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Basic Trope: A character wins an arm wrestling match very easily.

  • Straight: Andy and Bob agree to an arm wrestling match. Andy is much stronger than Bob and handily defeats him in 5 seconds.
  • Exaggerated:
    • Andy takes half a second to slam Bob's wrist through the table.
    • Andy not only easily defeats Bob in the arm wrestling match, but breaks Bob's arm or even rips it off entirely.
  • Downplayed: Andy takes 15 seconds to work his way towards getting Bob's arm down.
  • Justified:
    • Andy is much more experienced than Bob in arm wrestling.
    • Bob hastily challenges Andy without thinking.
    • Bob is drunk or distracted.
  • Subverted: Andy seems like he'll defeat Bob, but Bob bounces back and leans Andy's arm back towards his side.
  • Double Subverted: ...only for Andy to respond with even more strength and quickly defeat Bob.
  • Parodied: ???
  • Zig-Zagged: ???
  • Averted: There is no arm wrestling.
  • Enforced: The producers included it as it establishes Andy as a Pint-Sized Powerhouse without having to resort to prone-to-fail Special Effects.
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Invoked: Muscular Dystrophy patient Andy's parents asked Make-A-Wish to let their son win at arm wrestling.
  • Exploited: ???
  • Defied: Bob refuses to have an arm wrestling match with Andy, aware that Andy is much stronger.
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???

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