| 1 | ->''"An' now the hugly bullets come peckin' through the dust,\ |
| 2 | An' no one wants to face 'em, but every beggar must;\ |
| 3 | So, like a man in irons, which isn't glad to go,\ |
| 4 | They moves 'em off by companies uncommon stiff an' slow."'' |
| 5 | -->-- '''Creator/RudyardKipling''' |
| 6 | |
| 7 | ''All about combat, regardless of genre. See also MilitaryAndWarfareTropes for war stories.'' |
| 8 | ---- |
| 9 | !!Tropes: |
| 10 | [[index]] |
| 11 | [floatboxright: |
| 12 | Categories: |
| 13 | + AbsurdCuttingPower |
| 14 | + DaintyCombat |
| 15 | + DuelingTropes |
| 16 | + FightingGameTropes |
| 17 | + FightScene |
| 18 | + IndexJustForKicks |
| 19 | + InjuryTropes |
| 20 | + MilitaryAndWarfareTropes |
| 21 | + SkillsAndTrainingTropes |
| 22 | + SpecialAttack |
| 23 | + ThisIndexFightsDirty |
| 24 | + ThisIndexHitsForMassiveDamage |
| 25 | + ThisIndexIsReadyToRumble |
| 26 | + ThisIndexKnowsKungFu |
| 27 | + ThisIndexMeansTrouble |
| 28 | + TropesInShiningArmor |
| 29 | + WeaponsAndWieldingTropes |
| 30 | ] |
| 31 | * AcousticLicense |
| 32 | * {{Acrofatic}}: An obese character is able to fight well in spite of being overweight. |
| 33 | * AdvantageBall |
| 34 | * AirJousting: Duel between two flying combatants, involving jousting-like head-on attacks. |
| 35 | * AllYourColorsCombined |
| 36 | * AlphaStrike: Attacking a target with everything you have, all at once. |
| 37 | * AnnoyingArrows |
| 38 | * ApologeticAttacker |
| 39 | * ArmedFemalesUnarmedMales |
| 40 | * ArmoredButFrail |
| 41 | * ArmoredCoffins |
| 42 | * AttackAnimal |
| 43 | * AttackAttackAttack |
| 44 | * AttackAttackRetreatRetreat |
| 45 | * AttackingThroughYourself |
| 46 | * AttackPatternAlpha |
| 47 | * AttackReflector: A defensive maneuver that sends an opponent's attacks back to them. |
| 48 | * BackupBluff: Threatening someone with backup that doesn't exist. |
| 49 | * BadassArmy: A BadassCrew, but larger. |
| 50 | * BadassMindsThinkAlike: Two characters form a perfect fighting team off each other despite no time to plan. |
| 51 | * BattleAura |
| 52 | * BattleChant |
| 53 | * BattleCry |
| 54 | ** RememberTheAlamo |
| 55 | * BattleStrip |
| 56 | * BattleTrophy: Taking a piece or iconic belonging of your fallen foe to remember your triumph against them. |
| 57 | * BeastlyBloodsports: Animals fighting humans or other animals to the death for sport; usually portrayed as uncivilized or villainous. |
| 58 | * BeastOfBattle |
| 59 | * BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: Exorcism through physical violence. |
| 60 | * BeginWithAFinisher |
| 61 | * BerserkerTears: Tears of rage. |
| 62 | * BigBallOfViolence: When two or more people get into a squabble, they become a huge ball of smoke with fists and feet repeatedly poking out. |
| 63 | * BigFishInABiggerOcean: StrongAndSkilled in their own world, average (or below average) in this new one. |
| 64 | * TheBladeAlwaysLandsPointyEndIn |
| 65 | * BlockingStopsAllDamage: Blocking literally negates damage, even if it's physically nonsensical. |
| 66 | * BloodUpgrade: Bleeding from being hit serves as a Berserk Button. |
| 67 | * BloodyMurder: Blood used as a weapon. |
| 68 | * BludgeonedToDeath |
| 69 | * BoardingParty: Attacking a boat by jumping/swinging overboard in cool, pirate style. |
| 70 | * BoxingBattler |
| 71 | * TheBoxingEpisode |
| 72 | * BrutalBrawl |
| 73 | * CatchingTheSpeedster: A fast character gets tagged. |
