History Sandbox / Coachpill

[[folder:Breaking the Fellowship '''(too much reliance on Big Damn Heroes and related tropes; seems like it could be split between sub-tropes to fit the current examples if the misuse is significant enough)''']]

[[folder: Madonna Whore Complex '''(description is a total mess; may also be redundant with Forever Fling and Intimate Psychotherapy)''']]

[[folder:Hermit Guru '''(suffers from low-context examples; since it's often an exile-related trope, many examples overlap with Zen Survivor, though HG alone is definitely tropeworthy)''']]

[[folder:Wormsign '''(seems like chairs, since that's just how the animals listed under the trope travel in real life anyway; more or less in the same ballpark as babies crawling)''']]

[[folder:Death By Newbery Metal '''(given that it's not always about animals dying, it seems redundant with The Plot Reaper)''']]

[[folder:Four Man Band '''(may be a joint effort WC given the deprecated table-format-only state of the trope page)''']]

[[folder:Simple-Minded Wisdom '''(a huge ZCE magnet with many listed examples focusing on the background of the wisdom rather than how the character themselves uses it; also gets regularly applied to Brilliant, but Lazy characters when that's not the trope's intent)''']]

[[folder:Broken Bird '''(ongoing talk about unclear description/duplicate issues + misuse of what "Broken Bird Syndrome" actually means; probably going to be a joint effort WC)''']]

[[folder:Narrative Filigree '''(complaining magnet that has a bizarrely phrased description and seems like both a dupe of RuleOfDrama and the YMMV trope TrappedByMountainLions in disguise)''']]

[[folder:Character Death '''(almost all non-comedic examples have spoiler entries, leading to overlap with Killed Off for Real)''']]

[[folder:Nobody Poops '''(suffers from SPRT in very broad strokes, most often being used either for examples where Beauty Is Never Tarnished, general quips about the bathroom or complete aversions)''']]

[[folder:Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse and Disappointed by the Motive '''(checking for overlap, examples fitting better under "Shut Up, Hannibal!", FEINE being used as an out-of-universe reaction, and possibly other stuff)''']]

[[folder:Wrap Around '''(clunkily placed examples on the main page + often used in a much more literal context; may need a merge with YMMV trope Goddamned Bats while performing an ES to Unnaturally Looping Location for non-video game examples)''']]

[[folder:Signature Team Transport '''(often falls under chairs; the concept alone definitely seems tropeworthy when done in a slightly different context)''']]

[[folder:Underdogs Never Lose '''(overlaps a lot with Godzilla Threshold, Suprisingly Realistic Outcome and even Batman Gambit, leading to muddled examples)''']]
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!!! TBD Wick Checks

[[folder:Narrative Filigree '''(complaining magnet that has a bizarrely phrased description and seems like both a dupe of RuleOfDrama and the YMMV trope TrappedByMountainLions in disguise)'''

!!!'''Wick Checks'''

[[folder:Ain'tTooProud to Beg]]

!![[pink:Correct as defined [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Sandbox/AintTooProudToBegWickCheck here]]]] (8/62)
# ''Series.{{Taskmaster}}'': In "Fear of Failure", when it looks like Joe Wilkinson's impressive hole-in-one with a potato is going to be disqualified owing to an inadvertent rule violation, Joe becomes so distraught and desperate to salvage his achievement that he ends up crawling across the studio on his hands and knees to beg in front of Greg. '''''(I think the line below cinches it, lol)'''''
--> '''Greg''': God, I got a real sense of power for a moment then.
# ''Fanfic.HearMeRoar'': A more heartwarming example. Cersei begging the Fellowship to rescue [[spoiler:Tyrion]] from the Uruk-hai. It's one of the nicest things she's ever done.
# ''Recap.SupernaturalS15E19InheritTheEarth'': After being drained of his powers and left to spend the rest of his life alone, Chuck begs the Winchesters to come back.
# ''NightmareFuel.DeathBattle'': The noises Homelander makes when Omni-Man tears his jaw are absolutely chilling. He screams in raw, genuine terror, but the sounds of his screams are muffled and distorted by his utter lack of lower jaw, and it very clearly sounds like he's desperately begging for his life in his final moments.
# ''Film.Oldboy2003'': Perhaps one of the darkest versions in cinema. After learning that he was tricked into having sex with his own daughter, Dae-su breaks down, begging Woo-jin not to reveal this to her. He licks Woo-jin's shoes, promises to be his dog, and even cuts out his own tongue.
# ''Characters/TheIliad'': [Priam w]alks alone to the Greek camp to beg for the body of Hector. Unlike other examples, this is a positive moment.
# ''Recap.StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho'': Picard during his Patrick Stewart Speech at the end. (context):
-->"You wanted to frighten us. We're frightened. You wanted to show us we were inadequate. For the moment, I grant that. You wanted me to say I need you. I NEED YOU!"
# ''WesternAnimation.TheIncredibles'': Mr. Incredible begs Syndrome not to shoot down his family's airplane.

!! Villainous examples (15/62)

# ''Film.MillersCrossing'': Bernie breaks down into primal sobs and pleads for his life. It's harrowingly pathetic. And it only works once.
-->'''Bernie''': Look in ya heart... I'm praying to ya... look in ya heart...
# ''Characters.GravityFallsBillCipher'': Bill pleads for his life against Stanley in the latter’s mind, promising him riches, galaxies, the whole works just for his life to be spared, only to be obliterated right after.
# ''Characters.SamuraiJackEnemies'': [Demongo] desperately pleads for mercy and forgiveness after failing Aku. It doesn't work.
# ''Characters.{{Shiki}}'': In the anime, [Masao Murasako is] so terrified at the prospect of dying that he begs for help from his sister-in-law, though of course she kills him instead. It's arguably the most sympathetic he's been all series.
# ''Characters.DeathNoteLightYagami'': In the manga ending, after being shot, Light asks Ryuk to write the names of his last enemies into his Death Note. Instead, Ryuk writes Light's own name into the book and shows it to him.
# ''Recap.BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E20Villains'': Warren begs Willow to let him live and go to jail instead of killing him. It doesn't work.
# ''Fanfic.InWithTheOldOutWithTheNew'': Kano (context: [[spoiler:Sonya's kidnapper, torturer and rapist]]) begs for mercy. Sonya, understandably, isn't offering any.
# ''Characters.TheDresdenFilesChicagoPDAndFBI'': [Jerome Rudolph d]esperately begs for his life after Harry comes after him for killing Murphy in Battle Grounds.
# ''Characters.RatchetAndClankVillains'': As [Emperor Nefarious is] being dragged into a rift by a kraken, he begs Dr. Nefarious to save him, tempting him with WeCanRuleTogether. His counterpart shares some choice words before kicking him to his fate.
-->'''Emperor Nefarious:''' Please! We -- we can win this together!\\
'''Dr. Nefarious:''' What do ''you'' know about winning?
# ''Characters.BeautyAndTheBeast'': No one begs for his life like Gaston! Despite his goading the Beast to fight him, once the Beast gains his HeroicSecondWind and holds Gaston over the castle rooftop Gaston pathetically begs The Beast to not hurt him saying he'll do anything The Beast wants.
# ''Characters.TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames'': Upon being caught by King Harkinian, [Onkled] tries to beg for mercy.
# ''Characters.BookOfEsther'': When [Haman] realizes his goose is cooked he immediately starts begging for his life.
# ''Characters.XMenArakko'': [Tarn the uncaring] begs for his life and seemingly starts to surrender when Magneto is about to kill him. It doesn't work.
# ''Characters.Hitman2016ElusiveTargets'': While [The Guru is] initially calm when telling Keith not to trust Katherine, the moment she threatens to block Keith's access to his trust fund, he starts panicking and shows his true colors when trying to convince Keith to stay with him.
# ''Characters.FarCry1'': In the PC version, once [Agent Doyle is] mortally wounded by Jack he resorts to begging for his life.

!! Aversions (8/62)

# ''WesternAnimation.{{Gargoyles}}'': David Xanatos is perfectly willing to ask Goliath politely for help rescuing his fiancee. It's just he'll save it for Plan D, after plans A through C don't pan out. (Plan E, after Goliath turns him down, is even more desperate — "plant a tracker on Goliath and follow him so I'm there if he changes his mind.") '''''(at first I thought this was just chair, but if he already promised to save plan D ''without'' begging I don't see how that connects to this trope or to GodzillaThreshold)'''''
# ''VideoGame.SystemShock'': Edward Diego left a log that has him begging SHODAN to spare him. To make this even more pathetic, almost right next to this log is another log that had him bragging to Tri-Optimum after he had the Citadel's defense system shoot down the shuttle with an investigation team, arrogantly stating that he is untouchable with SHODAN under his control. The dates of the logs are roughly only two weeks apart. '''''(misuse for {{Gaslighting}}, in addition to him pulling IWasNeverHere mid-game specifically to avoid any broadcasts actively imploring the survivors to come)'''''
# ''VideoGame.MortalKombat9'': At the climax of Story Mode of there is an interesting example that is kind of both A and B. When Shao Kahn arrives to merge his realm with Earth, out of the surviving four heroes, only Raiden remains. Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade are too beaten to stand up to Shao Kahn and are easily dashed aside, and Liu Kang has died trying to kill Raiden. As the triumphant Emperor steps forward, Raiden falls to one knee and consigns the Earth to him. It's kind of like A, since the elder gods have decreed that merging the realms without victory in a Mortal Kombat tournament is forbidden, so Raiden could be seen as supplicating the Emperor's ego and drawing him into a trap. However, it could also be considered B, as at this point Raiden's faith that the elder gods will do anything to help the Earth is more or less gone, and he could be simply trying to hand over the Earth to Shao Kahn without the need for any more killing. Either way, the elder gods finally do intervene at the last possible second, but the victory is a bittersweet one indeed. '''''(misuse for SubterfugeJudo. I think the aversion here is kind of self-explanatory, though admittedly as someone who's only played the game once I'm not sure how Type B applies outside of him having less fatalities (I do know that he has more over-the-top rib-breaking if you keep spamming that one Injustice move))'''''
# ''Characters.BetrayalKnowsMyName'': A minor example. When the Giou Clan Elders reveal that Takashiro abandoned Yuki at Asahi Oraphanage and not his mother, Hotsuma was the first to beg for Yuki's forgiveness and apologize for lying to him. He also reveals the Awful Truth about the circumstances of Yuki's birth. '''''(misuse for NoMatterHowMuchIBeg in relation to his suicide, though I think him appealing to Yuki's nature has shades of BuryMeNotOnTheLonePrairie since it's hinted that both are worried about dying in madness)'''''
# ''Literature.WindsOfFate'': When Starblade k'Sheyna relives his torture in his nightmares, one scene he and we both see is Starblade kissing Mornelithe's feet in adoration. '''''(I know this is misuse in some form, but the only corresponding trope I can think of is CrossingTheBurntBridge, though in this case it seems even more short term than actual begging, so it's more easily definable as an averted trope)'''''
# ''VideoGame.DragonQuestII'': After being confronted and beaten once, Orochi beats a hasty retreat back to Zipangu and tries to reassume the queen act, demanding in a hushed voice that the Hero keep their mouth shut and she'll call it even. '''''(?????)'''''
# ''Recap.StarTrekEnterpriseS01E12SilentEnemy'': Archer decides to swallow his pride and simply call a Vulcan ship for help. However, the aliens have blown up their subspace amplifiers, leaving them cut off from further support. '''''(technically a chair, but KnowWhenToFoldEm not being used is making me lean toward an aversion)'''''
# ''Recap.WakfuS2E19AFistfulOfKamas'': Elaine and Black Ink are so desperate for any business that when their initial offer of 1,500 Kamas is refused by Ruel and he starts to walk away Elaine immediately drops it to 1,000 and begs him to reconsider, and they don't make much noise about Ruel's offer of just 400 Kamas. '''''(again, appealing to someone's nature to show that they can read them well)'''''

