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[[NonSequiturThud The main pastry]] sounds like red, creepy beavers...''[whump]''

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[[NonSequiturThud The main pastry]] sounds like red, creepy beavers... ''[whump]''
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** Bob says "I have not yet begun to fight!" [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent with a strange accent]] before passing out.

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** Bob says says, "I have not yet begun to fight!" [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent with a strange accent]] before passing out.



** When Bob gets hit on the head, he says "ThisIsThePartWhere I say something ridiculous--" before fainting.

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** When Bob gets hit on the head, he says says, "ThisIsThePartWhere I say something ridiculous--" before fainting.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob suffers AmusingInjuries and says weird stuff like "No thank you, Mr. Chimpanzee, I don't want any more cheesecake!", and it's played as WordSaladHumor.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob suffers AmusingInjuries and says weird stuff like "No "No, thank you, Mr. Chimpanzee, I don't want any more cheesecake!", and it's played as WordSaladHumor.
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** Bob weaves in with a dented helmet and announces "Biscotti on the right; ole!" before staggering out of the frame. A second later, an OffscreenCrash is heard.
** When Bob awakens from consciousness, Alice tells him that he said something really weird before passing out, but we don't find out what.

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** Bob weaves in with a dented helmet and announces announces, "Biscotti on the right; ole!" before staggering out of the frame. A second later, an OffscreenCrash is heard.
** When Bob awakens from consciousness, unconsciousness, Alice tells him that he said something really weird before passing out, but we don't find out what.it's good to see him awake and talking sense again.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': [[TheHero Bob]] gets hit with a club and says, "Take the fourth line of chickens. [[GratuitousForeignLanguage En garde]]!"; [[TheLancer Alice]] runs into a wall and says, "Ow!", and [[TheBigGuy Charlie]], after taking a beating from [[TheDragon Dracone]], collapses without saying anything.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': [[TheHero Bob]] gets hit with a club and says, "Take the fourth line of chickens. [[GratuitousForeignLanguage En garde]]!"; [[TheLancer Alice]] runs into a wall and says, "Ow!", and [[TheBigGuy Charlie]], after taking a beating from [[TheDragon Dracone]], collapses without saying anything. a word.

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** Bob doesn't actually fall unconscious, but after a significant hit to the head, he starts saying weird things.



** Bob was rendered unconscious by some form of drugs, which also may cause someone to be unable to think clearly.



* '''Invoked''': Bob is a RidiculouslyHumanRobot, and, to further make him seem like a human, his creator programmed him to say some random phrase if beaten to the point of having to shut down.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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Bob is a RidiculouslyHumanRobot, and, to further make him seem like a human, his creator programmed him to say some random phrase if beaten to the point of having to shut down. down.
** Bob is trying to pretend that he's losing consciousness for whatever reason, so he says something weird such as "That kangaroo isn't my milk!" before seemingly passing out.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob becomes the ReverseMole for the BigBad, who perceives his incoherent ramblings as critical information that can be used to destroy the heroes.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob becomes the ReverseMole TheMole for the BigBad, who perceives his incoherent ramblings as critical information that can be used to destroy the heroes.
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* '''Played for Horror''': Bob says, "I won't apologize! It's all the aardvark's fault!" before falling unconscious. While the heroes don't know this, the viewer knows that Bob was infected with a MindVirus, and the nonsensical ramblings and coma are the last stage before the victim starts attacking everyone in sight.

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* '''Implied''': Bob weaves in with a dented helmet and announces "Biscotti on the right; ole!" before staggering out of the frame. A second later, an OffscreenCrash is heard.

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* '''Implied''': '''Implied''':
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Bob weaves in with a dented helmet and announces "Biscotti on the right; ole!" before staggering out of the frame. A second later, an OffscreenCrash is heard.heard.
** When Bob awakens from consciousness, Alice tells him that he said something really weird before passing out, but we don't find out what.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob suffers AmusingInjuries and says weird stuff like "No thank you, Mr. Chimpanzee, I don't want any more cheesecake!", and it's played as WordSaladHumor.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Bob says something strange before passing out, but then it's revealed that he has brain damage or another serious head injury.
** Bob gets hit in the head and starts saying something he didn't mean to say, such as a confession that he actually thinks Alice is a useless part of the team.



