A wick check for Gut Punch.
- Laconic: A single moment instantly and permanently changes the tone of a work to something significantly darker.
- Concern: Misuse via tropers interpreting the name literally as "characters getting punched in the stomach". This potential misinterpretation was brought up back when this trope was originally launched.
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Correct: Moment that the work becomes darker
- Bait the Dog: If it's the series itself that seems relatively harmless until it happens, there may be a Dead Star Walking indicating that Anyone Can Die. Correct usage.
Incorrect: Punch to the stomach
Other misuse
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