History PlayingWith / ExplosiveInstrumentation

* '''Defied''': TheEngineer installs top-of-the-line safeties in the consoles so they don't explode.

** The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit, and the consoles explode--but it's actually a VirtualTrainingSimulation, and the explosions aren't dangerous. Even so, the officers manning the simulation act like they are by falling down and playing dead when their consoles explode.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The consoles don't explode during the battle, but they do during repairs.

* '''Exaggerated''': The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit and numerous consoles explode.

** The Sharship ''Tropes'' is hit and a console fritzes slightly.

* '''Justified''': NoOSHACompliance.

* '''Straight''': The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit and a console explodes.
* '''Exaggerated''': The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit and several consoles explode.
* '''Downplayed''': The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit several times before a console explodes.

* '''Parodied''': The Starship ''Tropes'' hits a dust speck and every console explodes.

* '''Deconstructed''': {{Redshirt}} fatalities from exploding consoles lead to the Starship ''Tropes'' being understaffed.
* '''Reconstructed''': But it's a war, and there are plenty of {{Redshirt}}s volunteering to fight and die.

* '''Deconstructed''': [[RedShirt Redshirt]] fatalities from exploding consoles lead to the Starship ''Tropes'' being understaffed.
* '''Reconstructed''': But it's a war, and there are plenty of [[RedShirt Redshirts]] volunteering to fight and die.

* '''Deconstructed''': Redshirt fatalities from exploding consoles lead to the Starship ''Tropes'' being understaffed.
* '''Reconstructed''': But it's a war, and there are plenty of Redshirts volunteering to fight and die.

* '''Conversed''': "DrinkingGame: Watch ''Star Trek'' and take a shot every time a console explodes."

* '''Conversed''': "Drinking Game: Watch ''Star Trek'' and take a shot every time a console explodes."

'''Basic Trope:''' Consoles have an alarming tendency to explode whenever something happens.
* '''Straight:''' The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit and a console explodes.
* '''Exaggerated:''' The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit and several consoles explode.
* '''Downplayed:''' The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit several times before a console explodes.
* '''Justified:''' NoOSHACompliance.
* '''Inverted:''' The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit and the consoles go dead.
* '''Subverted:''' The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit, but the consoles don't explode.
* '''Double Subverted:''' At least, not on the bridge. Engineering, however, is a smoking ruin.
* '''Parodied:''' The Starship ''Tropes'' hits a dust speck and every console explodes.
* '''Zig Zagged:''' The consoles don't explode during the battle, but they do during repairs.
* '''Averted:''' The Starship ''Tropes'' isn't hit.
* '''Enforced:''' RuleOfCool.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Dammit! I don't know what's gonna kill us faster, their torpedoes or our consoles!"
* '''Invoked:''' Someone rigs a console to explode and take out an enemy.
* '''Exploited:''' A console explodes and kills its user. A lower-ranked crewman quietly updates his resume for a promotion.
* '''Defied:''' TheEngineer installs top-of-the-line safeties in the consoles so they don't explode.
* '''Discussed:''' "I've lost count of how many times I've had to repair destroyed consoles after each battle."
* '''Conversed:''' "Drinking Game: Watch ''Star Trek'' and take a shot every time a console explodes."
* '''Implied:''' The Starship ''Tropes'' is hit and an explosion occurs offscreen. A few scenes later, a crewman previously seen using a console is in Sickbay.
* '''Deconstructed:''' Redshirt fatalities from exploding consoles lead to the Starship ''Tropes'' being understaffed.
* '''Reconstructed:''' But it's a war, and there are plenty of Redshirts volunteering to fight and die.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' A console explodes and gives its user AshFace.
* '''Played for Drama:''' A console explodes and kills the EnsembleDarkhorse, causing angst for TheCaptain.

Back to ExplosiveInstrumentation.

* '''Straight:''' The Starship Tropes is hit and a console explodes.
* '''Exaggerated:''' The Starship Tropes is hit and several consoles explode.
* '''Downplayed:''' The Starship Tropes is hit several times before a console explodes.

* '''Inverted:''' The Starship Tropes is hit and the consoles go dead.
* '''Subverted:''' The Starship tropes is hit, but the consoles don't explode.

* '''Parodied:''' The Starship Tropes hits a dust speck and every console explodes.

* '''Averted:''' The Starship Tropes isn't hit.

* '''Exploited:''' A console explodes and kills its operator. A lower-ranked crewman quietly updates his resume for a promotion.

* '''Implied:''' The Starship Tropes is hit and an explosion occurs offscreen. A few scenes later, a crewman previously seen using a console is in Sickbay.

* '''Discussed:''' "I've lost count of how many times I've had to repair destroys consoles after each battle."

• '''Straight:''' The Starship Tropes is hit and a console explodes.
• '''Exaggerated:''' The Starship Tropes is hit and several consoles explode.
• '''Downplayed:''' The Starship Tropes is hit several times before a console explodes.
• '''Justified:''' NoOSHACompliance.
• '''Inverted:''' The Starship Tropes is hit and the consoles go dead.
• '''Subverted:''' The Starship tropes is hit, but the consoles don't explode.
• '''Double Subverted:''' At least, not on the bridge. Engineering, however, is a smoking ruin.
• '''Parodied:''' The Starship Tropes hits a dust speck and every console explodes.
• '''Zig Zagged:''' The consoles don't explode during the battle, but they do during repairs.
• '''Averted:''' The Starship Tropes isn't hit.
• '''Enforced:''' RuleOfCool.
• '''Lampshaded:''' "Dammit! I don't know what's gonna kill us faster, their torpedoes or our consoles!"
• '''Invoked:''' Someone rigs a console to explode and take out an enemy.
• '''Exploited:''' A console explodes and kills its operator. A lower-ranked crewman quietly updates his resume for a promotion.
• '''Defied:''' TheEngineer installs top-of-the-line safeties in the consoles so they don't explode.
• '''Discussed:''' "I've lost count of how many times I've had to repair destroys consoles after each battle."
• '''Conversed:''' "Drinking Game: Watch ''Star Trek'' and take a shot every time a console explodes."

Basic Trope: Consoles have an alarming tendency to explode whenever something happens.
• Straight: The Starship Tropes is hit and a console explodes.
• Exaggerated: The Starship Tropes is hit and several consoles explode.
• Downplayed: The Starship Tropes is hit several times before a console explodes.
• Justified: NoOSHACompliance.
• Inverted: The Starship Tropes is hit and the consoles go dead.
• Subverted: The Starship tropes is hit, but the consoles don't explode.
• Double Subverted: At least, not on the bridge. Engineering, however, is a smoking ruin.
• Parodied: The Starship Tropes hits a dust speck and every console explodes.
• Zig Zagged: ???
• Averted: The Starship Tropes isn't hit.
• Enforced: RuleOfCool.
• Lampshaded: ???
• Invoked: Someone rigs a console to explode and take out an enemy.
• Exploited: A console explodes and kills its operator. A lower-ranked crewman quietly updates his resume for a promotion.
• Defied: ???
• Discussed: ???
• Conversed: ???

Basic Trope: [A one sentence summary of the trope] • Straight: ???
• Exaggerated: ???
• Downplayed: ???
• Justified: ???
• Inverted: ???
• Subverted: ???
• Double Subverted: ???
• Parodied: ???

• Averted: ???
• Enforced: ???

• Invoked: ???
• Exploited: ???