Annoyingly, the image was added alongside a Zero Context Example in the article itself... I'm really at a loss as to how this guy relates to the trope at all.
Moon◊It's a Zero Context Page Image.
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.Tank Man
◊ has a lot more tropes attached to it than Nerves of Steel.
Since it didn't get any bites in Mundane Solution,
maybe this guy
◊ taking on a Gundam with just a rocket launcher?
edited 30th Jan '13 12:10:11 AM by justanid
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I don't think it's nearly clear enough that that's what he's doing...and that's a Zaku.
edited 30th Jan '13 6:59:32 AM by Willbyr
I wonder if we could find a couple panels from Zebra Girl that would fit — Sam Sprinkles facing off against the werewolves
is a pretty solid example. Maybe the four panels preceding the Distant Reaction Shot?
Not enough context? The reason I picked the example is because Sam Sprinkles is basically a normal being hunted by a pair of werewolves
who — when he sees that they are strutting rather than simply mauling him
— takes advantage of their human nature to catch them off-guard. That kind of improvisation in the face of danger is something I associate with having Nerves of Steel, so I thought the page had some potential as an image.
edited 7th Feb '13 5:40:17 PM by RobinZimm
That works better. I'm not entirely sold on it, but it does illustrate the trope, so it would be an improvement to use it.
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The header says it all. Really doesn't illustrate anything if you don't know the source material.
A good picture would be someone staying stoic while pretty much everything explodes around...
edited 17th Jan '13 10:22:49 AM by StFan