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1'''Basic Trope''': While rushing through a door, a character ends up accidentally hitting another character with the door.
2* '''Straight''': [[GenkiGirl Alice]] comes running through a door, accidentally hitting Bob with the door as she runs through.
3* '''Exaggerated''':
4** Alice slowly opens the door, gently tapping Bob, who flies across the room.
5** Alice kicks the door off its hinges, causing it to fly straight across the room and slam into Bob.
6* '''Downplayed''': Alice jogs through the door, opening it slowly until the door stops next to Bob. Bob feels a slight nudge as Alice walks in, and the two greet each other.
7* '''Justified''':
8** Alice was deliberately trying to hurt Bob.
9** Alice is so focused on something right now (such as chasing a criminal) she only sees everything else as an obstacle and doesn't realize Bob was on the other side of the door.
10* '''Inverted''':
11** Bob closes the door in Alice's face as she's passing through.
12** Alice kick-opens the door, but there is a spring attached to the door that makes it swing back and hit Alice.
13* '''Subverted''':
14** It looks as if Bob is about to get hit by the door when Alice comes running through, but he manages to step out of the way in time.
15** When Alice shows up, [[BaitAndSwitch we're led to believe that Bob will get hit by the door, but it turns out that the door opens in the other direction]].
16* '''Double Subverted''': Bob steps out of the way of the door, but then ''another'' door opens and hits him.
17* '''Implied''':
18** There is an imprint of Bob's silhouette in the soft backside of doors.
19** Camera follows Alice as she comes running through a door, Bob's scream is heard offscreen.
20* '''Parodied''':
21** Alice slams the door open into Bob. When Alice finds the door stuck partially closed, she slams it open repeatedly until Bob is paper thin and the door opens completely.
22** A sentient door slams into Bob with malicious intent.
23* '''Untwist''': Bob is standing behind screen doors and sees Alice running towards doors. He does not back off and gets hit.
24* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice slams a revolving door into Bob.
25* '''Averted''': Nobody gets hit by swinging doors.
26* '''Enforced''': The clip of swinging doors hitting Bob is added to the show as NightmareFuel/PublicServiceAnnouncementsSafety.
27* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey Bob, I just received a call from Alice saying she's on her way here." "Thanks for the warning, I'll step away from the door."
28* '''Invoked''': Harry slowly backs Bob into the door, knowing that Alice will be slamming through it at any second...
29* '''Exploited''': Harry is secretly attaching short metal spikes to all swinging doors in the house where Bob lives.
30* '''Defied''':
31** Bob always makes sure not to be standing too close to any door.
32** The area behind every door in the building is marked in red with a black "Do not stand here" sign.
33* '''Discussed''':
34** "Ow! Why does that keep happening?"
35** Bob is shown in a emergency department, explaining his injuries to a nurse.
36* '''Conversed''': "Alice is coming, this oughta be good...Splat! Ha ha!"
37* '''Deconstructed''': Alice slams the door open into Bob. The door is damaged and Bob suffers serious injuries.
38* '''Reconstructed''': [[TaeKwonDoor Exactly like she intended.]]
39* '''Played For Laughs''': The door-strike causes AmusingInjuries.
40* '''Played For Drama''': The door-strike causes ''serious'' injuries.
41* '''Played For Horror''': The door-strike causes ''horrific and [[{{Gorn}} gory]]'' injuries.
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