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Professional Wrestling has a specific subtrope: [[Ricky Morton]]
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', near the end of the "Enies Lobby" arc, Luffy is exhausted and trapped in the ruins of a tower with several battleships poised to blow him away. Problem is, his fight with [[Big Bad|Rob Lucci]] took all his usual [[Determinator]] tendencies to bring down, leaving him so weak he really ''can't'' move at all, even with a few scenes of numerous allies cheering him on. Fortunately, [[Plot Tailored to
* In ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', Asato Kido doesn't allow his paralysis to stop him from telling Yusuke who the [[Deadly Doctor|evil doctor]] is by [[Couldn't Find a Pen|writing the name with his own blood]].
== Comic Books ==
* One of the most famous ''[[Spider
** Like many of his famous comic book scenes, this is given a [[Shout
* In the [[Marvel Universe]], Dr. Don Blake has been tied up at least once and has to struggle to reach his walking stick to strike it and transform into Thor.
* '[[Batman|"If I can just reach my utility belt..."]]
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** Maybe not 100% true to this trope but the Bride does this after coming out of a coma and trying to solve the problem of atrophy. Her arms however had been getting plenty of exercise, apparently.
* ''What Lies Beneath'', the scene with Michelle Pfeiffer slowly drowning in the bath tub, trying to pull the plug out with her toe.
* ''[[Predator]] 2''. Lieutenant Harrigan is on a ledge on the side of a building with the Predator hanging onto him. The Predator has activated his [[Self
* ''[[Star Wars]] Episode V: [[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' has a variation: Luke Skywalker is trapped in the wampa's cave, dangling by one foot, and about to be turned into a meal by the monster. His lightsaber is just out of reach, but he's able to call upon the ability of The Force to call it to his hand and cut his way to relative safety at the last moment.
== Literature ==
* Not that it would've changed much but still in the end of ''[[Nineteen Eighty
== Video Games ==
* At the end of the [[Infocom]] game ''Spellbreaker'', the [[Big Bad]] ({{spoiler|your [[Enemy Without]]}}) paralyzes you and then starts a [[Just Between You and Me]] speech that goes on just long enough to let you make one move at the last econd to stop him. Unfortunately, by that point [[Downer Ending|your options are limited]].
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* ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'': During the fight with the Dark Elf, the party is struck down due to how their metal equipment is magnetically pinned down. Cue Cecil lamenting, "If I could only lift my sword!"
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'': At one point Tifa is attached to a chair and has to wriggle ([[Fan Service]] suspected) enough to reach the key on the floor with her feet and use it to free herself before the room fills with gas.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Frankenstein, Jr.]]'': Played straight in "The Menace from the Wax Museum" where Buzz Conroy is immobilized with wax and everything depends on moving his ring to an open candle flame to contact his robot.
* Frequently invoked in old Space Ghost cartoons: "I... can't reach... my... power bands!"
* ''[[Popeye]]'' always seemed to get stuck with his spinach just out of reach.
* The ''[[
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