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* '''Exaggerated''': Santa takes it upon himself to arrest every wrongdoer he finds, as well as getting all the presents delivered.
** Santa defeats {{Satan}} and the [[EvilCounterpart Krampus]] at the same time with [[OneHitKill one attack]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Santa takes it upon himself to arrest every wrongdoer he finds, as well as getting all the presents delivered.
** Santa defeats {{Satan}} and the [[EvilCounterpart Krampus]] at the same time with [[OneHitKill [[SingleStrokeBattle one attack]].

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* '''Enforced''': An action film is re-tooled for a Christmas version.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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An action film is re-tooled for a Christmas version.version.
** The writers of a Christmas BMovie have to work with Creator/JasonStatham being cast as the lead. Jason Statham can do sensible, but there's no way they'll be able to remake ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet'' with him. So action sequences and a {{Handwave}} for a fat suit being [[BulletproofVest concealed body armor]] have to be added.

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* '''Reconstructed''': But he still has a plethora of construction, computer engineering, and stealth skills he can use to outmaneuver his enemies.

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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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But he still has a plethora of construction, computer engineering, and stealth skills he can use to outmaneuver his enemies.enemies.
** He still is fit enough [[MegatonPunch to drop a grown man with a single punch]], may have access to firearms, and has lost absolutely nothing of his strength of will, delivering a CareBearStare that is more of a DeathGlare. He also prefers to be TheStrategist or an engineer for social change these days, which [[BadassPacifist require a differing, more passive type of badassery]].

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* '''Inverted''':
** Poor, defenseless Santa is being held hostage by the BigBad, so now Badass Bob has to save him.
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob tries to team up with Santa to take down a gang of arms-dealing elves in the North Pole workshop...But Santa completely whiffs his punches and nearly gets killed in a fistfight with just one elf.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** ...But Santa borrows a pistol and starts dropping elves by the dozen. It turns out that Santa might be no good in a fistfight, but he's the fastest gun in the North.

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* '''Inverted''':
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'''Inverted''': Poor, defenseless Santa is being held hostage by the BigBad, so now Badass Bob has to save him.
* '''Subverted''':
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'''Subverted''': Bob tries to team up with Santa to take down a gang of arms-dealing elves in the North Pole workshop...But Santa completely whiffs his punches and nearly gets killed in a fistfight with just one elf.
* '''Double Subverted''':
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Subverted''': ...But Santa borrows a pistol and starts dropping elves by the dozen. It turns out that Santa might be no good in a fistfight, but he's the fastest gun in the North.



* '''Zig-Zagged''':
** Santa's bad-ass skills fade in the spring, every year, but they return in full every winter.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''':
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'''Zig-Zagged''': Santa's bad-ass skills fade in the spring, every year, but they return in full every winter.



* '''Lampshaded''':
After seeing Santa gun down terrorists in the North Pole, Bob looks surprised and tells an elf that none of the Christmas Carols mentioned him being such a bad-ass.
* '''Invoked''':
During Christmas, a superhero borrows a Mall Santa outfit before he beats up some bad guys, because they heard the bad guys say they didn't believe in Santa.

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* '''Lampshaded''':
'''Lampshaded''': After seeing Santa gun down terrorists in the North Pole, Bob looks surprised and tells an elf that none of the Christmas Carols mentioned him being such a bad-ass.
* '''Invoked''':
'''Invoked''': During Christmas, a superhero borrows a Mall Santa outfit before he beats up some bad guys, because they heard the bad guys say they didn't believe in Santa.



* '''Deconstructed''': Santa Claus used to be a bad-ass, but he has to admit that eating so much and getting a belly "like a bowl full of jelly" is enough to slow him down a bit.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Santa Claus used to be a bad-ass, [[FormerlyFit but he has to admit that eating so much and getting a belly "like a bowl full of jelly" is enough to slow him down a bit.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': But he still has a plethora of construction, computer engineering, and stealth skills he can use to outmaneuver his enemies.



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** KungFuJesus



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

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* '''Subverted''': ???
'''Subverted''':
** Bob tries to team up with Santa to take down a gang of arms-dealing elves in the North Pole workshop...But Santa completely whiffs his punches and nearly gets killed in a fistfight with just one elf.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''':
** ...But Santa borrows a pistol and starts dropping elves by the dozen. It turns out that Santa might be no good in a fistfight, but he's the fastest gun in the North.



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

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''':
** Santa's bad-ass skills fade in the spring, every year, but they return in full every winter.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': The robber pretends to be the victim, and acts as if multiple intruders entered his house. Santa beats up the innocent family and gets brought to court.

