No Man of Woman Born/Playing With: Difference between revisions

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.
Content added Content deleted
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
* Straight: A giant declares that no man can ever defeat him, only to be defeated by a knightly [[Tomboy]].
* Straight: A giant declares that no man can ever defeat him, only to be defeated by a knightly [[Tomboy]].
* Exaggerated: A brigade of female knights challenges the giant and kills him.
* Exaggerated: A brigade of female knights challenges the giant and kills him.
Downplayed: The prophecy states that "no man can kill the giant", but their only candidate is an inexperienced woman, whom the men must train to defeat the giant.
* Downplayed: The prophecy states that "no man can kill the giant", but their only candidate is an inexperienced woman, whom the men must train to defeat the giant.
* Justified: The giant made a deal with the Dark King who put a prophecy stating that "no man can kill the giant" so that he can become all-powerful.
* Justified: The giant made a deal with the Dark King who put a prophecy stating that "no man can kill the giant" so that he can become all-powerful.
* Subverted: The prophecy says "no man", which is short for mankind, meaning that no human can ever kill the giant so the men make a deal with a [[Evil Is Cool|cooler villain]] known as Ghirahim so that [[Evil Versus Evil|he can declare war on the giant]].
* Subverted: The prophecy says "no man", which is short for mankind, meaning that no human can ever kill the giant so the men make a deal with a [[Evil Is Cool|cooler villain]] known as Ghirahim so that [[Evil Versus Evil|he can declare war on the giant]].
* Double Subverted: Ghirahim then betrays the men to ally with the giant, and the men have to find another female to deal with the giant.



[[Category:{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]

Latest revision as of 16:45, 9 August 2014


  • Basic: A prophecy has an unexpected loophole.
  • Straight: A giant declares that no man can ever defeat him, only to be defeated by a knightly Tomboy.
  • Exaggerated: A brigade of female knights challenges the giant and kills him.
  • Downplayed: The prophecy states that "no man can kill the giant", but their only candidate is an inexperienced woman, whom the men must train to defeat the giant.
  • Justified: The giant made a deal with the Dark King who put a prophecy stating that "no man can kill the giant" so that he can become all-powerful.
  • Subverted: The prophecy says "no man", which is short for mankind, meaning that no human can ever kill the giant so the men make a deal with a cooler villain known as Ghirahim so that he can declare war on the giant.
  • Double Subverted: Ghirahim then betrays the men to ally with the giant, and the men have to find another female to deal with the giant.