Line #16 PlayingWith/ThreateningShark


1	'''Basic Trope''': A dangerous shark shows up to menace the characters.
2	* '''Straight''': While swimming in the ocean, Bob is suddenly attacked by a huge shark.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Bob is attacked by a horde of sharks.
5	** Bob is attacked by a [[PrehistoricMonster megalodon]].
6	* '''Downplayed''': Bob is attacked by a smaller shark.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Bob is swimming in shark-infested waters; he's bound to see one.
9	** Bob is bleeding, and the shark is following the tail of blood.
10	* '''Inverted''':
11	** The shark is a friendly animal that wants to help Bob.
12	** The story is about [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters human]] [[EvilPoacher poachers]] hunting and butchering sharks.
13	** Bob goes swimming and is told about the risk of sharks, but he sees none.
14	* '''Subverted''':
15	** Bob sees a shark fin on the water surface ... But it turns out to be a dolphin.
16	** … it turns out to be a plastic effigy pulled along the surface by [[ThePrankster a submerged Charles]].
17	** Bob sees a shark at the bottom of the sea, it turns out to be a Zebra Shark, which is an ExtremeDoormat.
18	** A gigantic shark approaches Bob, but it turns out to be a [[GentleGiant Whale Shark]].
19	* '''Double Subverted''':
20	** After the dolphin appears, an actual shark shows up as well.
21	** Bob himself is a Great White Shark, and then he eats the dolphin.
22	** But then Bob [[TooDumbToLive grabs the shark's tail]]...
23	** But then a horde of Whitetip Shark appears from behind.
24	** Bob is a plankter...
25	* '''Parodied''':
26	** [[Characters/ImpactWrestling A guy in a shark mask who bites people's butts for the purpose of humor.]]
27	** A shark approaches Bob who happens to be swimming in the water. Bob runs out, terrified, [[AsideGlance while the shark looks at the camera, confused and upset]].
28	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob is threatened by a large shark, but gets away from it only to find a dogfish, which he thinks is cute and harmless. Then it ''[[KillerRabbit still attacks him]]''.
29	* '''Averted''': Even though the story takes place at sea, there are no dangerous sharks.
30	* '''Enforced''': Sharks are a major fear of many people, so the writer includes them to scare the audience.
31	* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh no, a shark! It's a shark!"
32	* '''Invoked''': A MadScientist breeds sharks specifically for their aggression.
33	* '''Exploited''': To get rid of Bob, the villain throws him overboard in shark-invested waters and throws a bucket of chum after him.
34	* '''Defied''': A scientist develops sharks that would never attack people.
35	* '''Discussed''':
36	-->'''Bob''': I'm going for a swim.
37	-->'''Alice''': Don't, there might be sharks lurking.
38	* '''Conversed''': "This story takes place at sea, so a shark will probably show up at some point."
39	* '''Implied''': Only the aftermath of the shark attack is shown.
40	* '''Deconstructed''': The shark does initially attack Bob out of curiosity, but does not eat him because he's not its preferred prey.
41	* '''Reconstructed''': This shark is hungry enough to eat Bob anyway.
42	* '''Played for Drama''': Bob is alone, increasingly tired, cold, over ten miles from shore, and a shark has just spotted him.
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