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** Bob is 5'2", 120 lbs, and [[Weaksauce Weakness]] personified. |
** Bob is 5'2", 120 lbs, and [[Weaksauce Weakness]] personified. |
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* '''Subverted''': Bob claims to be stronger then he looks, but is beaten easily. |
* '''Subverted''': Bob claims to be stronger then he looks, but is beaten easily. |
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* '''Double Subverted''': [[I Am Not Left |
* '''Double Subverted''': [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]. |
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Revision as of 00:34, 27 January 2014
- Basic Trope: A small person who is very strong.
- Played Straight: Bob is 5'2" and weighs 120 lbs. But he can bench-press 400 lbs.
- Exaggerated: Bob is a midget with super strength
- Up to Eleven: Bob is ant-sized, yet can benchpress mountains or even planets.
- Justified: Strength and size aren't always the same.
- Bob is a superhero or magic-user
- Inverted: Bob is 6'4" and 200 lbs, but is Weaksauce Weakness personified.
- Bob is 6'4" and 200 lbs and very strong
- Bob is 5'2", 120 lbs, and Weaksauce Weakness personified.
- Subverted: Bob claims to be stronger then he looks, but is beaten easily.
- Double Subverted: I Am Not Left-Handed.
- Deconstructed:
- Reconstructed:
- Parodied: Bob is a midget, and he lifts a building and tosses it over his shoulder.
- Averted: Bob is small and weak
- Bob is big
- Bob is of average strength and size
- Enforced: Underdog
- Invoked: Bob enters a contest of strength, and he's up against big bodybuilder types.
- Defied: Bob is small, and doesn't do a lot of physical activity. Instead, he prefers things like art and music and chess over sports.
- Discussed: "I'm glad this is just a cartoon. Bob could never do that in reality."
- Conversed: "Damn! Did you just see Bob?" "Yeah! Picked up that car like it was nothing!"
- Played For Laughs: Bob (a midget) bests Goliath (a huge bodybuilder type) in a wrestling match, then juggles an elephant, a kitchen sink, a toilet, a barbell, and a car to show off.
- Played For Drama: Bob wishes for superstrength, but it causes problems for him. Like accidentally crushing his infant daughter.