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* '''Lampshaded''': After defeating Emperor Evulz, Bob says to Alice, “So why do all the villains we face always have one spot where they’re extra vulnerable? By now there should have been a villain without one...”

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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After defeating Emperor Evulz, Bob says to Alice, “So why do all the villains we face always have one spot where they’re extra vulnerable? By now there should have been a villain without one...
** Emperor Evulz’s weak spot is his Achilles tendon.

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* '''Inverted''': Hitting his back makes him stronger.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Hitting his back makes him stronger.stronger.
** He's physically weak everywhere ''except'' on his back.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': Emperor Evulz had a weak spot on his back when the heroes first encountered him, but he’s since grown past that weakness. However, he’s ended up getting a new weak spot on his feet since ... except that was a lie, as he gets stronger when hit on his feet, and the weakness part was a lie told by one of Emperor Evulz’s spies ... except his feet ARE a weak spot, the damage just doesn’t set in until a few minutes after the hit.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Emperor Evulz had a weak spot on his back when the heroes first encountered him, but he’s since grown past that weakness. However, he’s ended up getting a new weak spot on his feet since ... except since. Except that was a lie, as he gets stronger when hit on his feet, and the weakness part was a lie told by one of [[TheMole Emperor Evulz’s spies ... except spies]]. But his feet ARE a weak spot, spot; the damage just doesn’t set in until a few minutes after the they're hit.

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* '''Justified''': Emperor Evulz's back was horribly damaged prior to his villainous career, and there was no way to fix it.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Emperor Evulz's back was horribly damaged prior to his villainous career, and there was no way to fix it.it.
** Emperor Evulz had to choose between an impenetrability salve and a [[ResurrectiveImmortality Metcalfe potion]]… while there was a spot that he couldn't reach with the former, he appreciated the pain associated with the latter even less.

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* '''Straight''': Evulz is NighInvulnerable, but a spot on his back is incredibly weak.
* '''Exaggerated''': Hitting his back ''at all'' kills Evulz.
* '''Downplayed''': While Evulz does have a weak spot on his back, it’s only a bit less strong than the rest of him, so knowing this weakness was no help to the heroes.
* '''Justified''': Evulz' back was horribly damaged prior to his villainous career, and there was no way to fix it.

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* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz is NighInvulnerable, but a spot on his back is incredibly weak.
* '''Exaggerated''': Hitting his back ''at all'' kills Emperor Evulz.
* '''Downplayed''': While Emperor Evulz does have a weak spot on his back, it’s only a bit less strong than the rest of him, so knowing this weakness was no help to the heroes.
* '''Justified''': Evulz' Emperor Evulz's back was horribly damaged prior to his villainous career, and there was no way to fix it.



* '''Subverted''': Evulz had grown past that weakness by the time the heroes fought him.

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* '''Subverted''': Emperor Evulz had grown past that weakness by the time the heroes fought him.



** Evulz' back has a big "WEAK SPOT" sign on it.
** [[IdiotHero Bob]] is told Evulz' bad back is his "Achilles' heel" and [[LiteralMinded says, "But it's his back, not his heel. Why do you call it that?"]]
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Evulz had a weak spot on his back when the heroes first encountered him, but he’s since grown past that weakness. However, he’s ended up getting a new weak spot on his feet since ... except that was a lie, as he gets stronger when hit on his feet, and the weakness part was a lie told by one of Evulz’s spies ... except his feet ARE a weak spot, the damage just doesn’t set in until a few minutes after the hit.

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** Emperor Evulz' back has a big "WEAK SPOT" sign on it.
** [[IdiotHero Bob]] is told Emperor Evulz' bad back is his "Achilles' heel" and [[LiteralMinded says, "But it's his back, not his heel. Why do you call it that?"]]
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Emperor Evulz had a weak spot on his back when the heroes first encountered him, but he’s since grown past that weakness. However, he’s ended up getting a new weak spot on his feet since ... except that was a lie, as he gets stronger when hit on his feet, and the weakness part was a lie told by one of Emperor Evulz’s spies ... except his feet ARE a weak spot, the damage just doesn’t set in until a few minutes after the hit.



