'''Basic Trope''': A dangerous shark shows up to menace the characters.
* '''Straight''': While swimming in the ocean, Bob is suddenly attacked by a huge shark.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob is attacked by a horde of sharks.
** Bob is attacked by a [[PrehistoricMonster megalodon]].
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is attacked by a smaller shark.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is swimming in shark-infested waters; he's bound to see one.
** Bob is bleeding, and the shark is following the tail of blood.
* '''Inverted''':
** The shark is a friendly animal that wants to help Bob.
** The story is about [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters human]] [[EvilPoacher poachers]] hunting and butchering sharks.
** Bob goes swimming and is told about the risk of sharks, but he sees none.
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob sees a shark fin on the water surface ... But it turns out to be a dolphin.
** … it turns out to be a plastic effigy pulled along the surface by [[ThePrankster a submerged Charles]].
** Bob sees a shark at the bottom of the sea, it turns out to be a Zebra Shark, which is an ExtremeDoormat.
** A gigantic shark approaches Bob, but it turns out to be a [[GentleGiant Whale Shark]].
* '''Double Subverted''':
** After the dolphin appears, an actual shark shows up as well.
** Bob himself is a Great White Shark, and then he eats the dolphin.
** But then Bob [[TooDumbToLive grabs the shark's tail]]...
** But then a horde of Whitetip Shark appears from behind.
** Bob is a plankter...
* '''Parodied''':
** [[Characters/ImpactWrestling A guy in a shark mask who bites people's butts for the purpose of humor.]]
** A shark approaches Bob who happens to be swimming in the water. Bob runs out, terrified, [[AsideGlance while the shark looks at the camera, confused and upset]].
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob is threatened by a large shark, but gets away from it only to find a dogfish, which he thinks is cute and harmless. Then it ''[[KillerRabbit still attacks him]]''.
* '''Averted''': Even though the story takes place at sea, there are no dangerous sharks.
* '''Enforced''': Sharks are a major fear of many people, so the writer includes them to scare the audience.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh no, a shark! It's a shark!"
* '''Invoked''': A MadScientist breeds sharks specifically for their aggression.
* '''Exploited''': To get rid of Bob, the villain throws him overboard in shark-invested waters and throws a bucket of chum after him.
* '''Defied''': A scientist develops sharks that would never attack people.
* '''Discussed''':
-->'''Bob''': I'm going for a swim.
-->'''Alice''': Don't, there might be sharks lurking.
* '''Conversed''': "This story takes place at sea, so a shark will probably show up at some point."
* '''Implied''': Only the aftermath of the shark attack is shown.
* '''Deconstructed''': The shark does initially attack Bob out of curiosity, but does not eat him because he's not its preferred prey.
* '''Reconstructed''': This shark is hungry enough to eat Bob anyway.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob is alone, increasingly tired, cold, over ten miles from shore, and a shark has just spotted him.
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%%Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%%* '''Plotted a Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played for Laughs''': ???