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
'''Lampshaded''':
After seeing Santa gun down terrorists in the North Pole, Bob looks surprised and tells an elf that none of the Christmas Carols mentioned him being such a bad-ass.
* '''Invoked''': ???
'''Invoked''':
During Christmas, a superhero borrows a Mall Santa outfit before he beats up some bad guys, because they heard the bad guys say they didn't believe in Santa.
* '''Exploited''': The A robber pretends to be the victim, and acts as if multiple intruders entered his house. Santa beats up the innocent family and gets brought to court.



* '''Deconstructed''': Santa loses his grip on reality, with all the crime he has to clean up, and becomes BadSanta.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Santa loses his grip on reality, with all the crime Claus used to be a bad-ass, but he has to clean up, admit that eating so much and becomes BadSanta.getting a belly "like a bowl full of jelly" is enough to slow him down a bit.
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** Santa defeats {{Satan}} and the [[EvilCounterpart Krampus]] at the same time with [[OneHitKill one attack]].

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* '''Inverted''': KungFuJesus

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* '''Inverted''': KungFuJesus'''Inverted''':
** KungFuJesus
** Poor, defenseless Santa is being held hostage by the BigBad, so now Badass Bob has to save him.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???An action film is re-tooled for a Christmas version.



* '''Exploited''': The robber pretends to be the victim, and acts as if multiple intruders entered his house. Santa beats up the innocent family and gets arrested.

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* '''Exploited''': The robber pretends to be the victim, and acts as if multiple intruders entered his house. Santa beats up the innocent family and gets arrested.brought to court.



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???
"Doesn't it feel kind of wrong, though, to rob this family blind right on Christmas? If Santa was real, he would totally kill us."
* '''Conversed''': ???"How come every time I see Santa in a film, he's trying to chop someone's head clean off?" "Seriously? Do you only ever watch action movies?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Santa loses his grip on reality, with all the crime he has to clean up, and becomes BadSanta.



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* '''Straight''': A robbery occurs the night before Christmas. When Santa drops by, he busts up the criminals and hauls them to the nearest police station.
* '''Exaggerated''': Santa takes it upon him to jail every abusive parent, uncover every drug dealer with children, and get all the presents delivered in one night.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Santa is completely defenseless in a mugging, and gets all of his presents stolen.
* '''Subverted''': Naturally, nobody is supposed to see Santa in the flesh, so he waits for the

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* '''Straight''': A robbery occurs the night before Christmas. When Santa drops by, he busts up the criminals and hauls them to calls the nearest police station.
cops over.
* '''Exaggerated''': Santa takes it upon him himself to jail arrest every abusive parent, uncover every drug dealer with children, and get wrongdoer he finds, as well as getting all the presents delivered in one night.
delivered.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
[[TechnicalPacifist Santa tries to remain peaceful,]] but still has to pin the robbers down until the authorities come.
* '''Justified''': ???
Christmas is a holiday devoted to Jesus, and the Ten Commandments clearly state "thou shalt not steal."
* '''Inverted''': Santa is completely defenseless in a mugging, and gets all of his presents stolen.
KungFuJesus
* '''Subverted''': Naturally, nobody is supposed to see Santa in the flesh, so he waits for the ???



** Santa is an undercover cop.

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** Santa is gets a job as an undercover cop.cop, but only because he's bored to death 364 days of the year.



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???Nobody is supposed to see St. Nick in the flesh, so he waits for the robbery to clear up before he goes into the house.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???
The robber pretends to be the victim, and acts as if multiple intruders entered his house. Santa beats up the innocent family and gets arrested.
* '''Defied''': ???An offender holds Santa at gunpoint, and gets him to exit the house without telling anybody.
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'''Basic Trope''': Santa knows how to kick ass.
* '''Straight''': A robbery occurs the night before Christmas. When Santa drops by, he busts up the criminals and hauls them to the nearest police station.
* '''Exaggerated''': Santa takes it upon him to jail every abusive parent, uncover every drug dealer with children, and get all the presents delivered in one night.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Santa is completely defenseless in a mugging, and gets all of his presents stolen.
* '''Subverted''': Naturally, nobody is supposed to see Santa in the flesh, so he waits for the
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''':
** Santa spends so much time beating up [[JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife jaywalkers and litterers]] that he has no time left over to deliver presents.
** Santa is an undercover cop.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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[[BadassSanta You'd better not cry!]]
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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