Line #26 PlayingWith/MajorInjuryUnderreaction


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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54	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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56	%%* '''Implied''': ???
57	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
58	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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