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* '''Conversed''': "Why is it whenever someone gets hit in the head, they spurt out some sort of jibber-jabber before they black out?"

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* '''Conversed''': "Why is it whenever someone gets hit in the head, they spurt out some sort of incoherent jibber-jabber before they black out?"

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** Bob constantly talks in [[WordSaladHumor word salads]], regardless of whether or not he suffers any sort of head trauma.



* '''Conversed''': "Why is it whenever someone gets hit in the head, they spurt out some sort of jibber-jabber."

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* '''Conversed''': "Why is it whenever someone gets hit in the head, they spurt out some sort of jibber-jabber."jibber-jabber before they black out?"
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* '''Conversed''': "Why is it whenever someone gets hit in the head, they spurt out some sort of jibber-jabber.

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* '''Conversed''': "Why is it whenever someone gets hit in the head, they spurt out some sort of jibber-jabber."

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** TalkativeLoon Bob gets hit and the head has a brief moment of lucidity before he passes out

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** TalkativeLoon Bob gets hit and in the head and has a brief moment of lucidity before he passes outout.



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

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Why is it whenever someone gets hit in the head, they spurt out some sort of jibber-jabber.



* '''Reconstructed''': Bob becomes the ReverseMole for the BigBad, who perceives his incoherent ramblings as critical information that can be used to destroy the heroes.



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* '''Inverted''': After being hit with a club and just before passing out, Bob realizes and blurts out the solution to a seemingly unanswerable riddle that he's been trying to solve for the current quest.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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After being hit with a club and just before passing out, Bob realizes and blurts out the solution to a seemingly unanswerable riddle that he's been trying to solve for the current quest. quest.
** TalkativeLoon Bob gets hit and the head has a brief moment of lucidity before he passes out



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???"Bob said something about penguins working at an oil refinery before he blacked out."



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets hit in the head with a heavy object, exclaims "No thanks, Alice! Five times was enough!", and passes out. When he comes to, it's clear that the concussive impact from the object hitting him severely damaged his brain, making him a [[CloudCuckoolander nonsense spouting]] [[TheLoad vegetable]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets hit in the head with a heavy object, exclaims "No thanks, Alice! Five times was enough!", "Let's re-grout Belgium and shower with jelly!", and passes out. When he comes to, it's clear that the concussive impact from the object hitting him severely damaged his brain, making him a [[CloudCuckoolander nonsense spouting]] [[TheLoad vegetable]].
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* '''Exploited''': It looks like Bob is about to say something ridiculous after being hit, so Emperor Evulz films it, then does some ManipulativeEditing to make Bob look like a drunkard for propoganda.

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* '''Exploited''': It looks like Bob is about to say something ridiculous after being hit, so Emperor Evulz films it, then does some ManipulativeEditing to make Bob look like a drunkard for propoganda.propaganda.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets hit in the head with a heavy object, exclaims "My apartment is made of fish, and you filthy Commies can't stop me!", and passes out. When he comes to, it's clear that the concussive impact from the object hitting him severely damaged his brain, making him a [[CloudCuckoolander nonsense spouting]] [[TheLoad vegetable]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets hit in the head with a heavy object, exclaims "My apartment is made of fish, and you filthy Commies can't stop me!", "No thanks, Alice! Five times was enough!", and passes out. When he comes to, it's clear that the concussive impact from the object hitting him severely damaged his brain, making him a [[CloudCuckoolander nonsense spouting]] [[TheLoad vegetable]].

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob says something that vaguely makes sense but demonstrates he's thinking about a different context, such as "Horses kick really hard, you know?"

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Bob says something that vaguely makes sense but demonstrates he's thinking about a different context, such as "Horses kick really hard, you know?"
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets hit in the head with a heavy object, exclaims "My apartment is made of fish, and you filthy Commies can't stop me!", and passes out. When he comes to, it's clear that the concussive impact from the object hitting him severely damaged his brain, making him a [[CloudCuckoolander nonsense spouting]] [[TheLoad invalid]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets hit in the head with a heavy object, exclaims "My apartment is made of fish, and you filthy Commies can't stop me!", and passes out. When he comes to, it's clear that the concussive impact from the object hitting him severely damaged his brain, making him a [[CloudCuckoolander nonsense spouting]] [[TheLoad invalid]].vegetable]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets hit in the head with a heavy object, exclaims "My apartment is made of fish, and you filthy Commies can't stop me!", and passes out. When he comes to, it's clear that the concussive impact from the object hitting him severely damaged his brain, making him a [[CloudCuckoolander nonsense spouting]] [[TheLoad invalid]].