!! Begging for something petty (10/62)

# ''Farscape.TropesAToC'': In the grand finale, Crichton is about to unleash his wormhole weapon, and asks Scorpius, who has been dogging him for years, if he really wants to see the weapon. Scorpius, for his part, is more than happy to get to begging if it means the culmination of his life's goal. '''''(self-explanatory)'''''
-->'''Crichton''': Beg.\\
'''Scorpius''': ''[instantly]'' I beg you.\\
'''Crichton''': That's not good enough. Say please.\\
'''Scorpius''': Please.\\
'''Crichton''': Pretty please.\\
'''Scorpius''': Pretty please.\\
'''Crichton''': With a cherry on top.\\
'''Scorpius''': ''[only one word behind]'' With a cherry on top.\\
'''Crichton''': Happy Birthday. Now, get out of my sight.
# ''Manga.{{Gintama}}'': Hijikata pleads with the Yorozuya to protect the Shinsengumi when he knows Itou is up to something bad and he himself is possessed by an otaku spirit from his sword. '''''(more realistic, but still a minor, humble request that wasn't intended to be begging, at least not fully)'''''
# ''Characters.CerberusHigh'': In Chapter 10 Xiomara seeks out Kazuki with her two main assassins to plead with him to join her league of assassins. '''''(more humble requesting)'''''
# ''Characters.DantesInferno'': He starts begging for his life(?) after Dante gets his sycthe. Not like it does him any good, of course. It's an odd thing for the usually unflappable concept of death to do, which arguably is a major hint that the "fight" is little more than a Dying Power Fantasy on Dante's part. '''''(self-explanatory, at least for the most part)'''''
# ''Characters.TalesOfArise'': (context: Rimwell, who's usually a SquishyWizard is the one saying this)
--> "Someone [[AintTooProudToBeg cover the caster!]]" '''''(just a downplayed version of AFriendInNeed)'''''
# ''Film.{{Rattlesnake}}'': When Katrina kidnaps Billy at gunpoint and forces him to drive to a remote canyon, he breaks down and begs Katrina to let him live. He cries so hard that there's snot visibly coming out of his nose. However, this proves to be part of a WoundedGazelleGambit, even if he was channeling real fear. '''''(Billy is the DesignatedVillain in this movie according to the YMMV page, so it was probably meant to come off as him being a ManipulativeBastard with very slight traces of fear; even if it wasn't, I feel like it only makes sense for the WoundedGazelleGambit to outweigh any begging by a pretty large amount, since Tropes are Tools and all)'''''
# ''Characters.ThreeIdiots'': When [Chatur Ramalingam] realizes that the rival he mocked for being a schoolteacher is the very person that he must secure a deal with for his company, Chatur goes from high and mighty to a helpless sycophant to Rancho/Phunsukh Wangdu. '''''(Wasn't he just offering to perform a ritual?)'''''
# ''EvilIsNotAToy.Literature'': In the ''Literature/{{Ultramarines}}'' novel ''Nightbringer'', [[spoiler: Kasimir de Valtos, a greedy and corrupt human industrialist collaborates with Dark Eldar pirates to acquire the Necrontyr artefacts required to free the C'Tan known as the Nightbringer, in the belief it will make him immortal for freeing it as a reward. Unfortunately when they free the creature, the minds of Kasimir and his allies are briefly connected to the Nightbringer's through an empathic link as it awakens, at which point [[GoMadFromTheRevelation their minds breaks at the realisation the Nightbringer is as far removed from them as they are from insects, and the C'Tan has no reason to even acknowledge his existence, let alone reward him]]. Most of those present [[DrivenToSuicide go mad and kill themselves on the spot]] and [[AintTooProudToBeg Kasimir is reduced to tearfully begging the Nightbringer to make him immortal]], which only results in the creature deigning to notice him for long enough to kill him]]. '''''(misuse for a VillainousBreakdown, which is also him [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Going Mad From The Revelation]] and not really knowing what he's doing, which is what the creature feeds on)'''''
# ''Recap.GilmoreGirlsS02E11'': Um, yeah. Lorelai is totally too proud to ask her parents for a loan to get rid of the termites. And too proud to accept any help from her mother at all. But she does beg the bankers. '''''(self-explanatory)'''''
# ''Manga.WaGaNaWaUmishi'': Coast Guard boss Kaizai is not too proud to beg ordinary fisherman to stop interrupting a rescue, much to the surprise of the fisherman who had demanded that he go on his knees. '''''(self-explanatory)'''''

!! PeopleSitOnChairs (12/62)

# ''Film.{{Babe}}'': Fly is willing to partially put aside her prejudice for sheep to civilly (if s-l-o-w-l-y) ask them what happened the morning that Maa was killed, so she can stop Hoggett from shooting Babe.
# ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': Zim himself--somewhat surprisingly, given how much of a Narcissist he is. He has had to ask Dib for help a few times ("Planet Jackers," "Bolognius Maximus") and begged GIR to obey him in "Invasion of the Idiot Dog Brain."
# ''ComicBook.NightOfTheOwls'': When an assassin comes for high-ranking Deputy Sheriff Michael D. Davis while he's taking a bath, Davis can only say, "Please don't."
# ''Characters.DukeNukem'': When shot with the Shotgun, [the Assault Aliens will] cling to the last of their life before falling down.
# ''Film.AMostViolentYear'': It galls him greatly, but when Abel's bank pulls out and he's unable to complete the purchase he travels round the city asking for more loans and for more time to put the money together.
# ''Film.{{Bent}}'': Max is willing to do whatever the guards ask of him if it means he'll have a chance of getting out of the Nazi concentration camp sooner.
# ''Recap.TheOuterLimits1995S4E17Lithia'': The episode ends with Major Mercer begging very loudly not to be shoved into a cryo-tube. He gets louder when he finds out the one sentencing him to this knows his name because she's his fiancée, whom he thought was long dead. '''''(trying to defy a ShaggyDogStory doesn't equal begging)'''''
# ''VideoGame.WayOfTheSamurai'': The ability to grovel/supplicate/GENUFLECT (otherwise known as "Dogeza" in Japan) is a funny and welcome addition to the third entry; not only it is useful for ending most fights prematurely, it is also required to recruit one particular follower.
# ''Characters.BioShockInfinite'': Not that it helps [Jeremiah Fink] stop Daisy Fitzroy from shooting him in the face. '''''(He just says "no" over and over again while not even facing her)'''''
# ''Characters.TheBoys2019Supes'': The moment Billy catches up to him in the bathroom, Mesmer tries to offer help in regards to the whereabouts of Becca. This later turns into a frantic plea of IHaveAFamily the moment he allows Billy to reciprocate his mind. '''''(He was largely just asking what Billy expected him to do, and the "Please, I have a daughter!" line was confusion and anger)'''''
# ''Characters.HolbyCity'': [Julie Fitzjohn r]uns after Meyer when decides to go on leave to plead with him to operate on Rosie because she knows he's the best there is.
# ''Characters.{{Hamilton}}'': During his solo in "It's Quiet Uptown", after ruining his political reputation and relationship with his family, not to mention suffering the loss of his eldest son, Phillip, a devastated and depressed Alexander finally talks to Eliza, begging his wife not to leave him and let him stay with what remains of his family. Eliza finally forgives him.

!! ZCE/PCE and potholes (6/62)

# ''Funny.HISHE2021Episodes'': Steve Trevor gets Maxwell Lord to undo all the wishes. Cut to Wonder Woman in the present day, having an ice cream in a cafe with Asteria, and commenting on how much she messed up Handsome Man's life along with the wish consequences. We then find out that Handsome Man ended up becoming [[{{Gonk}} Shrivelled Face Man]], though he doesn't mind. Then Batman shows up to invite Wonder Woman to redo the ''Justice League'' film via the [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague Snyder Cut]]. He then tries unsuccessfully to invite Asteria into joining the Justice League, and [[CasanovaWannabe get to know his secret identity]], to which she replies by kicking the Batmobile backwards into a wall. Batman is then [[AintTooProudToBeg forced to ask Wonder Woman to transport him home instead]]... by giving him a flying piggy-back ride.
# ''Manga.{{Holyland}}'': Yuu in chapter 88.
# ''Music.{{IZONE}}'':
** GenreSavvy: By the second season of most of their reality/variety shows, the girls often [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] all the expected/scripted segments and [[AintTooProudToBeg usually negotiate terms]] with the production staff (usually by comically [[BitingTheHandHumor arguing]] with the producers) so everybody somehow wins.
# ''Characters.{{Ratman}}'': [Shouichiro Kizaki g]ets down in a kneeling bow when asking Crea for forgiveness.
# ''Crossed.TropesAToD'': Often, understandably although it rarely if ever works unless the one hearing that begging is Smokey (and in those cases it would have really been better for everyone if it hadn’t worked).
# ''Funny.DaThings'':
** Behold: haggling:
---->'''Guy''': I'd let it go for fifty.
---->'''Rick''': [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment How about fifty bucks?]]
---->'''Guy''': I mean, [[CaptainObvious I'm sure it is still a saddle even though we couldn't get that verified]]. [[EpicFail You go four?]]
---->'''Rick''': (cries painfully) [[AintTooProudToBeg I'll go fifty bucks, that's the most I'm gonna make.]]
---->'''Guy''': Well, you got a deal, three hundred dollars.
---->'''Rick''': [[BigWhat WHAT?!]]

