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If grenades and the like are considered "less-lethal weapons" in their universe, they'd have uses analogous to those of "less-lethal weapons" here.
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In fiction, however, a bomb just gives you a push and causes a bit of singeing. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Also, if you fall over, your clothes might get dirty]].
Cartoons aimed at children are the most blatant offenders (with [[Looney Tunes]] characters able to survive dynamite going off in their hands)
An interesting variation occurs in more serious but still censor-neutered cartoons where airplanes and helicopters explode. They'll have people in parachutes ''coming out of the explosion'', completely unharmed. A piece of advice: in [[Real Life]], you have to eject ''before'' it explodes.
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Some movies will feature similarly neutered explosives; rather than killing people in the blast radius, they transform people into stuntmen who are then pulled into the air by cables while going "Aiiieee!" Often it's possible to survive such a device even if standing a few feet from the detonation point.
A similar behaviour can be seen in many video games, where fragmentation grenades typically have an incredibly small blast radius after which the lethal wall of burning-hot shrapnel they create simply vanishes. Some games (mainly multiplayer ones) even allow players to survive grenades going off right in their faces or even direct hits from
Often a source of [[Amusing Injuries]]. Compare to the truly hideous example which lies in many [[Real Time Strategy]] video games, known affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) as the [[Slap-On-The-Wrist Nuke]].
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** But played straight with [[Samuel L. Jackson]] 's character in one of the earliest scenes.
* Of all places, ''[[Sin City]]'' had one in a short back-up story featuring [[Those Two Bad Guys|Shlubb and Klump]]. Their task was to dispose of a dead body that was revealed to be a dummy filled with explosives. It was a [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|message]] from the various mob bosses they continually disappoint. Despite the violent nature of the comic, that particular story ended with the two bad guys in [[Ash Face]] and [[Amusing Injuries]] as opposed to a more relaistic result.
* In ''[[Over the Hedge (animation)|Over the Hedge]]'', the De-Pelter Turbo causes what looks like a huge explosion, but the result is merely removing the hair from the animal it has trapped (if
* Happens (in a notably funny situation) in ''[[Jingle All the Way]]''. What makes this example even more [[Egregious]] is that the characters milk the living hell out of how dangerous the bombs are before a camera cut simply shows everyone covered in soot, including the officer who directly ripped it open.
* ''[[Mousehunt (film)|Mousehunt]]'': Ernie and Lars are both blown up by the mouse ''twice'' (the first time, Ernie is ''blasted from a chimney and into a nearby lake'') but luckily, they only have some soot on their faces and shredded clothes to worry about.
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== Literature ==
* Played with in ''[[World War Z]]'': A soldier explains how non-fatal explosions are definitely '''not''' [[Truth in Television]], [[Cruel and Unusual Death|graphically listing all the damage an explosion can cause to the human body.]] [[Justified Trope|Then, he goes on to explain that this doesn't matter in the case of zombies,]] [[Removing the Head or Destroying the Brain|unless their brains are destroyed.]]
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[GURPS]]'' has the (optional) Cinematic Explosives rule. Explosions do no damage except for some small damage from being knocked back; apart from that, all they do is blackening faces and messing up clothes.
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** One fan explanation has this "explosion" as a burst of heat and light that the Pokémon emits in a big burst before fainting from the exertion.
** Unless you're playing by the recently-popularized [[Final Death|Nuzlocke]] rules, in which case, [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|yes, you just ordered your trusted friend and ally to make a]] [[Taking You with Me]]. And they'll do it, too. [[Video Game Caring Potential|Because they love you]]. [[Jerkass|Even if you]] [[Moral Event Horizon|don't deserve it]].
** In the [[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]] anime, Team Rocket sometimes threw bombs at Ash and
* This is pretty much the entire schtick of Bob-ombs in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', one way or another. While Mario can often survive their explosions when they're his enemies, heroic Bob-omb allies in the ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' series all have the ability to blow up without suffering any harm to themselves at all.
* The blast mask from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[Majoras Mask]]'', which is essentially a reusable bomb that you ''[[Violation of Common Sense|strap to your face]]!'' Somehow, raising your shield protects you from harm.
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** ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', in general. How many times have you accidentally gotten Link caught in the blast radius in one of his own bombs? How many times have you walked away with only, maybe, four hearts or so of damage? Subverted if you're [[Critical Existence Failure|low on health]], then you do die. This doesn't even count all the other minor explosions and bombs in the series that still leave you standing (if a little damaged).
* In ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'', resident benevolent mad scientist Kohran's inventions are prone to comedically harmless [[Explosive Overclocking]]. She lampshades this in the second OAV (when asked what one of her inventions does, she says something along the lines of "That's Mr. Exploder! You press the button and smoke comes out and then it blows up, leaving us charred and sooty, but unhurt.")
* All of [[Metal Gear|Snake's]] attacks in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' are explosive based (assuming he's not just using close-quarters combat skills). Apparently, Nintendo thought guns would be too violent and would seem jarring compared to other characters, so now all of his smash attacks and most of his special moves become variations of grenades, rockets, and missiles. This actually makes him a very unique character with a strong field-control if used right.
** Explosions in the rest of the series, however, are particularly deadly. Since the entire point of the game is to push your enemies off the screen, push-away explosions become very useful. AND they do tons of damage.
* Averted in ''[[Deus Ex]]'', where explosives are generally lethal unless you use an upgrade that remotely detonates them before they reach you.
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Television Is Trying to Kill Us]]
[[Category:Zany Cartoon Tropes]]
[[Category:This Index Is On Fire]]
[[Category:Action Adventure Tropes]]
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