Drama usually has a signal for the audience just before a big dramatic Fight Scene. Something that says "Pay Attention! Exciting battle ahead". Can prelude asskicking by either the Hero or by the Villain, although usually it's done for the Hero.
The following Tropes are methods of signaling this:
- Ambiguously Trained
- Asskicking Pose
- Attack Pattern Alpha
- Battle Strip
- Being Watched
- Beware the Nice Ones
- Beware the Quiet Ones
- Beware the Silly Ones
- Big Heroic Run
- Book Snap
- Bring It
- By the Power of Grayskull!
- Chew Bubblegum
- Circling Monologue
- *Click* Hello
- The Coats Are Off
- Combat Pragmatist
- Dare to Be Badass
- Dramatic Gun Cock
- Empathic Environment
- False Innocence Trick
- Fisticuff-Provoking Comment
- The Glasses Come Off
- The Gloves Come Off
- He's Back
- I Am Your Opponent
- Imminent Danger Clue
- In the Name of the Moon
- Intimidation Demonstration
- It Has Been an Honor
- Kinetic Clicking
- Kirk Summation
- Knuckle Cracking
- Launcher Move
- Leave Him to Me
- Let's Fight Like Gentlemen
- Let's Get Dangerous!
- Lock and Load Montage
- Meditation Powerup
- My Name Is Inigo Montoya
- No-Sell
- One-Handed Shotgun Pump
- Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
- Punch! Punch! Punch! Uh Oh...
- The Rest Shall Pass
- Shut Up, Hannibal!
- Shut Up, Kirk!
- A Storm Is Coming
- Theme Music Power-Up
- Throwing Down the Gauntlet
- Tired of Running
- Trench Coat Warfare
- *Twang* Hello
- Vagueness Is Coming
- "World of Cardboard" Speech
- You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry
