History PlayingWith / SwallowedWhole

** Alice evades or blocks off Gobblor's teeth and so he gets fed up and just swallows her whole.

* '''Double Subverted''': Gobblor proves relentless and recaptures Alice and swallows her anyway.

** Gobblor is an incredibly large and starved predator that would not bother to chew Alice in her current state, only caring about curing his hunger.

'''Basic Trope''': A character is swallowed by a predatory entity.

** Gobblor savagely [[EatenAlive eats Alice using its jaws and teeth]], piece by piece, in gory fashion.
** Alice is spit up whole from Gobblor's stomach after he captured her with a mouth-like opening on its belly.

** Alice is swallowed, but Gobblor chokes on her or cannot fit her through its mouth.
** Alice is swallowed, but Gobblor suffers a severe stomachache afterwards.
** Alice is swallowed, but Gobblor is greatly inconvenienced and weighed down by the extra weight in his stomach.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait, did Gobblor just swallow Alice whole? If we hurry, she might have a chance of surviving!"

** Alice deliberately makes herself more appetizing to Gobblor.

* '''Played for Laughs''': After Alice is swallowed, her allies fight and manage to daze Gobblor, allowing them to run inside his mouth and find Alice. Upon arriving, they discover that Gobblor's innards are not only spacious, but in the time it took them to defeat Gobblor, Alice turned the place into an elaborate home for herself, complete with paintings on the "walls", a disco floor complete with music and even other guests and a DJ, and a fire exit out... the back.

* '''Straight''': Bob is swallowed whole by the monstrous man-eating Gobblor.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is swallowed in a gratuitous extended sequence showing every aspect of his trip through Gobblor's inner workings, complete with struggling and [[HelplessKicking kicking feet]].
* '''Downplayed''': Gobblor only consists of a monstrous head with wings, so once Bob is in his mouth, he's basically been in his entire system.

** Gobblor is an incredibly large and starved predator that would not bother to chew Bob in his current state, only caring about curing his hunger.
** Gobblor is human-sized, but unique biology such as a massive, unhinging jaw and rubbery body allows it to swallow Bob whole.

** Gobblor savagely [[EatenAlive eats Bob using its jaws and teeth]], piece by piece, in gory fashion.
** Bob is spit up whole from Gobblor's stomach after he captured him with a mouth-like opening on its belly.

** Gobblor is about to swallow Bob, but the latter is rescued by Charles at the last minute.
** Gobblor is about to swallow Bob, but is distracted by something and leaves Bob alone.
** Gobblor seems ready to swallow Bob, but then decides he isn't hungry.
* '''Double Subverted''': Gobblor proves relentless and recaptures Bob and swallows him anyway.

** Bob is swallowed, but Gobblor chokes on him or cannot fit him through its mouth.
** Bob is swallowed, but Gobblor suffers a severe stomachache afterwards.
** Bob is swallowed, but Gobblor is greatly inconvenienced and weighed down by the extra weight in his stomach.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Gobblor appears to chew up Bob in his mouth, but then it cuts to inside Gobblor's stomach where Bob is alive and completely intact.

* '''Enforced''': "Bob needs to be swallowed whole by Gobblor here. It shows how his kind eats people, but we don't necessarily have to kill off Bob."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wait, did Gobblor just swallow Bob whole? If we hurry, he might have a chance of surviving!"

** Bob deliberately makes himself more appetizing to Gobblor.
** Bob throws himself into Gobblor's mouth in order to retrieve something/someone he'd swallowed earlier.
* '''Exploited''': Knowing Gobblor swallows his foes, [[KillItThroughItsStomach Bob plans to attack Gobblor from within]].
* '''Defied''': Knowing he is about to be swallowed, Bob [[PalatePropping blocks off Gobblor's mouth with a large stick/rock/bone]].
* '''Discussed''': Bob talks with Charles about their respective experiences of being swallowed.

* '''Implied''': Gobblor has a [[BalloonBelly balloon belly]], [[BurpOfFinality lets out a burp]], and there is a discarded piece of Bob's clothes. Muffled shouting is heard, but it's not clear where it's coming from.

* '''Played for Laughs''': After Bob is swallowed, his allies fight and manage to daze Gobblor, allowing them to run inside his mouth and find Bob. Upon arriving, they discover that Gobblor's innards are not only spacious, but in the time it took them to defeat Gobblor, Bob turned the place into an elaborate home for himself, complete with paintings on the "walls", a disco floor complete with music and even other guests and a DJ, and a fire exit out... the back.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob is swallowed and begins a daring quest for salvation as he tries to escape Gobblor's stomach before it digests him.
* '''Played for Horror''': The process of Gobblor swallowing Bob is shown in all its detail, playing on the viewers' sense of claustrophobia and the terror of imminent digestion.

