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LTR - Okay, if the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy is where the bad guys can't hit for crap, and A Team Firing is where nobody can hit anything with guns, so they settle it bloodlessly with fisticuffs, then what about the situation where only The Cavalry are the bad shots? No matter what gear and intellegence you give them, the baddies pick them off with ease leaving only the main good guys behind. Lemming Cops without the cars. Happens all the times in action shows, the hero, who may or may not have any special training or powers, is to be escorted into a hot zone by a team of Navy SEALS, Army Rangers, Space Marines, whatever, who are heavily-armed and one would assume well trained. 4 minutes into the show, they've all been ambushed and killed off, leaving only the hero alive to finish the mission. Yes, he's the hero, but one wonders, why have special forces if they apparently only hire people with Red Shirt mentalities? Just' thinkin. Looney Toons: Definitely a trope candidate. Elite Red Shirt Squad, maybe? [[Athelind]]: The Redshirt Army is linked to Conservation Of Ninjitsu: One ninja is a deadly threat. An Army of them are cannon fodder. Discworld's Silver Horde can turn any enemy group into a Redshirt Army. Is that a trope? Never fight a small, old, completely unfazed guy? Silent Hunter: Yes, Old Master. |
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