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There's nothing left but to run for your life! |
There's nothing left but to run for your life! |
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Subtropes include [[Bee |
Subtropes include [[Bee-Bee Gun]]. Related to [[Everything's Worse With Bees]] and [[The Swarm]]. While [[The Swarm]] refers to anything tiny and dangerous in large numbers, [[Gosh Hornet]] is exclusive to stinging insects (particularly bees, wasps, and hornets). |
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This is mostly an [[Animation Tropes|animation]] and [[Comedy Tropes|comedy trope]]. |
This is mostly an [[Animation Tropes|animation]] and [[Comedy Tropes|comedy trope]]. |
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Those using the trope often depict the bees as [[You Fail Biology Forever|males, and often use honeybees even though that kind dies after using its sting]]. The swarm will also [[Hive Mind|share one mind]] and will often [[Synchronized Swarming|form shapes in the air like an arrow pointing to its target, or a weapon]]. |
Those using the trope often depict the bees as [[You Fail Biology Forever|males, and often use honeybees even though that kind dies after using its sting]]. The swarm will also [[Hive Mind|share one mind]] and will often [[Synchronized Swarming|form shapes in the air like an arrow pointing to its target, or a weapon]]. |
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To escape the swarm, the character will almost always jump into a body of water. Since bees can't swim, they are usually forced to give up - [[Television Is Trying to Kill Us|which isn't advised in real life]], [[Super |
To escape the swarm, the character will almost always jump into a body of water. Since bees can't swim, they are usually forced to give up - [[Television Is Trying to Kill Us|which isn't advised in real life]], [[Super-Persistent Predator|since they wait.]] |
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* [[Pendragon]] turned this [[Up to Eleven|up to eleven]] in ''The Pilgrims of Rayne'' with killer quig bees. |
* [[Pendragon]] turned this [[Up to Eleven|up to eleven]] in ''The Pilgrims of Rayne'' with killer quig bees. |
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* [[Dramatic/Tear Jerker|Tear Jerker]]/DeathByNewberyMedal example: the children's book ''A Taste of Blackberries'' is about a boy whose friend is allergic to bee stings and dies when they and some other kids get swarmed one day. The main character [[Reality Is Unrealistic|finds this absurd]] when he's told, because to him, bee stings are just a minor inconvenience, not a potentially lethal danger. |
* [[Dramatic/Tear Jerker|Tear Jerker]]/DeathByNewberyMedal example: the children's book ''A Taste of Blackberries'' is about a boy whose friend is allergic to bee stings and dies when they and some other kids get swarmed one day. The main character [[Reality Is Unrealistic|finds this absurd]] when he's told, because to him, bee stings are just a minor inconvenience, not a potentially lethal danger. |
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* Happens quite a bit in [[Redwall]], among a few instances of characters [[Bee |
* Happens quite a bit in [[Redwall]], among a few instances of characters [[Bee-Bee Gun|using it to their own advantage]]. |
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* Spoiled cousin Charlie accidentally jumps on a yellow jackets' nest in ''[[Little House On the Prairie (Literature)|Little House in the Big Woods]]''. Though he survives, there's an illustration of him wrapped up like a mummy. |
* Spoiled cousin Charlie accidentally jumps on a yellow jackets' nest in ''[[Little House On the Prairie (Literature)|Little House in the Big Woods]]''. Though he survives, there's an illustration of him wrapped up like a mummy. |
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* In the Book The probable future'' {{spoiler|the murderer is killed by a swarm of bees}}. |
* In the Book The probable future'' {{spoiler|the murderer is killed by a swarm of bees}}. |
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* ''[[Wario Ware (Video Game)|Wario Ware]]: Twisted!'' has this in Kat and Ana's level. Kat pokes a beehive that eventually falls, and bees start chasing them. Obviously you have to [[Press X to Not Die]]. |
* ''[[Wario Ware (Video Game)|Wario Ware]]: Twisted!'' has this in Kat and Ana's level. Kat pokes a beehive that eventually falls, and bees start chasing them. Obviously you have to [[Press X to Not Die]]. |
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* The videogame ''[[Dreamkiller]]'' has a giant beehive as a boss. To make matters worse, the game throws a giant tree monster into the area as a decoy and keeps the hive hidden behind it. |
* The videogame ''[[Dreamkiller]]'' has a giant beehive as a boss. To make matters worse, the game throws a giant tree monster into the area as a decoy and keeps the hive hidden behind it. |
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* Disturbing beehives in a small area of ''[[Bio Shock]]'', searching for a bee enzyme you need, will sometimes provoke a swarm to attack you for a few seconds, doing only a bit of damage. Of course, you can soon turn this to your advantage with the [[Bee |
* Disturbing beehives in a small area of ''[[Bio Shock]]'', searching for a bee enzyme you need, will sometimes provoke a swarm to attack you for a few seconds, doing only a bit of damage. Of course, you can soon turn this to your advantage with the [[Bee-Bee Gun|Insect Swarm Plasmid]]. |
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* In ''[[Vigilante 8]]'', Beezwax' special weapon produces a bee swarm that will home in on you and knock you into the air, even if you are driving a truck or bus. This is because they are radioactive and have apparently gained superpowers. |
* In ''[[Vigilante 8]]'', Beezwax' special weapon produces a bee swarm that will home in on you and knock you into the air, even if you are driving a truck or bus. This is because they are radioactive and have apparently gained superpowers. |
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* Bosses with the ''Hivehost'' power in ''[[Hellgate London]]'' emit a swarm of bees in your direction when you attack them. This ability is somewhat bugged and sometimes kills you nearly instantly. |
* Bosses with the ''Hivehost'' power in ''[[Hellgate London]]'' emit a swarm of bees in your direction when you attack them. This ability is somewhat bugged and sometimes kills you nearly instantly. |
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[[Category:Invertebrate Index]] |
[[Category:Invertebrate Index]] |
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[[Category:Gosh Hornet]] |
[[Category:Gosh Hornet]] |
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