Line #23 PlayingWith/FingerGun

Context PlayingWith / FingerGun

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1	'''Basic Trope''': A character imitates a gun with his hand
2	* '''Straight''': Bob uses his hand to mimic a gun
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Bob uses his FingerGun almost exactly like one would use a real gun, way beyond blowing on the "barrel" and GunTwirling
5	** Alternatively, [[WebComic/AnsemRetort mind bullets]]. Well, if fired from a FingerGun.
6	** Bob uses his other hand as a HollywoodSilencer!
7	* '''Downplayed''': Bob only imitates the holding of a gun with a finger on the trigger.
8	* '''Justified''': Bob does it behind his coat to make look like it's a real gun that he's presumably hiding so other people don't notice.
9	* '''Inverted''':
10	** ArmCannon is used to mimic a hand.
11	** Bob, instead of treating his finger gun like a real gun, treats his ''real gun'' like a finger gun.
12	* '''Subverted''': Bob's "gun" [[FingerFirearms actually fires]]
13	* '''Double Subverted''': BaitAndSwitchGunshot
14	* '''Parodied''': Apart from the Finger Gun, there's also imaginary bows and arrows, throwing knives, and ''bazookas''.
15	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob realizes the futility of using a Finger Gun, switching instead to his trusty Finger Sword.
16	* '''Averted''': Bob makes a finger gun but uses it to make the letter "L".
17	* '''Enforced''': "Lets show how Bob is a childish tough guy wannabe. Have him wield a finger gun."
18	* '''Lampshaded''':
19	** "You ARE aware that those are just your fingers, right?" "Huh?"
20	** [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Don't move, or we'll shoot you with our INVISIBLE GUNS!]]
21	* '''Invoked''': ???
22	* '''Exploited''': The people at the bank Bob is trying to rob just ignore him, because he's clearly just pointing his finger at people and demanding cash.
23	* '''Defied''': Bob just pulls out a real gun
24	* '''Discussed''': Bob: [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 "POW! HAHA!"]]
25	* '''Conversed''': [[Film/HotFuzz (firing a pistol, shouting over gunshots) BANG! BANG! BANG!]]
26	* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's playful attitude towards guns leads to disaster when he gets his hands on a real one.
27	* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is told that the gun is not a toy, and he learns to use it responsibly, while still using a finger gun playfully.
28	* '''Played For Drama''':
29	** Bob makes a gunshot gesture at someone to [[ImpliedDeathThreat demonstrate that they could do the real thing]].
30	** Bob desperately tries to tell a group of people [[HesGotAWeapon that there is an armed attacker]], but does not [[LanguageBarrier does not speak there language]] so he was to wave his finger gun to alert them of the presence of the gunman.
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32	Back to FingerGun or I'll use this. Don't think I won't!
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34	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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36	%%* '''Implied''': ???
37	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
38	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / FingerGun