Ironic Fear: Difference between revisions

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Often, they get an episode or subplot dedicated to resolving this fear. Almost always [[Played for Laughs]], although there will often be a dramatic moment where they are forced to confront said fear.

May be part of a [[What Do They Fear Episode]]. Compare [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]], in which the thing that the character fears pops up at an unexpected and inconvenient moment, rather than being something that constantly confronts them. If a character is afraid of something they ''are'', they're a [[Boomerang Bigot]]. If they ''become'' the thing that they fear, it's a [[Karmic Transformation]].

May be part of a [["What Do They Fear?" Episode]]. Compare [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]], in which the thing that the character fears pops up at an unexpected and inconvenient moment, rather than being something that constantly confronts them. If a character is afraid of something they ''are'', they're a [[Boomerang Bigot]]. If they ''become'' the thing that they fear, it's a [[Karmic Transformation]].

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== [[Film]] ==

* [[The Movie]] of ''[[The a Team (Film)|The a Team]]'' explains B.A Baracus's fear of flying using this. After his first experience with [[High Speed Missile Dodge|Murdock's piloting skills,]] he was so scared he could not stand flying anymore, despite being in a occupation where jumping from a plane was an occasional must. He was not happy about it.

* [[The Movie]] of ''[[The a Team (Film)|The a Team]]'' explains B.A Baracus's fear of flying using this. After his first experience with [[High-Speed Missile Dodge|Murdock's piloting skills,]] he was so scared he could not stand flying anymore, despite being in a occupation where jumping from a plane was an occasional must. He was not happy about it.

* Blue of [[Rio]] is a macaw with a fear of flying.

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== Toys ==

* Tamaru from ''[[Bionicle]]''. He lives in a [[Tree Top Town]] and wants to be a pilot, but is afraid of heights.

* Tamaru from ''[[Bionicle]]''. He lives in a [[Tree-Top Town]] and wants to be a pilot, but is afraid of heights.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[American Dragon Jake Long]]'' features a hydrophobic mermaid.

* ''[[Ruby Gloom]]'' has a bat who's afraid of heights.

* ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters (Animation)|Extreme Ghostbusters]]'' had a [[What Do They Fear Episode]] with a ghost who could make phobias come to life. Eduardo's fear was of death: ironic both because he was taunting Kylie earlier claiming ''she'' was afraid of death, and because he interacts with ghosts on a daily basis, so he knows there's an afterlife.

* ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters (Animation)|Extreme Ghostbusters]]'' had a [["What Do They Fear?" Episode]] with a ghost who could make phobias come to life. Eduardo's fear was of death: ironic both because he was taunting Kylie earlier claiming ''she'' was afraid of death, and because he interacts with ghosts on a daily basis, so he knows there's an afterlife.

* The polar bears Muk and Luk in ''[[Balto (Animation)|Balto]]'' are afraid to go in the water. They mention that it's the reason they are shunned by the other polar bears.

* Fluttershy in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is afraid of... a lot of things, but the one that fits here is her fear of heights. She's a pegasus.

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* Silverbolt of [[Transformers|Transformers G1]] is afraid of heights, despite being a giant robot capable of transforming into a jet and being the leader of the Autobot's main air squadron, the Aerialbots. Despite this, he proves to be a level-headed, extremely qualified leader who always does his duty.

** It's specifically why Prime puts him in charge of the team. He says that the demands of the position will give him something to think about instead of his phobia. The fact that he has a sense of caution is also probably a plus, since the other four at that point were all extremely reckless.

** Broadside of the same series gets it twice as bad. He's a triple changer with the vehicle modes of a jet and an aircraft carrier ([[Sci Fi Writers Have No Sense of Scale|yeah, yeah, we know]]), but he's both afraid of heights and gets the robotic equivalent of motion sickness at sea. Mocking his much unenviable lot in life is an infrequent joke among the fandom.

** Broadside of the same series gets it twice as bad. He's a triple changer with the vehicle modes of a jet and an aircraft carrier ([[Sci-Fi Writers Have No Sense of Scale|yeah, yeah, we know]]), but he's both afraid of heights and gets the robotic equivalent of motion sickness at sea. Mocking his much unenviable lot in life is an infrequent joke among the fandom.

== [[Video Games]] ==

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