Don't Sneak Up On Me Like That: Difference between revisions

 

"Hey, Alice, I- "

'''POW!'''

 

Alice [[Punched Across the Room|punches Bob across the room]] the moment he touches her. Then she realizes who it was.

"Bob! I ''told'' you not to sneak up on me like that!"

 

 

[[Friend or Foe]] is the [[Super-Trope]], while [[Wake Up Fighting]] is a common [[Sub-Trope]]. Can be a [[Reflexive Response]]. See also [[Cat Scare]].

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* In ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'' this is a reflex conditioned into Miu through years of martial arts training: she ''always'' throws anyone who touches her (or, God forbid, ''grabs'' her) from behind.

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', when Naruto lost control of the Kyuubi, Sakura tried to calm him down and got slapped with a [[Hellfire]]-imbued tail for her trouble. She didn't really sneak up on him, he was just [[Unstoppable Rage|berserking]] and attacked her because she presented herself as a target.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

* The "Berserk" disadvantage in ''[[GURPS]]'', in addition to everything else the disadvantage entails (rabidly attacking every enemy on hand with whatever weapon is on hand), also conveys this, treating anyone trying to restrain the character, friend or enemy, as an enemy. Earlier editions nicknamed the berserker rage "the Doom of the North" for this very reason.

* The Berserk disadvantage/complication in ''[[Champions]]'' works like this.

 

{{quote|'''McNinja:''' He fell down the stairs.

'''Gordito:''' I fell down the stairs. }}