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* [[Played for Laughs]] in an episode of ''[[The Brittas Empire]]'': Colin Weatherby thinks that Gordon Brittas is supporting a collapsing ceiling on his shoulders, but what Colin Weatherby can't see is that the ceiling is in fact supported by a fallen steel girder down the back of Gordon Brittas' shirt. Colin Weatherby later comments that Gordon Brittas must have a backbone of steel. |
* [[Played for Laughs]] in an episode of ''[[The Brittas Empire]]'': Colin Weatherby thinks that Gordon Brittas is supporting a collapsing ceiling on his shoulders, but what Colin Weatherby can't see is that the ceiling is in fact supported by a fallen steel girder down the back of Gordon Brittas' shirt. Colin Weatherby later comments that Gordon Brittas must have a backbone of steel. |
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* Gan does it in the episode of ''[[Blake's Seven |
* Gan does it in the episode of ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]'' in which {{spoiler|he dies.}} |
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* ''[[The Tribe (TV)|The Tribe]]'': Lex uses his body to hold open an airlock door while Bray, Amber, Dal, and the dog escape from a self-destructing virology lab on Hope Island. |
* ''[[The Tribe (TV)|The Tribe]]'': Lex uses his body to hold open an airlock door while Bray, Amber, Dal, and the dog escape from a self-destructing virology lab on Hope Island. |
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* Subverted in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. Teal'c tries this, but it doesn't really help. In another episode, a Russian commando tries to hold a door open, and is crushed ''before'' anyone could can through. |
* Subverted in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. Teal'c tries this, but it doesn't really help. In another episode, a Russian commando tries to hold a door open, and is crushed ''before'' anyone could can through. |
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** In ''[[Mega Man X (Video Game)|Mega Man X]] 3'', Zero has to hold a spiked ceiling at bay while X destroys the [[Mini Boss]]. |
** In ''[[Mega Man X (Video Game)|Mega Man X]] 3'', Zero has to hold a spiked ceiling at bay while X destroys the [[Mini Boss]]. |
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* ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'': {{spoiler|This is how Casavir dies, at least till Storm of Zehier retcons him into being alive but captured}} |
* ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'': {{spoiler|This is how Casavir dies, at least till Storm of Zehier retcons him into being alive but captured}} |
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** Also from NWN2's [[Rocks Fall Everyone Dies]], {{spoiler|Gnobar tries to save a 12 or so foot tall creature literally [[Made of Iron]] by throwing his frail 4 foot or so gnome body at a pillar about to crush it. Generally considered an example of [[Alas Poor Scrappy]].}} |
** Also from NWN2's [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies]], {{spoiler|Gnobar tries to save a 12 or so foot tall creature literally [[Made of Iron]] by throwing his frail 4 foot or so gnome body at a pillar about to crush it. Generally considered an example of [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]].}} |
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*** Textual implications suggest that {{spoiler|if Elanee was romanced she [[Heroic Sacrifice|blocked falling rocks such that the hero might live]]}}. |
*** Textual implications suggest that {{spoiler|if Elanee was romanced she [[Heroic Sacrifice|blocked falling rocks such that the hero might live]]}}. |
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** In the ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]: Shadows of Undrentide'' campaign, {{spoiler|your mentor}} holds open a magical portal that the [[Big Bad]] used to escape, being trapped in the [[Collapsing Lair]] and unable to follow you, and died to allow you to go through it. |
** In the ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]: Shadows of Undrentide'' campaign, {{spoiler|your mentor}} holds open a magical portal that the [[Big Bad]] used to escape, being trapped in the [[Collapsing Lair]] and unable to follow you, and died to allow you to go through it. |
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