History PlayingWith / GiantEqualsInvincible

* '''Justified''': Due to the SquareCubeLaw, the Kraken needs to be [[RequiredSecondaryPowers impossibly tough just to avoid crushing itself under its weight.]]

** [[KrakenAndLeviathan The Kraken]]'s size eclipses [[UpToEleven even the tallest of mountains]]. Even thermonuclear nukes are as good as useless against the beast.

* '''Downplayed''': The kraken is immune to small arms fire, but a large enough tank can hurt it.

* '''Lampshaded''': “Gah... It’s {{Kevlard too fat to die}} and too big to kill!”

* '''Lampshaded''': “Gsh... It’s [[Kevlard too fat to die]] and too big to kill!”

* '''Lampshaded''': “Gah It’s too fat to die and too big to kill!”

** The giant monster is never attacked at all.
** They never use conventional methods to attack the monster, thus we never see if they work.

* '''Conversed''': “Y’know all those monster movies when they send the army to kill the beast? Why do they even bother?”

** [[CaptainObvious A smaller creature is even more vulnerable to conventional arms fire.]]

** The Kraken is a gigantic balloon that somehow shrugs off bullets, arrows, and other pointy objects.

** Even nukes are as good as useless against the beast.

* '''Parodied''': The local GeneralFailure sends [[AttackAttackAttack wave after wave of his army at the monster]], not comprehending that they’re completely useless against the kraken.

** FiveRoundsRapid does nothing, but when they deploy satchel charges at the kraken’s [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak point]] it goes down easily.

** They can hurt the kraken, but it’s like shooting at an elephant with a pistol: You have to wait for it to die of blood loss or infection, as you can’t muster enough damage to kill it outright.

** The writer insists on making the kraken invincible, as it would ruin SuspensionOfDisbelief if could be hurt by normal armies.

** It varies form giant monster to giant monster: some are ImmuneToBullets, some can be shot down, and a few can ONLY be hurt by normal guns.

** [[CaptainObvious a smaller creature is even more vulnerable to conventional arms fire.]]

* '''Justified''': Due to the SquareCubeLaw, the Kraken needs to be impossibly tough just to avoid crushing itself under its weight.

* '''Straight''': [[KrakenAndLeviathan The Kraken]], [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever in all of it’s 50ft glory]], arises from the sea, and the army opens fire on it. Their weapons are completely ineffectual.

* '''Justified''': Due to the SquareCubeLaw, the Kraken needs to be impossibly tough just to avoid crushing itself under it’s weight.

** FiveRoundsRapid does nothing, but when they deploy satchel charges at the kraken’s [[ForMassiveDamage weak point]] it goes down easily.
** It varies form giant monster t giant monster: some are ImmuneToBullets, some can be shot down, and a few can ONLY be hurt by normal guns.
** They can hurt the kraken, but it’s like shooting at an elephant with a pistol: You have to wait for it to die of bloodloss or infection, as you can’t muster enough damage to kill it outright.

** Dr. Evulz makes his creations as big as possible so the the free world is incapable of fighting back.
** Dr. Evulz HIMSELF into a giant in order to avoid being shot apart by police.
* '''Exploited''': Dr. Evulz knows the creature is a) coming, and b) invincible. So, uses the attack to gain tenure at his university for his massive DeathRay.

* '''Played For Laughs''': The Kraken doesn't even notice the army, and wonders [[IgnoredEnemy why they humans haven’t sent anything to attack him yet.]]

** The show is mMerchandiseDriven, and they want [[TakesOneToKillOne an excuse]] to shoehorn a [[HumongousMecha giant robot]] toy to boost profits.

** The show is mMerchandiseDriven, and they want an excuse to shoehorn a [[giant robot]] toy to boost profits.

* '''Exploited''': Dr.Evilz knows the creature is a) coming, and b) invincible. So, uses the attack to gain tenure at his university for his massive DeathRay.

'''GiantEqualsInvincible''': Anything giant is immune to all conventional weapons.
* '''Straight''': [[KrakenAndLeviathan The Kraken]], [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever in all of it’s 50ft glory]], arises from the sea, and the army opens fire on it. They are completely ineffectual.
* '''Exaggerated''': Even nukes are as good as useless against the beast.
** The shots are worse than useless, as they ricochet back at the army.
* '''Downplayed''': The kraken is immures to small arms fire, but a large enough tank can hurt it.

* '''Inverted''': [[CaptainObvious a smaller creature is even more vulnerable to conventional arms fire.]]

* '''Double Subverted''': However, it’s just a flesh wound, and they can’t muster enough firepower to kill the monster before it levels the city.
* '''Parodied''': The local general failure sends wave after wave of his army at the monster, not comprehending that they’re completely useless against the kraken.
* '''Zig Zagged''': FiveRoundsRapid does nothing, but when they deploy satchel charges at the kraken’s [[ForMassiveDamage weak point]] it goes down easily.
** It varies form giant monster t giant monster: some are ImmuneToBullets, some can be shot down, and a few can only be hurt by normal guns.
** They can hurt the kraken, but it’s like shooting at an elephant with a pistol: you have to wait for it to die of bloodless or infection, as you can’t muster enough damage to kill it outright.
* '''Averted''': The giant monster is never attacked at all.
** Alternately, they never use convention methods to attack the monster and thus we never see if they work.
* '''Enforced''': The show is merchandise driven, and they want an excuse to shoehorn a giant robot toy to boost profits.
** The writer insists on making the kraken invincible, as it would ruin SuspensionOfDisbelief if could be hurt by normal armies.

* '''Invoked''': Dr.Evilz makes his creations as big as possible so they the free world is incapable of fighting back.
** He turns HIMSELF into a giant in order to avoid being shot apart by police.
* '''Exploited''': Dr.Evilz knows the creature is a) coming, and b) invincible and uses the attack to gain tenure at his university for his massive DeathRay.
** “Men, don’t even bother fighting back; you’ll just waste ammo. We’ll work on the evacuation effort and let the Superheros handle this one.”
* '''Defied''': “Bullet-proof? Bullshit. That’s what depleted plutonium is for; it’s just a bigger target.”
* '''Discussed''': “Why is it that cannons never work against the Kaiju…”

* '''Implied''': We never see the bullets hit the monster, but we never see it slow down from the armies’ attack ether.

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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

** “Men, don’t even bother fighting back; you’ll just waste ammo. We’ll work on the evacuation effort and let the [[Superheros capes]] handle this one.”

** “Men, don’t even bother fighting back; you’ll just waste ammo. We’ll work on the evacuation effort and let the [[Superhero capes]] handle this one.”