* '''Played for Laughs''': After being swallowed, Bob's allies fight and manage to daze Gobblor, allowing them to run inside his mouth and find Bob. Upon arriving, they discover that his innards are not only spacious, but in the time it took them to defeat Gobblor, Bob turned the place into an elaborate home for himself, complete with paintings on the "walls", a disco floor complete with music and guests and a fire exit out... the back.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is swallowed in a gratuitous extended sequence showing every aspect of his trip through Gobblor's digestive tract, complete with struggling and [[HelplessKicking kicking feet]].
* '''Downplayed''': Gobblor swallows Bob very quickly in a single bite and gulp.

** Gobblor is an incredibly large and hungry predator that, naturally, would not bother to chew Bob.
** Gobblor is human-sized, but its unique biology allows it to swallow Bob whole.

** Gobblor savagely [[EatenAlive eats Bob alive]], piece by piece, in gory fashion.
** Bob is spit up whole from Gobblor's stomach.

* '''Enforced''': "Bob needs to be swallowed whole to show how dangerous and terrifying Gobblor is!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh no! Gobblor just swallowed Bob whole!"

** Bob throws himself into Gobblor's mouth.
* '''Exploited''': Knowing he will be swallowed, [[KillItThroughItsStomach Bob plans to attack Gobblor from within]].
* '''Defied''': Knowing he is about to be swallowed, Bob [[PalatePropping blocks off Gobblor's mouth with a large stick]].

* '''Conversed''': "Jeez. How scary would that be to digested alive inside a stomach."
* '''Implied''': Gobblor has a [[BalloonBelly balloon belly]], [[BurpOfFinality lets out a burp]], and there is a discarded piece of Bob's clothes.

* '''Played for Laughs''': After being swallowed, Bob proceeds to turn Gobblor's stomach into a quaint little home for himself, complete with gazebo and swimming pool.

* '''Played for Horror''': The process of Gobblor swallowing Bob is shown in very graphic detail, playing on the viewers' sense of claustrophobia and the terror of imminent digestion.

* '''Exploited''': Knowing he will be swallowed, Bob plans to attack Gobblor from within.

* '''Defied''': Knowing he is about to be swallowed, Bob blocks off Gobblor's mouth with a large stick.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is swallowed in a gratuitous extended sequence showing every aspect of his trip through Gobblor's digestive tract.

** Gobblor is an incredly large and hungry predator that, naturally, would not bother to chew Bob.

* '''Subverted''': Gobblor is about to swallow Bob, but the latter is rescued by Charles at the last minute.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, Gobblor proves relentless and recaptures Bob and swallows him anyway.

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Gobblor swallows Bob, but it turns out there was a portal in Gobblor's throat that transports Bob to another dimension.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Gobblor appears to swallow Bob, but it turns out it was just a dummy made to look like Bob.

* '''Conversed''': "Jeez. How scary would that be to digested alive in Gobblor's stomach."
* '''Implied''': Gobblor has a [[BalloonBelly]], lets out a burp, and there is a discarded piece of Bob's clothes.

* '''Played for Horror''': Bob's digestion is show in graphic detail as Gobblor's digestive fluids dissolve him alive.

* '''Subverted''': Gobblor is about to swallow Bob, but the latter is rescued by Carl at the last minute.

* '''Discussed''': Bob talks with Carl about their concerns about being swallowed.

* '''Straight''': Bob is swallowed whole by a predator.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is swallowed in a gratuitous extended sequence that details every part of him being swallowed.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is swallowed very quickly with a single bite and gulp.
* '''Justified''': Bob is swallowed by a very large and hungry predator that, naturally, would not bother to chew him.

** Bob is savagely [[EatenAlive eaten alive]], piece by piece in gory fashion.
** Bob is spit up whole from the predator's stomach.
* '''Subverted''': Bob is about the be swallowed by the predator, but he destroys it or escapes from it.
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob seemingly destroys or escapes the predator that was about to swallow him, only for the predator (or a similar entity) to return and swallow him anyway.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is swallowed, but the predator chokes on him or cannot fit him through its mouth.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No character is swallowed whole.
* '''Enforced''': The creator insists Bob be swallowed whole to show how dangerous and terrifying the predator is.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh no! Bob's been swallowed!"
* '''Invoked''': Bob deliberately makes himself more appetizing to the predator.
* '''Exploited''': Knowing he will be swallowed, Bob plans to attack the predator from within.
* '''Defied''': Knowing he is about to be swallowed, Bob takes steps to escape the predator and prevent it from eating him.
* '''Discussed''': Bob talks with Carl about the concept of being swallowed.
* '''Conversed''': Bob watches a show where a character gets swallowed whole.
* '''Implied''': The predator has a [[BalloonBelly]], lets out a burp, and there is a discarded piece of Bob's clothes.
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': ???
* '''Played for Horror''': ???

** Bob is savagely [[EatenAlive|eaten alive]], piece by piece in gory fashion.

** Bob is savagely {{EatenAlive}}, piece by piece in gory fashion.

** Bob is savagely [[EatenAlive]], piece by piece in gory fashion.