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** Bob is may be a math genius- [[BlessedWithSuck but has appalling self esteem specifically because it's the only thing he's good at.]]

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** Bob is may be a math genius- [[BlessedWithSuck but has appalling self esteem specifically because it's the only thing he's good at.]]
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** Bob's martial art skills aren't a result of a sacrifice but a disability. He had extremely severe dyslexia that made learning to read very unlikely, instead he focused on other things.

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** Bob's martial art arts skills aren't a result of a sacrifice but a disability. He had extremely severe dyslexia that made learning to read very unlikely, instead he focused on other things.



** Bob is incredibly powerful at martial art and useless at everything else. He's the protagonist of a SliceOfLife series [[CripplingOverspecialization and never gets to throw a single punch.]]

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** Bob is incredibly powerful at martial art arts and useless at everything else. He's the protagonist of a SliceOfLife series [[CripplingOverspecialization and never gets to throw a single punch.]]
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** Bob is may be a math genius- [[BlessedWithSuck but has appealing self esteem specifically because it's the only thing he's good at.]]

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** Bob is may be a math genius- [[BlessedWithSuck but has appealing appalling self esteem specifically because it's the only thing he's good at.]]
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** Bob has impressive martial arts skills and literally nothing else. [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer He manages to live his daily life solely through abusing his martial arts abilities in new and strange ways]]

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** Bob has impressive martial arts skills and literally nothing else. [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer He manages to live his daily life solely through abusing his martial arts abilities in new and strange ways]]ways.]]
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**Bob has impressive martial arts skills and literally nothing else. [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer He manages to live his daily life solely through abusing his martial arts abilities in new and strange ways]]


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** Bob is incredibly powerful at martial art and useless at everything else. He's the protagonist of a SliceOfLife series [[CripplingOverspecialization and never gets to throw a single punch.]]


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** Bob is may be a math genius- [[BlessedWithSuck but has appealing self esteem specifically because it's the only thing he's good at.]]

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* '''Justified''': All that time to train in martial arts had to come from somewhere. Bob viewed the ability to read as unnecessary.

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All that time to train in martial arts had to come from somewhere. Bob viewed the ability to read as unnecessary.unnecessary.
** Bob never had anyone willing to teach him normal life skills, and with nothing better to do with his time, he focused on martial arts.
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** While Bob's a skilled martial artist, his teachers made sure he was learning to read as well.

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** While Bob's a skilled martial artist, his teachers made sure Bob claims he was learning never learned to read as well.during his training, and said training was intense and remote enough that people buy it. He's bluffing so they don't hide things they should from him.



* '''Double Subverted''': But he can only read a small amount.

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* '''Double Subverted''': But While he can only read ''read'', his claim to illiteracy is helped by the fact that he's not very good at it; slow enough that he doesn't instantly react to written warnings in a small amount.way that might give him away.

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* '''Defied''': Bob makes sure to learn to read behind his teachers' backs.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Bob makes sure to learn to read behind his teachers' backs.backs.
** Bob's teachers make sure he learns how to read between sparring sessions.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is the world's best martial artist, a world-class chef, and a skilled mage all in one, but he can't read, write, or even interact with other people at all.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is the world's best martial artist, a world-class chef, and a skilled mage all in one, who is so good that he can use [[MindOverMatter telepathy as part of his martial arts]], but he can't never learnt to talk, read, or write, or even interact precluding all interaction with other people at all.people.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob was homeschooled [[EducationMama by]] [[MyBelovedSmother his]] [[StageMom parents]] in order to be the world's greatest math prodigy. He succeeds by spending his entire life studying towards this goal, but he never learnt to walk or eat solids. He has no social skills due to time spent studying preventing him from meeting other people, being {{lonely at the top}} because no matter what he achieves, he's a [[InsufferableGenius smart ASS]]. After years of living like this, Bob's parents are old and in poor health, and without them, he has nobody to keep him company, take care of him, or even appreciate what he has achieved, making all his sacrifices for naught.

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* '''Lampshaded''': The brochure for a martial arts dojo lists alongside each class what basic subject you'll have to forgo all knowledge of to join the class.

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The brochure for a martial arts dojo lists alongside each class what basic subject you'll have to forgo all knowledge of to join the class.class.
** "Sure, it's great that I can tell you about every single French monarch back through the Merovingians, but sometimes I wish I spent that time learning to ride a bike."



