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{{quote|''For some reason Agnes's practical eye was drawn to the huge chandelier that hung over the auditorium like a fantastic sea monster. Its thick rope disappeared into the darkness near the ceiling.... |
{{quote|''For some reason Agnes's practical eye was drawn to the huge chandelier that hung over the auditorium like a fantastic sea monster. Its thick rope disappeared into the darkness near the ceiling.... |
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"[[Genre Savvy|That looks like an accident waiting to happen if ever I saw one]]", she mumbled.''|''[[Discworld/Maskerade|Maskerade]]'' }} |
''"[[Genre Savvy|That looks like an accident waiting to happen if ever I saw one]]", she mumbled.''|''[[Discworld/Maskerade|Maskerade]]'' }} |
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When in high-class surroundings, the standard way to create chaos or kill people is inevitably to drop the enormous chandelier hanging from the ceiling. This is usually intentional on the part of the character (and strongly indicative of [[Badass]]itude), but occasionally it happens by accident. A frequent comedic subversion is for the hero to accidentally drop the chandelier on his own allies. |
When in high-class surroundings, the standard way to create chaos or kill people is inevitably to drop the enormous chandelier hanging from the ceiling. This is usually intentional on the part of the character (and strongly indicative of [[Badass]]itude), but occasionally it happens by accident. A frequent comedic subversion is for the hero to accidentally drop the chandelier on his own allies. |
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Generally it's a subtrope of [[Death by Looking Up]]. Might overlap with [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]. |
Generally it's a subtrope of [[Death by Looking Up]]. Might overlap with [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]. |
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== [[Advertising]] == |
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* In the original ''[[Golden Sun]]'' commercial, a woman faced an animated chandelier [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOvwdVp8Fvo DRAGON!] Years later, it made it into the games themselves as a summon in ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]''. |
* In the original ''[[Golden Sun]]'' commercial, a woman faced an animated chandelier [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOvwdVp8Fvo DRAGON!] Years later, it made it into the games themselves as a summon in ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]''. |
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