| 74 | * ChallengingTheChief: A societal ritual challenge which determines the person who's powerful enough to lead. |
| 75 | * ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking: Alice walks out, Bob and Charlie are trying to kill each other. Alice walks back in and Bob and Charlie act friendly. Alice is none the wiser. |
| 76 | * ChaseFight |
| 77 | * ChevalierVsRogue: Two opposing characters/factions, one with with a knightly theme and another with roguish one. |
| 78 | * ChildishPillowFight: A pillow fight is used to highlight innocence and immaturity. |
| 79 | * ChokeHolds |
| 80 | * CombatAestheticist: A character who takes delight in the elegance of combat. |
| 81 | * CombatByChampion: The outcome of a conflict is decided by a duel between representatives of each side. |
| 82 | * CombatCommentator |
| 83 | * CombatCompliment: A character in a fight genuinely compliments the fighting prowess of their opponent. |
| 84 | * CombatDiplomacyStealth: The three classic paths to victory in (role-playing) video games. Which ''one'' path will you pick? |
| 85 | * CombatParkour |
| 86 | * CombatPragmatist: A combatant is willing to win the fight by any means necessary, even if it means stooping to unfair tactics. |
| 87 | * CombatReferee |
| 88 | * CombatSadomasochist: Pain is pleasure. Their own, and others. |
| 89 | * CombatUninterruptus |
| 90 | * ComingInHot: A barely controllable aircraft comes in for a crash landing. |
| 91 | * CookingDuel |
| 92 | * CounterpartCombatCoordination |
| 93 | * CoupDeGraceCutscene |
| 94 | * CrissCrossAttack: A very fast attack that involves multiple strikes coming from multiple sides. |
| 95 | * CriticalHesitationBlunder: A sudden unwillingness to kill results in being killed instead. |
| 96 | * CurbStompBattle: A one-sided fight where one opponent is effortlessly beaten by the other. |
| 97 | ** SquashMatch |
| 98 | * CuttingThroughEnergy |
| 99 | * DangerousBackswing: Taking out someone standing behind you by swinging a melee weapon over your head. |
| 100 | * DeathOfAThousandCuts |
| 101 | * DefeatAsBackstory |
| 102 | * DefeatByModesty: An opponent is forced to forfeit the fight after losing their clothes. |
| 103 | * DefeatingTheUndefeatable |
| 104 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: Defeating an enemy causes them to become your friend. |
| 105 | ** IFightForTheStrongestSide |
| 106 | * DefeatMeansRespect |
| 107 | * DeliberateInjuryGambit |
| 108 | * DetachmentCombat |
| 109 | * DiagnosisFromDrBadass |
| 110 | * DiagonalCut |
| 111 | * DodgeByBraking |
| 112 | ** DoABarrelRoll |
| 113 | * DramaPreservingHandicap |
| 114 | * DramaticSpineInjury: Someone's back gets badly broken in a fight, usually via a very strong opponent physically snapping it. |
| 115 | * DrunkenBoxing |
| 116 | * DuelsDecideEverything |
| 117 | * DuelToTheDeath |
| 118 | * EatMe |
| 119 | * EliteArmy |
| 120 | * EpicBattleBoredom |
| 121 | * EquippableAlly |
| 122 | * ExploitedImmunity |
| 123 | * ExtremeMeleeRevenge |
| 124 | * ExtremityExtremist |
| 125 | * FacepalmOfDoom |
| 126 | * FakeSpecialAttack |
| 127 | * FastballSpecial |
| 128 | * FastRoping |
| 129 | * FightingFingerprint |
| 130 | * TheFightingNarcissist |
| 131 | * FinalBattleInducedShirtLoss |
| 132 | * FinishHim |
| 133 | * FinishingMove |
| 134 | * FireForgedFriends |
| 135 | * FixedFloorFighting |
| 136 | * FlashStep |
| 137 | * FlexibleTourneyRules |
| 138 | * ForceAndFinesse |
| 139 | * ForcedFriendlyFire |
| 140 | * FreeFloorFighting |