!! Other misuse (3/62)

# ''Quotes.{{Zombieland}}'':
--> "''[[AintTooProudToBeg Don't kill me with my own gun!]]''"
# ''Characters.TalesOfSymphonia'': In an optional sidequest, the party keep running into Yuan at previous locations, before the third time he reveals he's looking for a ring. When Lloyd shows him the ring the assassin in Hima dropped, Yuan explains it was Martel's engagement ring and literally begs for it back. Lloyd gives it to him and Yuan actually thanks him before leaving.
# ''Characters.GunnerkriggCourtGillitieForest'': First [Coyote] tries a threatening attitude to get Annie to tell him stories, but she doesn't believe he would really attack her. Next step is to cry and whine while rolling on his back. Annie isn't too impressed, but Ysengrin is mortified.

[[folder:Dirty Coward]]

!![[pink:Correct as defined]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Sandbox/DirtyCowardWickCheck here]] (22/105)

# Characters.BioShock2: Poole's only real concern is keeping his ass out of the fire, and he's willing to go to the most repulsive lengths to ensure that nothing bad happens to him: this includes having Eleanor Lamb kidnapped and converted into a Little Sister, sabotaging Dionysus Park so that the entire population drowned, and ordering Delta to harvest any Little Sisters that might discover what he'd done. And when things start getting out of control, he quickly lapses into spineless begging. '''(It's Stanley Poole, I mean c'mon. Can't get much more cowardly than that).'''
# Characters.TheDeathOfStalin: Beria happily doled out executions and sham trials on countless innocent people, but when this gets flipped on ''him'', he breaks down into a sobbing wreck and spends his last moments pathetically begging for his life. The film actually toned this down from real life, where Beria was weeping so hard, the executioner stuffed a cloth in his mouth before shooting him. Also, he goes into white-faced terror when Stalin briefly resuscitates. This incident was ''also'' toned down from real life; Beria dropped to his knees and kissed Stalin's hand when Stalin briefly regained consciousness, but when he finally expired, Beria immediately stood and spat.
# Characters.RosarioPlusVampireOtherStudents: When [Kouyo] confronts Tsukune again [[spoiler:as a top enforcer at Fairy Tale]], he teleports Tsukune to a dimension full of rising flames where he has the absolute advantage, goes into a MotiveRant about how he resents Tsukune for making him have to train himself [[SpoiledBrat for the first time in his life]], and when Tsukune ''still goes on to hand him his ass'' teleports out and tries to trap Tsukune inside.
# Characters.ReceiverOfMany: [Ares] likes to pass for a great warrior, but tends to cower whenever he encounters something that can really hurt him. To his own credit, he does try to battle his own fears as much as he can, but doesn't always succeed.
# Characters.TheChroniclesOfRiddickMercenaries: Johns is a coward willing to sink to any level to survive. He takes drugs to keep himself steady and only threatens those who are either incapacitated or weaker than him.
--> '''Riddick''': Johns was like most mercs. They look all stand up and do right, until you cut them open and you find something missing. In his case, a spine.
# Film.RobRoy: Killearn [context: he's a rapist, thief, and self-proclaimed, obviously phony KarmicTrickster]. Archibald, whatever else can be said about him, is perfectly willing to put himself in physical danger to get what he wants, while Killearn buckles immediately when faced with a stronger character.
# Characters.DirtyHarry: When [Scorpio] has the advantage or his victim is defenseless he makes all sorts of bravado-fueled threats and boasts, but all of that crumbles the moment Harry manages to stab him in the leg. And later when Harry corners and tortures him, he's left as nothing but a whimpering mess pathetically begging for mercy.
# Characters.DeadwoodHearstCompany: [Hugo Jarry] cowers in a cage when confronted by Steve and an angry mob.
# Characters.OzMain: Anytime Vern faces a genuine threat, usually in the form of someone [[TheDogBitesBack fighting back after his abuse]], he becomes frightened, to the point of being almost timid around Beecher after he fights back over the first season and during the riot, when he no longer has thr protection of the guards or other Aryans, he simply hides in his bunk to avoid the wrath of enemies. He also only tends to go after new inmates who are much weaker and more timid and never faces anyone else without a serious advantage.
# Characters.TheOwlHouseLilithClawthorne: For all of her bravado, Lilith is quick to let her fear get the better of her when things get rough. Despite her immense guilt over cursing Eda, Lilith has kept the truth from her sister for decades instead of confessing what she did. When it becomes clear that Lilith can't beat Eda during their battle in "Agony of a Witch", Lilith decides to use Luz as a HumanShield to give herself an advantage. She even allows Eda to fully succumb to the curse so that she’d be easier to capture. Post-HeelFaceTurn, Lilith develops out of this, becoming willing to rush in to save Luz from a Stone Sleeper despite not having any magic.
# Characters.TheRighteousGemstonesAntagonists: Vance leaves behind his siblings and kids at the first sign of danger, even knocking over Dusty on his way out.
# Characters.FuturamaMainRecurringCharacters: When the chips are down, [Zapp Brannigan] is shown to be this. This is best summed up in the episode ''In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela'', where he wakes up from sleep, his first words are: "I surrender and volunteer for treason!"
# Characters.DuckTales2017BradfordBuzzard: Director Bradford is nothing but a huge coward, a common stereotype for his species. He will run the moment things go wrong. When Taurus Bulba betrayed him and is about to destabilize reality, Bradford is only focused on escaping so as to not put himself in danger; even the heinous Bulba rightfully chews him out on this. In fact, it was established as early as Season 1 that he and the rest of the buzzards all fear retaliation from those who have the guts to do so if they find out they're being fired. Worst of all, Bradford doesn’t have the dignity or bravery to face Scrooge without hiding behind machines. This is implied to be the real reason Bradford never gets his hands dirty if he can avoid it and never goes out in the field, and his rant about Clan [=McDuck=]'s adventures seems more about how much he is personally inconvenienced than genuine concern for people. In the finale, the fact that Bradford only fights Scrooge the moment the Sword of Swanstantine gives him magic armor is rather telling that he's only brave enough to threaten his enemies only when they're at their lowest and unable to imperil him in any way. Once he loses all his power, he's last seen pathetically begging before Magica furiously punishes him.
# Characters.SquidGamePlayers: [[spoiler:[Jang Deok-su]]] talks tough, but whenever the tables turn against him, he starts sweating and quivering. In the fifth game, he refuses to go ahead once he's at the front of the pack, demanding that someone else take the risk of figuring out the next tile to jump on for him, not to mention how much he panics once it becomes clear that Mi-nyeo plans to take both herself and him out of the game.
# Characters.HighSchoolOfTheDead: For all his bravado, Shidou's a sniveling weasel, immediately running at the sight of "Them" and cowering in fear when Kohta points a gun at him. His cowardice is the ''only'' reason Rei opts not to kill him, declaring he's not worth the effort.
# Characters.TowerOfGodMainCharacters: MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Downplayed and possibly subverted. [Rachel is] shaken by how she killed [[spoiler:Akraptor]] and got blood on her hands, but it's implied that [[DirtyCoward she's merely too scared or nervous to do the deed herself easily]], since she has no issue with her comrades killing others -- however, she still battles with the realisation that not all on Bam's team may be as easily or lightly throw-away as she thought before rationalizing it within her "Tower Tale" framework.
# Characters.DeathNoteLightYagami: Arguably, his inability to confront his own hypocrisy is what engineers his turn into Kira. Played straight in the manga and downplayed in the anime. In the manga when faced with his own death, he frantically begs Ryuk to save him and at the end he dies screaming and crying for his life. In the anime, when he is faced with his own mortality, he is also absolutely terrified and start to begs for someone to save him, eventually crawling away while the others debated on if he was too pathetic to chase after, but ultimately accepts his fate and embraces death at the end (when he doesn't have a choice).
# Characters.CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs: [The Mayor i]mmediately leaves the rest of the town to die when they start evacuating, leaving Earl in charge of guiding them.
-->'''Mayor:''' Wait, wait. [[ExactWords I have an important announcement.]] ''[{{Beat}}]'' [[SoLongSuckers See you, suckers!]] Whoo-hoo! Bon voyage... and bon appétit.
# Characters.Unfriended: When it boils down to it, [Blaire] would gladly sell out her own friends and send them to their deaths to give herself a few extra minutes of life. And when it's just her and Laura, she's a sniveling pathetic mess begging for mercy.
# YMMV.PeretEmHeruForThePrisoners: CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[TokenEvilTeammate Soji Mizumi]]]] is a vile SerialRapist using his [[ImmoralJournalist photography career]] as a cover to find material to {{blackmail}} others. One of the people tricked into the pyramid by Professor Tetsuya Tsuchida, Mizumi hides who he truly is until he finds drugs on Miss Otogi, which he uses as blackmail material to rape her while bragging about having done this to others before. After attempting to rape a monster he thought was a woman, if he survives he seemingly helps in the battle against Khufu, [[DirtyCoward only to run]], leaving the others to die.
# Characters.ArchiesWeirdMysteries: Sometimes. In "Fleas Release Me," Reggie has a werewolf trying to get at him. When Archie and Jughead arrive to save him, Reggie tells the werewolf to eat them.
# Characters.WeBareBears: When the forest is burning, Agent Trout uses the bearstack made by all the bears to make his way up to the helicopter, mocks the bears, and expects Officer Murphy to evacuate without them.