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* '''Straight''': After being hit in a fight, Bob says, "Take the fourth line of chickens. [[GratuitousForeignLanguage En garde]]!" and passes out

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* '''Straight''': After being hit in a fight, Bob says, "Take the fourth line of chickens. [[GratuitousForeignLanguage En garde]]!" and passes outout.


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** Bob says "I have not yet begun to fight!" [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent with a strange accent]] before passing out.

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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???'''Parodied''':
** When Bob gets hit on the head, he says "ThisIsThePartWhere I say something ridiculous--" before fainting.
** Alternatively, Bob delivers a lengthy sonnet of WordSaladHumor before collapsing.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???It looks like Bob is about to say something ridiculous after being hit, so Emperor Evulz films it, then does some ManipulativeEditing to make Bob look like a drunkard for propoganda.



* '''Implied''': Bob weaves in with a dented helmet and announces "Biscotti on the right; ole!" before fainting.

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* '''Implied''': Bob weaves in with a dented helmet and announces "Biscotti on the right; ole!" before fainting. staggering out of the frame. A second later, an OffscreenCrash is heard.
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* '''Inverted''': After being hit with a club and just before passing out, Bob realizes the solution to a seemingly unanswerable riddle that he's been trying to solve for the current quest.

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* '''Inverted''': After being hit with a club and just before passing out, Bob realizes and blurts out the solution to a seemingly unanswerable riddle that he's been trying to solve for the current quest.



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

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???[[TheHero Bob]] gets hit with a club and says, "Take the fourth line of chickens. [[GratuitousForeignLanguage En garde]]!"; [[TheLancer Alice]] runs into a wall and says, "Ow!", and [[TheBigGuy Charlie]], after taking a beating from [[TheDragon Dracone]], collapses without saying anything.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Bob is a RidiculouslyHumanRobot, and, to further make him seem like a human, his creator programmed him to say some random phrase if beaten to the point of having to shut down.



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

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* '''Defied''': ???It looks like Bob is about to say something ridiculous after being hit, so Emperor Evulz (who has NoSenseOfHumor) hits him again to finish the job before he can speak.
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'''Basic Trope''': Nonsense sputtered by someone on the verge of unconsciousness.
* '''Straight''': After being hit in a fight, Bob says, "Take the fourth line of chickens. [[GratuitousForeignLanguage En garde]]!" and passes out
* '''Exaggerated''': After being thoroughly battered for hours, only staying on his feet through HeroicWillpower, no one can get anything out of Bob for a day but disjointed ramblings like "And birdly, the lovely plunked the zebra..." on the rare occasions when he's conscious.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob says something that vaguely makes sense but demonstrates he's thinking about a different context, such as "Horses kick really hard, you know?"
* '''Justified''':
** Bob has a head injury; he's not thinking clearly.
** Bob is a robot and the injury set off a random recording in his head.
* '''Inverted''': After being hit with a club and just before passing out, Bob realizes the solution to a seemingly unanswerable riddle that he's been trying to solve for the current quest.
* '''Subverted''': Bob mutters something seemingly nonsensical, like "Four straight forward, one turn, and under!" but it turns out to be the solution to a problem in a mission.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Which he went on years ago; the head injury randomly brought it back to mind.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** No one gets hit on the head.
** Everyone who gets hit in the head collapses without saying anything.
* '''Enforced''': The author wants a little humor in the battle scene.
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Bob''': Behold, the march of the seventy-third buck tiramisu! ''[falls over]''
-->'''Alice''': Okay, it's time someone took a look at his head.
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* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Implied''': Bob weaves in with a dented helmet and announces "Biscotti on the right; ole!" before fainting.
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[[NonSequiturThud The main pastry]] sounds like red, creepy beavers...''[whump]''
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