History PlayingWith / YouAndWhatArmy

* '''Inverted''': The person who asks this question is the one who has the army.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Where were you hiding all these guys?!"

'''Basic Trope''': A character challenges another with the phrase, or some variation of the phrase, "You and what army?" An army then shows up.

* '''Justified''': Bob knew Alice would not be easily convinced without a superior display of force, and made sure he had an army beforehand.

** [[OneManArmy Not even]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction an army]] [[NotHyperbole will be enough to deter]], let alone ''stop'', [[{{Determinator Alice]].

** [[OneManArmy Not even]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction an army]] [[{{Determinator}} will be enough to deter]], let alone ''stop'', Alice.

* '''Inverted''': The person who asks this trope is the one who has the army.

* '''Inverted''': The army retreats.

* '''Exaggerated''': It literally is an army; tens of thousands of people with embedded support, helicopters, artillery, armor, all to stop [[DisproportionateRetribution Alice from editing TVtropes.]]

** [[OneManArmy Not even]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction an army]] [[{{Determinator}} will

* '''Defied''': Alice realizes Bob is about to call in his army, so simply keeps him talking, making it seem as if he might very well convince her to stop without having to call them in. Then she finishes her edit and runs.

* '''Subverted''': Bob says "That army!" and points to empty space. The army doesn't show up, having run off when he wasn't looking.
** Bob says "That army!" and points to the troopers...who then turn on him. Alice had blackmailed them all along.

* '''Exploited''': ... and uses it to wipe out Alice, Bob and Bob's army all in one fell swoop.

** The army did run off... to conquer Alice's kingdom.

* '''Enforced''': "We need a moment to bring in TheCavalry and people have SeenItAMillionTimes, write it in."

** The army was stalled so they arrive, just a little later than Bob had planned.

* They come back.
* They hadn't run off, they were just invisible.

* '''Double Subverted''': They come back.

'''Basic Trope''': A character challenges another with the phrase, or some variation of the phrase, "You and what army?"
* '''Straight''': The opposing character summons an army to back him up.
* '''Exaggerated''': In addition to soldiers, tanks, helicopters, and all the bells and whistles also arrive.
* '''Downplayed''': Only a small group arrives.
* '''Justified''': The character being challenged is a general, or leader of a gang, and has a small army at his disposal.

* '''Subverted''': The army doesn't arrive.
* '''Double Subverted''': At least not immediately.
* '''Parodied''': A good number of gun barrels[=/=]blades are put up to the characters' neck almost as soon as the taunt is made.

* '''Averted''': The phrase isn't used at all.
* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???

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

* '''Parodied''': A good number of gun barrels/blades are put up to the characters' neck almost as soon as the taunt is made.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The army doesn't arrive... but then it actually does, after a fair bit of time. But then, the newly-arrived soldiers realise it's lunch time and call a break.

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* '''Averted''': The opposing character doesn't use the phrase at all.

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