!! [[Administrivia/ExamplesAreNotArguable Poorly-disguised]] fronts for complaining (25/105)

# DirtyCoward.LiveActionTV: On the sitcom ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'', the main character's wife fits this trope. Whenever Debra is in conflict with another person, she will usually bully her husband Ray into confronting the other person for her, almost always growling "You need to back me up on this!", to the point where that line is almost her catchphrase (and even if [[StrawmanHasAPoint the other person has a perfectly valid point]], they will still be treated as being [[DesignatedVillain horrible]] simply for opposing Debra). Then when Ray inevitably caves in to her demands and starts doing the verbal battling on her behalf, Debra always finds a way to sneak into the back and [[CowerPower hide]] behind Ray while ''he'' takes all the heat from the other person. Then when Ray gives her a chance to speak her mind and join in, Debra always says something like "hey, it wasn't me, [[BlatantLies this was your idea]]," and goes back to cowering behind Ray's back and letting ''him'' be the target of the other person's anger. What's really infuriating about this pattern of behavior is the fact that Ray himself is usually in favor of [[{{Pacifist}} making peace]] with the other person and wants everyone to get along, but he gets dragged into the argument anyway because his wife wanted him to, and yet she herself is totally unwilling to actually take responsibility for it, even when the fight is her idea. And yet she still treats him as if he's an unworthy husband, even though he always ends up doing her dirty work for her. '''(This was literally the first thing I thought of when I was looking for '''''[[Administrivia/ExamplesAreNotArguable those]]''''' kinds of examples). CowerPower is also totally misued here (basically just "it's a pity you're awake to hear this, so I'm going to sit down instead while she pokes you in the chest because there's no arguing with her). Playful and catty = gaslighting might even be a stretch, since that requires actual recklessness as well)'''
# Characters.KatawaShoujo: During Act 3, he'll mention Sae's dead husband and how the man put his creativity above all else to the point of eventually ending his own life. Despite this, Nomiya subtly guides Rin down a similar path while he chose to become an art teacher because he couldn't hack it as an artist like Sae's deceased husband. His rant in Act 4 implies that he may've tried to become an artist to pay his rent but due to his own inability to come up with anything, he never got anywhere and eventually gave up.
# Characters.DCEUTaskForceXNewTeam: [Blackguard is] easily frightened by the presence of Weasel after Harley calls him a werewolf [[spoiler:and was quick to betray his teammates just to save himself from death.]] '''It's purposely never revealed why he sold out the team, but it's thoroughly hinted even after the Maltese kill him that he was TheMole for Waller, so this entry doesn't even make sense. On top of that this example was removed for the exact reason I cited and added back by three different accounts with varying reasons for him being described as "dirty", so I don't know what that's about, but flat-out misinformation definitely indicates a wonk (the other two examples were more ZCE and got removed by their respective accounts anyway after a while)'''.
# DirtyCoward.LiveActionFilms: Vernita Green from the film Kill Bill qualifies big time, asking the Bride to spare her by using the fact that she is a mother as a pretense and hiding behind her little girl, which is even more shameless if one considers that she's brutally beaten the Bride while she was heavily pregnant herself. Then, once it becomes painfully clear that this doesn't mean ''shit'' to her, she tries to off her in a surprise sneak attack, which promptly gets her killed with a thrown dagger from the Bride. '''Pragmatism, plus she fully went into the fight knowing the Bride would most likely win, but also wanted to discourage her daughter from getting any revenge (something the Bride offers to her right after Vernita is killed). Don't know what this "hiding behind her little girl" thing is either, she never does that.'''
# Characters.TheNightOfTheHunter: [Reverend Harry Powell will] woo defenseless women into his grasp, slowly breaking them down before murdering them, but when faced with actual danger, like having to swim after the children or having a shotgun aimed at him, he'll freak out and run away. '''In both instances he thinks he's being tempted by the devil which is why he runs away. The "defenseless women" thing is also a part of his fantasy; he doesn't care who he goes after. I didn't originally want to mark this as complaining because these are pretty reasonable deductions but there are at least two other instances of actual complaining on his sheet (the PaperTiger entry and ObviouslyEvil).'''
# Recap.MurderSheWroteS5E8PredictionMurder: Del didn't have the guts to simply tell Jill he wanted a divorce so he hired Franchesco to try and scare Jill into wanting to leave. Maybe if he'd been more upfront Jill wouldn't have gotten the idea to conspire with Franchesco to kill Greta and use her body to fake Jill's death. '''Pretty self-explanatory'''
# DirtyCoward.VideoGames: VideoGames/FiveNightsAtFreddys3: The murderer turns out to have been this; when confronted by the ghosts of the children he killed, he turns into a raving coward and runs away like a scaredy cat before trying to hide in an animatronic, which kills him. '''Afton is afraid of the consequences but doesn't care about satiating his victims' hunger (since he knows some of them might feed on him) because he thinks they're entitled brats. He's fully intent on letting them tire themselves out and risking his own hide though, and repeatedly tries to lure them into a trap before hiding in the suit, so even if he fears them he's not really a coward. Calling him a scaredy cat without mentioning him by name makes me feel like this is someone half-gushing/half-complaining about the ending of the game.'''
# AlasPoorVillain.AnimeAndManga: Manga/{{Bleach}}:
** It cannot be denied that [[GodEmperor Yhwach]] is a monster, and one of, if not ''the'', most evil characters in the series. That said, being the lynchpin of existence is said to be a fate of unimaginable agony that even the [[DirtyCoward death-fearing]] [[AGodAmI Yhwach]] considers to be worse than dying. Ultimately, after he is defeated to by Ichigo, Yhwach is forced to suffer the pain and humiliation that his father endured as the new lynchpin. Anybody who witnesses his new state is utterly horrified, including Harribel who Yhwach had usurped and imprisoned. '''Redundant mention of "death-fearing"'''
# Characters.ArrowverseMalcolmMerlyn: At first only in regards to Ra's Al Ghul. Because he is scared shitless of fighting Ra's Al Ghul himself, he forces Oliver to do it by brainwashing ''his own daughter'' Thea into killing Sara and thus forcing Oliver's hand to protect her. In Season Four, after getting his ass kicked by Oliver and losing a hand, he runs to Damien Darhk and gives up the existence and location of Oliver's son William for petty retribution. When he holds Thea captive, he acts all smug and taunting as long as he is in control, but when he loses it, he tries to run. And in the finale, when everything around him comes crashing down, he has yet another change of alignment and helps out Team Arrow out of self-preservation. '''HeelFaceRevolvingDoor- also aside from the brainwashing his self-preservation isn't really explained, making this a pretty tacky entry'''
# Film.HighNoon: A truly impressive example of an exaggerated version: a ''whole town'' refuses to make a stand against a very small gang because of various stated reasons but in the end the reality is that they're self-interested idiots. '''Self-explanatory'''
# Literature.RepairmanJack: Inverted with Jack, who often deliberately acts like one when the shit hits the fan. Cringing, crying, begging people to please leave him alone and not hurt him...it's all just an act, designed to get opponents to both underestimate him and get close enough for him to go to work. In one scene, he played this to a tee, a gangster stepped close to him in order to slap his face and call him a coward...and Jack kicked the guy in the knee so hard, ''the mook on the other side of the room heard the ligaments pop.'' It doesn't fool everyone, though. Once, a tough guy sneered that Jack was afraid to fight. His partner, older and smarter and more experienced, immediately corrected him, saying that Jack didn't ''want'' to fight, but he wasn't ''afraid'' to fight. He also warned his partner not to get within an arm's reach of Jack. '''This whole entry is a mess but it's definitely complain-y'''
# TheSavageIndian: [[DiscreditedTrope Though not common today]], in older works the default was the Savage Indian, a native of their land who is a [[AlwaysChaoticEvil bloodthirsty man or woman]] who only wishes to kill and hunt trophies for the sake of satiating their [[ForTheEvulz unquenchable thirst or desire for heads]]. They are brutal, uncompromising and are seen as "[[DirtyCoward better you than me]]" type of people if one must work with them. '''Not a bad allegory, but DirtyCoward being here instead of something like TheSocialDarwinist makes this look like someone's complaining about a non-existent stereotype'''
# Angel.TropesPToZ: PropheticFallacy:
** Also the prophecy [[spoiler: "the father will kill the son"]], which drove multiple episodes in the back half of the third season, was [[spoiler:faked by the [[DirtyCoward demon Sahjhan (who, upon revealing this, taunts "read any good prophecies lately?") because the true prophecy was "the one fathered by the vampire with a soul will grow to manhood and kill Sahjhan"]]]]. When Wesley goes to one of the Loa for clarification, he is told that the vampire will certainly devour his child. [[spoiler: Angel's blood supply from the butcher had been spiked with Connor's blood by Wolfram & Hart and at the season 4 finale, Angel 'kills' Connor: he destroys Connor's true identity, giving him a fake one to save his sanity by giving him a normal family life, one that carries no memory of his real lifel]]. Also [[spoiler: Sahjan hearing only "the son would kill Sahjan" led him to causing Conner to be in [[SelfFulfillingProphecy the exact position to do just that]].]] '''...'''
# Theatre.UbuRoi: After Ubu loses against the Russians, he and his paladins hide in a cave, when a bear enters. His two paladins risk their lives to kill the bear, while Ubu runs off to a safe distance and loudly recites prayers, afterwards [[BlatantLies claiming they wouldn't have survived the encounter without his prayers.]] '''Not as bad as most entries in this folder, but just because he's a zealot who's off in his own world that {{believing|Their Own Lies}} his own lies and the audience hates doesn't mean he's a coward'''
# Film.HenryV1989: AdaptationalWimp: The First Citizen of Harfleur is presented as a bit of a wuss. The real life Commander of Harfleur was all round Badass Raoul de Gaucourt, a highly intelligent, chivalrous commander who held up Henry's way superior army with 200 professional soldiers and 1,000 citizens with crossbows. Only when the DirtyCoward Dauphin refused to aid him did he finally surrender. '''Self-explanatory'''
# BullyHunter.LiveActionFilms: In ''Film/MaxKeeblesBigMove'': Max spends the movie getting back at Dobbs, Troy, and Jindrake before moving away. It's deconstructed since it only ''angers'' the people he bullied, and since he was supposedly moving away, he made his two best friends targets of the former two and caused Jindrake's RevengeByProxy. After speaking with the janitor, he realizes all he did was [[DirtyCoward hit and run]] rather than deal with the people who bullied him in a constructive manner. '''HeelRealization, and Max isn't meant to be unsympathetic to '''''that''''' degree anyway'''
# BullyingADragon.Liteature: ''Literature/HonorHarrington'':
** People keep antagonizing Honor. They ''know'' her record. They ''know'' what she can do. They ''know'' her in-universe FanNickname is "The Salamander" because she survives -- and ''wins'' -- battles that can and have killed equally skilled officers. They ''know'' she has a living buzzsaw as a pet/partner, the ear of the Queen, the loyalty of virtually the entire Manticoran Navy and scores of scary people for whom this is a BerserkButton. But they keep doing it. Exceedingly unpleasant consequences (usually involving bleeding and/or death) follow. Especially for [[UpperClassTwit Pavel]] [[DirtyCoward Young]]. '''You can infer from most of this info that Young is a commander and is pretty much '''''required''''' to be fearful for the Manticore to get anywhere, whether it's the justified type of dirty or not'''
# DirtyCoward.LiveActionFilms: In 'Jason X'' one of the horny teen victims, Kinsa, freaks out when Jason breaks lose in a space station and kills her boyfriend while they were hooking up. She is the most terrified person in the group, sitting in a fetal position for most of the movie once the killing starts. When the team finally has a chance to get away in an escape pod but are suddenly attacked by Jason, Kinsa panics and shuts the escape pod doors locking everyone else outside with Jason. She cries safe inside the pod as her friends scream for her to open the door while Jason attacks. The coward ignores them and attempts to drive the pod herself. Karma gets her when she messes up and crashes the pod, killing herself. '''Misuse for WrongGenreSavvy; she thought she was part of a SuicideMission and everyone had to split up individually. What does karma even have to do with this at all?'''
# Characters.Wentworth: One of Jake's most notable traits is that he is pathetically cowardly.
# VillainousBreakdown.LiveActionFilms: Vic Hoskins of ''Film/JurassicWorld''. The moment [[spoiler:Delta corners him in the lab and is just about to tear him to shreds]], the smug BloodKnight[=/=]SocialDarwinist head of security who spent the whole film preaching the virtues of war and struggle winds up ironically [[DirtyCoward pathetically begging for his life]]. '''He doesn't beg, he just tries to calm her down. Breakdown or not, he doesn't even look panicked or anything like that, [[ThisIsGonnaSuck just realizes that he's way out of his depth]] and sports the old OhCrapSmile'''
# Film.DoctorDetroit: Smooth Walker for dumping his problems on poor Clifford. '''Definitely a dick move, but it's because his BerserkButton was pressed, so it has nothing to do with cowardice and mentioning that it does just sounds like projecting'''
# HowTheMightyHaveFallen: ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'': At the beginning of the film, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, James Bond's biggest ArchEnemy, suddenly resurfaced years after laying low with a plan to exact revenge on 007 for foiling his numerous {{Evil Plan}}s and causing the downfall of his criminal organization. By this time, he's not only lost a lot of money and resources, but he's also [[EvilCripple permanently crippled, bald, and wearing a neck brace]], presumably from the injuries he sustained from the exploding oil rig at the end of ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''. In a few minutes of screentime, he tries to kill Bond while the latter is visiting the grave of his dead wife, [[BadBoss kills one of his own men]] and sadistically toys with Bond by [[MurderByRemoteControlVehicle attempting to kill him via a remote-controlled helicopter]]. But when Bond naturally manages to gain control of the chopper by disconnecting the wire which allowed Blofeld to control the helicopter, Blofeld goes into VillainousBreakdown mode, ''[[VillainsWantMercy pathetically]] [[AintTooProudToBeg pleading with 007]] [[DirtyCoward to spare him]]'' (but all he can offer is a delicatessen with stainless-steel fittings), but Bond won't have any and [[AssholeVictim drops him off an industrial smokestack, killing him for good]] and finally getting his revenge for killing his wife in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. '''I've seen varying paraphrased descriptions of this exact situation pleated all over this site and the sinkhole bugs the absolute hell out of me. Not just because someone's clearly having way too much fun with this for whatever reason but because literally the only things you would need to list are the pothole for DirtyCoward and the first couple of sentences, before just saying "drops him off the industrial smokestack".'''
# ButtMonkey.Webcomics: Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}:
** Similarly, [[DirtyCoward Yafein]], a sickly friend and schoolmate of Ariel's whose [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4741 attempt]] to show he was strong backfired spectacularly and got his slave killed, and after the TimeSkip his insistence [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7954 that he won't be attacked as part of a rebellion]] due to his origins gets him smacked down by his own teacher and ultimately [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8061 captured anyway]]. '''Too much potholing and definitely belongs in TheChewToy section (though I can't tell whether Yafein is supposed to deserve it or not)'''
# Characters.Brave: Ensuring the audience doesn't feel ''too much'' pity for [Maudie] (which she would otherwise get with all the film puts her through): some of her JerkassBall actions border on this.
# Film.ANightToRemember: Bruce Ismay is depicted in this fashion when he scurries into a lifeboat at first opportunity. It's one of the movie's few inaccuracies (albeit one justified by the time), since contemporary reports indicate that Ismay, far from being a coward, strenuously worked hard to get people into the boats, helped launch them and only took a seat in one of the last boats to leave the ship having made sure that there were no women and children nearby. However, in the film, he's definitely a DirtyCoward—he can't look Murdoch in the eye, and Murdoch looks at Ismay with utter contempt before calling to lower the boat. '''Ismay has SurvivorGuilt later in the film, suggesting that even if he '''''was''''' just trying to save himself, he didn't think absolutely no one else would make it off. I wouldn't say he's "definitely" a DirtyCoward at all.'''

