So, somebody brought Five Rounds Rapid up in Image Pickin' because somebody stuck a picture of the book on the page. I'm going to be checking the wicks in a bit, but I would like some clarification on the time line, since standard procedure is to rename a trope if it's named after a work. From what I can tell, the line was used in Doctor Who first. Then a book by the same name came out that's set in the Doctor Who universe. Since Amazon has it listed as coming out in the early nineties, I'm assuming the book predates the wiki. Barrier Busting Blow: Wrong It's in the description, used instead of Immune To Bullets. I'll correct in a bit. Ciaphas Cain: aversion correct, reference to calling in the appropriate level of firepower. I haven't read Traitors Hand yet so I'm unclear on the exact situation but it looks correct. D-War: wrong, mentions use of helicopters and tanks, being used as Immune To Bullets. Hollywood Tactics: correct, direct reference. Insane Cafe Series: correct. Independence Day: incorrect, considering the movie features almost nothing but fighter jet combat, it's not applicable. Monsters Vs Aliens: correct. Onimusha: unclear, leaning toward incorrect. Posleen War Series: example poorly written, but IIRC when it shows up, it gets people killed. None of the critters are Immune To Bullets though, which is what the trope is most commonly confused for. Shooting Superman: used as reference in description. correct. Technical Pacifist: referencing Doctor Who episode. However, the example appears to be wrong. Warhammer40000: correct. 5/12 wrong, mostly confusing this with Immune To Bullets. edited 19th Oct '10 10:12:43 AM by Deboss
Adversions to this trope seems to be if they try Nukes first then get the Applied Whatever when that didn't work. (Which makes up about half the list)
Because Nukes Are Bad.
edited 30th Nov '10 8:44:26 AM by Raso
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