** Evulz fights regularly, and takes as much damage as one normally would.
** Evulz is completely invulnerable, with no weak points.
* '''Enforced''': The writers don't want Evulz to be an InvincibleVillain, so the weak point was created.
* '''Lampshaded''': After defeating Evulz, Bob says to Alice, “So why do all the villains we face always have one spot where they’re extra vulnerable? By now there should have been a villain without one...”
* '''Invoked''': Evulz is a robot, and was deliberately designed with that weak point on his back on the off chance of betrayal.
* '''Exploited''': The heroes attack Evulz in his weak spot, defeating him easily.
* '''Defied''': Evulz puts special armor on his back before battling the heroes so they can’t hit him there.

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** Emperor Evulz fights regularly, regularly and takes as much damage as one normally would.
** Emperor Evulz is completely invulnerable, with no weak points.
* '''Enforced''': The writers creators don't want Emperor Evulz to be an InvincibleVillain, so the weak point was created.
* '''Lampshaded''': After defeating Emperor Evulz, Bob says to Alice, “So why do all the villains we face always have one spot where they’re extra vulnerable? By now there should have been a villain without one...”
* '''Invoked''': Emperor Evulz is a robot, and was deliberately designed with that weak point on his back on the off chance of betrayal.
* '''Exploited''': The heroes attack Emperor Evulz in his weak spot, defeating him easily.
* '''Defied''': Emperor Evulz puts special armor on his back before battling the heroes so they can’t hit him there.



* '''Conversed''': "When the heroes learned Evulz' back was weak, that's when I knew he was going to come out as an AnticlimaxBoss."
* '''Deconstructed''': The weakness is one of the only things they know about Evulz, and people mock him for it.
* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz enhances every other part of his body so he's known for that, too.

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* '''Conversed''': "When the heroes learned Evulz' Emperor Evulz's back was weak, that's when I knew he was going to come out as an AnticlimaxBoss."
* '''Deconstructed''': The weakness is one of the only things they know about Emperor Evulz, and people mock him for it.
* '''Reconstructed''': Emperor Evulz enhances every other part of his body so he's known for that, too.

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'''Basic Trope''': A weakpoint on an otherwise powerful character.

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'''Basic Trope''': A weakpoint weak point on an otherwise powerful character.



* '''Downplayed''': While Evulz does have a weak spot on his back, it’s only a bit less strong than the rest of him, so knowing this weakness was no help to the Heroes.
* '''Justified''': Evulz' back was horribly damaged prior to his villain career, and there was no way to fix it.
* '''Inverted''': Hitting his back makes him stronger

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* '''Downplayed''': While Evulz does have a weak spot on his back, it’s only a bit less strong than the rest of him, so knowing this weakness was no help to the Heroes.
heroes.
* '''Justified''': Evulz' back was horribly damaged prior to his villain villainous career, and there was no way to fix it.
* '''Inverted''': Hitting his back makes him stronger stronger.



* '''Parodied''': Evulz' back has a big "WEAK SPOT" sign on it.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz had a weak spot on his back when the heroes first encountered him, but he’s since grown past that weakness. However, he’s ended up getting a new weak spot on his feet since... except that was a lie, as he actually gets stronger when hit on his feet, and the weakness part was a lie told by one of Evulz’s spies... except his feet actually ARE a weak spot, the damage just doesn’t set in until a few minutes after the hit.
* '''Averted''':

