Line #9 PlayingWith/TisOnlyABulletInTheBrain

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1	'''Basic Trope''': A character is shot in the brain and survives with little or no effects on his vitality.
2	* '''Straight''': Alex is shot in the head at close range. It was just a scratch and he's merely slightly injured.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Alex is shot several times in his head but he survives it. He is not even brought to the hospital, and he continues on his quest for justice.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Alex is shot in the head. He survives, but it puts him into a coma, and when he awakes, he's paralyzed and lost the ability to speak.
5	* '''Justified''': A combination of low velocity and impact angle resulted in the bullet failing to penetrate the skull, resulting in a concussion but not death.
6	* '''Inverted''': Alex is shot in the head. [[DefeatEqualsExplosion His whole body explodes]].
7	* '''Subverted''': Alex, a prominent character, is shot in the head at half of the movie. He's brought to the hospital and doctors are hopeful, but he dies almost immediately.
8	* '''Double Subverted''': Alex, TheHero, is shot in the head. He's brought to the hospital and doctors are hopeful, but he's put into a coma. Doctors then think there are very small chances he will ever wake up. But he does wake up soon, and continues with his quest immediately.
9	* '''Parodied''': Alex gets half his [[ChunkySalsaRule head shot off]] by a bullet, and shrugs it off like nothing happened.
10	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
11	* '''Averted''': Alex is shot in the head at close range and he dies instantly.
12	* '''Enforced''': ???
13	* '''Lampshaded''': "How could you possibly survive that?" -- "It's just a scratch. I am a hero, I cannot die so soon."
14	* '''Invoked''': Alex lives in a setting where anyone with the money can become a HollywoodCyborg. Early on, he gets implanted with a sub-dermal armor.
15	* '''Exploited''': ???
16	* '''Defied''': The one who fired the headshot [[DoubleTap did it again to be sure.]]
17	* '''Discussed''': ???
18	* '''Conversed''': "Have you noticed that some characters are so badass that they seem to survive having their brains shot out?"
19	* '''Played For Laughs''': Alex gets shot in the head. The bullet bounces off his head back to sender.
20	* '''Implied''': Alex being shot at close range was never shown, but he has his head bandaged. The audience concludes that the villain must have shot him in the head.
21	* '''Deconstructed''': While Alex survived the bullet, said bullet causes permanent brain damage, potentially either crippling him or causing a permanent shift in his personality.
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27	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
28	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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