| 141 | * FriendOrFoe |
| 142 | * FullContactMagic |
| 143 | * FullFrontalAssault: Fighting while naked. |
| 144 | * FumblingTheGauntlet |
| 145 | * GeoEffects |
| 146 | * GetItOverWith |
| 147 | * GladiatorGames |
| 148 | * GrappleMove |
| 149 | * TheGrappler |
| 150 | * TheGreatestStyle |
| 151 | * TheGlovesComeOff |
| 152 | * HelicopterBlender |
| 153 | * HeroesFightBarehanded |
| 154 | * HeroicAmbidexterity |
| 155 | * HeroicRROD |
| 156 | * HeroicWillpower: Despite under some sort of villainous corruption or mind control, the hero has enough power to stay good. |
| 157 | * HeyYouHaymaker |
| 158 | * HighAltitudeBattle |
| 159 | * HighlyConspicuousUniform |
| 160 | * HighSpeedMissileDodge |
| 161 | * HissBeforeFleeing |
| 162 | * HitAndRunTactics |
| 163 | * HomeFieldAdvantage |
| 164 | * HomeRunHitter |
| 165 | * HomingLasers |
| 166 | * HowMuchMoreCanHeTake |
| 167 | * HumanHammerThrow |
| 168 | * ICanStillFight |
| 169 | * IdiosyncraticComboLevels |
| 170 | * IGotYouCovered |
| 171 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice |
| 172 | ** InertialImpalement |
| 173 | * ImprovFu |
| 174 | * InTheBack |
| 175 | * IntimidationDemonstration |
| 176 | * IntrinsicVow |
| 177 | * InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath |
| 178 | * InWorkingOrder |
| 179 | * ISurrenderSuckers |
| 180 | * JustToyingWithThem |
| 181 | * KamehameHadouken |
| 182 | * KillingIntent |
| 183 | * KillItThroughItsStomach |
| 184 | * KillSteal |
| 185 | * KnightKnaveAndSquire |
| 186 | * KnockbackSlide |
| 187 | * KnockoutAmbush |
| 188 | * KungFuClairvoyance |
| 189 | * LauncherMove |
| 190 | * LeftStuckAfterAttack |
| 191 | * LetsMockTheMonsters |
| 192 | * LimitedWindowOfVulnerability |
| 193 | * LockedOutOfTheFight |
| 194 | * LudicrousMeleeAccuracy |
| 195 | * TheMagicTouch |
| 196 | * MakeGamesNotWar |
| 197 | * ManBitesMan |
| 198 | * MartialArtsAndCrafts |
| 199 | * MartialMedic |
| 200 | * {{Mecha}} |
| 201 | ** HumongousMecha |
| 202 | * MasterOfTheLevitatingBlades: A character that fights by controling many [[FlyingWeapon flying weapons]] around them. |
| 203 | * MetronomicManMashing |
| 204 | * MissileLockOn |
| 205 | * MookHorrorShow: The hero fighting the bad guys is shown from the villains' perspective and has the hero portrayed as being like a movie monster. |
| 206 | * MultiDirectionalBarrage |
| 207 | * MutualDisadvantage |
| 208 | * MutualKill: A fight between two characters results in both of them dying. |
| 209 | * MyDefenseNeedNotProtectMeForever |
| 210 | * NeckSnap |
| 211 | * NightVisionGoggles |
| 212 | * NinjaLog |
| 213 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown |
| 214 | * NoHoldsBarredContest |
| 215 | * NoIAmBehindYou |
| 216 | * NoSell: An attack does nothing to the opponent. |
| 217 | * NormalFishInATinyPond |
| 218 | * NonLethalWarfare: A war where no one gets killed. |
| 219 | * NotSoInvincibleAfterAll |
| 220 | * NowThatsUsingYourTeeth |
| 221 | * OnRideOnFootCombat |
| 222 | * OneHitKill: Destroying or killing the enemy with a single blow. |
| 223 | * OneHitPolykill |
| 224 | * TheOnlyOne |
| 225 | * OpenShirtTaunt |
| 226 | * OpponentInstruction |
| 227 | * OpponentSwitch |
| 228 | * OpposingCombatPhilosophies |
| 229 | * OrgasmicCombat |
| 230 | * OutOfTheInferno |
| 231 | ** InfernalRetaliation |
| 232 | * PainfullySlowProjectile |
| 233 | * PalatePropping |
| 234 | * TheParalyzer |
| 235 | * ParryingBullets |
| 236 | * PinkMist |
| 237 | * PinnedDown |