!! Minor/justifiable fear (25/105)

# PlayingWith.FaceDeathWithDignity: '''Played For Horror''':
** Turns out that the monster targeted Alice ''[[BerserkButton because]]'' she faced death with dignity. If she had done like the DirtyCoward and screamed her lungs out [[PottyFailure while letting go of the contents of her bladder]], the monster [[NotWorthKilling would have let her go in disgust]].
# Characters.DragonBallGTVillains: [Syn/Omega Shenron s]pends his last moments pleading for mercy when he realizes Goku can and ''will'' kill him with the Universal Spirit Bomb. '''Dragon Ball needs a massive overhaul in general in regards to how often people misuse the trope, but this stuck out to me especially. Exactly how is saying "W...wait, hold on!" not a reasonable reaction to knowing you're about to be caked by an electric, water-toture bomb the size of a neighborhood?'''
# Characters.CarsSecondFilm: Upon being cornered by Mater, [The Lemon Kingpin is] forced to deactivate the bomb and expose himself as the leader of the Lemons to avoid getting himself killed.
# Characters.SupposeAKidFromTheLastDungeonBooniesMovedToAStarterTown: For all his pride and confidence in the controlled space of a dueling arena, [Allan Twein Lidcain] cowers in the face of actual monsters to the point where he can't move his legs. Fortunately, Lloyd helps him step up to the plate in a crisis and he quickly learns he can go toe-to-toe with monsters and be the heroic officer he wants to be.
# TheGoodKing.VideoGames: In ''VideoGame/LegendOfIllusion Starring WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'', Goofy and Donald are both shown to be noble kings of their respective kingdoms, Goofstein and Duckingham Palace, especially near the end of the game, when [[ShutUpHannibal they stand up for Mickey when the evil King Pete attempts to arrest him for impersonating a king]].[[note]][[DirtyCoward Not wanting to go on a quest to find the water of life himself]], Pete had made Mickey the temporary king and sent him on the quest, only to find out from his advisor that whoever does recover the water will be made the new king.[[/note]] At the end of the game, after fulfilling his quest to recover the water of life and defeating Pete, Mickey becomes the new king of the Kingdom of Pete, and renaming it the Kingdom of Mickey, where he is beloved by his royal subjects.
# Film.Utoya22Juli: MoralityKitchenSink: The victims run the whole spectrum of morality. Kaja and [[spoiler: Emilie]] are heroic. Magnus is a LovableCoward who nevertheless tries to help. Other youngsters often [[DirtyCoward do bad things out of panic]], yet are still not presented as totally evil. The only one absolutely evil is the Terrorist.
# ChewingTheScenery#Wrestling: Wrestling/RingOfHonor:
** Wrestling/PrinceNana tends to do this while threatening to sick his Embassy on someone, often while back pedaling away or hiding behind something for [[DirtyCoward added effect]].
# Film.KamenRiderGaimGaidenKamenRiderKnuckle: Shura attacks Kaito from behind, and sets a couple of goons on Zack when he realises he's losing. Zack explicitly points out that this, rather than being weak, is why Shura was kicked out of Team Baron.
# Film.Kiler: BringMyBrownPants: While escorting Kiler to a new prison after his (accidental) killing of a fellow inmate, the escort stops, because their truck malfunctions. During all this, Jerzy really needs to, in his own words, [[UnusualEuphemism "drain off the potatoes"]]. The guards don't care, in spite of Kiler's more and more desperate pleas to be let out. Finally, when he's let out by Siara's men, pretending to be UOP, he meekly proclaims:
--> '''Jerzy Kiler''': I don't need to anymore, ''thank you''.
** Later on, when Ryba "recruits" Wąski, one of Siara's top men, to be his informant.
--> '''Ryba''': First question: Do you always take a piss with a closed up zipper?\\
'''Wąski''': ''[[DirtyCoward Always!]]''
# Characters.TheGreenKnight: Throughout most of the film, [Gawain] is terrified of his death, and desperately clings to the supposedly enchanted green girdle to save his own skin. After seeing a vision of becoming an unjust king by returning without honor, he chooses to accept his death and tosses the girdle aside.
# Characters.StargateSG1OtherSGCPersonnelAndTauriBattleshipCrewMembers: Once it becomes clear that earth is defenseless against Apophis' forces, he asks to be taken to the alpha site. Hammond denies his request, as they are [[TakeThat only sending the best and brightest]].
# Characters.Gleipnir: [Ikeuchi] runs away rather than help the rest of the group deal with Madoka and his followers. '''He was {{blackmail}}ed by Sudo repeatedly and desperately clung onto Madoka's coins in case he could revive her, so it's pretty understable he'd be sickened by them'''
# Characters.Kurohime: [Darkray p]roves himself as this three times over: first, he uses the soul of a dead child as shield and hostage both when Kurohime confronts him before the start of the series, then repeats the tactic when Kurohime fights him ten years later by trying to hold Zero's soul hostage. After his death, his weakened, shriveled spirit then begs Yashahime to revive him. '''Without his ArtifactOfDoom he already knows he's going to die and feels like toying with Yashahime, but didn't realize how bad it would get'''
# Characters.HeyArnoldHelgaGPataki: Especially in season 1. She's very much looking out for herself and is perfectly willing to use and abuse even her best friend to get what she wants, with seemingly no remorse. She constantly talks tough, but whenever things go bad or she feels threatened, she's quick to shout "We're all gonna die!" or just break down into hysterical sobbing. Gradually, though, she loses this side of her and becomes more concerned about others, particularly Arnold and Phoebe (whom she openly says is her best friend). By the time of "The Jungle Movie" Helga has matured to the point that she's genuinely concerned for others, is loyal and brave, and even cries at the genuine pain of others. '''She'd usually cry at someone's idiocy causing them danger, not just any random danger'''.
# Characters.HitmanBloodMoney: [Slugger p]anics if his FBI escort doesn't meet him at the top of the stairs and hides in a closet if his life is endangered. Of course, given what he knows, this is something of a case of Properly Paranoid. '''Self-explanatory'''
# Characters.Jerma985: [The Pencil c]heats Gabe Newell instead of fighting him properly. '''He's a {{Noodle Pe|ople}}rson, of course he wouldn't fight Gabe properly and would immediately launch into a WoundedGazelleGambit'''
# Recap.DawitsusRecompense: Reimu, surprisingly. She attempts to abandon Jean and run for it when Sakuya sees her talking with Rinnosuke (an event that understandably gets her riled up, what, with Reimu attempting to break her and Rinnosuke up but a day ago), not at all considering the fact she'd be dumping him in the middle of a death trap with no means of defense. '''She was in the exact same death trap though and couldn't let anyone know she was the ninja'''.
# Recap.IJAGuangdong: After Nagano announces the arrest of the entire Legislative Council, one representative cows to him and thanks him for taking decisive action against the riots. Nagano's response is to shoot him in the head. '''Technically pragmatism (this is a clear ISurrenderSuckers as he was eyeing Nagano's gun), but he also figured (and was half-right about) that Nagano was already a drone to the failstate and was coming back purely to indebt them'''.
# WebVideo.JakeAndAmir: The defining character trait of Amir's offscreen father. According to Amir, he went AWOL during the Vietnam war by FakingTheDead three times in 18 months and sold out [[ExaggeratedTrope over 1000 of his companions, receiving the "Black Heart congressional medal of dishonor" for his efforts]]. Since then he has been dealing with problems ranging in scale from embarrassment over his son's actions to a SuicidePact he made with Murph's dad by [[RunningGag moving away]]. '''He also mentioned his dad was ForcedToWatch a bunch of propaganda movies in a POW camp and had to listen to ten straight hours of his companions ending up in dangerous psychiatric hospitals anyway where he was afraid both ''for'' and ''of'' what they'd become, so...'''
# YMMV.Descendants: JerksAreWorseThanVillains: Let's be honest, the villains all have their own equally large share of fans for very different reasons. Maleficent's notable for her [[EvilIsHammy hamminess]], OneWingedAngel form and decent performance from Creator/KristinChenoweth, Uma's [[MagnificentBitch cunningness and natural leadership]] and [[EtTuBrute sympathetic]] [[JerkassHasAPoint motives for getting revenge on Auradon]], and [[spoiler:Audrey's]] [[AllForNothing later underlying reasons]] [[PsychoExGirlfriend for going rogue and terrorizing the land]] making her ironically similar to those whom she considers enemies.