Line #10 PlayingWith/SuperReflexes


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character is able to react to events and stimuli with supernatural speed.
2	* '''Straight''': Under attack by a gunman, [=TurboMan=] effortlessly dodges the bullets before closing in and delivering a knockout blow.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': [=TurboMan=] lives in perpetual BulletTime.
4	* '''Downplayed''': [=TurboMan=] can dodge any punch.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** [=TurboMan=] has [[BioAugmentation a computer connected to his brain]] that provides him with SuperReflexes.
7	** [=TurboMan=] was [[TrainingFromHell trained since youth]] to [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower dodge projectiles]].
8	** [=TurboMan=] had taken an experimental pill that slowed down his perception of time.
9	* '''Inverted''': [=TurboMan=] is so slow that any attack launched at him with always connect and he hardly responds to it.
10	* '''Subverted''': [=TurboMan=] ''claims'' to have SuperReflexes, but is promptly shot by the gunman.
11	* '''Double Subverted''': After letting his bulletproof vest take the hit, [=TurboMan=] knocks out the gunman, then explains it was a ruse to prevent him from shooting nearby civilians.
12	* '''Parodied''': [=TurboMan=] accidentally ends up reflexively doing a lot of stupid stuff since he can't stop to think.
13	* '''Zig Zagged''': [=TurboMan=]'s SuperReflexes are a randomly-occurring power.
14	* '''Averted''': There are no superpowers or otherworldly abilities in the work.
15	* '''Enforced''': The makers of the [[Film/JingleAllTheWay TurboMan action figure]] insist on showing off the hero's SuperReflexes in every episode.
16	* '''Lampshaded''': "Your bullets are as slow as fluttering feathers to me!"
17	* '''Invoked''': The villain Anti-turbo knows [=TurboMan=] has super reflexes and rigs his lair to take advantage of that. Filling the base to the brim with mostly harmless traps like banana peels on the floor, pop out fake snakes, and buckets of water balanced on a door. By the time [=TurboMan=] actually gets to Anti-Turbo, [=TurboMan=] is so exhausted from his super fast reactions that a stiff breeze knocks him over.
18	* '''Implied''': [=TurboMan=] is shown facing a gun-toting bad guy and emerges unharmed, despite the surroundings being riddled with bullets in a nonrandom pattern that suggests the bad guy was actually aiming.
19	* '''Exploited''':
20	** [=TurboMan=] uses his SuperReflexes to become a Ping Pong super star and get endorsements.
21	** The bad guys know [=TurboMan=] has SuperReflexes and don't waste time shooting him; they just run. Since [=TurboMan=] does not have SuperSpeed, they escape him.
22	** [=TurboMan=] has SuperReflexes but he is just as prone to DamnYouMuscleMemory moments as [[{{muggles}) ordinary humans]]. The bad guys exploit this flaw to wear him down or harm him.
23	* '''Defied''': The bad guys use laser weapons against [=TurboMan=]. Even he can't dodge faster than the speed of light.
24	* '''Discussed''': "Wonder what would happen if he had to scratch his butt real quick for a moment?"
25	* '''Conversed''': "Holy Cow! Did anyone see him move?!"
26	* '''Deconstructed''': [=TurboMan=]'s SuperReflexes can't be turned off, so he is unable to enjoy ordinary games with his family.
27	* '''Reconstructed''': He eventually learns how to enjoy games that do not involve reflexes (Chess, Poker and the like).
28	* '''Played For Drama''': Due to essentially living in perpetual BulletTime, [=TurboMan=] has to deal with the fact that his body will always, ''always'' be slower than his mind. Any hit that actually lands, ''hurts'' him even more than if he didn't have SuperReflexes. [=TurboMan=] is prone to getting impatient, which causes him to run, and when he's at the place he wants to be, he's TooFastToStop. All in all, living with SuperReflexes is terrible.
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