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*** At least Nico Robin, the final Devil Fruit user in the crew is smart enough ''not'' to ever do this. She only has one recorded instance of falling into water and in that case the risk beat the alternative. |
*** At least Nico Robin, the final Devil Fruit user in the crew is smart enough ''not'' to ever do this. She only has one recorded instance of falling into water and in that case the risk beat the alternative. |
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* In ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' Jou (Joe) saves Takeru (TK) from drowning before going under himself. Thankfully, his actions cause his [[The Power of Trust|Crest of Faith (Reliability)]] to glow, evolving Ikkakumon into Zudomon and saving both of them. |
* In ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' Jou (Joe) saves Takeru (TK) from drowning before going under himself. Thankfully, his actions cause his [[The Power of Trust|Crest of Faith (Reliability)]] to glow, evolving Ikkakumon into Zudomon and saving both of them. |
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* Early in ''[[Kodomo no Omocha]]'', Sana challenges Akito to a bungee contest, since she knows that he's afraid of heights. Meanwhile, she forgets that although she loves high places, she ''has no idea how she'll react to falling from them'' |
* Early in ''[[Kodomo no Omocha]]'', Sana challenges Akito to a bungee contest, since she knows that he's afraid of heights. Meanwhile, she forgets that although she loves high places, she ''has no idea how she'll react to falling from them''—as it turns out, with abject screaming horror. This is in character. |
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* Nobita from ''[[Doraemon]]'' is a good example to this. While saving a friend, a character usually states that he couldn't swim. Realizing that, he drowns, usually ending up being saved by another character. |
* Nobita from ''[[Doraemon]]'' is a good example to this. While saving a friend, a character usually states that he couldn't swim. Realizing that, he drowns, usually ending up being saved by another character. |
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* In ''[[Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na]]'', Feena jumps into the river to save a drowning puppy despite the fact that she herself can't swim. Luckily, Tatsuya is there to rescue her. |
* In ''[[Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na]]'', Feena jumps into the river to save a drowning puppy despite the fact that she herself can't swim. Luckily, Tatsuya is there to rescue her. |
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== [[Comic Books]] == |
== [[Comic Books]] == |
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* In the [[Marvel Universe]], the Taskmaster can copy any ability he sees perfectly. When he was little, he used this to perfectly mimic a dive when he was unable to swim and almost drowned as a result. |
* In the [[Marvel Universe]], the Taskmaster can copy any ability he sees perfectly. When he was little, he used this to perfectly mimic a dive when he was unable to swim and almost drowned as a result. |
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* In a [[Star Wars]] one-shot comic, Boba Fett is hired to track down the man who killed a crime lord's son and kill him. Turns out, Boba Fett was the one who killed the boss's son, and the job was a setup to allow his other son to get revenge. After fighting against hordes of scrapyard droids, Fett douses the guy in oil and lights him on fire. Naturally, he runs screaming into a nearby pool to put himself |
* In a [[Star Wars]] one-shot comic, Boba Fett is hired to track down the man who killed a crime lord's son and kill him. Turns out, Boba Fett was the one who killed the boss's son, and the job was a setup to allow his other son to get revenge. After fighting against hordes of scrapyard droids, Fett douses the guy in oil and lights him on fire. Naturally, he runs screaming into a nearby pool to put himself out—remembering immediately afterwards that ''he can't swim''. As he watches him drown, Fett aptly remarks "No smarter than your brother." |
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== Films == |
== Films == |
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* It's funny when you're on a boat and you pretend like you're about to fall in. It's less funny when you can't actually swim, but do actually fall in. It's downright tragic when two ''other'' people [[Too Dumb to Live|who can't swim]] [http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/08/four_mean_feared_drowned_in_idaho_reservoir.html jump in to try to save you]. |
* It's funny when you're on a boat and you pretend like you're about to fall in. It's less funny when you can't actually swim, but do actually fall in. It's downright tragic when two ''other'' people [[Too Dumb to Live|who can't swim]] [http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/08/four_mean_feared_drowned_in_idaho_reservoir.html jump in to try to save you]. |
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* [[Richard Pryor]] mentions this in one of his routines. Whilst playing around with his children in his swimming pool, he accidentally jumped into the deep end and only after he was in the water did he remember that he can't swim. |
* [[Richard Pryor]] mentions this in one of his routines. Whilst playing around with his children in his swimming pool, he accidentally jumped into the deep end and only after he was in the water did he remember that he can't swim. |
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* [[Real Life]] example from nature; the highly endangered Kakapo is known as 'the bird that forgot that it forgot how to fly'. Despite being completely flightless, they will throw themselves out of trees to try and escape danger. |
* [[Real Life]] example from nature; the highly endangered Kakapo is known as 'the bird that forgot that it forgot how to fly'. Despite being completely flightless, they will throw themselves out of trees to try and escape danger.<ref>Couldn't find the right clip, so here's one [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1vfsHYiKY shagging a photographer.]</ref> |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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