[[note]]Ironically, they were all indirectly caused by Mal. [[/note]] Meanwhile, good luck finding anybody who likes [[PrinceCharmless Chad Charming]] [[LikeFatherUnlikeSon who appears in all three films,]] [[AntagonisticOffspring yet somehow never does anything worthwhile.]] He's a hypocritical ladies' man who hates the [=VKs=] by claiming they have to be like their parents, gets Evie to do his work for him so he can take the credit for himself, tries to sell her out for cheating just to look good in front of others, refuses to let Lonnie play on a sports team just for being a girl, and callously tries to team up with an [[spoiler:evil Audrey]] at first because he thinks he'll have power too, [[DirtyCoward then just so he can save his own skin from the latter's power,]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking plus he's not even good at being an evil accomplice.]] '''Misuse for BetterToDieThanBeKilled'''
# Animation.BlackCatDetective: [=OneEar=] and the other mice. They taunt the police every chance they get but run with soiled pants the moment Hei Mao fires a shot. '''They're worried about each other's safety, plus [=OneEar=] doesn't want to get the other ear shot off'''
# Anime.Shenmue: CombatPragmatist: Terry, although he’s a Dirty Coward about it. His men do most of the fighting for him, and he relies on flailing around makeshift weaponry rather than any legitimate skill of his own. Without all that, Guizhang makes sure he’s toast. '''He has no skill and is scared of his own lack of intelligence, which is understandable'''
# SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan.WesternAnimation: ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' has three primary examples of this [and one example that's more consistent]:
** A father/son example with Stan and Steve. Stan being an [[{{Jerkass}} arrogant]], stoic, hypermasculine man's man and Steve being a [[DirtyCoward cowardly]], hypersensitive mamma's boy who occasionally shows signs of being spoiled rotten. Much of the show focuses on Stan's involvement in Steve's life as Steve comes of age. The show does invert this at times, with Stan having such a hard time showing emotion that he tends to go to extremes when he does, while Steve continues to grow out of his childishness (albeit at a very slow pace), both of which often have hilarious results. As the show progresses, Stan slowly continues to open up to his family, while Steve grows his own personality. '''The reasons for his hypersensitivity are different pretty much every time he's on screen but even when they're harmful it's out of his control anyway'''
# Series.Bligh: TenPacesAndTurn: Dirty Coward John [=MacArthur=] is rehearsing for his upcoming duel with Governor Bligh, and does the turn early and shoot trick, then rapidly counts off the rest of the paces. The duel becomes moot when Bligh bans private ownership of firearms, leaving them to fight it out via the legal system. Hilarity Ensues. '''Exactly what John was afraid of, which this entry even insinuates'''
# Film.Elf: When one of the bullies that ambushed Buddy and Michael in the snowball fight gets hit by a snowball from Buddy, he runs away literally sobbing. Granted, getting hit in the face by a snowball would upset anybody. '''Shell shock. Plus '''''emotional''''' shell shock is a big theme in the film'''.

!! Misuse for lovable (6/105)

# Literature/PanTadeusz: Major Płut feels confident when arresting hungover gentlemen. When he later gets challenged to a duel, he frantically begs his second-in-command to take up the challenge claiming that, as the commander, he's irreplaceable.
# Characters.BlueLights: [Jen is] too scared to be an effective police officer, to the immense frustration of her superiors and the rest of her colleagues. After Gerry is shot and later dies of his injuries, she finally admits this and resigns. But not before coming to his aid and killing the criminal who shot him.
# Literature.WhoMovedMyCheese: HumansAreMorons: Both Hem and Haw act like five-year-olds. Hem throws a temper tantrum when the cheese is missing, and Haw is under the delusion that it will magically come back, and is too [[DirtyCoward afraid]] to travel through a maze with no real danger even though the alternative is starvation. The only smart characters are the mice.
# OneManArmy.Webcomics: ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** Then there's O-Chul, the toughest member of the Sapphire Guard. His standard method of fighting is "[[MightyGlacier stand around taking hits, counterattack when an opening presents itself]]." His prequel story (before he became a paladin) starts with several dozen hobgoblins fleeing after killing everyone but O-Chul because they just couldn't break him.
--->'''Saha:''' They ran when you only had three warriors standing? That's impressive.\\
'''O-Chul:''' And technically inaccurate. One was knocked out cold, one was... [[DirtyCoward attending to the villagers]].\\
'''Saha:''' ...they ran when you only had ''one!?''\\
'''O-Chul:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint And a horse. Though the horse's contributions were more significant post-engagement]]. '''Screaming to the villagers, not attending to them. Moral cowardice in-universe is typically a positive trait as long as it's between two people only.'''
# Recap.PowerRangersRPMS1E9RangerYellowPart2: Summer's groom hid behind her when the villains break in. However, Summer and Dr. K switch places. '''He wasn't planning to use her as a shield, he just didn't want to be accounted for if he had to use "the language of music".'''
# VisualNovel.YourTurnToDie: Q-taro, despite being the biggest and strongest member of the cast, is one of the quickest to distrust the others and suggest screwing them over for his own benefit, to the point of abandoning everyone else to die if he gets enough tokens to buy an escape ticket. He needs to be shamed for this at a few points in order to cooperate. '''The others were going to ZergRush the 3-1A fight, which Q didn't think would work due to someone on their team holding the handheld fireworks. Obviously he was wrong but given that he had grown up in an orphanage and been sheltered he's definitely sympathetic and good-willed.'''

!! Cited as being a coward by other character IU, but the situation was taken OOC and/or the callout was half-hearted (6/105)

# Recap.ColdCaseS3E8Honor: A lot of people see Carl as this because he gave into the Vietnamese soldiers’ demands to renounce the war cause and his fellow soldiers in exchange for early release. The worst part is, Carl actually agrees with them.
# Characters.StevenUniverseOffColors: [Lars] Pre-CharacterDevelopment. If faced with the choice between saving a friend in danger and running off to save himself, Lars can't get out of there fast enough. He really doesn't like this part of himself, and he gets over it in the "Wanted" arc, finding taking levels in both [[TookALevelInBadass Badass]] and [[TookALevelInKindness Kindness]]. '''Aside from not rescuing Sadie from Topaz (which most people thought was a SuicideMission anyway) when does Lars actually ever put his own life before anyone else's?'''
# * AdaptationalBadass.WesternAnimation: WesternAnimation/BloodOfZeus:
** Ares the God of War once again gets this. In classic myths he’s depicted as a DirtyCoward and BoisterousWeakling who got his ass beat on a regular basis (mainly due to his unpopularity among ancient Greeks). In Blood of Zeus Ares is a stoically badass God who overpowers his brothers Hermes and Apollo in a two on one fight twice, almost killing Apollo in a later fight. '''Going to get super nerdy here, so feel free to skip to the end of this comment--but the classic myths usually left out the detail of Nike growing up with Ares in what people believe was a hut made out of Flaccus' lyre and two pruning myths, one of which had its nail somehow curled around the dial that held all the riveted sand from his footsteps. Ares assumed he was ashamed of this and didn't tell anyone, meaning he was easily decieved by the Evzonoi, who were usually TooDumbToFool since they saw it as bribery, and each individual Greek was fond of the advertisements in the agora, usually due to some weird obsession with basketry, but in this case it was Ares deciding to let the gold from the dial shine on his pants, which people saw as showboating, so they offered to carry the dial and play hot potato with it after letting it get checkered and stamped along with the sea urchins, since both were siphoned through a net and it was fragile against those creatures, which lead to it being super hot whenever he got it back, giving him dozens of scars (not all at once though). Basically it's the ancient version of a KickMePrank except waaaay more complicated, so him avoiding the Greeks in order to avoid the litter he hadn't collected from the watch parts out of fear of them coming back makes perfect sense pragmatically, and he oven does the same thing in the show, just with much more involvement in scamming them on his own end.'''
# Recap.WithThisRingEpisode62 Maybe. Ub'x the Indigo Lantern certainly ran away quickly enough once Paul freed him from the Berrith. '''He was TheMole for the Corps at the time, which led people to think he randomly broke off from them'''
# Characters.TellMeWhy: Twice over. [Tom Vecchi] ran away the night Mary-Ann was murdered, and kept quiet about what happened. When the twins confront him about their relation to him, and his actions that night, he threatens to let everyone know the truth behind how Mary-Ann died so that the twins won't threaten his mayoral election prospects. '''No denying that Vecchi's craven but it was ''''Tyler'''' he was worried about being confronted by, which is why he ran to him to reveal how he preyed on Mary Ann, the one person who knew he wasn't drunk when he ran out of the bar, or else [[PragmaticVillainy he'll die]]. This is arguably one of the few times he actually takes a risk to disprove his motives; the rest of the coward stuff is AllThereInTheManual anyway.'''
# Characters.YsTheOathInFelghana: This EvilOverlord [Count [=McGuire=]] was quick to surrender to Chester and Adol when both start hunting him down. '''He wasn't afraid of them, he just hated the idea of being a pawn. He even says this outright.'''

