At Arm's Length: Difference between revisions

Line 9:

# If the size difference is great enough, A can pick up B and hold him/her out at arm's length, again keeping B from reaching A to inflict any damage.

This is, of course, more common in comedic situations, or other situations in which a humorous "Ha ha look at this guy, he's pathetic" act is preferred to a [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|merciless beatdown]]. This is also [[Truth in Television]], since several tropers have reported using this... [[Kids Are Cruel|or having this used on them]] in real life.

This is, of course, more common in comedic situations, or other situations in which a humorous "Ha ha look at this guy, he's pathetic" act is preferred to a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|merciless beatdown]]. This is also [[Truth in Television]], since several tropers have reported using this... [[Kids Are Cruel|or having this used on them]] in real life.

This works best on characters who are flailing in a panic or incoherently furious, since it holds them safe until they can calm down. It becomes less effective if the person realizes they can just hit the restraining arm. Or duck under the hand. Or take advantage of the fact that [[Groin Attack|legs tend to be longer than arms]]...

Line 32:

== Fan Works ==

* The page picture on [[Fan Preferred Couple]] is a cute fanart example from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''.

* The page picture on [[Fan-Preferred Couple]] is a cute fanart example from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''.

Line 109:

[[Category:Fight Scene]]

[[Category:At Arms Length]]

[[Category:Trope]]