Line #30 PlayingWith/BareFistedMonk


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character that uses hand-to-hand combat where it is relatively rare in the setting.
2	* '''Straight''': [[TheBigGuy Friar Davies]] prefers to use strikes and grapples as opposed to weapons.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Davies refuses to equip weapons at any time, even where it would be convenient to do so.
5	** Davies has no weapons or armour...[[FullFrontalAssault or clothing.]]
6	* '''Downplayed''':
7	** Davies often uses weapons, but more often than not he goes with fists and feet.
8	** PowerFist and ArmedLegs.
9	* '''Justified''':
10	** The setting doesn't have a glass ceiling as a concept; you can train to become as strong as you want if you are disciplined and determined enough to put the effort in.
11	** Enemies aren't usually prepared to fend off martial artists in the setting.
12	* '''Inverted''': Davies is useless in unarmed combat and makes sure he carries a concealed knife at all times.
13	* '''Subverted''': Davies walks into battle bare-handed, but draws a sword during the charge.
14	* '''Double Subverted''': The sword is a distraction so that Davies can clock his opponent in the head with a surprise punch.
15	* '''Parodied''': Davies is a joke character. It;'s specifically pointed out he's so weak because he's charging into battle unarmed and unarmoured.
16	* '''Zig Zagged''': Instead of equipping new weapons as he levels up, Davies equips new fists. [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum Somehow.]]
17	* '''Averted''': No-one is particularly good or bad at martial arts, or at least not specialized in it.
18	* '''Enforced''': "There's too many swords and guns. It's come to the point where a straight-up beatdown would be a refreshing change. I'll make someone who can do that".
19	* '''Lampshaded''': "Your hand really should be broken by now."
20	* '''Invoked''': Davies trained in hand-to-hand combat so that he wouldn't have to worry about maintaining or upgrading his weapons on long journeys.
21	* '''Exploited''': [[BigGood Exarch White]] trains his subordinate this way so that they can infiltrate a gathering of villains to defeat the leader without carrying suspicious luggage, improving the odds of success.
22	* '''Defied''': Thorny armour is staple equipment for deterring hand-to-hand combat.
23	* '''Discussed''': "Oh, is he one of those "[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros no items fox only final destination]]" guys? The ones who think items are for the weak?
24	* '''Conversed''': " I love having Davies in my party. [[MundaneUtility I save so much on equipment.]]"
25	* '''Implied''':
26	** Davies performs a BarehandedBladeBlock, and is the first person seen to do so.
27	** We never see Davies fight, but he never has a weapon on him and there's a trail of broken bodies wherever he goes...
28	* '''Deconstructed''':
29	** An enemy, just as fast as Davies, attacks him with a musket from a few metres away while retreating. Davies can't catch up to land a hit, and is dropped after a few shots.
30	** Davies CantCatchUp to his weapon-wielding allies, and eventually has to be let go due to being too weak to keep up.
31	* '''Reconstructed''':
32	** [[DeTerminator Davies gets up and keeps going]]. His opponent runs out of stamina and ammunition, and is unable to out-range him any longer. [[CurbStompBattle Cue the beating]].
33	** Davies still has his uses in some situations, [[NoGearLevel such as when the party is locked into jail naked.]]
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39	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
40	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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