!! Pragmatism (combat or otherwise) (12/105)

# Characters.Wulfrik: While [Sveinbjorn] does attack Wulfrik, he quickly gives up on the idea of a one-on-one (or even fair) fight after Wulfrik easily wipes the floor with him.
# Characters.AdvancedVariableGeo: Despite [Miranda's] enhancements, she knew couldn't defeat Yuka in a fair fight. So she took advantage of her while she was weakened, from having just fought the Material Twins. Even so, finishing Yuka proved harder than she anticipated; causing Miranda to exert herself.
# Characters.KenganAshuraKenganAssociationFightersRightBlock: PlayedForLaughs. During the attempted coup by Hayami in the Annihilation Tournament, all of the bodyguards and fighters in the tournament fought bravely against his guardians...except for Hatsumi, as he outright refuses to join the fight and his response to getting spotted by a massive group of guardians is to run away from them with a stoic expression on his face, not wanting to get involved at all. '''He openly guarded the close loss last time and shaving his legs for the Dragon Shot was meant to be a deterrent, so I don't see how this is necessarily immoral'''
# Characters.ChildsPlayBrideAndSeed: After immediately viewing Jesse and Jade as a BrokenPedestal pair after finding Warren's body in their van, [David] holds them at gunpoint and attempts to turn them in to the nearest police car to selfishly save himself. '''He tried to get the police to pull over in the Chucky-induced dream, so either this is Chucky somehow controlling him or he's deluded himself into thinking that Chucky will just get bored with the sudden amount of deaths and go away''
# Characters.DeadFantasy: [Hayate, f]or taking advantage of Tifa while she was weakened and avoiding her whenever she tried attacking him. Instead, he waits 'til she's exhausted and bound in chains. Then casually strolls up to her and finishes her off. '''He warned the {{ninja}} to be careful and was more focused on shilling the army through persuasion, which obviously wouldn't work for Tifa since she's already going through a BeautyIsNeverTarnished-style BatmanGambit'''
# ComicStrip.Zbeng: WorfHadTheFlu: Almost literally. In one story Asher comes down with the flu, which inspires Golan to try and beat him in a fight (since otherwise he’ll [[DirtyCoward stand no chance]]). He succeeds (with difficulty), but this turns out to be a PyrrhicVictory.
# Recap.TheDreamstoneS03E06UrpgorsAuntie: Urpgor volunteers the three Urpneys to get crystals from his Auntie. As he puts it "Better you than me, Blob". '''misuse for TheSoCalledCoward, since he ''asked'' for the UnstoppableRage to happen beforehand'''
# RoyallyScrewedUp.AnimeAndManga: An interesting variant: the heir presumptive of the Holy Kingdom of Saillune in Slayers, Prince Phillionel, while somewhat of a Leeroy Jenkins-like lunatic with a passion for physical fights, is probably the sanest and respectable member of the family and a stellar runner of the country; his younger daughter Amelia has most of his traits. The rest of the family is filled with Dirty Cowards who will do anything to move up a spot for the throne, with no concern for others — both of Phil's younger brothers, Christopher and Randionel, and his nephew, Alfred, have attempted to murder him. Alfred in particular contracts one (two in the anime) Mazoku to both take out Phil and take Saillune for himself while letting Christopher (his father) take the blame. In the novel
# From "The Virgin In the Ice", Evrard Boterel. Early on Hugh is disdainful of his failure to protect the people on his lands from bandits. Turns out he actually fled; when Ermina left him for it, he took out his rage on poor Sister Hilaria. '''He only fled when the battle turned into a MexicanStandoff, which is regarded [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]] in this show'''
# Characters.AnarchyReigns: One thing [Edgar Oinkie is] certainly good at is running from a fight. '''Not always true; he only does this with the Blacker Baron'''
# Characters.FairyTailIceTrail: [Dorobo] used to belong to a thieves guild, but the group botched a job and he ran while the rest of his guild mates were caught by the police. '''Misuse for KnowWhenToFoldEm'''
# Characters.WaterdeepDragonHeistFactions: BonusBoss[=/=]CavalryBetrayal: One of the only three factions who can and WILL backstab the players in the endgame. In fact, this can be in two ways if certain conditions are met:
** If the party is up against Manshoon and his followers during the Vault ambush,[[DirtyCoward Skeemo joins Manshoon's side]]. '''Misuse for an OpportunisticBastard who's afraid of bankruptcy but that's about it.'''

!! ZCE/pothole (3/105)

# WesternAnimation.DavidCopperfield1993: YouDirtyRat: Grimby is a rat who's a villainous DirtyCoward.
# Webcomic.TheDevilKingIsBored: Priestess Chloe. The ''Archangel Gabriel himself'' is shocked at how such a selfish and greedy priestess has so much holy power
# SourOutsideSadInside.LiveActionTV: Literature/CiaphasCain is supposed to be a fearless [[BadassLongcoat Imperial commissar]] who is willing to lay down his life to destroy the enemies of the [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 God-Emperor of Mankind]]. [[DirtyCoward He]] [[FakeUltimateHero isn't]], although that doesn't stop him from being an AccidentalHero time and again.

!! Other misuse (6/105)

# Characters.SecretWar: Attelus sees himself as one of these, and it's not too far from the truth.
# PlayingWith.NeverSayDie: '''Played For Drama''':
** The network gets [[WhatTheHellHero called out]] by the audience for being [[DirtyCoward too cowardly]] for not mentioning any references to death.
# Anime.TigerMaskW: SuperiorSuccessor:
** Zigzagged with the Yellow Devil. The original is now too old to fight, while the first one fought is actually Billy the Kidman, who nearly defeated Tiger Mask, but got Worfed with his second appearance. The mantle of devil then falls to the low levels of Kaioh Mikasa, who is promptly and easily beaten by Tiger the Dark. As the for one that crippled Daisuke? He ascended to the lofty level of being Tiger The Great's successor.
# Film.Annie1999: When Lily and Rooster are found out and Miss Hannigan is standing alone, she tries to pin the blame on Rooster.
---> Miss Hannigan: It was his idea. He made me do it. Annie, Annie, tell these people how good I've always been to ya, huh?
# BadassBookworm.TabletopGames: TabletopGame/Warhammer40000:
*** Amongst the ranks of the [[MachineWorship Adeptus Mechanicus]], although many of them will just [[DirtyCoward run for their lives in fear]] there are some [[TechnoWizard Magos]] whose [[HollywoodCyborg enhancements]] and [[ImprobableWeaponUser equipment]] make them more than a match even for a Space Marine and have no problem in showing it.
# Characters.TheGreatestGeneration: [Admiral Shimada is s]een as this in-universe, as evidenced by Yvonne's enraged accusations when he revealed that he had ordered a withdrawal from Okinawa... leaving 1.5 million civilians, and the refugees, to die.

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[[folder:Bavarian Fire Drill (WIP)]]

!! Just a "replacing, being charismatic, checkbox" meta-checkbox (x^x(5)/50)

!! Drama-seeking examples (usually misuse for Appeal to Audacity) (x^x(5)/50) + x)

!! Sort of correct, but it's a pre-established Meet the New Boss in moderation (negating most of it) (x^x(5)/50) + [[evil:Σ]]

!! Conspicuously Public Assassination (x^x(5)/50) + [[evil:Σ]])

[[folder:Respected by the Respected (WIP)]]

!![[pink:Correct as defined]] [[ {{[[=insert wick check link=]]}} here (x/50)]]

!! Loveless respect (x^x(5)/50)

!! Respect forced on those KickedUpstairs (x^x(5)/50) + x)

!! Low-scale VillainCred misuse (x^x(5)/50) + [[evil:Σ]])

!! Other misuse (x^x(5)/50) + [[evil:Σ]])

[[/folder]]

!!!'''TLP Drafts'''

!!Main Page

[[folder:Suborn: Zero Tease, Loan B]]

'''Laconic''':

If I sense I'm getting a raw deal, I'm returning to the seller and stomping him in the back of an alley...[[BaitAndSwitch by seeing if he can run the deal by me again so I can recommend an upgrade for the system he uses and stomp all over the old one]].
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-->[-You didn't see nothin'. But if you want to see somethin', I can show you what happened to the last guy that recommended the so-called "[[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} unabridged version]]" for economic benefit. He has an ''interest''-detecting dog! Can you believe that exists?!-]
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[[folder:Abandon Shop]]

'''Laconic''':

One civil war down, none to go. Oh hey, [[ShmuckBait this guy's skeleton still has the watch on its arm!]] What "bomb"?
----
--> [-Get a hold of yourself at the unabridged version "[[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} here]]", then go ahead and be our possible sacrifice, you schm--[[LastSecondWordSwap I mean]], go ahead and be our implausible sacrifice, you schmaltzy little eulogist, you.-]
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[[folder:Elbow Strike]]

'''Laconic''':

In fiction, sideways and upwards striking with the elbow doesn't need to be effective, but horizontal, vertical and/or reverse strikes rely on all of them at once in order to have any chance of closing your distance.
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--> [-Be a badass and knock out that brawny-looking guy with [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} this-here elbow]] on your person, but be careful how you do it, 'cause there's a quiz on it later.-]
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[[folder:Sippy Cup Funeral]]

'''Laconic''':

Funerals don't need {{irony}} to make people emotionally-invested in them, [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful but they need beauty pageantry as a send-off]] [[SelfDemonstratingArticle and a miracle of some sort]] ({{Christmas|Miracle}} or otherwise).
----
--> [-Let lightning strike anywhere but your beautiful face, ideally the [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} grave]]-].

