1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character has little or no reaction to a major injury. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob gets [[AnArmandaLeg his arm severed off]], and just says "ow" nonchalantly. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** FeelNoPain |
5 | ** Bob gets all of his limbs removed, but he shrugs it off as being [[JustaFleshWound flesh wounds.]] |
6 | ** Bob is [[LosingYourHead decapitated,]] and [[TheBerserker he doesn't even notice until after the battle.]] |
7 | ** Bob's only reaction to getting his organs forcibly removed from him is a quiet "ouch". |
8 | * '''Downplayed''': |
9 | ** Bob gets a nasty slash across his chest but only whimpers a little. |
10 | ** Bob gets his arm cut off and nervously states [[{{Understatement}} "Well that can't be good."]] |
11 | * '''Justified''': |
12 | ** Bob is immortal or is ''very'' resistant to pain. |
13 | ** Bob is trying to remain calm until he sees get medical aid so the injury does not get worse. |
14 | ** Bob's injury is so serious that it severed his nerve endings in that particular area. |
15 | ** Bob has a HealingFactor of some sort. |
16 | ** Bob is running on a huge amount of adrenaline. |
17 | ** Bob is in shock. |
18 | ** Bob was wounded on a cybernetic limb that doesn't transmit pain. |
19 | ** Bob is an IronButtmonkey. |
20 | ** Bob has a disorder that inhibits his ability to feel pain. |
21 | ** Bob is AfraidOfDoctors, and is ignoring the pain in an attempt to pretend that he's fine. |
22 | * '''Inverted''': |
23 | ** MinorInjuryOverreaction |
24 | ** Major Injury Overreaction: Bob gets his arm cut off and he lets out an ear-piercing shriek and collapses, writhing in pain, before passing out shortly afterward. |
25 | * '''Subverted''': |
26 | ** Bob gets his arm cut off and he starts screaming in pain when he notices it. |
27 | ** Bob doesn't notice his broken arm, because it was a prosthetic. |
28 | * '''Double Subverted''': But that was only to fake his enemy out. He doesn't seem to suffer any lasting effects from the limb removal. |
29 | * '''Parodied''': |
30 | ** Bob [[AgonyOfTheFeet steps on a Lego brick]], but shrugs it off as OnlyAFleshWound. |
31 | ** Bob is perfectly okay with the spear sticking through his chest, [[MinorInjuryOverreaction but starts crying for mommy when he stubs his toe.]] |
32 | ** Bob is mortally wounded. As he bleeds out, he is slightly annoyed to be dying. |
33 | ** Bob is less concerned about the loss of his arm than he is that his favorite shirt was ruined in the process. |
34 | * '''Zig Zagged''': |
35 | ** The effect pain has on Bob varies form episode to episode, and also how [[UnstoppableRage angry he currently is.]] |
36 | ** Bob shrugs off a tactical nuclear strike, then passes out because he broke a nail. |
37 | * '''Averted''': Bob has a reasonable pain threshold. |
38 | * '''Enforced''': He’s a video game character in a console- system that does not have the [[CriticalExistenceFailure data-space to track individual wounds and react appropriately.]] |
39 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Y'know, you don't seem to be bothered by the entire "I-just-tore-your-freaking-arms-off" thing." |
40 | * '''Invoked''': Bob uses his seeming inability to feel pain to unnerve his foes. |
41 | * '''Exploited''': Alice defeats Bob by using an infected blade: because he seems unaffected by his wounds, he won't think to see a doctor about the lethal infection until it's far too late. |
42 | * '''Defied''': Bob loses his arm. Despite his insistence that he's fine, he suffers agonizing pain. |
43 | * '''Discussed''': "...Think we should tell Bob about the axe in his head?" "Nah. Let him figure it out." |
44 | * '''Conversed''': "By god, what a battle! Why can't I feel my arm?" |
45 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
46 | ** Bob gets his arm cut off, but shrugs it off. He bleeds to death. |
47 | ** Bob casually walking around with his bloody arm stump [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome horrifies everyone around him]]. |
48 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
49 | ** [[DeathIsCheap He shrugs that off as well.]] |
50 | ** They weren't horrified at his injuries, but at the (non-venomous) spider on his head. |
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52 | Back to MajorInjuryUnderreaction |
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54 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
55 | %% |
56 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
57 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
58 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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