History PlayingWith / BallsOfSteel

** Bob is hit in the groin with a [[DropTheHammer sledgehammer]]. The sledgehammer shatters to pieces on impact.

** Alice looks at Bob’s crouch, and aims a kick there… before thinking it over, and settling for punching him in the face,

** Bob is invulnerable all over. Why wouldn’t they be protected?

* '''Inverted''': [[AchillesHeel Bob’s testicles are his only weakspot.]]

** Bob puts on a brave face when he’s first hit, but as soon as Alice looks away, he’s doubled over in agony.

** Alice looks at Bob quizziacly.
-->'''Alice''': “Doesn't that hurt?”
-->'''Bob''': “No. Why do you ask?”

* '''Reconstructed''': [[CelibateHero Bob felt his genitals only ever slowed him down anyway…]]

* '''Played For Drama''': It’s a sign of how inhuman TheCorruption is making Bob become, along with FeelNoPain

* '''Enforced''': The actor playing bob spent a long time practicing this technique himself, and insists it shows on film.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob’s balls are the strongest part of his body. Anyone going for a nutshot generally ends up with broken feet.

* '''Subverted''': Bob puts on a brave face when he’s first hit, but as soon as Alice looks away, he’s doubled over in agony.
* '''Double Subverted''': It was bait. Alice fell for it and gets [[HoistByHerOwnPetard groin attacked herself.]]

* '''Inverted''': Bob’s testicles are his only weakspot.

* '''Double Subverted''': It was bait. Alice fell for it and gets [[HoistByHisOwnPetard groin attacked herself.]]

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

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'''BallsOfSteel''': A character who is immune to groin attacks.

* '''Gender Flipped''': Alice is hit in the groin and [[BreastAttack the breast,]] and flinches at neither attack.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob is wearing a cup.
* '''Justified''': Bob is invulnerable all over. Why wouldn’t they be protected?

* '''Double Subverted''': It was bait: Alice fell for it and gets [[HoistByHisOwnPetard groin attacked herself.]]
* '''Parodied''': The groin kick bounces off with a “ping” sound.

* '''Averted''': The Groin Attack works as intended with no fan-fare

* '''Lampshaded''': “[[BrassBalls You’ve got a pair of big, brassy ones on ya…]] I can tell, ‘cus I broke my foot on them.”

* '''Invoked''': Bob joined up with shaolin monks to perfect a technique to protect his genitals.

* '''Defied''': Alice looks at Bob’s crouch, and aims a kick there… before thinking it over, and settling for punching him in the face,

* '''Literal''': Bob is a FearlessFool ChromeChampion who averts BarbieDollAnatomy. It’s about as literal as you can get.
* '''Implied''': The camera’s at chest height. Alice glares ad bob, and we hear a sudden CRUNCH. We then see Alice [[AgonyOfTheFeet bouncing around on one leg]] and Bob smirking.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob has to act like he isn’t a badass martial artist. [[CoverBlowingSuperpower When he accidently hits his junk on the table, he has to act like he’s in pain]] [[BadBadActing and he does so…poorly.]]

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob puts on a brave face when he’s first hit, but as soon as Alice looks way, he’s doubled over in agony. This is bait however, and Alice’s attack didn’t quite reach him anyway. A genuine hit to the nuts causes no reaction at first, but then bob starts stumbling and limping around. It turns out the last hit broke his pelvis, but he’s linking because the bones are dislocated and not because of the pain, [[FeelNoPain which he cannot feel.]]

* '''Subverted''': Bob puts on a brave face when he’s first hit, but as soon as Alice looks way, he’s doubled over in agony.

-->'''Alice''': ''“Doesn't that hurt?”''
-->'''Bob''': ''“No. Why do you ask?”''

-->'''Dave''': ''“Jokes on you! I had those removed years ago!”''
-->'''Bob''': ''“You had your balls removed… and you say the jokes on me?”''

** [[ScmuckBait Bob wears a target over his crotch.]]

* '''Defied''': Alice looks at bob’s crouch, and aims a kick there… before thinking it over, and settling for punching him in the face,
** “I can kick hard enough to break your pelvis open. That cup isn’t gong to help”
* '''Discussed''': “Is he a shaolin monk? [[CombatPragmatist It’s be very annoying if he avoided by 1# favourite technique.”]]
* '''Conversed''': “Bob looks unphased, but I pity the poor actor playing him.”

** “…Doesn’t that hurt?” “Nope.”

** [[SmuckBait Bob wears a target over his crotch.]]

* ‘’’Gender Flipped’’’: Alice is hit in the groin and [[BreastAttack the breast,]] and flinches at neither attack.

* ‘’’Literal’’’: Bob is a FearlessFool ChromeChampion who averts BarbieDollAnatomy. It’s about as literal as you can get.

-->’’’Dave’’’: ‘’“Jokes on you! I had those removed years ago!”’’
-->’’’Bob’’’: ‘’“You had your balls removed… and you say the jokes on me?”’’