '''Straight''': Dave pulls out a knife and is defeated by the unarmed Bob.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Dave pulls out a gun, [[BatterUp a baseball bat]], a sword etc. and still gets defeated by Bob.
5	** Dave pulls out a ''rocket launcher'' and Bob still defeats him.
6	** Dave brings a bunch of armed buddies to a fight with Bob and his side still gets defeated.
7	* '''Downplayed''':
8	** Armed opponents tend to lose, but that's because they're all significantly less skilled than the protagonist. When a competent weapon user shows up, the hero's in trouble.
9	** Most knife wielders are noted to have the same pitfalls as {{Extremity Extremist}}s. Thus they are easier to predict even if experienced against other knife fighters. However a fighter who is trained to use their whole body and the knife is still at an advantage.
10	** Dave is defeated by Bob, but not before landing a few minor cuts.
11	* '''Justified''':
12	** Dave doesn't know how to use his weapon properly, while Bob is a highly-trained martial artist.
13	** Bob has CombatClairvoyance or SuperReflexes and easily avoids Dave's attacks.
14	* '''Inverted''': Knives always beat fists.
15	* '''Subverted''':
16	** Bob gives Dave a good beating until the latter brings out a second knife and stabs him.
17	** Dave proves to be better than Bob expected.
18	* '''Double Subverted''': Bob beats him anyway.
19	* '''Parodied''':
20	** Dave brings so many knives with him that he can't stand up under the weight.
21	** Dave and Bob are initially even when fighting unarmed, but the moment Dave pulls a knife, Bob immediately punches his lights out.
22	** The police tape knives to the hands and feet of martial artists to make them less dangerous. It somehow works.
23	* '''Zig Zagged''':
24	** Dave keeps pulling out knives, while Bob uses progressively more improbable barehanded disarms to take them away.
25	** Barring occasional flukes or surprise attacks, the fighter with the superior skill wins, ties going to the one with the knife. Bob the [[SemperFi Marine]] [[CurbStompBattle trounced]] petty muggers coming at him with a knife using only his fists, kills unarmed fanatical cultists trying to do a VirginSacrifice with his combat knife, but loses to Vladimir the Spetznaz coming at him with a knife when he's unarmed. Charlie comes at Dave, both everyman, with a knife after his wife cheated on him with Dave, and easily wins. Every once in a while, an inexperienced fighter gets a lucky hit on an opponent who was way out of his league.
26	* '''Averted''':
27	** Knives and fists are about even, so no one's guaranteed to win based on their choice of weapon.
28	** No unarmed vs armed fight ever occurs in the work, only either fights with all participants armed or with all unarmed.
29	* '''Enforced''': "We need to show how skilled Bob is in this scene, so let's have him bring down a better-armed opponent with his bare hands."
30	* '''Lampshaded''': When Dave pulls out a knife, Bob points out that he's better at fighting with his hands.
31	* '''Invoked''': Bob gives Dave a knife, knowing that he's inexperienced with it and won't be as skilled barehanded.
32	* '''Exploited''': Bob is secretly MadeOfIron and goes into battle barehanded against Dave, who is armed with a knife. Bob counts on Dave being taken by surprised, allowing for a quick win.
33	* '''Defied''':
34	** Dave throws his knife away before the fight.
35	** Dave gets training in resisting and countering disarms as well as how to use his weapon properly.
36	** Dave instantly (and fatally) stabs Bob.
37	* '''Discussed''': Bob explains how better-armed fighters get complacent and make mistakes.
38	* '''Conversed''': "Hey, this guy just pulled out a knife. Bet you he's about to get his ass kicked."
39	* '''Deconstructed''':
40	** Since he can't win in a fair fight, the next time they meet, Dave just shoots Bob from afar or stabs him in the back.
41	** Bob is skilled at self-defense and martial arts while Dave is just some punk with a knife. While Dave has the weapon, he lacks the training Bob has and is quickly subdued. Against Craig, who has similar martial-arts skill AND a knife, Bob is subdued.
42	* '''Reconstructed''':
43	** Bob starts wearing body armor to even the odds when fighting barehanded.
44	** Bob specializes in anti-knife takedowns, allowing him an edge even against armed martial artists.
45	* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob keeps a running tally of how many times Dave's brought a knife to a fistfight. "You're a slow learner."
46	* '''Played For Drama''': Dave is a SoreLoser and his defeat by unarmed Bob causes him to escalate to being ever more dangerously armed and willing to tolerate collateral damage in his obsession with repaying the slight.
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