* '''Discussed''': "Sure, it's great that I can tell you about every single French monarch back through the Merovingians, but sometimes I wish I spent that time learning to ride a bike."

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* '''Discussed''': "Sure, it's great that I can tell you about every single French monarch back through the Merovingians, but sometimes I wish I spent that time learning to ride a bike."???
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* '''Invoked''': Wanting a skilled martial artist they can easily control, Bob's teachers make sure that he doesn't learn how to read.
* '''Exploited''': Bob's mother notices that her son can't read at all, so she signs him up for martial arts classes early on, knowing the extra mental capacity will lead to him getting exceptionally good at karate.

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* '''Invoked''': Wanting a skilled martial artist they can easily control, Bob's teachers make sure that he doesn't learn how to read.
* '''Exploited''':
Bob's mother notices that her son can't read at all, so she signs him up for martial arts classes early on, knowing the extra mental capacity will lead to him getting exceptionally good at karate.karate.
* '''Exploited''': Wanting a skilled martial artist they can easily control, Bob's teachers make sure that he doesn't learn how to read.
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** Bob is an awesome speed-reader, but has no useful skills.

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** Bob is an awesome speed-reader, but has no other useful skills.
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** Bob is a jack of all trades, but a master of none.

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** Bob is a jack of all trades, but a master {{master of none.none}}.

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* '''Implied''': Bob keeps a friend around at almost all times, and tends to let them deal with certain tasks such as talking to other people or reading important information.
* '''Played For Laughs''': SerialEscalation causes Bob to replace more and more of his basic functions with over-the-top techniques that defeat enemies in increasingly absurd ways. This continues until he one-shots the final enemy with a technique that is more powerful the more basic skills the target has.



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* '''Subverted''': While Bob's a skilled martial artist, his teachers made sure he was learning to read as well.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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While Bob's a skilled martial artist, his teachers made sure he was learning to read as well.
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** Bob's martial art skills aren't a result of a sacrifice but a disability. He had extremely severe dyslexia that made learning to read very unlikely, instead he focused on other things.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob is a jack of all trades, but a master of none.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob is a jack of all trades, but a master of none.



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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???The brochure for a martial arts dojo lists alongside each class what basic subject you'll have to forgo all knowledge of to join the class.

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

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???In order to understand advanced hyperspatial mathematics, you have to give up the ability to understand basic arithmetic. You can derive basic arithmetic from hypermath but then you lose the ability to tell time. You can manually relearn how to tell time but then you forget how to move your eyes and have to turn your head to look around.



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

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* '''Enforced''': ???Bob's exceptional skill makes him seem unlikeable so the author decides that he can't read, so he doesn't seem like a can-do-everything MarySue.



* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Wanting a skilled martial artist they can easily control, Bob's teachers make sure that he doesn't learn how to read.

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* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''':
Wanting a skilled martial artist they can easily control, Bob's teachers make sure that he doesn't learn how to read.read.
* '''Exploited''': Bob's mother notices that her son can't read at all, so she signs him up for martial arts classes early on, knowing the extra mental capacity will lead to him getting exceptionally good at karate.



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

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"Sure, it's great that I can tell you about every single French monarch back through the Merovingians, but sometimes I wish I spent that time learning to ride a bike."
* '''Conversed''': ???"You ever noticed how these really skilled people are clueless at some normal thing?"
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Back to SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining. Sorry - in order to be able to write trope pages, I gave up the ability to write witty captions.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character can do something awesome, but in order to learn that, had to give up the ability to do something mundane.
* '''Straight''': Bob is the world's most proficient martial artist, but in order to train himself, he had to forgo the ability to read.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is the world's best martial artist, a world-class chef, and a skilled mage all in one, but he can't read, write, or even interact with other people at all.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is a skilled martial artist, and his socialization suffered a bit, but not fatally.
* '''Justified''': All that time to train in martial arts had to come from somewhere. Bob viewed the ability to read as unnecessary.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is a jack of all trades, but a master of none.
** Bob is an awesome speed-reader, but has no useful skills.
* '''Subverted''': While Bob's a skilled martial artist, his teachers made sure he was learning to read as well.
* '''Double Subverted''': But he can only read a small amount.
* '''Parodied''': In order to learn how to do ''anything'', people have to forget something they already know. At least one person dies because they forget how to breathe.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob's well-rounded.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Wanting a skilled martial artist they can easily control, Bob's teachers make sure that he doesn't learn how to read.
* '''Defied''': Bob makes sure to learn to read behind his teachers' backs.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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