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Freezer
Since: Jan, 2001
10th Mar, 2012 08:48:37 PM
The example described could be Mugging the Monster, but you're probably looking for a more general trope.
My name is Freezer and my anti-drug is porn.
Farmelle
Since: Dec, 2009
bennusmagnus
Since: Sep, 2011
11th Mar, 2012 07:18:51 AM
I was thinking It could be a trap trope. That example is definitely a trap if you know how the kid is first introduced to the reader.
Two guys walk into a bar, the third guy ducked.
Is there a trope where a trap is obvious to the viewer, but confusing to the victim? Example.
In the example, two soldiers find an unguarded path and they only see one kid holding a cup. Whosoever holds that cup cannot be stopped, but the two soldiers don't know that.
Edited by bennusmagnus