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1	'''Basic Trope''': A landmark in a disaster or action film gets destroyed to add to the effect of power.
2	* '''Straight''': An evil alien overlord named Vrillon destroys the Art/StatueOfLiberty in the invasion, to show he means business.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Vrillon destroys ALL of the world's famous landmarks onscreen.
4	* '''Downplayed''':
5	** Vrillon damages the Statue of Liberty only.
6	** Vrillon destroys the statue, but we only get to see a shrunken and brief clip of it being destroyed.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** The Statue of Liberty is a WeaponisedLandmark
9	** Liberty Island is hosting a secret base that could oppose Vrillon, and the Statue happens to be [[LandmarkingTheHiddenBase standing on top of it]].
10	** Vrillon wants to instill fear into the people of New York.
11	* '''Inverted''':
12	** Vrillon builds more of these statues.
13	** MonumentalDamageResistance
14	** The Statue of Liberty destroys Vrillon and/or the city instead.
15	* '''Subverted''':
16	** Vrillon gets killed before he destroys the Stature of Liberty.
17	** Vrillon was about to destroy it, but the screen cuts away, with only the people seen in shock.
18	* '''Double Subverted''':
19	** Then another alien overlord destroys it.
20	** Then the Statue of Liberty was seen already destroyed in the aftermath.
21	* '''Parodied''': Vrillon draws a target on the Statue of Liberty and fires a dart-like missile at it, destroying it in the process.
22	* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
23	* '''Averted''': The Statue of Liberty isn't destroyed or targeted.
24	* '''Enforced''': The creator of the comic/films wants to add it in so it can be more recognizable to the audience.
25	* '''Lampshaded''': "He likes to take down the landmarks first."
26	* '''Invoked''': Vrillon decides to go after the statue first.
27	* '''Exploited''': The Statue of Liberty was used as bait in order to lure Vrillon's forces into a trap.
28	* '''Defied''': The government doesn't want Vrillon to destroy the Statue of Liberty, so there are extra forces protecting it.
29	* '''Discussed''': ???
30	* '''Conversed''': ???
31	* '''Implied''': The News reporter says that a statue in New York was destroyed by an Alien overlord, but the Statue of Liberty (and her destruction) was never directly shown.
32	* '''Implied/Downplayed''': A week after the fight, scaffolding is seen being removed from the Statue Of Liberty.
33	* '''Deconstructed''': Vrillon destroys a memorial, such as the 9/11 Museum or Japan's Genbaku Dome, thus creating a huge public backlash against the creator and Vrillon (and making him TheScrappy).
34	* '''Reconstructed''': Vrillon was deliberately a HateSink to begin with, so the creator can use the WTC's destruction to draw more hate into Vrillon.
35	* '''Played For Laughs''': Vrillon accidentally destroys the Statue of Liberty with only a waffle iron; HilaritySues.
36	* '''Played For Drama''': People were seen dying in vain as Vrillon destroys the Statue of Liberty.
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