Dangerous Terrain: Difference between revisions

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Dangerous Terrain is a phenomenon in which some portion of the battlefield between or below the hero and villain is dangerous to both parties. If Dangerous Terrain is present, be assured that at some point during the battle, the hero and villain will wind up in a shoving or wrestling match very nearby, trying to push each other into it. (In videogames, this is a [[Ring Out Boss]].)

'''Dangerous Terrain''' is a phenomenon in which some portion of the battlefield between or below the hero and villain is dangerous to both parties. If Dangerous Terrain is present, be assured that at some point during the battle, the hero and villain will wind up in a shoving or wrestling match very nearby, trying to push each other into it. (In videogames, this is a [[Ring Out Boss]].)

If the terrain is deadly and not merely injurious (a [[Bottomless Pit]], a [[Lava Pit]], [[Spikes of Doom]]) one can expect the villain to end up dying in it at the end.

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* In a sense, the Jusenkyo springs in [[Ranma ½|Ranma 1/2]] are dangerous, which is possibly why they're advertised as "a legendary training ground."

** Jusendo, the source of Jusenkyo, ''is'' explicitly dangerous. Its creators built the place as a huge maze of exploding hatches, trapdoors, dropaway floors, and hidden passages.

** The Water Citadel in the [[Embarrassing Middle Name|Pantyhose Taro]] story arc is a hollowed-out mountain, filled with water at very high pressure. Pantyhose Taro jammed logs into it and loosened enough rocks to make it into a trap for his Jusenkyo-cursed enemies, so that the slightest misstep would turn a rampaging foe into a helpless black pig, a weapons master into a duck, and an Amazon into a ~~cat --and~~ his nemesis into a woman. Worse, Pantyhose Taro himself turns into a [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|gigantic]] [[One-Winged Angel|winged]] [[Mix-and-Match Critters|minotaur]], so splashing ''him'' would make him nigh-unbeatable. "Team Ranma" learned to mind their step across the Water Citadel in a hurry.

** The Water Citadel in the [[Embarrassing Middle Name|Pantyhose Taro]] story arc is a hollowed-out mountain, filled with water at very high pressure. Pantyhose Taro jammed logs into it and loosened enough rocks to make it into a trap for his Jusenkyo-cursed enemies, so that the slightest misstep would turn a rampaging foe into a helpless black pig, a weapons master into a duck, and an Amazon into a cat—and his nemesis into a woman. Worse, Pantyhose Taro himself turns into a [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|gigantic]] [[One-Winged Angel|winged]] [[Mix-and-Match Critters|minotaur]], so splashing ''him'' would make him nigh-unbeatable. "Team Ranma" learned to mind their step across the Water Citadel in a hurry.

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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* [[Warhammer 40000]] may very well be the [[Trope Namer]]. Difficult Terrain is the specific rules term for rubble, undergrowth, and other areas that slow the movement of troops and vehicles. Minefields and such are called [[Dangerous Terrain]], which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]].

* [[Warhammer 40000]] may very well be the [[Trope Namer]]. Difficult Terrain is the specific rules term for rubble, undergrowth, and other areas that slow the movement of troops and vehicles. Minefields and such are called Dangerous Terrain, which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]].

== [[Video Games]] ==