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Evulz' back has a big "WEAK SPOT" sign on it.
** [[IdiotHero Bob]] is told Evulz' bad back is his "Achilles' heel" and [[LiteralMinded says, "But it's his back, not his heel. Why do you call it that?"]]
* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Evulz had a weak spot on his back when the heroes first encountered him, but he’s since grown past that weakness. However, he’s ended up getting a new weak spot on his feet since... since ... except that was a lie, as he actually gets stronger when hit on his feet, and the weakness part was a lie told by one of Evulz’s spies... spies ... except his feet actually ARE a weak spot, the damage just doesn’t set in until a few minutes after the hit.
* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':



* '''Enforced''': The writers don't want Evulz to be an InvincibleVillain, so the weakpoint was created.
* '''Lampshaded''': After defeating Evulz, Bob says to Alice “So why do all the villains we face always have one spot where they’re extra vulnerable? By now there should have been a villain without one...”
* '''Invoked''': Evulz is a robot, and was deliberately designed with that weakpoint on his back on the off-chance of betrayal.

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* '''Enforced''': The writers don't want Evulz to be an InvincibleVillain, so the weakpoint weak point was created.
* '''Lampshaded''': After defeating Evulz, Bob says to Alice Alice, “So why do all the villains we face always have one spot where they’re extra vulnerable? By now there should have been a villain without one...”
* '''Invoked''': Evulz is a robot, and was deliberately designed with that weakpoint weak point on his back on the off-chance off chance of betrayal.



* '''Defied''': Evulz puts on special armor on his back before battling the heroes so they can’t hit him there.

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* '''Defied''': Evulz puts on special armor on his back before battling the heroes so they can’t hit him there.



* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"When the heroes learned Evulz' back was weak, that's when I knew he was going to come out as an AnticlimaxBoss."



* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz enhances every other part of his body so he's known for that, too.
* '''Implied''': Before the battle, Bob predicts it will take hours, if not days. The battle happens offscreen. It lasts only a few minutes.



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Main pages are my AchillesHeel. That's why I spend so much time on Playing-With pages.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The weakness is one of the only things they know about Evulz, and people mock him for it.



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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???While Evulz does have a weak spot on his back, it’s only a bit less strong than the rest of him, so knowing this weakness was no help to the Heroes.



* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''': ...but in the process of removing it, he got a new weakness on his feet instead.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Evulz had a weak spot on his back when the heroes first encountered him, but he’s since grown past that weakness. However, he’s ended up getting a new weak spot on his feet since... except that was a lie, as he actually gets stronger when hit on his feet, and the weakness part was a lie told by one of Evulz’s spies... except his feet actually ARE a weak spot, the damage just doesn’t set in until a few minutes after the hit.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???After defeating Evulz, Bob says to Alice “So why do all the villains we face always have one spot where they’re extra vulnerable? By now there should have been a villain without one...”



* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???
The heroes attack Evulz in his weak spot, defeating him easily.
* '''Defied''': ???Evulz puts on special armor on his back before battling the heroes so they can’t hit him there.
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* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Evulz had grown past that weakness by the time the heroes fought him.

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* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''':
Hitting his back makes him stronger
*'''Subverted''':
Evulz had grown past that weakness by the time the heroes fought him.
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'''Basic Trope''': A weakpoint on an otherwise powerful character.
* '''Straight''': Evulz is NighInvulnerable, but a spot on his back is incredibly weak.
* '''Exaggerated''': Hitting his back ''at all'' kills Evulz.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Evulz' back was horribly damaged prior to his villain career, and there was no way to fix it.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Evulz had grown past that weakness by the time the heroes fought him.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': Evulz' back has a big "WEAK SPOT" sign on it.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Evulz fights regularly, and takes as much damage as one normally would.
** Evulz is completely invulnerable, with no weak points.
* '''Enforced''': The writers don't want Evulz to be an InvincibleVillain, so the weakpoint was created.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Evulz is a robot, and was deliberately designed with that weakpoint on his back on the off-chance of betrayal.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': "So you hit him in the back and he goes down?" "That's about right."
* '''Conversed''': ???
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