[[folder:Fortepiano of Estrangement]]

'''Laconic''':

Lovers or ShipTease that are separated first by a chaotic past or future, then by a more melodic lack of rhythm that's suddenly cut short before their fate is up in the air, at least for a single episode or chapter.
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--> [-I'm sensing a lot of prehistoric, Film/PlanetOfTheApes-style tension [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} here]], and maybe some lack of true warmth [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} here]], which may or may not have [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Moonlight Sonata]] playing in the background where the bass is non-existent. [[{{Pun}} Bass hovering]] is never a good sign in any relationship.-]

[[folder:Baton Duck-and-Cover]]

'''Laconic''':

Batons are only ever used when threatening prisoners that have contraband of some sort, which is why they (or even random uncaught criminals) will instinctively duck while running away.
----
--> [-Go ahead and showboat [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} here]], but don't forget to--''hwoop''--duck.-]
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[[folder:Charivari Wrestling ]]

'''Laconic''':

It's not about ''when'' you can wrestle, but ''how''--while you're also doing freehand exercise by avoiding all the [[WhoIsDriving figurative]] and [[SpikesOfDoom literal]] spikes on the road.
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--> [-Tell all those Greco-Roman wrestlers that ThisIsReality [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} here]], but don't be afraid to join them, and then team up with them on the cross-country something or other.-]
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[[folder:Domino Baking]]

'''Laconic''':

Baking isn't a waste of time, but it could use better inedible resources to stave off more and more ants, rats and the like...[[MindScrew somehow.]]
----
--> [-Go slice open the {{UsefulNotes/Schrodingers|Cat}} Cake [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} here]]. And trust me, no pesky animals will be waiting for you.-]
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[[folder:That Plug, It's Potent]]

'''Laconic''':

When you open your front door when you're under house arrest and have a shock collar around your neck, you get electrocuted. When you open your ''[[ExactWords back]]'' door, [[RussianReversal the shock collar around your neck gets to be electrocuted by you.]]
----
--> [-Become TooKinkyToTorture and get to zap others with electricity [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} here]], and then come open the back door with no trouble. Or do it in the opposite order, whatever best befits you.-]
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[[folder:Caveman Bubble]]

!!! Trivia

[[folder:Once Drunk on Figs, Now Hulking Tierney]]

!!! YMMV

[[folder:Harpagolestes Inmate, Regular Aimbot]]

[[folder:Hearthstone Re-Dynamic]]

[[folder:Maican Recount]]

[[folder:Shameful Overdue Arrow Anesthesia]]

!!! Media and Useful Notes

[[folder:Plated Prisoner]]

[[folder:Charles Sanders Peirce]]

[[folder:Thomas Sowell]]

[[folder:Forebears.io]]

[[folder:Co-Vizier Missionary Pocket]]

[[folder:"Dead Bird" Funeral]]

[[folder:AKIRA-Style Gnomic Wrestling]]

[[folder:Even a Worm Will Tierney]]

[[folder:Dirty Coward (WIP)]]

!![[pink:Correct as defined]] [[ {{[[=insert wick check link=]]}} here (x/105)]]

!! [[Administrivia/ExamplesAreNotArguable Poorly-disguised]] fronts for complaining (x^x(205)/105)

!! Minor/justifiable fear (x^x(205)/105) + x)

!! Misuse for lovable (x^x(205)/105) + [[evil:Σ]])

!! Cited as being a coward by other character IU, but the situation was taken OOC and/or the callout was half-hearted (x^x(205)/105) + [[evil:Σ]])

!! Pragmatism (combat or otherwise) (??)

!! ZCE/pothole (??)

!! Other misuse (??)

!! Five characters, but only ''four''-temperaments/no justification (i.e. two of them substitute for the other often) (x^x(5)/50) + x

[[folder:Harpagoglostes Inmate, Regular Aimbot]]

!! Sort of correct, but it's a pre-established Meet the New Boss in moderation (negating most of it)(x^x(5)/50) + [[evil:Σ]]

Funerals don't need {{irony}} to make people emotionally-invested in them, [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful but they need beauty pageantry as a send-off]] [[SelfDemonstratingArticle and a miracle of some sort ({{Christmas|Miracle}} or otherwise)]].

--> Let lightning strike anywhere but your beautiful face, ideally the [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} grave]].

[-Become TooKinkyToTorture and get to zap others with electricity [[Sandbox/{{Coachpill}} here]], and then come open the back door with no trouble. Or do it in the opposite order, whatever best fits you.-]

[[folder:Fortepiano of Estrangment]]

!! Cited as being a coward in-universe, but the situation was taken out-of-context and/or the callout was half-hearted (x^x(205)/105) + [[evil:Σ]])

!![[pink:Correct as defined]] [[ {{[[=insert wick check link=]]}} here (x/50)][[note]]This one has the smallest number of wicks at 76, though there are 2 description examples (XenoNucleicAcid and ArtisticLicenseChemistry) + 1 laconic for the main + 1 image source for the main + 4 ''x'' tropes examples ({{Alien|Tropes}}, {{Food|Tropes}}, {{Spec|ulativeFiction}}. Fiction and {{JustForFun/Pokedex|OfTropes}} + 1 index ({{FuturisticTech|Index}}) + 9 examples of sci-fi video games that already explain the MC in-universe (all of them related to ''Franchise/MassEffect'' except for [[SCPFoundation/TropesEToM this SCP example]]) + 1 stub example for Characters/UndocumentedFeatures + 3 other video game examples (GargleBlaster/VideoGames, InterspeciesRomance/VideoGames, QuoteSource/VideoGames) + 1 scale for Mohs/OneBigLie + 1 reverse chirality example that doesn't need to be examined [[PlayingWith/TeleporterAccident here]] + JustForFun/HowToInvadeAnAlienPlanet + two obviously unexaminable examples due to them being OnceMoreWithClarity ''almost'' to the extent of ItWasHisSled ([[Freefall/TropesKToP Freefall example]] + Literature/SpockMustDie = 26 extra examples to cut off, meaning I can conveniently limit this to 50 wicks. Thank you for taking the time to read this[[/note]]

!![[pink:Correct as defined]] [[ {{[[=insert wick check link=]]}} here (x/50)][[note]]This one has the smallest number of wicks at 76, though there are 2 description examples (XenoNucleicAcid and ArtisticLicenseChemistry) + 1 laconic for the main + 1 image source for the main + 4 ''x'' tropes examples ({{Alien|Tropes}}, {{Food|Tropes}}, {{Spec|ulativeFiction}}. Fiction and {{JustForFun/Pokedex|OfTropes}} + 1 index ({{FuturisticTech|Index}}) + 9 examples of sci-fi video games that already explain the MC in-universe (all of them related to ''Franchise/MassEffect'' except for [[SCPFoundation/TropesEToM this SCP example]]) + 1 stub example for Characters/UndocumentedFeatures + 3 other video game examples (GargleBlaster/VideoGames, InterspeciesRomance/VideoGames, QuoteSource/VideoGames) + 1 scale for Mohs/OneBigLie + 1 reverse chirality example that doesn't needed to be examined [[PlayingWith/TeleporterAccident here]] + JustForFun/HowToInvadeAnAlienPlanet + two obviously unexaminable examples due to them being OnceMoreWithClarity ''almost'' to the extent of ItWasHisSled ([[Freefall/TropesKToP Freefall example]] + Literature/SpockMustDie = 26 extra examples to cut off, meaning I can conveniently limit this to 50 wicks. Thank you for taking the time to read this[[/note]]

One civil war down, none to go. Oh hey, [[ShmuckBait this guy's skeleton still has the watch on it's arm!]] What "bomb"?

!! Cited as being a coward in-universe, but the situation was taken out-of-context/the callout was half-hearted (x^x(205)/105) + [[evil:Σ]])

!! Poorly-disguised fronts for complaining (x^x(205)/105)

!! Cited as being a coward in-universe, but the situation was taken out-of-context/the callout was said half-heartedly (x^x(205)/105) + [[evil:Σ]])

[[folder:Bavarian Fire Drill]]

[[folder:Respected by the Respected]]

[[folder:Mirror Chemistry]]

!![[pink:Correct as defined]] [[ {{[[=insert wick check link=]]}} here (x/50)]]

!!Poorly-disguised fronts for complaining (x^x(205)/105)

!! Minor/justifiable fear (x^x(205)/105) + x

!! Misuse for lovable (x^x(205)/105) + [[evil:Σ]]

!! Cited as being a coward in-universe, but the situation was taken out-of-context/the callout was said half-heartedly (x^x(205)/105) + [[evil:Σ]]

!!!'''TLP Drafts'''

!!Main Page

[[folder:Co-Vizier Missionary Pocket]]

[[folder:Abandon Shop]]

[[folder:Elbow Strike]]

[[folder:"Dead Bird" Funeral]]

[[folder:Fortepiano of Estrangment]]

[[folder:Baton Duck-and-Cover]]

[[folder:AKIRA-Style Gnomic Wrestling]]

[[folder:Domino Baking]]

[[folder:That Plug, It's Potent]]

!!! Trivia

[[folder:Even a Worm Will Tierney]]

!!! YMMV

[[folder:Harpagoglostes Inmate, Regular Aimbot]]

[[folder:Hearthstone Re-Dynamic]]

[[folder:Maican Recount]]

[[folder:Shameful Overdue Arrow Anesthesia]]

!!! Media and Useful Notes

[[folder:Plated Prisoner]]

[[folder:Charles Sanders Peirce]]

[[folder:Thomas Sowell]]

[[folder:Forebears.io]]

[[folder:AintTooProudToBeg]]

[[folder:[[=Forebears.io=]]

[[folder:[[=Forebears.io=]]]]