| 238 | * PinnedToTheGround |
| 239 | * PinnedToTheWall |
| 240 | * PoisonIsEvil |
| 241 | * PressurePoint |
| 242 | * ProWrestlingEpisode |
| 243 | * PullYourselfDownTheSpear |
| 244 | * PutTheirHeadsTogether |
| 245 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: A higher rank means more power. |
| 246 | * RecoveryAttack |
| 247 | * RedShirt: A character who exists solely to get killed off so that there can be casualties without offing any of the main characters. |
| 248 | * RefrigeratorAmbush |
| 249 | * RoarBeforeBeating |
| 250 | * RollerbladeGood |
| 251 | * RollingAttack |
| 252 | * RunOrDie |
| 253 | * SappingTheShapeshifter: For mere mortals, a shapeshifter can only be defeated in battle by slowly exhausting them and - often - their forms. |
| 254 | * ScreamingWarrior |
| 255 | * SealedArmyInACan |
| 256 | * SecondHourSuperpower |
| 257 | * SeeTheWhitesOfTheirEyes |
| 258 | * SelfOffense |
| 259 | * SelfRecoverySurprise |
| 260 | * SettleItWithoutWeapons |
| 261 | * SexIsViolence |
| 262 | * ShadowPin |
| 263 | * SheatheYourSword: Defeating the enemy by not doing anything. |
| 264 | * ShootEverythingThatMoves |
| 265 | * ShootingTheSwarm |
| 266 | * ShortRangeGuyLongRangeGuy |
| 267 | ** CloseRangeCombatant |
| 268 | ** LongRangeFighter |
| 269 | * SiegeEngines |
| 270 | ** BatteringRam |
| 271 | * SlipknotPonytail |
| 272 | * TheSlowWalk |
| 273 | * SmokeShield |
| 274 | * SniperDuel |
| 275 | * SnipingTheCockpit |
| 276 | * SnowballFight |
| 277 | * SpamAttack |
| 278 | * SpeedBlitz |
| 279 | * SpinAttack |
| 280 | * SpinningPiledriver |
| 281 | * StandardStarshipScuffle |
| 282 | * StatusInflictionAttack |
| 283 | * StopHittingYourself |
| 284 | * StraightForTheCommander |
| 285 | * StrengthEqualsWorthiness |
| 286 | * StrongAndSkilled |
| 287 | * SuperweaponSurprise |
| 288 | * SurprisinglySuperToughThing |
| 289 | * TakeCover |
| 290 | * TalentedButTrained |
| 291 | * TeethFlying |
| 292 | * TellMeHowYouFight |
| 293 | * ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Deciding to keep using lethal methods on the enemy even when the enemy would most likely already be dead by now. |
| 294 | * ThrowTheMookAtThem |
| 295 | * TheThunderdome |
| 296 | * TheTourney: More or less seriously, depending on treatment. |
| 297 | * TrapMaster |
| 298 | * TrialByCombat |
| 299 | * TurnsRed |
| 300 | * TwangHello |
| 301 | * UnblockableAttack |
| 302 | * UnholyNuke |
| 303 | * UnskilledButStrong |
| 304 | * VehicularAssault |
| 305 | * VictoryByEndurance: Winning the battle simply by lasting longer than everyone else. |
| 306 | * VictoryByFirstBlood |
| 307 | * VictoryThroughIntimidation |
| 308 | * VillainousRROD |
| 309 | * WarComesHome |
| 310 | * WarfareRegression |
| 311 | * WarGod |
| 312 | * WarriorTherapist |
| 313 | * WaterTowerDown: Attack by knocking down a water tower. |
| 314 | * WeakButSkilled |
| 315 | * WeaponizedOffspring |
| 316 | * WeightedGloves |
| 317 | * WellTrainedButInexperienced |
| 318 | * WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody |
| 319 | * TheWhyWaitCombatant |
| 320 | * WithCatlikeTread: Being too loud, noisy, and easily noticeable when it comes to being stealthy. |
| 321 | * WithMyHandsTied |
| 322 | * TheWorfBarrage |
| 323 | * WorldsBestWarrior |
| 324 | * YouAreAlreadyDead |
| 325 | * YouGetKnockedDownYouGetBackUpAgain |
| 326 | * YouSquared |
| 327 | * ZorroMark |
| 328 | [[/index]] |
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