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* The book and movie of ''[[The Dead Zone]]'' use this to let the world know its villain is a bad man. Or at least this is what ruins him. [[Rule of Perception|We, the readers/audience]], know from early on that the bad guy is really bad. But this is what {{spoiler|destroys his image to the [in-story] public. I mean, '''NO ONE''' would vote for someone for president of the USA who used ''[[Eats Babies|a baby]]'' to shield himself from an assassin}}. |
* The book and movie of ''[[The Dead Zone]]'' use this to let the world know its villain is a bad man. Or at least this is what ruins him. [[Rule of Perception|We, the readers/audience]], know from early on that the bad guy is really bad. But this is what {{spoiler|destroys his image to the [in-story] public. I mean, '''NO ONE''' would vote for someone for president of the USA who used ''[[Eats Babies|a baby]]'' to shield himself from an assassin}}. |
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* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' story "[[The Pool of the Black One]]" Sancha grovels after being thrown to the ground. |
* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' story "[[The Pool of the Black One]]" Sancha grovels after being thrown to the ground. |
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* In the second book of the ''[[Gone]]'' series, Hunter cowers behind Astrid, who is protecting him from Zil's lynch mob. |
* In the second book of the ''[[Gone (novel)]]'' series, Hunter cowers behind Astrid, who is protecting him from Zil's lynch mob. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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** Don't forget the surgery that hacked out part of her brain. |
** Don't forget the surgery that hacked out part of her brain. |
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* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' has a hilarious moment in the fourth season where Sheppard and McKay are rewarded with a portrait that features them and a young princess who they'd just saved from the Genii and her treacherous older sister. Sheppard, who the princess grew to dislike, is depicted cowering fearfully behind the little girl, while Rodney stands out front firing his gun and (presumably) letting out a war cry. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Very amusing]]. |
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' has a hilarious moment in the fourth season where Sheppard and McKay are rewarded with a portrait that features them and a young princess who they'd just saved from the Genii and her treacherous older sister. Sheppard, who the princess grew to dislike, is depicted cowering fearfully behind the little girl, while Rodney stands out front firing his gun and (presumably) letting out a war cry. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Very amusing]]. |
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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', of course, has a gender inversion from the movie poster description above. |
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', of course, has a gender inversion from the movie poster description above. |
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{{quote|'''Xander''': Where'd you get that accent, ''[[Sesame Street]]''? 1, 2, 3 victims, nyahaha! |
{{quote|'''Xander''': Where'd you get that accent, ''[[Sesame Street]]''? 1, 2, 3 victims, nyahaha! |
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'''Buffy''': Xander, I'm pretty sure that's [[Dracula]]. |
'''Buffy''': Xander, I'm pretty sure that's [[Dracula]]. |
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